dimanuni's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Rebecca
Beneficiary's Name: Ahmed
VJ Member: dimanuni
Country: Morocco
Last Updated: 2013-09-12
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Immigration Checklist for Rebecca & Ahmed:
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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 : |
Morocco |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-12-05 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-12-08 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-03-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-03-17 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-3-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-04-07 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-04-29 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
2009-06-29 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2009-07-14 |
| US Entry : |
2009-10-01 |
| Marriage : |
2009-11-07 |
| Comments : |
We didn't actually have a second interview. He was put into AP after receiving positive result from his 4/29 interview. It took exactly 2 months to get AP clearance. Ahmed picked up his visa a couple of weeks later. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 85 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 142 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 : |
2009-10-01 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very easy at JFK. People were helpful and processing was swift. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Omaha NE |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-01-19 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-01-19 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2010-07-07 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics date was 1/19/10, but he walked in on 1/21/10 with no problems. Case was transferred to CSC before biometrics.
Case was transferred back to Omaha 6/18/2010
Green card mailed 7/16 but returned because they hadn't updated our address from when we sent in the form in April. But received Green Card via priority mail on 7/30/10. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Omaha NE |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-01-19 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-02-16 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-02-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 65 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Omaha NE |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-02-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 65 days. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Omaha NE |
| Date Filed : |
2013-04-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-06-07 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-05-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-09-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2013-09-03 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Morocco
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 30, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Ahmed went for his interview today, and was approved! I've only spoken to him for a little bit, so this will be an incomplete (and probably partially inaccurate) review:
He got there for his 8 am appointment, and met with a Moroccan guard who looked over his papers. The guard noticed that he had translated the documents himself and told Ahmed he'd have to get them retranslated. He also asked for Ahmed's age and my age. (I only note this because there's a 16 year age difference between us and this was the only time in the whole interview that anyone mentioned the age difference!)
He then met with an American lady, who asked him how we met (I was in the PC), and a couple of other questions (I go through all the questions below, I just dont know the order), and then said she'd call him back again.
QUESTIONS ASKED, in order of what I remember him telling me:
-He was asked when we met (I moved to his town in 2005, we began dating in 2007, I was a Peace Corps volunteer and we met while I was teaching -English at the youth center)
-How did we communicate since I went home? (skype, he provided the skype logs, and offered a log of texts he's sent me on a free site, but she didn't want it)
-She asked if any of my friends had come to visit (he mentioned several who came, I had 15 visitors while living there, and mentioned my mom)
-She asked about my mom (he said she was nice, and that she sends him emails, and then he remembered the photo album we'd made, so he said, oh, I have a photo of her mom and me, so she took the photo album and went through the photos. he pointed out photos of us together, with friends of mine who'd visited at various times, vacations we'd taken together - there was one of us in Zagora on camels and she asked if I liked camels - and finally the photo of us and our moms)
-She asked what I did for a living (I work for the military, and she was surprised, asked if I was civilian or active duty. Ahmed didn't know, just explained what I did at my job and that I'd just started on Monday)
- She asked if I lived in Lincoln, NE (I live in Bellevue, which he knew, he thinks she was sort of testing him)
-SHe asked whether we have any wedding plans (He said we don't have any yet, because it depends on the visa, and she asked when he was coming over, and he said again, it depends on when we get the visa)
Finally, she said, congratulations, you'll get a visa, but first you have to bring us the translated documents between 2 and 330 Monday through Thursday (or something like that). Again, she said Congratulations, and gave him a slip of paper which said he had to bring in the documents, and also that he was in 221 Administrative processing. She said they would call him in a few weeks.
So he went across the street and had the documents translated for about 500dirhams (which I think is bs, I don't understand why they have to be certified, particularly if they're simple documents, I can see if you have a lot of police issues, but if al that's filled in is your name, date of birth and "nothing" to describe whether there are any issues, why do we have to spend all that money? but I digress)
He was out of the interview by noon, and was able to get the documents translated and back to the consulate on the same day.
So now, we wait for the call! but all's well!
I'll post more when I know more! whew! hooray! |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2009-10-01 |
| Embassy Review : |
Waited in line to talk to guy at window. I gave him my envelope from the consulate. He told me to fill out the customs form which I'd neglected to do on the plane. Then he asked me where I'd be staying in the US. He walked me to another office where he put my file and passport on a counter and told me to sit down and wait my turn. There were many people waiting, so it took me about an 1 hour to be seen (they were processing people in the order they'd arrived, although the green card people only had to give thumbprints so it took less time for them). When my name was called, the officer said "So you're here to get married?" and I said yes. And then he asked me again, and again I said yes. Then he stamped the I94 and he stapled it in the passport, but then he removed it in order to stamp it again (maybe to give me the employment authorization stamp which I didn't even ask for). He gave it to me and told me not to lose it. and then I was on my way. Before leaving the office, I did show my passport to an officer sitting outside, he told me which way to go.
Then I went to customs, which was also no problem. I declared that I had some herbs (for stomachache) and they didn't care. They only cared about meat. So no one opened my bags. Then I was free to go to check into my next flight.
All in all, it was very easy. People working at JFK were helpful. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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