stardust86's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Amanda
Beneficiary's Name: Graham
VJ Member: stardust86
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-11-07
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Immigration Checklist for Amanda & Graham:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-12-04 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-12-08 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-03-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-03-06 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-03-10 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-03-26 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-03-30 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-04-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-05-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-05-21 |
| US Entry : |
2009-06-10 |
| Marriage : |
2009-07-15 |
| Comments : |
Was given the interview date 6-19-09 but emailed the embassy asking for an earlier date due to wedding plans. We emailed them on 4-26 and received an email back on 4-27 rescheduling the interview date for 5-19. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 84 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 162 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 20, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Flew down from Edinburgh the day before the interview. This gave me time to scout out the area before hand and get settled in. I stayed at the Marble Arch Inn, a little bed a breakfast just a few mins walk from the embassy. The room was small and very basic, but it was a reasonable price and the staff were pleasant and helpful.
On the way to the interview I dropped off my phone at Gould's Pharamcy (a stones throw away from the embassy). It costs £5 for them to hold your items. There were a few other people there for the same reason so they obviously do quite well out of it.
I turned up at the embassy an hour early because I had heard there were normally busy lines to get in, but it was quiet so I decided to wait half an hour in the park and scoff down my mcdonalds toasted bagel.
Getting through security was fine. I had a bottle of water which they asked me to take a sip from to ensure it wasn't deadly (it wasn't, I lived, they let me in).
Once inside I went to the desk where a grumpy englishman gave me a ticket and told me to go upstairs to the waiting room. There were a couple of hundred other people, all with tickets of their own. It was a long wait. My advice is to keep yourself hydrated (there is a water fountain) and change your seat every so often to mix things up. It started to get busier around lunch time and it was 3 hours before my number was called out. I went along to the window where I handed over my fiance sponsor form and passport photos and then paid the fee. The woman gave me a pink form and asked me to go back to the seating area and wait for my number to be called out again. Luckily it was only about 15 mins before they called me back for the interview itself. The guy was very pleasant, asked me a few simple questions about where we met and what our wedding plans were. Once I had handed over all the paperwork he said I was approved. The interview only lasted about 2 mins and it's really nothing to worry about.
They said it would take 5 working days to deliver the visa and to return my passport. It's a long wait, but it feels great to be approved.  |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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