Jon&Becky's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Becky
Beneficiary's Name: Jon
VJ Member: Jon&Becky
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-02-17
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Immigration Checklist for Becky & Jon:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2007-01-03 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-01-08 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-03-29 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-04-05 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2007-04-23 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-04-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-04-30 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-05-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2007-05-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2007-06-15 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2007-06-21 |
| US Entry : |
2007-07-28 |
| Marriage : |
2007-10-12 |
| Comments : |
Touched 2007-03-28
Touched 2007-03-29
Touched 2007-03-30
Medical 2007-05-18
Visa Approved 2007-06-15
Visa In Hand 2007-06-21 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 80 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 158 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2007-07-28 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2007-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-10-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-11-21 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2007-12-15 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2008-02-19 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2008-02-27 |
| 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 : |
2007-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-10-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-11-21 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-11-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-12-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 72 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-09-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-10-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2007-12-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 72 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-01-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-02-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2010-02-16 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 16, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
After a nerve racking early morning drive down to London I finally managed to beat the traffic and arrive at the embassy approximately 15 minutes before my scheduled 10:30am appointment. I walked around the side of the building following the VISA signs and found the right entrance. I showed my passport and appointment letter to the lady in the bright yellow jacket and was told to go and stand in Line D. I had geared my self up for a long wait at this point and due to the fact that the weather on the way down had been terrible I fully expected to get a soaking. I was however pleasantly surprised to find that there were only 2 or 3 people in front of me in the line and maybe 20-30 in the line next to me. I was at the front in a matter of minutes where the man mountain of a security guard checked my passport made a joke about the picture and told me to stand in the line for the security check. This took a little longer but within 10 minutes I’d had by bag scanned, handed over my mobile phone and was following the signs around the side of the building to the entrance. I’m not sure if I’d dropped lucky or that day was a particularly quiet one but I was in side the embassy with in 20 minutes of joining the line and was very happy that I didn’t have to spend hours standing in the street. The signs around the side of the embassy lead me up to a set of stairs and through a big set of doors.
Once through the doors I showed my letter to the guy at the desk who gave me a numbered ticket and told me to go up some more stairs, take a seat, and wait for my number to be called. So off I went up the stairs and in to the waiting room to await my fait. I took a seat and looked up at the Argos style information screens in the middle of the room to try and work out what was going on. The number on my ticket was 18 and looking at the board I could see that there were only 3 Immigrant numbers to be dealt with before mine. So I sat and waited for approximately 30 minutes and then it was my turn to be called. I walked over to window one and was greeted by a very friendly oriental lady who took my finger prints and started to collect my passport, forms and letters etc. She was very jovial and everything seamed to be going well until she said “I don’t seem to have a copy of your DS-157 here” Now I was absolutely sure that I sent it in with my Packet 3 so they must have had it but the lady said she didn’t have one in the pack she had in front of her. She said maybe it had been misplaced somewhere and she would have to go and get an other one for me to fill in again. Luckily I had a copy of all of my forms with me and was able to give her one there and then. I don’t think it would have been a problem if I’d have had to fill out the sheet again but as words of advice take a copy of all your submitted forms to the interview just in case they mess up like they did with me. Once the missing form problem had been sorted the lady said everything was in order and gave me a yellow sheet to take to the cashier, a pink sheet to fill in for the courier and my chest X-RAY in a comedy sized brown envelope. I went and paid the $100 Visa and took the receipt back to the lady at window one who then told me to take a seat again and wait for my number to be called.
I sat waiting for about another 35 minutes and then my number as called. Until this point I hadn’t been nervous but as I walked up to window 14 I could feel my heart beating as 5 ½ months of waiting was about to be over. The guy who dealt with me was an American in his early 30’s and was very friendly and easy going. He took my finger prints again then asked raise my right hand and made me swear that the information I was about to give was the truth. After this he started to look through my files stopping to type stuff in the computer every few seconds or so. He then passed me the DS-156K form and asked me to write Becky’s name on it and sign to say I would get married to her within 90 days of entering the country. He then asked me how we met and what I intended to do for work once in the states. I told him that I was a Network Administrator and he said I shouldn’t have any problems getting a job in that field. After some more form flicking and computer tapping he said “Well everything is in order your visa should be issued in the next 2-3 working days congratulations” The guy then spent some time telling me what I needed to do to adjust status after marriage and how if I leave the US before my Green Card is issued or I have Advanced Parole I will not be allowed back in again. This was stuff I already knew but I was nice to hear it from the horse’s mouth. I was then asked if I had any questions and I asked about the Pre Clearance point at Shannon as I’ve been looking at flights and some of the cheapest are out of Ireland. He said that going through there should not be any different from going through POE in America. However while he was telling me his boss, who was stood behind him at the time, butted in to say that the immigration at Shannon were “Bitches”. She was laughing while she said it and did say that this was just her opinion but it did make me think again about going through there when I leave the UK. All told I was at the desk for about 5 minutes and wasn’t asked to show any supporting evidence of any kind. I must look trust worthy I suppose. I then went to pay the courier fee at the desk walked around the building to the exit and collected my mobile. By the time I was on the street it was around 12:10 so all in all the whole process had taken just under 2 hours which I didn’t think was too bad. I called Becky gave her the good news and went for a celebration beer before starting the long journey back up North.
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| Rating : |
Good |
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POE Review: Chicago
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2007-07-28 |
| Embassy Review : |
Could not have been easier.
Stood in the Visitors line with everyone else and gave the guy at the desk my brown envelope and I-94. After taking the usual finger prints and photo he opened the envelope but didn't pay any attention to what was inside he simply stamped the I-94 in a couple of places attached the top part of it to one of the files in the envelope then marked the K1 in the passport to show it had been used and stapled the bottom part of the I-94 in to my passport told me I had to marry in 90 days and said I was good to go. Probably 2 minutes in total. I wasn't asked any questions at all and the officer was the frendliest I've had at Chicago by miles. After I was done he spent an ather 2-3 minutes telling me about how he went throught the process with his wife a few years ago then he wished me luck and said welcome to America. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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.
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