jg_am's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: John
Beneficiary's Name: Ashley
VJ Member: jg_am
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2009-11-30
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Immigration Checklist for John & Ashley:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2006-06-10 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-06-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2006-06-29 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2006-07-26 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-08-08 |
| NVC Received : |
2006-08-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2006-08-14 |
| Consulate Received : |
2006-08-15 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2006-08-25 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2006-09-05 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-11-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-12-14 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-12-15 |
| US Entry : |
2007-02-17 |
| Marriage : |
2007-03-03 |
| Comments : |
Date for RFE is long because I was on vacation from 7/1 - 7/16 so I wasn't home to receive it/send it back.
Can't be sure of Packet 4 arrival since it was a PO Box, but she called the consulate on October 30 and they said she had a date which was issued on the 26th of October.
Interview was originally scheduled for November 15th but was rescheduled at our request. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 52 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 180 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2007-02-17 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Crossed at Peace Bridge(Fort Erie/Buffalo) without any problems! |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Philadelphia PA |
| Date Filed : |
2007-04-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-04-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
2007-07-03 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-05-22 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-09-28 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2007-10-15 |
| Comments : |
4/21/07 Package delivered at Chicago.
4/30/07 Check cashed.
5/2/07 Touch
5/12/07 Biometrics letter arrives
5/22/07 Case transfered to CSC.
5/23/07 Touch
5/24/07 Touch
5/29/07 Transfer letter arrives
6/3/07 Case pending email arrives
6/5/07 Touch
6/20/07 Touch
6/30/07 Touch
7/24/07 Infopass scheduled
8/11 & 8/13 New Medical Exam
8/15/07 RFE mailed to CSC
8/17/07 RFE Delivered
8/27/07 Case Processing Resumed!
8/28/07 Touch
9/25/07 Touch
9/28 Approval email
9/29 Welcome Notice mailed
9/30 Touch
10/15 GC arrives! Would've been sooner, but we moved so we had to wait for it to get forwarded to our new address. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Philadelphia PA |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2007-08-17 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2007-08-17 |
| Comments : |
This was emergency AP for one visit for two weeks, but they gave us multiple visits over the course of a year. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 0 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-08-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-09-24 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-11-24 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
08/25/09 Package Sent
08/26/09 Package Recieved at VSC
08/31/09 Check is cashed
08/27/09 NOA 1
09/24/09 Biometrics
11/24/09 Approval letter arrives! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 1, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
We went to see the cross street of the consulate to see where it was and we realized we forgot the interview letter. D'oh! Her parents we going to courrier the package until we found out it was $400 for a same day delivery. They were willing to drive and meet us half way. We thought how much it stunk to get this far and forget the piece of paper that would let us in the building. We had the letter faxed to us praying that would work. We went to the consulate the next morning and a woman came out to ask why we where there. We explained the situation and she said not to worry about it and to show our passports the next day. God is good! All this worry for nothing. The fax worked fine and no one questioned it.
Her interview was at 9:30. We didn't get there until 8am. I laugh about the elevator comments b/c I pictured a huge cargo elevator and it was small. I also wanted to say I got in with lip balm without a lable and someone had a nice bag with their documents. We were the only ones with the plastic bag. When we were called, Ash submitted her documents while I paid. We waited a bit to be called for the interview that wasn't until 10:20. I went in the room and was allowed to stay. The guy said her police report was flagged because it didn't show Canada wide but the interviewer saw it did so he didn't see any problems. He asked the "official questions" first preceeded with,"Are you nervous?", apologized for the delay, asked if this took longer than we thought it would. The guy was friendly. After the criminal/border crossing questions, he handed her instructions on what to do next. He then asked the personal questions: how we met, why the States instead of Canada, what I do for a living, what her folsk thought of her moving to the US. He asked me why I went to Montana. Asked one or two more questions, and gave her the papers to sign and said to come back at 2:30 the next day. When we got there, Ashley didn't have photo ID since we left her purse in the car. They let me in to get it and now we have it!
One other thing is they didn't need any additional evidence of a realationship other than what we submitted. Ashley asked if the lady needed it and she said no. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: CDN-USA Border
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2007-02-17 |
| Embassy Review : |
Crossed at Peace Bridge(Fort Erie/Buffalo) without any problems! |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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