awkwardsoul's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Sash
Beneficiary's Name: Ren
VJ Member: awkwardsoul
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2015-09-14
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Immigration Checklist for Sash & Ren:
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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 : |
Vancouver, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-08-23 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-08-31 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-01-26 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2012-02-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-02-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-02-23 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-02-28 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-03-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-03-12 |
| US Entry : |
2012-03-29 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 148 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 189 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2012-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-09-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-10-23 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-07-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-07-25 |
| Comments : |
Ick, took 302 days / almost 10 months from NOA1 to GC in hand. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2012-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-09-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-10-23 |
| Approved Date : |
2012-11-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-12-03 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 72 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 : |
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| Date Filed : |
2012-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-09-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2012-12-03 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 72 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2015-04-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-05-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-09-14 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-09-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Vancouver, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 8, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was at 10am - I arrived somewhere around 9:40-9:45am. Lucky for me, I left my electronics with a friend working nearby.
There was a huge crowd and 2 line ups. An initial line up leading to a podium, then it blocked off with those bank line divider things. Then another line - a huge one that loops around the back to the doors. I counted 20 people on just one wall out of 3.
I stand in the first line up and someone with a stack of papers checks on the new comers. I was asked to show a DS-160 - which I didn't have (and most of the people in the line up all had). I showed my receipt of when I booked the interview - and they were "ahh, your a K-1 visa". They check my passport - then I was instructed to stay in line, but go behind a person about 5 people ahead. The "10am" section of the line. A woman behind me is a 10:30am appointment.
I was asked if I had prohibited items - annoyingly not matching up to what was on the Vancouver consulate website. I lost a tiny bottle of hand lotion and my favorite tube of lipstick. No cosmetics plus the usual no knives, cell phones, guns, etc.
I wait in that initial line up for a long time. Of course, no one around me had the time as we were all cellphone-less. They seem to let 2 or 3 people at a time inside the building, thus progress is slow. At one point I asked one of the security guys how long is this going to take - my appointment is at 10am and I heard it's not supposed to take a long time since I was K-1. I was told to "wait my turn in line." I figured I must of chosen a bad day to book my interview and wished I brought something to do.
I finally get to the front of the initial line up and I see a worker come out of the building and wave down the people who were in charge of checking people in and lining us up. Then they started asking people in the huge line something and waving around the checkin list. As they get closer to me - they are in a huff looking for a Fiancee Visa applicant, late. I hear a muttering of "Cold feet" jokes and I wave the workers down. They were happy to find me and took me to the front of the massive 2nd line up. A worker apologizes for putting me into the wrong line. Annoyingly, at this point I've waited OVER AN HOUR in the cold in a line up that I wasn't supposed to be in.
I am let into the building and security checks my things. All my things, empty my purse, looked in my wallet. Another person has my stack of K-1 paperwork and pulls out my medical and calls out for another worker to take it and it gets passed down. The security guy finds a tampon in my purse and fiddles with it. I exclaim that it's a tampon. He messes with it to my dismay, but quickly a female security by the stairs tells him to stop and let me through.
She gathers my things and we go to the stairs and I put my things together. She apologizes for the wait and them messing with my tampon.
I went up the stairs and they escort me to a room where my stuff goes through a scanner and they give me back my medical stuff. Finally, I get my things and get put into an elevator.
I arrive in a waiting area lined with teller-type windows but the worker is behind glass. I approach the window I was instructed to go to and they gathered my paperwork - DS-156/DS-156K, medical, passport photos, birth cert + copy, evidence of support, police certificate, passport. I get asked who my fiance is and if we've been married before. I sign some stuff, and I get instructions to which window I go to next and given a number.
I get my fingerprints done then wait for my number to be called for the interview.
The interview is like a conversation. The interviewer is very friendly and personable and he asks me some questions as he goes through my paperwork. No tricky questions. I swear an oath somewhere in that process and he states I'm approved and tells me to go back to the first window.
At the first window they are waiting for me and they tell me stuff about saving certain docs for AOS, expiry on my visa and how I have to get married in 90 days, how to cross if I'm not activating my visa, and when my passport will be back.
I leave in a different elevator in which I came from - a spot just before I was waiting. Funny enough, the line hasn't really moved since I left it.
The interview was around 20 minutes, but I was out at 11:45am because of the mix up at the lineup.
For the actual interview - 5/5 they were great once I got past the entrance and security. Everyone was nice and patient, answered questions and weren't annoyed when I asked them to repeat something.
The security and the line up people... 2/5. I was very unhappy with that experience of being stuck in the wrong line up, being snubbed by a security guy, the tampon fiasco and the loss of my lipstick.
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| Rating : |
Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Los Angeles CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
September 14, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
I went to the downtown LA office for an interview for my lifting conditions.
Cheapest close parking was a flat rate $8 parking on E Temple St. around the corner. LA mall is another close parking lot at $2.50 every 20 minutes, up to $16 max.
My appt was on a Monday afternoon. Reading previous reviews, it sounded like security line up is long, but it was about a 10 minute wait for me. Leave your sharps at home, and expect to be xrayed like at an airport. Electronics (cell phones/tablets) are okay but you need to shut them off when you do your appointment with the officer.
I arrived 1 hour early (expecting bad traffic, bad parking and long lines) and it turned going early wasn't in my flavor - they earliest they can check you in at is 15 minutes before your interview. The building is a freaking maze so we thought it was best to just wait in the waiting room.
Security guards were nice and immigration officer was pleasant. Our interview was right on time. The interview took almost an hour as we went through all the evidence I brought together, then my interview and then my husband's interview.
We were approved right after the interview! |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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