NewYorkie's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Moni
Beneficiary's Name: Fredi
VJ Member: NewYorkie
Country: Germany
Last Updated: 2010-02-26
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Immigration Checklist for Moni & Fredi:
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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 : |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| I-129F Sent : |
2009-02-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-02-17 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-06-30 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2009-07-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-07-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-08-03 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-08-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-08-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-09-09 |
| US Entry : |
2009-09-20 |
| Marriage : |
2009-10-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 133 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 : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2009-09-20 |
| 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 : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-01-14 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2010-01-12 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-02-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2010-02-25 |
| Comments : |
My case was transferred to California CIS office for faster processing. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2010-01-14 |
| Approved Date : |
2010-02-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2010-02-11 |
| Comments : |
Got the actual card a week before my AOS approval. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 53 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-12-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-12-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2010-02-10 |
| Comments : |
Got my AP 2 weeks before my AOS approval. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 53 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 18, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
US Consulate interview was generally painless and fast. Recommend getting there at least 30 min ahead of time. I waited 20 min to get in after getting a number, 10 minutes for my 1st window (document check and instructions where to go for my medical). Then another 20 min wait to get to the window # 2 and another 20 min before the actual interview. In comparison, the interview was rather short-10 min.
The 3 documents they were interested in: police record in German, affidavit of support and, in our case, the K-1 beneficiary\'s divorce decree in German. They didn\'t take translated versions although their website says all foreign documents should be translated so it was an unnecessary expense...grrr! They didn\'t care about the evidence of an ongoing relationship, I was told we had a strong case.
Questions asked: When did we meet and what did we do during the 5 months we lived together in Germany? He also asked if I\'m planning to work in my profession in the US. The consul was impressed I travelled 12 times to NY to visit my future fiancee spending minimum 6 weeks with her each time.
Had a scare though, right before the interview when they couldn\'t locate my bio . As it turned out they were processing 2 identically named K-1 beneficiaries but from different cities and I started to fear they mixed up our papers. The woman at the document drop off window requested my bio, which I mailed weeks ago, and was surprised I wanted to buy return stamps because she said that "I was there before". I denied so she showed me an envelope belonging to some other guy with the same last name. I got a bit angry and asked her what they were doing with my carefully assembled documents. She went looking for my envelope and finally got the correct bio to go with the rest of my papers.
In the end I was told I will get my passport with a sealed envelope in 2 weeks, which I did.
(updated on February 18, 2010) |
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Good |
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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
(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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