Brian & Lena's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Brian Beneficiary's Name: Olena VJ Member: Brian & Lena Country: Ukraine Last Updated: 2015-07-01 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Brian & Olena:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ukraine I-129F Sent : 2011-03-31 I-129F NOA1 : 2011-04-06 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2011-08-03 NVC Received : 2011-08-10 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2011-08-24 Consulate Received : 2011-08-29 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-10-14 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-10-18 US Entry : 2011-10-20 Marriage : 2011-11-10 Comments : Got stuck undergoing "additional processing" at NVC. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 119 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 191 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2011-10-20 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Albuquerque NM Date Filed : 2012-01-12 NOA Date : 2012-01-24 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-02-23 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2012-04-11 Approval / Denial Date : 2012-04-11 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2012-04-25 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2012-01-12 NOA Date : 2012-01-24 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-02-23 Approved Date : 2012-03-15 Date Card Received : 2012-03-15 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 63 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2014-01-17 NOA Date : 2014-01-25 RFE(s) : 2014-07-03 Bio. Appt. : 2014-02-20 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2014-09-23 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2014-10-01 Comments : Received RFE July 3rd. It had a due date to return additional evidence by September 25th. We mailed it back on August 29th. Main hurdle was refinancing my home to add her to the mortgage. BofA told me it takes 90 days to add her name without doing a refi. Did a refi instead with Quicken loan as they shoot for under 6 weeks. Not easy when her US credit rating is under 3 years old. Quicken loan did it fast. Note: The status on the USCIS website said "Pending" and never changed until Sept 23rd when it said new green cards had been ordered. I was very worried that they lost the RFE I sent in because they don't tell you that they received it. Meanwhile they ask you to wait 60 days after submitting the RFE before they can look into weather it is missing or not. Which sucks because those 60 days put you past the deadline to return the RFE resulting in a denied case. Anyways, it took exactly 3 weeks from the day they received my RFE package to the day my status was updated on the USCIS website.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Albuquerque NM Date Filed : 2015-03-10 NOA Date : Bio. Appt. : 2015-04-10 Interview Date : 2015-06-17 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2015-07-04 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ukraine Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 25, 2011 Embassy Review : This is some of what my fiance said about the interview. It was scheduled for 9:30AM. I came to the embassy at 9:00. The security guard told me to wait until 9:25. Near the embassy is a convent and a church and I went there. I arrived back at 9:25 and went inside. Besides me was still a man and a boy with his girlfriend. I had gone to the embassy and walked to the window where they take the documents. Then I went to paid for a visa. At 10:00 I went to the waiting room. At 11:00, I passed a fingerprint. My interview was at 12:15, I was the last one. It was very cold. And I froze while waiting for more than 2 hours. The consul was a nice young man. He read me the oath in Ukrainian and said yes. I always smiled and he smiled too. 1. Q: - Do you speak English? - Only a little.... 2. After your response I can tell you that your English is excellent. - Thank you, I hope that we understand each other 3. Where is your Fiance now? 4. He lives in an apartment or a house? 5. You know the address? 6. What is his favorite food? 7. Do you like Mexican food? 8. What did he eat when he came to see you. 10. Even the vegetables? (Laughter) 11. He has children? 12. His child lives with his mother or with your fiance? 13. When did you last talk to him? 14. Do you have plans for a wedding? 15. Everything is wonderful. Congratulations, your petition is approved. Thank you. You can go to pay for delivery at the office on the street. Good luck. Goodbye Good-bye. Rating : Very Good

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