Dreamliner's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Risa Beneficiary's Name: Andrew VJ Member: Dreamliner Country: Jamaica Last Updated: 2012-10-23 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Risa & Andrew:

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 : Jamaica I-129F Sent : 2011-05-13 I-129F NOA1 : 2011-05-16 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2011-09-26 NVC Received : 2011-10-26 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2011-10-27 Consulate Received : 2011-11-14 Packet 3 Received : 2011-11-14 Packet 3 Sent : 2011-11-14 Packet 4 Received : 2011-11-25 Interview Date : 2011-12-23 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2012-02-06 US Entry : 2012-02-11 Marriage : 2012-02-20 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 133 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 221 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Tampa POE Date : 2012-02-11 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Miami FL Date Filed : 2012-02-27 NOA Date : 2012-03-06 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-03-23 AOS Transfer** : 2012-03-17 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2012-10-23 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2012-02-27 NOA Date : 2012-03-06 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-03-23 Approved Date : 2012-04-24 Date Card Received : 2012-05-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 57 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2012-02-27 NOA Date : 2012-03-06 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2012-05-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 57 days.

Member Reviews:

POE Review: Tampa Event Description Entry Date : 2012-02-11 Embassy Review : Tampa was a very stress free and easy Port of Entry. A long and unfortunate chain of events led to me putting my immigration package inside one of my checked bags by mistake which also led to me fretting that I would most likely be insome serious trouble as the package clearly said "Do not put inside checked luggage" however, luckily the way the international terminal is set up at Tampa, the luggage carousel is literally right behind the immigration officer's desks and I expressed the situation to the officer as best I could and was very much relieved to find out that it was a big deal especially as my bag was coming around at the same time and I pointed it out. It coincidentally was the first time apparently that, that particular IO had a K-1 case so he was incredibly nice and the entire process lasted only about 35mins since I got to the desk. After I had gotten permission to get the document, we sat down for a little, then got invited into secondary where I only waited for little and then I was handed my I-94 which had a 90 day expiration on it. They congratulated me and wished me all the best. The airport itself is also pretty nice with automated trains and nice clean terminals. I would definitely recommend it to anyone else. If I had gone through Miami or JFK, being way bigger airports with extended facilites between immigration and customs my goose would definitely had been cooked. Harassment Level : Low

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*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.

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