scgurl's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Rachel Beneficiary's Name: Lee VJ Member: scgurl Country: United Kingdom Last Updated: 2011-04-11 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Rachel & Lee:

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 : London, United Kingdom I-129F Sent : 2010-04-13 I-129F NOA1 : 2010-04-20 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2010-06-24 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2010-10-21 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-10-27 US Entry : Marriage : Comments : We never were notified by the NVC or the Embassy when the file was sent to London, and the initial instruction paperwork was either misprocessed by the Embassy or Royal Mail. If it weren't for our follow up, our visa could have fallen through the cracks. Moral of the story-- watch the date and call if you think something is taking too long, the operators at the Embassy were SUPER helpful and kept us on track. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 65 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 184 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 7, 2010 Embassy Review : Our experience at the embassy was very easy and positive. The letter said to arrive at 9:30 a.m., but we were there closer to 8:30 and the guards said we could enter early, but first we had to check in our cell phones at a pharmacy/storage place down the street (somewhere we missed the note that no cell phones, chargers, anything electronic are allowed in). So we marched down there, paid the 3 pounds, got a coffee and ended up 10 minutes late after our leisurely breakfast break, but still no problems getting in and through security and then we waited. After about an hour we were called to a window, paid fees, and provided my fiance's passport and birth certificate to the processor. Then we had to go back and wait, maybe 45 minutes and then we were called back to a window for the interview. We were asked simple questions about how we met, and, since I had traveled from the US to be there with my fiance, what I did for a living and plans for a wedding. After no more than 5 minutes it was done and he was approved. We both agreed it was a little anticlimactic at that moment, but we were still elated! The courier service is on site, so we paid that fee and then were free to leave knowing we would have a visa in a few days. Things I wished I had known were the no electronics rule, that there was coffee and snacks for sale inside and the lack of reading material-- bring your own! Other than that, it really is as nice and friendly as many of the other reviews indicate. Good luck! Rating : Very Good

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