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nastra30 Experienced

nastra30   2,284

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They are estimates based on data analytics. You should be looking at the USCIS processing time, and also consider that every case is different.

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My wife was the last of a group of 3 girls from Thailand to come here on K1 visas.  Girl one arrived here early June.  Girl two arrived 22 June, and my wife arrived July 6.  All three of us submitted our paperwork to USCIS for AOS, AP, & EA within the same two week period.  Girl two (Tampa field office)has already had her interview and was approved for a green card nearly 2 months ago.  Girl one received her combo card about a month ago.  Girl one's and my wife's both are serviced by the National Benefits Center.  My wife is convinced that girl two's was approved so quickly because they had help from a lawyer with the paperwork.  Hard for me to convince her that using a lawyer is of no help.

 

In conclusion, it depends on which field office is working on your case, and there is no rhyme or reason to the process.

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Paul & Mallory Proficient

Paul & Mallory   1,398

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I think some have failed to recall what the word "estimate" means. It's not going to be exactly accurate, to the date. It's an estimated date, based on cumulative information that is ever changing, as more and more people update their information. It's to give you an idea of about how much longer you have, but the actual date likely won't be the exact date something happens.

 

To be fair - our estimated dates were actually pretty accurate. Our second NOA for our K1 was estimated between the last week of November and first week of December 2017, and we received it on 12/1. So it does happen. :)

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Håll ut, y'all.

 

               K1 Process                                                                                AOS Process

July 2015 - met online thanks to Zak Bagans                                                            May 25, 2018 - South Carolina marriage license issued

June 2016 - first in-person meeting                                                                             May 26, 2018 - legally married

August 2016 - stateside visit                                                                                        June 7, 2018 - applied for Social Security Number [manual verification required]

February-April 2017 - stateside visit                                                                           June 18, 2018 - SSN/card received in the mail

April 4, 2017 - got engaged                                                                                          June 30, 2018 - submitted I-485 (AOS)/I-765 (EAD)/I-131 (AP) together

June 5, 2017 - submitted I129F                                                                                   July 9, 2018 - AOS/EAD/AP electronic NOA1 received

June 12, 2017 - received NOA1                                                                                   July 13, 2018 - AOS/EAD/AP hard copy NOA1 received (dated July 6, 2018)

December 1, 2017 - received NOA2                                                                            July 25, 2018 - Biometrics appointment (Charlotte, NC)

January 17, 2018 - NVC received case                                                                      August 1, 2018 - case status updated to "Ready to be Scheduled for Interview"

January 18, 2018 - received NVC case number by phone                                      August 11, 2018 - case status updated to "I-485 Interview Scheduled"

January 24, 2018 - packet received via email                                                           August 16, 2018 - AOS Interview Scheduled letter received

February 15, 2018 - medical appointment                                                                 August 28, 2018 - visited civil surgeon (Winston-Salem, NC) to complete I-693

February-March 2018 - trip to Gothenburg                                                                                                [beneficiary had to get one remaining vaccination stateside]

February 22, 2018 - interview at the US Embassy in Stockholm                            September 18, 2018 - I-485/AOS Interview in Greer, SC

                                    [passed, pending receipt of medical papers]                           September 18, 2018 - case status updated to "Card Has Been Issued/Mailed"

February 27, 2018 - medical papers received by Embassy                                     September 25, 2018 - Green Card received in the mail

March 5, 2018 - visa received in the mail with passport                                          October 6, 2018 - traditional wedding with family & friends

May 16, 2018 - POE in Charlotte, NC

 

 

Up next.... Removal of Conditions!

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NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,227

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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I enjoyed when my estimated decision date was before I could even see my case online.  Lol 

 

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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C90   376

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3 hours ago, DakotaKid said:

My wife was the last of a group of 3 girls from Thailand to come here on K1 visas.  Girl one arrived here early June.  Girl two arrived 22 June, and my wife arrived July 6.  All three of us submitted our paperwork to USCIS for AOS, AP, & EA within the same two week period.  Girl two (Tampa field office)has already had her interview and was approved for a green card nearly 2 months ago.  Girl one received her combo card about a month ago.  Girl one's and my wife's both are serviced by the National Benefits Center.  My wife is convinced that girl two's was approved so quickly because they had help from a lawyer with the paperwork.  Hard for me to convince her that using a lawyer is of no help.

 

In conclusion, it depends on which field office is working on your case, and there is no rhyme or reason to the process.

True that! I also read a topic on here from a former USCIS employee and he explained that all the cases are put in boxes, those go on shelfs and officers will just pick a box (it's kinda random, but they do try to go in order) So because of that it can happen that someone lets say end of August is processed before someone at the beginning of August. Also, it depends on how fast the officer works. If your file is on a slow desk officer it can take a little longer. 

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,812

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Site-Related Discussion; topic is about the VJ Timeline feature.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Kingdomcome84   18

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On ‎1‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 9:11 PM, purem4g1c said:

Hmm... My date was from March 15 to now Febuary 25 for K1 visa 😮

I just checked your estimate and you got approved today from febuary 25 to Febuary 6

NoA1 - September 26, 2018

NoA2 - February 4, 2019  

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purem4g1c   113

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1 minute ago, kingdomcome84 said:

I just checked your estimate and you got approved today from febuary 25 to Febuary 6

Yeah looks like USCIS is doing a lot faster than before. I got my NOA2 yesterday, yet on the paper it said that it was actually approved on January 31st, but got to my fiance's house on February 5th. I assume the i 797 was the correct paper anyway, said it was approved and that they're forwarding it to NVC.

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Kingdomcome84   18

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im happy for you. one member in another thread that filed their I-129F after me is bragging about their NoA2 approval today. im hopping for good new too 

NoA1 - September 26, 2018

NoA2 - February 4, 2019  

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