Ak+Tk's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Tasha
Beneficiary's Name: Mani
VJ Member: Ak+Tk
Country: India
Last Updated: 2014-05-22
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Immigration Checklist for Tasha & Mani:
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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 : |
New Delhi, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-05-27 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-06-02 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
NONE |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-09-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-09-16 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-09-18 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-09-23 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-10-06 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-10-20 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-12-04 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-12-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-12-11 |
| US Entry : |
2009-12-16 |
| Marriage : |
2010-01-15 |
| Comments : |
Back in India with Mani,Finishing our PCC through our local police station in Mohali , mailed packet 3 on Tuesday the 20th of October.
went to embassy on November 9th to turn in our packet 3, since the original one was lost in the mail. Thought we may have a chance at getting out interview date with packet 4 but we did not. SO we are still waiting.
got our interview date after we called the dos and they told us when it was.
Chandigarh VFS was great they accepted all our documents.
GREAT INTERVIEW! READ THE RESULTS IN THE REVIEW
GOT VISA WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER INTERVIEW!
FLIGHT BOOKED WITH TURKISH AIRWAYS FOR DECEMBER 16TH! LANDING IN CHICAGO ON DECEMBER 16TH!
APPLIED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD ON DECEMBER 30TH 2009! WILL RECEIVE IN 2 WEEKS |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 100 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 189 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2009-12-16 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Milwaukee WI |
| Date Filed : |
2010-03-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-31 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-04-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-04-29 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-06-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2010-07-02 |
| Comments : |
Package sent back to us on March 20th 2010 with rejection notices on I-485, I-131, I-765 |
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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 : |
2010-03-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-31 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-04-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-06-04 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-06-14 |
| Comments : |
SO EXCITED!!! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 74 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2010-03-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-03-31 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-06-12 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 73 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2012-03-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-03-31 |
| RFE(s) : |
2012-09-28 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-05-02 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-11-07 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Sent in our second packet for the RFE we got :) |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Milwaukee WI |
| Date Filed : |
2014-02-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-02-20 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-03-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-04-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2014-05-22 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: New Delhi, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 9, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Mani and I both reached Delhi Embassy around 6:15am and our interview was at 9:30, we sat in the car until 9:00am and got into the line to enter the Embassy. After we got in we got our number J14 and went to window 25 to first check in and the lady at the window got our 3 packets together which we sent through the VFS, the lady came back with a huge smile  on her face and when she was checking all our papers she said "You guys did a great job" we were both smiling and she was laughing too. the only question she asked us was if Mani he ever traveled outside India.
We turned in over 300 photos and over 4,000 pages of evidence along with Affidavits of support from most of our family. Mani and i still took along with us an additional 2 photos albums our Formal Engagement one and other evidences.
Next we went to the line to pay our fee which is 6,288rs and then we waited until 12:30 till we were first called up to have our interview with the CO officer, we both walked up to the counter and he was i, would say about 35, shorter. After we walked up to the window Mani introduced me This is my fiancée Tasha and the Co was smiling and said :haha i kind of figured that out" then he did the oath and manis finger prints had Mani sign the DS-156k. The whole interview was basically done by me the CO asked me the Petitioner all the questions. He asked Mani a few questions. He then asked to see the photos which we had in our big engagement album and i said we also submitted all those photos too he said " i am too busy to go through all of those" he asked which our favorite pictures are & we replied all.
Questions he asked me (petitioner)
How did you meet?
DO you speak Punjabi?
Where did you meet?
Will you convert to Hinduism?
What kind of work are you doing?
Were your parents at the engagement?
what kind of engagement did you have?how many ppl?
If Mani gets married in US then his family may not come to the wedding in US.
Questions directed to Mani (beneficiary?
What are you doing these days school or work?
where we meet n how we meet?
after we told him our story( we meet at college while i was doing my pre-med) Mani was doing Bhangra at the college the CO said "Oh you fell in love with Mani's Bhangra dancing"
What is your religion? Hindu answer..CO will you convert to Christian?
What do your parents think about Tasha?
He was very nice guy and was basically joking and laughing around with mani and i, we were relaxed and after he said ok I APPROVED YOUR VISA" you will receive it in 5-10 days, we thanked him and left the embassy.
WE are both very happy we will be home for Manis first xmas in USA
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Chicago
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2009-12-16 |
| Embassy Review : |
Real easy just went over some documents and said you need to marry in 90 days..we had more problems with the dumb luggage guys who were standing by our luggage claim.
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| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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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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