hobbitofohio's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Dale
Beneficiary's Name: Natasha
VJ Member: hobbitofohio
Country: Russia
Last Updated: 2013-09-21
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Immigration Checklist for Dale & Natasha:
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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 : |
Moscow, Russia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-04-23 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-04-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2010-07-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2010-07-12 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2010-07-19 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-09-20 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-09-23 |
| US Entry : |
2010-11-10 |
| Marriage : |
2010-06-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 67 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 147 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2010-11-10 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very fast with no problems. One hour after plane touched down, Natasha was on her way to connection flight. Officals were very nice to her. I have spent longer in line and I have a USA passport! |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Columbus OH |
| Date Filed : |
2011-02-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
2011-06-07 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-04-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2011-05-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-06-07 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-06-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2011-07-06 |
| Comments : |
CIS Columbus office was very unprofessional. They make me embarrassed to be an American! I have zero respect for them. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-02-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-04-05 |
| Approved Date : |
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| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
No action ever taken on form. No reasons were given. very unprofessional. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between April 12, 2011 and April 22, 2011*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-02-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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| Comments : |
No action ever taken on the form. No reasons were given. very unprofessional. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-06-20 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-06-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-07-18 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-09-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2013-09-21 |
| Comments : |
Filed CSC, it was moved to local office (Cinncinnati) but not notice of the move sent to us. Fast and smooth, we wish whole process had gone like this! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Moscow, Russia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 20, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
 Our K-1 has our proxy marriage. So it had a few different details from regular k-1. Woman at #5 embassy window who takes papers was very unfriendly. She told Natasha wrong information. We had talked about how to deal with such possible problem. Nastasha follow directions given before day of interview. Consul officer was professional and friendly. Natasha had greeted him in English and they spoke the whole time in English. (He gave her choice of using Russian or English language.) Natasha gave him our papers about non-consummated proxy wedding, with copy of page from U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual Volume 9 - Visas 9 FAM 40.1 Notes on unconsummated proxy marriage. He smiled and looked at them for a few seconds. He keyed some information from manual page into his notes. He asked a few, very basic questions about our wedding. He also asked the standard questions listed in the review posted here from July of this year. So I will not repeat them here. After 15 minutes, he gave approval. She had waited about 3 hours for interview. We now wait for DHL to send passport with visa.
(updated on September 21, 2010) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Columbus OH
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 28, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our appointment was for 8AM. We were taken in 20 minutes late. The man questioned our Texas state wedding as not being valid!!!!! We had a legal marrage done in accord with Texas marriage law. We had the proper legal papers to show it. Yet he claimed it was not valid! We had to show him ever small detailed piece of paper from the wedding. I am glad we did not throw out some of the junk papers after the wedding. I am also glad we carried them with to the interview. The questions and comments were at time not professional nor proper. What happened at the interview mades me embarrassed to be an American!
After 35 minutes defending a legal and proper fully documented Texas wedding, they were not happy with the shoot records. So we had to go see a Civil Sur. to get them approved. Only two of the 30+ listed doctors in Columbus area will do only the shoot records. All the rest demanded $300+ for a full physical. After getting the shoot records to the office, we were approved. (A process that ended up taking 2+weeks.)
The only good thing I can say about the Columbus CIS office is the security screening people were polite and professional. As to the rest of the staff, I will simply say they were very unprofessional.
I regret 0 is the lowest rating I can give! |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Poor |
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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.
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