usmcwife's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Kevin Beneficiary's Name: Laura VJ Member: usmcwife Country: Canada Last Updated: 2011-04-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Kevin & Laura:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada I-129F Sent : 2009-08-22 I-129F NOA1 : 2009-09-01 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2009-09-29 NVC Received : 2009-10-12 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2009-10-19 Consulate Received : 2009-10-23 Packet 3 Received : 2009-11-06 Packet 3 Sent : 2009-11-08 Packet 4 Received : 2010-02-02 Interview Date : 2010-03-19 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-06-24 US Entry : 2010-06-25 Marriage : 2010-07-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 28 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 199 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Toronto POE Date : 2010-06-25 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : they were pretty nice but seemed to be more interested in getting their coffee instead of processing me. It took over an hour.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Raleigh NC Date Filed : 2010-08-16 NOA Date : 2010-08-25 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-11-09 AOS Transfer** : 2010-09-17 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2010-12-03 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2010-12-14 Comments : Super easy and no interview! yay!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-08-16 NOA Date : 2010-08-25 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-11-09 Approved Date : 2010-11-09 Date Card Received : 2010-11-19 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 85 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 19, 2010 Embassy Review : First I have to say I didn't have a watch so all the times are approximate. I was first in line. I wasn't sleeping anyway so I got there at about 6:30 - 6:45. Not sure exactly how long until the next person arrived but by about 7:30 there were 15-20 people I think. The front of the line people were very friendly and we were all talking. The guard came around 7:30 and unlocked the door. I was first through security and when they scanned my bag they noticed I had those singing greeting cards as evidence and the guard had me take them out and gave me a receipt for returning it but not before opening and joking about the cards . So don't bring those as evidence... I didn't even think about it. Then it was to the elevators to wait. I got letter A since I was first in line. The elevator came down after maybe 10 minutes and the first letters were called up. The guard directed us as to which door would open... and of course it was teh one at the back of the elevator. Then we took our seats waiting to be called up. I was called first and went down the hall to the room with the windows. I went straight to the window and the lady was there. She was really nice and started asking for my documents. It turns out I was missing a police certificate from Japan. She said they would have to have it in order to get my visa. Then sent me to pay the fee and come back with the receipt. When I brought it back I was fingerprinted and asked to go back to the waiting room. Back in the waiting room the people waiting were understanding and empathetic about the missing document. When my name was called I went to the interview room and the guy in there was really nice too. He had me raise my right hand and swear that everything was the truth etc. Then he asked where we met and how long Kevin has been in the military. He also had some standard questions about if I'd ever had trouble at the border or if I had ever been in trouble with the police or anything like that. Both of which the answers were no. Then he explained further about what the process would be to get the police check from japan and how to send it in and how long it would take to get my visa after that. And that was it. I was finished by 9:20 am. The waiting room and the line up outside were very busy and full by that time. Then it was back to the hotel to call Kevin and tell him how it went. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: Toronto Event Description Entry Date : 2010-06-25 Embassy Review : We had to leave incredibly early for the flight because it was the Friday before the g20 summit in Toronto and I didn't want to be delayed because of traffic. luckily there was no traffic at all. Until I got into customs. Every time I go to Pearson I forget how packed it is in the customs line up. This time I thought I might be getting there early enough but the line up was already completely full. It took at least 30 minutes probably longer to get up to the front of the line. One woman had decided her luggage was too heavy and just left it and continued on in the line. As soon as it was noticed, she was told off a bit, but didn't lose her place in line. Once I got to the front the person took my packet and passport logged me in and gave them back to me with a slip where I had to go to the customs main room and wait. The woman who had left her bags in line was there. I over heard that she was applying for a T1 visa but didn't have the paperwork she needed and she was denied entry. Two people total were denied during the hour I was there. Luckily I wasn't one of them. When they finally got to me it was pretty cut and dry and only took about 15 mintues to process. Over an hour total just in the customs room waiting to be seen though. So I was glad for the extra time I had given myself to get through customs. Harassment Level : Low

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