Malissa + Roberto's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Malissa & Roberto:
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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 : |
El Salvador |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-09-20 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-09-27 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-03-30 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-04-07 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2011-04-12 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-04-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2011-04-29 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2011-05-03 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-05-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-06-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-06-17 |
| US Entry : |
2011-07-03 |
| Marriage : |
2011-08-29 |
| Comments : |
¡En Fin! My fiancé and I both attended the interview at the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador. At first, they would not allow my entry. I waited outside the embassy for 3 hours. When it was my fiancé's turn for the interview, the consular sent for me. He separated us and asked all the basic questions - scars, family names, what type of work we do, where we met. The consular made sure our answers matched up, approved us, and sent us on our way. It took all of 15 minutes. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 184 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 256 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Washington DC |
| POE Date : |
2011-07-03 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
My fiance's flight landed at 2am, so maybe airport security was too tired to harrass him. He said it went pretty smoothly. Even though he can't speak English, he went through Immigration and Customs in less than one hour. No problems at all. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Pittsburgh PA |
| Date Filed : |
2011-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-09-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-10-13 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2011-11-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2011-11-03 |
| Comments : |
Less than 2 months for adjustment of status - that part went well even though it cost way too much and my husband had to wait nearly 6 months since he arrived before he could work legally. How does the government expect a family to survive without giving a work permit to the fiance upon his arrival in the US? |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-09-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2011-10-13 |
| Approved Date : |
2011-11-03 |
| Date Card Received : |
2011-11-03 |
| Comments : |
It was a little pointless to apply for the EAD and Advanced Parole because his green card arrived at the same time. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 51 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-09-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2011-09-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2011-11-03 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 51 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: El Salvador
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 14, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
This Embassy is HORRIBLE.
A) To start, they sent us the WRONG version of Packet 3.
B) After the Embassy told us to schedule our interview, we contacted the Visa Customer Service phone number 10 times to schedule the interview but were constantly told that we were not authorized. After $80 of phone calls and waiting an ENTIRE MONTH, we finally received an interview date. A few days later, the embassy e-mailed us with an entirely different interview date! Absolutely horrible.
C) I scheduled a flight to El Salvador to be present at the interview, but the Embassy refused to let me enter for my fiancé's interview. They made me wait outside the Embassy for 4 hours while my fiancé waited in line inside the embassy. When my fiancé's interview started, the consulate told him to go get me so he could conduct a dual interview. The consular officer grilled me for 15 minutes about my fiancé, his family, his work, how many scars are on his body. Then he sent me away and grilled my fiancé about my family, my work, the wedding, etc.
We passed and it's over!! Thank God! What a horrible experience! |
| Rating : |
Very Poor |
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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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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