n1dom
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This seems to be a common thread with Boston, but I too had an officer that had never dealt with a K1 visa before! Having said that this was a quick any easy experience!
I arrived on the late BA flight from London at around 2130 and the CBP hall was nearly empty when I got there, I was initially directed to the visitor line and then on to a US desk. The CBP officer asked me what the purpose of my visit was and I told him I was there to get married and live in the US. He asked me what visa I had (K1) and that's when he said that he'd never dealt with one before.
He had a look at the visa and asked me what "Pet Approved" meant, I explained that it was petition and we had a laugh about it not being about animals. He also wanted to know what the envelope contained, I said to him that I think it's all the paperwork relating to the visa, which he then proceeded to open. He then took just my right four finger prints and photo, I guess it was just the four as I've visited 14 times in 18 months!
The officer then went off to speak with another colleague and he returned in a couple of minutes and told me that it was easy for him to do. One of the pages of the package documents had been folded over and he stamped it. He stamped up the I-94 and told me I had 90 days to get married and adjust status. I was handed back my passport, welcomed to the USA and he wished me luck for the future.
I then went downstairs, picked up my bags, spoke briefly to one of the CBP officers downstairs, who asked me what my visit to the US was, he wished me luck, and that was it. Landing, CBP, baggage, exit - 30 minutes!
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Port of Entry Member Review #14529
Entry Date: 2009-10-21