CharlotteLister's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Karlin & Charlotte:
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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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Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-10-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-10-23 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-11-19 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2015-12-12 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016--02-19 |
| 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 : |
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| Marriage : |
2016-10-01 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 27 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took -16731 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
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February 21, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
Just thought i would come on here and provide my London embassy experience.
I arrived at the consulate around 7:25am where a queue was already starting to form. I joined the queue and waited for the embassy to open. The staff were beginning to set up the checkpoint where they sign you in and give you a plastic bag for your watch, phone, belt etc. As i got closer to the front, i heard one staff member say that immigrant visas should come further to the front and join the small queue on the left. Once at the front, i had to provide my passport, appointment letter and confirmation of my DS-160. I then had my passport checked by a security man and was told to join the line for the room where you walk through the security barriers. All was smooth and was directed up the stairs and round the building. I was given my immigrant visa number I911. By this time it was about 8:30.
I wasn't called up the first window till about 9:00am. When i went up the window there was a lovely British gentleman behind the window. He went to get my K1 Petition file, passed over my chest x-ray CD and then took my documents such as affidavit of support, birth certificate, proof of paying the MRV fee and my police certificate. i then gave over my subject access report as i thought it would be useful as my police certificate says 'no live trace' due to an incident when i was 14. The gentleman flicked through my passport and saw my J1 visa from 2 years ago (how i met my fiance) and advised me that since i had gotten the J1, that the incident shouldn't be a problem when getting my K1. He advised me to sit down and wait for my number to be called again for my interview.
About 30 minutes passed when i was called for my interview at the second window. I was greeted by another friendly American gentleman who smiled and told me he would give my documents back as they had taken copies of everything. He then swore me in and asked me one question....'tell me about your fiance, how did you meet?'. I began rambling on explaining how we had met and how 2 years later we are still very happy. Whilst i was talking he pointed to social media post i had posted of us two that i had sent in with the 1-129F petition. I said 'yep thats him!', he said 'i love the height difference between you two' (my fiance is 6ft 2 and I'm 5ft 3), i said 'yeah i know i am so small compared to him!'. The officer then told me my visa had been approved and i will get my passport back within the next two weeks.
Overall, i was so relieved about the whole experience as i have been worried sick the past month about questions i would get asked related to my arrest when i was 14 and an admitted experimental drug use at the medical. Neither of these topics were brought up and i was only asked one question throughout the entire interview. I think this may have been down to front-loading the petition and the incidents being minor and the fact i was under the age of 18 for both.
I am now just waiting on my visa to arrive!!
So happy 
Good luck to anyone having their interviews shortly!
(updated on February 21, 2016) |
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POE Review: Miami
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2016-04-24 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived in Miami airport with my USC fiance on Sunday 24th April around 4.30pm.
Once in the immigration hall, we weren't sure of which line to join because of the visa. We asked two different ladies who were helping direct people to the correct line - one told us to join the US citizen line and the other said the visitor line. After a couple of minutes of confusion - we joined the visitor line and gave over our passports and the big envelope with all my documents inside.
The officer called over another officer to take us to a back room. We were told to sit down and wait. In that room there were a few other people also waiting to be seen, some looked liked they had been there a while. Hoping that wouldn't be us, we sat patiently for about 20 minutes before my name was called. We were called to a booth where the officer explained how the visa worked (one time entry, marriage within 90 days) and then gave me a piece of paper with some more information on it. We were then free to leave to collect our bags.
Overall, it was a pretty pain free, we had no major issues, just a little annoying after a long 9 hour flight but it was over with in no time!
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| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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.
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