Tyson and Sabrina's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tyson
Beneficiary's Name: Sabrina
VJ Member: Tyson and Sabrina
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2019-02-27
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Immigration Checklist for Tyson & Sabrina:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-10-03 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-10-10 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2018-04-09 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2018-04-18 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-05-14 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-05-31 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-05-31 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-06-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-06-11 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2018-06-20 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2018-06-19 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2018-06-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-08-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-08-13 |
| US Entry : |
2018-08-18 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 216 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 302 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Las Vegas NV |
| Date Filed : |
2018-09-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-11-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2018-09-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-02-20 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-02-27 |
| Comments : |
not complaining at all but they used the photo that they took at the fingerprint appointment instead of one of my passport photos that I sent in LOL so maybe clean up a little bit better than I did when you get fingerprints done |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 151 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2018-09-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-02-27 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 151 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 17, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Warning: I've tried to make this as detailed as possible so it's a bit lengthy, LOL. Like everyone says, the interview was the easiest part! Took a total of 45 mins vs the medical which took about an hour and a half (at the Medisys clinic in Montreal). I was in Montreal from August 1-8 with my medical on August 1 and my interview on August 8. I picked up my medical on August 6 - after being notified by email that it was ready. I stayed at L'Appartement Hotel on Sherbrooke, downtown, and I would highly recommend it. It is an apartment style hotel so they have a full kitchen, living room and dining room. It was $173/night which was comparable to the rest of the hotels in the area. The medical clinic was about a 5 min walk and the consulate was about a 10 min walk form the hotel. Metro station is also about 3 mins walk so it was easy to get around and sight see. They offer a free, typical hotel breakfast, and I saved a bit more money by picking up groceries to make lunch in the hotel kitchen. Drugstore and grocery store are also only a five min walk/about two blocks away.
Onto the interview review - my appointment was for 7:30 am, although again, your slot does not matter. I was the first one there at 6:50am and other people did not show up till about 7:15am. My sister was with me so she walked with me to the consulate and then waited for me at a cafe across the street called Copper Branch (we looked for the Starbucks that everyone mentions but we couldn't find it lol). You will know you are at the right building because you will see the US consulate emblem at the top of the door, along with signs on the windows of the door with instructions on what you cannot bring in. When facing the doors, line up on the right side of the building (there were people lined up on the left and when the doors opened they were told to get on the other side). Security guard opens the doors at 7:30am and goes down the line instructing everyone to have their passports ready and he also advised some people that they could not bring in their bags. One lady had a medium sized purse and that was fine but another man had a fabric laptop bag and was told he couldn't bring it in. Your best bet would be to just bring your documents in an accordion file folder (I left my phone with my sister otherwise phones and keys are collected and they will give you a number to pick up your stuff after the interview).
Upon entering the building, you will give your passport to a lady sitting at a little podium immediately to you right. She will check your name off the list and give you a laminated sheet with a number at the top (since I was first in line, I was number one). The sheet has a list of how to order your documents but if you are organized you can disregard this, like many other people have said. After this, you will enter another set of doors to go through security. Once past security, the guard there instructed me to go to the basement and then go up to the 19th floor. When I got down to the basement, there was no guard and so I went into the elevator and upstairs as instructed. Do not make that same mistake if you are also the first one in the basement - just sit down and wait. After waiting upstairs in the interview area for about 5 mins, I was told by another guard to go back downstairs since they weren't ready for us yet LOL. So I went back downstairs and the basement had populated with more people and the security guard was now present.
After a couple mins of waiting, the guard crammed all of us into the elevator to go to the 19th floor together. They call your numbers in order so I was the first one to the window to verify documents. The lady was very pleasant and asked me to verify my fiance's address and phone number. I had advised that we had moved just two weeks ago so we had a new address than the one on file and she said that was no problem and asked me to write our new address on a sticky note which she put in my file. She took my fingerprints and then asked for the following documents: letter of intent from petitioner, 2 passport photos, passport and copy, my original and copy of birth certificate, original police clearance, I-134 and last year's tax return (I gave her 2016 and 2015 as well and she said she only needed my fiance's 2017 return), and proof of address. She had asked me a couple of straight forward questions which I now forget but I was at her window for bout 15 mins before I returned to my seat with the domestic abuse pamphlet. I had chatted up the two people in line behind me so I sat with them and we talked to pass the time.
After another 15 mins, I was called to a more private booth to do the actual interview portion. Just as a side note, the lady after me (#2) was actually called for the interview before me but I wouldn't be alarmed if that happens to you. The interviewer was also very pleasant and it was not intimidating at all. She asked when we met, what my fiance did for work, how often we see each other, and where I work (I advised of where I previously worked and told her that I had already quit my job - that did not seem like that was an issue to her). After those questions, she handed me back my original birth certificate and said that everything looked good and that I was approved. She gave me a white piece of paper outlining how to track my passport and a pink piece of paper that said welcome to the US.
My interview was on August 8 and I received my passport back on August 13th (for reference, I am from Manitoba) and will be flying out tomorrow. Again, like a lot of reviewers have said, there really isn't anything to worry about and the interview is truly the easiest part. Good luck and I wish you all an endless happy marriage! |
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Very Good |
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