Tina&Roland's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Roland
Beneficiary's Name: Tina
VJ Member: Tina&Roland
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2013-04-02
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Immigration Checklist for Roland & Tina:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-05-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-05-18 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-09-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-09-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-09-16 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-09-17 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-10-01 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-10-01 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-10-26 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-11-20 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-11-26 |
| US Entry : |
2009-12-15 |
| Marriage : |
2010-01-08 |
| Comments : |
Changed address on July 28, 2009. Got one touch on July 29 and July 30, 2009. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 115 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 186 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2009-12-15 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
We packed everything into my Ford minivan and left on the evening of December 14 and stayed overnight at a Best Western in Sarnia.
At about 11AM the next day, we crossed at Port Huron Blue Water Bridge. We were in line for about 30 minutes before it was our turn. Since I did not get my automatic window fixed, Roland had to open the door to talk to the CBP lady. She was not very happy about this and asked how long it was broken for. Anyway, she took our passports and the K1 Visa package and gave us this little orange slip and asked us to drive to the secondary inspection area where all the offices were. We were told to leave our cell phones and take our wallets with us and surrendered our keys to the officers.
There wasn't much of a line at this point and one officer took our case. Then he passed it onto another officer who took care of our car import. In all, this took about 1 1/2 hours to complete
All in all, a good experience! Hello USA! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Indianapolis IN |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-02-22 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-02-08 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-03-18 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2010-03-27 |
| Comments : |
Changed address on 2/19/2010 and got a touch on 2/22/2010 because of the address change. USCIS certainly works faster and more efficiently for AOS than K1! :)
Lots of touches so far, but no approval. Hoping that it's the same situation as it is with the AP :)
Got the e-mail on 3/22 that our card production was ordered! Approved without interview and thank God for no RFE's! :)
GC received 3/27 (PR since 3/18), along with Welcome letter :)
Total time from filing to receiving GC was 2 months, 1 week, 5 days! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-02-22 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-03-08 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-03-15 |
| Comments : |
Changed address on 2/19/2010 and got a touch on 2/22/2010 because of the address change. USCIS certainly works faster and more efficiently for AOS than K1! :)
Last touch was 3/12/2010, so that was when it was post-marked. Took exactly a week to receive.
Done until December 19, 2011! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 52 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-03-11 |
| Comments : |
Changed address on 2/19/2010 and got a touch on 2/22/2010 because of the address change. USCIS certainly works faster and more efficiently for AOS than K1! :)
Got 2 touches on the 3/9 and 3/10, but no status change of approval, but happily received the AP in the mail on 3/11 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 52 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-12-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-12-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-01-13 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-06-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2012-06-21 |
| Comments : |
Approved without RFE or interview...whew! |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Indianapolis IN |
| Date Filed : |
2012-12-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-12-21 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-04-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 21, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
We got to the consulate at about 7:15AM on November 20, 2009. There were about 20 people lined up in front of us. At about 7:50AM, the doors opened and we slowly filed in and went through security checks. They don't mention on the form that liquids aren't allowed, but they do check for it. I had my hand sanitizers in my purse, which they let me keep, but forgot about my USB key, which they temporarily took away and gave it back after my interview. At about 8:30, a group of us sat in a room right next to an elevator, and a security guard took us up to the 19th floor. We then went to counter 14/cashier and got a number (A1, B2, C3, D4, for example). The cashier was really nice and gave us our number C8. We had to wait a while for our number to be called. At about 9:30AM, our number was called and we went to counter 10. A nice lady went through my file and made sure everything was filled properly (everything was fine) and gave me a slip to pay at the cashier. Since we didn't have enough of USD, we paid in CAD which was fine with the cashier. We then returned to counter 10 and the nice lady continued with the rest of the paperwork and told us to wait a couple of minutes for our number to be called. About 15 minutes later, we were called to room 8. The room was just a room with a man behind the counter. He smiled and said hello to my fiance and I. We said we were nervous and he said not to be because we've already made it this far. He then asked us the usual questions, how we met, what I plan to do for work and what our plans are in terms of a wedding. Very straightforward. And then he said he was pleased to extend us our visa and that it would take 7-10 days.
Overall, despite the waiting, it was a very pleasant experience. Everyone just seemed so nice. |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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