KristenJ's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Kristen
Beneficiary's Name: Spencer
VJ Member: KristenJ
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2021-10-12
** This timeline is also linked with a second member. **
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Immigration Checklist for Kristen & Spencer:
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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 |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-02-01 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-02-09 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-08-27 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-09-10 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-09-10 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-09-21 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-09-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-10-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-11-27 |
| US Entry : |
2018-11-28 |
| Marriage : |
2018-12-20 |
| Comments : |
Feb 1, 2018 - Original I-129F Petition Filed
Feb 9 - NOA1
Aug 27 - NOA2
Sept 10 - NVC Case Created
Sept 12 - NVC Case Number Received
Sept 18 - DS-160 Completed
Sept 21 - NVC Case In Transit
Sept 24 - NVC Case Ready to Schedule Interview
Oct 2 - Knightsbridge London Medical Appointment [Medical summary insufficient -- Letter requesting additional information from GP received]
Oct 3 - Gave Knightsbridge Letter to GP
Oct 10 - Embassy Interview
Oct 11 - CEAC Case in Administrative Processing
Oct 3-Nov 5 - Pending Additional Medical Information from GP
Nov 9 - Knightsbridge Recieved GP Letter & Additional Info
Nov 15 - Knightsbridge Sent Medical Results to Embassy
Nov 19 - Case Updated in CEAC - Administrative Processing
Nov 20 - Nonimmigrant Visa Application Created - Administrative Processing
Nov 21 - Issued in CEAC
Nov 25 - Plane tickets purchased for Nov 28
Nov 26 - Tracking info from DX Group (Received at 11am BST) [Packet to be delivered next day]
Nov 27 - Visa & Packet Received via DX Group Courier (Delivered at 2:13 BST)
Nov 28 - Point of Entry (Flight to Houston)
Dec 20 - Married
Jan 8, 2019 - Filed AOS
Feb 5 - Biometrics Appt
April 1 - Received EAD & AP Approval Letter
April 5 - Received EAD/AP Card
?? - Received interview date letter for AOS
Nov 19 - AOS interview
Nov 20 - Case status updated to Green card being produced |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 199 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 243 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Houston |
| POE Date : |
2018-11-28 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
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| Comments : |
After both of us going through the initial checkpoint, fiance had to go into a waiting room alone and answered a few questions before being released. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Houston TX |
| Date Filed : |
2019-01-08 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-02-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-11-19 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-11-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
We had a 12:30 appt and waited maybe 30 minutes before being called back into the processing officer's office together. She told us to raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth in the interview. We sat down and she said show me everything you have.
We didn't prepare enough items because (in addition to our birth certificates, passports, social security cards, spouse's ead/ap card, marriage license) all we gave her was our car insurance policy, dental insurance policy, lease agreement, and a few pictures. I was under the impression that we should bring items with both our names on them which is why we didn't bring more. Also, we had previously submitted documents at the embassy interview and in the original application.
But the point is we didn't bring enough documentation so the officer told us to fax various documents to her by 5pm. She said that even documents with only one of our names on them but with our address would be good, to establish we were at that address.
She wanted basically copies of all our utility bills, a letter from our landlord with his id and signature, the purchase agreement of my spouse's car, bank statements, employer letters, check stubs, and more pictures. We didn't end up sending all of these items but sent as much as were able to by 5pm and the rest first thing in the morning. We checked online and were approved the next day.
Here are the questions we were asked in the interview:
(She wanted specific dates and years for questions about when)
Where and when did we meet?
Do you know each others' families? Who have you met?
Where do you work?
How long have you worked at your job?
Do we have kids? (We said no, we have 2 dogs and she said she didn't want to hear about the dogs)
Have either of us been married before?
Do you have any other name you go by?
Other questions about each other and our story of how we came to be together etc.
Other questions she had as she went through our files.
Also she went through all the questions on the application about being a terrorist or a prostitute or drug-cartel related etc to which all the answers are obviously no 20x.
It was a very stressful interview for us because we didn't have enough evidence that we are "building a life together" as she said. But in the end we got approved after faxing additional evidence so all's well that ends well. |
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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 : |
2019-01-08 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-02-05 |
| Approved Date : |
2019-04-01 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-04-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 83 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 : |
2019-01-08 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-04-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 83 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Texas Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2021-08-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-09-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
November 20, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
After reading the other reviews of the London Embassy mentioning that it was the easiest part of the whole K1 Visa process, we honestly didn't believe it. But that was our experience. (FYI I am the petitioner and my fiancee is the beneficiary)
The interview was scheduled for Oct 10th at 10:30am. We went up to the outside desk at 10am. They checked our DS160 and both our passports, wrote on it and then we went into the quick security check. They directed us through and we went inside. There were various lines for different reasons but it was not busy and maybe only a few other people in the reception area. The woman behind the counter took the DS160 and placed a sticker with a number on it and gave it back. She gave us directions which I had to ask her to repeat because we were a bit nervous and didn't pay attention. She repeated for us to go up to a certain floor number and take two lefts. We went to the elevator and when we got to the floor the woman in the reception area was directing everyone to the right (there were tons of people in this area). We checked with her as we were given different directions downstairs and she verified that we should take the two lefts. When we went around the corner, we saw a smaller room with fewer people and seats and a screen displaying the numbers that were being called up to the windows.
We didn't sit down for long until our number showed on the screen and my fiancee went to window #20 with a man behind it. I stood up just to watch and make sure everything was okay as my fiancee is very shy and this whole process was very nerve-wracking. He saw me standing there and called me up also. He asked the following questions (he said "you" but I'll change it to beneficiary and petitioner for clarification):
Have you completed the medical yet? Yes.
Are they awaiting more information? Yes, we have done what they asked. He said that was good, as long as we're on top of it.
Has the beneficiary ever been married? No.
Has the beneficiary ever been in the military? No.
Has the beneficiary ever changed your name via a deed poll? No.
Was the beneficiary adopted? No.
How long had the petitioner been there and did I come to England for this process? Yes, I did.
When were we planning to go back? As soon as the processing is complete.
He asked for the appointment letter, the police certificate, birth certificate, affidavit of support and additional evidence of support. I had prepared various documents and had worried about this a bit but in the end he only wanted one previous years' worth of my tax transcript. After that, he let us sit down again and wait for our number to be called again.
We sat down and not long later the number flashed on the screen again. My fiancee went up to a different window #21 alone, where she was asked to complete an oath that everything she says is true. She asked the following questions:
Have you completed the medical yet?
Where did you meet?
When did you meet?
Where does your fiancee live?
Have you ever been to the US?
Does your fiancee have a house, apt, etc?
She returned some documents back to my fiancee and stamped something behind the window and told her that the visa would be issued within 1-2 weeks (pending the medical results coming back).
We couldn't believe that the process was that quick and simple. We were done and back outside the building in under 30 minutes.
The embassy interview was the easy part, we just wish we would have known how much trouble the GP was going to cause us getting the information back to Knightsbridge. Thankfully, we see the light at the end of the tunnel now.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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