keweul's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Keane
Beneficiary's Name: Elvina
VJ Member: keweul
Country: French Antilles
Last Updated: 2014-10-01
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Immigration Checklist for Keane & Elvina:
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Dept of State Other 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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Other Visa
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Second Interview
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| US Entry : |
1998-01-30 |
| Comments : |
Feb 22..........I-130 mailed (approved in 204 days)
Feb 25..........Chicago Lockbox Received (priority date)
March 3........NOA1 date (Receipt date, Case is at VSC)
August 27, 28.....Case transferred to CSC (27th), touched (28th)
Sept. 2.........Received Transfer notice in mail (dated Aug 27)
Sept 4.........Touched - Case now pending at CSC
Sept 5, 8, 23.....Touched
Sept 23 ......APPROVED, YEAH
Sept 24, 25, 26.......Touched
Sept 27.......Received hard copy of approval (mailed on the 24th, as per postage stamp |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Cherry Hill NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2008-07-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-07-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
2008-08-06 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-08-13 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2008-12-04  Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2008-12-04 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Greencard Received: |
2008-12-15 |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2008-07-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2008-07-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2008-08-13 |
| Approved Date : |
2008-10-08 |
| Date Card Received : |
2008-10-18 |
| Comments : |
Card production ordered Oct. 8, 2008 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 84 days. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Mount Laurel NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2014-05-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-05-14 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-06-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-09-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2014-09-03 |
| Comments : |
:joy:Thank God. This immigration process has finally come to an end.
My interview was scheduled for 12:30pm in Mt. Laurel, NJ (I live about 15 minutes away from it). I left home about 11:55am and arrived at the service center around 12:11pm. By the time I went through the security check and sat down it was 12:15pm. There was about 13 people in the room when I sat down. I was called in at around 12:30ish (don't remember the exact time, the room had no clock and I didn't look at my phone). You were allowed to carry phones in so I put mine on silent as to avoid disruptions.
The officer interviewing me was very friendly. She swore me in and briefly explained what was about to happen. After being sworn in she went over my application line by line asking me if information was correct. Then she asked the yes/no questions and at the end of that had me sign the application.
Next step was to read a question, she then dictated the answer and I wrote it down. Following that was the oral civics questions. If my memory serves correct she asked:
Who is commander in chief of the military?
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
What is the political party of the president now?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
There were 13 original states. Name three?
Name one state that borders Mexico?
Since I got all 6 correct she said I passed and asked if I can come back at 3pm for the oath ceremony today (of course I said yes). She finalized some paper work and handed me a form to bring back with me that just stated the date and time of oath and on the reverse side yes/no questions regarding any changes since interview (you have to sign this when you arrive for oath and turn it in).
I returned for Oath at by 2:50pm with my husband and kids (they initially separated us in different rooms). I was asked to hand in my green card and verify the information on the naturalization certificate. There was about 25 people from 20 countries taking the oath. We watch a few videos, swore the oath, said the pledge of allegiance and was given our certificates, They went over how to get a passport and them sent us on our merry way...whole ceremony took about 1 hour.
Think that's it lol....best wishes to those still in process! |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Cherry Hill NJ
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Review Date : |
December 5, 2008 |
| Embassy Review : |
Ok my fellow July filers...here's how it went:
We Left home at 11:30 am (interview was for 12:30pm), got there a little after noon. When we arrived it was closed for lunch until 12:30pm so we hung out outside (seeing as the day was nice) and waited for the doors to open...Once opened the security guard asked to see our interview letter and ID's then led us through the metal detector (we had to put all loose items in a container to be scanned through that machine while we walked through the metal detector)...then we went to the interview "window" where we gave the guy behind the window our appointment letter, then he asked us to have a seat until our names were called (FYI i didn't have any sense of time becuase i left my phone in the car and was to anxious to look around the room for a clock)...LOL...we had 2 ppl ahead of us...the wait I'd say might have been about 10 mins. top to be called...while waiting, the first ppl to be called in got called by a "mean looking" guy, my hubby and I were only praying that we didn't get him, hehehe...When this african american, friendly faced lady called us I said thank God...(not that her race meant anything...but just for reference)...she lead us to her office...Swore us in and we sat down....
Here's the fun part...she asked the basic questions ( directed to me) i guess to verify what was on the application such as my name, date of birth, kids names...she asked my hubby how we met (it was through a mutual friend) then she asked if it was "arranged" I said maybe I'm not sure (ok I'm thinking arranged as "blind date" not arranged as "let's get you married for greencard" so not sure what she was referring to (hence my answer above (hubby said I shouldn't have said that, once we were outside, so he interrupted and said that his friend didn't "arrange" it , the meeting "just happened....
She asked us why we waited so long to get married ( we were together about 3-4 yrs before we got married) so we explained that My mom had initially petitioned for me and after getting thousands of different answers from customer service (we all know how they are) we didn't want to take the chance of me having to start ALL OVER again...so she was like "so" , that shouldn't mean anything...( let me just say, she was very friendly and funny...we laughed and joked with her)...after explaining that we finally decided to just get married (my husband qualified for citizenship at the point we got married, he's originally from Trinidad) and he'll petition for me...Oh after my "verification questions she asked the Yes/no questions...(that was easy)...side bar I found out then that my stepfather had also petitioned for me when i was like 7 (didn't know about this) so she was trying to see how he came into the picture because his name was no where on this current application...I was shocked to find that out and told her my mom had briefly mentioned it but i knew nothing about the case...so i told her that he was my stepdad (not my biological dad) and he passed away yrs ago so I knew nothing on that case....hmmm let me see what else...she started teasing my husband saying that I can leave him at this point (because I'll be getting the 10yr card) I guess she already made up her mind at this point...so he laughed and said she signed on for life, I said i'm at the point of no return LOL...she also asked how our marriage is going (good so far of course, after 2 kids it better be LOL)....We had small talk for a few minutes...she asked for anything we wanted to give her to show cohabitation so i gave her our utilities bill, bank statement, and hubby's life insurance (she put them in my file, good thing i had copies)...then she looked at our album...stamped my passport and said I should receive the card in a few days...
soooooooooo if you haven't gathered yet ... I'M APPROVED
I wanted to shout and dance but kept my composure and hubby said wait at least til we're out of the parking lot |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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