Skatie2k17's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Katie & Simon:
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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 |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-02-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-02-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-06-14 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-06-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2017-06-29 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-07-01 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-07-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-07-10 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2017-07-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-07-21 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-08-01 |
| US Entry : |
2017-08-05 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 113 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 150 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Boston MA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-09-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-09-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-10-18 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-01-02 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-01-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2018-01-08 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Boston MA |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-09-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-09-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-10-18 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-11-24 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-12-01 |
| Comments : |
Expedite requested. Case tracker not updated. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 67 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
July 21, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
Won't repeat what everyone else has already said, but just get right to it!
First I was called to a bank-teller like window in the same room as waiting room.
There was a lady behind the glass ~25 year old American woman. Very strict, to the point, professional (read: stiff and boring  ).
Firstly she asked me for my passport and appointment letter (the confirmation page you see after successfully booking the interview).
She then proceeded to ask some quick questions whilst filling out some forms:
- Have you been married before?
- Have you served in the military?
- What's your status in the UK? (I'm a Swedish national, permanent resident in the UK, hence this question)
She then asked me to hand over some papers, which she specifically requested one-by-one, looked through quickly to make sure it was the right stuff, filled something out on the computer and then put it in a file with a 2-hole binder at the top of my file (I guess this gets sent to America)..
From what I can remember, she only asked for:
* Birth Certificate
* Police Certificates
* Affidavit of Support
* Last year's tax return (I gave her the past 3 years, she returned everything but the last year's)
* One passport photo (That she handed back after scanning it in)
She then took my finger prints, usual stuff. Same as at the border control when entering America. Gave me my X-ray CD and said "That's it.".
I asked how long it'd be before I was called again (as I desperately needed to use the restroom) she said it'd be "At least an hour".
At this point there was only about 15 people in total in the waiting hall that has chairs enough for probably 200 people.
My number was an i-number (I assume for "immigrant"?). Judging by the screen saying "Currently serving: i-XXX" there were 7 (or 8, I can't remember) people ahead of me. (the i-numbers seemed to be given out in order).
The buzzer went off after 10 minutes (No idea how long that person stayed at the second window), and the next person went over.
30 minutes later the buzzer called again, next person went over. 10 minutes later buzzer called again, next person went over. etc etc.
All people however seemed to go to the same window (I had a 13:00 interview). The window was 13+, so through the little corridor (follow the sign!).
A part from the one 30-minute interview that someone had, the remaining interviews all seemed to take between 5 and 10 minutes. In total I had to wait 1 hour and 20 minutes before the buzzer went off and it was finally my number. Our case is really straight forward, no military record, no previous marriages, met first time in person, seen each other several times etc etc. Nothing that would raise a flag or anything, so my interview was over in 4 minutes. (I did actually time it). The interview portion has been covered by so many people before me so I won't repeat that.
General observations / information:
* Don't be intimidated by the extremely long queue you might see to the tents out front. I asked a lady that manned the red tent two hours before my appointment what I should do. She told me to arrive 15-30 minutes before my appointment, and walk straight to the BLUE tent.
* When the person at the BLUE tent (marked "Visa") has signed you in and you go to the security glass building, I had to click a button outside and wait to get buzzed in (I only discovered this after tugging the door a few times like a dummy ).
* How you dress doesn't matter. There are people in suits, and people in plain colour t-shirts. Don't worry about it (but I'd try to look presentable I guess).
* Other people brought in rucksacks, so that's OK apparently.
* I took a portable phone charger, cigarettes, lighter, and phone with me. All OK. No issue there.
* You can use your mobile phone to surf the web or whatever to keep yourself entertained. Because the numbers are sequential you'll have an idea of when ISH your number will come up. (Note: They *may* skip some number for whatever reason, they did when I was there).
* Watch the presentation that scrolls through on the big monitor at least once, there's some useful stuff there.
* At window 1, do not give them more paperwork than they specifically ask for. They know what they need.
* There are toilets inside the waiting hall (in the corridor leading to windows 13+).
* The big screen said immigrant visas (or non-immigrant? Whatever the embassy consider K-1 to be) would take 17 days to get delivered after the interview.
* After my approval - I was told it would take "Up to TWO WEEKS" to receive my visa (so less than 17 days!).
* There are several signs in the waiting room telling you not to take photos. My advice would be to look around the room and read *everything* before sitting down to kill time.
Can't think of anything else, if you have a question I can try to answer it in a message. Good luck! |
| Rating : |
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