kevd321's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: C
Beneficiary's Name: K
VJ Member: kevd321
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2021-07-07
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Immigration Checklist for C & K:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2016-09-15 |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-09-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-09-15 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-10-13 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2016-11-14 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-11-14 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-12-08 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-12-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-02-08  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-02-15 |
| US Entry : |
2017-03-11 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 28 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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| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2017-03-11 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
POE was very smooth and while I was slightly nervous on edge, the two border guards at the Blaine, WA, Peace Arch crossing were very personable.
When I pulled up to the border crossing in my car full of my personal belongings with my US fiancee in the passenger seat, I let the agent know I was entering on a K1 Visa and would also like to import my car. From there I was given a piece of paper and told to go park in secondary processing and to bring the slip of paper inside to and wait for an agent to call me up.
Once inside it felt very much like check-in at the airport. We arrived at the border at about 8:45pm and waiting about 15 minutes for the a few other people ahead of us in the queue.
Eventually I saw the same agent that I had initially spoken with in the car walking towards the desk with another agent.
At this point they called me up and let me know that one would be handling the processing of my K1 entrance while the other would be handling the importation of my car.
The agent assisting with the K1 processing asked me and my fiancee a few questions such as when we intended to get married and jokingly asked if we had opened the envelope from the consulate which is VERY clearly marked DO NOT OPEN.
All in all the processing of the K1 entrance took about 10 minutes including finger printing as well as a brief explanation of the rules regarding leaving the USA before receiving the green card as well as the AOS process.
The agent stamped my passport with date of entry and also made it clear that the Visa was a 1 time entry. He then stapled the I-94a departure record into my passport and let me know I was done with K1 processing and I would just have to wait a few moments for my car importation to be completed.
I had forgotten to bring in my car registration so I had to run out and grab that from the car which was no trouble. I did that while the border agent completed some paperwork which he had me verify for accuracy upon my return.
As my car is a 2002 Totota Echo that was manufactured in Japan I had to pay an import tax, which came to about $42.
To ensure the process was smooth I was also sure to call Toyota a few months in advance to have them email me an official letter of compliance as I found out from researching online in this forum as well as other sources.
Once I confirmed all the details on the importation document were accurate the agent walked us over to the Cashier where we paid the import tax on the car as well as a $10 processing fee for the visa and we were on our way.
The whole process took somewhere between 30-50 minutes.
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Adjustment of Status
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| CIS Office : |
Seattle WA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-07-31 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-12-11 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-12-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2019-12-14 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-07-31 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-09-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-10-06 |
| Comments : |
Received the style EAD/AP combo card |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 92 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-06-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2017-10-06 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 92 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2020-11-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-01-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-06-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Received an update on 05/28/2021 that my case was under initial review and finger prints had been applied. Via USPS informed delivery, saw an NOA was to be delivered on June 2nd, though it never arrived in my mailbox. As a result I filled out an e-request for missing notice on June 11th and received an automated response advising I would hear something by July 3rd. On June 25th, I received an update that a mail piece had been returned to USCIS, then on June 30th received an a “Post Decision Activity†update advising my case was approved. I did not have to go in for another biometrics appt or interview. Card went into production July 2nd and was mailed out July 6th with a delivery ETA of July 9th. |
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Member Reviews:
POE Review: CDN-USA Border
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2017-03-11 |
| Embassy Review : |
POE was very smooth and while I was slightly nervous on edge, the two border guards at the Blaine, WA, Peace Arch crossing were very personable.
When I pulled up to the border crossing in my car full of my personal belongings with my US fiancee in the passenger seat, I let the agent know I was entering on a K1 Visa and would also like to import my car. From there I was given a piece of paper and told to go park in secondary processing and to bring the slip of paper inside to and wait for an agent to call me up.
Once inside it felt very much like check-in at the airport. We arrived at the border at about 8:45pm and waiting about 15 minutes for the a few other people ahead of us in the queue.
Eventually I saw the same agent that I had initially spoken with in the car walking towards the desk with another agent.
At this point they called me up and let me know that one would be handling the processing of my K1 entrance while the other would be handling the importation of my car.
The agent assisting with the K1 processing asked me and my fiancee a few questions such as when we intended to get married and jokingly asked if we had opened the envelope from the consulate which is VERY clearly marked DO NOT OPEN.
All in all the processing of the K1 entrance took about 10 minutes including finger printing as well as a brief explanation of the rules regarding leaving the USA before receiving the green card as well as the AOS process.
The agent stamped my passport with date of entry and also made it clear that the Visa was a 1 time entry. He then stapled the I-94a departure record into my passport and let me know I was done with K1 processing and I would just have to wait a few moments for my car importation to be completed.
I had forgotten to bring in my car registration so I had to run out and grab that from the car which was no trouble. I did that while the border agent completed some paperwork which he had me verify for accuracy upon my return.
As my car is a 2002 Totota Echo that was manufactured in Japan I had to pay an import tax, which came to about $42.
To ensure the process was smooth I was also sure to call Toyota a few months in advance to have them email me an official letter of compliance as I found out from researching online in this forum as well as other sources.
Once I confirmed all the details on the importation document were accurate the agent walked us over to the Cashier where we paid the import tax on the car as well as a $10 processing fee for the visa and we were on our way.
The whole process took somewhere between 30-50 minutes. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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