Snow Crash's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: KM
Beneficiary's Name: MS
VJ Member: Snow Crash
Country: Sweden
Last Updated: 2017-09-10
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Immigration Checklist for KM & MS:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Sweden |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-08-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-08-13 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-01-25 |
| 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 : |
2013-02-11 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-04-22 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-04-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-05-30 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-06-04 |
| US Entry : |
2013-10-03 |
| Marriage : |
2013-11-21 |
| Comments : |
Medical examination in Sweden 2013-04-18 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 165 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 290 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2013-12-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
2014-01-14,2014-09-25 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-03-26 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-10-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2014-10-30 |
| Comments : |
First biometrics appt early Feb, second early March, both canceled due to weather.
RFE response delayed since documents were lost in mail twice. Registered March 31.
Possible interview waiver April 22.
Case initially processed at NBC, NE, transfered to Helena, MT.
Second RFE Sept 25, vaccination supplement form has gone missing.
Civil Surgeon appt Oct 10, I-693 supplement form filled out, tetanus booster and flu shot administered.
RFE response mailed to Helena, MT Oct 11 by certified mail, delivered Oct 20. |
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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 : |
2013-12-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2014-04-14 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-04-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 108 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2016-10-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-10-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-11-18 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-09-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sweden
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 29, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
In all, a nice experience, and friendly and helpful staff.
Easy to get there; once you find the right bus stop hidden outside Stockholm's central train station, the bus stops right outside the embassy. (It's not one of the quaint little Victorian brick houses with colorful flags outside, but rather the big concrete building across the street; the one with the barbed wire fence, cameras and armed guards. 
The interview was quick and painless. They didn't actually ask me anything about our past relationship - I had our son with me, consular report of birth and all, and that was viewed as a pretty solid proof of relationship. Some questions about how and where we were planning to live, etc.
Somehow my affidavit of support had disappeared from the file, but they were OK with me submitting it by mail later. (It wasn't at home either - my fiance ended up having to fill out assemble one and mail it from the US.)
I alerted them about me getting out of date information in my package: when I showed up at the clinic for my medical examination, this particular clinic had moved to a different address two years ago. I had to run like a burnt troll across town to get to the new place, and then sit around in the waiting room to get my blood pressure back to normal. Turns out the clerk who assembled my package was completely new that day, and had accidentally grabbed a pile of old papers that had escaped recycling.
While standing in line outside the gates the guard kept reminding everyone to have their addressed return envelopes ready, with all the certified postage attached to it. I didn't think K1's were supposed to do this, but the guard repeated that yes, everybody had to put the stamps on the envelope. So I sat there on the sidewalk, licking 20 stamps... and when I came to my interview, the clerk was like, oh no! You're a K1, you guys have special envelopes, you have to submit unlicked stamps! (I ended up getting a file in the mail with my addressed, stamp-covered envelope duct taped to it!)
Luckily this wasn't my first visit to the embassy - I had to take our son there after he was born - so I was familiar with the security restrictions, how to get there etc. (You still can't bring large bags, but now the guard's booth has little shelves where you can deposit your cell phone.) See, the appointment information was in a pdf attached to an e-mail. In this e-mail they asked a few follow-up questions about my application, and somehow I didn't notice the pdf attachment (I blame my phone layout) until 12 hours before I was supposed to be there. And I lived several hours away from Stockholm! But we made it, and now I'm here in the US, waiting for my AOS to be processed.
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| Rating : |
Good |
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POE Review: Washington DC
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2013-10-03 |
| Embassy Review : |
The only problem was standing in the long and winding international line for almost three hours with a rambunctious toddler! Next time I'll travel with a herd of goats instead; that'll be easier.
I handed the officer my passport and sealed package. He grunted a little, took my fingerprints and the usual stuff, grunted some more, stamped all the papers, asked when we were getting married - I told him we didn't have a date set yet, but that it would definitely be within the required 90 days. After a few more grunts I got my passport back and was on my way.
Very smooth and easy; I thought I'd be taken into some interrogation room like you see on TV, but is was all done out by the regular counter. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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