Erich&Chanisa's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Erich
Beneficiary's Name: Chanisa
VJ Member: Erich&Chanisa
Country: Thailand
Last Updated: 2009-12-30
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Immigration Checklist for Erich & Chanisa:
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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 : |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-08-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-08-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-10-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-10-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-11-02 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-11-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-12-02 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-12-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-12-30 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-01-06 |
| US Entry : |
2010-01-13 |
| Marriage : |
2010-01-15 |
| Comments : |
4 months and 7 days to get her visa. Of course my full-of-personality fiancée is complaining that we missed the "record" over at usvisa4thai.com by 3 days.
Time to live!!!! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 58 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 126 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bangkok, Thailand
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
December 30, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Chanisa's appointment was scheduled for 7am, Dec 30th.
Chanisa arrived at the embassy at 5:45am and stood in line to wait to be admitted to the embassy. Although she was the first K-1 visa seeker to arrive, she was 5th in line -- the first 4 people wanted tourist visas. She claims she was the best-dressed of the K-1 visa seekers  Typical Chanisa -- That's my girl!
At 6:30am, the embassy doors were opened. She waited until 7am when an announcement was made that K-1 fiancée seekers should come to window #5.
The woman at window 5 asked for specific original documents (including a document that had been missing from our packet 3). It was a good thing that Chanisa's documents were organized (tabbed) in a such a way that she could quickly and easily find the requested documents. Chanisa then sat down and waited for her name to be called.
At 8:30, she was the 5th K-1 seeker to be called to window #6 where she greeted an unsmiling woman who was initially somewhat cold. (Chanisa bravely kept smiling, though.)
Chanisa was then asked to sign a document that affirmed that she was telling the truth and then she was quickly fingerprinted.
Then, the interviewer began questioning Chanisa:
"How did you meet your fiancé".
"When did he come to see you?"
"How much time did you spend together?"
"What is your fiancé's job?"
"Do either of you have any children?"
"When will you get married?"
DONE!!
The woman then told Chanisa that she could pick up her visa on Jan 6th!!!
The interview was conducted entirely in English and took less than 4 minutes. Note: Chanisa is a fairly proficient (and very confident!) english speaker.
Chanisa's advise/comments:
Treat the interview like a job interview. It is important to be confident!
When you talk to the interviewer, make eye contact and be cheerful. She also said to pretend (haha) that you really really love your fiancé (even if you are mad at him for waiting until the last minute to send some documents!)
NOTE: Of the 5 K-1 seekers Chanisa knew about (including herself), 3 were granted visas and 2 were not. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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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
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briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
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