saskswan's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: John Beneficiary's Name: Gail VJ Member: saskswan Country: Canada Last Updated: 2015-09-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for John & Gail:

USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:   Dept of State K3 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K3 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Consulate : Vancouver, Canada Marriage : 2007-10-06 I-130 Sent : 2008-01-23 I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-08 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2008-03-11 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-01 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2008-11-03 NVC Received : 2008-11-08 NVC Left : 2008-11-10 Consulate Received : 2008-11-18 Packet 3 Received : 2008-11-25 Packet 3 Sent : 2008-11-26 Packet 4 Received : 2008-12-09 Interview Date : 2009-01-07 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2009-01-08 US Entry : 2009-02-25 I-130 Approval : 2008-11-03 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 216 days from your NOA1 date. Your I-130 was approved in 269 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 334 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2009-02-25 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We went through Portal, and found most of the officers didn't have a clue how to process a visa. Actually the first guy was going to let me drive through after seeing my visa in my passport. I told him we had paperwork we had to do etc. So he then asked us to park and go in. We processed the pets and imported my van with no issue. They just didn't really know how to process the K3 / K4 visa. Hopefully they did is all right! 03/31/09 - Just a quick update. The paperwork they did to import my van was wrong. We had to drive accross Houston to get a HS-7 form. Make sure the POE gives you this if you drive! 10/01/10 - Another update. When we crossed the border in 2009 - they wrote an A# on both my I-94 and my daughters. They were identical. When we went for our Biometrics they asked for my daughters A#. I told them she has never had one issued. He said the one in her passport would work. That's when I mentioned it was the same as mine. They then had to track down my daughter's A#. Which took a while. North Portal doesn't seem to know how to process K3/K4 visa's at all.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Houston TX Date Filed : 2010-08-11 NOA Date : 2010-08-19 RFE(s) : 2010-11-24 Bio. Appt. : 2010-10-01 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2010-11-15 Approval / Denial Date : 2010-12-14 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2010-12-24 Comments : We found that our interview in Houston was really quick. They didn't really ask us anything other than to verify our address. We are still waiting to see if we are approved though.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Houston TX Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-08-11 NOA Date : 2010-08-19 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-10-01 Approved Date : 2010-10-13 Date Card Received : 2010-10-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 63 days.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Houston TX Date Filed : 2015-04-21 NOA Date : 2015-04-27 Bio. Appt. : 2015-05-27 Interview Date : 2015-09-10 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2015-09-23 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Vancouver, Canada Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 21, 2009 Embassy Review : I was surprised at how quickly and easily the process was through Vancouver. We arrived at the consulate early (they of course sent us away for 15 minutes). We arrived again at the scheduled time and were put through security. There are two sets so don't put stuff back in your pockets just carry them with you until through the second set. We waited until called to window #3. We then handed in all the paperwork requested on our checklist. We had a seat again and waited to be called for the interview. Once called to the window we were asked general questions about how we met. Where we were married. Where we both worked. She verified my husbands income. Asked my daughter a couple of questions and asked her to sit down. Then asked me about her birth father (who has never been in the picture and is not listed on her birth certificate). She then told me to go get our medicals and we left. We managed to get our medicals after some hassle. I ran back into the consulate with nothing in my pockets. Handed it over at window #2 and was told everything looked good and that we were to come back tomorrow to pick up our visa's. The next day the consulate called to re-check the information about my daughter's birth father. I again explained that he was not listed on her birth certificate and had no rights to her. They said thank you and to be there at 2:00. I arrived at 2:00 and we picked up our k3 & k4 visa's. All and all it was a good process - just nerve wracking! Rating : Very Good

Local US CIS Office Review: Houston TX Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : December 4, 2010 Embassy Review : We went for our Interview on November 15th. I had everything they requested and then some. The lady who interviewed us asked us to state our full names, birth dates, addresses and a few other questions. She then asked the same of my daughter. Then she questioned me a bit on my daughter's father (who is not listed on her birth certificate and is not in her life). She even insisted she needed his name. She then stated that our medical was incomplete but couldn't tell us why and wanted to contact the civil surgeon. We were left with the impression that if she had her question answered everything would be fine. We received a RFE last week and we had the civil surgeon then fix the vaccine part of the I693. The civil surgeon indicated that the particular officer we had sends everyone back to her. So now we wait again. I wish they had better communication. The interview was fine but now we wait nervously! Harassment Level : Moderate

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