Alina Ghenciu's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: John
Beneficiary's Name: Alina
VJ Member: Alina Ghenciu
Country: Romania
Last Updated: 2015-09-21
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Immigration Checklist for John & Alina:
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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 : |
Bucharest, Romania |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-06-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-06-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-07-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-07-28 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2014-07-30 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-08-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-08-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-08-14 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-08-25 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-09-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-09-19 |
| US Entry : |
2014-10-13 |
| Marriage : |
2014-11-15 |
| Comments : |
POE in Atlanta, pretty nice and smooth. Only took about 20 minutes to be done with everything. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 28 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 88 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Jacksonville FL |
| Date Filed : |
2015-01-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-01-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-02-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-08-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-09-15 |
| Comments : |
I had a waiver for the interview so the process took a little bit longer than expected. I got the waiver letter in April and received the GC in September. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Jacksonville FL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-01-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-01-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-02-04 |
| Approved Date : |
2015-03-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
2015-03-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 58 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Jacksonville FL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-01-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-01-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2015-03-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 58 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bucharest, Romania
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 20, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
It was my fifth experience at the US Embassy in Bucharest (I have been there before 3 times for the J1 visa and once for the tourist one). I was scheduled at 1 pm, but got there at 12:30. I wouldn't, however, advice you to get there too early because you can't get in earlier anyway. I was the second one in line and there were only 7-8 people waiting outside (they have different hours for non-immigration visas). A couple of minutes before 1 pm, one of the guards came outside, checked our passports and invited us in. You are not allowed to have your phone/laptop/tablet with you, so you're gonna have to leave all of those at the entrance.
After this step, you are entering a different building and you have to take a seat until your name is being called at one of the counters. I got called last for some reason and at the first counter there was a Romanian lady who checked my documents to make sure I have everything I need. She was not incredibly nice, but not too bad either. Apparently she thought I was missing a financial document (tax return) which it turned out I didn't. Anyway, after giving her everything I had, she sent me to a different counter to pay for the visa (you can pay it in lei/dollars and it is 265$/901 lei). After that, I returned to the counter, gave the lady the receipt and she told me to take a seat and wait for the consul to call my name. I had waited for about 20 minutes and then he called my name. He was really nice and laid back and smiling all the time. Which, obviously helped me relax a little bit more. He asked me where and how did I and my fiance meet, how long we have been together, if he visited me in Romania, if he met my family, when did we get engaged (we weren't technically engaged yet but he said it was ok). Also, he wanted to know when we are planing on getting married, where are we going to live, what will I work there and if my parents are planing to attend our wedding. Then he looked at the stack of proofs and pictures I brought with me and said we are a cute couple.  Then he said my visa was approved, gave me back the proofs, my old passport (after cancelling my tourist visa), the birth certificate and told me my visa was approved and wished me good luck. I got there at 12:30 and left the Embassy at 2: 20 pm. So, almost 2 hours total but everything went nice and smooth. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Atlanta
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2014-10-13 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my POE in Atlanta on the 13th of October 2014. I was a little scared knowing that my POE it was going to be in one of the busiest airports in the US, but the new International Terminal they built made things quite simple. I got there around 8:3o in the evening and it wasn't busy at all. US Customs took about 3 minutes and then I was invited to take a seat and wait for an officer to check my documents. After 15 minutes I was called and got my passport stamped. So everything took around 20 minutes and I made it in time to my next flight to Jacksonville. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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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