mc2000ch's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: MG
Beneficiary's Name: Word
VJ Member: mc2000ch
Country: Ethiopia
Last Updated: 2009-01-28
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Immigration Checklist for MG & Word:
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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 : |
Ethiopia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2007-07-19 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-07-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-12-07 |
| NVC Received : |
2007-12-21 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2007-12-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2008-01-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2008-01-08 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2008-02-07 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2008-02-12 |
| US Entry : |
2008-02-24 |
| Marriage : |
2008-03-01 |
| Comments : |
My fiance Just pass her interview and they told her to pick up her visa on Tuesday the 12th of February, 2008 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 134 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 196 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Washington DC |
| POE Date : |
2008-02-22 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Salt Lake City UT |
| Date Filed : |
2008-03-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-04-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-07-03 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-01-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
I-485 was approved without interview as of the 28 of January. It was approved after 7 moths of submitting the I-485 |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Salt Lake City UT |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2008-03-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-04-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
2008-07-03 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2008-08-15 |
| Date Card Received : |
2008-09-19 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 164 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ethiopia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 7, 2008 |
| Embassy Review : |
Today was one of the Best and the worst day. Since last night my fiancé and I was so nervous. I keep calling her almost every hour to tell her, it will be OK, just be yourself.
Anyway, this is exactly what happened:
-She went to the Embassy around 6:00AM, US embassy in Ethiopia usually have long lines by 7:00AM
-She was the first one in the line.
Around 7:30 they told her to return all her medical, police certificate, birth certificate, and the DS230. Then they told her to wait in the lobby.
(about six month ago all the employees in the US embassy were mean, rude, and aggressive, but according to the security guard she spoke with, he said, “They got all brand new crew and you don’t have to worry about a thing.”)
-Well that kind of made her feel better
-After 30min, she said they called her name and she got Window 2(all the officers are women)
-The officer had a translator, (which was Ethiopian)
-The first question was, when was the last time you saw your Fiancé?
-She told them, the day before you flew to US
What does your fiancé do? She told him, Network Engineer.
Then they asked for I-134(which is not required according to them, this is one thing I hate about all the US embassy, on your packet 3, they don’t ask for the I-134 so I called them and asked, one of the officer pacifically told me that, it was not required, but even though she told me it was not required, I sent to my fiancé and told her to take it with her to the interview.)
-She gave them the folder with all the documentation I sent her:
I-134 notarized
Letter from work
3 pay stab
3 years tax return transcript
Phone record
E-mail record
A lot of pictures
Evidence of me sending money to her (western union)
Letters that she sent me and I sent to her
A fresh letter of intent dated within 30 days of the interview date
-The officer just went through everything including the pictures and then said, go pay and then come back her.
After she paid for the visa which is $130.00, she went back to Window 2.
-At that point, my fiancé said, she got dizzy and didn’t know what to say. If they would asked her another question, she said, she would just fainted right there, but the OFFICER said, “Come back on TUESDAY February 12, 2008 and pick up your visa.
-Then my fiancé smiled at her and even though she didn’t spoke ENGLISH, she said THANK YOU in English.
I think the new officer and employees in the US embassy are the BEST |
| Rating : |
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
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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
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