lcord's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ton
Beneficiary's Name: Laisa
VJ Member: lcord
Country: Brazil
Last Updated: 2011-01-01
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Immigration Checklist for Ton & Laisa:
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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 : |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-02-28 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-03-11 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2010-07-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2010-07-07 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2010-07-13 |
| Consulate Received : |
2010-07-23 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2010-07-30 |
| Interview Date : |
2010-10-05 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-10-11 |
| US Entry : |
2010-10-13 |
| Marriage : |
2010-10-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 113 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 208 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2010-10-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-11-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
2010-11-22 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-11-17 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-12-27 |
| 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 : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-10-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-10-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2010-12-18 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-12-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 55 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-10-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-10-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-12-20 |
| Comments : |
Asked to be expedited. Had to go to local office and prove the need for the emergency travel. Not easy to convince them |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 54 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 7, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
I wanted to share a bit of my experience at the consulate yesterday. They book everybody on the same time slot. Don't think that they will see you at the time. They request everybody to arrive at 7:15. At this time, when you get there the line outside the building is really long already. Be ready to stay there for hours. They only let us in at around 8am after a lady with a green jacket had checked everyone's documents. A lot of people had the wrong passport photos: either the wrong size or the EARS were not showing. Make sure you EARS ARE COMPLETELY UNCOVERED! Once we were in, they directed us upstairs where we had the documents checked by the same lady from downstairs and then by a second person inside a little room. Visajourney.com is a great website when it comes to giving information on all the documents needed, but to make sure check this website: http://www.embaixadaamericana.org.br/index.php?action=materia&id=2415&submenu=rio.php&itemmenu=58 They have all the documents needed and the ORDER they will be requested. The lady was very fussy about the order of documents and all the PHOTOCOPIES too. Make sure you have the police certificates and the copies! Otherwise you'll have to do it later which will in turn delay your interview, since your papers won't be ready. There is no particular order to be called in to the interview, which is in English, of course. I got there at 6:45am and my interview was at 9:50. I was pretty lucky because some people were actually asked to come back after 1pm and that there was no chance for them to be seen before that. So be ready to stay there for long hours - take something to eat just in case. At the interview, the Consul was pretty nice and straightforward. He asked me where I had met my fiance and then he asked about his work, what kind of work, where he worked and all kinds of detailed questions. Be ready to answer any question without hesitation. Be objective and only answer what is asked. He's fishing for uncertainty. It only lasted about 5 minutes and i was approved. After that you need to go downstairs and pay the delivery fee. The delivery is done by TNT the courier company. the fee varies based on location of course. To ship to Rio is about R$30,00 and if you want expedite is about R$90,00.
I rate a 4 out of 5 because i really think they could be more considerate when it comes to making the appointment for the interview. There is no need for everyone to arrive at the same time. They could be more organized. But i guess here in Rio everybody "likes to stay in line". javascript:emoticon(' ') |
| 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
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