Ashley Sz's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Nick Beneficiary's Name: Ashley VJ Member: Ashley Sz Country: Canada Last Updated: 2016-07-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Nick & Ashley:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada I-129F Sent : 2015-10-26 I-129F NOA1 : 2015-10-27 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2015-12-28 NVC Received : 2016-01-13 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2016-01-14 NVC Left : 2016-01-15 Consulate Received : 2016-01-19 Packet 3 Received : 2016-01-25 Packet 3 Sent : 2016-01-25 Packet 4 Received : 2016-01-27 Interview Date : 2016-03-09 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2016-04-08 Marriage : 2016-04-14 Comments : Didnt have laminate coating on passport, was told to mail it in and then they would put the visa in it and mail it back.. ended up getting it fixed and walking it back upstairs.. was told i will get an email when its ready to be picked up ! - March 14th Status changed to Non Immigrant Ready ! - 3 buisness days from interview Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 62 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 134 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2016-04-08 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Orlando FL Date Filed : 2016-06-08 NOA Date : 2016-06-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-07-13 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : Case number began working on July 26th..after 47 days. Still reads "fingerprint fee was recieved"

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2016-06-08 NOA Date : 2016-06-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-07-13 Approved Date : Date Card Received : Comments : Uscis number began working online, July 26th, 47 days into case. Still reads "received on June 14th" Processing Estimates/Stats : Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between August 1, 2016 and August 12, 2016*. If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2016-06-08 NOA Date : 2016-06-16 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Uscis number began working online, July 26th, 47 days into case. Still reads "received on June 14th" Processing Estimates/Stats : There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 10, 2016 Embassy Review : Had my interview this morning at 740. stayed at the Days in Montreal Downtown, was very close, I took a cab there, but ended up walking back, about 10 min. My interview went very moothly, at first. I had the young guy everyone talks about, I was the first one for him that day so he was nice and friendly. His first question was how to pronounce my last name, as it looks quite complicated. I told him and said i cant wait to change it to my fiances very short last name, no hiphonating for me! He laughed and swore me in, then asked the standard had i ever been in trouble at the boarder with the police or my parents (this seems to be a common joke for him as ive read it here a few times !), if it was our first marriages.his address.. honestly thats al i remember him asking! He didnt actually ask me anything about my fiance except where he lived which i thought was strange. I made a comment about how thick my folder was and that i must have over done it a little and he made a joke that i probably missed something cause everyone does, i laughed and told him i dare him to find something i missed, which he laughed at. He didnt ask me where/when/how we met, how long weve been together or anything like that. He got distracted with my passport i think ... now this is where it got complicated. .. My biographical page wasn't laminated, which i had been told by the boarder that it was okay, and ive had it for almost 5 years, and had 2 work visas with it and crossed land and air many many times with it. Only once had i every been pulled over for it when driving accross, and they called passport Canada and said that it was fine, so i thought it was! He told me that he cant put the visa in it until it was laminated, and that the boarder can be more leinant than they can but thats the rule. My heart sank, and i asked if that was going to delay me and he said yea but not much, i just have to get a new one and mail it in ... and this is where i paniced because i dont have time to wait for a new passport then mail it then wait for AP .. so i asked him if i could get the one i have laminated and he said passport Canada i right around the corner i can ask for an emergency one, but he highly doubted that they could laminate it there. And with that he said heres the instructions on how to mail it, as soon as we get it we will put the visa in it ... he never said approved buuuut im going to take that as approved! I went outside and called my fiance in tears, and wandered around until i saw the passport office and went in, told them what happened and amazingly, he laminated it on the spot.. it took 5 min !! javascript:emoticon('') I was so happy i cried again ! So, i rushed back to the consulate and told the guard what happened.. and this is where i got mad. He told me that i couldnt go back in, that i would have to mail it and that if they let everyone drop off the documents they forgot that it would be chaos... Okay.. i didnt forget anything ! so i told him that, he still wouldnt let me in, out of frustration i was still crying, and he told me to stop crying and just mail it in and wait.. so i asked for his boss, and he told me "whatever you can ask the girl whos checking people in see if she lets you in" .. so once again i explained, showed her my DS 160, and the letter they gave me saying to mail it and she called up and asked if i could drop it off, smiles and said its your lucky day, go right on up and go right to window 4 they're waiting for you. So up i rush, and they called my name (which was odd since she didnt mention my name when she called, i must have been the only one that day without a laminated passport haha ) and handed it to a middle aged man who appeared to be a supervisor, and he told me he was glad i got it resolved and i apologized and he told me it wasnt my fault, i wouldnt have known and I asked if that means everything is okay, and its approved, he smiled and said it will be, we will email you when its ready!!!!!!! ... I was in and out of my first interview in less than 20 min.. another 20 fixing the passport, and then 5 min getting back in and dropping it off.. All in all, it was very smooth, the security guard was the only one who wasnt nice and helpful, granted im sure hes heard everything in the book! CEAC says AP right now, but hopefully it will change to ISSUED soon !! Rating : Moderate

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