d24v's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Victoria Beneficiary's Name: Darron VJ Member: d24v Country: Canada Last Updated: 2022-01-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Victoria & Darron:

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 : Montreal, Canada I-129F Sent : 2018-05-24 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-05-31 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2018-11-13 NVC Received : 2018-11-26 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2018-12-10 NVC Left : 2018-12-26 Consulate Received : 2019-01-04 Packet 3 Received : 2019-01-17 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-01-17 Packet 4 Received : 2019-01-18 Interview Date : 2019-02-27 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-03-04 US Entry : 2019-04-07 Marriage : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 166 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 272 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Hartford CT Date Filed : 2019-04-23 NOA Date : 2019-04-29 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-05-20 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-04-23 NOA Date : 2019-04-29 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2019-08-22 Date Card Received : 2019-08-24 Comments : My EAD/AP were expedited. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 121 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-04-23 NOA Date : 2019-04-29 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2019-08-24 Comments : My EAD/AP were expedited. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 121 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-12-29 NOA Date : RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 1, 2019 Embassy Review : For all the nerves that went into this, it was really smooth and anti-climactic (which was welcome!). We showed up at the consulate just before 7:00am for our 7:30am appointment. It was fantastically cold and our early arrival landed us with #1 for the day. It was right around 7:30am that they started letting us into the building - one at a time, but they were moving pretty quickly with this given how cold it was outside. The first person they let in was actually the small child of a couple behind us so that she could sit inside and wait where it was warm, which I thought was a genuinely nice touch. Our passports were checked at the front door and then we were ushered to security and sent through the metal detector. Our car keys were marked for pick up with the guards when we were done. We sat in the basement waiting room while enough people were accumulated to begin sending us upstairs in the elevator. We used this time to get our documents into the order listed on the laminated placard we were given; between the time downstairs and the time upstairs it was more than sufficient to accomplish this task. I was called up not too long after we arrived upstairs and handed over the requested documents one by one before getting fingerprinted. The woman I dealt with was very friendly and personable. Sat back down and was shortly called for the interview portion. I was asked even fewer questions than I expected - the first one was technically more of a statement than a question ("so you met online" vs. "how did you meet?"). Follow up questions were when we first began talking, and when we first met in person. Honestly, I wasn't asked much more than this ("your fiancee is employed" was again more of a statement than a question, but I did respond with an affirmative and what she does for a living) and the most substantive question (about my employment and what I might do in the US) didn't really seem to even be an interview question per say. Smiles all around and the pink approved sheet, and we were on our way! We were back at our AirBnB by 9am and that was about a 10 minute walk (time moves differently when I don't have my phone!) so we really cycled through the process quickly. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: Toronto Event Description Entry Date : 2019-04-07 Embassy Review : Very easy process. We arrived at the airport three hours before our flight. I had to check in at the desk because I was flying with a pet in the cabin. Took a couple of minutes at baggage check since we had to wait for the woman at oversized. No lines at security so we breezed through there. At customs I tried to put my visa entrance on the computer and it told me that it couldn’t be processed that way. Staff were very helpful and sent me to the line I needed to be in (which happened to be significantly shorter than the standard processing line). One person in front of me, and then I was up. Border agent was very friendly; he only wanted my passport and my documentation for my cat (who he confirmed to be in good health). He then escorted me to secondary, where I had no wait and spoke to a second agent. I handed my immigration package off to him, which he opened. He asked me when we were getting married, what I did for work in Canada, and confirmed I knew the K1 was a single entry. Passport stamped, and we were done. Total time between entering the airport and standing at the entrance to duty free was 37 minutes. Harassment Level : Low

Timeline Comments: 11



*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.

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