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19 hours ago, Andrea&Henry said:

Is not  my case (My poe was Miami) but a friend of mine, also a venezuelan VJ member is the only member I know personally who used Aruba as a POE. He told me it was pretty much the same experience I had in Miami, just that the waiting period was a little shorter. Basically your venezuelan spouse needs to go through costumes like any other immigrant with his passport and the yellow envelope in his hand. (This envelope can NOT be open under any circumstances, but an immigration officer at the POE and it has to come in your purse or carry on luggage). The immigration officer will check his visa and passport, take finger prints and then he/she will escort both of you to the immigration room (we all go through that, so is a standard procedure). The immigration officer will give the yellow envelope to the another officer inside the room and you just need to wait. You will see people with other types of immigrant visas as well. You are not allow to talk or text on your cellphone, tablet or any other electronic device. The waiting period depends largely on the amount of people they are processing, weekends, mondays and holidays are the busiest days. You can take from 30 mins to 4-6 hours depending on what I mention before. I know my friend was there for almost an hour. I was an hour and a half. 

 

I strongly recommend you to avoid weekends and holidays, specially holidays and to book your connection flights with a at least 3 hours gap just in case it takes longer.

 

Once you are there, and is your turn, one of the immigration officers will call your name and open the package in front of you, will check a few  documents and then he/she will stamp the passport and you can go.

Thank you so much for your very detailed reply!  that makes me feel better 

Hello everyone,

Checking the visa journey port of entry reviews I noticed that ARUBA POE isn't in the list, does anybody from here entered through there with an immigrant visa? how was the experience? My husband and I are leaving from Venezuela and we have the option to go through Panama (which POE would be miami) or Aruba, thank you

Hello,

Is there any of you guys with NOA1 date from March and isn't approved yet?? My NOA1 date is March 9 and still no NOA2, most of the users I see are already approved, even though the USCIS website updated on their processing time that they're working on March 2nd this last September 15th. I would like to know if there's any others also going through the same

Hello

I got my NOA1 on March 28. The case was forwarded to Nebraska service center. Still did not got an approval. I am going crazy, it has been over 5 months now.

I got my NOA1 on March 9th and still nothing, imagine how I feel! Pretty much all the March fillers I see on VJ are approved, even from before

I recommend adjusting status while she is in the US since she entered legally, returning to her home country might be more complicated

Hello VJ friends!

We got our NOA1 on March 9th, 2016 and still nothing

Our file is at Nebraska Service Center, it's been almost 6 months, some of the other VJ members already got their NOA2 and filled before us, I wonder why this happens? This is the most frustrating wait guys!

Hello all, I hope your doing great!

I would like to get some insight, I'm new to this forum and I find it very helpful. Me and my wife are in a short budget and according to the instructions for the immigration process on the USCIS site, seems like we can handle it ourselves instead of having to cope with a most likely expensive lawyer bill. I've called some free immigration services organizations but once they've heard my story over the phone they immediately recommend going through a lawyers office.

I was in the US since June 2014 on a F1 Visa; my wife and I got married on March 15 2016. My school program ended on May 2016 and I tried to change my status from student to a tourist visa (before overstaying the 60 day period to leave or enroll in a new program for the F1), We haven't yet sent the I-130, we told the officer that we were in the process and would be sending the IR petition very soon. They allowed my wife to enter the USA and I was handcuffed and sent into a different office where they had me sign a "Withdrawal of application to seek entry at POE" and was sent to my home country after 5 days (I wasn't allowed any calls and was given no information until 3 days after being detained and when pulled to see an officer they allowed me to call my wife in order to book a flight ticket back to my home country.) The paperwork I signed states that my F1 and B1/B2 Visas were cancelled without prejudice.

1. I wonder if this situation might affect my wife's petition for me as her spouse?

2. Should I send a copy of the "Withdrawal of application..." with the form I-130 as supporting evidence?

3. We plan on sending the following supporting evidence:

-Our lease which proves that we've been living together since Oct 2015 and it expires on September 2017.

-Affidavit from: her dad, our landlord, neighbors from the apartment complex,

-Letter from electricity company proving the contract is under both our names.

-Invoice from cable company showing both our names on it

-Landlord will draft up a letter with the property management heading stating we've been living there (very similar to electricity company letter)

-I know now that some family pictures will help and will add some.

-I went through clinical trials for extra cash, and will send copies showing her name as my emergency contact.

-Will get Renters Insurance info. (required by the landlord before signing the lease)

-Any other suggestions?

4. About how much are the fees in total for Consular Processing?

-I've read about AOS fees, IV fees and others but haven't found the actual amounts, so far I know I-130 is $420 and i think IV is $130

5. The situation in Venezuela is very tense politically and economically, I'm considering going to Mexico in order to be close to my wife and where most likely I'll be able to make more money to help her during this process. Do I need to be in Venezuela during the whole process or only for the interview phase of the process?

Any further advise on this would be very helpful, thanks in advance!

Kind Regards

Hi!

Wow that's crazy, I'm also venezuelan married to a US citizen, something veeeeery similar happened to me, we were coming back from our honeymoon and they didn't let me in the United States because I was on tourist visa, even though we were already starting on adjusting status, they kept me 2 days in the immigration room inside the airport until they sent me back here to venezuela, we were just so ignorant about the topic but now we know that they were just doing their job and it was right for them to send me back home. I would like to help you and tell you more details about my case, we already sent the i130 on March 9th, feel free to contact me! Hopefully I can help you since you're on a budget and can't afford a lawyer.

Saludos!