| Names |
 Point of Entry  |
Entry |
Got EAD Stamp? |
Biometrics Taken? |
Harassment |
Comments. List anything unique to your case. |
Updated Last |
   Yvonne & Paul
|
CDN-USA Border |
2010-04-03 |
|
Yes |
 - High |
We'd been telling folks Yvonne wasn't moving until May, which is still true. But in an effort to get her paperwork (SSN, etc.) going sooner, she packed up a bunch of stuff and I brought her down from Toronto last Saturday night to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge for port of entry, and to surprise the family when she showed up for Easter dinner. :D
Since she's still going to be living and working in Canada for another month, she didn't bring a lot of clothes, but a bunch of shoes, CDs, cookbooks and other random stuff got piled into the back of my car and we took off from Toronto at about 7PM Saturday night. A quick restroom and snack stop at the duty free shop, then we crossed the bridge, pulled into the first booth at about 8:40-8:45-ish, and declared we wanted to activate her CR-1 visa. After some questions about what all was in the car, where we were moving to and such, plus some quizzical questions about the $19K bank draft she had with her (she had a car in mind from a used dealer I trust in town here), we were directed to the parking area to the left, and advised to stop inside at Customs before moving on to Immigration.
We lucked out on some customs paperwork according to the officers at the first desk, since, as I had not yet endorsed the bank check, it didn't count as a "monetary instrument" for purposes of the over-$10K declaration, and we moved on to the next desk. The first officer we talked to there (Yvonne thinks she recognized him from her previous bus trips through customs at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo) explained the process of what was going to go on during POE, including how the CR-1 conditions work (which we were already well aware), and asked us to take a seat while he went over the packet.
A few minutes later, we were called up to another area of the immigration counter, where Yvonne gave a right index fingerprint and signed a form, and we both signed a page acknowledging we had to apply in two years to remove conditions on her green card. He checked over a few other forms, and said that the rest of the paperwork was his to do, and we didn't really need to hang around for that. He stamped her passport visa, explained that it acts as a temporary green card until the real one arrives, and wished her good luck. We were prepared for a nearly-hour-long process, like we usually hear about, but we were in and out in less than half that, at around 9:15. Really smooth process all around.
We did ask before we left about the social security number process, but he didn't seem to know how it worked, and suggested applying at the SSA office right away, not knowing or caring that we'd checked the box on the form to have one issued. Since Yvonne isn't going to need to work for a month anyway, that should give SSA plenty of time to issue her a number if they're going to do so, and time enough to go apply for one later if it doesn't work out.
I'd called Mom and clued her in ahead of time (since she'd have to have food available for Yvonne, who's vegetarian and wouldn't be able/willing to chow down on the normal ham and sausage feast Mom makes for Easter), but no one else knew she was coming. Apparently Mom told Dad that I was coming down, and he'd said earlier in the morning, "it's good Paul'll be here for Easter... too bad Yvonne can't make it..." :lol: He was quite happy to see his daughter-in-law, and my siblings their sister-in-law for the first time since the wedding back in 2008. :) |
2012-02-25 |
 Hong & Alex
|
Newark |
2010-04-03 |
|
|
- High |
Immigration and customs processing took very little time. |
2010-11-07 |
 Marcie & Braelyn
|
Detroit |
2010-04-03 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
Easiest and quickest 40 minutes. It seemed to be the officer's first time processing a K-1 visa but the other officer assisting was quite helpful. They were all very nice at 3am in the morning. No issues with my car or items in the U-haul. |
2010-11-04 |
 Juliet & Joe
|
Washington DC |
2010-04-03 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
Stuck up for more than 3 hours at the POE!!! |
2010-10-01 |
 David & Angela
|
Chicago |
2010-04-03 |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
Yes |
- High |
|
2010-05-20 |
 Olukayode & Chioma
|
Washington DC |
2010-04-03 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
My Fiancee's flight arrived early. About an 1 hour and a half at customs. Asked when we are getting married. Other than that everything else was a breeze. So glad he's here!!!!! |
2025-03-12 |
 Chris & Cora
|
CDN-USA Border |
2010-04-05 |
|
|
- High |
POE: Pacific Crossing, Blaine, WA |
2010-04-04 |
 Bernice & Terrance
|
CDN-USA Border |
2010-04-06 |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
Yes |
- High |
Went through POE at Calgary International Airport. |
2010-06-22 |
 Kim & David
|
Detroit |
2010-04-06 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
Fiance-USC was harassed, asked to provide date /address he received his passport at and other personal details. |
2015-09-22 |
 Mike & Johanna
|
CDN-USA Border |
2010-04-06 |
No |
Yes |
- High |
|
2013-03-03 |
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