sflasch's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Stephanie
Beneficiary's Name: Thomas
VJ Member: sflasch
Country: Ireland
Last Updated: 2014-10-29
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Immigration Checklist for Stephanie & Thomas:
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USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:
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Dept of State K3 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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K3 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Vancouver, Canada |
| Marriage : |
2013-10-24 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-11-14 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-11-18 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2014-03-27 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129F Sent : |
2013-11-29 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-12-05 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-04-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-04-28 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-04-30 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-05-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-05-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-05-09 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-05-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-05-16  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
2014-05-21 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2014-05-22 |
| US Entry : |
2014-05-24 |
| I-130 Approval : |
2014-04-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 126 days from your NOA1 date.
Your I-130 was approved in 143 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 179 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2014-05-24 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2014-05-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-05-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
2014-06-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-06-23 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-10-21 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-10-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2014-10-30 |
| Comments : |
We had a bunch of problems with this and EAD - a Request for Initial Evidence was sent, but it wanted documents for K1/K2 which were irrelevant as we were K3. The interview, however, was totally uneventful. He said he had not seen a K3 in a very very long time, and that we would not have gotten that far if we weren't legit. Only reviewed the 485 info, and sent us on our way. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-05-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-05-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-06-23 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-07-01 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-07-10 |
| Comments : |
We had a bunch of problems with this and AOS - a Request for Initial Evidence was sent, but it wanted documents for K1/K2 which were irrelevant as we were K3. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 40 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Los Angeles CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 29, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived to the office in Chathsworth about a half hour early and parked in the free parking across the road. It's a very clean and nice business park area.
When you walk in, you immediately go through the metal detectors, and if you are there for an info pass or AOS interview, you go to the right. Bathrooms are directly in front of you, and the left room had a group of people waiting for something else.
When you get into the room, you drop your appointment notice into the box on the left of the door, and then you wait. Ugh. And wait some more. Our appointment was for 10:30am, and we did not get called in until 1:15pm.
Once called in, you swear an oath to the flag, then sit down. The officer that was interviewing us was lovely, he said he had not seen a K3 AOS in many many years, and explained that due to the rigorous requirements for a K3 applicant, there is basically nothing left to ask us, since we wouldn't have made it this far if we were phony. He said we had more than enough documentation for him to approve it without event needing to ask us questions, but he was required to at least review the I-485 ethical/legal questions with us again. He asked us a few questions around how my husband and I met, how we got the K3 to go through (lots of calls and poking and prodding to get it moved along), and explained the procedure after 20 months since the green card would be conditional. He asked us if we had any current documentation we wanted to submit, since the original application was done nearly a year ago - we gave him photos (I would suggest bringing a few, we hadn't submitted any to this point and he seemed like that was pretty important), our joint bank statements & bank immigration letter, and our proof of insurance with us listed as married and jointly insured. After that he made some copies of my birth cert and my husband's EAD, and we were sent on our way. He said he would try to review and approve that day, but wasn't sure he would have time.
We received the notification for approval the next morning, and then the confirmation that the card had been mailed about 5 days after that.
Overall it was a smooth experience, and the officer was genuinely lovely. They all seem pretty overworked there though, he said they were even further behind the previous day. They all do open door for the interviews, and walking out you can see all the piles of paperwork on everyones desks.
You can bring snacks and water with you into the building, so if you're interviewing here, I would suggest that - you probably won't get called for an interview until a few hours later than your scheduled time!
Finally done with immigration for a little while!!! javascript:emoticon(' ') |
| Harassment Level : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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