KAT&Allie's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jay
Beneficiary's Name: Tanya
VJ Member: KAT&Allie
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-01-19
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Immigration Checklist for Jay & Tanya:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-09-02 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-09-08 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2009-02-02 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2009-02-09 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-03-30 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-04-01 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-04-01 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-04-15 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-04-18 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-04-20 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-04-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-04-29 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-05-15 |
| US Entry : |
2009-05-17 |
| Marriage : |
2009-05-18 |
| Comments : |
Approved 209 days after filing and 203 days after NOA1
Touched: 11 Feb, 12 Feb, 13 Feb 2009
Case processing resumed: 02-10-2009
RFE sent to VSC: 02-09-2009
RFE received: 02-06-2009
Case on hold (waiting for RFE to turn up): 02-02-2009
Touched: 01-31-2009
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 203 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 233 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Orlando |
| POE Date : |
2009-05-17 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
When I arrived, the immigration officer took my brown envelope and standard fingerprints and took me to the secondary interview room... or so I thought. It turned out to be a waiting room for a secondary interviews. I was 14th in the queue!!! Dingy, windowless room, without any facilities or A/C. Last decorated in early 70-ies by the look of it. Not even a water dispenser! The rest of the people waiting with me were from either Mexico or some other South American country but I couldn't tell which. After hour and a half of waiting I was finally seen by another immigration officer. That was the good part as all in all took less than 5 minutes. He looked through the paperwork and but only wanted to see the medical report really. So just as I put all my bags down, we were done! All in all not a bad experience. Just wish the waiting was shorter and the conditions in the waiting room better. Nobody gave me I-94 to fill in and I didn't realise I needed it until I started to get the papers for AOS together. Mayor hassle - CBP refused to do anything about it and passed me on to USCIS who passed me back to CBP and it went on for over a month. Finally, one Infopass appointment letter, I was told I don't need I-94 to submit AOS paperwork!!! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Orlando FL |
| Date Filed : |
2009-07-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-09-02 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
2009-08-26 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-10-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2009-10-22 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Orlando FL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-07-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-09-02 |
| Approved Date : |
2009-09-14 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-09-21 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 49 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Orlando FL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-07-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-08-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2009-09-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 49 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 29, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
Turned up at 6:50 for 8am interview only to find a queue had already formed in front of the Embassy! The security started to let us through at 7:30. It helped being there so early because I got the very first immigrant visa number 5000. It looks like all 5000 people were told the same thing, to wait around window 1 so when they started calling us, it was a bit of a track to get to windows 13 and 14. I was called up to window 13 around 8:10, 8:15. The first thing I was asked was whether I had my medical yet and when I said yes, she asked when since it still hasn't arrived here. My heart just sank after that. I was so disappointed because the Knightsbridge doctors’ definitely had enough time to deliver it. She was sooooo slow in checking everything and took good 5 minutes just getting all her stationary ready.  Wasn't all that clued in either. At one point she said "there is no such thing as British Croatian" and I said I know but the question asked to list your nationality and if dual list both, so I did, one below the other. Maybe I should have put “and” in between  . I paid at window 12 while she was shuffling the rest of the paperwork. She took I-134 + supporting documentation, police certificates, translations + copies and birth certificate, translation + a copy. At one point she went off to see if they've received the results from my medical even though they were not on the system yet and thankfully she found them. After about 20 minutes (it seemed a lot longer because she of her innate speed), I was handed back the x-ray pic and pink curriers sheet and told to wait in the waiting room. After about an hour, which passed surprisingly quickly (I had a book but just could not concentrate), I was called up to window 15. She verified my identity by asking me to place my right hand on the fingertips scanner and asked me to affirm that all the supplied info is true to the best of my knowledge. The actual interview went very smoothly and I was asked few standard questions:
1.) How did we meet?
2.) Name of the website?
3.) Was it a dating site?
4.) How long ago did we meet?
5.) When did we realised it was serious?
6.) When did he propose?
7.) Where does he live?
8.) What does he do?
9.) What do I do?
10.) Do I plan to work in the same field?
11.) Where will he live?
12.) When is the wedding?
I think that was it or at least I can't remember any other questions  .
Then she said, I'm glad to tell you, you are APPROVED! I could have kissed her but I just said thank you . Paid the currier (extortionate price of £34.75 for before 8am delivery) and was out of the building by 9:40! Overall, very good. In truth, a lot better than I thought it would be.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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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
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