dakotalimey's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Tonya & Simon:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2005-01-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2005-01-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2005-04-15 |
| NVC Received : |
2005-04-26 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2005-05-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2005-05-09 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2005-05-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2005-05-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2005-06-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2005-07-13 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2005-07-19 |
| US Entry : |
2005-07-21 |
| Marriage : |
2005-09-17 |
| Comments : |
My medical results hadn\'t arrived at the embassy by my interview date. thats why it took more than a day to get my visa!! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 79 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 168 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2005-07-21 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Only took me 10 minutes, including secondary inspection. It helped that I made my seat selection for the plane online. I put myself as near to the front as possible. Only had one person in front of me at immigration. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Saint Paul MN |
| Date Filed : |
2005-10-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2005-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
None |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2005-11-23 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2006-03-30 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2006-03-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2006-04-10 |
| Comments : |
Got our interview notice on new years eve!!! |
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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 : |
2005-10-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2005-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
None |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2005-11-23 |
| Approved Date : |
2006-01-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
2006-01-14 |
| Comments : |
Sioux Falls, SD ASC did my Biometrics at the same time as my AOS as I had my EAD NOA with me. I have never rec'd a bio notice for my EAD. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 79 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2008-01-01 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Comments : |
We anticipate filing in January of 2008 |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 9, 2006 |
| Embassy Review : |
Had a great day at the embassy, go to simonandtonya.tripod.com and click on K1 Information for the story of my day.  |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2005-07-21 |
| Embassy Review : |
Only took me 10 minutes, including secondary inspection. It helped that I made my seat selection for the plane online. I put myself as near to the front as possible. Only had one person in front of me at immigration. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Saint Paul MN
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 3, 2006 |
| Embassy Review : |
First of all, in case you didn't read my other post we were:
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is my experience as a thank you to all of you that have helped my wife and I through answers to our many questions or just for providing a place to let off steam.
Appointment time: 2.30pm
12.00pm Set off from In-Laws (about an hour out side the cities) to have lunch with Mother-in-Law. Make sure NOT to order Meatball sub.
12.45pm Set off for interview - roads surprisingly quiet
1.35pm Arrive at Metro drive for interivew, use upper parking lot where the doors to the building are. Attempt to go in wrong door. The immigration door is not the one under the concrete canopy, it is to the left of this as you look at the building. After you going through security, we were directed to the stairs, at the top of the stairs are the bathrooms, if you need to go I wouold do so now. After this is the window where you hand in your interview notice and get in line for an interview. The only reason I mention this is because a couple before us were called in and on of them was in the bathroom, they had to wait a while before they were called again. They were called by the same officer and no-one jumped ahead of them, but it was a wait I think!
2.20pm We were called in. I forget her name but she had shortish dark hair and was average height. She asked to stay standing when we entered her office so she could administer the oath. I answer "I Do", my wife (the USC) answered "Yes". Both answers seemed acceptable because we were then invited to sit. She took my passport from me and ripped out the I94 right away (approved already I almost dared to think)She asked me the following:
My full name
DOB
SSN
Mother's Name
Father's Name
My wife's full name
She then went through the application and asked the are you a terrorist, a prostitute, a nazi, a nazi prostitute with a terrorist fetish questions. I said no to all. We both got a chuckle from the do you have children ANYWHERE? question. Just the way she stressed the word anywhere. I don't so we moved on. She asked for my old J-1 Docs and any other immigration docs including my EAD card. She then asked if we had any photos or other documents that we wnated to show her. I pulled out our very snazzy and expensive pthoto album (plus a ocupel of others that had pics in our guests took). Just to set the scene, our album is Graphi Studio. You pick the pictures, the album tpe and paper and they send it to Italy and they put it together. The pictures overlap and have cool effects and looks very nice on the metallic style paper we picked. I think that album alone sealed the deal. Towards the end of the second album she started to get a little bored of our pics (and I don't blame her, there were a lot). I had a stack of a bills, lease, car insurance and renters insurance that I gave her. She checked it over and gave me back all the originals.
The only thing she asked my wife (literally) was where did we get such a great wedding album done. She did not ask for our tax return, employment letters, updated I864, birth certificates or marriage certificate. I did not offer it because I fgured she did not need it. She then said she was goign to go ahead and approve me. I didn't get offered the stamp and decided I did not want to ask for it as we have no lans ot go anywhere. I was told to expect the GC in 3-4 weeks and to apply for a new one in 2 years. Did not receieve anything to take with me nor did I have to sign anything. It was just over, in fact my wife and I were unsure so we just sat there, the lady looked up and just said , its ok, you can go. She was nice without being too nice and strict without being too strict. It made us feel as though her decision would be fair, whatever she decided, very professional.
Again, thank you to everyone on these boards, hope you are all well and happy in your continuing journeys.
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| 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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