Ale & Marc's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Marc
Beneficiary's Name: Alejandra
VJ Member: Ale & Marc
Country: Argentina
Last Updated: 2017-05-19
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Immigration Checklist for Marc & Alejandra:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Argentina |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-07-09 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-07-14 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-10-14 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2011-11-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2011-11-01 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-02-03 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-02-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-03-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2012-04-29 |
| Marriage : |
2012-06-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 92 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 238 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Newark |
| POE Date : |
2012-04-29 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
No problems at all |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Pittsburgh PA |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-07-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-08-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2012-07-31 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-05-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2013-05-15 |
| Comments : |
It took over 10 months to get my Green Card, but I had no interview and no RFE |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-07-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2012-08-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-09-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 61 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-07-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2012-09-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 61 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2015-04-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-04-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-06-02 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-01-28 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Pittsburgh PA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-11-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-12-01 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-12-27 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-04-19 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2017-05-17 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Argentina
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 9, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
My full review in Spanish is here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/308503-k1-en-argentina/page__view__findpost__p__5211376
I had an appointment for 9 AM, and I arrived 15 minutes earlier. They told me that I didn't have to wait in the same line as the people with tourist visas but go ahead and wait next to the window 1. After a few minutes, they gave me a paper that allowed me to go inside the building
They've changed the security guidelines about the things you can bring with you inside the embassy. They will NOT hold your cellphone for you at the entrance anymore, so you need to LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT YOUR CELLPHONE. The other option is to leave it a van that is parked near the embassy, where there's someone who will hold it for you for a fee. This is not an official embassy thing, but I heard the embassy employees say that this person has been working doing this for more than 20 years.
After passing security, there's a fingerprinting station before entering the building. I let them know that I was there for an immigrant visa, and they took my fingerprints with a scanner
Then I entered the main building. I let them know I was there for an immigrant visa, and they gave me a number, and a green folder with the order in which you have to put the documentation. The list asks for copies, but if you've already handed in the copies with the packet 3, you don't have to provide copies again. Just put anything that you haven't turned in before.
The consul's secretary called me in to window 5 (on the left of the room, behind a door) by my number, and I handed in the folder with the documentation. She checked my documentation against a list she had, and gave me a paper to use to pay the fee.
With that paper, I went by to the waiting room and waited to be called to window 12 by number. I paid the fee in pesos, and I went back to sit down near window 5.
After everyone who was there to get an immigrant visa handed in their documentation, there was about an hour or so where they didn't call in anyone to window 5. I guess they used this time to review all the documentation that had been handed in during the day.
Then they started calling in for the interviews. I was second in line, so I finally got called in near 11 AM. A different person than the one who received my documentation interviewed me. The interview lasted about 10-15 minutes. Some of the questions asked were:
How did you meet?
What does your fiancé do for a living?
Was your fiancé ever in Argentina?
How long did your visits to the US last?
Who does your fiancé's son live with?
What kind of job will you do in USA?
Did you ever have any problems with the police?
After a while, he told me that I was approved, and I don't remember much of what he said after that.
He gave me a paper with instructions to arrange delivery with DHL. They've changed the system, from what I've read in previous review. Now you can choose to pick up your passport at a DHL location for no extra charge, or you can have it delivered to your house for an additional fee. You have to do this from a website, because the DHL office that was working inside the embassy is not there anymore. |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: Newark
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2012-04-29 |
| Embassy Review : |
Super easy. Since I was with Marc, I got into the Citizens line with him (which was way shorter than visitors). Told the lady I was on a K1, she asked me for the package. She took Marc's pic and stamped his passport, then took my pic and my fingerprints. She asked me to come with her and I followed her to another officer who escorted me down the elevator. There, she gave my passport and packet to another officer, who again passed it back to someone else. This last person was behind a counter downstairs. We were told to wait until they call me by my name. We sit down and literally waited less than two minutes until I was called. I thought he was going to ask me some questions or something, but he just gave me my passport back and told me it was all done. I was like "all done? really?" And that was it.
They didn't even ask to see the x-ray I was lugging around all across the world. |
| 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
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