mmorgan14's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Missy
Beneficiary's Name: Wesley
VJ Member: mmorgan14
Country: Netherlands
Last Updated: 2016-09-16
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Immigration Checklist for Missy & Wesley:
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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 : |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-05-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-05-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-06-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-07-16 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-07-16 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-07-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-07-27 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2015-07-28 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2015-07-31 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-08-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-09-17 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-09-26 |
| US Entry : |
2015-10-04 |
| Marriage : |
2015-11-06 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 33 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 119 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Denver CO |
| Date Filed : |
2015-12-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-12-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-01-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-09-08 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-09-08 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-09-15 |
| Comments : |
Interview lasted no more than 15 minutes. Wasn't even asked for any specific forms that I brought. Still glad we were very prepared. |
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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 : |
2015-12-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-12-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2016-02-24 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-02-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 84 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 : |
2015-12-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-12-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-02-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 85 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 21, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Review written by my fiancee (Wesley)
Last week, the 10th of September I had my medical appointment at 10.30. This all went very smooth. When I came in a very friendly woman sat down with me and went through the things I brought. I had to fill in some forms and gave her my vaccination report. She asked for 4 passport style photographs, but my invitation said I only needed 2 and that, that was all I had with me. She said they just changed that requirement. So from now on you will need 4 photos for your medical. This did not lead to any problems though.
Then I had to wait for the doctor. After a minute or 10 he got me and we went over the forms I filled in. After that he took blood, listened to my lungs, heart, checked my spleen and my liver. After that he measured my height, got an eye test and took my temperature. As last he gave me the vaccinations I needed and I went back to the lady at the front desk to pay for the medical in cash.
Then I needed to go to a clinic for the X-ray. This is quite the walk so I was glad I took my car. This was pretty quick. Walked in and almost immediately could walk through to the area where they take the X-ray. Paid in cash again for the X-ray and that was it.
A week later on the 17th of September I had my interview. I was very nervous. My fiancée and I were very confidant about all the preparations we did, but still I was nervous, there is just a lot at stake. My appointment was at 13.30. I arrived at 13.00. It was raining like crazy but people were already lining up outside. I joined them. I noticed that a lot of people had an appointment at 13.30, so this was gonna be a first come, first serve thing. I was like 20th in the line, but then a guard opened the door and asked people with an immigration visa to step forward, and all all a sudden I was 3rd in line. I had to show him my invitation in the pouring rain which made my neatly arranged folders with papers and forms a little wet, then he let me in. There you are at the second guard who asks you for your passport and if you have any metal objects, electronics etc etc with you. I did not. I gave him my wallet and my folders and walked through the metal detector. After the metal detector I got my passport, wallet and my folders back and had to walk through the very heavy, door at the end, took a right to the room with immigrant visa windows. I think these were numbered 5 through 8. Windows 1 to 4 are in the first room you enter right after you go through the heavy door. So we had to make a line at window 5, in order of appearance. I was third. After about 10 minutes someone appeared at the window and asked for the first person to step forward. When it was my turn the friendly man at the window asked me for:
• my passport
• birth certificate + copy
• VOG (Police records)
• I-134 + supporting evidence (being TAX returns of my fiancée)
I brought way more supporting evidence, but in my case they did not ask for that.
After that we had to go and wait in that area on a bench until our names would be called. This waiting took about 10 minutes again and then window 7 opened. She called the first applicant by name. His interview took quite a while, like over 20 minutes, which made me more nervous. My interview on the other hand went pretty fast, about 10/15 minutes.
First question she asked was who is Missy. Which is my fiancée. So I told her that. I thought if questions stay on this level, I’m gonna hit this one out of the park.
She then said that she saw that I was denied a tourist visa about half a year ago, and asked what that was about. I explained this to her and she said she appreciated my honesty. (Reason for tourist visa denial was not enough ties to home country)
When did you meet for the first time.
How did you meet?
Have you met her family?
What did you think of them? What did they think of you?
Has she met your family?
What did they think of her? What did she think of them?
Then she asked if I traveled more often to the US than she does to Holland.
What work does she do?
What kind of work do you do?
And is that the kind of work you would like to do in US as well?
Has she been married before?
How long?
Have you been married before?
Does she have kids?
Do you have kids?
Where are you guys gonna live?
Then she said that she had to make some notes and took my passport out of the folder, this startled me and I was afraid she was handing it back to me, but then she put it in a different folder and told me my application was approved!
All in all a very nice interview. the lady was very friendly and did not ask for any additional evidence of our relationship, which I did bring just in case. During the interview I saw her going through the papers and photo’s my fiancée sent to the immigration office in the US. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Denver CO
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
September 16, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
My husband and I were VERY happy to find out that our interview date was months earlier than the projected timelines led us to believe. Unfortunately, it was right smack in the middle of our family vacation that had been planned a year in advance. So instead of gambling with trying to get a rescheduled interview (and avoiding any kind of "you think vacation is more important than AOS?" questions during the interview) we cut our vacation short and paid up for one-way tickets back home.
The building at which the interview was conducted is very nice (nothing like the one where we got Wesley's biometrics) off of Colfax. We arrived about 20 minutes before our scheduled interview time, went through security and made our way upstairs to check in. I think we waited about 15 minutes before being called by our immigration officer, Mr Phillips. He was very pleasant from the get-to, asking how we're doing, if we waited long...etc. We were very lucky to get him, as we were both pretty nervous. I will say, though, if you do arrive early and end up waiting, that kind of helps to subside the nervousness.
Mr Phillips walked us back to his office. He confirmed why we were there that day and what the purpose of our interview was. He then made us take our oaths and gave a quick explanation of what the interview was going to be like. Told me that he would be asking Wesley questions and ask that I not answer them, and vice versa. He then proceeded to ask Wesley a few general questions while looking through our passports. Noted that Wesley came to visit me more than I was able to go visit him. To which we explained that Wesley owns his own business and can travel more frequently than I can. He asked if I had met his parents, what their names are. Asked Wesley if I had been married before and for how long (Wesley didn't know how long I was married for, but that didn't seem to be an issue). Asked if either of us had any children from previous relationships, asked if we had plans to have children anytime soon. He asked Wesley if he knew which company I worked for. Asked about our wedding ceremony and who all was there. Also asked Wesley if he knew what my cell phone number was, which was pretty hilarious to us because I've been teasing Wesley about the possibility of being asked that question. He got about 75% of my number correct, and that was fine. Mr Phillips then asked me if I had any documentation that I'd like to provide that can go in the file as evidence of our marriage being legit. NOTE: HE DID NOT ASK FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC. I could have handed over a million different things, but chose to give him pictures from our wedding, bank statements, health insurance cards, utility statements, notarized declaration statements from my mother and best friend and a couple other random things I can't even remember.
After all that he stated that Wesley and I got married in the amount of time we were allotted with the fiance visa and that he does not see any reason why his AOS should not be approved. He said all he needs to do is make sure our background checks are good and that was that. On our way back to Colorado Springs, Wesley received a text from the USCIS saying his green card was approved.
So we feel that we were very lucky to have gotten the IO that we got. At no point did we feel uncomfortable. It blew my mind that the only specific thing he asked for was our passports. Other than the generic "would you like to submit any evidence..", I was not asked for ANY of the documents that the interview letter told us to bring. Having said that, make sure you bring everything it asks for anyways. Always bring more than you think you need to bring. We showed up with 2 packed accordion file holders full of every single document we've ever submitted from Day 1 of the K1 process.
Hope this review helps. |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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