BrownSugarHoney's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Jackie Beneficiary's Name: Kamal VJ Member: BrownSugarHoney Country: Ghana Last Updated: 2008-11-12 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Jackie & Kamal:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ghana I-129F Sent : 2007-07-26 I-129F NOA1 : 2007-08-09 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2007-12-27 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2008-01-09 Consulate Received : 2008-02-04 Packet 3 Received : 2008-02-20 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2008-02-20 Interview Date : 2008-06-23 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2008-06-27 US Entry : 2008-07-22 Marriage : 2008-09-03 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 140 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 319 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : New York City NY Date Filed : 2008-10-18 NOA Date : 2008-10-24 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-18 AOS Transfer** : 2008-11-06 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : 07/25/08: Applied for Social Security 09/24/08: Received Social Security Card (Must wait 2-Weeks to apply or DHS has hard time finding fiance in system..This lead to the 2-month wait)

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-10-18 NOA Date : 2008-10-24 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-18 Approved Date : Date Card Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between December 11, 2008 and December 22, 2008*. If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ghana Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 23, 2008 Embassy Review : Hello All, I am submitted my fiance's review of his interview in Ghana on at the US Consulate in Accra. This is a table of contents of what was submitted: TABLE OF CONTENTS PETITION FOR ALIEN FIANCE FOR NAME (PETITIONER) AND NAME (BENEFICIARY) Exhibit A: Forms and Supporting Documents -Four passport photographs of Beneficiary -Copy of Birth Certificate (Beneficiary) -Copy of Republic of Ghana passport (Beneficiary) -Sealed Medical examination (Beneficiary) -Original Police Clearance Certificate (Beneficiary) -2 Original and unsigned Form DS-156, Non-Immigrant Visa Application (Beneficiary) -Completed and unsigned Form DS-156K, Non-Immigrant Visa Application(Beneficiary) -Completed and unsigned Form 230 (Part I) (Beneficiary) -Completed and signed Form I-134, Affidavit of Support(Petitioner) -Copy of Petitioner's 2007 Federal Tax returns including W2 -Copy of Petitioner's 2006 Federal Tax returns including W2 -Original letter from Petitioner's Employer -2 Original letters from Petitioner's bank confirming accounts, open date, and balance -Affidavit of Petitioner verifying bank accounts and dates opened (had to open up a new account since the visa submission due to fraudulent activity) -Copies of Chase Bank monthly statements denoting deposits from ….. -Copy of bi-weekly pay stubs for Petitioner from …… -Copy of Original K-1 Visa Petition Exhibit B: Evidence of continued relationship between Petitioner and Beneficiary -Affidavit of Petitioner (Petitioner) describing her continued relationship with her fiancé, NAME (Beneficiary). -Copy of boarding passes for Petitioner showing trip to Ghana dated ….. -Copy of Petitioner’s passport page with a visa from Republic of Ghana dated….. -Copy of Petitioner’s passport page with a stamp of entrance to Ghana dated ….. -Original pictures of Petitioner with Beneficiary during Petitioner's trip to Ghana in….. -Copies of personal e-mails from Petitioner to Beneficiary and Beneficiary to Petitioner dated…... -Copies of Verizon phone statements showing phone calls made to Beneficiary from Petitioner and calls received by Petitioner from Beneficiary dated….. -Copy of calling card account activity for Petitioner dated…... -Copy of on-line reservations of Petitioner for NAME Hotel dated….. -Copy of NAME Hotel payment receipt of Petitioner dated ….. -Copy of African Cup Ticket stubs dated January 20, 2008. INTERVIEW DETAILS: -Fiance arrived on time. He waited in a long line outside and did not know he could go straight in.... -Once inside, he waiting about 1-hour and was called to a window. He was asked for his documents. The woman was cordial. She went through the documents and took out the things she wanted. I think the amount of paperwork must have been overwhelming. My fiance recalls getting back several emails, phone records, and the copy of the original 129F petition. -My fiance was given a slip to make payment $100 USD (he obviously paid in Cedis) and brought the receipt back to the original window. -He waited about 40 minutes and was called to anouther window where he was fingerprinted. The machine was not acting correctly and the lady asked him if he had scratched finger tips. He stated no, but the lady insisted they were and told him to sit down. At this point, he was kind of nervous... -10 minutes later, he was called to another window. Given an oath and the interview commenced.. QUESTIONS ASKED: -Who is (CO said my name)? -What does she do for a living, where does she work, what other job placements or occupations has she had? -Where did you meet? What was she doing in Ghana? (at this point she wanted clarifications as to whether I was born in the US and raised in Ghana or born in the US and raised in the US... Uncertain as to why it mattered). -The Consular Interviewer (CO) than reviewed the phone records. (I used a calling card primarily thorugh Callingcards.com. I printed out the accoutn status which gives the access #. My fiance and I created a pattern where he would "flash" me and I would call him back with the calling card. So it showed when he called me and me calling him back a minute later). -The CO went through the submitted pictures. She asked where & when they were taken and who was in them. -CO said we had overwhelming evidence, approved the visa and told my fiance to come back THIS FRIDAY FOR HIS VISA! -He was told to have a seat in the waiting area again. 15 minutes later he was directed back to the fingerprinting window and re-fingerprinted. IMPRESSIONS: Everyone was indifferent with the exception of the person doing the fingerprinting. She was slightly snippy. My fiance said the CO was pleasant but serious. She was not intimidating and he felt comfortable. Rating : Good

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*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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