Dan&Tiffany's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Tiffany & Daniel:
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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? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2007-02-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-03-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-05-30 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-06-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2007-06-13 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-06-13 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-06-25 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2007-07-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2007-07-31 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2007-08-03 |
| US Entry : |
2007-08-05 |
| Marriage : |
2007-08-11 |
| Comments : |
Got I-129F back 3/1 requesting updated version; sent to CSC 3/5
Medical 7/3; never rec'd P3 - printed forms generously shared by other VJ members. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 85 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 147 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Dallas |
| POE Date : |
2007-08-05 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Date Filed : |
2007-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-09-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-11-03 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2007-09-13 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-09-13 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
DORA program - Interview done on same day as application at infopass appointment. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Filing Method : |
Walkin |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-09-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-11-03 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-10-27 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-11-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 44 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-09-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-10-30 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-11-24 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-02-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 1, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was booked for 9pm but on the advise on this forum I arrived at 8:15. The letter said not to be any earlier than 30 minutes before your appointment but that didn't seem to bother them.
After going through the security checks, handing over my mobile and bag going through the X-Ray I was sent round the back of the building. I was given a ticket at reception with a number on and told to go into the main room and to wait for my number to be called, I was ticket 5004 so 5th in the queue. It is most definitely worth getting in as early as possible because an hour and a half later they were up to ticket number 5021.
After about 40 minutes (during which I looked around the room to spot the celebrity, I am afraid to say the best I could do was McFly and ashamed to say that I did in fact recognize them) my ticket number was called.
I was lucky enough to get a nice chap who made you feel at ease rather than the grumpy woman I keep reading about. He asked if I had had my medical at all. My heart skipped a beat thinking he was going to say he hadn't had it back yet. He said they probably had it but he didn't want to play spot the letter when one didn't exist. He located the pack with the brown paper parachute sized envelope gave this to me and told me to go to the cashier to pay my fees. Total cost was a massive £49.40, I was asked if this was alright? I guess they like to haggle at the embassy.
When i went back to the window we went over the paperwork, all was fine and dandy. The only query was on the I-134 Affidavit of Support he was looking through the bank statements and told me he was looking for a figure in excess of $25,000. I knew that wasn't on any of the statements and my heart sank. He then checked the tax returns that Tiff put in by a fluke and said oh here we go the salary is way over I will use that. I breathed a sigh of relief and mentally made a note not to have him killed after all just slightly bruised for the anguish.
I was sent to sit back down and await phase two along with a pink piece of paper for SMS with instruction on the next stage printed on the reverse. Whilst waiting I got talking with a fellow K1 applicant who had used a lawyer and had never heard of VJ. From what he explained the lawyer charged him $4k in fees to basically check over paperwork and send the I-129f and no more. I gave him VJ web address on scrap paper, it really does show how we all support one another.
My interview was nothing like I expected. It all came down to 4 questions and the chap who did the interview was like a friend than an interviewer. The questions I was asked were, how did you meet, when and how did you meet for the first time and how did you get engaged? He was happy with all of it and kept chatting to me about how nice Stratford is and how nice the proposal sounded. He congratulated me and said I was Approved 
His final remarks were a complete run through of the package I will receive from the embassy and to not open the brown envelope, he used examples of what each part looks like. he explained that all the envelope contains is everything we have provided to them to date nothing else. He congratulated me one final time and sent me on my way.
I paid the SMS fees, a bit extra so I can get it before 8am and then left the building with a nice big smile on my face. After retrieving my phone from security I called Tiff to give her the news that there was a problem with the Affidavit and that he needed $25,000 on the bank statements etc (I figured as we are supposed to share she may want to feel some of my visa trials and tribulations as well) I gave her the good news all was well and we were approved.
General happiness and cheering ensued with the occasional cussing for being a git and getting her worked up. The whole process took just under 3 hours.
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(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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