nickandnancy's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Nick
Beneficiary's Name: Nancy
VJ Member: nickandnancy
Country: El Salvador
Last Updated: 2010-11-29
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Immigration Checklist for Nick & Nancy:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
El Salvador |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-12-17 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-12-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2010-03-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2010-03-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2010-03-27 |
| Consulate Received : |
2010-04-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2010-04-07 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2010-04-13 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2010-04-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2010-04-29 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
2010-05-06 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2010-05-26 |
| US Entry : |
2010-05-30 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 88 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 129 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2010-08-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-09-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-11-08 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-09-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-09-22 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
RFE for marriage certificate (sent in the signed one received at wedding but was supposed to wait until registered with county clerk and request a registered copy from them). Only gave me one month to reply, which I thought was tight given that had to send letter to county clerk, have them mail me back marriage certificate and then mail that to USCIS. Sent on 11/16 and received electronic notice that received on 11/24. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-08-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-09-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-09-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-10-29 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-11-01 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 64 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: El Salvador
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 15, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
My wife went through the interview process at the embassy in May 2010 and overall she said was a comfortable experience. Their office was quite responsive (1 day response time on two separate occasions) to the following email address for us: Congensansal@state.gov. They responded to our emails and delivered both packet 3 and packet 4 via email.
The only roadbump we had was figuring out how to send the packet 3 materials via cargo expreso, as they mandate. Good luck trying to find their phone number or address using a phone book in El Salvador or anywhere on the Internet. My wife finally found by going to the embassy and there was a small sign there that had directions on how to find cargo expreso (sorry can't be of more help, as she doesn't remember the address).
Interviews went smooth. First one was just handing in the paperwork / medical exams from packet 4. 2nd interview scheduled one week later where they asked more detailed questions about our relationship, but my wife felt comfortable and didn't run into any issues. They approved her that day.
Note that upon approval, they kept her passport and said would send to her via cargo expreso. Turned out taking about 3 weeks for that process, so be careful scheduling a flight...allow 4 weeks to be safe.
Good luck! |
| Rating : |
Good |
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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
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