rjm_cmyk's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Alison
Beneficiary's Name: Richard
VJ Member: rjm_cmyk
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2017-03-03
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Immigration Checklist for Alison & Richard:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-01-10 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-01-16 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-06-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-07-01 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-07-01 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-07-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-07-03 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-07-15 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-08-29 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-10-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-10-08 |
| US Entry : |
2013-12-17 |
| Marriage : |
2014-02-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 258 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
San Francisco |
| POE Date : |
2013-12-17 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very easy process. Just as quick as VWP. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2014-03-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-03-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-04-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-05-27 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-05-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2014-06-04 |
| Comments : |
Oddly quick process with GC arriving a few days after EAD/AP card |
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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 : |
2014-03-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-03-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-04-10 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-05-23 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-05-30 |
| Comments : |
Approved and issued for production a few days before my AOS interview - go figure |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 74 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-03-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-03-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-05-30 |
| Comments : |
Approved and issued for production a few days before my AOS interview - go figure |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 74 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2016-05-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-05-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-06-10 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-02-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2017-03-02 |
| Comments : |
Well that took a while..... |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 2, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Finally – at last, after all the waiting it's the day of my interview 01/10/13. The day the US government shut down. Living just north of London I decided to drive in and was thrilled to hear on the radio that they were shutting down the passport offices. So as you can imagine I was rather pleased when I got to the embassy to see the queue.
First things first – I needed to leave my key fob at Goulds Pharmacy. If you stand with the front entrance of the embassy in front of you they're a short walk up the road to your right. Easy peasy. It's obviously a well rehearsed production line (and nice little earner for them). Decided to get a coffee next door then headed down to the embassy and joined the queue.
First off showing my passport and interview (packet 4) letter. Very pleasant woman who like me expressed some incredulity when someone asked if it would be OK to take a knife in. When they tell what you can and cannot take in – believe them....
Next up the security queue. Fairly typical airport style checks. Made a bit of a fool of myself when the guard muttered something about the exit door. I thought the white switch was a door release. No – it was the lights - oops. The guard explained sarcastically they don't have have releases on secure doors. I then wended my way round to the side entrance on the right. More queuing – this time to get our numbered stickers – I was I906. My appointment was 08:30 and I was in and sitting down by about 08:15.
Room is as described in many other reviews. You will just stare at the screen not wanting to miss your number. The vast majority are non-IV's so they chug through those at quite a rate. In the end it was my number. Oh and there is a photo booth there.
Had a very pleasant interview with a youngish British guy who took all my documents which I'd made a point of getting together in a way that was easy to handle. They really do just want the ones they ask for and make sure you have the copies you need. The next bit was a bit different for me as I was self sponsoring and this was the bit I was realllllyyyy nervous about. My plan was to use my house equity and some savings. I handed over a bank statement – not the complicated stuff they ask for on the web – just a statement you get over the bank counter usually. That said once I showed him my statement concerning the house he handed the bank account stuff back and we never referred to it again. I had prepared a summary of house value, sale price, mortages etc and balance due. And that's all he took. I relaxed at this point. All I now had to worry about was getting the “scary chinese lady” next.
With that all done I went back to the hall to wait out for the next bit with the CO. Seemed to take a while there is no way of knowing the time if you don't have a mechanical watch. But then my number beeped. Here goes.
I was interviewed by a very pleasant young African American woman who checked my dabs and got me to sign the statement and swear the oath. She then asked me a few basic questions about how we met and how had the relationship had progressed. When I was able to show her a photo of us as a couple in 1981 she laughed and it was all very relaxed. No 3rd degree and no tough questions. And that was it and I heard those magic words - “I am happy to say your visa is approved”.
I guess we were pretty easy to approve. I had all the documentation they asked for and I presented it quickly and clearly. All in all a very pleasant experience and I was out by 10am and the sun was shining too. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: San Francisco CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
May 27, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Adjusting from K1 - UK Applicant
For some reason I got an interview appointment ahead of my EAD/AP. Coming from a low fraud country I had expected no interview but a long wait for the GC so was a bit surprised when I got the letter so quickly (see my timeline for dates).
As with my UK K1 visa interview I had spent a lot of time reading VJ and compiling a neat , economical package of the documents I thought they would need. As with the UK interview I didn't need many of them.
My interview was at 08:35am and unlike the embassy interview it was relatively easy to get in and get booked in (and it is on the second floor). We were there about 15mins early and were seen promptly at the appointed time. Pleasant female IO took us through the interview.
1) Relationship history - very easy to cover and considering we first had a relationship at college 30 years ago, the photo of that broke the ice nicely. Also showed a few wedding photos.
2) The standard questions about being a prostitute/terrorist/polygamist were all answered in the negative . I'd say that was the longest part of the interview. I did listen carefully to each question as I wondered if they asked any trick ones.
3)Asked a few biographical details which were obviously a test as she had the answers in front of her. I got one wrong - my age :-)
4) A few family questions - children's names etc
5) Marriage certificate / SS / Passport etc
6) A small hiccup when she thought my vaccination record was wrong. It wasn't and eventually we agreed it was OK
No questions about the Affadvit, nothing on work and frankly no tough questions at all. It was pretty relaxed and easy. Ironically she told me that my IAD/AP had just been approved a few days earlier and that I would need to tear them up as my GC would probably arrive at the same time.
There seemed to be a lot of couples there. At least two with lawyers in tow.
So a good day was had by all - if you're reading this while waiting for yours - best of luck.
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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