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LizandJordan   4

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My fiance just finished his interview and said that he was told that our case was very straight forward and that he can expect to receive his passport in less than 2 weeks and the next time he goes to the US that he should be prepared for it to take longer because he'll have to go through immigration. They did not ask him to send any additional information or seem to have any issues with anything... the problem is that he did NOT receive the "Welcome to the US" sheet and the officer did not use the word "approved" at any point. He was only given one sheet of paper to track his application status. Any idea what's going on? Am I stressing for no reason? Did any one else have a similar experience? 

 

Thanks for your help! 

Ben&Zian Experienced

Ben&Zian   4,398

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3 minutes ago, Liz Bohne said:

My fiance just finished his interview and said that he was told that our case was very straight forward and that he can expect to receive his passport in less than 2 weeks and the next time he goes to the US that he should be prepared for it to take longer because he'll have to go through immigration. They did not ask him to send any additional information or seem to have any issues with anything... the problem is that he did NOT receive the "Welcome to the US" sheet and the officer did not use the word "approved" at any point. He was only given one sheet of paper to track his application status. Any idea what's going on? Am I stressing for no reason? Did any one else have a similar experience? 

 

Thanks for your help! 

 

Gonna say probably stressing yourself over nothing. Fact they kept his passport and gave a timeline is good. Possible he sits in AP for a 3-4 days but yea, you're stressing over nothing more than likely. 

08/15/2014 : Met Online

06/30/2016 : I-129F Packet Sent

11/08/2016 : Interview - APPROVED!

11/23/2016 : POE - Dallas, Texas

From sending of I-129F petiton to POE - 146 days.

 

02/03/2017 - Married 

02/24/2017 - AOS packet sent

06/01/2017 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received in mail

12/06/2017 - I-485 Approved

12/14/2017 - Green Card Received in mail - No Interview

 

   

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   42,218

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What does the CEAC status show?  I agree that this sounds like standard procedure.  All cases go through processing after the interview. 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

LizandJordan Rookie

LizandJordan   4

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6 hours ago, missileman said:

What does the CEAC status show?  I agree that this sounds like standard procedure.  All cases go through processing after the interview.  

Right now his status shows Administrative Processing. They did not ask him to send anything else and he said that the lady interviewing him said that he should have everything in 2 weeks but she did not give an official approval. From what I've read most people get approved on the spot if they're not asked for any additional information which is why I'm concerned. 

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   42,218

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10 minutes ago, Liz Bohne said:

Right now his status shows Administrative Processing. They did not ask him to send anything else and he said that the lady interviewing him said that he should have everything in 2 weeks but she did not give an official approval. From what I've read most people get approved on the spot if they're not asked for any additional information which is why I'm concerned. 

All cases are different, and all cases go through some form of administrative processing after the interview.  Unfortunately, AP is open ended, but most cases are resolved in a short time.....Hopefully, the status will change to "issued" quickly.

 

The fact that the CO said "straight forward" is encouraging.....

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   42,218

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2 minutes ago, LizandJordan said:

Turns out he was APPROVED! Visa already has been issued and shipped! Thank you guys! 

Great!!  Congratulations!!!! 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

 
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