Washington DC US Port of Entry Reviews
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158 Review(s)
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| Washington DC |  Review #16950. Entry: 2019-06-23 |
JojoNikki
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I waited almost 3 hours to let go from the custom after my plane landed. My information was checked once at the port of entry where everyone waits in the line. The waiting time was around 40 mins the first inspection. After answer few questions, I was handed a box of which my passport was locked inside and told I need to go to another room for further inspection. I then walked into a room where people have their luggage scanned. The room has approximately 30 people waiting at the sitting area. I waited about 2 hours, and finally someone start to go through my paperwork. I was asked simple questions about wedding date and where my fiance is (who was waiting for me outside for almost 4 hours). Then my passport was stamped. The entire waiting thing is totally unnecessary if they have someone working at the port of entry with ability to process K-1 paperwork.
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| Washington DC | Review #17066. Entry: 2019-06-07 |
Queen Mona
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POE was smooth. They asked a few minor questions. From the POE it took about 30 min until we left to get luggage. They didn't ask my fiance any questions. They gave him pamphlet about domestic violence and stamped his passport.
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| Washington DC | Review #16899. Entry: 2019-05-20 |
Mira T
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We stayed in line for three hours before getting to the immigration stand. When I got there, the lady took my passport, put it in a transparent box and sent me to “secondaryâ€i guess. I stayed another one hour there waiting to be called. The officer called me and gave me a pen and a piece of paper to write my fiancé’s address. I wrote it down and she said welcome to America. I took my suitcase and left to meet bae who had been in the waiting area for six hours waiting for me. Lol.
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| Washington DC | Review #16881. Entry: 2019-04-27 |
Cari & Andy UB
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CR-1 VIS APPLICANT:
We landed in IAD at 6:30 am. The officers were very stone cold, but it was smooth. We went through a special line, after asking where to go for first entry to U.S. We waiting in line for 30 minutes, hearing how they grilled other first entries. The Asian officer was rough and very rude, frankly; but we got the Hispanic officer who spoke Spanish, but he chose to speak to us in English. He was stone cold, no emotion, no smile. He opened our sealed packet and then sent us to follow down the red line on the ground and into a hallway to another security check point and waiting area. The officers took our paperwork and told us to sit in the waiting area. After 5 minutes, he called us up and said “okay you are good to go.†I clarified the renewing of the CR-1 and he said the green card would have the expiration date and that we could always call USCIS to confirm.
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| Washington DC | Review #16879. Entry: 2019-04-12 |
pretendthisisfun
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I waited two weeks before posting this review because I was so frustrated by our experience. Our experience here was much different than the previous posts. I don't know if we got there at a bad time, approximately 2:00pm EST, or it was just an off day. The first part, waiting in line, took about an hour. The agents were all friendly and the line moved quickly. The agent we spoke to congratulated us and said we have to pull you to secondary because there is a process for all K1 visas. We followed the yellow line to the secondary screening area. The yellow line ended at an empty desk. There was a sign that said stand at line until called. So we waited. Finally, a man walked over to the desk and gave us the worst looking expression I've had in years. He called us over and took her passport and said "you realize you have to get married in 90 days or leave?" We said yes, 'he said have a seat you'll be called.' Having read the prior reviews, I thought this would move quickly. Over the next four hours, the room kept filling. I heard this man speak rudely to almost everyone who came in and asking them could they not read when they proceeded to his desk rather than stand at the yellow line. There was four desks, labeled A, B, C, and D. The agents there were chatting, laughing, and looking at their phones while the room went from under 10 people waiting to approximately 100. I saw maybe four people pass through in the entire four hours we were waiting. There was no PA, so we went to a desk because we thought the agent called her name. The agent said "I didn't call you" and proceeded to call up someone who came in an hour after us.
I'm sure they have a system, and they do everything from secondary screening of luggage, to visas, to who knows what. But it was the worst welcome you could ever imagine for people coming to America. Had the first person we spoke to in the room gave us any clue of what to expect, what was going on, or anything other than the impression that you don't want to ask him anything...it might not have felt like we were prisoners. At least in jail, they tell you what's next and they have an order and process that makes sense.
Finally, we were called up after four hours sitting patiently. The lady reached her passport back to here and said "Do you know where you are going...you can go get your bags and go now..." That was it. No questions, nothing. We sat and waited four hours for that. There was no harassment, only one extremely rude dude, an attitude of not caring, and a four and half hour wait. I hope everyone else's experience is better.
(updated on April 28, 2019)
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