Banfield's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Dave Beneficiary's Name: Fer VJ Member: Banfield Country: Argentina Last Updated: 2007-12-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Dave & Fer:

USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:   Dept of State K3 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K3 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Argentina Marriage : I-130 Sent : 2007-04-04 I-130 NOA1 : 2007-04-13 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2007-04-26 I-129F NOA1 : 2007-05-02 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-29 NVC Received : 2007-11-13 NVC Left : 2007-11-16 Consulate Received : 2007-11-21 Packet 3 Received : 2007-11-22 Packet 3 Sent : 2007-11-27 Packet 4 Received : 2007-12-05 Interview Date : 2007-12-20 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2007-12-21 US Entry : 2007-12-26 I-130 Approval : 2007-10-29 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 180 days from your NOA1 date. Your I-130 was approved in 199 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 251 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Argentina Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 27, 2007 Embassy Review : We arrived at 1115 to get through security and try to get ahead. They turned us away until 1255. There were 4 others with appointments at 1300 for the one and only interviewer. We all turned in originals and then waited for our turn at a very non-personal booth just next to the other visa interview "check out" counters. The gentlemen was nice but this was only his 2nd K-3 interview. He seamed overworked as I imagine most interviewers are. As I was present, most of the questions began to be answered by me, then directed to me. Our interveiw lasted about 50 minutes with some questions on our marriage needing to be approved by a supervisor, even though he had mentioned that everything was in order prior to asking. I had a mountain of evidence but they didn't really need to (want to) look at it. We had travel plans for 25 DEC 07. The embassy uses DHL to deliver the visas. I had communicated to the embassy my request to exedite the visa and he told me to write him the next day as he still had 2 more interviews to complete. We sent the email the next day and the visa was ready 1.5 hours later. If not we would not have gotten it until the 26 or 27th of DEC due to the holiday schedules at the Embassy and DHL. We had the visa held at the DHL at the Embassy (still had to pay) and picked it up in person. Overall a good experience, minor glitches (Have the appointment email with you, don't show up too early etc.) They did go the extra-mile to get the visa to us quickly due to my work related needs. Rating : Good

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