geh's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Gene Beneficiary's Name: Olga VJ Member: geh Country: Ukraine Last Updated: 2007-01-24 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Gene & Olga:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ukraine I-129F Sent : 2005-12-01 I-129F NOA1 : 2005-12-06 I-129F RFE(s) : --- RFE Reply(s) : --- I-129F NOA2 : 2005-12-21 NVC Received : 2005-12-23 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2005-12-29 Consulate Received : 2006-01-04 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : 2006-01-06 Packet 4 Received : 2006-01-26 Interview Date : 2006-01-24 Submit Review Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2006-01-24 US Entry : 2006-02-09 Marriage : 2006-04-05 Comments : US Embassy in Kiev has Packets 3 & 4 online which we utilized to prepare fiance documents early. The Embassy encourages correspondence by email which we also utilized to submit the KEV-1 List -- after I called the Embassy to verify receipt of the petition package from NVC. The internet can be a real time saver. But,for us, the Embassy did not send an email or letter about the interview. I called 6 days before the interview to ask the status and learned of the interview date. It pays to follow-up with phone calls to humans. . . We received conditional approval of K-1 Visa on 1/24 - on submittal of original Russian Police Certificate which had not been received (after 2 months) for interview -- we had a faxed copy. I'd like to acknowledge the Russian & Ukrainian mail service for their incompetancy and thank the US Embassy for their understanding. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 15 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 49 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : POE Date : 2006-02-09 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : POE -- Washington Dulles Airport She had no problems whatsoever with immigrations -- no questions at all. She had no problems whatsoever with customs -- no baggage search and she had two very large bags. Total Time at Dulles with K-1 Visa was less than one hour (at 3:00 pm)

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Washington DC Date Filed : 2006-04-26 NOA Date : 2006-05-01 RFE(s) : 2006-06-01 Bio. Appt. : 2006-05-20 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2006-10-26 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2006-10-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Greencard Received: 2006-11-03 Comments : Biometrics Appt in Alexandria, VA was scheduled for 9 am on Sat. There were about 25 people scheduled for 8, for 9, for 10, & for 11 am. We waited outdoors until 9 am, then Olga went indoors (I had to wait outdoors). Olga did not have bios done until 10:30 am. Bios took about 10 min. AOS Interview was scheduled for 8:15 am in Fairfax, VA office. Because of traffic, we were 30 minutes late. No problem. We went to the second floor and waited about 30 minutes for our interview. It was very straight forward. The officer (male) asked a only few questions about when we met, when & where we got married, where we are living, etc. No trick questions at all. The officer and I actually talked about politics and the military for a while. At the end of the interview, he kind of scared us for a moment because he asked for Olga's work permit and took it. I thought we had messed up. He turned to Olga and said CONGRATULATIONS you are now a permanent resident of the US. He took her passport and stamped it with a temporary residency stamp good for one year. That was it. The whole interview was less than 30 minutes. The officer was great. We recieved the green card in the mail about 10 days later. PLEASE NOTE: I think AOS went rather quickly for us. I think the reason for this was that we had a letter from our US Senator in our file. I wrote to Senator Allen just asking him to follow the process in the event there were any problems. I noticed that the Senator's letter was the first document in our file. I really think it made a difference and would highly recommend it to everyone.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2006-04-27 NOA Date : 2006-05-01 RFE(s) : 2006-06-01 Bio. Appt. : 2006-05-20 Approved Date : 2006-07-06 Date Card Received : 2006-07-16 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 70 days.

Member Reviews:

POE Review: Event Description Entry Date : 2006-02-09 Embassy Review : POE -- Washington Dulles Airport She had no problems whatsoever with immigrations -- no questions at all. She had no problems whatsoever with customs -- no baggage search and she had two very large bags. Total Time at Dulles with K-1 Visa was less than one hour (at 3:00 pm) Harassment Level : Low

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