y3ll0w's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Yel
Beneficiary's Name: Low
VJ Member: y3ll0w
Country: Haiti
Last Updated: 2014-05-25
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Immigration Checklist for Yel & Low:
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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 : |
Haiti |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-04-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-04-29 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-07-08 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-07-17 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-07-19 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-08-08 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-09-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-09-24 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-10-01 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-10-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-10-19 |
| US Entry : |
2013-11-02 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
Entry into Atlanta was great. They just asked, "When will you marry?" I-94 was accessed online. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 70 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 161 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2013-12-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-02-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2013-12-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-02-04 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-03-04 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-03-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 71 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2013-12-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-01-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-03-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 71 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Haiti
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 8, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Hey! So my fiance and I had an interview at the consulate in Haiti this week. Many people were denied or were told to come back with more proof (blood tests for family based petitions, more photos for married couples, etc).
Here's how our interview went....
We arrived at 6 am and didn't actually get interviewed until 9:45 am. We were done by 10:45 am. We walked in, went through security, and sat down. We went to the first window and my fiance submitted more pictures. She gave us back many documents (I-134 duplicate paperwork, his birth certificate, etc) and we took a seat. We were called to a second window and she took his fingerprints. We were finally called to the third window. The gentleman asked my fiance his name and made him take an oath. Then he asked if I was his fiance. I said yes. He told me he was going to ask my fiance a few questions and he wanted me to take a seat, so I did. He was a friendly man and my fiance said the consular officer felt like an old friend that was just catching up after a long time apart. He said he was easy to talk to and didn't try to trick him (another consular officer was asking very tricky questions).
He asked:
-How we met
-How we communicate (yahoo, facebook, texts, calls, skype, etc)
-When we got engaged
-Why we were getting married in the USA
-If his mother was in the USA
-If his mother was going to the wedding in the USA
-What were his plans upon entering the USA (school/work?)
-If he had met my family
-How many brothers and sisters I had and what my order was in the family (first child, second, third, youngest, etc)
-What I do for a living/where I work
-Where he was going to live in the USA/my current living arrangements
My fiance tried to submit even more proof and the CO said, "no, we're fine." So my fiance kept the additional proof.
After all of that, he said, "I'm going to give you the visa. Go pay Haiti Messenger" so we did.
Word of advice- if you're appointment is early (7 am, when the doors open) there will be a line already formed by 5 am. We saw many people get kicked out of line because their appointment was at 8:30 am and they were in line at 6:30. So... don't show up too early if your appointment is after 7. If it's at 7, be there early.
We had a good experience. We were nervous, but it went well.
Now we're waiting for the visa and his passport.
I would rate this consulate as a 3. They have AWFUL customer service and CIVA hung up on me more times than I could count, but.... after going to the embassy, I can see why they have awful service. There were HUNDREDS of people who had appointments at the consulate the day we went, so... I imagine it's difficult managing all of those cases. |
| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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