carvin317's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Nathan
Beneficiary's Name: Kacey
VJ Member: carvin317
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2010-04-23
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Immigration Checklist for Nathan & Kacey:
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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 : |
Vancouver, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-06-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-06-16 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-09-18 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 94 days from your NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Atlanta GA |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-19 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-03-19 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-04-22 |
| Approved : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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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 : |
2010-02-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between April 16, 2010 and April 26, 2010*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-01 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Vancouver, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 16, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
This was my experience.
Fiancee and I arrived in Vancouver on Weds morning at 7 am in Vancouver. We left the airport and took the Sky-Train for 7 dollars all the way to our Hotel. We stayed in the Day Inn off West Pender Street. Hotel Cost us 128 dollars a night. It is an old hotel, nothing fancy. One bed, tv, bathroom, a desk. Its two blocks from the American Embassy and about a mile from the medical.
Thursday morning at 4:00 Fiancee and I wake up get ready to go to the medical. We left our hotel and walked about a mile to Medical Address. It looks kind of shady right across the street from St. Paul's Hospital. There is a gate and you wait there until the lady that runs the clinic arrives and opens it for you. We were the first ones in line and the lady at the medical asks everyone to stay in order in which you arrive. You need to get all your documents in order and hand them to the lady at the front desk. She then will tell you to go get your blood tested. Takes two minutes. After that you go and sit back down for about 20 minutes and they call you in for an X-ray, which you don't even need for the embassy. Than you get called into the office with the doctor he asks you to strip down and wear a sheet. He checks your ears, nose, and glands on your throat. Very simple nothing that is embarrassing or violating. He tells you to get dressed and you meet the desk lady she takes your height, weight, and checks your vision. She then tells you to come back at two.
Embassy Info- We went to the embassy at 12:30 for our 1:00 clock appointment. Security asked us to go away until 12:45. We went to starbucks right around the corner and came back. You enter the little side door and they ask for appointment letter. They look through all your papers and tell you take everything our of your pockets. (similar to the airport) You then continue up the stairs where you will meet a lady who will send you up to the 20th floor via elevator. You exit the elevator and there is another security search so don't put your belt on or anything like that just hold it. He will search you and than direct you the waiting room. You sit in the waiting room for like 20 minutes they call you up and ask for your main papers in a certain order. She tells you to sit down and wait.... You wait and get your fingerprints done.... than sit back down.... Wait about an hour and they call you up for your interview. She asked 3 questions.
1) How did we meet
2) How often we visited each other
3) What the petitioner did for a living.
She then told us we were approved as long as we passed our medical. We ran back to the medical office and got our stuff and brought it back and gave it to the lady that you originally talk to at the waiting room. (Yes, you have to go back through security and all that jazz.) She told us our Visa would be ready in two days. We were leaving that day so we gave her the Largest Canada Post Express Envelope so we could get it in the mail. Be sure to get the largest one. They put a whole manilla envelope of papers plus your passport in there so you need the 12.00 one its a 12x13 one if i am not mistaken.
Overall the process was extremely easy. Just make sure you have the right documents and prepare the night before and it will be a breeze.
Everybody was really nice except the security guys, but thats what they are paid to do.
5/5 Good luck to everyone else.  |
| Rating : |
Very 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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