J J Moose's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: ****
Beneficiary's Name: ****
VJ Member: J J Moose
Country: Ghana
Last Updated: 2013-09-30
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Immigration Checklist for **** & ****:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Ghana |
| I-129F Sent : |
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| I-129F NOA1 : |
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| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2010-01-26 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-12-10 |
| US Entry : |
2011-03-09 |
| Marriage : |
2011-03-31 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Washington DC |
| POE Date : |
2011-03-09 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
They were really nice and helpful. They even took us into their office, and made photocopies for us of our medical exam DS-3025! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2011-04-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-04-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-06-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2011-05-13 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-06-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2011-06-28 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-04-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-04-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2011-06-16 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 58 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-04-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-04-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 58 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-05-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-06-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-08-05 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-09-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2013-09-28 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ghana
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 23, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
We dealt with this consulate for 5 years before getting a visa (although only 1 1/2 years for the K-1 specifically). If you are working with this consulate, check and double check everything; do NOT assume that they know what they're doing or will perform their work responsibly.
Also, please be aware that it is nearly impossible to talk to a human being in the visa section of this consulate. They don't answer their phone, and they frequently don't respond to emails. Our senator's office in Washington D.C. wrote an email to this consulate to ask a question, and the consulate did not respond. On the rare occasion that they did respond to the email, often the email simply rehashed what we had already stated and did not answer our question.
In short, my advice to anyone dealing with this consulate: get a lawyer, if you can afford it. I can't say that I loved the experience of having a lawyer (or paying for it), but in the end, I believe it was necessary because this process did not go as it should have. She ended up enlisting help from our Senator's office several times, and she even had to go to the Department of State with some issues.
Also, bring a lot of extra money to the interview with you. See highlights below.
Some highlights of our K-1 experience:
- They gave us an interview date more than 6 months after we received our NOA2. The NOA2 actually expired before we even got to the interview.
- The forms they sent home with us to fill out had been expired for 6 years.
- Other information in the packet they sent home with us was outdated and erroneous. The fees stated on the sheet were incorrect, and they asked for 2 passport photos, when really they required three. (We went outside to take new passport photos and came back).
- They scheduled my fiance's appointment on a national holiday, when the consulate was closed. We ended up returning several times because no one seemed sure when his date was actually rescheduled.
- The cashier inside the consulate tried to get more money from us than the Consular Officer told us we had to pay. Lucky for us, the Consular Officer walked in while we were protesting, and the cashier then stopped talking and took the correct amount of money from us.
- After the interview they sent us home with documents from his file, some of which we were not allowed to have.
- They misspelled my name on the K-1 visa.
- They neglected to give us a copy of the DS-3025 and actually directly told the medical clinic to not give us a copy of the form either, even though the instructions on the form clearly state that the applicant should receive a copy.
In short, it was a horrible experience, and our lawyer was actually shocked by how difficult they were. We got the visa in the end, however, and are happy that process is behind us. I wish anyone going to this consulate the best of luck. |
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Very Poor |
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POE Review: Washington DC
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2011-03-09 |
| Embassy Review : |
I found them very helpful. My K-1 fiance was traveling with me; we both went through the non-citizens line together, and the officer was friendly and polite. He didn't ask many questions. As he finished going through our paperwork, I asked him if he would make a photocopy for us of my fiance's DS-3025 as the consulate had refused to give us a copy. I explained that I realized it wasn't his responsibility, but that I really wanted to file his AOS paperwork correctly and not waste everyone's time and money with RFEs. He was very helpful and said he would send us with a copy of the file back to a secondary station where there was a photocopier.
We went to the secondary station. The officer there grumbled a bit about making the copies but he did it anyway and we thanked him sincerely.
This process began at from 6am and we were done by 6:30am. I was very impressed by this POE! |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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