elinej's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Emily
Beneficiary's Name: Eline
VJ Member: elinej
Country: Netherlands
Last Updated: 2021-07-17
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Immigration Checklist for Emily & Eline:
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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 on 2017-12-05 |
| Consulate : |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-11-28 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-12-04 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-05-31 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-06-26 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2018-06-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-06-28 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2018-06-30 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2018-07-10 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-08-14 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-08-18 |
| US Entry : |
2018-08-30 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 178 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 253 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Montgomery AL |
| Date Filed : |
2018-10-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-11-20 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-07-18 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-07-18 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2019-07-27 |
| 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 : |
2018-10-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-03-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 155 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 : |
2018-10-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-10-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 155 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2021-06-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-06-29 |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 15, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Overall I had a very good experience and the staff was very friendly. I had my appointment August 14 at 12.30. I got there about 25 minutes early. Even though there was no line, it was apparently very busy inside, so the guy at the window told me to come back at 12.30 because they couldn't help me any sooner.
Walked around for about 15 minutes before going back, at which point there was a small line outside. After a little wait I was called up to the window and had to show my passport. My name was crossed off a list and I had to go through security. They checked my bag and phone to make sure bluetooth was switched off.
At security they take your bag (you can’t take it inside), and store it for you at the front desk. You’ll receive a card with a number so you can pick it up on your way out. I could bring my documents, phone, wallet and watch inside with me.
The waiting room was packed (probably over 20 people in there), and most seats were taken so people were standing to the side. I was told to go to a small desk on the left of the room, where I had to show my passport again (they put a sticker on the back) and checked my appointment on a list of names. The woman spoke Dutch to me and sent me to one of the windows in the back.
There I was asked for my different documents one by one (it's useful to have them organised in a way to get them out easily) and got my fingerprints taken.
The documents she asked for:
- Passport
- Passport pictures (two)
- Birth certificate (original + copy)
- I-134 + tax returns + W2’s (I had these documents from two people, because I had a co-sponsor)
- Police certificate (original + copy)
She asked me a few questions, checking my fiancée's address and asking what the relationship of the co-sponsor was to me (the mother of my fiancée). Basically she just went down a checklist of all the documents and wrote 'OK' once I'd given them and she could check them off.
I was told to take a seat and my name would be called once they were ready for me. During this time you are allowed to use your phone (a lot of people were on their phones in the waiting area), so I could update my fiancée a little on what was happening. You just can't use it at the window, otherwise it's totally fine to check it.
After about 30 minutes I got called to go to window 6. At the back of the waiting room is windows 1 to 4, window 6 is in the other room. Since this was the only window open in the second room at the time, I actually did have some privacy during my interview, which was nice. I had imagined the interview would be sitting down somewhere, but you're just standing at this window to talk to the interviewer.
First I had to raise my right hand and swear both my application and everything I'd be answering that day was the truth to the best of my knowledge.
In total the interview took about 10 minutes, and the interviewer seemed friendly. Questions he asked:
- What’s your fiancée’s name?
- Do you take any medications currently? (I do and this was in my medical file as well. I said yes, and he asked me to clarify and he seemed to check my answer with the info from my medical exam).
- Have you been in any previous relationships?
- How did you meet your fiancée?
- When did your relationship get serious?
- When did you first meet in person? (Because we met online and were friends first)
- Does your fiancée work?
- How many times has your fiancée visited you?
- How much time have you spent together in total over the past 3 years?
- After I answered: so you think you'll be okay living together when you're married?
- Have you ever met her family?
- What do you like about your fiancée?
- Do you have any pictures of the two of you? (I did, and handed him a stack of photos. He did not look at them during the interview).
- Have you ever met her family? (Same question again.)
- What do you think of her family?
After this he told me to take a seat again and he'd call me back in the other room. I didn't know what this meant, so obviously this made me nervous. About 10 minutes later I got called up to the second window by the interviewer and he asked me when I planned to travel to the US. I told him as soon as I would have my visa, because I hadn't booked a plane ticket yet.
He wrote something down and then told me he was approving my visa. After he explained all the details of my visa (having to get married within 90 days, and not being allowed to open the sealed envelope etc.), he asked if I had any questions. Since he still had the pictures I'd given during the interview and it included some originals I'd like to have returned, I asked him if I had to give them copies of these pictures.
He just smiled and handed them to me, saying I could just have all of them back and they didn't need anything else. In total I think I was inside for about an hour, despite how busy it was.
Despite all my nerves, it was a pleasant experience. If you're in a real relationship and you have the right documents with you it should be fine! And it's good to ask for any personal things you'd like returned after you get approved, I was definitely happy to have those pictures.
At my interview they didn't ask for:
- Appointment confirmation
- Appointment letter
- DS-160
- NOA2
- Copy of passport
- Copies of proof of relationship
I did bring all of these in with me, but left with those documents again since they didn't need them. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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