Clarity's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Braelyn Beneficiary's Name: Marcie VJ Member: Clarity Country: Canada Last Updated: 2010-11-04 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Braelyn & Marcie:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada I-129F Sent : 2009-07-06 I-129F NOA1 : 2009-07-13 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2009-10-08 NVC Received : 2009-10-14 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2009-10-20 Consulate Received : 2009-10-22 Packet 3 Received : 2009-11-06 Packet 3 Sent : 2009-11-12 Packet 4 Received : 2010-02-02 Interview Date : 2010-03-08 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-03-13 US Entry : 2010-04-03 Marriage : 2010-06-06 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 87 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 238 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Detroit POE Date : 2010-04-03 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Easiest and quickest 40 minutes. It seemed to be the officer's first time processing a K-1 visa but the other officer assisting was quite helpful. They were all very nice at 3am in the morning. No issues with my car or items in the U-haul.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Atlanta GA Date Filed : 2010-07-27 NOA Date : 2010-08-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-08-24 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2010-10-26 Approval / Denial Date : 2010-10-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2010-11-04 Comments : Took longer to get to the office than the interview itself. We had two officers in with us; one was observing. Just general questions were asked about how we met, our wedding and our families. Both officers were very nice.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-07-27 NOA Date : 2010-08-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-08-24 Approved Date : 2010-09-20 Date Card Received : 2010-09-24 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 55 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-07-27 NOA Date : 2010-08-09 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2010-09-24 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 55 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 10, 2010 Embassy Review : We arrived at the consulate at 7:20am. Line up was't long at all. We were 5th in line I think. Screening was painless. Once screened we went downstairs and waited for a guard to take us up in the elevator. Once there we waited some more for my name to be called. After about 20 minutes I was called to window 11 where a nice blonde hair lady requested all the required documents needed. Once given I was finger printed then sent to the cashier to pay the fee. Brought the proof of payment back to the nice lady at window 11 then took a seat back in the waiting area. Lucky thing my fiance was with me because I realized I had the wrong sized X-presspost envelope. My fiance ran out and got the right one. Make sure you have the large one (12x15). Finally got called into interview room 8 where met a very nice curly haired man. Took the oath and was asked a few questions like how did we meet, have I ever had trouble crossing the border, have either of us ever been married before? Any children? Convicted of any crime? Of course all were no's. Then the curly haired man told me that everything looked good and he was happy to say I was approved!!! He asked me to bring my fiance in so he could meet him. We exchanged a few jokes then thanked him very much and said our good-byes. Total time from arrival to leaving with the approval = an hour and 50 minutes. Overall the experience was not waht I expected. Definitely stressed too much but was grateful for the experience to help others along the way. Quite smooth overall. And our stay at the Days Inn Downtown Montreal was pleasant. Merci Montreal! Rating : Very Good

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*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 USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

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