melissahinds's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Melissa Beneficiary's Name: Dor VJ Member: melissahinds Country: Israel Last Updated: 2012-09-03 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Melissa & Dor:

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 : Israel I-129F Sent : 2010-07-28 I-129F NOA1 : 2010-08-05 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2011-02-01 NVC Received : 2011-02-10 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2011-02-17 Packet 3 Received : 2011-03-02 Packet 3 Sent : 2011-07-07 Packet 4 Received : 2011-08-26 Interview Date : 2011-09-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-10-24 US Entry : 2011-11-06 Marriage : 2011-12-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 180 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 407 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2011-11-06 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Baltimore MD Date Filed : 2011-12-29 NOA Date : 2012-01-14 RFE(s) : 2012-05-23 Bio. Appt. : 2012-02-01 AOS Transfer** : 2012-04-09 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2012-09-01 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2012-09-01 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2011-12-29 NOA Date : 2012-01-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2012-03-01 Date Card Received : 2012-03-05 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 63 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Israel Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 17, 2011 Embassy Review : The process at the consulate was just as I had heard. They let me come in with my fiance after a little bit of begging. First we were sent up to a window to give them all the paperwork, there was 2 problems I forgot to bring 2 copies of the I-156 and instead of the I-134 I filled out the I-864 for the affidavit of support. They let both of them slide, thankfully!! Then there was a little bit of problem with the $350 payment since we had paid at the post office (like the instructions said) instead of there at the consulate but they worked it out. When we got to the actual interview we were relived to have a nice guy from New York who loved the story of how we met and wanted to hear all about it. He also made fun of one of our facebook conversations I printed out. In the end he told us we were approved and it might take a little extra time to get back the Visa because of the upcoming Jewish holidays. All and all a good experience and I am very happy its over with :-) Rating : Good

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