Mike & Emilie's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Mike
Beneficiary's Name: Emilie
VJ Member: Mike & Emilie
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2014-09-03
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Immigration Checklist for Mike & Emilie:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-04-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-04-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2010-07-20 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2010-07-27 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2010-08-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2010-08-13 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2010-08-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2010-08-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2010-09-09 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2010-09-13 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2010-10-01 |
| Interview Date : |
2010-11-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2010-11-22 |
| US Entry : |
2010-11-27 |
| Marriage : |
2010-12-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 113 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 210 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2010-11-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
I drove from Montreal to Colorado. My car was packed and I imported it to the USA. Make sure you have all the paper work that is required for your car. You might pay an import tax. It went well. They customs did not look at my boxes at all. It took about 1h15 to process the visa and also the car. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Denver CO |
| Date Filed : |
2010-12-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-12-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
2011-02-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-02-01 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-04-12 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-04-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2011-04-20 |
| Comments : |
RFE - Need to submit Federal Income Tax Return. Sent by mail on February 16th. |
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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 : |
2010-12-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-12-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2011-03-02 |
| Date Card Received : |
2011-03-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 74 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 : |
2010-12-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2010-12-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2011-03-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 74 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-01-12 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-02-19 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-07-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2013-07-05 |
| Comments : |
Had to submit more documents around mid-June but everything went fine. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Denver CO |
| Date Filed : |
2014-01-13 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-02-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-09-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2014-09-02 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 16, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
My interview was on November 16th, 2010 at 11am.
I got there around 10:15, entered the building, went through security (it's pretty much the same security type than at any airport) and took the elevator up to the 19th floor. If you have a cell phone, it will be taken away from you and given back to you when everything will be over. Same for food (unless you are diabetic I think) and probably for beverages too. There are vending machines in the waiting room (chocolate bars, chips, cookies, coffee, soft drinks and water).
There you will receive a number and you wait until they call it (they called mine about 30 minutes later). You go to a window and handle the documents that are asked by the officer who is behind a glass. After checking the documents, the officer sent me to the cashier pay my visa ($350, cash only) and I came back right away for finger prints. I sat back in the waiting section, waiting for my interview, this is then the last part of the process. My interview took place 2 hours later! Most interviews could probably be faster, but still, be patient! You can spend an average of 3 hours there.
The officers for the interview are very nice. It is an one on one interview. I was called to the booth and the officer was behind a window. I had a special guess to observe, the US Ambassador! They both asked very simple questions such as how my fiance and I met, how did he propose to me, when will we get married... It took less than 10 minutes I believe. It got approved, they congratulated me and wished me luck.
To conclude this post, here is my advice to all: bring all the documents you need. Be well prepared! Always better to bring more than not enough! Be patient. I spent 5 hours there. The back and forth process is similar to the medical exam. Bring a book to read, that will make time go faster. Ipods will be taken away too and given back later.
Good luck to you all javascript:emoticon(' ') |
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