MinkKC's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tanya
Beneficiary's Name: Raymond
VJ Member: MinkKC
Country: Netherlands
Last Updated: 2015-10-22
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Immigration Checklist for Tanya & Raymond:
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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 : |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-03-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-03-16 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-07-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-07-31 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-08-05 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-08-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-08-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-08-11 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-08-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-10-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-10-06 |
| US Entry : |
2009-11-13 |
| Marriage : |
2009-12-06 |
| Comments : |
Got married on the beach in Hawaii. Certified copy of marriage certificate took about 6 weeks to arrive. And that was the faster way to get one. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 123 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 199 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Kansas City MO |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-08 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-02-18 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-07-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2010-07-28 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-08 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-04-01 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-04-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 64 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-04-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 71 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2012-04-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-04-25 |
| RFE(s) : |
2012-10-26 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-05-21 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-11-21 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2012-11-29 |
| Comments : |
RFE was the general one that asks for more infomation, but they had "transaction pages" of bank statements in bold type. We had originally included the first page of multiple statements to show that we were both on the account. We sent back full statements along with a few other things we could come up with just in case. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Kansas City MO |
| Date Filed : |
2015-07-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-08 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-08-06 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-09-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2015-11-19 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 8, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiance had his interview on Oct 1st, and I was lucky enough to be able to arrange to be there for it as well.
We arrived about 15 minutes early, and got in the one line that seemed to be forming. About 5 minutes before the 1:30pm appt time, they announced that for immigrant visas there was a separate line. We were let in before the other line. Even though the K1 is technically a non-immigrant visa, we were supposed to be in the immigrant line. They did a security check (had to leave umbrella outside, didn't bring cell phones to avoid issues with that), then we were admitted and told (I swear I heard him right) to window number 7. It was closed, we waited for a while, there was another couple in line before us already being helped at window #5. After a while, a woman opened the shade and told us for fiance visas we were supposed to be at #5. Not that it mattered, as there had been a couple being helped at that window anyway. So we went to number 5, and were helped by Tara, a very nice American woman. She asked for the documents they were wanting (probably best to not have them bound as they put them in order), and we dug through our pile of papers to give her what they were asking for. For income proof, I had followed the instructions I had found in the forums, and included paycheck stubs, a letter from my employer and 3 years of IRS tax transcripts. No checking acct info. I don't believe the official instructions had even included tax info for the K1, but they did want it. Although, she wasn't sure at first if they would accept the official transcripts instead of copies of my actual tax forms, even though I had read on here that they were better. Turned out it was ok, though. They didn't ask for additional relationship proof, even though we had brought tons of stuff. After she took the required forms, we waited for about an hour then we were called to another window (we were expecting to be taken into an office or something, but the interview was just conducted at the window) to speak with the consul. He surprisingly asked me (the US citizen) more questions than my fiance. A few brief questions on how we met, what I do for a living, what he does, if we had met each other's family (and we hadn't yet - I met his mother later that evening, though), when and where we planned to get married. Then he basically said congrats, and expect his passport in a week. No requests for the relationship proof that we had brought, although it might have made a difference that I was there with him for the interview. They seemed more interested in financial info than anything, and the other couple that had been there before us seemed to not have brought enough proof (wasn't a K1, though). They were there before us, but we got called to the window first, so I am guessing it wasn't going to go as smoothly for them.
All in all, a very easy experience. Just make sure you bring everything they ask for, plenty of financial proof, copies of all the originals (they wanted to see the originals but then kept the copies), and extra passport photos. My fiance was thinking the 2 passport photos on the application were really what they were wanting, but had brought 2 extra just in case. And they did want them.
(updated on October 22, 2015) |
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Very Good |
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