bostonparis's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: angela
Beneficiary's Name: guillaume
VJ Member: bostonparis
Country: France
Last Updated: 2010-01-01
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Immigration Checklist for angela & guillaume:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
France |
| I-129F Sent : |
2006-09-29 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2006-10-12 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2006-11-01 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2006-11-17 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2006-12-19 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2006-12-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2007-01-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2007-01-11 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2007-02-08 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2007-04-21 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2007-04-25 |
| US Entry : |
2007-05-02 |
| Marriage : |
2007-06-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 68 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 191 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2007-05-02 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Boston MA |
| Date Filed : |
2007-06-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-07-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-07-27 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2007-10-24 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2007-10-24 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2007-11-05 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Boston MA |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2007-06-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2007-07-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2007-07-27 |
| Approved Date : |
2007-09-13 |
| Date Card Received : |
2007-09-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 80 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2009-08-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-25 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-10-03 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-12-23 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 22, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiance got to the embassy at 12:35 p.m. for a 1:00 appointment. They told him to come back at ten to one. He went for a coffee at a little shop about 50 meters from the embassy, and returned at 12:50 p.m.
He said that he was glad he read reviews from this embassy so he was expecting the chaos - he couldn't believe there was no one there to ask questions to, or anyone pointing people in the right direction.
He waited in line, got to the window, and gave them the paperwork they asked for. He said they asked for about 1/4 of the paperwork that he had brought. She read all the paperwork and said she would give the file to the consular officer and to take a seat.
At 2:50 p.m., he was called again. He said the man was very cold and business-like. He had him put his finger on the machine for his fingerprints. Then he asked him:
Where did you meet?
Did you know you will be her third husband?
Do you know you are marrying an older woman?
Do you have a problem with that?
Do you speak English?
What job will you do when you get to America?
Then they told him to go buy the Chronopost envelope, so he ran to the post office and then came back. When he got back inside, there was no one there at the windows or in the waiting area. He said, "Hellooooo???" A girl came out and phoned the consular officer saying that my fiance was back.
He waited for 10-15 minutes, then the consular officer came back out, took the choronopost envelope and asked if my fiance was missing anything else, he responded no, the consular officer said "Okay, perfect, you'll have your visa in 7-10 days."
He asked for no proof of our relationship (he had brought one entire photo album full of pictures).
He asked when my fiance planned to arrive in the US
He gave my fiance a phone number to call if he needs to leave the US (not sure what that is)
All in all, they talked for 2-3 minutes, the consular officer was cold but polite, he was American, spoke to my fiance in French until he asked him if he spoke English, then my fiance started speaking in English and told him he lived in London for 2 or 3 years to learn the language.
I will rate this as a 3 because I didn't like the way he asked his questions, and the chaos in the embassy is unnecessary.
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| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Boston MA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 24, 2007 |
| Embassy Review : |
We had our AOS interview today in Boston.
We left our home at 1:50, and walked over to Government Center. We arrived at the JFK Federal Building at around 2:10. We checked in, and the man at the front desk asked if we brought a lawyer. We said no. He took our appointment notice, and told us to take a seat.
At 2:30, a young woman came out and called our last name. She brought us through the locked door. There are tons of offices back there! We followed her to her cubicle, where there were two seats just outside, one seat next to her desk, and her office chair. She gave us our oath, we swore to tell the truth, yadda yadda yadda. She told my husband to sit in the seat next to her desk, and I sat on one of the chairs at the edge of the cubicle.
She started going through our file, asked for my husband's passport, EAD card, I-94, etc. Then she asked if we had our original marriage certificate. I swear, I could not find that thing in my perfectly organized file! I found a copy and handed it to her, then continued looking in my (did I say perfectly organized?) file. I found the original just as she found the original that we had sent with our packet.
She asked how we met, when we got married. She asked if we had a big or small wedding, if his family attended (they did). Also asked if we went on a honeymoon (we didn't). She asked why not, we told her that we wanted to go someplace outside the country and he couldn't travel.
She asked if I had my original divorce decrees, and I gave them to her. She asked me if both of my ex-husbands were Americans (they were). She asked my husband his date of birth, and if he had a job (he got one last week, right after he got his EAD), and where he worked.
We talked a little bit about how much we traveled back and forth to see each other during the past two years. She then asked if we had any proof. We showed her 4 photo albums full of stuff - she said she liked our pictures, she flipped through one or two of the albums, just glancing at photos. We gave her our lease with both names, bank statements with both names on the account, he's on my work medical plan, plus on my life insurance.
She flipped through the file, removed some things, put other things in, and asked the questions on the checklist: communist, prostitute, genocide, etc.
Then, she said, "You're approved today!" She took his EAD card, but gave him a copy of it in case he still needs it for work.
We walked out the front door of the building at 2:55 p.m.
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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