anyocat's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: A
Beneficiary's Name: Y
VJ Member: anyocat
Country: Japan
Last Updated: 2021-01-31
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Immigration Checklist for A & Y:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Tokyo, Japan |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-07-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-08-11 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2019-02-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-04-03 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2019-04-04 |
| NVC Left : |
2019-04-16 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-05-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-05-11 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-05-20  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2019-05-23 |
| US Entry : |
2019-06-29 |
| Marriage : |
2019-08-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 184 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 282 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Houston TX |
| Date Filed : |
2019-10-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-12-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2021-01-14 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-01-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2021-01-30 |
| Comments : |
The interview was a brief and simple process where the wait wasn't long at all. We arrived about an hour early (I overcompensated for Houston Traffic) and waited in our car until about 10 minutes before the interview was scheduled. The officer outside asked to see our interview letter and asked questions you would expect such as "have you been knowingly exposed to covid or had any covid symptoms? Do you have any weapons on you? etc, etc..."
The staff was very pleasant while guiding us through the metal detectors and through the check in desk. She gave us a number on the interview letter and told us to have a seat. Maybe about 10 minutes later (around the scheduled time) we were called into the back by the interviewer. We followed him to his office and he swore us in before we sat down.
He first started by requesting my wife's passport/visa and information from me proving my citizenship and residence. Afterwards, he requested documentation proving our relationship. We brought a few items, a print out of her access to my bank account as a joint account, my insurance with her on it as well, and the lease information for our apartment which had her name on it too, and finally photos throughout her time here with me.
After he looked over that information, he started the interview portion.
Questions (to me)
What is your name and date of birth?
Questions (to my wife):
1. what is your name and date of birth?
2. what is your country of origin?
3. when did you arrive in the us?
"I arrived on June 29th"
4. "When did you get married?"
"August 29th"
5."how was the wedding? was it a big wedding, or small?"
"it was small, we got married at a courthouse"
6. "Did any family attend the wedding?"
"no, it was just us, we updated family afterwards"
Then the rest of the questions seemed to be the legal questions required to ask.
have you commited a crime, have you been arrested, are you involved in any terrorist organizations, have you sold weapons, have you sold illegal controlled substances, have you participated in human trafficking, etc, etc. To which all the answers to these questions were of course no.
Afterwards he needed to confirm a few things about my wife's medical exam as it was taken before she moved here back in 2019. He had told us that they are technically 2 different groups, the Visa providers and them who approve green cards, each with their own rules and requirements. He thought that we might need to get another medical exam so that they would have one that wasn't expired. He let us know that if we do need to get that, then he will send the request, we can mail the exam to him and he would approve it. He reassured us that excluding that, he was going to approve it. He confirmed with someone else, and let us know we will most likely need to have another medical exam. After that, we left the office.
On our way back home, I received a call from the interviewer, he let me know that the medical exam would actually NOT be required and that he will be mailing an approval notice within two weeks. I am not sure exactly what determines the requirements or what he found that was able to overturn his decision, either way my wife and I are very happy that she does not need another medical exam as they can be quite pricy.
Overall the experience was very pleasant, our interviewer was very polite and helpful. My wife had been concerned as we have heard some extreme cases of interviewers being very invasive and rude. But this was not the case at all. Luckily I believe most of the time the experience is good and that the bad experiences are the ones that are more loudly noted.
This has been a very long process and we are very excited to have the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope this helps anyone else in the process as well, and good luck with your own process! I hope it all works out for you!!! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-10-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-12-04 |
| Approved Date : |
2020-02-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2020-02-12 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 106 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-10-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2020-02-12 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 106 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Houston TX
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 14, 2021 |
| Embassy Review : |
The interview was a brief and simple process where the wait wasn't long at all. We arrived about an hour early (I overcompensated for Houston Traffic) and waited in our car until about 10 minutes before the interview was scheduled. The officer outside asked to see our interview letter and asked questions you would expect such as "have you been knowingly exposed to covid or had any covid symptoms? Do you have any weapons on you? etc, etc..."
The staff was very pleasant while guiding us through the metal detectors and through the check in desk. She gave us a number on the interview letter and told us to have a seat. Maybe about 10 minutes later (around the scheduled time) we were called into the back by the interviewer. We followed him to his office and he swore us in before we sat down.
Overall the experience was very pleasant, our interviewer was very polite and helpful. My wife had been concerned as we have heard some extreme cases of interviewers being very invasive and rude. But this was not the case at all. Luckily I believe most of the time the experience is good and that the bad experiences are the ones that are more loudly noted.
This has been a very long process and we are very excited to have the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope this helps anyone else in the process as well, and good luck with your own process! I hope it all works out for you!!! |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 3Best luck to you for the interview. Do you remember when was the status changed to "Case is ready for the interview...."?
Hey, I was taking a look at your timeline. Me and my spouse also applied for adjustment of status in Houston around the same time you did, and I was wondering when you received your AOS interview notice. We’re still waiting. Ugh.... But congratulations to you both. I hope your interview goes well.
The notice says December 10th 2020, however we received the physical notice early January. part of this was due to it being forwarded as we moved since originally applying. just in case, if you haven’t already, i would check my.uscis.gov it should have a timeline of when they sent it even if you haven’t received it yet. let me know if you have any more questions. good luck to y’all! i hope you get a notification very soon!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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