CFO's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ogechi
Beneficiary's Name: Chinedu
VJ Member: CFO
Country: Nigeria
Last Updated: 2006-12-16
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Immigration Checklist for Ogechi & Chinedu:
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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 : |
Nigeria |
| I-129F Sent : |
2005-09-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2005-09-22 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2005-11-30 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2005-12-08 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2006-03-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2006-03-28 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-06-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-07-03 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-08-08 |
| US Entry : |
2006-08-21 |
| Marriage : |
2006-10-21 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 69 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 284 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Houston TX |
| Date Filed : |
2006-10-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-11-24 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Houston TX |
| Filing Method : |
eFile |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2006-09-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-09-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-10-06 |
| Approved Date : |
2006-11-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
2006-11-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 53 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Nigeria
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 13, 2006 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiancé arrived at the embassy around 5 AM. There were approximately 10 to 15 people already waiting, but he was able to arrange it to where he was the first person in line. About 6:30, a security officer checked everyone's paperwork and verified it and then issued yellow slips based on the type visa the person was there to receive. Around 7AM an attendant came out and led the line of interviewees into the embassy. After inside, another set of security officers collected the yellow slip of paper after separating K-1 visa applicants to another line. Within 10 minutes a black lady called his number and she asked for his documents and collected them (approval forms, medical, and affidavit of support) and instructed him to go and sit down. Within a few minutes, a white lady called his name and then at a counter while standing she asked his name and she asked my name (fiancée’s name). She asked how we met each other. She asked him about my line of work. She asked where I lived, my favorite foods and how many times I visited Nigeria and the dates. She also asked where he took me during my visits after looking at our pictures. As he was answering the questions, she was writing them down or taking notes. She requested pictures and she collected our emails and read them. She asked my fiancé his profession. She also asked him why he didn't find a Nigeria woman to marry (trying to trip him up). He answered this question from his heart. She then told him to go and sit down. After a few minutes she was typing on the computer and she stepped away. He noticed that she passed off copies of our emails to another white man working there. My fiancé says he was all prayers at this point because the two were going back and forth. Then she went to the printer to collect what she was typing (2 yellow papers). She gave him one of the yellow copies and told him come back on Tuesday. The paper was his approval letter for his K-1 Visa. The lady never uttered with her mouth his visa was granted, but the paper said so. The following week, he returned to pick up his visa. They told him to by 2 PM and he arrived around noon. After waiting a while, a security officer came to lead to line of waiters into the embassy well after 2PM. A number tab was given to each. Over the microphone, they started calling names. When his name was called he went to pick-up passport w/visa and a brown paper package. They asked him to verify the spelling of his name and informed him not to open the brown package to be given the custom officials at the airport in US.
Please be organized when you go to this embassy. Make sure to create multiple copies of everything. I sent my fiancé a big binder with colored and labeled tabs with emails, pictures, written letters, phone bills, calling cards, engagement announcement, financial information, employment verification, Tax Returns. I am thankful this part is over. Now the issue of getting everything here in the states...things I never thought of. Best of luck to everyone going through this. It is definitely worth it for the one you love! 
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Poor |
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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.
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