Vish & Prach's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: prach
Beneficiary's Name: vish
VJ Member: Vish & Prach
Country: India
Last Updated: 2015-02-01
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Immigration Checklist for prach & vish:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Texas Service Center on 2013-06-21 |
| Consulate : |
New Delhi, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-02-14 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-02-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-08-28 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-09-09 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-09-13 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-09-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-11-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-11-25 |
| US Entry : |
2013-12-25 |
| Marriage : |
2013-12-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 188 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 270 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: New Delhi, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 19, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
K1 Visa Interview
Consulate: New Delhi, India
Me and my fiancee were at the NWD last month for our K1 interview, which went very smooth! We were really very nervous and anxious at the same time as we had been looking forward to this day since so long. My fiancee had flown in from the US for the interview and we were not even clear if she would be allowed to stay with me during the interview.
Let me describe my experience in detail for you guys:
First we were made to wait outside the embassy and people were called inside according to their interview time i.e 7:30, 8:00 etc
We had reached the Embassy early (by 7:30 AM).
As we were scheduled for 8:30AM batch, we were admitted into the embassy around 8:45am. The guards at the entry took our mobile phones and stored them in a locker and gave us a token for that. After entering we were made to sit down again and wait in the lobby.
Once inside the Embassy, we were given a token number. In there an electronic display guides you when your number is up to go through 3 different counters in order.
1) The first counter is for biometrics : Fingerprints (takes about a minute once you are called).
2) At the second counter you submit your forms, police certificates and essentially everything that you have compiled in your PACKET 4. (takes about 10-15 minutes once you are at the counter).
3) The third and the final counter is where you are interviewed by the consular officer for your K1.
I had expected for the interview to take place in a room or a cubicle but surprisingly the interviews take place at the window of a counter! (amount of time spent here depends on how your interview proceeds)
I did not face any trouble while getting my US Citizen fiancee into the embassy with me or having her by my side throughout the whole process including the interview. No one even looked twice let alone say anything at her presence in the embassy. They just saw her American passport and asked if she was with me for interview. Even the consular officer was freely asking her questions regarding our relationship and did not show any reservations whatsoever to her presence.
Personally I feel it was very helpful for me to have my fiancee by my side during the interview and it had a very positive effect at the outcome of the interview.
Inside the embassy everything went smoothly and we were out in 3 hours time i.e by 12 noon.
The interview:
It only took 5-7 minutes to complete the interview. The officer made us raise our hands to take an oath of truth and proceeded with the questioning:
How and when u guys met?
Why did you go for a fiancee(K1) visa and not for marriage visa?
Why marriage ceremony is being held in US and not in India?
Will my family be able to go to US for marriage?
Two questions I answered and two were answered by my fiancee. We had tons of evidence in form of chat printout and photographs etc, but he did not ask for any of it!
Then he said, we will mail you whenever your visa is ready for pick up :-)
7 days later we got an email saying that my visa was ready for pickup. We picked up my visa the same day and boarded the plane same day too for US. LOL.
And here I am now with the love of my life enjoying snowfall in New york.
Overall it was a great experience for both of us!
Our K1 journey lasted 9.5 months and am happy that it is over :-)
(updated on December 19, 2013) |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2013-11-27 |
| Embassy Review : |
I reached JFK with my fiancée on 27 nov this year. Apparently the officer at POE was not sure what to do with a K1 visa. He left his desk and asked me to follow him to an immigration office that was about 100 meters far. After reaching there he gave my documents to an officer sitting on a desk and left me there saying that this officer will process your case further.
When the Officer at the desk saw my passport, he told me that I am in the wrong section and he advised me to find the POE officer who brought me here and tell him that he had brought me to a wrong section. I took all my documents and found the POE officer who was on his way back to his counter and informed him of what I was told. Now this POE officer asked some of his fellow officer for advice on processing a K1.
After this he took me back to the immigration counter, wrote down my Alien number and stamped my passport and then brought me to another office. He kept my file in an appropriate folder and left me there telling me to wait for my name to be called out. Eventually my name was called out after 20 minutes and a lady officer handed me my passport instructing me to marry within 90 days. That was it. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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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