constac's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Justin
Beneficiary's Name: Catalina
VJ Member: constac
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2018-09-30
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Immigration Checklist for Justin & Catalina:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-02-18 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-02-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-04-29 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-06-28 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2014-07-11 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-07-16 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-07-23 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-07-23 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-07-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-08-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-08-22 |
| US Entry : |
2014-08-31 |
| Marriage : |
2014-10-01 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 68 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 180 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2014-08-31 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
It went pretty smoothly. No complaints. Small wait due to other people in line. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Milwaukee WI |
| Date Filed : |
2014-10-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-10-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
2014-11-07 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-11-13 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-07-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-07-18 |
| Comments : |
2014-11-28 - Request for evidence received
2015-02-18 - Potential interview waiver & 6 month delay
- no interview was ever scheduled |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Milwaukee WI |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-10-16 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2014-12-31 |
| Date Card Received : |
2015-01-06 |
| Comments : |
Valid for 1 year |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 76 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-06-01 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-09-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Petition was transferred to Vermont Service Center 7/18/2018.
Did not have an interview. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 20, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived at the Consulate at 6:57am. There was only one other person in line.
The doors opened at 7:30am. First you need to show the receptionist (right at the entrance) your Loomis number and your passport. Next you go through an airport-style security check. You must give up all electronics (such as cellphones) at this point. Don't worry, they give you a ticket with a number on it and your devices will be safe upon your return. After this you go downstairs and wait.
At 8:00am they open the elevators and tell you to go to the 19th floor. Once there, head straight to the "Visa Reception" desk right in front of the elevator, you can't miss it. The person behind the desk (if no one is there, don't worry, they will be eventually) will give you a number. Remember to specify you are there for a Fiance Visa!
After some waiting (not much at all, less than 10-15 minutes) you will get called to one of the desks. At this point they pretty much take all your documents from you in no specific order. I cannot specify which ones exactly because it depends on the person behind the desk a little bit. (Ex: they did not take my DS-160 confirmation, but they took the next couple's). They will take your digital fingerprints now, and your number card. DO NOT FORGET YOUR NUMBER!
Then you wait again…
Not for too long.
When you get called up this time you go to a different desk where a very nice person (a lady in my case) will ask you some questions. They will also give back your birth certificate at this point.
I was specifically asked:
1) How long have you been dating?
2) How did you meet?
3) What does he do?
4) What do you do? (I just graduated from university and am thus unemployed so she also asked me what my degree was in).
At this point, without any warning, the lady behind the desk gave me a letter while telling me my visa was approved. She specified it would take 1-1.5 weeks for my visa to arrive at my specified Loomis centre.
All in all it was a good experience. Everyone was really nice, and I was able to make light jokes with everyone. They were all very pleasant.
My advice:
- have all your documents ready
- you can never have too many documents, only too little
- business casual attire seems to illicit the best response
- be calm, cool, and collected … they won't ask you anything you don't know the answer to.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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