pq8501's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Chris Beneficiary's Name: Ashley VJ Member: pq8501 Country: Canada Last Updated: 2018-08-18 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Chris & Ashley:

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 : 2016-09-13 I-129F NOA1 : 2016-09-15 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2016-10-11 NVC Received : 2016-11-01 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2016-11-07 Packet 3 Received : 2016-11-25 Packet 3 Sent : 2016-11-27 Packet 4 Received : 2016-11-28 Interview Date : 2017-01-25 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2017-01-31 US Entry : 2017-02-01 Marriage : 2017-03-11 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 26 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 132 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2017-02-01 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : It was a bit chaotic when we arrived at the border, my fiancé and myself along with my children (5) and one large dog. The dog had to be placed in a kennel outside the building while our visas were processed which he cried the entire time and could be heard from inside. The gentleman processing our visas was through and asked quite a few questions. Another border services agent was kind and gave my kids crayons and colouring books to help keep them occupied during the process. We were however travelling with over $10,000 in cash which was not really an issue we just made sure we declared all the money we had and explained its origins, signed some paperwork with regards to it and once that was done we were on our way. The process was about an hour.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Denver CO Date Filed : 2017-04-13 NOA Date : 2017-05-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2017-09-07 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2018-04-25 Approval / Denial Date : 2018-05-04 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2018-05-09 Comments : The waiting for an interview date felt like an eternity! The interview itself was not so bad, the office who conducted our interview was friendly but professional. He asked fair simple questions, how / where we met, what our wedding was like, etc. He then went through all our paperwork and suggested we needed more bona fides to prove our marriage was in fact legit, that was nerve wracking. We discussed what we did have and explained why we did not have more at the time. The officer accepted what we said and told us we would need to add more for when we interview again for the removal of conditions. So we're busy doing just that while enjoying our lives together and the reprieve from the chaos of the immigration process.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2017-04-12 NOA Date : 2017-05-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2017-09-07 Approved Date : 2017-08-11 Date Card Received : 2017-08-11 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 121 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : February 7, 2017 Embassy Review : My fiancé flew up to be at the interview with myself and my children (he applied for K2 visas for them). We arrived at the consulate 30 minutes prior to our interview time. There was no line and the gentleman at the door let us in and we gave our documents to be checked in and were given our number along with a checklist for documents needed and then sent through security. We made sure to leave all phones and electronics behind so we had no issues going through. Up the elevator we went and thankfully when we arrived we saw there was an area or kids to play so the wait would hopefully not be too bad. It took a little over an hour for our number to be called, I went up to the window, passed all the information the gentleman asked for in the order he asked (which was not the order printed out of the sheet given to us downstairs), I had to give a bit more information as they were processing both K1/K2 visas but I knew that and had everything ready. The gentleman was polite and very helpful, once he had everything in order he sent me to sit again and wait for my number to be called, that part took a fair bit of time about an hour and 15 minutes - I can only assume because there was a a lot of paperwork to read through. When I got called the gentleman had me bring in each of my kids to prove they were the kids on the passports and then we continued with the process. He asked a few simple questions, how did you meet, how often do you see each other, what does he do for a living, what did I do for a living and that was that. When he said welcome to the United States I was over the moon! I ran out to tell my fiancé and the kids we can move home. Rating : Very Good

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