pcraddy's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Joelle
Beneficiary's Name: Paul
VJ Member: pcraddy
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2009-02-01
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Immigration Checklist for Joelle & Paul:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2006-02-27 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-02-28 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-05-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2006-05-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2006-05-22 |
| Consulate Received : |
2006-05-25 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2006-06-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2006-06-12 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-06-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-07-24 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-07-29 |
| US Entry : |
2006-08-18 |
| Marriage : |
2006-10-07 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 65 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 146 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Detroit |
| POE Date : |
2006-08-18 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very smooth, no secondary inspection. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2006-11-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
2007-02-08 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-12-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2007-03-09 |
| Comments : |
Transferred to CSC 2006-12-14.
Approved 2007-02-28. |
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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 : |
2006-11-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-12-02 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-01-26 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-02-01 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 74 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2006-11-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2006-12-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 31 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-01-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-01-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-01-30 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 28, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
I stayed at the Gloucester Place hotel – 12 minutes walk from the embassy (I timed it ) Not bad, room could have done with a bit of a Hoover, but it was at the back of the hotel and on the 4th floor, so very quiet. Breakfast was OK, nothing fancy but I wasn’t too hungry before the interview anyway.
I arrived at the embassy at about 10 to 10, with my interview being at half 10. I wandered up to the front of the two queues that had begun to form and as I approached a lady with a clipboard asked if I needed any help. She directed me to the queue on the right hand side, alongside the first set of fencing (actually more like a low crowd control barrier). A sign at the front of the queue says “Visas” but it’s hard to see when the queue is already there.
A 2nd queue which was parallel to the 1st one a few metres away (and in the shade of the sun for those at the front, lucky people! ) seemed to be people who had a 10am appointment. As the queue formed a guy went up the queue asking people to remove metal objects from their pockets before going through security and generally cracking a few jokes!
The 10am queue started to file into the building, first showing their passport and security letter to somebody the waling along to the side out the embassy to go through the security hut – a standard airport style setup. About 10:45, the 10am queue had finished going in and the lady started looking at appointment letters and pulling the 10:30 people into the now recently emptied 2nd queue. 10 minutes later I was on my way in! I showed my passport and appointment letter and went thru security. I had a small overnight bag with me which wasn’t a problem. You then walk around to the next side of the building, inside the fencing, up some steps and into a lobby. The guys there asked people to turn mobile phones off and if they had any other electronic devices.
You then go up some stairs to the left and get a number from the girl giving tickets out - I made sure I got an immigrant visa one after reading about some people getting the wrong one. You then sit down in the large open waiting room, that has screens in the middle (so you can sit in either half of the room) that show how many people are in the queues in total (the queues are split up into immigrant, non immigrant and 2 others I can’t remember), the next 10 people who will be called and who should currently be at each window. Quite often somebody is called to a particular window by an automated voice with the info also displayed on the screens. There are toilets somewhere (didn’t dare use em in case I missed my call ) and sandwich/drinks machine at the back of the room.
The interview windows are to the side of the waiting room, with some more down a short corridor. It was here that I was called after waiting about an hour – window 13! It seemed like less of a waiting time because I was so excited/anxious! A British guy went down a checklist, asking if I had ever changed my name or been adopted, took my birth cert (plus a copy), police cert (plus a copy), my fiancée’s I-134 (plus the supporting evidence) my embassy visa interview fee receipt (red Embassy copy) and had me sign 2 forms (I think they were the DS-156). He then gave me a pink courier form to fill out, gave me my x-ray and said I should wait to be called again. At this point, my 13 compartment “executive file” (£4.99 from Tesco! ) came in handy as I had everything at my fingertips.
I went back and waited some more. It seemed some people were being called for the second part of the process by the consular officer calling their ticket number of name out thru the PA, and others were being called by the automated system – so watch out for that. I was called to window 16, where the guy talked to a colleague for a few minutes before acknowledging me and apologising for the wait. He wasn’t very friendly or chatty, just very business like – he wasn’t unfriendly and didn’t make me unconformable, however.
He handed back my original birth cert and police cert and had me sign another form. He then asked a few questions: what I liked about my fiancée, when we last saw each other, whether we had met each others parents and if I had ever overstayed or been in trouble with US immigration.
Then came the funniest part of the day - he flicked through our file and came across a picture from a Halloween party we went to. This consisted of myself dressed as Hunter S Thompson (of Fear and Loathing fame) grinning manically, complete with shades, Las Vegas visor with bat attached, cigarette holder, fly swat and plastic handgun, Joey alongside me dressed as an airline stewardess – and without breaking into a smile said “Was this Halloween?”
He then flicked through the I-134, pausing for a few seconds at one or two pages and said everything looked perfect, barring “nothing derogatory” coming up on the computer I should have the visa in 7 days. He didn’t actually say “you are approved” or “Welcome to America” or anything, but he seemed satisfied anyway!
I went to the courier desk on the way out and paid for delivery. You can pay 20 quid extra for pre 8am delivery, so I did so. (More info on delivery options here: http://www.securemail.co.uk/sms/embassyser...deliveries.asp)
I wasn’t sure about the 7 days/computer thing – when the first guy was doing my checklist I watched him write “OK” on the line that said “FBI/Name check”, so I think the 2nd guy may just have been covering himself for any delay.
Anyway – that’s my story – if anybody is still reading, I hope that was useful and feel free to PM me or post here if you have any specific questions!
Good luck to anybody else with an upcoming interview – the waiting is nerve wracking but it’s only 5% as bad as you think it is! Nothing to worry about at all!
(Copied from my forum post in 2006)
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| Rating : |
Good |
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POE Review: Detroit
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2006-08-18 |
| Embassy Review : |
Very smooth, no secondary inspection. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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