Stamping at Boston is a royal pain now.
Here is my ordeal.
Earlier Stamping used to be done in a different room in Boston.
You did not have to go the main queue, it was separate.
Well now its not.
You have to first get a number from the main queue and then wait, and wait and wait and then wait some more.
Went last week at 10:00am and was told they have run out of numbers.
Went again today at 6:00am and there were 50 people already waiting outside the main door enterance, and another 50 outside the side door enterance.
Went through the side door at 7:00am
At 7:30am got the number 418.
That meant 18 people ahead of me for stamping.
The estimated time on the ticket said 1:50mins.
I was mentally prepared that it will take the whole day.
And it did.
My turn came at about 11:30am They were averaging about 20mins per family.
Got out of that place around 12:30.
One lady got the number 498 and that was 80 people after me.
If they were taking 20 mins per family, then her turn would come after 40 hours.
Once again was subjected to a horrible experiance by INS.
The irony is that I might have to go through this again as my wife's case is still not approved. 8-(
Hope this helps.
If you have to go to Boston please make sure you get there around 6:00am, or even before, and see which queue is shorter, the main enterance or the side enterance.
And plan to take the whole day off, take a book, read newspapers. Notice I said papers, because one will not be enough
Here is my ordeal.
Earlier Stamping used to be done in a different room in Boston.
You did not have to go the main queue, it was separate.
Well now its not.
You have to first get a number from the main queue and then wait, and wait and wait and then wait some more.
Went last week at 10:00am and was told they have run out of numbers.
Went again today at 6:00am and there were 50 people already waiting outside the main door enterance, and another 50 outside the side door enterance.
Went through the side door at 7:00am
At 7:30am got the number 418.
That meant 18 people ahead of me for stamping.
The estimated time on the ticket said 1:50mins.
I was mentally prepared that it will take the whole day.
And it did.
My turn came at about 11:30am They were averaging about 20mins per family.
Got out of that place around 12:30.
One lady got the number 498 and that was 80 people after me.
If they were taking 20 mins per family, then her turn would come after 40 hours.
Once again was subjected to a horrible experiance by INS.
The irony is that I might have to go through this again as my wife's case is still not approved. 8-(
Hope this helps.
If you have to go to Boston please make sure you get there around 6:00am, or even before, and see which queue is shorter, the main enterance or the side enterance.
And plan to take the whole day off, take a book, read newspapers. Notice I said papers, because one will not be enough
