RhondaM's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Rhonda Beneficiary's Name: Nicolas VJ Member: RhondaM Country: France Last Updated: 2009-05-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Rhonda & Nicolas:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : France I-129F Sent : 2006-07-04 I-129F NOA1 : 2006-07-11 I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-09-30 RFE Reply(s) : 2006-10-28 I-129F NOA2 : 2006-11-15 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2007-02-22 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2007-05-23 US Entry : 2007-06-04 Marriage : 2007-06-16 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 127 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 226 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Chicago POE Date : 2007-06-04 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : It was the simplest entry possible. The official asked only where I was going to live. And he literally took longer to find the opener for the specially sealed envelope than to process me through. It was a mere 10 minutes at most.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Des Moines IA Date Filed : 2006-06-29 NOA Date : 2007-07-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2007-08-07 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2007-12-06 Approval / Denial Date : 2007-12-06 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2007-12-21 Comments : What a crazy winter storm day. The trip to Des Moines was fine. Easy interview and Nicolas received his card by mail in less than 2 weeks. What a perfect Christmas gift! The 3 hour drive home through the more than six inches of snow that fell during our interview...that was crazy!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2007-06-29 NOA Date : 2007-07-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2007-08-08 Approved Date : 2007-09-14 Date Card Received : Comments : At the appointment my husband was the only person at the Des Moines location! No long lines, no waiting. They took him even before the 2:00 appt. time and he was finished in minutes. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 77 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2007-06-29 NOA Date : 2007-07-27 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2007-08-15 Comments : we were rejected at first on 07/13/07 because I had an error on our form. We refiled and everything was easy, in fact we received the AP paper before we even received the NOA. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 45 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: France Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 2, 2007 Embassy Review : Nicolas had his first interview for February 2007. He arrived and was herded in with the others. The wait wasn't long and everything seemed find except that his chronopost envelope was too small which made him have to leave the embassy and find the nearest post office (about 20 minutes on foot). He still thought all was well upon his return and he was told to expect his visa by mail in about 2 weeks. Two days later a call came from the embassy that there was a problem and he was to go back. When he did, he received a very curt and nasty interview in which he was told that he was trying to cheat with his entries to US by doing a trip to Canada. He was told on the spot to pay $565 for a 601 and 212 waiver. What a nightmare. We contacted the two Iowa senators who looked into things for us and said they found nothing wrong. They wrote to Paris and to Rome on our behalf but still no change. We complied with the requirements and mailed this 80 page waiver off to Rome in April. About 3-4 weeks later we received a message that it was all a mistake--he didn't need the waiver. Rome determined it was all a mistake and his visa was to be approved. He was told to come for another interview in May--all went well. He left his passport and received everything by mail in 2 days! His flight is June 4th...he is coming after so many months! Rating : Very Poor

POE Review: Chicago Event Description Entry Date : 2007-06-04 Embassy Review : It was the simplest entry possible. The official asked only where I was going to live. And he literally took longer to find the opener for the specially sealed envelope than to process me through. It was a mere 10 minutes at most. Harassment Level : Low

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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
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