| Names |
 Point of Entry  |
Entry |
Got EAD Stamp? |
Biometrics Taken? |
Harassment |
Comments. List anything unique to your case. |
Updated Last |
   Alan & Jackie
|
Atlanta |
2020-08-27 |
No |
No |
 - High |
|
2021-07-09 |
 JK & Caiti
|
Atlanta |
2020-12-22 |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
No |
- High |
The whole process took maybe 20min, most of which was just waiting after clearing immigration. They allowed us to go through the US Citizen line together after asking about which line to use. The officer only asked us a few simple questions and joked around with us. Pretty nice experience, especially after such a long flight. |
2021-01-22 |
 J & M
|
Atlanta |
2021-10-10 |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
No |
- High |
We waited 2 months after receiving the visa (a few weeks past our 2 year marriage anniversary) so that the CR-1 would be an IR-1 and we would avoid removing conditions later (we had already waited in this process for almost 2 years due to the Covid pandemic). At POE, we provided CBP with our marriage certificate showing our marriage date and they advised the visa would automatically be changed to IR-1. They crossed out CR-1 on the visa and wrote IR-1 next to it. They also wrote IR-1 on the passport stamp. CBP advised the SSN would be sent in a few weeks and the Green Card in a few months.
SSN never arrived. We had to call and make an appointment at a local Social Security office to get them to start the process. Nothing was in their system for our case. Green Card arrived 3 months later as "conditional" CR-1, not IR-1. Back into the system, filed I-90 to correct it... estimated wait time was initially 10 months, then 20 months. No end in sight. Contacted our Senator for help.
POE in Atlanta was smooth, CBP was nice, but the process after that was awful.
DO NOT WAIT for your SSN. Contact the SSA.
If you enter with an IR-1 due to timing (with a CR-1 visa) DO NOT WAIT to contact USCIS.
Be your own advocate. |
2023-06-15 |
 Thana & Broshi
|
Atlanta |
2021-08-13 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
Fast processing in the border control. Not a lot of questions asked by the IO for my yellow packet. |
2024-09-26 |
 H & A
|
Atlanta |
2021-04-11 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
|
2024-07-01 |
 Andrew (UK) & Dee
|
Atlanta |
2022-05-13 |
Yes,EAD Card |
No |
- High |
It was a little scary because you were isolated while they prepared to process. The staff were nice, but did nothing to put you at ease. The process took about 30 minutes and was not complicated. |
2024-04-16 |
 O & G
|
Atlanta |
|
Yes,Passport Stamp |
Yes |
- High |
Make sure you know destination address off head |
2021-03-18 |
 Reina & Don
|
Atlanta |
2020-02-19 |
Yes,EAD Card |
Yes |
- High |
|
2023-12-16 |
 H & C
|
Atlanta |
2020-09-30 |
No |
No |
- High |
|
2021-03-15 |
 Luis & Elijah
|
Atlanta |
2021-09-21 |
|
|
- High |
|
2024-09-06 |
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