fdm505's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: French
Beneficiary's Name: Martha
VJ Member: fdm505
Country: Colombia
Last Updated: 2013-07-02
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Immigration Checklist for French & Martha:
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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 : |
Bogota, Colombia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-05-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-06-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-09-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-09-29 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-11-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-11-16 |
| US Entry : |
2011-11-24 |
| Marriage : |
2011-12-17 |
| Comments : |
My fiance and her 14 year old son and 12 year old daughter went together to the Fiance Visa Interview at the Bogota Embassy on 11/08/2011 when I was in the USA. All 3 K1 and K2 visas were approved that same day. When they picked up their passports/visas the following week. All 3 visas showed the gender as female. Her son was not happy. They contacted the embassy and the following week it was resolved. They then all flew to the USA. We plan to marry soon. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 105 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 155 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Norfolk VA |
| Date Filed : |
2012-05-27 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-07-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2012-06-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-04-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-04-13 |
| Comments : |
My wife's 2 minor children did not receive their first green cards in the mail until June 19, 2013. Prior to that I was required to bring both children to an approved medical doctor for medical examinations. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-05-27 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-07-10 |
| Approved Date : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between August 8, 2012 and August 21, 2012*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 9, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
On November 8, 2011, my fiance along with her 14 year old son and 12 year old daughter all went together to the USA Embassy in Bogota for the long awaited Fiance Visa Interview. I was in the USA working that day and my 3 kids were in school in the USA that day. My fiance had scheduled the interview date online after she was confident that she had everything needed for the interview. Apparently, they have a new system for scheduling interview dates in Bogota and they are now scheduled online by the interviewee. She never received anything in the mail. I had provided her with information that I received in the mail earlier.
I had emailed her many of these VisaJourney.com reviews for K1 interviews in Bogota so she would be better prepared too.
All 3 visas (1 K1 and 2 K2 visas) were approved that same day (November 8, 2011)! Later, that same day, I purchased online 3 one way airplane tickets from Bogota to the USA.
The following week, she traveled back to Bogota and picked up all 3 Colombian passports with USA visas affixed to them. Unfortunately, all 3 visas listed the gender as female. Her son was not happy. He did not want to be a senorita in the USA. javascript:emoticon(' ')
She contacted the embassy and they scheduled another appointment for Monday the following week to correct her sons visa since the gender on it was incorrect. Apparently, an embassy employee made a mistake. The forms we submitted clearly had identified her son as a male. We were concerned since all 3 of them planned to fly to the USA 3 days after the day she was asked to return to the embassy to have the K2 visa corrected. On Monday, she returned to the embassy and dropped off her son's passport with the K2 visa attached to it. She was told that she could pick it up after it was corrected 2 days later on Wednesday (the day prior to their planned travel to the USA).
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, she returned to Bogota and picked up her son's Colombian passport that now contained 2 K2 visas in it (one listing him as a female and another listing him as a male). It noted that one of the K2 visas in his passport was now invalid.
The following day, all 3 of them flew safely to the USA with no problems and my 3 kids and I met the 3 of them at the airport!
We plan to marry in a church 8 days from now. javascript:emoticon(' ')
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| Rating : |
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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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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