dl and mark's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Danielle Beneficiary's Name: Mark VJ Member: dl and mark Country: New Zealand Last Updated: 2007-12-03 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Danielle & Mark:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Auckland, New Zealand I-129F Sent : 2006-08-01 I-129F NOA1 : 2006-08-04 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2006-10-02 NVC Received : 2006-10-18 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2006-10-31 Packet 3 Sent : 2006-12-11 Packet 4 Received : 2006-12-12 Interview Date : 2006-12-22 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2006-12-28 US Entry : 2007-02-10 Marriage : 2007-02-16 Comments : Appointment Letter was returned to sender. The interview was scheduled over the phone the day beforehand. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 59 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 140 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2007-02-10 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Greer SC Date Filed : 2007-06-18 NOA Date : 2007-06-27 RFE(s) : 2007-07-12 Bio. Appt. : 2007-07-20 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2007-11-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2007-06-18 NOA Date : 2007-06-27 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2007-07-20 Approved Date : 2007-10-11 Date Card Received : 2007-10-15 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 115 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Auckland, New Zealand Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 29, 2006 Embassy Review : Our experience with the Consulate was very good as per the other reviews I've read here. For some reason the letter scheduling my interview was returned to sender which prompted the Consulate to call me the day beforehand to see if I was still coming. While the time frame wasn't ideal we had everything we needed anyway so I was quite happy to get in before the Christmas holidays. I paid my visa fee at the post shop and went up to level 3 for the interview. The guy on security was very nice and once he took my phone off me pointed me to a window to hand everything over. It did take about 10 minutes for someone to come to the window after I had rung the buzzer but the lady who did show up was very nice and showed me the returned letter that had been sent back to them. Not quite sure why that happened as the address was correct but by this point it was no big deal. One more form to fill in for good measure and I was told to have a seat and wait. And wait I did. I was seen an hour after my scheduled time but the guy behind the counter was quite polite and after all the waiting to get to this point, another hour was hardly going to change things too much. The interview wasn't quite what I was expecting. The hardest question I think he asked me was how my day was going. There was nothing about my fiancee or what I planned to do when I got there or anything like that. I did the swearing that everything we had submitted was accurate and I was told I was done. I doubt I would have been there more than five minutes. I almost hoped that he would ask a few questions just so I could feel like I'd got my money's worth but didn't want to push my luck... Had a good Christmas with the family and the Friday after the interview everything turned up and we are now good to go. This would have had to be the quickest part of the whole process, which has made a nice change from the constant waiting up until this point. All in all, I can't fault the Consulate on anything. They were always efficient with mailing documents out and in person they all appear friendly and helpful. I can't complain Rating : Very Good

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