Otto's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Otto Beneficiary's Name: Karin VJ Member: Otto Country: Germany Last Updated: 2010-02-01 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Otto & Karin:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany I-129F Sent : 2006-12-01 I-129F NOA1 : 2006-12-06 I-129F RFE(s) : None RFE Reply(s) : N/A I-129F NOA2 : 2007-03-05 NVC Received : 2007-03-15 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2007-03-16 Consulate Received : 2007-03-19 Packet 3 Received : 2007-03-21 Packet 3 Sent : 2007-03-27 Packet 4 Received : 2007-03-31 Interview Date : 2007-04-13 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): None Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2007-04-17 US Entry : 2007-05-29 Marriage : 2007-07-07 Comments : The hardest (longest) part is the waiting period between NOA1 and the approval notice. As you can see - things happen fairly rapidly after that (the K-1 portion anyway). Within about a 1-month period after the petition was approved, a lot happened. Be prepared and follow the Guides and you'll be just fine. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 89 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 128 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2007-05-29 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : JFK - No questions - comments or a welcome. Smooth as glass. Tip: Have your 'envelope' in hand and visible when starting in line - someone will come and put you in the US Citizen line. Saves a bunch of time.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : San Antonio TX Date Filed : 2007-07-19 NOA Date : 2007-08-31 RFE(s) : 2007-08-24 Bio. Appt. : 2007-09-13 AOS Transfer** : 2007-09-13 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2007-11-02 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2007-11-06 Comments : 09/19/2007 NOA Case Touched at CSC 10/29/2007 Multiple touches (daily) approval notice sent Nov.02

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2007-07-19 NOA Date : 2007-08-31 RFE(s) : None Bio. Appt. : 2007-09-13 Approved Date : 2007-10-04 Date Card Received : 2007-10-16 Comments : 09/13/2007 EAD finally shows up on USCIS website for tracking. 07/30/07 Card Production Ordered notice received 12 days before the actual card showed up in the mail (incidental, a notice from CRIS stating the card was mailed was received one day prior to getting the card in the mail.) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 77 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2009-08-04 NOA Date : 2009-08-10 RFE(s) : NONE Bio. Appt. : 2009-09-09 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2010-01-15 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2010-01-28 Comments : Approval took 158 days (5.2 months) with no RFEs nor interview. PR/Green Card should arrived Jan 28(2 weeks later). Exp. January 2020

Member Reviews:

POE Review: JFK Event Description Entry Date : 2007-05-29 Embassy Review : JFK - No questions - comments or a welcome. Smooth as glass. Tip: Have your 'envelope' in hand and visible when starting in line - someone will come and put you in the US Citizen line. Saves a bunch of time. Harassment Level : Low

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.

** Not all cases are transfered

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