pieroot's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: T
Beneficiary's Name: J
VJ Member: pieroot
Country: Taiwan
Last Updated: 2013-11-05
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Immigration Checklist for T & J:
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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 : |
Taipei, Taiwan |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-07-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-07-19 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
NONE |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-12-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-12-13 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-12-14 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-12-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-12-24 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-12-25 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-01-04 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-01-17 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-01-23 |
| US Entry : |
2013-02-15 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
Married on 2/28/13. We will file AOS papers once the marriage certificate is received. Hoping for a quick turn around. Ended up calling the Registrar Recorder's office the second week of March and they confirmed our marriage had been recorded, so we got the certified copies the same day. Filed for AOS the following week, but included copy of the marriage certificate. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 182 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2013-02-15 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
POE LAX: no problems, no questions asked, no search of personal possessions. My fiance says that the immigration agent kept on closing his eyes and falling alseep while he was going over the paperwork! My fiance was freaked out that he would make a mistake since he was writing soo slow and kept on closing his eyes. Other than that, it was a breeze. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2013-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-04-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-04-11 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-10-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-11-04 |
| Comments : |
Card Production on 10/29/13. Received the card via USPS with tracking number. Received the official notice of the approval on the same day.
Expiration two years from now. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2013-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-04-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-04-11 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-06-01 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-06-08 |
| Comments : |
EAD biometrics appt. date is 4/24/13, but we decided to show up early. Husband given a little bit of a hard time by the supervisor, but he was allowed to complete the fingerprinting and picture. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 68 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2013-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-04-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2013-06-08 |
| Comments : |
EAD/AP combo card |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 68 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Taipei, Taiwan
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 17, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
The entire interview and waiting process went fairly quickly according to my fiance. He was in at 7:30 am and done by 9:30 am.
The CO\'s did ask him a bunch of questions though (10-15 questions) including, my full name, where I work, what I do, how we met, how many times I visited, how often do we talk, about prior marriage, why I wasn\'t the one immigrating to Taiwan. He says that they asked a lot of questions of all the people who were there interviewing that day. He mentioned that there was one man who got quite nervous and kind of blundered through his answers and that made the CO a little bit suspicious. So stay calm and relaxed no matter how and what questions are thrown at you. He was interviewed in both English and Mandarin.
He says it was quite thorough and somewhat intrusive, that\'s to be expected. The bad thing is that there is no privacy and everyone in the waiting room can basically hear the questions and answers since they use a microphone to interview you at a couple of windows.
After they collected the necessary documents, they told him to go pay for the
courier service to receive his passport. Didn\'t really say anything else, but I guess that\'s normal.
We\'re happy we got approved and are now just waiting to receive the passport and visa in hand.
I had forgotten to add that they did not ask to see any of our pictures, phone records, correspondence, etc. We had it prepared a thick folder of stuff, just in case they ask.
Also, they asked to see the prior year of tax returns, although it's not required for K-1's. I guess just have it ready in case they ask. I had also sent: W2's, paystubs, and employment verification letter.
He interviewed on Thursday and did not receive the visa on Friday. We're hoping that the courier will come Monday or Tuesday so we can take a deep breath of relief. They do give you a tracking number with the courier and you can check the status of your passport on-line which is useful for those of us who are control freaks. I checked a couple times and it said "AIT processing".
(updated on January 20, 2013) |
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