DisneyLovers's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Paul & Gemma:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2007-05-11 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-06-01 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2007-11-07 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-11-21 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-09-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2008-05-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2008-05-30 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2008-06-11 |
| US Entry : |
2008-06-20 |
| Marriage : |
2008-08-02 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 159 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 364 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2008-06-20 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
not too bad, only an hour and a half wait... they opened up the packet the Embassy gave us, flicked through it, separated me from my fiance (now hubby), I got to sit in secondary (been here before @_@ at least it's not 7 and a half hours this time!), and told they'd call me over to ask questions. get called up and given back my passport and chest x-ray I was told to give them and told I could go, no questions, no quibbles, off I go to find my then fiance and collect our suitcases and exit customs in only an hour and a half! woohooo! |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2008-08-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-09-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-09-30 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-02-11 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-02-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2009-02-25 |
| Comments : |
interview lasted around 45-50mins, and was a breeze really, we went in well prepared with practically everything the IO could ask for in originals and photocopies, went through the checklist from the form answering no, oh my gosh no, no never! to everyone. IO checked our birth certificates and our wedding certificate took the photocopies of my recent vaccinations only when I flew bits of paperwork at him, he started typing away on his PC and Paul and I carried on a totally random conversation about planning our vow renewal and onto what wondering if it was the Disney opera house that we could see out of the window, to pretty much anything we had been doing that morning, the whole time the IO was typing away, smiling and nodding and finally printed out an approval letter and left it with us while he made copies of our medical card and wedding pictures (which he never asked to see but I asked him if he wanted to whilst he was printing things out).
IO was very friendly and professional and for the most part of him talkign to us he was congratulating my hubby on his promotion he'd gotten that morning and talking about working for the gov and the Fepblue medical we get through Paul's work :D |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2008-08-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-09-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-09-30 |
| Approved Date : |
2008-12-23 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-01-02 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 134 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2010-11-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-11-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-12-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-02-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2011-02-23 |
| Comments : |
No interview required |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-01-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-02-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-09-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2017-10-17 |
| Comments : |
I had my interview this morning (9/22)at the Los Angeles county field office, I got there at 9.20am and they let us in early so my toddler could go to the bathroom. Checked in at 9.25, fingerprints and photo were taken at the window and then waited till I was called back at 10.55am.
We went over my application, confirmed that their immigration print out of dates outside the US matched my form, I explained my 1day accidental overstay on the VWP over 10yrs ago (he noted that even though my paperwork said banned for life it had been expunged from my file on my 3rd year of being a permanent resident, but it was good that I was honest. After signing that I'm willing to take the oath, etc, he asked the 6 questions
1. what nation of people were taken and sold as slaves?
2. who makes laws?
3. how many amendments are there?
4. why did the US fight the British?
5. who is the vice president?
6. what is the highest court in the US
(reading test) who can vote? (Had to write the answer).
He joked that every Brit he interviews gets that same sheet of questions when he pulls them out of the tray with regards to #4, And italians and Germans seem to randomly get questions about WWII too. Talked a little whilst he double checked everything on the computer. Then I signed, dated, and wrote my A number on the paperwork for the oath then he said congrats, my oath letter will be in the mall in the next few weeks. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 19, 2008 |
| Embassy Review : |
Got there nice and eary 15 or so mins before our 8.30 appointment, waited in a little line (not as big as most days for once, we'd been in london for a week or so before figuring out where to go so not to be in a mad panic on the day) were put 2nd in the line for K1 visas Woot! waited about 30 mins and got called up, handed over our documents, got most handed back to us with a nice smile, got my chest X-ray back along with the medical exam notes and a chunky file sealed. peeked at the forms and saw a nice red rubber stamp saying approved!!!
Had a nice chat with the guy at the window as he looked over our docs, unfortunately we had a problem with our police check...
So our Visa was Approved but suspended, the original police check we had sent had been replaced by a newer version unbeknown to us (we had been having trouble with the london embassy and their office black holw.. sent in multiple Packet 3's to no avail. my Fiance got his congresswoman to inquire about our case and she rushed our interview after sending a 4th packet 3 to the embassy on may 23rd). got the police report mailed off for via the embassies courier, received the report 2 days later and sent it off along with my passport back to the embassy on the 7th of June. 3 days later my passport arrives at the house all nice with the visa page on it wooohoooo!
Everyone at the Embassy were really nice, aside from the police check problem it all went smoothly, they let my fiance come in with me as he's the petitioner which was a big relief  and they had such a quick turnaround on everything that we needed. very happy trip to the Embassy indeed! |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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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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