Searsison's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tiffany
Beneficiary's Name: Matthew
VJ Member: Searsison
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2014-11-03
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Immigration Checklist for Tiffany & Matthew:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-01-17 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-01-24 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-07-24 |
| NVC Received : |
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| 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 : |
2014-11-04 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 181 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 284 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
November 4, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
So i arrived outside the embassy at around 7.50 for my 8am timeslot to find a queue of about 20 people, shortly after some of the staff came out and split the queue into 2 lines, one for 8am appointments and a line to the left for anytime after 8am. There were a couple of girls walking around handing out clear plastic bags to put phones and belts into. After showing my DS-160 and passport to the girl outside she ticked me off the register and sent me to a 3rd queue which was the line to go through security, another guy checks your appointment paper and passport and then adds you onto the line. Every 2 minutes or so a security guard comes out and calls for 4 people at a time to walk into the small room with a scanner just like at the airport you dump everything in a tray and walk through, once out the otherside you follow the signs for the visa area and go up the stairs and inside where youll meet the receptionist who looks at your DS-160 and passport and gives you a sticker with a number on it. she directs you up to the next level to a big lobby full of seats in a forward facing direction with a huge screen displaying all the different numbers and the corresponding window to go to, underneath the screen is a snack bar where you can get coffee and other things.
I mustve been sat in the lobby for about 20-30 minutes when they got to my number i1908(or something similar), there were alot of other letters being called, mostly N numbers and there were also V's and E's but the i numbers were less frequent. I got called to window 14 which is actually around the corner as the windows in the lobby only go up to about 10 or 11 then the rest are just around the corner in another section. I greeted the guy there who seemed friendly enough but not too engaging in conversation, he asked me for all of my original documents like birth certificate, deed poll, police certificate, i-134 and he only wanted 1 form of backup to the i-134 he suggested letter from employer so thats probably their most favoured choice, he didnt want to take any copies from me and when i asked about it he simply said that they arent needed however i would still take copies just in case as it could be down to the individual officer. He then took my fingerprints from both hands and proceeded to tell me that i have until march to use my visa and then gave me my chest xray on a CD inside an envelope and reminded me of my ticket number and told me to go sit back down.
By now the 'i' numbers had clocked up to about i1915 while the N numbers were still churning out like crazy, after about 5 minutes i noticed that the i numbers had begun calling from the beginning again meaning that they were being called for the 2nd part (the interview) i only had to wait about 20 minutes more and then i was called up to window 16 where i was met by a friendly American gentleman who told me not to be nervous and that this is only a general chat, he took my fingerprints and asked me to confirm my address. I had completely choked up with nerves when i got to the window and as he was asking me questions i was losing my voice more and more but i could see he was patient and didnt mind waiting for me to clear my throat ha. he asked me probably around 10 questions the ones i remember were ''how did you come to meet Tiffany?'' ''what does she do for work?'' ''how long has she worked there?'' ''who have you met from her family?'' ''how often have you been to Maine?'' ''has she ever been to the UK?'' as you can see pretty easy questions that dont require alot of thinking just try to keep calm and speak clearly (which i didn't) he gave me my original documents back and said ''im pleased to tell you that youve been approved and you should expect your visa within the next few days, have a good day sir!'' and with that i gathered my things and followed the signs out back to the entrance.
All in all it was a stress free experience and very well organised, i was in and out fairly quickly in time for the 10am train back home!
Ive put in as much detail as possible to hopefully help others going for their interview in the future. just remember to keep calm, this is the final hurdle to jump over until you get to spend the rest of your lives together!
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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
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