mavmb's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Michael
Beneficiary's Name: Edily
VJ Member: mavmb
Country: Dominican Republic
Last Updated: 2013-11-17
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Immigration Checklist for Michael & Edily :
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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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Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Dominican Republic |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-03-20 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-04-10 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-07-15 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-07-25 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-10-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-11-08 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 96 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 183 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Dominican Republic
Review Topic: General Review
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
November 6, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
I wish I had known that cell phones were prohibited. I thought it was okay to have the cell phones powered off while in the embassy. However, they were not allowed at all in the embassy! I was forced to surrender my cell phones to a group of people across the street and go back and wait in line again to get in! Then I had to pay five dollars after the interview to get my cell phones (mine and my fiance's) back.
We got at the embassy about fifteen minutes after five. There was already a long line of people. Are visa appointment time was at 6:45AM. I also wish I had known that the visa interview would not be at exactly 6:45AM. I was stressed because we didn't even gain entrance into the building until about 6:45 so at first I thought we were going to miss our interview. None of the guards outside the embassy explain what is going on. In fact, no guards showed up until after six.
When we both finally got into the embassy (I gained entrance about 20 minutes after my fiance because I had to give the cell phones to people across the street) we had to wait for our numbers to be drawn. Our number got called at different times throughout the morning. Once to take fingerprints, once to collect paperwork, and once for the actual interview itself with took about five minutes.
They asked us questions about how we met, how long we had been dating, I had to identify members of her family in a photograph, she had to answer questions about what I did for a living, how long I had worked at my job, and what my address was in the United States.
They said all of our documentation was good but that my fiance still needed to get the inextensa birth certificate. They said the inextensa birth certificate she had was not an official copy. We left the embassy about ten thirty without the visa. 
The inextensa was sent to the embassy by Domex on Tuesday the 15th. Since then we have been waiting for the visa. I emailed the embassy last week and they emailed me back and they said they received the birth certificate but could not give an estimate to the time frame the visa would take; so we are still waiting. |
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Very Poor |
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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
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