LAS1204's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Komal
Beneficiary's Name: Lakeram
VJ Member: LAS1204
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2024-03-23
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Immigration Checklist for Komal & Lakeram:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-01-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-01-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-03-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-04-15 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-04-15 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-04-21 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-04-22 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-05-09 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-05-14 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-05-16 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-06-22 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-07-15 |
| US Entry : |
2016-08-20 |
| Marriage : |
2016-09-02 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 57 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 153 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Toronto |
| POE Date : |
2016-08-20 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Was in Canada on student visa so did interview and POE in Canada. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2016-10-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-10-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-11-08 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-01-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Surprisingly received approval in a little over 3 months! Per USCIS website, they ordered our GC on Jan 28, 2017 but approved the AOS on Jan 30, 2017. No interview, just fingerprints taken 2 weeks after we filed. Simple, easy, and fast! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-10-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-10-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2017-01-10 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-01-19 |
| Comments : |
Card was printed and sent via USPS Priority Mail on 1/14/17. No trackimg number provided but had tracking number on envelope. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 91 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-11-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-11-23 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-12-31 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-11-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2024-03-05 |
| NOA Date : |
2024-03-06 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2024-04-30 |
| Approved : |
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| Oath Ceremony : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 25, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
I'm the US Petitoner and went with my foreign fiancé to the consulate.
So easy! Our interview was scheduled for 8am and we were out by 9:45am. The consulate was definitely not what was expected in the sense that everything looked so old-school. Nothing modern looking there. You're not allowed to bring any food or electronics. We left our phones in the car and only had our sunglasses, wallets, and documents.
The process was so smooth. They give you a number when you walk in the entrance. You then pass through the scanner/security and then go downstairs where you take an elevator to the 19th floor (if you forgot to get passport pictures, they have a little photobooth here where you can get them for $10). The elevator opens right into the waiting room. For K1 visas, you sit in the middle section under the "immigrant visa" sign. You wait a bit and then they will call you to the window. Not sure if they always operate like this but Window 1 collected documents for odd-number tickets and Window 2 took the even-numbers. Thought I would mention this because it drove us nuts when numbers 8 and 10 were called up way before us.
As far as documents are concerned, they only took my letter of intent, fiancé's medical results, my 2015 1040 tax form, his original police certificates (make sure you make a copy for your records!), and his original birth certificate (which they gave back to us).
For the affadavit of support, I had prepared letters from my banks, bank statements, credit card statements, voters registration card, employment letters, paystubs, 2013/2014/2015 tax returns, IRS tax transcripts for 2013/2014/2015 taxes. We also had evidence of our relationship (boarding passes, hotel receipts, car rental receipts, bank statements proving that I conducted transaction at what location, pictures, letters, Skype log) but they did not take not one thing.
After they took what they wanted, we sat back down in the middle section and 5 minutes later they call us to another semi-room for the interview. However, as soon as they saw me, they told me to wait outside in the seating area. Three minutes later, fiance comes out grinning. He said they asked him basic questions. Where do I live? What is my occupation? Fiance said the interview wasn't anything formal. It felt like he was just talking to a friend - the Consulate Officer was very friendly and joking around. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
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