lmarie's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Laura Beneficiary's Name: Anton VJ Member: lmarie Country: South Africa Last Updated: 2009-04-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Laura & Anton:

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 : South Africa I-129F Sent : 2008-05-21 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-05-29 I-129F RFE(s) : 2008-09-17 RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2008-10-02 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2008-10-10 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2008-10-16 Packet 3 Sent : 2008-10-23 Packet 4 Received : 2008-11-14 Interview Date : 2008-12-11 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2008-12-19 US Entry : 2008-12-23 Marriage : 2009-01-09 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 126 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 196 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Boston POE Date : 2008-12-23 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Immigration officials were very pleasant, even though they hadn't done a K1 before!

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Boston MA Date Filed : 2009-01-14 NOA Date : 2009-01-22 RFE(s) : 2009-01-30 Bio. Appt. : 2009-03-06 AOS Transfer** : 2009-03-13 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2009-04-20 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2009-04-27 Comments : Case was transferred to California and within 5 weeks received notice that AOS was approved and that permanent resident card was in the mail. No interview.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2009-01-14 NOA Date : 2009-01-22 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2009-03-06 Approved Date : 2009-03-25 Date Card Received : 2009-03-30 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 70 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Boston MA Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2009-01-14 NOA Date : 2009-01-22 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2009-03-27 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 64 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: South Africa Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 12, 2009 Embassy Review : A lot of waiting for not much face time, although very efficient and organised. Absolutely no problems. Everyone was very professional. Extent of questions asked: How did you meet? Where did you meet? When did you meet? When was the last you saw each other? How did you keep up the relationship? What does she do? What do you do? "That is it - you are done for the day - you can go now." Your passport will be posted to you within 5 working days. Good luck to everyone else! Rating : Good

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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

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