bobbyA's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Bob
Beneficiary's Name: Barb
VJ Member: bobbyA
Country: China
Last Updated: 2014-05-17
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Immigration Checklist for Bob & Barb:
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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 : |
Guangzhou, China |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-12-07 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-12-10 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-05-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-05-24 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2011-06-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-06-08 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2011-06-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2011-06-11 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-07-02 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-07-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-07-25 |
| US Entry : |
2011-09-04 |
| Marriage : |
2011-09-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 160 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 221 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
San Francisco |
| POE Date : |
2011-09-04 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
I accompanied my fiancee at the POE (SFO). We both went through the visitor/non-citizen line. I presented our passport and k-1 sealed brown envelop to the CBP officer, greeted him and told him my fiancee came in on a k-1 visa. The officer had no smile on his face, but he did he job professionally and everything went well.
http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-poe-reviews.php?entry=14994 |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Oklahoma City OK |
| Date Filed : |
2011-09-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-10-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-10-25 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2011-10-21 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-02-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2012-02-11 |
| Comments : |
1) Submitted DS-3025 for vaccination requirement
2) Green card approved without interview
3) ROC: 11/03/2013 |
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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 : |
2011-09-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-10-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-10-25 |
| Approved Date : |
2011-11-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2011-12-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 64 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2011-09-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-10-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2011-12-08 |
| Comments : |
EAD/AP Combo card |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 64 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-11-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-11-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-12-04 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-05-08 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2014-05-17 |
| Comments : |
Early Bio on 11/29/2014 (Black Friday) |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 20, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
I feel that the consulate and the local Chinese authority did a great job with the resources they had to process a large number of people everyday. I'm quite happy overall with my ability to access the US consulate as a US citizen.
My fiancee had a terrible experience at the medical center which caused her a few days of anxiety and almost delayed her interview.
Here's our complete story:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320334-down-to-the-wire-guangzhou-k-1-approval-experience/
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: San Francisco
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2011-09-04 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiancee and I went through the visitor/non-citizen line at the San Francisco POE. It was about 8:30am. The CBP officer was probably in the 30's, probably Polynesian or Hispanic. No smile on his face, probably too early in the morning for him :D
I said to him, "good morning Sir, this is my fiancee and she's entering with a k-1 visa", and handed over my fiancee's sealed brown envelop along with our passports, her I-94 form, and our custom declaration form. When he opened the sealed brown envelop, the first thing he saw was the 2-page EOR I wrote. He read it for about 20 seconds. Then he pulled out what looked like the DS-156 form that my fiancee turned in the day before interview, then he signed and stamp it and another form, I think.
Before that, the officer looked at my passport and typed something on his computer, I guess to clear me first.
This officer is a man with little words, but it's fine by us as long as he does his job. He asked when we're getting married. He then asked my fiancee to place her 4 fingers on a scanner, and had her look into a camera. Then he proceeded to stamp her I-94 form and wrote an expiration date which is 3 months from our entry. He wrote what looked like a big "2" with a red marker on our customs form after asking if we brought any food, which I answered no.
I don't remember what he said at the end, but I thanked him and proceeded to pick up our luggage. Speaking of luggage, we flew United, and we were prepared to have to open her 2 big bags to remove some stuff for fear of overweight. Both bags were about 25kg according to United's scale at the Shanghai airport. However, the United staff did not say anything about the weight. The United lady asked if we had one bag each, and I told her yes. She tagged them both and we're on our way.
Back to the POE: After we picked up our two big bags, we were on our way to turn in our customs declaration form. A CBP officer stopped us and asked to see our passports and customs form. He saw my fiancee's visa and said, "oh, congratulations, when are you guys getting married?". This officer is a little friendlier. He's in his 30's, I think. He asked if we brought any food, I told him I didn't allow my fiancee to bring any food. He asked how much money did I bring, I said not much. He asked, "how much is not much?". I said $200. He then asked my fiancee how much she brought. I stepped in and said she had about 2000 yuan and no US money.
He then signed or made some marks on our customs form, and sent us on our way. We simply turned in our form at the checkpoint to another CBP officer, then proceeded to check in our bags again before going to our connecting flight.
Something was different this time. A United agent wanted everyone to go up an escalator to the international security checkpoint instead of turning right and walk a long way to the domestic security checkpoint as I recalled from previous flights.
All in all, things went well. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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