Coraliine's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Erika
Beneficiary's Name: Paul
VJ Member: Coraliine
Country: Netherlands
Last Updated: 2016-03-07
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Immigration Checklist for Erika & 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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Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-05-02 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-05-08 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-06-19 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-12-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-12-08 |
| US Entry : |
2016-02-29 |
| Marriage : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 42 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 214 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 5, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
So we arrived at the set time and there was a line outside of the consulate. No one was outside directing people where to go or who should be lined up first (this is important as the line isn't purely K-1 fiance petitioners). One guard did pop his head out and I told him we had an appointment for 13:00 (I think - honestly I can't remember the time anymore) when it was already 45 minutes past. He was very rude and told us to just get in line, so we did.
When my fiance got in (I, the American citizen wasn't allowed in the consulate) the same guard checked his paperwork and said, "Oh, why didn't you say you had an appointment for an hour ago?" At that point we had been waiting outside in the cold for well over an hour. My fiance responded that I had told him and he said to wait. The guy brushed us off.
When my fiance got into the waiting room for K-1 visas there was only one window open for about 8 waiting people. There was a man from Syria with a screaming infant who spoke neither English nor Dutch and did not bring a translator. He was at the counter for an hour and a half before finally being declined.
My fiance then waited an additional hour and was the very last person to be called up. They asked him two questions: "How long have you been dating? When was the last time you saw each other?" He answered, sat back down, and was called up about 20 minutes later and was approved.
It was completely disorganized and incredibly slow. My fiance said there were 4 other closed windows but about 10 people sitting in the back joking around and talking about how bored they were and that they just wanted to go home and have Christmas break.
I've had numerous other issues with this consulate in the past regarding both the K-1 and my own personal US citizen services over the past two years that I've been in the country. I'm certainly going to be filing a complaint against them as I have been cursed out by their staff over e-mail for simply answering a question.
In addition to this they also charged an outrageous amount to ship the passport and visa with a "courier service" and warned that someone had to be home and on the approved list to receive the package. It cost a LOT of money. Turns out they send it by normal mail with PostNL. How outrageous! Part of the fee is to have a personal courier service and have someone hand deliver it to you.
I'm so glad I don't have to deal with these people again. Compared to the consulates in other countries I've dealt with (UK and Germany), they were horrible and have terrible staff.
(updated on January 5, 2016) |
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Very 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
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