UK.Ange's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Angela
Beneficiary's Name: Jimmy
VJ Member: UK.Ange
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2012-04-28
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Immigration Checklist for Angela & Jimmy:
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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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Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-09-28 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-10-12 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2011-10-20 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2011-10-21 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-02-27 |
| 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 : |
2012-03-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-04-19 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-04-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 196 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 1, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
My interview was scheduled for 9.30am. We set off in time for me to arrive at 7.30am to be completely sure I wouldn't be late. Good job we did. One wrong turn by my father plus London traffic and we only just arrived at the Embassy by 9am, to be confronted by a HUGE queue and pouring rain. I barely made it to the information tent by the time my interview was meant to begin and that was only halfway down the line My advice: SET OFF EARLY, way earlier than you think is necessary. At the information tent I was asked to provide my Machine readable visa fee receipt and passport and appointment letter. These were all very safely filed away in my bag but getting them out in the rain and trying to keep them dry was very difficult. If you can have these three documents easy to hand it would help. I made it to the front of the line with minimal rain damage to my documents.
I have been to the Embassy before so I knew all about the security procedures. For those who haven't been, you can't get in with ANY electrical items. This includes ipods, phones and even central locking keys. Basically if it has a battery or any kind of electrical purpose, either leave it at home or arrive with time to store it at the pharmacy down the street. The security guards were very friendly and cheerful. Once inside my documents were once again checked and I was given a sticker with an I number on it. This is the number that will inform you when it is your turn to proceed to your window to have your documents checked and proceed to your window.
9.40am: I took a seat and waited for my turn.
9.50am: My number pops up and I proceed to window number one where the infamous Chinese lady sits waiting for me. First she takes my fingerprints from the scanner. She asks for my visa fee form, my passport, birth certificate and copy and my police certificate. At this point a colleague asks her a question and she leaves with her for what seems like an eternity, leaving me nervously waiting/panicking/shaking at the window by myself. She returns babbling about not liking being interrupted and people needing her help and other things I couldn't understand due to her accent and low volume. I nervously laugh and pretend to follow her rant. All in all she is a very lovely woman. She asks how long I stayed in Japan and I tell her 13 months and give her my Japanese police certificate. She takes my affadavit of support and the letter from my fiance's employer. I ask if she needs his payslips and she says no, that stuff is only really important for the AOS process. I am given a pink delivery slip to fill out (i did not have a pen and had to ask around for one, not a huge problem but if you can bring your own it will save you the hassle)
9.55am: She puts my documents in a folder and tells me to sit back down and wait for my number again. I sat... and I waited... and I sat... and waited some more.... Watching the N numbers pop up constantly peppered with maybe one I number every 10 minutes> I had brought a book but was too nervous of missing my number to really pay attention to the words on the page.
11.15am My number flashes up again and I proceed to window 16. By watching the screens it seemed like this window was solely used for I numbered applicants. I once again am asked to place my fingers on the scanner. The lady produces my packet with all of my visa forms in and asks if I am familiar with the information contained in it. I tell her yes. Seems like an obvious statement since I was the one who assembled the packet and sent it all in but I suppose they have to ask. I am then instructed to raise my hand and swear that I am being truthful (I can't remember the exact wording she used). She asks a few questions regarding my fiance, where we met, how our relationship progressed, had I met his parents, what were our wedding plans. She then asked me what he did for a living and I told her he was a cop. She asked me what kind of cop and I said "Oh just a regular cop", Which I think she took for me not knowing much about his work because she said "So doesn't he really talk to you about his work". I told her he talks about his work every day and I have even been and visited him during his shifts. To which she said "But you don't know if he is a detective or what". By this stage I was a little flustered and told her he was just a regular beat police officer (I now know the correct term is "Patrol Officer"). Anyway she didn't seem too concerned about my lack of correct terminology and proceeded to ask me how he proposed. She seemed very interested in the personalised printed m&ms he used to pop the question.
At this stage she obviously had heard enough. She started clearing up my documents and said "Well I have no more questions to ask. At this stage all there is left is to tell you that I am going to approve your visa" I thought I was going to cry!! She continued to tell me about the chest x-ray and packet of documents I will need to carry in my hand luggage and I thanked her with a very obvious lump in my throat trying to contain my excitement. javascript:emoticon(' ')
I give my pink slip to the people at the courier desk and paid for delivery of the packet that will allow me and my fiance to pursue our future.
I skipped down the steps and back out into the real world. Grinning uncontrollably despite the dreadful weather. javascript:emoticon(' ')
My main advice. Be extremely organised and check over your documents as many times as you can. As long as you have everything with you it really isn't that stressful of a day. Relax and just follow the instructions you are given and you can't really go wrong javascript:emoticon('') |
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