PalmTrees's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for P & R:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-08-27 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-09-03 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
No RFEs |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
No RFEs |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-10-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-11-13 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2013-11-13 |
| NVC Left : |
2013-11-15 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-11-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-11-22 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-01-31 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-02-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-02-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-03-03 |
| US Entry : |
2014-04-08 |
| Marriage : |
2014-06-05 |
| Comments : |
Feeling very happy and lucky to have the whole K1 process complete in six months! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 49 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 175 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2014-04-08 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
West Palm Beach FL |
| Date Filed : |
2014-06-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-07-23 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-02-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2015-03-02 |
| Comments : |
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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 : |
2014-06-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-07-23 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-09-04 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-09-11 |
| 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 : |
2014-06-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-09-11 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 72 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-01-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-02-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
2018-06-19 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-09 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-07-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
2018-08-03 |
| Comments : |
April 5th: Transferred to Texas Service Centre. July 10th: RFE Response received. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 26, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
I will try to make this as detailed as possible because I found reading the more detailed reviews more helpful. My interview was for 9am.
My train got into Paddington at 8am (2 hour journey), and the tube line was Bakerloo to Oxford Circus, change there and get off one stop later at Bond Street on the Central line. That tube journey can take about 10-15 minutes but because it was so busy during rush hour it took a litte longer.
I was on the lookout for North Audley street for Gould's Pharmacy as I had an overnight bag to check in, but ended up going down the next street instead so had to slightly double-back on myself.
There was one member of staff checking bags in and the girl in front of me took an awful long time deciding whether to bring her lipgloss and mascara with her into the building (yes, really!) so that when I joined the queue for the Embassy it was 8:45am.
It was very busy outside, and even though the line was long when I joined it (after lining up in a smaller queue to have my name crossed off the interview list) the queue just grew and grew as time went by.
It took me an hour to get to the security booth, and when I eventually did, the guard said kindles weren't allowed in because of buttons on them (even though the man at Gould's had said they would be fine javascript:emoticon(' ')) so I had to pop back to store it with my bag (alongside the girl in front of me who had one too).
Luckily they let us go straight back into the security booth (avoiding the line again) and I was inside the Embassy for 10am. Had my DS-160 checked by the receptionist who gave me my number (I902) and had time to use the toilets before I was called to Window 1 at 10:10.
The man was nice. He did ask for two photos but I had just one with me because I had read on here that only one is needed. He was fine about taking just one (though there is a photo booth inside). He asked for my original and a copy of my birth certificate which I found odd, but again he was fine accepting the certified copy I had ordered from the registry office. He took my I-134 and the employer letter and W2s, but only glanced at the paystubs I brought with me before handing them back. He was polite and congratulated me on the engagement but that was about it. He did not ask for my notarized letter of intent from my fiance (our petition expired 3 days before).
I sat back down and had to wait for about an hour. The room was full and 95% of people called had N numbers. There were a couple of families but mainly a lot of student or work visa applications (had a cheeky look at some DS-160s in the queue).
I was called to Window 15 and the man there was nice and pretty casual. He seemed a bit bored too. Questions asked were:
- When did you meet? - How long did you date when you lived there on your internship? - How many times did you visit? - How do you stay in touch when you are apart - What does your fiance do for work?
And that was it. He said something along the lines of 'the application was approved and you'll receive the passport back with the visa inside in about 2 weeks'. I was literally at the window for 5-10 mins as he didn't seem to want long answers to the questions (he would cut off the end of my answer to start another question). I was out by 11:20am.
So it was very relaxed and nothing to worry about. The waiting was the worst. I dressed smartly (blazer, trousers, nice top etc) but the majority of people were quite casually dressed. It was a quick experience inside but a long wait outside.
All in all, a very good experience and a great big relief to have that approval! |
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Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2014-04-08 |
| Embassy Review : |
JFK was the worst airport I've ever travelled through, and as I've used about 12 in the US then that's saying something. I flew LHR-JFK-MIA leaving a 3 hour layover. My flight arrived late so by the time I reached the arrivals hall I had just 2 hours to get to a customs desk, have my paperwork turned in & visa stamped, collect my bags, re-check my bags, go through security and catch a bus to another terminal for my connecting flight!
Arriving in the customs area was hell on earth. An hour late already, there were hundreds of people there (this was at 2:30pm). Luckily staff were checking at various points in the queue if people had connecting flights. Once I flagged one staff member down and said how soon mine was I was whisked to the front of the queues.
I spoke to 4 members of staff before reaching the customs officer at the desk, and only 1 person knew what a K1 visa was and had seen the big brown envelope before. The customs officer was rude and also took a long time looking at the documents. He then (very slowly) escorted me over to a room full of new immigrants and put my envelope contents on a desk in a pile of other paperwork.
At this stage I had 90 mins to catch my flight. The officers were (slowly) checking paperwork from the desk and calling people up. There were around 30 people in the room, so I went up to the desk and asked one lady if it was possible to be seen any quicker as I had a flight to catch. I had also seen an officer put 2 more packages on the wrong end of the pile, meaning it was definitely not a first-come first-serve situation. The very nice lady said yes, confirmed I was getting married, said congratulations and gave me back my passport.
I ran to go get my bags. They had been unloaded from the conveyor belt by now, but staff directed me to the wrong set of bags from another flight. Argh! Finally found my bags and checked them back in, raced to security and found a queue of about 20 people with one security guard checking boarding cards and one guard scanning bags. Argh!
Made it through and caught the bus over to the farthest terminal from me. I made my flight but just in time.
To anyone considering using JFK as their POE - don't. Maybe I got unlucky and the airport was having an off day but it was horrendous. Staff were rude and unhelpful and there were hundreds of people not knowing what to do or where to go. I thought 3 hours would be a perfect amount of time to catch my next flight, but if you do need to use JFK then please schedule more than 3 hours layover just in case. The last thing you want as a new immigrant is to be stressed and dashing around with a luggage trolley. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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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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