mimi26's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: TM
Beneficiary's Name: AC
VJ Member: mimi26
Country: Algeria
Last Updated: 2011-04-24
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Immigration Checklist for TM & AC:
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USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:
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Dept of State K3 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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K3 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Algiers, Algeria |
| Marriage : |
2007-06-26 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2007-07-28 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2007-09-11 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129F Sent : |
2007-07-30 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2007-08-15 |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2008-01-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2008-01-15 |
| NVC Left : |
2008-06-10 |
| Consulate Received : |
2008-06-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2008-06-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2008-06-13 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2008-06-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2008-07-01 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-05-30 |
| US Entry : |
2009-07-06 |
| I-130 Approval : |
2008-01-10 |
| Comments : |
We had an 11 month delay between my husband's interview on July 1, 2008 and the issuance of his visa on June 6, 2009. We are Muslims and were married in a mosque. This is a legal marriage in the USA and both the USCIS and the NVC approved our case with only our religious certificate. When my husband arrived for his appointment at the Algiers Embassy in 2008, the Vice Consul told us that both the USCIS and NVC had made a mistake and that she needed a civil certificate in our file. Worse yet, she sent our file back to the Vermont Service Center and it got caught in a huge, 4 year long line of returned cases for something that clearly was not our fault. It was only through hiring an attorney and working closely with my congressman's office that we were able to get our file expedited out of that ridiculous line, and today, 11 full months later my husband had another appointment at the Algiers Embassy and he received the visa! Please be sure to get a civil marriage if you are a Muslim even if the law does not particularly require it. The Algiers Embassy has a differing opinion than both the USCIS and NVC on this issue. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 148 days from your NOA1 date.
Your I-130 was approved in 121 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 294 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-04-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-04-11 |
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| Approved : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Algiers, Algeria
Review Topic: K3 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 31, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
For those of you who are Muslims, please note that even though the USCIS and NVC will approve your petition with only a religious marriage, the Vice Consul in Algiers will send your case back for review and ask for a civil marriage license. There is a breakdown in the understanding of the law for legal marriage for Muslims in the USA between the USCIS/NVC and the Algiers Embassy.
Be sure to get a civil license before you file your petition, or like my husband and I, you will find your file in a never ending line of review files 8 months later with no way to expedite it.
Good luck! Be smart. |
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