bridget y rodolfo's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Bridget
Beneficiary's Name: Rodolfo
VJ Member: bridget y rodolfo
Country: Cuba
Last Updated: 2010-11-06
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Immigration Checklist for Bridget & Rodolfo:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Switzerland |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-05-26 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-06-01 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-07-31 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-08-22 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-09-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-09-25 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-09-14 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-11-09 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-11-30 |
| US Entry : |
2010-01-20 |
| Marriage : |
2010-03-29 |
| Comments : |
Cuban immigration- instead of visiting the Cuban emigre's house- is now requiring proof of ownership (or who is the owner) of the person's house. Be careful, they're telling us this will take 30 days... at each office. So if your fiance has moved fairly recently, in our case the last 2 years, they're requiring the document for current and past residences and they'll only do one at a time. If it sounds totally ridiculous, it's because it is. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 60 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 161 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
New Orleans LA |
| Date Filed : |
2010-05-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-05-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-09-08 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-10-26 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-11-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
The interview was about 15 minutes. She went through and verified a lot of questions on the I-485 and the K-1 petition, then asked how we met. I had been married at the time of meeting my husband, and she asked questions about my first husband, especially the timing of when we met, when I separated, moved, and divorced. I was caught a little off-guard on the questions about the dates, but then she said everything looked fine and she just needed to verify the medical exam in Cuba to the civil surgeon's report in the US. She looked through the photos we brought, too. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-05-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-05-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-09-08 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-09-13 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-09-13 |
| Comments : |
It took longer than expected to receive notice about the Biometrics appointment- almost 3 months. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 126 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-05-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-05-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-07-06 |
| Comments : |
We requested and received two. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 57 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Switzerland
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 11, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
We were approved!
Our appointment time was at 7am, which is when the funcionarios stand outside and call out names and your number, and collect Cuban IDs. They don't allow phones/electronics and make you through out any paper envelopes (I have no clue why), so just be sure to avoid bringing those things. We got in around 8 or so, waited to be called to submit our paper work and then do fingerprints. Like everyone else has said, fiance visas are the last, and it seems that when the American fiance is present, you're the last of the last. We watched every other person/group go through and were finally called for the interview just before 2pm, at the same time as the only other couple in which the American fiance attended. We were the very last and when we were done, the second appointment group was already entering. It's extremely nerve-racking to watch everyone else go through, with many unhappy salidas, so as others have said, expect to be nervous.
Our interviewer was a woman. Because they forgot to tell us (or call our name?) to pay the 121CUC beforehand, she sent my fiance to pay and asked me a set of questions. In addition to the standard questions (where/when did you meet, what are our plans, have I met his family, has he communicated with mine, do either of us have kids, does he have family in US, etc.), she asked what we ate that morning, how we arrived to the Interest Section, where I lived and what are the names of my roommates, what are his family members' names, where does he work and where has he worked in the past, etc. Because I was recently divorced at time of petition, she asked about my separation and details on that (which is presumably why she asked extra detailed questions). She had me sit down, and then called my fiance over to ask similar questions. I could hear his responses (as the interview windows are not very private) and he answered everything the same as I had. She then called me over and told us that we are approved pending his medical exam results, which aren't ready yet. Overall, the interviewer was pretty emotionless- not in a bad way- until the end, when she smiled and was very nice.
Other observations: there was a young guy from Pinar del Rio with a Cuban American fiance in Miami who was denied presumably because he answered yes to being in the communist youth party. There was a man already married to a Cuban American who was questioned on and off for about an hour. His wife had been recently divorced before marrying him, so if you're in the situation of a recent divorce, expect extra questioning.
Overall, we're happy with the way that everything worked out. Everyone working there was very nice. Be prepared for a long, possibly stressful day. Bring snacks and a sweater. And good luck! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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