chadlaure's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Chad
Beneficiary's Name: Laure
VJ Member: chadlaure
Country: France
Last Updated: 2013-07-10
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Immigration Checklist for Chad & Laure:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-10-02 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-10-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2009-01-13 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2009-01-29 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-02-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-02-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-02-12 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-02-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-03-05 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-03-10 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-04-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-05-12 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-05-21 |
| US Entry : |
2009-07-22 |
| Marriage : |
2009-07-28 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 121 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 218 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2009-07-22 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2009-08-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-09-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-10-27 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-10-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2009-11-06 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-08-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-09-02 |
| Approved Date : |
2009-09-22 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-09-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 43 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-08-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-14 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2009-09-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 43 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-08-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-08-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-08-23 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-05-31 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2012-06-11 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Miami FL |
| Date Filed : |
2013-03-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-03-26 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-04-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-07-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2013-07-26 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 15, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the embassy by 635-640am and we were 2nd in line, another couple was already there. It's sunny but cold and windy. Later, people arrived little by little. Doing small talks with the woman from the first couple, she told us that they will open the doors at 8 because she came the day before and checked with them. I'm freezing and I don't want to stay any longer outside. I was pretty sure they were going to open the doors at 730am, but who knows, that might have been the "winter" hours and now they were switching to the "summer" hours.
Anyway, 730ish, they opened the doors. I gave them my passport, interview letter and my fiance passport. The guard asked who he was so I replied that he is my US fiance. It's fine, we entered, get scanned, checked etc. They attached our passports, interview letter and the letter "B" together and told us to go downstairs and wait for the elevator that will come pick us up at 745am.
745am the elevator came down and we're going to the 19th floor. That is true, the view is really nice but I was more concentrating on what will happen next. They called the letter A and by 8am my name was called to the window 9 I think.
A very nice guy welcomed us and asked for some forms one by one. He only wanted one copy of each. He was nice and asked us how we met and if we had wedding plans yet. It was very easy. He told us to go pay at the cashier, then take a seat and that he'll call us when he is done working on our file.
Of course at the cashier there were tons of people that don't know what is going on so it took a bit of time. We paid, got our receipt, took a seat and waited again.
By 830-840am, the guy called us again to that same window, we gave him the receipt and he took my finger prints (the 10 fingers, not just the index like at the airport). Then he told us to go take a seat again and that we will be called again.
At 910ish, we are called to a different window, which is actually the "room that is as big as a closet" as people pictured it It is small indeed but I was expecting something smaller.
The lady welcomed us with a big smile and said "oh you brought your US fiance!!" She was so happy that was funny. She had some papers and made some notes but nothing too crazy. She asked us how we met, when did he propose and how. Since he proposed at an airport (small one) after I flew a plane (YES!!) and that he is a skydiver, they started talking about skydiving and if it was dangerous etc. She said "oh you have interesting lives!!". She asked him what he was doing (he is back to school), what does he study (political science and french and she replied "oh two things close to my heart), and asked him what he was doing before (green beret) so she thanked him for serving their country. She asked me what I was doing and if I planned to do the same thing in the US. But most of the time, she was actually talking with him...
Then she said "well everything is in order so I can tell you that you K1 visa is approved!" YES!
She told us some rules and gave us a paper but it was more like things we know already (6 months to enter, 90 days to get married etc...)
It was 915-920ish! DONE and happy.
It's not bad at all and I actually agree that is the easiest part of the process. Maybe also because you actually see the people who are handling your case and that they are nice!
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: CDN-USA Border
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2009-07-22 |
| Embassy Review : |
The POE Windsor/Detroit was very easy (we took the bridge) and it last 30 min... A few tricky questions just to check: like 3 times in 5 min "are you married yet" and "when are you getting married" and "what is your job now?". (obviously none since i cant work), "do you understand what it means when we activate your visa and that we let you enter the country? You can't leave the country before GC or AP etc etc...."
It was very easy and people were very nice.
They didn't search the car and we were on our way right away |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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
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