mmmp's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: B
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: mmmp
Country: Netherlands
Last Updated: 2018-11-14
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Immigration Checklist for B & M:
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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 : |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-10-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-10-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-11-28 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2016-12-20 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-12-22 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2017-01-09 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-01-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-03-14 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-03-23 |
| US Entry : |
2017-03-24 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 42 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 148 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-15 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-09-25 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-10-04 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2018-10-15 |
| 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 : |
2017-04-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2017-07-28 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-08-04 |
| Comments : |
Expedited Request submitted on 07/25. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 106 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 : |
2017-04-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2017-08-04 |
| Comments : |
Never got a notification for AD approval, but got directly a combo card. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 106 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 14, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
I was at the consulate for around 1 hour in total. Don't bother showing up earlier than your appointment time because they only start letting people in 10 minutes in advance.
Do not bring laptops or phones or any electronic devices. Even though they say this clearly on the embassy website and on your appointment paper, people still bring them and they are sent back by security.
There are 4 booths/desks and it's all very out in the open -- there isn't much privacy for your interview.
First, they call your name at one of the desks and they ask for all the documents you were required to bring – passport, birth certificate, police records, i-134 and supporting evidence (tax forms, payslips etc) and any needed translations for documents not in English or Dutch. They take your fingerprints. Then they ask you to sit down.
After waiting for a little longer (maybe 15 minutes or so), they call your name again at a different desk. This is the actual interview and my interviewer was an American woman. She was very serious and didn't make much eye contact. She was typing notes based on my answers in her computer. At the beginning of the interview, she asked me to raise my right hand and to swear to tell the truth. She asked a few questions as she perused through the documents in my file. The interview lasted for less than 10 minutes and at the end my interviewer confirmed she is approving my visa and that I should expect my passport in the mail in a little over a week. The appointment papers state passports will be delivered within 5 business days, but it seems it's taking a bit longer now to process all the paperwork.
Here are some of the questions I was asked:
- How did you meet your fiance? When did you meet?
- What does your fiance do?
- Where does your fiance live?
- When was the last time you visited?
- When was the last time your fiance visited?
- How many times did you visit your fiance in the US?
- How many holidays did you take together?
My advise would be keep your answers clear and simple. The interviewers want to see you are confident in your relationship. They want to see proof it's a genuine relationship. Right before me, one applicant was sent back with further request for proof of relationship because they couldn't clearly describe the course of the relationship and the interviewer wasn't convinced the applicant was honest. If English is your second language and you don't feel confident in your speaking abilities, I highly recommend you practice in advance a clear and concise description of your relationship, containing accurate dates.
Good luck! |
| Rating : |
Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2017-03-24 |
| Embassy Review : |
The immigration officers were nice and efficient. The entire process took less than one hour, from getting off the plane to getting my entry stamp in the passport.
You first have to hand in your sealed file from the embassy to the border officer. He checks that you have all your paperwork, asks a few questions (I was there on a K1 visa so he asked where I met my fiance, when is our wedding date, what job I had before moving here and that's about it). He then takes you to the immigration office on the other side of the customs hall. I waited for about 20 minutes until another immigration officer called my name to one of the desks. He asked me if I know my rights, he told me I have 90 days to marry and then I can apply for a green card, and then he welcomed me to the US. Your entire immigration file that you brought from the embassy stays with them.
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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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