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City - Date - Reason - Successful?

CALIFORNIA

Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. Yes

GEORGIA

Atlanta - No reason Officer had us wait outside until the earliest appts went in (about 15 minutes) - Yes

IOWA

Des Moines - April 2010 - Husbands erratic work schedule meant rescheduling wouldn't help because there was still no guarantee the new date would work - Successful

Des Moines - March 2011 - To get it over with - Successful (advised they were being more strict but letting them proceed due to no-one else being there)

MARYLAND

Wheaton - told Security guard I was not going to be in State on the day. Yes

MINNESOTA

St Paul - No reason asked or given. Successful

TEXAS

Austin - We were in the area that day (we live an hour away) - Yes

Houston (Hwy 290 office) -Jan 2012 - gave no reason, only appt letter. Yes (3 times-AOS, ROC, Citizenship)

VIRGINIA

Alexandria - Yes

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K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

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Add your info alphbetically City - Reason - Successful? CALIFORNIA Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. YES Gardena- 5/24/12 Los Angeles - (USCIS Fairfax on W. Pico

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im from Las Vegas , i received my biometric letter february 22 and dated for March 2. But since the USCIS office of Nevada is just 30 minutes away from my place i decided to go there february 23. i w

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Seattle Field Office:   Tukwila - 10/12/2018 - 14 days early. I told them "I'travelling and I'm willing to wait".  In and out in 20 minutes. Successful.

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City - Date - Reason - Successful?

CALIFORNIA

Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. Yes

GEORGIA

Atlanta - No reason Officer had us wait outside until the earliest appts went in (about 15 minutes) - Yes

IOWA

Des Moines - April 2010 - Husbands erratic work schedule meant rescheduling wouldn't help because there was still no guarantee the new date would work - Successful

Des Moines - March 2011 - To get it over with - Successful (advised they were being more strict but letting them proceed due to no-one else being there)

MARYLAND

Wheaton - told Security guard I was not going to be in State on the day. Yes

MINNESOTA

St Paul - No reason asked or given. Successful

TEXAS

Austin - We were in the area that day (we live an hour away) - Yes

Dallas (Whitehurst) - Yes, had to give a reason, come early and they will take you

Houston (Hwy 290 office) -Jan 2012 - gave no reason, only appt letter. Yes (3 times-AOS, ROC, Citizenship)

VIRGINIA

Alexandria - Yes

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Minneapolis two days early was asked to come back. As I handed them the letter I also mentioned my actual appointment wasn't for a couple of days but I was in the area. They said no as one of the computers was down.

Returned for actual appointment which was routine.

Good luck

Jun 3 2011 - Posted I-129f

Jun 6 2011 - NOA1

Jun 14 2011 - Touched

Nov 22 2011 - RFE (a box on form i-129f hadn't been ticked!)

Nov 29 2011 - NOA2 (i-129f approved)

Dec 22 2011 - Received Packet 3 Letter

Jan 10 2011 - Medical

Jan 16 2012 - Packet 3 sent

Feb 7 2012 - Packet 4 received

Feb 17 2012 - Interview. Approved.

Feb 28 2012 - Received k1 Visa and passport

Feb 29 2012 - POE Minneapolis then that cold beer.

Mar 17 2012 - Married.

Apr 3 2012 - AOS EAD AP Posted.

Apr 9 2012. - Received email and text

May 24 2012 - Biometrics appointment

Jun 6 2012 - EAD and AP card production notice

Jun 12 2012 - EAD and AP card given to USPS for delivery

Jun 12 2012 - text/email notification of interview July 13

Jul 13 2012 - Interview! Approved.

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California - Los Angeles (USCIS Fairfax on W. Pico) - Successful with no questions asked.

Adjusted from B-2, April 2012

Day 0 (Apr 23rd) - Sent AOS package (I-130/I-485/I-131)

Day 2 (Apr 25th) - Package arrived at Chicago Lockbox

Day 7 (Apr 30th) - Received Email confirmation for all 3 forms, checks cashed

Day 14 (May 7th) - Received all 3 paper NOA's and a biometrics appointment for May 23rd

Day 15 (May 8th) - Completed walk-in Biometrics appointment

Day 70 (July 2nd) - Received Text/Email notifying me AP (I-131) has been approved

Day 86 (July 18th) - Received AP documents

Day 109 (Aug 10th) - Received Interview notice for September 12th

Day 142 (Sep 12th) - Interview - Approved on the spot.

Day 148 (Sep 18th) - Received Card Production text.

Day 151 (Sep 21st) - Card delivered

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CITY: TEXAS - AUSTIN Office

REASON: We were in the area that day (we live an hour away). It was the week before our appointment time.

SUCCESSFUL: Yes. No problem at all. Gave them the appointment letter and was given the forms to fill out.

We were in and out in less than 30 minutes. Everyone was very friendly there. :)

Good to know this, where is the office in Austin? I thought I would have to drive 2 hours to go to San Antonio for the biometrics because that was the only local immigration office I found on the uscis website. I am still waiting for the noa hardcopy and letter for bio appointment though. Thank you.

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K1 VISA JOURNEY

07/11/2011 - sent I-129F petition

07/14/2011 - NOA1

07/19/2011 - NOA1 hard copy received

11/16/2011 - NOA2

11/19/2011 - NOA2 hard copy received

11/28/2011 - Rio de Janeiro Embassy case number received from NVC

12/15/2011 - Packet 4 received

01/24/2012 - Interview at Embassy in Rio de Janeiro

01/27/2012 - Passport/Visa received

02/08/2012 - US Entry

02/25/2012 - Marriage

AOS JOURNEY

05/07/2012 - Sent AOS/EAD/AP Package (to PO Box Address through USPS Express Mail)

05/08/2012 - delivery confirmation received

05/09/2012 - AOS/EAD/AP Applications accepted

05/22/2012 - AOS/EAD/AP NOA's date

05/22/2012 - text / notification with case numbers received

05/29/2012 - 3 NOA's hardcopies received at home

06/04/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter received

06/13/2012 - Biometrics appointment

06/13/2012 - RFE

06/16/2012 - RFE hard copy (request for 2011 tax return)

07/19/2012 - RFE response submited

07/24/2012 - RFE review started

08/07/2012 - EAD/AP Approval email and text messages

08/15/2012 - EAD/AP combo Card received through usps priority mail

09/06/2012 - AOS approved

09/10/2012 - Welcome Letter received at homes

09/14/2012 - Green Card received at home yayyyyyy

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City - Date - Reason - Successful?

CALIFORNIA

Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. Yes

Los Angeles (USCIS Fairfax on W. Pico) - Successful with no questions asked.

GEORGIA

Atlanta - No reason Officer had us wait outside until the earliest appts went in (about 15 minutes) - Yes

Atlanta - Our appt was for 6/13 went in 5/25 and we were successful with no questions. The office just wrote on our form Walk-in.

INDIANA

Michigan City - January 2012 - No reason needed - Yes to successful walk-in(asked about it, I was there the same day as appointment)

IOWA

Des Moines - April 2010 - Husbands erratic work schedule meant rescheduling wouldn't help because there was still no guarantee the new date would work - Successful

Des Moines - March 2011 - To get it over with - Successful (advised they were being more strict but letting them proceed due to no-one else being there)

MARYLAND

Wheaton - told Security guard I was not going to be in State on the day. Yes

MINNESOTA

St Paul - No reason asked or given. Successful

TEXAS

Austin - We were in the area that day (we live an hour away) - Yes

Dallas (Whitehurst) - Yes, had to give a reason, come early and they will take you

Houston (Hwy 290 office) -Jan 2012 - gave no reason, only appt letter. Yes (3 times-AOS, ROC, Citizenship)

VIRGINIA

Alexandria - Yes

K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011

I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)

Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012

EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)

AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

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Hi everyone,

I did my walk-in biometrics on 5/22 in Holtsville, NY (Long Island). The staff was very polite and helpful, the officer who took my apointment letter (scheduled for 6/6/12) didn't even ask me for the reason of doing it early. I'm not sure if it helps or speeds things up because I've read somewhere that they don't even look at your application until after your originally scheduled date. We'll see I guess.

Anyway I've called FBI next day to check on my bio status and was told that my fingerprints were cleared and sent back to USCIS the same day. Now it's the waiting game for me and from what I've seen NY takes full 6 months :( for the whole process to be completed.

AOS Journey

05/07/12 - Mailed AOS package

05/09/12 - Package delivered

05/14/12 - E-mail/text notifications received

05/21/12 - Appointment notice for biometrics received (June 6th at 11 AM)

05/21/12 - NOAs (hard copies for AOS and I-130 received)

05/22/12 - successefull walk-in biometrics done at Holtsville, NY

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Gardena, CA successful !!

Day_00 05/04 Mailed package (I-130,I-485,I-765)

Day_03 05/07 Package delivered.

Day_07 05/11 Email notification & Text (case accepted on 05/08)

Day_12 05/16 3 NOA hardcopies

Day_17 05/21 Received biometrics appt (scheduled for 06/05)

Day_20 05/24 Walk-in biometrics done!

Day_74 07/17 Received SMS (Appointment for Aug 22,2012.)

Day_75 07/18 Card production order (Work Permit)

Day_? 08/22 Interview and we got approved ! :)

a week after just waiting for CG to arrived in the mail.

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Successful early walk-in at the ASC in Southwest Houston. No questions asked. Took appointment letter and asked that I fill out the standard info form. Was in and out in 15 minutes. Maybe 4 other people waiting. Everyone was very professional. Really great experience.

11777 Highway 6 South (at Voss Road)

Sugar Land, TX 77498.

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added new note under MD: "Wheaton - 7/31/12, no questions asked, just walked in prior to appointment. Yes (out in 10 minutes)."

CALIFORNIA

Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. Yes

Los Angeles - (USCIS Fairfax on W. Pico). Successful with no questions asked.

GEORGIA

Atlanta - No reason Officer had us wait outside until the earliest appts went in (about 15 minutes). Yes.

Atlanta - Our appt was for 6/13 went in 5/25 and we were successful with no questions. The office just wrote on our form Walk-in.

INDIANA

Michigan City - January 2012 - No reason needed - Yes to successful walk-in(asked about it, I was there the same day as appointment)

IOWA

Des Moines - April 2010 - Husbands erratic work schedule meant rescheduling wouldn't help because there was still no guarantee the new date would work - Successful

Des Moines - March 2011 - To get it over with - Successful (advised they were being more strict but letting them proceed due to no-one else being there)

MARYLAND

Wheaton - told Security guard I was not going to be in State on the day. Yes

Wheaton - July 2012, No reason asked or given, just walked in. Successful(out in 10 minutes).

MINNESOTA

St Paul - No reason asked or given. Successful

TEXAS

Austin - We were in the area that day (we live an hour away) - Yes

Dallas (Whitehurst) - Yes, had to give a reason, come early and they will take you

Houston (Hwy 290 office) -Jan 2012 - gave no reason, only appt letter. Yes (3 times-AOS, ROC, Citizenship)

VIRGINIA

Alexandria - Yes

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See edited information, did not recieve all info from hub until after post (hah)

added new note under MD: "Wheaton - July 2012, asked why could not make appointment, said attending. Yes (out in 10 minutes)."

CALIFORNIA

Buena Park CA - No reason, just gave security guard my appt letter. Yes

Los Angeles - (USCIS Fairfax on W. Pico). Successful with no questions asked.

GEORGIA

Atlanta - No reason Officer had us wait outside until the earliest appts went in (about 15 minutes). Yes.

Atlanta - Our appt was for 6/13 went in 5/25 and we were successful with no questions. The office just wrote on our form Walk-in.

INDIANA

Michigan City - January 2012 - No reason needed - Yes to successful walk-in(asked about it, I was there the same day as appointment)

IOWA

Des Moines - April 2010 - Husbands erratic work schedule meant rescheduling wouldn't help because there was still no guarantee the new date would work - Successful

Des Moines - March 2011 - To get it over with - Successful (advised they were being more strict but letting them proceed due to no-one else being there)

MARYLAND

Wheaton - told Security guard I was not going to be in State on the day. Yes

Wheaton - July 2012, asked why could not make appointment, said attending wedding. Successful(out in 10 minutes).

MINNESOTA

St Paul - No reason asked or given. Successful

TEXAS

Austin - We were in the area that day (we live an hour away) - Yes

Dallas (Whitehurst) - Yes, had to give a reason, come early and they will take you

Houston (Hwy 290 office) -Jan 2012 - gave no reason, only appt letter. Yes (3 times-AOS, ROC, Citizenship)

VIRGINIA

Alexandria - Yes

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My husband tried walking-in 10 days before his actual appointment date (07/31 at 8:00AM) at the Downtown Los Angeles ASC office and was denied even though there wasn't much people in the office.

He went to his scheduled appointement today and arrived 15 mins. early and there was already 17 people lined-up (he was #18) ahead of him. He said employees were very kind. The whole process took less than 5 minutes and he was done by 8:35.

He said the office was packed. About 60+ people did the biometrics when he went today.

ROC JOURNEY

09/30/14 (Day 00) - Application for I-751 Submitted

10/01/14 (Day 01) - Delivered

10/03/14 (Day 03) - Check cashed

10/04/14 (Day 04) - NOA1 (dated 10/01) Received

10/08/14 (Day 08) - Biometrics Appointment Letter for 10/22 Received

10/22/14 (Day 22) - Biometrics Completed

03/10/15 (Day 161) - GC Production Text and Email Notification Received

03/14/15 (Day 165) - Received I-751 Approval Notice

03/16/15 (Day 167) - Received text and email notifications that GC has been mailed

03/19/15 (Day 170) - RECEIVED GREENCARD! WOOOOT!

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CITY: Philadelphia - Drummond Road

Successful. No questions asked.

I walked in with my appointment letter and asked if I could do a walk in as my parents were arriving that day. The guard told me no but she would call and check if they could see me as nobody was waiting. I was in and out within around 15 minutes. We risked it and it paid off. We went in at 11am on a Wednesday. Seemed pretty quiet all round.

My appointment was for the 7th of August but I had my biometrics done July 25th.

View my K1 -> ROC Timeline

*Filed I-129F - 21st October 2011* *Applied for SSN - 8th June 2012* *Filed I-751 (arrived) - 26th March 2015

*NOA1 - 28th October 2011* *Filed for AOS, EAD & AP - 26th June 2012* * Check cashed - 30th March 2015
*NOA2 (no RFE) - 26th January 2012* *AOS, EAD, & AP arrive at Chicago Lockbox - 28th June 2012* NOA1 - 26th March 2015 (arrived 3/4/15)

*Packet 3 sent - 27th February 2012* *Email notification of receipt - 3rd July 2012* *No biometrics letter - Service Request submitted 5/4/15
*Medical - February 28th 2012* *Check cashed - 7th July 2012* *Still no biometrics letter - 2nd Service Request submitted - 8/6/15
*Packet 4 received - 17th March 2012* *NOA1 for AOS, EAD & AP - 9th July 2012* *Biometrics in Aurora, CO - 8th July 2015*
*Interview in London - 5th April 2012. APPROVED!!!* *Biometrics in Philadelphia (Drummond Road)- 7th August 2012*
*POE Newark, NJ - 16th May 2012 *Biometrics walk in at Philadelphia (Drummond Rd) - 25th July 2012*
*K1 process took 160 days* *Case Transfered to California Service Centre - 26th July 2012*
*SSN DENIED! - 17th August. 10 weeks after I applied!!*

*EAD/AP Approved - 28th August 2012* 59 days
*Married! - 1st June 2012* *EAD/AP card in hand - 1st September 2012*
*EAD/AP card in hand - 1st September 2012*
* Re-applied for SSN - 14th September 2012*
*Put in service request at 8mo/3days wait - 19th March 2013*

* AOS Approved!!! - 1st May 2013* Exactly 10 months after applying.

*Green card in hand - 6th May 2013


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