loladolly's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: R
Beneficiary's Name: E
VJ Member: loladolly
Country: France
Last Updated: 2016-07-29
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Immigration Checklist for R & E:
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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 : |
France |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-08-17 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-08-22 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
None |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-04-24 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-05-02 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-05-06 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-06-01 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-06-03 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-06-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-07-02 |
| US Entry : |
2013-07-05 |
| Marriage : |
2013-07-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 245 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 300 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2013-07-05 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
It was kind of crowded when i got there, but i was lucky to be directed in the US citizen line thanks to my son being a Citizen.
Then i got moved to a different officer than the one i was supposed to see. Total wait was about 15/20 minutes.
The officer I had was not very friendly. He asked me a few questions concerning my past exchange and student visas and my last visit to the US where i overstayed the VWP. He took my fingerprints and handed me my son's passport telling me i could hold on to that one but that for me they had a few more questions. So i was directed to secondary where i waited for about 30 minutes before they handed my passport back to me. No questions asked, i guess it was just the regular procedure. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2013-07-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-07-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-09-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-03-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Biometrics normally scheduled on 08/23 but was forced to reschedule, new appointment was on 09/16 but did an early walk-in on 09/09 |
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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 : |
2013-07-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-07-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-09-09 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-10-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 77 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 : |
2013-07-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-07-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 77 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2016-01-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-02-10 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-07-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
My 90 day window started on December 19 2015, waited to be back from my vacation to mail everything. First mailed my package on December 31st but package was returned after a week because i had forgotten to sign the form. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 18, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived a little early (my appointment was at 1pm) so i waited until 1245 to cross. I had no convocation letter since the IV unit called me the day before for the interview because someone cancelled. The guard had to check with someone inside to make sure i really had an appointment so I actually didn't get in before 1:10pm and had all the other K1 applicant passing me.
Once i was in i was given a ticket, my number was A114, I didn't think it was really crowded inside for this time of the year.
I was called after 20/30 min at a first booth and handed my passport. Another 20/30 minutes or so later i got called to the exact same booth with the exact same lady who this time asked and checked all the documents: birth certificate, police report,etc...At the same time she was explaining to me that i had to marry my fiance within 90 days the AOS etc... We were also chatting about everything and nothing at the same time (she was making fun of me because i had a cold). However when she saw my DS156 forms and saw that i had checked yes to one of the question (a small overstay of the VWP) she told me something that i really didn't appreciate: "i am happy you didn't buy plane ticket" (she asked me earlier in the conversation). Honestly at that moment i thought i would not get the visa. The she told me to go back and sit and wait for the CO to call me.
Then after another half hour or so (i didn't have much consciousness of the time in there) of freaking out like never before (because of the lady at the previous booth) I was finally called for THE interview. The CO a young and cute lady named Lissa asked me politely how i was doing and if i spoke english and then spoke only in english the whole time. During half of the interview her speakers were turned off so i had a very hard time hearing her sometimes.
So then i raised my right hand and took the oath.
The first few questions that came out (of course) were about my VWP overstay, for how long etc... a few times i got confused with the dates and my calculation in months etc...
Then she finally asked me the basic questions about my fiance:
- how did you meet
- Was he going to the same college as you
- What did he study
-What is he doing now as a job?
- What does he do in his job (dammit he is a network security engineer and i don't really understand everything about it so i explained at my best, i guess she was as knowledgeable as me in this topic since she didn't ask for further explanation)
Then she got back on the VWP overstay (and i was hoping so bad that maybe i wouldn't hear about it since i added an extra sheet after my DS156 explaining the whole thing....well this lady decided otherwise)
After that she typed on her computer, checked the UScIS petition and documents we had submitted, she saw one pic of us when our son was born and she asked me "oh you have a baby?" "Is your fiance the father" (the lady at the first booth already asked this, i was like, who do they think i am lol).
Finally she said "Congratulations the interview went well. We will mail you the visa in between 7 to 10 days". I almost cried, i was so emotional that i kept saying thank you and was smiling like a little girl.
My review is only 3 out of 5. I would have put 5 if the lady at the first booth didn't make that smart comment about me not buying my tickets, and the suspicion about my son not being my fiance's. |
| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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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
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