keljopy's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Kelly
Beneficiary's Name: Alfredo
VJ Member: keljopy
Country: Ecuador
Last Updated: 2014-04-28
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Immigration Checklist for Kelly & Alfredo:
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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 : |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-05-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-06-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-10-18 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2011-10-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-10-31 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-12-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-12-20 |
| US Entry : |
2011-12-27 |
| Marriage : |
2012-01-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 134 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 178 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2011-12-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Not much harassment (don't know why it's stuck on 5) other than a decent wait (3.5 hours) and fearing we'd miss our next flight (since other people had been there 6 hours before they got called) |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2012-01-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-01-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-02-06 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2012-03-29 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-03-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2012-04-07 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics was scheduled (Grand Rapids) when we had planned a vacation so we went at the scheduled time on the first day after we received the notice. They seemed mildly annoyed, but let us do it early no problems, we just had to wait until after the people scheduled that day (45min). |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-01-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-01-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-02-06 |
| Approved Date : |
2012-03-26 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-04-02 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics was scheduled when we had planned a vacation so we went at the scheduled time on the first day after we received the notice. They seemed mildly annoyed, but let us do it early no problems, we just had to wait until after the people scheduled that day (45min). |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 63 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-12-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-01-31 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-04-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2014-04-23 |
| Comments : |
No interview required |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 2, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
Arrived at 7:30 for an 8:30 appointment. We were allowed to get in line around 8:00. After a few hours of waiting we were called up and asked for our various items of paperwork and then told to sit down. Next he was called up for fingerprints then we waited a while longer. Finally a third person called us up and asked us a few questions about how we met, how many times I visited him, and what our wedding plans were. Then she told us we were approved and gave us a paper with directions on when and where to pick the visa and passport up. Overall very easy, the worst part was the wait (we finished about 12:30). |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Miami
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2011-12-27 |
| Embassy Review : |
There was a lady when we entered immigration that was saying you could only use the citizens line if everyone in your party had a US passport so we got in the visitor's line. When we got to the front the guy said, you know you could have used the citizens line since one of you is a citizen, which would have saved us some time, but oh well. Then he ripped up one of our customs forms and said we only needed one. After processing us he then called over another official who took our envelope and my fiances passport/customs form and brought us to a room with about 50 people. The seats in the back corner can't hear anything when they call people, so I would avoid sitting there. We waited about 3.5 hours until a guy finally called us up. He asked if Alfredo spoke English and I said "not yet" so he said "I'll tell you then" and made sure I knew all the stipulations of the fiance visa and he gave us our stuff and sent us on our way. Also while we were in the room a lady from the airline took down our baggage numbers and brought our checked bags through customs for us and rechecked them. Really the only difficulty of the whole thing was the long-ish wait and being nervous about our next flight since some people had waited 5 or 6 hours. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 4, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
We weren't sure if I would be allowed to interpret so we brought an interpreter just in case. Mostly the interview went ok. She first asked to see various original copies and things that we had brought. Then she asked some questions about our relationship. She then asked some questions about his family. He couldn't remember the year of his son's birth, even though he knew his birthday and age (not so good at mental math) and when I tried to help by procuring the birth certificate she got really grumpy and said she needed him to tell her (even though we aren't petitioning for the kids anyway). After that she asked some more questions, then asked nearly every single yes/no question on the form we sent in and then it was over. She said she couldn't tell us if we were approved, but by the evening when we checked online after a few hours of stress it was changed to approved. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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