K and R's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Kelah
Beneficiary's Name: Ramiro
VJ Member: K and R
Country: Argentina
Last Updated: 2012-12-06
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Immigration Checklist for Kelah & Ramiro:
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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 : |
Argentina |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-05-30 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-06-05 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2008-08-19 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2008-09-17 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2008-11-20 |
| NVC Received : |
2008-12-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2008-12-23 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-01-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-01-02 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-01-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-01-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-02-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-02-14 |
| US Entry : |
2009-02-21 |
| Marriage : |
2009-03-06 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 168 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 250 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2009-02-21 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2009-04-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-04-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
2009-04-22 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-04-30 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-09-28 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-09-28 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2009-10-19 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-04-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-04-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-04-30 |
| Approved Date : |
2009-06-19 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-06-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 77 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-04-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-04-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2009-06-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 77 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-08-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-08-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-09-06 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-01-24 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2012-01-30 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2012-07-30 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-08-02 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-08-31 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-11-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2012-12-17 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Argentina
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 12, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiance's interview was scheduled for 2pm. We arrived around 1:30 and they told us we could enter in fifteen minutes, so we waited outside until 1:45 and then they let us in.
There were hardly any other people there the entire time we were there (which was about 2 hours). By the time we left there was only one other person waiting to be seen by a consular officer.
A little after 2pm they called us to window 6 and asked for all of the original documents. We handed them over and they told us to have a seat and wait to be called by our number at window 5. There was only one consular officer doing interviews and there were maybe 4 people ahead of us, so we had to wait approximately two hours. Then they called us (by name, not by the number they had given us) to window five.
The interview went by super fast. It took maybe a total of 10 minutes. The consular officer was very nice and smiling the whole time, which made us feel a little more at ease. She directed questions to both of us, switching back and forth between english and spanish. She asked us things like:
When and were did you first meet?
When was the second time you met?
When was the second time you came to Argentina (to me)?
When and where do you plan to get married?
Then later she asked: do you plan to get married here or in the US? I guess that was a trick question since the K1 means we have to get married in the US and we had already answered that one anyway.
Is my fiance nervous about getting married?
How does his family feel about him leaving Argentina?
What do you do for a living (to my fiance)?
What do I do for a living (to me)?
Will I be providing the sole source of income in the US?
That was about it, then she said "you can both relax, everything looks in order, I just have to make some notes." At which point I starting crying from relief (we have been waiting for this visa for over a year and a half). Then she said congratulations and asked if any of my fiance's family will likely be applying for a tourist visa to visit us. She told us to expect the passport with the visa within 3-5 days.
Then we went outside to the DHL window to pay for the passport delivery.
Throughout all of it she was very nice and friendly.
I agree with others who have said before that the instructions for the packet 3 are unclear and repetitive, but as far as our experience in person goes, it was all very positive. |
| 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
(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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