XoO's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: W
Beneficiary's Name: Y
VJ Member: XoO
Country: Dominican Republic
Last Updated: 2013-06-23
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Immigration Checklist for W & Y:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Dominican Republic |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-07-10 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-08-01 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2008-12-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2008-12-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2008-12-12 |
| Consulate Received : |
2008-12-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-02-04 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-02-04 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-03-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-03-23 |
| US Entry : |
2009-06-03 |
| Marriage : |
2009-07-30 |
| Comments : |
2008-08-06 Touched
2008-12-05 Touched
2008-12-06 Touched
2008-12-11 NOA2 Hardcopy received
2008-12-17 NVC Letter received
2008-12-19 Second NVC letter received(?)
2008-12-20 Third NVC letter received(?)
2008-03-09 Medical Exam
Medical Exam
I arrived to the clinic at 6 in the morning and already there were more than 200 people waiting in line outside. Speaking with others in the line I noticed that many of them had not brought their photographs, passport, letter of the interview, or the “cedula”. Some others were even fasting. My advice to all people who need to go through the medical examination: Carefully read the instructions sent by the Consulate! It is clearly specified there that fasting is not necessary. Have a hearty breakfast beforehand because you will be in there for a long, long time and you can not bring food in (except for expecting mothers or mothers with babies). There are four things that are not specified in the instruction sheet that are essential for getting the examination done. These are:
1)Do not leave your passport at home. You will not be able to enter to the clinic without the passport.
2)Bring the letter of the interview. It will be asked for.
3)Do not bring your cell phone to the clinic. Use the list of items not permitted in the consulate as a guideline on what is permitted in the clinic.
4)No one will be allowed to enter with you, no matter who that person is (not even the petitioner). People accompanying you will be made to wait outside of the clinic.
So I finally made into the clinic at about 8:30 am and left at 2 pm. Once you are inside it will be very tough, stressful and tiresome. Consider the waiting-in-line part of the process to be the easiest part, believe me. You will feel thirsty and hungry, and there are almost no chairs to sit down. You can not leave the facilities until you are finished, so don’t even think about taking a break and going out. The exam results are returned the day before the interview from 1pm to 2:30pm, and you have to personally pick them up. The best time to pick them up is at 2pm when the line has virtually disappeared. Good luck!! :D
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 126 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 229 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
San Juan |
| POE Date : |
2009-06-03 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
:D |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2009-11-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-11-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-12-14 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2009-12-08 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-01-08 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2010-01-14 |
| Comments : |
2009-11-12 Check Cashed
2009-11-16 NOA Hardcopy received
2009-11-16 Biometrics Notice Date
2009-11-24 Biometrics Hardcopy received
2009-12-12 Transfer Notice received
2009-12-14 Biometrics done
2009-12-15 Touched
2010-01-08 Card production ordered
2010-01-11 Welcome letter received
2010-01-12 Approval notice sent (??)
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-11-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-11-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-12-14 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-01-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-01-13 |
| Comments : |
2009-11-16 NOA Hardcopy received
2009-11-16 Biometrics Notice Date
2009-11-24 Biometrics Hardcopy received
2009-12-14 Biometrics done
2010-01-08 Card production ordered
2010-01-11 Approval notice sent (??)
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 60 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-11-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-11-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-01-11 |
| Comments : |
2009-11-16 NOA Hardcopy received
2010-01-05 Approval notice sent
2010-01-11 Approval notice received
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 60 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-10-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-10-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
2012-07-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-11-29 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-09-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2012-09-20 |
| Comments : |
2011-10-24 NOA Hardcopy received
2011-11-04 Biometrics Hardcopy received
2012-07-14 RFE Hardcopy received
2012-08-21 RFE Respond mailed
2012-09-16 Approval Notice received
2012-09-18 New card mailed
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2012-12-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-01-19 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-04 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-05-07 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2013-05-07 |
| Comments : |
2012-12-21 NOA Hardcopy received.
2012-12-28 Biometrics Hardcopy received.
2013-01-04 Biometrics missed.
2013-01-08 "Walked-in" at Local CIS for Biometrics. Biometrics done.
2013-01-10 Placed in line for interview scheduling.
2013-03-30 Scheduled for interview.
2013-04-03 Interview letter, received.
After Citizen
2013-05-21 Updated status at SS/Applied for U.S. Passport.
2013-05-24 New SS Card arrived.
2013-05-30 Check cashed/Status changed to "being processed".
2013-06-14 Passport status to "the final processing stages. Should receive passport on or about 06/19/2013".
2013-06-17 US Passport in hand. Never got a tracking #. The passport was mailed on 06/13. Delivered to my mailbox on 06/15.
2013-06-21 Naturalization Certificate received. :):) THE END :):) |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Dominican Republic
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 29, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our appointment was at 6:00am. We arrived at the consulate at 5:50am and the line for immigrant visas (“residencia”) was already very long. As soon as you step into the line people start selling their services to you (taking photographs, filling in forms, etc). One of those guys was telling us that the photographs needed to be stapled to the forms. Please don’t listen to them; if you do you will void your photos and the consular officers will not accept them.
At around 6:10am the line started moving. Have your interview letter in hand when you start approaching the entrance because it will be taken from you before you enter the facilities. We made it in at 7am. The inside is roomy, there are plenty of places to sit down, there are ceiling fans all over the place, and there is even a small cafeteria in there. Bathrooms were relatively clean also. You can bring in food, just no liquids of any kind. My name was called at 8:30am to hand in all the forms, birth certificate, photographs, “cedula”, and the police certificate. I was not asked for the I-134 form (Affidavit of Support) and was told it was not even needed. I suspect that only applied to our case since I learned, that same day, that a friend had her visa denied due to an insufficient Affidavit of Support. At that time we were given a small piece of paper, sort-of like a ticket, with a number. That was going to be our number for the fingerprints and the interview. There are several monitors in the waiting room area that indicate the number being called. Don’t fret; the numbers are not called in order. Our number was called at 9:15am for the fingerprints (window #13) and at 10:00am for the interview with the consulate officer.
An old lady (likely in her 60’s) interviewed us. She first verified our names (mine’s and my fiancé’s) and then she swore us in. She asked me to sign form DS-156K. She then asked my fiancé how long he had lived in the mainland United States. She asked me if I spoke English and I told her that I understood it. She then asked me to step back a little bit while she spoke with my fiancé, but I was able to listen to the conversation nevertheless. She told him that she was going to find out how much he knew about me. So the questions were (all in English): How did you meet her? How many times have you visited her? When (exact dates) was the last time you visited her and for how long did you stayed? When was the visit before the last one and for how long? Where does she work? Where does she study? When did she finish her studies? Where did she study? Where does she live? What do you do for a living? What brought you to the Dominican Republic? Then she called me in and asked my fiancé to step back. She asked me the same questions (now in Spanish) about the visits and these others too: how many brothers or sisters does he have? How old are they? What does he do for a living? When do you plan to get married? Where? Where do you plan to live? Are you a 7-th day adventist (SDA)? Is your fiancé a SDA too? Is your family SDA as well? Is your fiancé’s family SDA? That was the last of the questions, and her face expression changed. She nicely told us that the visa had been approved and that she wished all the best to us, and that I would receive my passport back in two weeks (but I received it after just two working days). We had brought plenty of proof of our relationship (letters, documents, photos, etc) and none of it was needed. She didn’t ask for a thing (but that only applied to our interview since we saw many others who had to show their stuff). My advice on this one: please carefully read all instructions and follow them to the letter. We saw many people being turned away for just not following the instructions (filling forms incorrectly, bringing the wrong forms, etc). So after all, our experience at the consulate was much better than what I expected   |
| Rating : |
Good |
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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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
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