Worries about the US Border
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Hi guys,
My wife and I are anxious and nervous about reaching the US border and having issues. The way we've had to go about our I-130 probably isn't the most common (or it might be, and we just don't know).
Me - UK citizen, Wife - US citizen, both have been living in the UK for past 6 years. My wife with her ILR (indefinite leave to remain). We are in the middle of the I-130 process. It's current status is approved, just waiting on my LND number next.
My wife has accepted a job in the US. She has a start date of October 12th 2015. We are both finishing our jobs here in the UK on 30th September and we are giving up our rented apartment on 4th October. We will then be flying out on 6 October to the US in to Washington.
My wife has a one way ticket and I have a flexible return ticket (current return date 29th Dec) so that I can come back to complete my medical/interview when required. When I return to London I will be staying with my parents. I'll be travelling on an ESTA to the US just to visit and be with my wife, help her settle down, etc. I am currently looking for work in the US, but it's been difficult to firm anything up as I am unable to tell any employer when I will be eligible to work. So I don't anticipate anything coming up until further down the line.
If we get questioned at the border, should we be concerned about any of the way we've gone about things? I'm sure a lot of it is just pre-move nerves, but if we've done anything wrong, I'd rather know about now.
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My wife and I are anxious and nervous about reaching the US border and having issues. The way we've had to go about our I-130 probably isn't the most common (or it might be, and we just don't know).
Me - UK citizen, Wife - US citizen, both have been living in the UK for past 6 years. My wife with her ILR (indefinite leave to remain). We are in the middle of the I-130 process. It's current status is approved, just waiting on my LND number next.
My wife has accepted a job in the US. She has a start date of October 12th 2015. We are both finishing our jobs here in the UK on 30th September and we are giving up our rented apartment on 4th October. We will then be flying out on 6 October to the US in to Washington.
My wife has a one way ticket and I have a flexible return ticket (current return date 29th Dec) so that I can come back to complete my medical/interview when required. When I return to London I will be staying with my parents. I'll be travelling on an ESTA to the US just to visit and be with my wife, help her settle down, etc. I am currently looking for work in the US, but it's been difficult to firm anything up as I am unable to tell any employer when I will be eligible to work. So I don't anticipate anything coming up until further down the line.
If we get questioned at the border, should we be concerned about any of the way we've gone about things? I'm sure a lot of it is just pre-move nerves, but if we've done anything wrong, I'd rather know about now.
Thank you for any advice you can give
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Sounds like a fairly common scenario to me. You shouldn't have any problems that I'm aware of. You can prove you're in the middle of an Immigrant Visa process, but only show proof if specifically asked.
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Sounds fairly common to me too, and that the CBP officer can see, in the system, that you're "mid-process" for doing things the right way, means you shouldn't have any problems.
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I suppose I was most concerned that I'd given up my job and our flat before finishing the process. But I guess that's a non-issue?
The truth is I couldn't afford the flat on my own after my wife leaves it, so I would have had to give it up anyway.
Thank you guys, you've really helped us.
The truth is I couldn't afford the flat on my own after my wife leaves it, so I would have had to give it up anyway.
Thank you guys, you've really helped us.
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I use the automatic gates as much as possible. No questions asked. Smile for the camera, press your fingers on a screen that takes finger prints, touch the screen to answer the usual questions and you're done.
I think people worry unnecessarily about CBP. You've done nothing wrong. What's to worry about?
I think people worry unnecessarily about CBP. You've done nothing wrong. What's to worry about?
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They have every right to question people who are wanting to enter the country and I have no problem with that. In my line of work I deal with people all the time who get themselves all worked up that they are going to be interrogated and searched just because they are wanting to go to Christmas shopping in New York. In 16 years of putting passengers onto planes to the U.S., only one has been turned away. He was French and his passport wasn't machine readable and he should have got a visa but he didn't.
I blame the daily mail for almost all of the paranoia in the UK.
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I travelled 'mid vias application' with no problem the CBP knew because he asked how long i'd been waiting, and that it sucked!
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