brockm34's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Matt
Beneficiary's Name: Rosemarie
VJ Member: brockm34
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2016-02-17
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Immigration Checklist for Matt & Rosemarie:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2014-11-19 |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-11-11 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-11-19 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-12-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-12-26 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2014-12-29 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-12-29 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-01-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-02-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-03-04 |
| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
We NEVER got the Packet 3 or 4 mailed to us. Don't wait for it, just book your appointment online. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 13 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 92 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2015-06-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-11-21 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-07-28 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-02-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-02-13 |
| Comments : |
BEWARE of SLCC Medical! They didnt sign a line and as a result we had to get the vaccinations transcribed all over again! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-06-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-07-28 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2015-09-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2015-10-03 |
| Comments : |
We got an RFE to submit proof of her name change. We already submitted our Marriage Certificate the first time so we resubmitted again. Wife called about 2 weeks after they received it to have her case expedited and 3 days later it was approved |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 95 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 : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-06-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-07-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-07-28 |
| Date Received : |
2015-10-03 |
| Comments : |
We got an RFE to submit proof of her name change. We already submitted our Marriage Certificate the first time so we resubmitted again. Wife called about 2 weeks after they received it to have her case expedited and 3 days later it was approved |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 95 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 19, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
This was a K1 and two K2 visa's at the same time. We scheduled our appointment for 7:30am, and arrived at the embassy around 6am. Really there is no point to get there earlier than your scheduled time. We saw no significant wait time between us and the people that were at the front since 5am and those that arrived exactly on time. There were a number of full-blown immigration applicants that were ahead of us with their interview at 7am, and this seemed to slow the process because everyone we saw taking the K1 interviews only lasted about 5 minutes on average, while those ahead of us getting interviewed for actual immigrant visas took upwards of 20 mins.
The "greeters" (guides that walk around and direct you from point A to point B) will speak in Tagalog pretty much the entire time, so if you go with your fiancee be prepared for that. Their instructions can be muffled as well a lot of the time, to the point even my fiancee went 'Huh?' more than once, but luckily everything is VERY clearly labeled in the hall about which step is #1, #2, #3, etc.
As for the process, the Filipino Pre-Screener that looks over your documents seems to actually take the most amount of time with you. I think we spent a total of about 10-15 minutes with her and she went through ALL of our paperwork and asked the most amount of questions. As for us, I am 35 and my fiancee is 30, so when it came to our turn they didnt ask the kids anything, and they just asked us where we met and where we will stay. Pictures, tax forms, etc were NOT requested from the American Consul (we think that the pre-screener probably wrote notes on our file stating she covered it). We did, however, notice that those foreigners that had a significant age gap were asked to have a seat after a few initial questions with the American Consul (they all passed, regardless).
So, interview was schedule for 7:30am, and we were approved and out of there at 10:10am. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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