From Beginning to End (Alpha - Omega)

[Oatmeal]

I had posted previously about my wife recently receiving her 10 yr green card and someone requested that I post a timeline with details about the process.

 

Filed I-129F     Mailed:  October 23, 2001       (Texas Service Center)

 

I-797C Notice of Receipt for I-129F

• Received:  October 26, 2001[/*]
  
• Notice Date:  November 7, 2001[/*]
  
• Amount paid: $95.00

[/*]
 

I-797 Notice of Approval for I-129F

• Received:  November 7, 2001[/*]
  
• Approval Date:  November 27, 2001[/*]
  
• Consulate:  Warsaw

[/*]
 

K-1 Visa Interview:  January 16, 2002  (Warsaw, Poland)

 

I-485   Adjustment of Status

• Filed April 15, 2002[/*]
  
• Interview Date:  October 15, 2002[/*]
  
• I-797 Notice of Approval:  November 4, 2002[/*]
  
• Received Green Card November 21, 2002

[/*]
 

I-751 Removal of Conditions (10 yr Green Card)

• Mailed:  June 26^th, 2004           (Texas Service Center)[/*]
  
• Received:  June 29^th, 2004[/*]
  
• Amount Paid:  $200.00

[/*]
 

I-751 Approval Notice

• Date of Decision:  March 16, 2005[/*]
  
• Submission of photos/fingerprint for 10 yr. Green Card:  April 5, 2005[/*]
  
• Received 10 yr Green Card:  April 22, 2005

[/*]
We consider our experience with INS very good and they processed our paperwork fairly quickly.  I do believe, however, that we may be an exception to the rule.

 

Hope this will be of interest to someone.

[Bruce]

Definitely an exception compared with my experience.  AOS is running over 2 1/2 years in my region!

[Oatmeal]

Ouch!!!!:(

[jb]

This time line is remarkable in that it came out of the TSC.  Texas Service Center has always had the reputation for being the slowest of the slow.

Well done.

[Vaughn]

Bruce, parts of Florida also run slowly. In the Orlando area,  friends of ours (who filed AOS several months before we did) are still waiting for the interview while we've had green cards since last May.

[OhioGuyRob]

Definately lightening quick..... Still waiting for NAO2 at 99 days

[Todd]

I filed the initial paperwork on Jan 3 from the Northeast region, and our K1 interview at the Warsaw embassy is scheduled for May 13. 

It is my understanding that the number of applicants through Warsaw has been steadily increasing in the past several months and that processing times are beginning to be extended.  Kate's friend had hers processed in about 2 weeks shorter time from the receipt in Warsaw than we did and she applied only 3 months earlier. 

Still, I guess just over 5 months isn't so bad for the wheels of government...such as it is.

 

Todd