BR549's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Brooke Beneficiary's Name: John VJ Member: BR549 Country: Canada Last Updated: 2006-07-24 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Brooke & John:

USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:   Dept of State K3 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K3 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Vancouver, Canada Marriage : 2005-08-14 I-130 Sent : 2005-10-05 I-130 NOA1 : 2005-10-17 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2005-10-25 I-129F NOA1 : 2005-11-01 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2005-12-02 NVC Received : 2005-12-15 NVC Left : 2005-12-22 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2005-12-28 Packet 3 Sent : 2006-01-04 Packet 4 Received : 2006-02-06 Interview Date : 2006-03-07 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2006-03-07 US Entry : 2006-03-08 I-130 Approval : 2006-07-10 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 31 days from your NOA1 date. Your I-130 was approved in 266 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 141 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Vancouver POE Date : 2006-03-08 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We had to wait a pretty long time in the immigration office. Once we got to talk to an officer it was simple and quick. Make sure you get there in plenty of time so you don\\\\\\\'t miss your flight.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2006-03-11 NOA Date : 2006-03-15 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2006-04-05 Approved Date : 2006-04-28 Date Card Received : 2006-05-04 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 48 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Vancouver, Canada Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 11, 2006 Embassy Review : The Vancouver consulate was pretty good to us. We got our visa! It was a very anitclimactic experience. After waiting so long it seemed like such a simple process. We walked to the embassy the day before and it is a bit hard to spot if you don't know the exact address. We were looking for U.S. flags and all that jazz lol. Basically it's just a tiny door in the SIDE of the building. The security was nerve wracking. You should definitely bring the minimum amount of stuff. Don't bring anything like electronics or large bags or anything that is on your interview letter. They will not hold it for you at the door. Once again as others have observed, the lack of restrooms where you have to wait is not convenient, especially when nervous. Avoid drinking fluids the morning before. The guard saw our interview letter and took us to some seats in a hall thing off to the side of everyone else waiting for other things. I was surprised that we didn't even go into a private room for the interview. We heard the two people who had the same interview time and what they were going through. I would have rather not have heard it. We were sitting less than 3 feet right behind the window they were at. It seems that as long as you have everything on the checklist that it is easy as pie. The man who interviewed us was very easy going (our interview was at a window). He barely asked us anything and John wasn't through answering a question and he just closed the file and said come back at 2 to get your visa. We just kind of looked at each other and got out of there before he changed his mind. lol. All in all it was pretty easy. Bring an umbrella. thankfully our hotel provided us with one because it rained almost the entire 4 days we were there. We stayed at the Westin Bayshore. It was a very nice hotel and we got a really good deal through Hotwire. It is an easy walk to the embassy. Rating : Moderate

POE Review: Vancouver Event Description Entry Date : 2006-03-08 Embassy Review : We had to wait a pretty long time in the immigration office. Once we got to talk to an officer it was simple and quick. Make sure you get there in plenty of time so you don\\\\\\\'t miss your flight. Harassment Level : Low

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