onwa's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Kia Beneficiary's Name: Emeka VJ Member: onwa Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2006-08-25 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Kia & Emeka:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : South Africa I-129F Sent : 2005-02-17 I-129F NOA1 : 2005-02-24 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2005-03-15 NVC Received : 2005-03-21 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2005-03-23 Consulate Received : 2005-03-29 Packet 3 Received : 2005-04-11 Packet 3 Sent : 2005-05-19 Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2005-06-06 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2005-06-06 US Entry : 2005-06-18 Marriage : 2005-08-14 Comments : South Africa was great! All emails were answered in a week. The interview conisted of 3 easy questions. My fiance had a student visa in South Africa; but they still treated him with great respect. You are lucky to be going through South Africa Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 19 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 102 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2005-06-19 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Honolulu HI Date Filed : 2005-09-12 NOA Date : 2005-09-20 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2005-09-23 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2006-08-14 Approval / Denial Date : 2006-08-14 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2006-08-23 Comments : Easy Interview! Glad to be done.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2005-09-12 NOA Date : 2005-09-20 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2005-09-23 Approved Date : 2005-11-21 Date Card Received : 2005-11-26 Comments : Nov. 21 is the date on the card. BUt we never got an online approval or an approval letter. Just the card! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 70 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: South Africa Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 8, 2005 Embassy Review : This was a great embassy to go through. We got an interview 10 days after faxing the checklist. South Africa police reports take some time, so start that early. We had a case worker assigned to our case and could call/email her dirctly with any questions. The visa was issued on the same day. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!



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predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
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