P & J's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Paul
Beneficiary's Name: Justine
VJ Member: P & J
Country: France
Last Updated: 2013-02-06
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Immigration Checklist for Paul & Justine:
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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 : |
France |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-11-22 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-11-29 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-04-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-04-12 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-04-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-04-27 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-05-18 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-05-21 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-06-20 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-07-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-07-18 |
| US Entry : |
2012-07-26 |
| Marriage : |
2012-08-31 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 128 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 225 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2012-07-26 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2012-09-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-11-21 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-09-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2012-12-10 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-12-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 72 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 : |
2012-09-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2012-12-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 72 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 12, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
I got to the ambassy at 12:40 (my appointment was at 1pm). When I entered the building, the waiting room was full of people. I took a ticket (I was number A 105), took a seat, and talked to the woman with her daughter in front of me who was number A 101. Therefore, there were at least 4 persons in front of me, waiting for the same kind of visa. I was called at window 5 after 30 minutes of waiting (I had a watch with me, no clock in the waiting room). The lady was very nice, she asked for my appointment letter as well as my ticket. Then she told me to go back to seat, that I will be called latter. 40 minutes latter, I was called window 6, that was another lady (not as cheerful as the other one but anyway) she asked for all the documents we are supposed to bring, she says she was happy to see that I correctly filled the forms DS-156, apparently a lot of people make mistakes filling this form (I actually filled it 3 times  ) She asked me if I had already bought my plane ticket, I said yes, she asked me when is the flight, I said in 2 weeks, she said that if my visa was approved by the consular officer, I should get my visa by this time. Then she gave me back the folder my fiance sent along with the I-129F form. I went back to seat for about 1 hour I guess, I didn't not really check my watch. Then I was called window 10 for my interview with the consular officer. The 2 first called (window 5 and 6, everything was in french) but the interview was in english (except with some people, I could hear the consul speaking french in some of the interviews, especially when there is a child). So when I got to the window 10, the CO (that was a man) was smilling and very nice. The first question was \\\"tell me about your fiance\\\", then \\\"when and where did you meet\\\", \\\"when did it get serious\\\" He showed me 2 pictures my fiance previously sent and asked me who were those persons, where exactly my fiance was living in nyc, (he told me he had family there), then he asked the name of his university, when was the last time we saw each other, and that\\\'s it as far as I remember. Then he told me my visa was approved, he started counting on his fingers to see when I should get the visa,(he was like \\\"all right, the time we print it on the passport, we send it... you should get it next wednesday!\\\"
Then he told me \\\"Bon voyage\\\" raising his thumb to me!
I spent 3 hours at the embassy, left around 3:40 pm.
Advice: get the most information you can about filling the forms, through this website and feel free to ask people questions. That\\\'s what I did, I got plenty of information that helped me A LOT going through this process.
(updated on July 12, 2012)
(updated on July 12, 2012) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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