S & M's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: S
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: S & M
Country: Brazil
Last Updated: 2010-04-27
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Immigration Checklist for S & M:
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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 : |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-06-02 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-06-04 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-09-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-09-17 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-10-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-11-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-11-12 |
| US Entry : |
2009-12-10 |
| Marriage : |
2009-12-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 159 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-04-27 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-04-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-05 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-04-08 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-04-13 |
| Comments : |
We received 2 emails for the production of the EAD cards. They were 3 days apart, and the second one says a NEW card is being made. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 63 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-04-10 |
| Comments : |
Touched on 4/8 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 62 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 29, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
This review is about the experience reported by my fiancee -- not myself. The interview was in early November. Since I\\\'m the one that have been using this site (which has been extremely helpful), I thought that this can help.
She is not from Rio, thus she took a bus that left her city at midnight, arriving in Rio at 5 or 6 in the morning. From the bus station to entering the consulate was a straight forward process. There was a lady with a clipboard checking people\\\'s name off (she didn\\\'t ask for the letter from the consulate, though my fiancee had the letter).
It was the IV (Immigrant Visa) unit that processed her case.
Apparently most of the cases on that day was for fiancee (not for greencard cases). She was blessed enough to be the third one to be called. The previous 2 people were in their 20\\\'s, and their sponsors were similar age.
The interview was quick -- similar to those posted in this forum. I had prepared a lot of documents for her, which included proof of our relationship. The Admin that received the package returned a lot of the documents. The Consular Officer didn\\\'t see most of them -- just the Admin. If I was to prepare the package again, I would overstuff with valid documents again. My guess is a lot of Officers rely on the Admin\\\'s feedback, and I wouldn\\\'t be surprised if the Admin handed the package to the Officer, indicating that everything was set, thus making the interview faster and easier.
The interview was quick. The questions centered on her previous stay in the US (background: she was in the US for 10 years). He was looking for any hint if she was in the US illegally. Since her stay was all according to US policies, they spent probably 2 minutes on this, and moved on. He didn\\\'t even ask a lot of questions about our relationship. My guess the goal was twofold: make sure she was the person listed on the application, and any hint of overstay. Since it was all in place, the visa was granted.
Per routine procedures, the visa was mailed 2 days later.
She came to the US a month after her interview.
Just a few days before she was to come, we found out that the consulate had the gender typed incorrectly on the visa page. Instead of going back to the consulate, we decided to leave as is. I didn\\\'t think that she would have a problem at the port of entry. I figured that they had her picture, and a sealed package with all of her information.
Thanks to VJ, we knew what to expect. It was a lot easier.
(updated on May 12, 2010) |
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*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.
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