Jen and Jon's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jennifer
Beneficiary's Name: Jon
VJ Member: Jen and Jon
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2013-09-03
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Immigration Checklist for Jennifer & Jon:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-03-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-03-12 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-07-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-07-23 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-07-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-07-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-07-30 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-07-31 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-08-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-09-17 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-09-19 |
| US Entry : |
2012-09-19 |
| Marriage : |
2012-10-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 121 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 189 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2012-09-19 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Our POE was the Sarnia border. First guy asked us for our identification, so we handed him over our passports (his w/ visa inside). And were instructed to secondary. There was no issue with the first guy, he seemed to know what he was doing and the only real question he asked was "Where's home for the 2 of you?". Parked in secondary, the officers were really nice as well told us to just take our wallets nothing else. More than likely so they aren't held responsible. From there we went into a room where another officer asked us for our packet and over all I think our wait was maybe 30 or so minutes. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Kansas City MO |
| Date Filed : |
2012-10-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-12-20 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-07-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-07-23 |
| Comments : |
No interview needed! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-10-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-12-20 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-01-16 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-01-25 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 79 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 22, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the Consulte at 630am and we were the 2nd people in line. At about 7 o'clock is when we were joined by another, and it seemed to be a steady stream up to the time the doors opened. Please note that even though the time on the door says 8 o'clock, they open their doors at 730am and allow people to come in and wait until the consulte elevator opens at 8 o'clock. We originally lined up on the right side, but once the officer started unlocking the door he instructed us to line up on the left.
The allow one person in at a time, ask for your interview letter and put a sticker on your passport. From there you go through security. NOTE: Do not bring any large bags or purses. We both had our wallets and passports + our K-1 stuff. Nothing else. Leave everything you can at your hotel, there were many people that were turned away because of this.
Once through security, you walk down some stairs to the elevator. Sit as close as you can to the door and once it opens stand at the back of the elevator (it opens from the back). Even though we weren't the first persons in the building we were the first people in the elevator and the first to receive our number.
You walk out of the elevator and walk to the left where you'll wait at a window to receive your number. We waited for a moment or 2 and our number was called where we walked to another window and started handing over our documents.(Medical, police, support, letter). All was good and we waited maybe 10 minutes to be called into a room for our interview. The gentleman was very nice, we were sworn in and he started asking us some general questions about how we met. I'd say this process didn't last more than 5 mins and we were approved.
All in all our total time at the consulte no including the wait outside was maybe 45mins. It is a FIRST come FIRST serve basis. Get there early  |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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