az110965's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Alan Beneficiary's Name: Fresy VJ Member: az110965 Country: Costa Rica Last Updated: 2013-02-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Alan & Fresy:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Costa Rica I-129F Sent : 2011-07-14 I-129F NOA1 : 2011-07-15 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2011-12-19 NVC Received : 2011-12-27 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2011-12-29 Consulate Received : 2011-12-30 Packet 3 Received : 2012-01-09 Packet 3 Sent : 2012-01-10 Packet 4 Received : 2012-01-10 Interview Date : 2012-01-12 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2012-01-19 US Entry : 2012-01-21 Marriage : Comments : San Jose Embassy very helpful. We tracked the petition from NVC to Embassy via DHL and contacted the Embassy the morning after the petition was received. The Embassy employee pulled Fresy's petition while she was on the phone and scheduled the time for Fresy to pick up her packet 3. Fresy already had EVERYTHING needed prior to receiving the packet 3 (including the medical and all documents for the interview. Embassy scheduled interview for 3 days after we received the packet 3! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 157 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 181 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Fort Lauderdale POE Date : 2012-01-21 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : CBP guys really nice and joked with Fresy. They saw her K-1 envelope as she approached the counter and went "Woo - Hoo" K-1 visa! Secondary processing took only 10 minutes and they never asked her a single question. Just did Fresy's biometrics and processed the visa. Officer gave a nice "Welcome to the United States" and she was on her way!

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Cleveland OH Date Filed : 2012-04-13 NOA Date : 2012-04-20 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-05-10 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2012-05-31 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2012-05-31 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2012-06-08 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Cleveland OH Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2012-05-10 NOA Date : 2012-05-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2012-05-31 Date Card Received : 2012-05-31 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 21 days.

Member Reviews:

POE Review: Fort Lauderdale Event Description Entry Date : 2012-01-21 Embassy Review : Really great POE experience at Ft. Lauderdale for Fresy! She waited in line for about 40 minutes to get to the CBP officers' counter. As she approached, the officer saw her envelope and said "Woo-Hoo - a K-1 Visa" (He was actually happy to be processing her papers. She was escorted for secondary processing and biometrics were taken. CBP asked her no questions and were really polite when processing her papers. Time spent in secondary was about 10 minutes. Received a nice "Welcome to America" from CBP when they were done processing her paperwork. Customs officers also really friendly with Fresy. She was asked if she had any food items in her luggage, she said no and she was out of Customs in about 2 minutes. No baggage inspection - just a friendly "Welcome to the USA" from a nice Customs officer! The only thing that scared Fresy a bit was that CBP was in the process of detaining a man who had previously overstayed a visa. She watched CBP place the man into handcuffs and escort him away. BUT - as soon as they were done dealing with the arrest they were nothing but nice and friendly to Fresy. What a nice experience overall in our POE. Harassment Level : Low

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