Adam&Allison's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Allison & Adam:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-02-08 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-02-18 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-04-07 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-01-20 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-01-27 |
| US Entry : |
2017-05-30 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 49 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 337 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Philadelphia PA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-07-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
2017-08-02 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-07-31 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2017-07-31 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-06-26 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-06-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2018-07-02 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-07-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2017-09-12 |
| Date Card Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 67 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 : |
2017-07-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-07-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 67 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 23, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
I'm going to break this review down into four parts, the first part will be about queuing to get into the embassy the second will be about security, the third will be about the document check inside, and the fourth will be about the actual interview.
1) Queuing to get into the Embassy on a January morning in England, as you can imagine, was quite cold. There didn't seem to be much structure to the queuing, there was two separate lines without guidance as to what line was for what. I joined the shorter queue at around 9:40am - my appointment was at 10:30am - and then an employee of the embassy walked up and down the queue doing a document check, I told her I was here for a K1 interview and she told me to come out of the queue and go to the front and let her colleague know I was attending an immigrant visa interview. K1 is classed as an immigrant visa at the embassy, just so you know. I went to the front and let the person at the desk know I was sent to the front by her colleague and she seemed confused. She apologised and told me to rejoin the queue as she wasn't sure why I'd been sent down - so I rejoined, ten minutes later I got to the desk again and she let me in no problem after taking my DS-160 confirmation page.
2) Security is pretty much just like an airport security. One thing to note here that caught me out, they allow iPads and stuff into the Embassy now - however they do NOT allow attachable keyboard cases on the iPads. So I had two options, I could go out and go to Gould's pharmacy down the road and rejoin the now even longer queue, or I could bin my iPad case. I decided to bin it as I'd been wanting a new one anyways. After that I went through the metal detector and was allowed entry to the Embassy.
3) Upon arrival inside the Embassy I was assigned a number and told to go to the waiting room, I went in and was waiting for roughly 10-15 minutes before my number was called. The waiting room is pretty much like an Argos waiting room, and various numbers ping up on a big screen so it was difficult to do anything but sit and wait. I had taken a book in, but didn't get to read any of it. I went up to the window after my number was called and was greeted by a woman who took my documents. She requested; Police certificate, birth certificate, affidavit of support, letter of employment (she specifically asked for this), passport, passport photos and courier/visa fee receipt. After receiving these she then asked me for an updated letter of intent to marry from my fiance as my I-129F petition had expired. I handed the letter over and she told me to go take a seat and wait for the Consular Officer to call my number again.
4) I was only sat for about 15 minutes before my number was called again, so up I went to the window and was greeted by a really nice American man - he asked me how I met my fiance and he thought it was funny that we met discussing the Obama - Romney election from 2012, given that it was inauguration day that day. He then asked how many times I'd visited Allison in the USA, I told him, and he then said 'I'm gonna go ahead and issue your visa - go wake up Allison, I guess it's about 6am in Pennsylvania?' - he handed my birth certificate back, told me my passport and documents will be with me soon - and that was it!
Overall a really easy experience, I'd spent months worry about this interview for it all to be over very quickly with the result I wanted! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Philadelphia PA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 26, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our appointment was at the Philadelphia field office at 9am, we arrived at the office at around 8:15am, went through security and were directed to the second floor. We waited for about 45 minutes upstairs, and then were called into door number 2.
Our immigration officer was very nice, he had us raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth, which we did. He then made us feel immediately at ease with personal stories about his wife, we laughed and joked for a couple of minutes before he asked how we met - we told him, he then asked a few questions from AOS, then he said our paperwork looks good and asked if we had anything we would like to submit. We took a lot of evidence, so just handed him the folder and let him choose what he wanted to see. He only looked at photos and our joint checking statement, then he said that he will approve us and we'll receive the green card within two weeks.
That was it, very smooth and pleasant experience! |
| 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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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