nm123's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: nm123
Beneficiary's Name: nr123
VJ Member: nm123
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2011-04-11
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Immigration Checklist for nm123 & nr123:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Juarez, Mexico |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-01-23 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-01-25 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2008-06-24 |
| NVC Received : |
2008-07-01 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2008-07-02 |
| Consulate Received : |
2008-07-03 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2008-08-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2008-08-08 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2008-08-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2008-08-26  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2008-08-26 |
| US Entry : |
2008-08-27 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
Pretty easy interview in CDJ. Questions were:
What is your fiancee's name?
Where is she?
Where do you work?
How did you meet? |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 151 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 214 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
El Paso |
| POE Date : |
2008-08-27 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
We've got the visa!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not going to go through all the boring details, because it was all pretty much the same thing that happens with everyone.
Monday, my fiance went to his medical exam at the place across the street, because he has tattoos and the psychiatrist is inside the building (but the medical clinic on the same side of the consulate doesn't have the psychiatrist inside the building, and you'd have to go through the neighborhood to get to his office). Thankfully, he didn't need to see the psychiatrist (I've heard they get sent there for tattoos/drugs/alcohol) and the doctor did the regular exam (at one point nude) and only asked what the tattoos were, didn't ask what they meant. It took about 2-3 hrs for the whole thing. Then he paid the visa fee at Banamex. Went back at 3:45 for the medical results, long line.
Tuesday, we both went to the consulate. I stayed outside, but he told me that there were families inside that didn't seem to be there for the interviews. So maybe it's changed their policy about US citizens not entering. At the first window, he was asked my name and where I was, and he told them I was outside. He submitted the necessary docs (DS-156, DS-156k, DS-157, his birth certificate & copy, my copy of my citizenship, my tax transcripts & 1040s & Ws & employment letter & 4 recent paystubs - I had the I-134 ready but the tax stuff was enough - letters of intent from both of us) and his Banamex receipt & medical results. Then there was more waiting, and he went to a second window where the consul asked where he worked and how we met. After he told him, the consul said, "Sabe que su visa esta aprobada?" (Do you know your visa is approved?) and had to repeat it twice because my fiance was nervous and didn't think he heard right.
We had gotten there at 8, and his visa was approved at 11:30, but he didn't get out of the consulate until 1:30. I sat outside and read in front of the smoothie shop. There was a band playing music, which was pretty funny to me, but kind of considerate of them. There were always vendors selling belts, bracelets, water, sodas, and sandwiches.
Oh and when I arrived, I flew into El Paso and took a taxi to the Cordova bridge. The driver charged $16 but said that if I wanted to go directly to the hotel, he'd charge $50. He tried to make it sound like there would be nothing on the Mexican side but a park, and he didn't know if there were taxis there. I told him I'd just go to the bridge and check it out.... and it was fine! Went through customs (well, not sure if it was officially Customs, but it was the POE office) where I asked where I needed to go to cross over, and they just told me "through those doors," and out the door was a parking lot and then the pedestrian bridge. After I crossed the bridge, I walked behind a family that was crossing onto the other side of the highway, and at the information center were 2 taxis. They charged 100 pesos to go to the hotel (Jose Marti). If you pay anymore than that, you're being jipped.
Going back into El Paso, we took a taxi from the hotel to the bridge (50 pesos), walked over, went to the customs office, stood in line for an hour, they took the manila envelope from the consulate, stamped his passport, charged $6, and then we went through, called a cab, and now we're just going to hang out and sightsee until tomorrow morning when we fly home. It's been a great and exciting (and long process!) ride, but all worth it. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| CIS Office : |
Denver CO |
| Date Filed : |
2008-10-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-10-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-11-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-03-06 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-03-06 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Our biometrics experience: in Denver, we did a walk-in and the guard seemed upset, but probably because he was really busy and didn't want to deal with a walk-in. He said walk-ins were done on Wednesdays (we came on a Wednesday, coincidentally) and finally let us wait until he was done with everyone else to let us fill out the necessary paperwork. Our biometric appt letter only included the I-485 and I-765, so we asked to also do biometrics for I-131 and they let us after we showed the NOA. It all took about 30 mins.
AOS Interview:
We arrived, and there were only about 15 people in the waiting room. Our interviewing officer was super nice and pretty funny. She swore us in, verified Part 1 of the I-485, asked the questions about drugs/prostitution/etc, commented that it was good that the vaccines were already done, and then asked me (USC) to give any documents we wanted that we didn't already submit. We gave copies of health insurance, car insurance, 2008 income taxes, bank statements, and 5 months of pay stubs. She asked me if I'd met his family, how and where we met, my husband's father's & mother's first names, if we lived in a house or apartment, and if my husband had yet met my parents. Overall an awesome interview! She said she'd, "probably approve this and get it all done today," and then explained the 2 yr conditional card and let us keep his EAD card & AP docs "because you guys already paid for them" (but they were free with our AOS submission). And then she asked if we had any photos, and she looked at all the photos we had (about 30) and made fun/nice comments about them, and then made some copies of them. The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes with the extra talking & copying we did. :) |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2008-10-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-11-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-11-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2008-12-22 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-01-03 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
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Your EAD was approved in 65 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 : |
2008-10-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-11-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2008-12-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 65 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-01-20 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-01-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-02-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-04-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Traveled to Mexico after NOA1 and Biometrics was done (and card had been expired for 1 month), but on our return trip, the customs agent (at Denver International Airport) made us go to a waiting room to get our paperwork verified. He made a comment about how we shouldn't have traveled on the expired resident card, even when he knew (after looking at the NOA1 that we brought) that my husband (the LPR) is allowed to travel with the expired card. It took about 10 minutes, and they told us they just needed to confirm the paperwork we brought. |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Denver CO
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 6, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived, and there were only about 15 people in the waiting room. Our interviewing officer was super nice and pretty funny. She swore us in, verified Part 1 of the I-485, asked the questions about drugs/prostitution/etc, commented that it was good that the vaccines were already done, and then asked me (USC) to give any documents we wanted that we didn't already submit. We gave copies of health insurance, car insurance, 2008 income taxes, bank statements, and 5 months of pay stubs. She asked me if I'd met his family, how and where we met, my husband's father's & mother's first names, if we lived in a house or apartment, and if my husband had yet met my parents. Overall an awesome interview! She said she'd, "probably approve this and get it all done today," and then explained the 2 yr conditional card and let us keep his EAD card & AP docs "because you guys already paid for them" (but they were free with our AOS submission). And then she asked if we had any photos, and she looked at all the photos we had (about 30) and made fun/nice comments about them, and then made some copies of them. The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes with the extra talking & copying we did.  |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*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.
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