frank1538 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Well folks, we made it back to the states with no hitches. POE through SFO was fairly straightforward. We had to stand in the visitors line with the masses - took about an hour to clear immigration. Fortunately, we had a strong tailwind coming from Hong Kong so we arrived an hour early, so there was plenty of time for the connection to Atlanta. The immigration officer asked a few questions of Jingwen. When did she plan on getting married? How did we meet? It took him about fifteen minutes to open the envelopes, stamp everything, mark the visas, assign the A number, and take the fingerprints and photos. He didn't want the X-rays. I tell my friends that the Chinese love to do three things - eat, sleep, and go shopping. On the way home from the airport, we actually stopped to do a little shopping - odds and ends, then went directly to the Oriental Peal restaurant so Jingwen and the kids could speak Guangdonghua to the waiters, then went home to shower and hit the rack. All in all, a good start. I havent' been reading the posts on CFL for a few days. Probably will catch up on my reading after I go buy some stock in the Morton salt company - it's bound to go up given the increase in salt useage here in Atlanta. It's good to be back. Link to comment
tywy_99 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Welcome back. I am glad to hear all went well. Now on to bigger and better things, like EAD/AOS.... Marriage?....I thought you were K3, no?.....anyways, happy trails to ya!... Link to comment
Mick Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Congratulations Frank. Good to have you back and glad to hear there were no more snafus in the process. Now file your AOS with Atlanta and get ready to wait and wait, and then wait some more. Link to comment
Stats Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 I thought I saw in another thread that they went through the Citizen line. I figure I will ask before getting in line anyway. I was just curious. Link to comment
mikem Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Good going Frank Welcome Back.. Mike Link to comment
tonado Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Welcome back to USA. It is great to have your loveones by your side now. Link to comment
hypoclear Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 hi frank and future wife.Congrats on a save trip home... it's over and the rest is a piece of cake..Mark and Bea Link to comment
bobmal99 Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Congratulations Frank, now that didn't take soooo long now, did it??Your life as you know it has now changed forever, for the good I hope Link to comment
resp Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 welcome back Frank resp Link to comment
Martytb Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Frank,Welcome back. Jingwen, Welcome to America. Link to comment
Guest blsqueaky Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Frank, welcome home and with the other very lovely other half. Link to comment
frank1538 Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Congratulations Frank. Good to have you back and glad to hear there were no more snafus in the process. Now file your AOS with Atlanta and get ready to wait and wait, and then wait some more. Yeh, this one scares me since KK, the daughter, is 20 and must be adjusted before her 21st birthday. I'm meeting with my congress person on Tuesday to try to grease the skids on expedited processing. Link to comment
frank1538 Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Welcome back, Frank. You can now start that little period of 'adjustment'. Keep a mop handy! I've already had to go to the store to replace the new one that I had just bought - It wore out Link to comment
frank1538 Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 I thought I saw in another thread that they went through the Citizen line. I figure I will ask before getting in line anyway. I was just curious.Our POE was SFO. I tried the immigration line first and was directed to the visitors line. By the time we got to the front, the citizens lines were empty, and they started taking the overflow. Link to comment
olemanoman1950 Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 to think Jiejun and I are just getting started. 1st NOA vermont 2/6/04 Link to comment
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