Minnescota's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Eric & Katie:
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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? |
California Service Center on 2013-12-02 |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-11-23 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-12-02 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-01-09 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-01-23 |
| 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 : |
2014-02-04 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-02-12 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-03-26 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-04-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-04-18 |
| US Entry : |
2014-06-03 |
| Marriage : |
2014-08-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 38 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 130 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
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| POE Date : |
2014-06-03 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Saint Paul MN |
| Date Filed : |
2014-08-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-09-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-09-23 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-06-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Interview waived. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 14, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was at 9am but as I was keen to get an earlier train back to Scotland I decided to chance my arm and turn up at 7.30. This was no problem whatsoever and wasn't even mentioned by the lady checking the appointment letters.
I was at the Embassy for about 7.30 and there were already queues forming. You join the queue on the left and have your letter checked and are moved to the queue to the right if you are an immigrant visa applicant.
Your letter and passport are then checked again before you are allowed into the glass security booth, which was staffed by two lovely Londoners. You go through a metal detector and your bag is x-rayed and then you are allowed to into the actual compound. You walk to the right (past some security guards with machine guns - say hello, they'll give you a wee hello back which helped calm me down) then round a corner to the left and then up stairs to be greeted by some Londoners behind a desk who check you appointment letter and give you a sticker with your number (I was I903 - 3rd immigrant of the day).
The waiting room looks like an airport lounge with numbered windows (like bank teller windows) to the right of the seating (some are also round the corner, but it's obvious to find them). I was in early (just before 8am) so the screen displaying the numbers was not up yet (it also appeared to be malfunctioning when they did get it going, wasn't properly working until about 8.50) so I had to rely on the tannoy for my number. You really need to focus and listen as sometimes several agents call people at the same time so it can be hard to hear. They will call you twice though.
I was called up about 10 mins after entering and got the famous lovely African American lady. She said congrats on my engagement, cracked a joke about not many folk going to MN and asked for my appointment letter, TWO passport photos (I had to write my name on the back of them), my passport and my courier receipt. She then went to get my file.
When she was collecting my file I got the following ready:
Birth certificate and copy
Police certificate and copy
Affidavit of support
Evidence of income (Employers letter was all that was needed, I had pay stubs, tax stuff etc but she said it wasn't necessary).
She came back and took the above,asked me my estimated date of entry, then got me to do my fingerprints - exactly the same as how they are taken when you go to the States as a tourist. She went through a short checklist of questions, for the life of me I cannot remember exactly what they were, things like 'are you adopted', 'have you lived outside the uk, stuff like that,
She gave me back my chest x-ray cd and gave me a date when my medical (and therefore visa) expires - the last date I can enter the states if approved.
She then sent me to sit down and wait.
Not sure how long I waited, maybe about 25 mins before I was called up to another American lady with brown hair. She got me to do my fingerprints again and asked me the following:
How did you meet your fiance?
What was he doing in the UK?
Are you also a ____ (same job as fiance)? (my fiance has a bit of a boring job, so I said a very resounding 'No!' to which she laughed)
Is this your first marriage?
Have you ever been arrested?
Have you ever been in the military?
And then she said I was approved!
I though there would be more questions so was a bit confused and asked 'Is that me finished? Do I need to speak to anyone else?', to which she said that was me done! She said package should be with me in 14 days, but really would be there in 7. I thanked her and left.
Was out of the Embassy by 9.01!
So my advice:
If you want out early - get there early!
Get the documents you need ready to go in the order I wrote about above. I had lots of other forms and evidence but I had it all in a separate folder and in the end wasn't needed at all.
Relax! I was FREAKING OUT before my interview and was having to take deep breaths to calm myself down when really it was not necessary! All that worry for about ten mins total of interview/chat and an hour or so of hanging around.
Best of luck to everyone!
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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*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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