TandC's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Todd
Beneficiary's Name: Corinne
VJ Member: TandC
Country: Switzerland
Last Updated: 2022-04-26
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Immigration Checklist for Todd & Corinne:
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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 : |
Switzerland |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-01-27 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-02-03 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-07-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-07-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2012-07-25 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-07-27 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-07-27 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-08-10 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-08-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-08-21 |
| US Entry : |
2012-09-10 |
| Marriage : |
2012-10-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 151 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 194 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 : |
2012-09-10 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Everything was fast and smooth. I was surprised, that an immigration officer checked my package at the regular passport control booth.
Friendly, asked some questions like where have you met, how long have you been going on, what is your profession, what is your fiance working...
Then he informed me about what the i-94 allows me to and what I have to do ( get married within 90 days)
In the end he welcomed me to the US. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Fresno CA |
| Date Filed : |
2012-10-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-11-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
2013-01-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-12-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-01-24 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-03-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2013-03-21 |
| Comments : |
The officer at the interview did not have my information from my medical in her file. Unfortunately, I have never received a copy from the physician I took the medical. That is the reason for our RFE. |
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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 : |
2012-10-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-11-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2013-02-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-02-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 98 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 : |
2012-10-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-11-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2013-02-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 98 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2014-12-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-12-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-05-05 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-01-12 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-07-14 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2015-08-01 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Fresno CA |
| Date Filed : |
2021-02-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-03-23 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2022-04-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2022-04-25 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Switzerland
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 16, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my visa interview yesterday and got approved! I am so happy. However, there were so many insecurities on our journey to the point where we are at right now. Therefore, I want to tell you about my experience and hopefully make it a little easier for you.
I read and researched so much, that I always knew which step is next and was ahead of most of the things...(how very Swiss javascript:emoticon(' ')) So the day I got back from the medical I found package 3 in my mailbox. I was able to send everything asked for back right away and waited about two weeks for the appointment to the interview.
I was in Bern early enough (very Swiss again javascript:emoticon('')) You are not allowed to take any bags, mobile phone... so I just had my folder with me. I was security checked and the agent asked me to open the sealed envelope in front of him. It was the one the doctor gave me.
After that you have to go downstairs and you get appointed to a little room. A very friendly lady with a checklist assembled all my documents. She was talking Swiss German. I really appreciated her charming Bernese accent, she made me feel at ease. After she had everything she needed (in my case 156 twice, 156k, original birth certificate, original Strafregisterauszug (police certificate), the package I got from the doctor, the pink slip that confirms your payment, affidavit of support and fingerprints) , she told me she was going to see the consular officer. The surprise was that once she got back the consular officer was seeing me right away, I did not have to come back in the afternoon.
The consular officer asked me to swear that I tell the truth. Then she asked:
- Where we met?
- When that was?
- Why I was there?
- When we saw each other again?
- When we decided to get married?
- If there has been an engagement?
- How we get on with each others families?
- If my fiancé speaks any other languages?
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Then she asked me if I have anything in the file I want to show her. I told her I got copies of letters, e-mails, pictures... She just wanted to see the pictures. She already had our 129f package from NVC and told me she has seen some letters... The last question was if I want to pick the visa up or have it mailed to me and when I was planning to leave Switzerland with it. My appointment was at 10 am and I was done by 10.50!
I am still stoked on how easy the day was yesterday! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Fresno CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 22, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
I was positivly surprised to find out that our Adjustment of Status Interview was 2 and a half months after filing! We arrived about half an hour before the interview and were finally called in about 45 minutes after our appointment time.
The lady was very unfriendly, almost rude. She hardly greated us.
At first, she explained that I will not get a notice before my conditional greencard is about to expire. I have to keep track of it myself and apply for the removal of the conditions within the correct time frame.
Next, she told my husband off since he has not changed his address on his driver's license.
I could not believe what I heard when she told us that all my medical information was missing from the file?! She asked me if I have copies. Unfortunately, the Panel Physcican in my home country never handed me copies, she even told me that the US Embassy in my home country prohibits her to hand out copies! For not having copies the immigration officer told me off (hard to believe, but she really told us off. Her voice had a totally rude intonation!)
After all that, she finally started with the regular procedure. She fired questions at me. I seemed as if she wanted to provoke me making mistakes.The questions were about my parents (name, adress...), my husband's birthday, my name and his name. Then she asked me what my last address in my home country was. I gave her an answer that was not identical with the form, which set her off once more. She would not even let me explain that the form asks for addresses where you have lived for more than 6 months and I lived with my parents only for the last 4 months before coming to the US. Obviously, I did not write this address on the form, since the form tells you not to.
The rest of the interview was pretty much standard. Questions about:
- employers
- my profession
- where we live here
asked me all the questions that are on the form I-485 again.
Then she asked for proof of relationship.
I handed her a car title with both our names, shared bankaccounts, 401k beneficiary declaration, shared car insurance, shared credit card. She seemed to be pleased about all that. She did not want to see any pictures or letters that I brought with me.
She asked to see my social security card, my passport and my husband's driver's license. She insisted on his driver's license and not his passport. She wanted copies of all the three documents. Once again she got kind of upset because I only had a copy of his passport since nobody told me that they are going to ask for the driver's license. I would certainly bring the passport and copies anyways. Just be prepared about the driver's license.
In the end, she did not approve my case because of the missing medical information. In the second half of the interview, she was friendlier and even wrote our RFE right away, so that we could take it home with us.
I am disappointed. I just do not get how USCIS can loose part of my file and than blame me for everything!
In the meantime, my case has been approved. I organized Medical copies from the US Embassy in my home country and contacted the congressman. His office helped me tremendously. |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Poor |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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(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
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