Greg001's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Greg
Beneficiary's Name: Vanessa
VJ Member: Greg001
Country: Singapore
Last Updated: 2012-02-27
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Immigration Checklist for Greg & Vanessa:
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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 : |
Hong Kong, China |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-11-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-11-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-02-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-02-25 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-03-06 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2009-04-29 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-05-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-05-20  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-06-20 |
| US Entry : |
2009-06-22 |
| Marriage : |
2009-06-26 |
| Comments : |
Interview on 5/20/09. Received 221(g)requesting that we submit an Australian police check with fingerprints. The certificate we received from Australia was a "name check only" police check and not acceptable by the embassy. Replacement police check took 21 days to receive! Submitted to Embassy on 6/16, Visa issued 6/18, received 6/20. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 91 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 181 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Honolulu |
| POE Date : |
2009-06-22 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Honolulu HI |
| Date Filed : |
2009-09-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-10-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-11-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2010-01-07 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2010-01-07 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2010-01-19 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-09-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-10-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-11-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2009-11-12 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-11-21 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 56 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-09-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-10-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2009-11-20 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 56 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2011-10-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-10-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-11-03 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-02-24 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Walk-in biometrics on 10/21/11 |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Honolulu HI
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 8, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the USCIS office about an hour before our appointment. At the window we were asked for our appointment letter, which was date/time stamped and returned to us along with a number. We were directed to walk down a hallway and wait until our number was called. There was one other couple waiting there also. About 10 minutes later a lady came out and called our number. Our impression was that she was very pleasant and easy going. She asked us to follow her to her office and swore us in before we sat down.
The interview lasted about 15 minutes. She first asked for my wife’s passport (the applicant) and my ID. She examined both, then removed the I-94 from the passport and returned them to us. She then explained the conditional permanent residence is granted for a two year period and we must file Form I-751 during the 90 day period prior to expiration. She had us sign an acknowledgement that we understood this requirement.
Then she started asking basic questions from the I-485 form, like name, address, phone number, etc. She moved on to asking a few of the yes/no questions on page 3, then just asked “are all of these answered correctly”.
At this point she started thumbing through the file double checking that she had all the required documents, like marriage certificate, birth certificates, I-864, etc. I commented that the file looked big. She laughed and said “this is a small file”; take a look at that one. In the corner of her office was a 3 foot stack of files. One of them looked 5 inches thick.
Then she took out a form to take notes and started asking relationship questions. These were like: describe how you met; when was the first time you met in person; when did you decide to get married; have you met each others’ families; which family members have you met; did you have a civil or religious ceremony; did you have a reception; etc. She took notes the whole time. She asked what joint accounts we have: checking/savings, insurance, etc. She didn’t ask to see any proof of these. Darn, I brought tons of copies and pictures. She didn’t ask to see any.
Then there was a few minutes of chit chat and finally she said she would update the computer that we were approved. She said we should receive the green card in about three weeks and not to leave the country in the meantime. She said if an emergency comes up and you have to leave, come into the office and have a stamp (I-551) put in the passport. She said she didn’t want to stamp it unless it was needed. I asked about the EAD and AP documents. She didn’t collect them, but said not to use them.
That was it. She walked us to the hallway and said to enjoy the rest of our time in Honolulu. A few hours later we received the “card production” email.
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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(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
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