DorothyK's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Kevin Beneficiary's Name: Dorothy VJ Member: DorothyK Country: Canada Last Updated: 2019-07-25 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Kevin & Dorothy:

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 : Montreal, Canada I-129F Sent : 2015-04-17 I-129F NOA1 : 2015-04-23 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2015-06-04 NVC Received : 2015-06-26 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2015-06-26 NVC Left : 2015-07-08 Consulate Received : 2015-07-16 Packet 3 Received : 2015-07-22 Packet 3 Sent : 2015-08-13 Packet 4 Received : 2015-08-26 Interview Date : 2015-10-21 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-10-28 US Entry : 2015-11-11 Marriage : 2015-12-05 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 42 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 181 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2015-11-11 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Jacksonville FL Date Filed : 2016-01-27 NOA Date : 2016-02-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-06-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : They did not request

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2016-01-27 NOA Date : 2016-02-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-03-23 Approved Date : 2016-04-11 Date Card Received : 2016-04-16 Comments : first appt was Feb 24 2015 but I needed to change that app. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 75 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2016-01-27 NOA Date : 2016-02-03 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2016-04-16 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 75 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2018-05-06 NOA Date : RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-07-03 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2019-07-16 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2019-07-24 Comments : We did not have an interview. We just got an email indicating that they were processing my new card and that I should receive it within 30 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 23, 2015 Embassy Review : Overall experience was pleasant. Appointment time was 740 am arrived at consulate at 7 am. Small line of people maybe 3 or 4 ahead of us. Doors opened promptly at 730 am. They brought out barriers make sure you are standing against the wall as that will be where you need to line up. They check your appointment confirmation and that you are regustered with loomis they will give you a laminated number I got #2. NOTE DO NOT BRING LARGE BAGS OR BACKPACKS THEY WILL TURN YOU AWAY. I did not bring anything with me except documents and cell phone. Also note they will NOT allow anyone in the consulate with you except a US citizen and they must show their US passport to be allowed in. You will go through security like at the airport and they will take your cell phone and give you a ticket to collect it later. I had no problems with security they seemed pleasant. After security you will go downstairs to a large room to wait for elevator. My advice if you have a number under 10 try to be on the elevator first. We got on the 2nd batch and before we got upstairs our number was called. No worries thiugh the people already waiting asked if our number was 2 and to go to window 2 so I did. Once there they will ask you for certain documents. I dont remember what they asked me for.You will not need worry about documents as long as you have everything on the checklist (make sure you phoyocopy everything) you will be fine. We had trouble paying on line we kept getting an error message so when he asked for the receipt of payment I didnt have one.....No worries you can pay cash 265.00 there. I had to go to different window to pay. So I paid and back to window 2 I went. This time was about maybe 5 -7 minutes. He asked a few questions - nothing to serious and easy to answer and told me to go and sit back down and wait for number 2 to be called. No sooner had I sat down before my number was called to a different window. Now I am nervous... he verified addresses and contact info asked for documents. Again nothing you cant answer. He did ask me about being denied entry into the US as I was denied one time in the past. I was worried that it might affect my visa. He asked me a lot of questions about the denial. Now my gut is turning but after he was satisfied he handed me the welcome to the USA letter. He told me that my passport will be mailed to me within 2 weeks provided there is nothing that comes up about my denial. So now I am waiting for my passport and package to arrive. Security were pleasant not friendly but not rude either. They have a very boring job to do and it shows. the person outside was very nice and friendly. Helpful if you had a bag that was not allowed in told you where you could go to leave your bag. upstairs personelle were again pleasant. Felt like they were herding cattle through and really didnt care. They werent rude or anything just there doing their job. over all experience was good. IF YOU ARE PREPARED WITH ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.RELAX IT WASNT THAT SCARY. I RATED THEM A 3 AS I FELT EVERYONE COULD BE MORE FRUENDLY AND SMILE MORE. Rating : Moderate

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