M.'s US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Elizabeth
Beneficiary's Name: David
VJ Member: M.
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2009-06-05
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Immigration Checklist for Elizabeth & David:
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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? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2006-01-05 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-01-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-02-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2006-02-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2006-03-06 |
| Consulate Received : |
2006-03-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2006-03-18 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2006-04-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-05-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-05-24 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-05-26 |
| US Entry : |
2006-05-31 |
| Marriage : |
2006-06-16 |
| Comments : |
5/24/06 VISA GRANTED!!! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 31 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 127 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Newark |
| POE Date : |
2006-05-31 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
David's recall of the events at POE: I arrived & queued up in immigration line. Escorted to "backstage-sort of bit" on the other side of barriers from baggage claim. The nice old man who escorted us (me and the other immigration people) said "Don't worry about it," and took us to the elevator, pressed the button for us, and gave us instructions on what to do when the elevator arrived at the second processing area. There, I sat around for a bit in a waiting area around another desk, and they did some processing before calling me up. Just asked why I was in the country, who I intended to marry, and the date of the wedding. Then took the sealed envelope, gave me my I-94 (stapled into passport) and gave me my x-rays back and said "just over there" and sent me to baggage claim. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Cherry Hill NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2006-08-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-08-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
2006-08-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-08-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-01-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2007-01-30 |
| Comments : |
6/21/06 - Applied for SSN in Mt. Holly, NJ. Clerk was less than helpful, but we got her to take the application after she initially rejected it.
6/29/06 - SSN Card arrived. It was marked as "not authorized for work" but that's alright.
6/30/06 - Posted application for cert. marriage certificate.
7/22/06 - Certified marriage certificates received.
7/29/06 - AOS sent without I-693A
8/19/06 - NOA1 for AOS & EAD Received (FINALLY)
8/21/06 - Notification of Biometrics Appt.
8/24/06 - Email Notice of RFE
9/19/06 - Email Notice of Transfer to CSC
9/21/06 - Notice AOS received at CSC
9/22/06 - Touched
9/23/06 - Touched
9/26/06 - Touched
9/27/06 - Touched
1/15/07 - Touched
1/25/07 - APPROVED |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2006-08-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-08-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
2006-08-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-08-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2006-10-24 |
| Date Card Received : |
2006-10-28 |
| Comments : |
07/29/06 - EAD Posted
08/05/06 - EAD Delivered
08/07/06 - EAD Processed Date
08/19/06 - NOA1 for AOS & EAD Received (FINALLY)
8/21/06 - Notification of Biometrics Appt.
8/24/06 - Email Notice of RFE
9/19/06 - Email Notice of Transfer to CSC
10/19/06 - Touched
10/20/06 - Touched
10/24/06 - Approved! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 78 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-01-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-01-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-02-06 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-06-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
May 24, 2006 |
| Embassy Review : |
Interview was surprisingly painless -- I got to the embassy at 9.45am
and didn't get in until 11.20 or so (my interview time was 10.30, and
there were huge queues for the 10am ones when I got there. Luckily they
separated them out into two different queues, with the pre-10 ones in
one line and then when they were done with the 10.30 ones in a new line;
I was near the front of that. I was worried I wouldn't get out in time
to catch my 2.05 train, but it looks like they fast-track the immigrant
visas -- there were only a handful of those compared to the hundreds of
nonimmigrant ones.
Giving all the information to the guy when I first went up was far worse
than the actual interview, since I kept having to explain why I was
giving him bundles of paper and sorting out the bits I had to give him
from the entire tree of papers I had with me. It didn't help that the
guy had someone else observing him while he was working, so he'd keep
turning around and talking to him when I was trying to explain things.
But anyway, the guy being supervised on that one was the supervisor on
the woman that interviewed me (different one from last time) and she
just asked me a few questions about how we met, how long after we met
online before we met in person, how long after that before I went to see
you, etc, etc. Nothing that seemed like a trick question, so I just
answered everything honestly. I am good at talking about you anyway. At
the end of the interview she asked me if the previous visa attempt had
been a ruse just to get us to be together rather than primarily for me
to study, so I figured honesty was the best policy and told her it was.
She did a very 'you silly people' look and said 'Now don't you see it
was better to do things the right way?' like a teacher telling off a
child in a very kindly way. I laughed and said that yes, everything
worked out for the best. And then I just had to sign off on things and
take my SMS fee to be paid, which I did. I also have my chest x-ray that
I have to take in my carry-on when I come back over to give them at
immigration. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Newark
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2006-05-31 |
| Embassy Review : |
David's recall of the events at POE: I arrived & queued up in immigration line. Escorted to "backstage-sort of bit" on the other side of barriers from baggage claim. The nice old man who escorted us (me and the other immigration people) said "Don't worry about it," and took us to the elevator, pressed the button for us, and gave us instructions on what to do when the elevator arrived at the second processing area. There, I sat around for a bit in a waiting area around another desk, and they did some processing before calling me up. Just asked why I was in the country, who I intended to marry, and the date of the wedding. Then took the sealed envelope, gave me my I-94 (stapled into passport) and gave me my x-rays back and said "just over there" and sent me to baggage claim. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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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