Ana&Willie's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Ana Beneficiary's Name: Willie VJ Member: Ana&Willie Country: Honduras Last Updated: 2010-06-14 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Ana & Willie:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Honduras I-129F Sent : 2009-08-10 I-129F NOA1 : 2009-08-17 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2009-10-29 NVC Received : 2009-11-04 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2009-11-09 Consulate Received : 2009-11-12 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2009-12-14 Interview Date : 2010-01-13 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-01-19 US Entry : 2010-01-20 Marriage : 2010-01-30 Comments : Thank you God. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 73 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 149 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2010-01-20 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Upon arrival and once in the Immigrant line he (fiance) was asked were he was heading then he was told to wait for an immigration officer who would ask more questions. The wait was about 25-30min since there were a lot of people entering with visas. After the wait his name was called and the Immigrant officer asked for his passport and said that's it you can go. *Realized afterwards that I-94 was not given.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Los Angeles CA Date Filed : 2010-02-18 NOA Date : 2010-02-25 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-03-24 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2010-05-17 Approval / Denial Date : 2010-05-17 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2010-06-11 Comments : We waited 2 hours before we got called for our interview. The interview itself took maybe 5 to 10 min. Our relationship was not questioned. My husband was only asked simple questions like his name and DOB and stuff that you are asked in the I-485 like if you have done anything illegal or have been arrested before. We were approved and Thank God first of all for his blessing and VJ for all the help.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2010-02-18 NOA Date : 2010-02-25 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2010-03-24 Approved Date : 2010-04-24 Date Card Received : 2010-05-03 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 65 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Honduras Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 20, 2010 Embassy Review : Our appointment was 1/13/10 @7:30am. Once inside the embassy you wait to be called not in the order you arrived but in order of a list they have. We arrived @ 5am (we didn't want to be the last to enter) and left the embassy @ 2pm. We were approved thank God, but out of the 30 Immigrigant cases only 5 were approved. I advise everyone to take as much proof of your relationship as possible, and to make sure you have everything(including copies of originals)they are asking. Also its best to take proof that you are planning the wedding (dress/engagement ring/wedding band). You are fist called to give all paperwork then told to pay the interview fee then called to pre-interview you and if you are missing something they will let you know. The Lady that took our papers and pre-interviewed us asked: When/Where/How we met Further explain how we met How many times I had traveled to see him If my fiance had ever been in the US Then we were called to have my fiance take his fingerprints. Then we were one of the last to be called for the interview by the counsel officer & the interview took maybe 5-10 min in which he asked over 15 questions and this is what I can remember that he asked: Do we talk in english or spanish Explain how we met Name of person who introduced us Where that person lived Do I know how to cook Where I lived Did I live alone or with someone My daughters name Where we took the pictures we presented The date we took the pictures Who certain person in the picture was Who's paying for the wedding What we had prepared for the wedding All of this was asked to both of us but I knew it was best to let my fiance answer I only answered when necessary or further explained the answers my fiance gave. He tells you right there if your visa is approved. He told us we were approved and come back tomorrow @ 4pm and pickup the visa. The next day we were there and they said that they were not able to print the visa and come back Tuesday and maybe it would be ready. There were people who had been there 3 or more times trying to pickup there passports and visas and they were told various times that they were not ready. Thank God my fiance visa was in fact ready on Tuesday. God is good and we are gratefull we were approved. God Bless. Rating : Moderate

POE Review: Houston Event Description Entry Date : 2010-01-20 Embassy Review : Upon arrival and once in the Immigrant line he (fiance) was asked were he was heading then he was told to wait for an immigration officer who would ask more questions. The wait was about 25-30min since there were a lot of people entering with visas. After the wait his name was called and the Immigrant officer asked for his passport and said that's it you can go. Harassment Level : Low

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