Alec & Tiff's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tiffany
Beneficiary's Name: Alec
VJ Member: Alec & Tiff
Country: Australia
Last Updated: 2010-09-13
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Immigration Checklist for Tiffany & Alec:
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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 : |
Melbourne, Australia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-08-25 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-08-27 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-10-23 |
| 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 : |
2009-11-09 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-12-23 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-01-12 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-01-14 |
| US Entry : |
2010-01-30 |
| Marriage : |
2010-02-06 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 57 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 138 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2010-01-30 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
No problems getting through immigration. The official opened my pack, looked through it and stamped me in. However, after filing the AOS I received an RFE indicating that USCIS had not received my DS-2053 (medical exam, which was in the pack), so get a copy of the medical exam and submit that with the I-485 just in case (it's probably a good idea to get the vacinations transcribed to the I-693 also, just in case -- see the forum threads for civil surgeons willing to do this for $25, as there's a tendency for them to try to charge for the full medical). |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2010-02-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-02-25 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-03-10 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-09-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Very slow! Took 7 months. Got USCIS to place a service request on 2010-09-02 which may have sped up the last bit. Seems like February was a particularly congested month for AOS filers, but we got it without any major hassles (just an RFE for the medical, easily transcribed for $20), so we're very happy :) |
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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 : |
2010-02-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-02-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-03-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-04-19 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-04-26 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 68 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 3, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
The Sydney consulate is excellent. They are very efficient and responded to each of my emails. It took only 2 weeks for them to schedule the interview after sending in Packet 3. My interview took around 2 hours from entry to exit and they approved my K-1 on the spot. |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: Los Angeles
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2010-01-30 |
| Embassy Review : |
No problems getting through LAX immigration. Several flights landed at the same time so the wait to get to an official was around 1 hour. Once I got to the official, he opened my K-1 pack, looked through everything and stamped me in to the country. It took maybe 10 minutes. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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
ver 5.0
