Chris and Tanya's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tanya
Beneficiary's Name: Chris
VJ Member: Chris and Tanya
Country: Poland
Last Updated: 2009-09-26
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Immigration Checklist for Tanya & Chris:
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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 : |
Krakow, Poland |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-04-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-04-16 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2009-28-07 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2009-02-08 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-09-01 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-09-04 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-09-09 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-09-11 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-09-16 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-09-21 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-09-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-10-29 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 196 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Warsaw, Poland
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 31, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
The embassy experience
My appointment was at 09:30 but to be sure I showed up just after 08:00. To my horror I found my aftershave had leaked in my bag and now created a stench cloud around me whenever I moved the bag - to the great annoyance of anyone sitting near me.
Stage 1 - security and "check in"
At security you need to hand in your cell phone and any other electronic equipment - if you don't have a watch you can say goodbye to any sense of timekeeping during the whole process.
Before you enter the main room your invitation is checked again. You are not given a number - you need to go to one of the active interview booths, wait for the person currently using it to finish and ask for a number card to be printed.
Stage II - document check
First off the document check, signing and so on - it went ok apart from a couple of hitches - I didn't get the 157 form - so I had to fill that out on the go. Filled in everything and was told to pay - this was odd as I should have been told to pay after fingerprinting.
Stage III - Payment
It should have been simple, easy and without a problem - but you can not pay for K1 visas by card, unlike all the classic immigrant visas. I short trip to the nearest cash machine ensued and I had to take my laptop bag with me - my head trying desperately to disappear below my collar due to the rolling cloud of aftershave smell that trailed me (damn stuff wont wash out).
Stage IV - Fingerprinting and problems
A problem popped up - the location of passport issue - now this is a pain for everyone with UK passports as far as I am aware - the vast majority of them are sent by post - so you can't say London or anywhere else - just UKPA at worst. A big discussion ensued and all I could do was kick my bag to gas some more people like some sort of sadistic Gillette salesman. Fingerprinting however went ok and then I was told to wait for the consul interview.
Stage V - The interview
All in all I had a long wait and people who had later numbers ended up having earlier interviews - and during the wait I felt like in a hospital waiting room, regular chimes, the screaming babies, people sitting in rows etc - the only thing lacking was people in tracksuits with head injuries. After a long wait my turn came to speak to the consular officer.
I came up and was asked to swear everything I entered and said was true or face the consequences etc.
After this the CO asked me where I met my girlfriend, how and then after about one line of explanation cut me off, asking for 1 photo from each year of us knowing each other.
I fished out about 3 from the stack of photos I had ready and handed them to him. Once these were taken I was told that I should come back the next day at 15:00 to pick up my passport.
After I managed to pick my jaw up from the floor I just asked - "so does that mean I have the visa" - "Yep, pretty much". |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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