MarkandLada's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Mark Beneficiary's Name: Lada VJ Member: MarkandLada Country: Russia Last Updated: 2014-08-06 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Mark & Lada:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Moscow, Russia I-129F Sent : 2008-03-06 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-03-10 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2008-04-23 NVC Received : 2008-04-25 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2008-04-29 Consulate Received : 2008-05-05 Packet 3 Received : 2008-05-12 Packet 3 Sent : 2008-05-12 Packet 4 Received : 2008-05-19 Interview Date : 2008-07-03 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2008-07-09 US Entry : 2008-07-15 Marriage : 2008-08-31 Comments : Touched 3-26-08 Letter sent to State Senator 4-7-08 Senator contacted USCIS 4-18-08 4-23-08 APPROVED!! OMG!!! Touched 4-24-2008 Arrived at NVC 4-25-2008 Left for Moscow 4-29-2008 NOA2 Hard Copy received 5-3-2008 Consulate received 5-5-2008 Medical 7-1-2008 Passed!! Interview Date 7-3-2008!! Approved!! SSN Appt. 8-1-2008 SSN Received 8-13-2008 Wedding 8/31/08 11am Las Vegas! What a perfect day! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 44 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 115 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2008-07-15 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We spent more time waiting than the actual processing time. They were very friendly with her and only asked a few questions. We had about 2.5 hours between flights and made it with plenty of time to spare.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : El Paso TX Date Filed : 2008-10-16 NOA Date : 2008-10-28 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-12 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2009-01-14 Approval / Denial Date : 2009-01-14 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments : Check cashed 10/27/2008

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : El Paso TX Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-10-16 NOA Date : 2008-10-28 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-12 Approved Date : 2008-12-17 Date Card Received : 2008-12-23 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 62 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : El Paso TX Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-10-16 NOA Date : 2008-10-28 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2008-12-20 Comments : We received 2 copies of each AP. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 60 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2010-11-30 NOA Date : 2010-12-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2011-01-27 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Charlotte NC Date Filed : 2012-08-17 NOA Date : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2012-12-13 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Moscow, Russia Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 5, 2008 Embassy Review : It did not start well as they said that some people were struggling at the windows and the interviews were taking a long time. There was a man and a woman performing the interviews. The woman seemed pleasant, but the man was much more stern. They were called to the man's window. She asked to speak in Russian and was given permission (she states that he was not allowing others before her to interview in Russian). He suddenly became very pleasant. He only asked her 3 questions! How often I was married? How many children? When is the wedding? That's it!! It turns out his Russian was not very good The daughter's interview was in English and they talked as if they were friends. He requested to see our photos, and was very pleased by our pictures. He remarked on our happiness, and wished her a safe journey. "You will have your visas in a week" Interview took all of 5 minutes! Rating : Very Good

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*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

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