Chris and Mariana's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Chris & Mariana:
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USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:
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Dept of State K3 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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K3 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Costa Rica |
| Marriage : |
2006-01-14 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2006-04-08 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2006-05-10 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129F Sent : |
2006-06-01 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-06-15 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2006-06-27 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2006-08-11 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-08-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2006-08-31 |
| NVC Left : |
2006-08-31 |
| Consulate Received : |
2006-09-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2006-09-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2006-09-11 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2006-09-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2006-09-27 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2006-09-29 |
| US Entry : |
2006-09-30 |
| I-130 Approval : |
2006-08-16 |
| Comments : |
I am a U.S. citizen married to a venezuelan living in Costa Rica. We were legaly married in Costa Rica. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 69 days from your NOA1 date.
Your I-130 was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 140 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Houston |
| POE Date : |
2006-09-30 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Date Filed : |
2006-11-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
2006-12-12 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-12-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2007-04-30 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-04-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2007-05-11 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2006-11-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2006-11-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2006-12-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-03-20 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-04-27 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 125 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Costa Rica
Review Topic: K3 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 2, 2006 |
| Embassy Review : |
My Wife is a Venezuelan citizen and I am a US citizen. we were married in Costa Rica and our Visa interview was conducted in Costa Rica.
The interview wasn't much of an "interview". We had the appointment at noon and was out of there by 2. We picked up our package 3 from the embassy a week befor. They gave us our apt. date for one week later at that time. Medical took only 2 days. We had anticipated the other stuff and had everything ready. they required from us:
-The Medical evaluation
-2 copies of ds-156 filled out on line
-2 copies of the ds-230
-Police certificates
-Marriage certificate
-Birth certificate
-I-134
I also provided a letter from me explaing that I had been living with my wife since our marriage along with certified copies of my passport to prove it. Also, the letter explained why I had not been working because I had been living in Costa Rica
They collected all these docs and then we waited about an hour. We were then called to a window. They asked her 2 questions:
1. When are you leaving?
2. Have you ever been to Houston befor?
They then said, "OK, you can pick up your visa on Friday"
THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!
They required no further proof, no further questions, NOTHING.
I feel dumb for ever being worried about this interview.
The Costa Rican emabassy was amazing. You can call them and ask any questions, Monday-Friday from 9am-11am, except Thursdays. I called about a thousand times and the same lady I alwys spoke to was always very curtiouse and helpful. The only thing that they did wrong was tell us that we needed the I-864, but we had prepared both (the I-134 and the I864) anyway. If you have everything ready befor the embassy gets your stuff, You could have your visa in a week or two. I doesn't seem like CR is too busy with K visas. From what i noticed almost everybody was there for a Tourist or Work visa.
Anyway, Interview on Wednesday picked up the visa on friday, flew home to Houston on Saturday. We had our appointment one week after the embassy received our package from the US.
From everything I have read from other embassies Costa Rica was probably one of the best experiences I could ever hoped for. They are pretty "by the book", if you have all you stuff and aren't trying anything "funy", youe get your visa with no problems. They are very accesible and extreamlt expediant for processing these visas.
Good Luck to everybody. If anyone has any questions about this embassy, please email me through this website. I will be happy to help if I can.
 WE ARE HOME!!!!!!!!! |
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Very Good |
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