Paul & Gina's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Gina & Paul:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-01-11 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-01-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-06-29 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| 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 : |
2011-08-23 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-08-25 |
| US Entry : |
2011-09-23 |
| Marriage : |
2011-12-28 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 160 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 215 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 5, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived at 7.30 for a 8.30 appointment time. There was a short queue, but it already began to move by the time I arrived.
I didn't have an appointment letter, only confirmation via email, and this raised an initial query with the first line security but they let me proceed.
An FYI - the no electrics into the embassy literally means no electrics! Even the fob on your car keys is a no-go. I couldn't believe the amount of people who feel foul of this. It must really frustrate the staff who work there.
Once inside, you go around to a reception who allocate you a number & then it's up into a big room which acts like Argos, as there are big screens showing the numbers and tannoy announcements when it's your turn.
This happened fairly quickly for me, and off to window one I went. Here I was greeted by a seemingly friendly lady, of far east origin. All started to turn sour however. First she chuntered to herself and went off in a huff when she didn't have my file. On return, she gave me a load of grief that I hadn't submitted one of the forms (which I obviously had) and made me fill it out at the counter. In hindsight, I should have made copies of all the paperwork submitted & the additional documents required. Then, she literally laid into me about the quality of my Snappy Snaps photos. She slammed them down saying "why you go there?? There's no good enough". But all the time she spoke, it was in very broken English (I don't know whether she was an American citizen even), so I couldn't make out what she was saying a lot of the time. Anyway, she gave me a card for a photo place in Oxford St. & I began to be thought I'd be sent out to get more, but somehow things proceeded and she told me to sat down. I did this, feeling very flustered (very rare for me!!) and not really knowing what was going on.
Then a few minutes later I was called for the 'interview'. This I thought would be sat down in person, but again it was just in front of a higher-numbered window. It was the total opposite of the first part. A super friendly woman greeted me with a smile, asked a couple of questions about our wedding as she did her paperwork, & just said "ya'll have supplied plenty of evidence meaning you're granted a visa. Congratulations!". And that was it!
I then went in line to arrange for my passport to be returned, and even though I requested the basic service, it was delivered in just a few short days.
All in all, my 'Jekyll & Hyde' interview took around 2hrs from queuing to departure. |
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Moderate |
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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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