WORMIEVADER's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: B
Beneficiary's Name: F
VJ Member: WORMIEVADER
Country: Guinea
Last Updated: 2015-08-17
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Immigration Checklist for B & F:
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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 : |
Senegal |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-03-21 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-04-09 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
none |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-10-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-10-23 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-10-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-10-30 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-10-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2012-11-13 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-11-20 |
| US Entry : |
2012-11-26 |
| Marriage : |
2012-12-12 |
| Comments : |
The interview process went smoothly and efficiently - each person we dealt with was super nice and the interview itself consisted of a couple of easy questions and mostly a little conversation. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 192 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 218 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Philadelphia PA |
| Date Filed : |
2013-01-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-01-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-08-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-09-03 |
| Comments : |
Approval updated in website 3 business days after submitting service request on USCIS website due to "past processing time". Interview waiver. |
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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 : |
2013-01-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-01-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-02-28 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-03-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 56 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 : |
2013-01-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-01-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
none |
| Date Received : |
2013-03-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 56 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2015-06-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-06-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-07-15 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Senegal
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 27, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
The embassy has a turn-around time of less than 24 hours to email inquiries. Getting an appointment is a little cumbersome due to the need for a special calling card. The appointments are given to several people for the same day/same time and you just wait in the waiting room until your number is called. Very efficient process from fingerprinting to interview. I attended my fiance's interiew since we were worried about some "red flags" (age difference,language, religion), but when it came time for the interview, we were just asked a few basic questions in a conversational tone. The interviewer was extremely nice and tried to make my fiance at ease. When he asked if I spoke french, I told him that my french was "Baby french" which immediately prompted his question: "but then how do you communicate?". But he saw quickly that though grammar is nonexistent in my french, communication was not an issue since I "translated" his french to my fiance. I think we all saw the irony that my fiance could not understand "parisian french" (I assume that's what it was, since he has no issue with africans speaking french to him...or maybe it was the american accent?). The questions were basically "How did you propose?" and "How did you meet?", and he ended up asking me some follow up questions in very conversational tone and then told us we could pick up our Visa the following Tuesday once the medical was submitted.
And this brings me to the issues we had...mostly our fault, but hopefully this can prevent another couple to make the same mistake. My fiance did not get the medical done in time. We went after the interview. Xray was completed the same day and we could wait for the result. Bloodtest results took 24 hours and then we went back to Dr. Bahsoun for an appointment with our results. Dr. Bahsoun was kind enough to get us an appointment for the same day due to our situation and sent us on our way with the finished results that afternoon (usually count 5 days for the medical to be complete). The issue was that the embassy required us to call for another appointment just to drop off the medical, and didn't have one available for another 2 weeks. Luckily the receptionist took pity on us and talked to the officer if we could just drop off the medical without the appointment (our flights back from Senegal were booked and I had to get back to work) and they were willing to accomodate us. We picked up the visa the following Tuesday.
On another note, we originally had regular passport photos made, which were not acceptable. The embassy requires larger size photos. There is a photo place a few blocks away that fulfills the requirements, we simply went there and came back half an hour later with the right photos. You will need 2 photos to enter, and 2 photos for your application.
All in all, I was very impressed with the embassy staff and if it hadn't been for our own mistake with the medical, it would have been an easy and great experience. |
| 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.
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