Key dates in Gary’s visa application, and emigration to the United States.
| 19-Mar-2008 | Application posted. |
| 24-Mar-2008 | Received NOA1, receipt for filing I-129F application for fiancé visa. |
| 05-Aug-2008 | Approval of I-129F, signified by receipt of NOA2 (tentative). |
| 08-Aug-2008 | Case received by the National Visa Center. |
| 12-Aug-2008 | National Visa Center processed the case and sent it to the Embassy in London. |
| 19-Aug-2008 | London received the case. |
| 21-Aug-2008 | Received Package 3. |
| 01-Sep-2008 | Medical. |
| 06-Sep-2008 | Forms Returned to US Embassy London. |
| 22-Sep-2008 | Received Package 4, and the interview date. |
| 21-Oct-2008 | Interview. |
| 27-Oct-2008 | Visa received! It was originally delivered on the 23rd, but I had to arrange for re-delivery. |
| 01-Nov-2008 | Leave Flat, all my stuff was taken on 31 October and is now in transit to the US. |
| 21-Nov-2008 | Finish Work. |
| 28-Nov-2008 | Travel to the US. |
| 02-Dec-2008 | My stuff arrived in Houston Texas. |
| 12-Jan-2009 | My stuff is delivered and unpacked. |
| 03-Feb-2009 | Apply for a US Social security number. |
| 10-Feb-2009 | Social security number received. |
| 20-Feb-2009 | Got married  |
| Feb-Jul 2009 | Waiting for pension sharing order to be finalised, and various bouts of laziness. |
| 22-Jul-2009 | Change of status application filed. |
| 27-Aug-2009 | Visa Biometrics interview in St Louis. |
| 10-Sep-2009 | Received e-mail – US visa approved. Yay! Card in the post. Shortly I’ll be able to work, get a driving licence, leave the country (and be let back in). |
| 18-Sep-2009 | New ‘Employment Authorization’ ID card, and Parole for travel received. |
| 30-Sep-2009 | Received e-mail ‘Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident. On September 29, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer’s new permanent resident status.’ |
| 05-Oct-2009 | Green Card arrived – Permanent Resident of the US. |
