goucho727's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Ian Beneficiary's Name: Karla VJ Member: goucho727 Country: Mexico Last Updated: 2012-03-20 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Ian & Karla:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Juarez, Mexico I-129F Sent : 2007-08-01 I-129F NOA1 : 2007-08-16 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2008-01-24 NVC Received : 2008-01-29 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2008-02-05 Consulate Received : 2008-02-08 Packet 3 Received : 2008-02-23 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2008-03-04 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2008-03-04 US Entry : 2008-03-05 Marriage : 2008-03-29 Comments : Pkt 3 had open invitation for interview. We did not have to wait for a pkt 4. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 161 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 201 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : El Paso POE Date : 2008-03-05 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 10 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Sacramento CA Date Filed : 2008-04-11 NOA Date : 2008-04-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-05-06 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2008-10-30 Approval / Denial Date : 2008-10-30 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2008-11-11 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-04-11 NOA Date : 2008-04-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2008-06-17 Date Card Received : 2008-06-21 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 67 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-04-11 NOA Date : 2008-04-16 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2008-06-17 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 62 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2010-08-10 NOA Date : 2010-08-10 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-09-08 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2010-11-24 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Green Card Received : 2010-12-06 Comments : No interview.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Phoenix AZ Lockbox CIS Office : Sacramento CA Date Filed : 2011-10-04 NOA Date : 2011-10-06 Bio. Appt. : 2011-11-15 Interview Date : 2012-01-10 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2012-01-24 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 6, 2008 Embassy Review : Hello to everyone. I just got back from Juarez, MX embassy after going through the K1 process. I had a trip with no travel or paper hangups. The only problem we had was in the process. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Lincoln and I highly suggest it. We walked everyday to the embassy, its very closeby. We went to the medical appointment at 5:30am and were 272nd in line. People start lining up very early. My fiancee entered the medical building at 7:45am. She went through a long process inside. She described it as unhuman. There is a long wait between each thing. For the K1 she needed to take a picture, have blood taken, an X-ray, and have a doctor look at her while naked. Also weight and height. During this time she was in a room filled with people. Most of the exams are done while other people are in the room, very humiliating. Also it is not clean inside and the doctors and staff are extremely rude. She finsihed at 1:30pm and we had to return at 6pm to pick up the documents. There was another huge line and we got the papers at about 7:30pm. Make sure not to open the results!! On the interview day we forgot to get the receipt from Banamex so we had to go wait for the bank to open. THe bank opens at 9am so we arrived at 8am. By 9 there was a line around the block of people who forgot to pay first. So my fiancee entered at 9:30am and was done at 3:30pm. During the process there was a lot of waiting. She said they were extremely rude. Her interview was very easy and she was approved no problem. We crossed the cordova bridge (Lincoln Ave). It took about a hour to get to the border, very short wait time usually it is over 2 hours. We told the agent she had a pakcet and she sent us to a parking lot and my fiancee had to go inside to present her papers to the agents inside. After she was apporoved we founf out there was a $6 fee, we paid but had no idea that was coming. She crossed and that was it. All in all it went smoothly but be prepared to endure something you would otherwise avoid. Rating : Very Poor

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