Gloves's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Carly
Beneficiary's Name: Richard
VJ Member: Gloves
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2018-08-29
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Immigration Checklist for Carly & Richard:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-08-30 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-09-01 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-03-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-03-16 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-03-20 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-03-28 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-03-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-04-02 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-05-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-05-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-06-01 |
| US Entry : |
2012-06-05 |
| Marriage : |
2012-06-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 186 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 267 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 : |
2012-06-05 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Very straight forward. They initially sent me to the wrong waiting room which delayed me 20minutes but after that it was a breeze! |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Charleston WV |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-06-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-07-18 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-04-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2013-04-08 |
| Comments : |
9 months since my biometrics appt date i still hadn't heard a thing from USCIS. I eventually decided to ring their office and a service request was placed on my application. Not expecting anything to happen and a generic letter to arrive in post I amazing discovered they had printed my greencard only 2 days after my SR!!!!!! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Charleston WV |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-06-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-07-18 |
| Approved Date : |
2012-08-20 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-08-24 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 67 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Charleston WV |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-06-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-06-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2012-08-24 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 67 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2015-01-12 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
2015-10-05 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-01-15 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-12-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
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| CIS Office : |
Philadelphia PA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-01-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-01-13 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-01-29 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-04-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2018-05-11 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 28, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
A long and boring day but everything went exceptionally smoothly and successfully.
My interview was at 9.30 so I arrived at the embassy at 8.40 after dropping my electronics off at Goulds. There was already a massive crowd but this moved fairly quickly and I was inside the embassy after 30 minutes. It was incredible how many people didn't know/read about the no electronics and were turned away and sent to Goulds... literally dozens.
Once inside I took a seat and tried to read a newspaper but failed miserably as everytime a number was called out I would look up! After a 2 hour wait I was called forward to window 1 to sort out all my paperwork where I was greeted by the infamous Dragon Lady.
My opinion of her is that she is just ruthlessly efficient rather than mean. But waow was she firing through all my documents. It was a very surreal experience where she asked for all the different documents in rapid succcession which resulted in my very neatly organised folder being a mess all over the table. My best advice here is to have your documents in the order they are listed on the site as that's the order they ask for them and it certainly helped me out.
The only issue was my passport photographs, which I had had professionally done by a Snappy Snaps. She said they couldnt be accepted as the background wasn't exactly white (slight grey tinge) and they were matt finished. Luckily I had spare photos (UK size) which were glossy and she accepted. Her banter was minimal but she worked it all through and then told me that 'This case is very straight forward, there shouldn'y be a problem here' which really settled me.
I then sat down and waited another 2 hours until I was finally called for my actual interview. After reading sample questions on here I felt it would be a breeze but the guy certainly grilled me a bit. When I arrived he was flicking through the pictures we had submitted in the I-129F package. Questions were:
1. What is the name of your fiancee?
2. When and how did you first meet?
3. How did you know she was 'the one'?
4. Why is she worth moving over to the States for?
5. When did yo first meet?
6. You seem settled here, wth a good job and secure future, why did you both decide to move to the States? Why not stay in the UK?
7. What do you hope to do/work as in the States?
Phew! Did you notice the repeated question of when we met? It was an enjoyable experience, he gave little smiles at my answers and you could tell he was giving me a hard time just for fun. He then discussed when we had met each other and we discussed different trips together. Afterwards he uttered the amazing words of 'I am fully satisfied with this case and I am delighted to say you have been approved!' We then said I had to promise him that I would go to a Mountaineer football game and we had a good informal chat about that which was really nice.
Walked out of there on cloud 9. Signed up for the courier service and then left 4 and a half hours later after just 2 five minute interviews!
Great day and a great experience!
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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