scartwright's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Stephanie
Beneficiary's Name: Henrik
VJ Member: scartwright
Country: Sweden
Last Updated: 2014-01-27
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Immigration Checklist for Stephanie & Henrik:
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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 |
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| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2013-09-24 |
| Consulate : |
Sweden |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-09-18 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-09-25 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-10-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-11-21 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2013-11-27 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-01-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-01-27 |
| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
2014-04-04 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
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Your I-129f was approved in 23 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 113 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sweden
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 16, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Just came back from my interview.
My interview was scheduled at 8:30, and I arrived at 07:45. There were about 10 people waiting in the non-immigrant queue, but I was the first in line for the immigrant interview queue. They started with calling in the people from the non-immigrant interview, and after 10 minutes they called me in. I had to remove my jacket outside and turn around to show I wasn't carrying anything suspicious I guess. Before that, the security guy made a gesture I didn't know how to interpret, he got a little annoyed and said in the speaker: "please wait on the other side of the line". The ground was covered with snow, so there was no line. I moved as far back as possible. He then wanted me to show the soles of my shows as I was waiting outside. I was then called in to show my passport and went through the security check. I didn't bring my phone or any electronics, so it all went smooth. I was asken to take a visitors ticket, and take my stuff. I forgot the part where he said that I should go to the left house, so I went straight, which proved to be the embassy employee entrance. Some employees told me it was the wrong entrance, said good luck and patted me on the shoulder.
The security guard had told me to go to window G, which is where you present all the documents. It was a Swedish lady, and most of it went fine, except the medical clinic had failed to submit my medical exam, although the medical was done 1.5 months ago. Also, they were not satisfied my fiancées divorce papers, nor with the document I provided as proof of payment - I did it at the local post office through Kassagirot, and it should have been signed and stamped. I suggest you pay at a bank office instead and have it stamped and signed, because I have no idea if Kassagirot can sign and stamp it - they said it must be signed and stamp by a bank official. Potentially I have to pay again at a bank office, but that's just a very small expensive if you have in mind how much this whole thing has costed in total. It would be an annoyance though. They kept my passport, and I wrote my address on an envelope and put the stamps on it.
The interview was very quick and easy going and took about 3-5 minutes, and the questions they asked me were:
- how did you meet your fiancée? (I gave an elaborate answer)
- how many times have you visisted her?
- when did you get engaged?
- was it a suprise or was it something planned?
- what does she do for a living?
- she has her own business, does she get a salary from her own company?
- have you met her parents? (no details asked, just yes/no)
- are you gonna continue to live in Las Vegas where she lives?
- do you or her have any children?
- is she financially supporting someone else?
- she's been divorced twice. is she in touch with any of her previous spouses?
I had made an index of all the documents, which proved to be overkill, so she gave it back. I had also brought a cerificate from the church register and had had it translated to English, but this was not something they needed - an extract from the population register was enough.
Potentially they might have asked 1-2 questions more, but this is what I remember. It took about 3-5 minutes.
The total time including waiting was 1.5 hours. It was all very smooth and very professional. I recieved a document stating that I was not granted a Visa at this point, since they did not have the medical exam and I had to provide the other documents.
They kept my passport and I also got the pile of papers I had gathered as proof of relationship back. They will reivew the case within 2 weeks of recieving the results of the medical and additional documents.
All in all a very smooth experience that I shouldn't have been so nervous about. Just come prepared, and it's all fine.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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