aehall10's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Andrew
Beneficiary's Name: Kung
VJ Member: aehall10
Country: Thailand
Last Updated: 2016-02-18
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Immigration Checklist for Andrew & Kung:
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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 : |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-02-26 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-03-05 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-05-08 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2015-06-02 |
| 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 : |
2015-07-29 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-08-03 |
| US Entry : |
2015-08-12 |
| Marriage : |
2015-09-19 |
| Comments : |
Notes:
1. I129F was sent from California Service Center (Laguna Niguel) to NVC in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (not listed in the drop-down boxes above).
2. Notice of receipt (I-797C) received, but no further communication was received from the NVC in New Hampshire.
3. After several unanswered emails (NVCInquirey.gov), I was able to reach someone at the NVC by phone on Jun 23rd. She told me that our file had been forwarded from NVC in New Hampshire to the Embassy in Bangkok on June 2nd. She was able to provide me with case numbers.
4. We'd never received a phone call or email from the embassy either, so I emailed the embassy via USTravelDocs. They replied within a couple hours and told us our case file had been created. We were instructed to pay a fee and submit DS-160, which we did within a day. WE also began preparing Package 3 materials based on the information posted on the Embassy's web site.
5. The embassy letter came a couple days later, just as we submitted our "Package 3" information and DS-2001 (A "We're ready" form).
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 64 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 146 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2015-08-12 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Santa Ana CA |
| Date Filed : |
2015-10-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-10-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-11-20 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-01-12 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-01-21 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-01-29 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-10-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-10-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-11-20 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-01-15 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Received one week after AOS interview. Applied for Social Security on 1-22-2016 in Santa Ana, CA. Easy. Told it would arrive in about 3 weeks. Also told to notify Social Security when Green Card received. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 94 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bangkok, Thailand
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 3, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our experience with Bangkok Embassy:
1. My fiancee's appointment was schedule for 7:00 am, so she got there at about 6:15 am. [Early risers at our U.S. Embassy!] Once inside, my fiancee felt nervous but not intimidated. Everyone seemed pleasant.
2. The interview was done at a walk-up window, "like a bank." There is a partition of some type, so the conversation occurs via microphone.
3. My fiancee interacted with only one person. The Embassy officer asked her the same type of questions you would expect your Aunt Martha to ask (e.g. "How did you meet?" "What do you know about him?" "What do you like about him?" "How does your family feel?" "When did you last see each other?" "How often do you talk to each other?" "When did you last speak to him?" "Were you aware he was married and divorce before?" etc.). The questions almost seemed conversational. My fiancee said she had no trouble answering any of them and there were no surprises.
4. My fiancee brought two scrapbooks full of receipts, photos and stuff as "proof of relationship" evidence. Only one scrapbook fit underneath the partition. [*I think these books should be kept under 1.5 inches in width]. The officer flipped through the book and may have asked a question or two about items inside.
5. The officer stepped away from the window for a few minutes. When she returned, she asked if my fiance could recall the name of the internet site where we first met about a year ago. She said it was "important." [We met on a social-networking site and my fiance explained how it had unfolded]. This question was important, I suspect, because of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act. There are some specific legal requirements if a "marriage broker" has been used. Those regulations don't apply to social networking sites where people cross paths, as we did.
6. The officer told my fiancee that her visa was approved and that it would likely be mailed to her in "about two weeks." My fiancee was told not to buy a plane ticket until after she had the visa in hand.
7. They wrapped up their conversation and my fiance was back outside of the embassy by about 8:40 am.
8. The visa arrived in my fiancee's mail 5 days later.
Overall, it was a comfortable experience for my fiancee. She described the staff as "nice" and thought the questions were "reasonable."
Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions about my fiancee's experience or how we prepared for the interview.
Final note: I have visited her in Thailand 3 times (December 2014 thru May 2015). We talk on Line-App chat almost daily and we were on the phone until the Embassy guards told everyone to turn off their phones before coming into the Embassy.
(updated on August 3, 2015) |
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Very Good |
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