Carpe-Diem's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ranjeet
Beneficiary's Name: Reshma
VJ Member: Carpe-Diem
Country: India
Last Updated: 2015-09-22
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Immigration Checklist for Ranjeet & Reshma:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Mumbai, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2007-06-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-06-15 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-12-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-12-07 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2007-12-10 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-12-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-12-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2008-01-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2008-01-10 |
| Interview Date : |
2008-03-05 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2008-03-05 |
| US Entry : |
2008-03-27 |
| Marriage : |
2008-04-10 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 171 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 264 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2008-03-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very smooth process. My fiancee left the airport within 45 minutes of touchdown. Immigration formalities took less than 10 minutes. Few basic questions were asked like name of petitioner etc. Was told to get married within 90 days. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2008-05-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-05-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
2008-10-21 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-06-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2008-06-23 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2008-12-04 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2008-12-09 |
| Comments : |
RFE was for re-submitting I-693 (Medical), which the USCIS had lost in our case. |
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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 : |
2008-05-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-05-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-06-04 |
| Approved Date : |
2008-07-16 |
| Date Card Received : |
2008-07-26 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 68 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 : |
2008-05-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-05-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2008-07-24 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 68 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2010-09-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-09-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-10-19 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-12-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2015-04-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-05-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-05-27 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-08-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2015-09-22 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics taken at a Application Support Center in Queens (Jamaica).
Interview took place in Federal Plaza in Manhattan.
Oath Taking was conducted in US District Court Eastern District in Brooklyn. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Mumbai, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 6, 2008 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our Interview Experience Mumbai Consulate (2008-03-05)
7:00AM Reshma arrived in line (20 people already there)
7:30AM Everyone was taken inside the consulate office. For the K visas there is no token number system, you are simply called by name. Possibly because there are so few of them compared to other visa categories. I checked and there are only 25 K1 and 7 K3 visa interviews for all of March 2008. On this particular day, there were 7 K1 and 2 K3 interviews.
8:30AM Reshma was called by name to a counter where an Indian staff member of the consulate collected the Rs. 5,240 ($131) Demand Draft. She was also fingerprinted at that point. He asked just 2 simple questions. Who is sponsoring you? Have you brought proof of relationship? He said that the packet we put together was very well organized. After that he asked my fiancee to wait.
While waiting, Reshma spoke to some other women who were also there for the K1 visa. Some of them were called for the interview with the consular officer before Reshma had her turn and they seemed very happy while they were walking out. So looks like the approvals were rolling in today.
11:30AM Reshma was called for her interview. The consular officer was a young US born Indian lady. She had Reshma take the oath. Then she took her signature on the DS-156K form. She then asked the following questions:
Where did you meet your fiance?
Reshma replied we met on shaadi.com
What is your fiance's age?
What is his date of birth?
What company does he work for?
How long has he been with that company?
When did you two get engaged?
How old are you?
Why did you not get married for so long?
Reshma replied that she was waiting for the right person before she took the plunge.
When did you see him last?
How long has your fiance been in USA?
What visa did he go on?
Reshma replied she did not know. She offered my phone numbers to the consular officer if she wanted to talk to me directly about this question. The lady said that's fine. We don't need it.
Is you engagement with your parents consent?
Show me your photos together.
Reshma pulled out the engagement album and showed her the pics of our engagement ceremony and party from last year. She was asked if she could name the guests and Reshma identified some of them by name.
Show me some e-mails.
Reshma showed her 2 of the latest e-mails. She browsed through them and handed them back. (Was worried about this part since we used to only write once a month, so we did not have too many e-mails.)
The consular officer did not even look at any of our phone logs, letters, receipts, boarding passes etc.
At this point, she told Reshma: "Your visa has been approved. Welcome to the United States."
Reshma left the consulate at noon. We are now waiting for the passport to arrive on courier.  |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
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