Vince P

I had my permanent green card approved today. For those navigating this process, here is a time line of events:

Jul 01 - Arrived in US on A2 Visa
Oct 01 - Met my future wife
Oct 03 - Propose
Jan 04 - Return to Australia and apply for K1

Apr 04 - I-129F Submitted by fiancee
18 May 04 - I-129F Approved
19 Jul 04 - K1 Visa Issued US Consulate Sydney, Australia
08 Sep 04 - I-94 Arrive US LAX on K1 Visa
10 Sep 04 - I-765 Applied for 1st EAD (K1 Status)
16 Oct 04 - Married
8 Nov 04 - I-765 1st EAD issued (valid 6 Nov – 7 Dec 04!)
9 Nov 04 - I-485 Received by BCIS Lees Summit MO (I797C)
16 Nov 05 - I-765 Applied for 2nd EAD (c9 Status)
2 Feb 05 - I-765 2nd EAD issued (valid 1 Feb 05 – 31 Jan 06)
4 May 05 - Commenced full time employment
25 Apr 05 - I-131 Applied for I131
6 Jul 05 - I-131 Approved
20 Sep 05 - I-797C advises I485 transferred to CSC
21 Sep 05 - e-mail that I485 transferred to CSC
30 Sep 05 - e-mail advises 270 – 300 days to process I485
1 Oct 05 - I-765 Applied for 3rd EAD (c9 Status)
9 Nov 05 - I-765 e-mail advising document sent from CA to DC
2 Dec 05 - I-797 NOA Advising I-485 Approved
6 Dec 05 - I-485 Approved – Conditional Green Card Received, valid to 28 Nov 07
14 Dec 05 - I-765 3rd EAD Approved
6 Sep 07 - I-751 Packet Mailed
7 Sep 07 - I-751 Packet arrives Vermont
11 Sep 07 - I-797 Notice of Action, I-751 received, Green Card extened for 1 year
26 Sep 07 - I-797 Notice of Action, Biometric Appointment notice received for 16 Oct 07
16 Oct 07 - Attended Biometrics Appointment
11 Aug 08 - 10 year Green Card approved

I hope this helps someone else starting this process. You are on the right track - I found this forum about 3 years too late!

Regards,

Vince

ian-mstm

Thanks for posting - very, umm... thorough. Here's my timeline covering the same process:

Mailed I-129F: November 28, 1997
K-1 interview: March 27, 1998
Married: May 23, 1998
Filed for AoS: June 15, 1998
AoS Interview: February 20, 2001
Received PR status: March 4, 2001

It's not as thorough as yours, but the highlights are really all that matter, don't you think?

Ian

Vince P

As always Ian you are - very, umm... correct.