noz's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Michelle
Beneficiary's Name: Noe
VJ Member: noz
Country: France
Last Updated: 2018-11-08
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Immigration Checklist for Michelle & Noe:
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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 : |
France |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-03-21 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-03-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-04-10 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-04-27 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2015-05-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2015-05-21 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-11-04 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2016-01-12 |
| Marriage : |
2016-01-24 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 15 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 223 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
San Francisco |
| POE Date : |
2016-01-12 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Everything went very smoothly, officer asked a few questions and glanced at the documents in the enveloppe, told me I needed to get married within 90 days of entry and that was it. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-03-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-03-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-04-22 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-10-31 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-11-19 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| 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 : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-03-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-03-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-04-22 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-05-14 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-06-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 56 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 : |
2016-03-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-03-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-05-24 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 58 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-10-31 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 8, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was at 1 PM on November 4th 2015. I got there about an hour early and just waited in the park nearby. Around 12:40 I decided I’d check to see if they’d let me in and as I was walking towards the entrance I saw soemone being sent back across the street. I asked her what the guard had said and she said she was told to wait across the street. After a seeing a family be admitted I decided I would at least make sure the guard knew I was there. When I told him what kind of visa I was here for, he told me to wait and called the girl who was across the street. The guard was fair to let her in before me since she had come to him before me.
Then there is another checkpoint where they scan your bags for electronics, which you have to leave with the guards before actually getting inside the embassy.
Once in the waiting room you are given a ticket and wait for your number to be called. I was number 4 so things didn’t take very long. I was called a first time to a window where I was only asked to give proof of payment (from usvisa-info). After more waiting I was called to another window, this time to give my birth certificate, passport, police certificates and all other relevant documents. I had my “JAPD” certificate but the woman didn’t want to see it.
I had read that even though the I-134 (affidavit of support) is not required anymore at the US embassy in Paris, they still accepted it if you decided to bring it. This is not the case anymore. I had it with me and offered to give it along with all the required documents but the woman replied that they don’t take it anymore. However she did mention that CBP might want to see it at POE.
She asked if there were any other documents I wanted to add to the file. There were, some of which I wanted to keep originals with me and only give copies to her. She looked at both original and copy, stamped the copies and added them to the file before handing me back the originals.
The woman also gave me back all the documents we had submitted in our K-1 petition (proof of meeting in the past two years), including all the photos of us, and a copy of the approved I-129F petition.
I then sat down and waited to be called for the interview. I knew from reading on VJ that the third time they called you was for the actual interview. For some reason I always envisioned the interview taking place in an office, sitting down in front of the interviewer, so I was a little surprised to see that it happens at one of the many windows in the waiting room, identical to the ones I had been summoned to twice before. The first two women I talked to were French and were polite enough. I had read in some reviews that some can be especially unfriendly but my overall experience with them was positive.
The interviewer was an American woman with a big smile on her face and immediately put me at ease. Definitely more friendly than the previous women I talked to. She asked if I was comfortable using English for the interview, I said yes and she had me raise my right hand and swear I would say nothing but the truth. She didn’t ask me many questions:
How did you meet your fiancee?
Where is she from?
Where does she live now?
What does she do for a living?
Have you been to the US?
Have you met her family?
Has your fiancee been to France?
Has she met your family?
There were a few more questions very specific to my case, which I will write about in a separate thread. (13 years ago a passenger in my car had marijuana in his bag and I ended up paying the fine for him).
Are you ready to move to California?
YES!!!
You’ll receive your passport in 10 to 15 days. Congratulations. I was so happy, it must have been obvious on my face since everyone I saw on my way out smiled at me (mostly people waiting for their interview). I was out at 3 PM.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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