wheresmykoala's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Hannah & Jade:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-10-19 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-10-27 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-11-28 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-12-16 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-12-16 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-12-20 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-12-23 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-01-04 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-03-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2017-05-25 |
| Marriage : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 32 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 131 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
Dublin |
| POE Date : |
2017-05-27 |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 16, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
The interview itself took about 30 seconds, and the overall visit was about an hour and a half from start to finish. Everyone was very friendly and helpful throughout the entire process! I spent a majority of the time waiting to be called up. You initially have to go through a scanner, similar to what happens at TSA in the airports. For those of you WITH a co-sponsor:
My fiancée's dad was our co-sponsor due to the income requirement. My fiancée had still given me an I-134 of her own, just to be safe incase they wanted to see hers- even though nearly *everyone* has sworn they would not care about hers. The officer I had asked to see hers despite having her father's, which had more than enough income to prove I would not become a public charge in the U.S. I'm really thankful she decided to write one out just incase!  Maybe it wouldn't have been a problem if she hadn't, but I'm glad that I had it on hand so when he asked me for it, I was able to give it to him. So as a heads up, including one even if you don't meet the income requirement and have a co-sponsor, is the safe way to go because you NEVER know!
When it came time for the actual interview, I got a new officer who began by saying congratulations on the engagement! She then asked a couple questions; the first was how we met, and the second was how many times we had been together. Very, very easy! After that she said congratulations, you've got the visa! They took all the originals of the documents that I brought along with my passport for the visa, even though I had photocopies with me. I mentioned this to them because I wanted to hold onto the originals and give them the photocopies, but they said they would not accept anything but the originals so definitely make sure you have them on hand.
The visa arrived about a week later via courier mail. The package that the visa comes in is clearly labeled DO NOT OPEN! Unless you are really in a rush to open the package and dig through everything without looking, it is extremely difficult to open up the inner package that you are supposed to hand to a border agent at P.O.E. (and keep closed for them to open).
Overall, it was a great experience and I did not have any problems! Was very nervous for what was arguably the easiest part of this process |
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Very Good |
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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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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