SanneQ's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Dan Beneficiary's Name: Sanne VJ Member: SanneQ Country: Netherlands Last Updated: 2016-02-14 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Dan & Sanne:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Amsterdam, Netherlands I-129F Sent : 2015-03-18 I-129F NOA1 : 2015-03-27 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2015-04-30 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2015-05-26 Packet 3 Sent : 2015-05-26 Packet 4 Received : 2015-06-17 Interview Date : 2015-07-30 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-08-04 US Entry : 2015-08-05 Marriage : Comments : Entry at San Francisco. I announced I came on a k1-visum, handed over the enveloppe from the consulate, the officer checked it, and that was that! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 34 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 125 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : San Jose CA Date Filed : 2015-10-19 NOA Date : 2015-11-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-11-19 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2016-02-05 Approval / Denial Date : 2016-02-08 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2016-02-12 Comments : Our interview was pleasant. We showed birth and marriage certificates and brought shared bills of credit cards, insurances and a couple of new photos. The interviewer preferred to see the photo's on the phone. The green card arrived much earlier than expected. The interviewer said it could take two months for the card to arrive and it arrived within 1 week.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-10-19 NOA Date : 2015-11-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2016-01-19 Date Card Received : 2016-01-20 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 92 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-10-19 NOA Date : 2015-11-02 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2016-01-20 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 92 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 4, 2015 Embassy Review : I had my interview at 13:30 and arrived at 13:15. You leave all your belongings at the security desk, except for your wallet and paperwork. And yes, bring no electronic devices! I had to wait for about 13:45 to take fingerprints and hand over the following items: * Birth certificate + a copy * Verklaring goed gedrag + a copy * 2 US style passport photo's * Form I-134 (+ supporting materials) Getting my fingerprints right was difficult as I had dry hands. The Dutch lady at the counter was very friendly to me, but the next guy apparently showed up with wrong documents and I heard her giving him hell like your strictest school teacher. The interview was pleasant and quick. Before the interview, you take fingerprints again and you swear to tell the truth with your hand raised. My interview questions were * where did you meet? * when did you first meet? * is your fiancé divorced? * is this your first marriage? * how often have you travelled to the United States? * did he meet your parents? * do your parents like him? * there is an age difference, can you reflect on that? (I'm 28 and my fiancé is 43) * where will you two live? * what's your fiancé's occupation? * what kind of work will you do in the future? There was small talk in between and I even had time to ask some questions on the steps following the marriage. My visum was approved and I was done a little later than 14:00. It took 4 days before I had the visum in hand (there was a weekend in between and the consulate was still recovering from a technical problem that occurred the previous month). One thing I found confusing is that http://usvisa-info.com kept giving me the status 'check D-260 status', which was odd because K1 visa applicants fill in a D-160 form only. I read online you shouldn't pay attention to this weird status, and I can confirm this. (updated on August 4, 2015) Rating : Very Good

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