Medical Moose's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Alex
Beneficiary's Name: Yulia
VJ Member: Medical Moose
Country: Russia
Last Updated: 2007-05-16
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Immigration Checklist for Alex & Yulia:
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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 : |
Moscow, Russia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2006-04-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-04-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2006-07-03 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2006-07-19 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-09-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2006-09-29 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2006-10-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
2006-10-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-11-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-11-30  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-12-21 |
| US Entry : |
2006-12-22 |
| Marriage : |
2007-01-20 |
| Comments : |
NSC to CSC Transfer ... June 1, 2006. Approved November 30th, entered JFK in New York on December 22, 2006. Just in time for Christmas, my best present ever!
DETAILS:
April 13th - Sent "FORM I-129F" to Nebraska Service Center
April 17th - Touch #1 - "NOA-1"
April 18th - Touch #2
April 20th - Touch #3
May 6th - Flew to St. Petersburg, Russia to be with Yulia
June 1st - Touch #4 - Case Transferred to California Service Center
June 2nd - Touch #5
June 3rd - Touch #6
June 14th - Touch #7 - Case Officially Received at CSC
June 15th - Touch #8
June 16th - Touch #9
June 17th - Touch #10
July 3rd - Touch #11 - Notification stating RFE was sent June 23rd... RFE Received at my home in Nebraska, and FedEx'd to me in Russia
July 4th - Touch #12 - Independence Day Touch? UNBELIEVABLE!!!
July 5th - Touch #13
July 12th - FedEx Delivered my "IMBRA RFE" to CSC from Russia at 10:14am PST
July 19th - Touch #14 - Official Receipt of my "IMBRA RFE" by CSC
July 20th - Touch #15
August 22nd - Touch #16
August 24th - Touch #17
August 30th - Touch #18
September 5th - Touch #19 - "NOA2"
September 6th - Touch #20
September 29th - NVC Received
October 3rd - Phone Call to NVC reveals FBI background checks complete, ready to send to Moscow.
October 4th - NVC sent to Moscow
October 9th - DHL Delivers Case to Moscow @ 10:39am GMT+3
October 10th - Moscow Received Case
Novebmer 11th - Yulia received interview packet
November 30th - Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 21st – Yulia received her visa from DHL today!
December 22nd – Yulia flew Moscow to New York! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 141 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 227 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2006-12-22 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Awesome! The plane landed, she was out in about 20-30 minutes. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Omaha NE |
| Date Filed : |
2007-01-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-02-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-02-22 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2007-05-03 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-05-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Greencard Received: |
2007-05-14 |
| Comments : |
DETAILS:
January 10th - Applied for Social Security Card
January 20th - Marriage of America and Russia
January 25th - Received Social Security Card
January 26th - AOS & EAD paperwork sent to Chicago
January 29th - FedEx Delivered AOS/EAD package to Chicago Lockbox at 10:12am
February 2nd - Touch #1 - "NOA1" for AOS & EAD - Also Applied for SS Card name change
February 5th - Touch #2
February 8th - Touch #3
February 13th - Received new SS Card
February 22nd - Biometrics for AOS & EAD (Actually went on March 7th)
March 7th – Attended Rescheduled Biometrics date for AOS & EAD
March 11th - Touch #4
April 16th - Touch #5
April 17th - Touch #6
April 27th - I-693 Supplement Appointment, Columbus, NE. Received Tetanus & MMR vaccines. Began 72 hour TB test.
April 30th - Read 72 hour TB test results, good.
May 1st - Received I-693 Supplement in sealed envelope in mail.
May 3rd - INTERVIEW for AOS: APPROVED!!! & Touch #7 - Welcome Notice Sent.
May 4th - Touch #8
May 7th - USA Permanent Resident Welcome Notice Received.
May 8th - Touch #9 - Production of Green Card Ordered.
May 9th - Touch #10
May 14th - Green Card Received in Mail!
May 16th - Touch #11 - Notice that approval notice was sent May 14th. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-01-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-02-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-02-22 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-04-12 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-04-16 |
| Comments : |
DETAILS:
January 26th - AOS & EAD paperwork sent to Chicago
January 29th - FedEx Delivered AOS/EAD package to Chicago Lockbox at 10:12am
February 2nd - Touch #1 - "NOA1"
February 5th - Touch #2
February 8th - Touch #3
February 22nd - Biometrics (Actually went on March 7th)
March 7th – Attended Rescheduled Biometrics date
March 11th - Touch #4
April 10th - Touch #5
April 12th - Touch #6 - Approved and Card Ordered.
April 14th - Touch #7
April 16th - Touch #8 - Approval Notice Sent & Card Received in Mail
April 17th - Touch #9 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 76 days. |
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Member Reviews:
POE Review: JFK
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2006-12-22 |
| Embassy Review : |
Awesome! The plane landed, she was out in about 20-30 minutes. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Omaha NE
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
May 4, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
It all began on a hectic Thursday afternoon. I had a final exam for my mircobiology class in college at 8am, and then quickly rushed home to gather my prepared materials (and of course my wife) and we were off to Omaha! It is about a 2 hour drive from Norfolk, NE. We arrived 15 minutes early and were greeted by the extremely kind security guards. These same guards were there when we went for Biometrics, and still had the same great attitudes and smiles about their faces. One guard in particular had a tremendous interest for St. Petersburg, Russia (my wife's home city). He looked through my big red English-Russian dictionary in amazement and jokingly questioned the spelling of a large Russian word, LOL.
Our appointment was scheduled for Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 1:30pm. We were greeted by an immigration officer at about 1:40pm and taken through the doors and back to his office. I attempted to make small talk immediately, as to lighten the atmosphere a little even as we walked with the man to his office. He seemed to be very professional at first glance and not necessarily in the mood for anything besides his normal work routine. How wrong was I? The guy was absolutely amazing and small talk improved the whole ordeal. He seemed to be very interested in what I had to say and he became very easy to speak with after he realized we weren't just another bunch of shy individuals. He was very impressed with my knowledge of the immigration process and that I knew all the forms and even the approval stamp "I-551" by heart (thanks to VisaJourney  ). The officer really seemed to enjoy our company and appeared happy to talk about something other than the normal routine, I guess we just struck his good side. He even shared some marriage fraud stories with me, which were quite interesting to say the least. He was a very understanding gentleman and approved my wife with no trouble. We did have more than we needed though for required documents and evidence, which is always helpful.
I am absolutely impressed with the CIS office in Omaha, NE. Everyone was in a great mood both times we went, from the security guards to the interviewing officers and everyone in between. WAY TO GO CIS IN OMAHA, NE!!! KEEP UP THE OUTSTANDING WORK!!! |
| Harassment Level : |
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
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