Melanie-John's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: John
Beneficiary's Name: Melanie
VJ Member: Melanie-John
Country: Malaysia
Last Updated: 2012-10-14
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Immigration Checklist for John & Melanie:
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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 : |
Malaysia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-10-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-10-25 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
None |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
None |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-04-08 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-04-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2011-04-21 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-04-27 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2011-05-04 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2011-06-16 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-06-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-08-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-08-16 |
| US Entry : |
2011-08-21 |
| Marriage : |
2012-03-10 |
| Comments : |
-USCIS Touch 05 NOV 2010
-NOA2 Hard copy Received 13 Apr 2011
-Delay for completing Packet 3 due to waiting for the Police Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct).
-Changed Interview date from July 21, 2011 to August 11, 2011 so that I could be with her during the interview and fly back together :-) |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 165 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 290 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2011-08-21 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Miami FL |
| Date Filed : |
2011-11-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-11-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-12-15 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2011-12-07 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-04-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2012-04-16 |
| Comments : |
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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 : |
2012-06-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-06-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2012-08-24 |
| Comments : |
Expedited the process, completed with no problems nor RFE's. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 56 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Malaysia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 11, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
Pleasant experience. Simple questions. Just make sure you have your originals of court and other legal documents. I had original divorce decrees but one looked to be just a copy. He thought it was a copy and first said he could not approve us, devastated. We left the embassy and got outside with our letter and what else we needed and we were shocked! I thought for a second and I said this is the original and if I contact the County Courts for another original, this is all they will send to me. So my Fiance said to go back in so we did and after I confronted that guy again with the argument that this is all I will get if I requested another certified original, he took her passport and tore up the letter. Thank You God! So much time and work put into this whole process, not to mention the plans that were made for after her arrival into the states. I am so glad I was able to be there with her at the interview, if not she would not have been able to argue as I did, because I was the one who got that certified original copy of the divorce and knew for a fact that it was. So do not let someone deny you if you know they are wrong. Good luck! Other than that, the following is a basic timeline of how the day went. Showed up at 8:30 am, got visitor passes then entered around 9:45 am. Documents turned in around 10:30 and told to come back at 1:30 pm. Arrived back at Embassy and entered at 1:20 pm, no waiting. We were the third out of 4 immigrant visas and were in front of the interviewer at around 2:50 and after a few simple questions we were approved.
(updated on August 12, 2011) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Miami
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2011-08-21 |
| Embassy Review : |
Flew KLM to Miami International Airport with my fiance. When we arrived we were the only international flight arrival into Miami so there was no line. My fiance and I were directed to the US Citizen line at the passport control area and were second in line :-). All were nice and explained everything to us. We were the only ones in the visa processing room and the total time it took us to get from the passport check counter to where the hotel shuttles pick you up was about 30 minutes, very easy and quick. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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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