Marry American's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: BIRDS Beneficiary's Name: LOVE VJ Member: Marry American Country: Morocco Last Updated: 2007-12-15 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for BIRDS & LOVE:

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 : Morocco I-129F Sent : 2006-11-09 I-129F NOA1 : 2006-11-24 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2007-02-12 NVC Received : 2007-02-16 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2007-02-21 Consulate Received : 2007-02-26 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2007-03-09 Interview Date : 2007-04-04 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2007-04-13 US Entry : 2007-04-26 Marriage : 2007-06-02 Comments : The entire process to get the visa in hand was 5months and 4days. The interview was not difficult at all. He was the last one of the day. He had the blond woman; she was very nice to him. ****AP lasted 2 days**** Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 80 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 131 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2007-04-26 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,EAD Card Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Waited 7 hours. There were over 40 people waiting for immigration. He missed his connecting flight. A day later we were finally together.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Date Filed : 2007-07-06 NOA Date : 2007-07-17 RFE(s) : 2007-08-01 Bio. Appt. : 2007-08-08 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2007-11-29 Approval / Denial Date : 2007-11-29 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2007-12-14 Comments : Finally we sent it off, YEA!!!!!! ***Rc'vd RFE 8-4-2007 ***Mailed back 8-6-2007 RFE for all tax schedules. I sent them, but I will send in all tax schedules again. ***Rc'vd RFE information 8/7/2007 ++++Interview went well; very long (45 minutes). He was approved; now he is a permanent resident. Yea!!!!!!!!!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2007-07-06 NOA Date : 2007-07-17 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2007-08-08 Approved Date : 2007-09-13 Date Card Received : 2007-09-22 Comments : She took his EAD card at the AOS interview :-( Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 69 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Morocco Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 12, 2007 Embassy Review : My fiance's interview was April 4, 2007. He was one of three men there on that day applying for a fiance visa to America. He was the last of the three to be interviewed by the young blond woman. She asked him several questions, over 30. 1. My name 2. My job 3. When we met 4. Where we met 5. If I have kids 6. Why he wants to marry me 7. Asked my ex's name 8. Asked how was I able to first time and then two months later. 9. What was the reason for my second visit. 10. Visit dates 11. Length of visits 12. My divorce date 13. His divorce date 14. Our engagement ceremony 15. Are we engaged 16. When we got engaged 17. Where we got engaged 18. Asked about our rings 19. Ask about his job 20. Who I live with 21. About his prior visas There were several other personal questions she asked pertaining to our situation. She really drilled him. We had lots and lots and lots of evidence. I sent 3 huge binders. He had two smaller binders himself. She thumbed through all of our evidence. He had 140 pictures. She looked at each and every one of them. She did not take any of our proof of relationship. She told him that everything looked good and that they would call him after they processed the application.They called him exactly a week later to pick up his visa the following morning. FYI- he talked about me a lot (why he loved me). It was a very good experience for him. She was very nice to him albeit very serious. The entire process took 5 months and 3 days for visa in hand from time of mailing application. Pleasantly surprised. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: JFK Event Description Entry Date : 2007-04-26 Embassy Review : Waited 7 hours. There were over 40 people waiting for immigration. He missed his connecting flight. A day later he was finally home. Harassment Level : Low

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