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Love Eth Rising Star

Love Eth   14

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Ethiopia
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How much time should we allow between flights for K-1 Questions and review of packet by Immigration?

As recommended by airport officials, international flights check in have to be done at least four hours early. This includes immigration process too.

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K-1 Time Line

Service Center:_California Service Center

Consulate: _Frankfurt, Germany

I-129F Sent: _2011-03-20

I-129F NOA1:_ 2011-03-30

I-129F NOA2:_2011-06-18

NVC Received: _2011-07-19

NVC Left:_2011-07-20

Consulate Received:_2011-07-25

Packet 3 Received: _2011-07-28

Packet 3 Sent: _2011-07-29

Packet 4 Received:_ 2011-08-09

Interview Date: _ 2011-08-24

Interview Result:_ Approved(After 3 weeks AP)

Visa Received:_2011-09-21

US Entry:_@ JFK 2011-11-16

Marriage: _2011-12-20

AOS, EAD, AP

Date Filed: _2012-02-07

NOA Date: _2012-02-13

Bio. Appt. Notice recieved_2012-02-17

Bio. Appt.:2012-03-12@ 8:00 AM in Columbus OH

Bio Done:2012-03-05 WALK IN- Columbus OH

State ID: 2012-03-05

DL Permit: 2012-03-08

AOS Transfer: 2012-03-14

AOS Touched @ USCIS: 2012-03-21

EAD/AP Approved & Card Producton: 2012-04-03

EAD/AP on Hand:2012-04-11

AOS_RFE: 2012-09-28

RFE Sent: 2012-11-09

SF2007 Rising Star

SF2007   48

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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How much time should we allow between flights for K-1 Questions and review of packet by Immigration?

You can read reviews on your POE in the Reviews/USCIS & POE section. It took me 15 min, it took others hours you never know. Fly in the morning and you'll save the day's backlog. Either way plan for 4 hours at your POE and you'll be fine.

US citizen since April 2016

ROC completed April 2014

AOS from K1 completed February 2012

sara..... Mentor

sara.....   371

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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we flew back from egypt with my brother in law into portland oregon airport the checking of documents didnt take long or the questions but we were stuck there for a little more than three hours waiting for some yo-yo to call and give the ok for the man to stamp his passport WAS CRAZY

sara

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   46,167

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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A lot depends on how many other international flights are arriving at around the same time. You may want to phone the CBP office at the planned airport POE to ask (tell them the day of the week and the time of day). That's just about the only feasible way of learning. Nonetheless, I'd allow a full 4 hours between flights -- no less.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

 
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