NY_IZMIR's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Oguzhan
Beneficiary's Name: Banu
VJ Member: NY_IZMIR
Country: Turkey
Last Updated: 2012-02-25
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Immigration Checklist for Oguzhan & Banu:
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USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:
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Dept of State K3 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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K3 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Ankara, Turkey |
| Marriage : |
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| I-130 Sent : |
2006-08-28 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2006-09-03 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129F Sent : |
2006-12-01 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-12-03 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-02-13 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-02-22 |
| NVC Left : |
2007-02-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-03-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-04-07 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-03-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2007-03-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2007-03-21  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2007-03-29 |
| US Entry : |
2007-07-18 |
| I-130 Approval : |
2007-02-13 |
| Comments : |
In the Ankara Consulate website, you can find instructions and all the paperwork they require for a K3. You can fill these out as soon as your 129 is approved, just wait till you get your case # from NVC. Append that to the cover letter that's in those K3 instructions. You can have your spouse go for the medical exam as soon as you know your case #. Then mail all the required paperwork about a week after the day NVC says they'll be sending everything to Ankara.
At our interview, they requested W-2s and my wifes old passport which she didn't have with her, so we mailed those, which is why it took 9 days to get the visa delivered. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 72 days from your NOA1 date.
Your I-130 was approved in 163 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 199 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
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JFK |
| POE Date : |
2007-07-18 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
I was with my wife during the POE. The officer first looked at my passport and scanned it, then took the sealed envelope, opened it, but barely looked at anything. Stamped the arrival date and the word K-3 on the I-94. Took all of 2 minutes to pass through. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2007-07-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-09-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-10-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2007-10-18 |
| Interview Date : |
2008-02-06 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2008-04-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2008-05-12 |
| Comments : |
Case was transferred from MSC to CSC but then transferred back. At our interview they said they didn't have the medical that wife brought over as part of sealed package during POE. We had to send the interviewer another medical. Wrote a letter along with the medical saying since we had to spend money on another medical, please help us by either getting us a 10 year card or wait until August 2008 to approve which would be our 2 year anniversary so we would've gotten 10 year. No luck obviously. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-07-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-09-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-10-02 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-10-11 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-10-16 |
| Comments : |
Original Biometrics date was Sep 22 but we had to postpone. Biometrics was at 8am @ Livingston Street, Brooklyn. We were done by 8:15. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 76 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-02-26 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-05-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2010-06-10 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics appointment took forever since they didn't automatically reschedule it after USCIS office was closed due to a snowstorm on the original appointment date. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Dallas/Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2011-01-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-02-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-02-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-10-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2011-11-23 |
| Comments : |
Original Interview Date was July 2011-07-13. Had to postpone it. |
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*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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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