Liam and Sam's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Samantha Beneficiary's Name: Liam VJ Member: Liam and Sam Country: Australia Last Updated: 2014-06-20 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Samantha & Liam:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Sydney, Australia I-129F Sent : 2008-01-14 I-129F NOA1 : 2008-01-16 I-129F RFE(s) : 2008-03-06 RFE Reply(s) : 2008-03-07 I-129F NOA2 : 2008-03-30 NVC Received : 2008-04-04 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2008-04-08 Consulate Received : 2008-04-12 Packet 3 Received : 2008-04-17 Packet 3 Sent : 2008-04-28 Packet 4 Received : 2008-05-05 Interview Date : 2008-05-20 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2008-05-26 US Entry : 2008-09-27 Marriage : 2008-11-07 Comments : 4/14/08 Faxed in Provisional File Request to Consulate 4/15/08 Packet 3 Mailed to Liam 4/30/08 Packet 3 Received at Consulate 5/9/08 Medical Exam Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 74 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 125 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2008-09-27 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 5 Comments : Were told that the petition expired. The actual visa said expiration was in November. But a few minutes of absolute turmoil and then let go to proceed through customs.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Houston TX Date Filed : 2009-02-05 NOA Date : 2009-02-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2009-03-04 AOS Transfer** : 2009-03-05 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2009-04-06 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2009-04-15 Comments : Case status never updated online - still shows pending even though the card arrived in the mail.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2009-02-05 NOA Date : 2009-02-18 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2009-03-07 Approved Date : 2009-04-06 Date Card Received : 2009-04-09 Comments : Never could view status online. Had to call the USCIS Hotline to find out if approved. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 60 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2009-02-05 NOA Date : 2009-02-09 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2009-04-14 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 60 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2011-01-05 NOA Date : 2011-01-07 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2011-03-09 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2011-06-24 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2011-07-12 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Dallas TX Date Filed : 2014-01-02 NOA Date : 2014-01-07 Bio. Appt. : 2014-01-27 Interview Date : 2014-06-05 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2014-06-26 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 21, 2008 Embassy Review : Piece of cake. The Consulate already had all of our paperwork - we just had to submit the medical results, passport and fee receipt once we got there. GO EARLY. Even if your appointment is at 9am, go early. We got there just before 8am and they put us right through security. We were the first K1 visa applicants there. So our visa was approved even before our appointment would have started. Took us maybe 30 minutes total and about five minutes of that was time with the interviewer who just shuffled through papers and asked how long we had known each other and where he'd be living in the US. Nothing to stress about! Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!



*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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