TEE&ESS's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: ESS
Beneficiary's Name: TEE
VJ Member: TEE&ESS
Country: Nigeria
Last Updated: 2011-10-26
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Immigration Checklist for ESS & TEE:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Nigeria |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-01-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-02-09 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
NONE |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
NONE |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-05-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-05-31 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2011-06-02 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-06-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2011-06-15 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-06-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-09-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-09-21 |
| US Entry : |
2011-09-28 |
| Marriage : |
2011-10-03 |
| Comments : |
Thanks to God, He has made this approval happen for us. Thanks to my VJ family too. I appreciate you all. I learned a lot from others' experience posted on VJ and I have promised to also post our experience at the embassy as soon as I can. Hopefully, it will help someone else. Thank you soo much. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 97 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 210 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2011-09-28 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Nigeria
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 26, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
One big lesson first and foremost is that you can never be too prepared. I would like to thank all VJ members for their encouragement and answers while getting ready for this interview. First off, be ORGANIZED!! Our interview date was scheduled for a date 3 months after our petition got approved. We had enough time to get ready. We printed off all the possible questions we could be asked from VJ and we practiced and rehearsed at EVERY opportunity. Apart from getting the answers right, we all know that because of the difference in culture, Americans and Nigerians see things differently. For example, back in Nigeria, it is rude to establish eye contact (especially with an older or "oga"ish person), but not looking into the eyes of the person talking to you, or the person you're talking to in America, means you are being dishonest. So we practised things like that, making sure we talk about the different ways to compose yourself during the interview. (that matters a lot)
So fast forward to the interview date. Arrived at the embassy about 6AM for the 7AM interview. Thanks to VJ members, we already knew what documents to have ready at the gate, where to make payments, etc.....By the way, we had all the actual documents (DS 156, DS 156K, etc) in an envelop, and other supporting documents in a binder, with labels and partitions.
(I WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THIS LATER PEEPS!  |
| Rating : |
Not Rated |
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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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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