goolia's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Matt
Beneficiary's Name: Julia
VJ Member: goolia
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2019-05-18
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Immigration Checklist for Matt & Julia:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-06-11 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-06-18 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-07-21 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-08-13 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-08-13 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-08-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-08-25 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2015-09-02 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2015-09-09 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-09-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-11-06 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-11-11 |
| US Entry : |
2015-11-16 |
| Marriage : |
2015-12-12 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 33 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 141 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Toronto |
| POE Date : |
2015-11-16 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
I arrived at the airport four hours before my flight just to be safe. The pre inspection took about 10 minutes - fingerprints, couple questions, officer reiterated K1 etc. I then proceeded to the secondary inspection room where I waited for just over an hour. My yellow envelope had a tear of about an inch and a half in it to which the officer questioned if I had opened it. I told him no and that it was already that way. He asked me a couple questions about where we met, the address we would be living at, what my fiance does and then my passport was stamped and we were all done. Overall, it was a simple enough experience. The two officers were very straight forward and intense and while the lady from the first inspection warmed up towards the end, the gentleman in secondary inspection was having none of it. My advice to anyone travelling through Pearson is to arrive as early as possible. There were a couple people in the room who narrowly missed their flights despite arriving the recommended hour early! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Newark NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2016-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-03-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-04-24 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2016-04-30 |
| Comments : |
No interview. |
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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 : |
2016-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-03-09 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-04-08 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-04-16 |
| Comments : |
Combo card. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 64 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 : |
2016-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-04-16 |
| Comments : |
Combo card. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 64 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-04-20 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-06-22 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-05-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2019-05-18 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 9, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Had my interview this past Friday morning. My interview time was scheduled for 7:40 but of course I had read that it was really a first come, first serve situation so I arrived at the building at 7 to about 10 people in front of me. I ended up being handed a #4 for the k-1 visa applicants though. They told me to hold onto this and wait for that number to be called. Just before 8 they let us all inside - through security and to a small waiting room in front of a large elevator. (I know it has been said before but bring as little to the Consulate with you as possible! I just brought my phone and my documents.) We waited in this small waiting room for maybe 5 minutes tops and then we went upstairs where we were told to sit on two different sides of the room (immigrant and nonimmigrant). They started calling numbers immediately to what is considered a "pre screening".
The gentleman at this first window did my fingerprints and gathered all of my documents starting with my passport, two photos and medical and moving onto the affidavit, birth certificate, etc. This probably took about 15 minutes. Mind, my fingerprints took a while because they wouldn't scan due to my hands always being clammy. The gentleman and I had a laugh about this haha. When this was all done, I was told to sit back down and wait for my number to be called again.
After about 10 minutes, I was called to another window with another super nice gentleman behind it. It started with me having to take an oath and than he asked me 4-5 very basic questions, we chit chatted a little bit and he handed me the "welcome to the USA" paper. He told me the computer had to run a couple last checks but that was essentially it. I walked out, obviously overwhelmingly happy. I get downstairs and security asks me for my name only to tell me I need to go back upstairs to the window I was at. Me being the anxious person I am, am now freaking out that something has gone wrong. Turns out I simply forgot to take my original birth certificate back from the second window haha. Overall, only a slightly stressful morning. If you have all of your documentation with you and get there early, you will breeze through the whole thing. I was out by 9! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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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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