marquiess's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Sandy
Beneficiary's Name: Mark
VJ Member: marquiess
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-11-06
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Immigration Checklist for Sandy & Mark:
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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 : |
2001-05-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2001-07-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2001-09-13 |
| 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 : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2001-10-22 |
| Interview Date : |
2001-11-09 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2001-11-09 |
| US Entry : |
2001-12-07 |
| Marriage : |
2001-12-21 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 54 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 111 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Minneapolis/St Paul |
| POE Date : |
2001-12-07 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
Gave my passport with the K1 visa showing and was asked how long I was staying??? Said "Indefinitely". This person was obviously not used to seeing this type of visa. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Helena MT |
| Date Filed : |
2002-01-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2002-03-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2002-10-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2002-10-10 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2002-10-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Greencard Received: |
2002-12-04 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Helena MT |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2002-01-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2002-03-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2002-04-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Took a long time because we sent the paperwork without signing it. They sent it back and we sent it again. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 65 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 29, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
As I walked from Dr Phelan's Office alone, I couldn't help but think of all the bad thing's that could happen at the interview, such as an ommited piece of important paper or missing passport or things that could hold me up and keep me away from Sandy. The walk was only 10 minutes from Great Cumberland Place to the embassy. The morning sun was creeping up above the rooftops making it feel like a 'Good Day' to be alive.
I arrived at the heavily guarded security fence that was now in place around the embassy after the September 11th problem and was met by a security officer who asked to see my interview letter and passport and asked me the purpose of my visit. He told me where the entrance was and off I went. Upon entering the building my bag was put through the x-ray machine to check for weapons and I walked through a machine to check for weapons on myself. Had to sign in and was told to go up the stairs and turn left for the visa department.
The main room at the embassy was like a huge waiting room with 6 staggered desks at the front and a window at the back for making payments of some description. There I recognised some of the faces from the doctors office and several others. I went to the desk designated for new arrivals and had to show my interview letter and was told to take a seat in the waiting area. There were tv screens that had important visa information scrolling past giving you something to do during the expected long wait. "No" I was wrong. Within 5 minutes a guy called me up and asked for my police record, passport and Sandy's tax returns and I again sat down.
While I was waiting I was listening in on peoples conversations at the interview desk. Some were quite extraordinary. There was a guy there who was being quizzed about his family members that totalled 27??? The conversation was about the sponsers earnings and the interviewer couldn't understand how the sponser was going to cope on his earnings. Then a woman of Asian origin was seen by the same guy and she was having trouble providing tax returns from her sponser. Off they all went looking disgruntled. I was by now hoping that I wouldnt get the same interviewer, but within 10 more minutes, THAT same interviewer called me up and I thought thats it now. I have no chance.
The interviewer was an American and he had a habit of talking to himself and shaking his head in disbelief at some of the people he had seen already. He asked me to raise my right hand and swear that the details I had provided on the application were still true and if anything had changed. I replied to him and he then sat down. Asked me if i knew how cold it was in Montana, how Sandy and I met and discussed weather and told me of his experience in the 'cold country'.
I had prepared my folder of paperwork very carefully including photos, e-mail, letters, tickets from my last visit and proof of relationship with Sandy, but the guy never asked to see a thing. He said that he was going to give me the visa, looked at his watch, told me to get coffee somewhere and return at 11.45am whereupon I would recieve my visa. I walked out of that building with the biggest grin I could manage and strolled out of the embassy to pass 45 minutes. I was ecstatic to say the least. Walked around Oxford Street for a while and went back to the embassy early and to get warmed up. It was cold.
Returned to the embassy and went through the entry proceedure again and took a seat in the waiting area until I was called to the reception after waiting for only 15 minutes or so. I was presented with the 'Mysterious Brown Envelope', passport with the visa attached and also a note that said I was to be married within 90 days of arrival into the US or face deportation.
From the experiences I had read about on the internet I thought the proceedure was going to be a nightmare and that I would be faced with rejection at some point maybe, but I wasn't at all. I guess that I was just lucky to get the visa without any hassles at all and I can safely say that organising your paperwork for the interview is very important for 'peace of mind' because you never know if you will get straight through like me or be held up like the unfortunates before me in the queue!!
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| 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
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