thornhill's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tink
Beneficiary's Name: Preston
VJ Member: thornhill
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2007-11-06
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Immigration Checklist for Tink & Preston:
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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-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 : |
California Service Center |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage : |
2006-09-06 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2006-11-04 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2006-12-06 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129F Sent : |
2007-02-07 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-03-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-07-07 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-08-22 |
| NVC Left : |
2007-08-29 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-09-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-09-10 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-09-11 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2007-09-18 |
| Interview Date : |
2007-10-04 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2007-10-10 |
| US Entry : |
2007-10-11 |
| I-130 Approval : |
2007-02-16 |
| Comments : |
SSN received only a month after entry, and I had to go down to the office. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 112 days from your NOA1 date.
Your I-130 was approved in 72 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 302 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2007-10-11 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Don't tick the box for SSN number, go down to an office and apply for it yourself... It is faster! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
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October 4, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
3 and half, 4 hours all together. Waiting was... well, boring. But it could be so much worse. It's very well organised for the volume of people they have to deal with (of whom most are for non-immigrant visas). The line outside was the longest wait (about 1:45-2hrs... i didn't have a watch so I'm guessing here), but I arrive an hour before my appointment time. Most people around me had the appointment for a half an hour earlier... it makes no difference.
Once in it was about half an hour before being called the first time to submit all the original papers and one copy each. The lady was pleasant, although I could barely hear her thru the glass.
Got sent back into the waiting area, after clearing up a couple of confusing points (tax stuff).... waited another half an hour, got called again, to a different lady. Raised my right arm and swore... not a four letter word this time.
She said, that's it, providing all is in order I should go and arrange the courier. I did just that (another 15 minute wait), got given my chest X ray image to take to POE (what the heck for I don't know)... and that was it.
If everything in america goes this well orgnised, I'm not worried. Yes it's 3 hours but you never feel like they forgot about you, it's just sheer volume management.
LOOKING OUT FOR THE PASSPORT NOW!
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Good |
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POE Review: Los Angeles
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2007-10-11 |
| Embassy Review : |
After standing in the wrong line for an hour (DO NOT STAND IN THE VISITOR OR GREENCARD HOLDERS LINE) and being told to go find the NEW IMMIGRANT line (its on the far left in Terminal 2 in LAX) I noticed I'm the last guy on the day and there are 50 or so people waiting for hours sitting there to enter... I was not optimistic... but what happened was, all the immigration officers came down and started working on the immigrant visas, but only after all the tourist and americans/green card holders already cleared off from all flights.
All together a couple hours wait, but it was great to hear finally "Welcome to America, and have a nice day (or what's left of it)!!!" - it was 23:40pm.
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| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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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