Miranda&John's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: John
Beneficiary's Name: Miranda
VJ Member: Miranda&John
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2015-01-12
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Immigration Checklist for John & Miranda:
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Dept of State Other 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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Other Visa
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Date |
| NVC Received : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| 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 : |
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| 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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| US Entry : |
2009-06-16 |
| Comments : |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2009-06-15  Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Fresno CA |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-25 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-02-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-02-16 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-04-15 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-04-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2010-04-26 |
| 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 : |
2010-01-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-25 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-02-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-02-16 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-04-13 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-04-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 89 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-01-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-01-25 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-02-09 |
| Date Received : |
2010-04-16 |
| Comments : |
My daughter's AP was approved 3/18/10 and received in the mail 3/22/10... but I'm still waiting on mine!! :( |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 89 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2012-02-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-02-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
2012-03-08 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-07-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Fresno CA |
| Date Filed : |
2014-08-18 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-10-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-02-10 |
| Approved : |
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| Oath Ceremony : |
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Member Reviews:
POE Review: CDN-USA Border
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2008-06-16 |
| Embassy Review : |
We crossed at the Fort Erie/Buffalo border, as we hired a lawyer to represent us at Customs and she was based out of Buffalo.
Overall, it was a good experience. When my daughter & I pulled up in the car and told the CBP agent we wanted to apply for J-1 and J-2 status, he directed us to the building on the right. When we pulled in, we happened to have parked right beside our lawyer. Once we were inside, she briefed us and told us that she couldn't go up to the counter and stay the whole time, but if she saw that we were having troubles she would come up and intervene.
The CBP agent seemed very serious at first. He asked us where we were going, why, how long we were staying. I told him I was going on an internship and would be staying with my boyfriend. He tried to slip me up by saying "so you're going to get married?" I said NO, I am going for an internship. He seemed satisfied with that. I was very, very nervous because I knew this man had the power to turn me away, but my boyfriend had flew from California and was waiting for us at a hotel on the other side so we could make the drive across the country. The CBP agent actually asked me on two separate occasions if I was on any medication!! That only made me MORE nervous  I asked him if he wanted to see any of the evidence of ties to Canada (I had a very neatly organized book of evidence). He just flipped through it and didn't seem interested at all.
After that was out of the way, he stamped our passports and printed up our I-94's. He even spent an extra 5 minutes looking for a "special" teddy bear stamp to put in my daughter's passport. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Fresno CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 15, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
Just got back from my interview. It was... interesting.
We showed up about 30 minutes early to the building in Fresno. My husband, daughter, and I went through the medical detectors and then were escorted up to the 3rd floor. We put our appointment letters in a box and then waited in an empty waiting room until 10:30. At 10:30 my name was called, and we all went up to the door. The IO took everyone's ID and then told my husband and daughter to continue waiting in the waiting room, while I followed him to his office.
He swore me in, and then asked me some questions:
What is your name?
What is your address?
What is your birthday?
What is your phone number?
Why did you come to the U.S.?
Did your J-1 visa have a 2 year residency requirement?
How long have you lived with your husband?
Who else lives with you?
Then he asked me all the questions on the I-485. He asked if I had anything I wanted to show him that proved my husband and I lived together. I said "do you want copies or originals?" because I had organized a stack of copies for him to have before hand. He said he would look at the originals then keep the copies. He also asked if I had any photos and I indicated that they were on the bottom of the pile of copies. He had me sign off on the back of our I-485 forms that I opted to have the interview without my lawyer.
After that, he went on to my daughter's application. He asked me her name, birthdate, asked to see the original of her birth certificate and compared it to the one he had in our file. When he asked her name, I included her middle name. He was a little bit worried that (and I didn't realize this) her passport doesn't have her middle name on it. BUT, I have her expired passport that did and I showed that to him and he seemed satisfied. I asked him if he wanted a copy of our 2009 taxes and he said "no, you've given me quite enough". He also asked if my daughter was on any medication (which she is). I don't know why he asked this...?
When he was done looking through my daughter's portion of the file he said "well, everything looks good but I can't approve you today because I have to verify that your J-1 visa does not have the 2 year home residency rule (which it doesn't). I explained to him that I would have liked him to stamp my passport, but he said they don't do that anymore. I told him my work authorization and AP hadn't been approved yet and he seemed shocked and said it was really strange that my daughter had received her AP and not me (although clearly not very sympathetic to the whole situation). He explained the removal of conditions and gave me another piece of paper that just had today's date on it and said "You will receive notice by mail."
I called my lawyer, who was equally as frustrated. What have they been doing with my file for 4 1/2 months, if not figuring out of the 2 year rule applies? My husband thinks he had to have his supervisor look it over to approve it. My lawyer says I should receive approval soon. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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