RCG's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: C
Beneficiary's Name: R
VJ Member: RCG
Country: India
Last Updated: 2012-02-29
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Immigration Checklist for C & R:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
New Delhi, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2010-08-16 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2010-08-23 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2011-02-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-03-03 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2011-04-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-05-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
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2011-07-16 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2011-09-05 |
| Marriage : |
2011-10-01 |
| Comments : |
At Interview, fiance told he was currently ineligible but they kept his passport and didn't give him a slip;
we are in AP though they never told him that nor told us why..Extremely frustrating. I got email on 5/20 saying we were denied, but we found out that was a mistake. It happened again on 5/23. Fiance called VFS and they said it was another mistake..SO IRRITATING!!!! On 5/20 I got congressman, senator involved so hopefully we will hear what the hold up is and if we will get a 2nd interview..hopefully! pray for us everyone! thnx :-)
On 5/25 my fiance received passport with denial letter from Delhi saying petition being sent back NVC for review. On 5/31 Senator's office called and said embassy decided to give us a 2nd interview and opportunity to submit more documents..WHOO-HOOOO!!!! PTL!!!! but we have to wait for petition to make its way to NVC then get signed in then mailed back to Delhi...so grateful for second chances!!! :-)
6/7 - I called NVC cuz petition about to expire; they had no knowledge of embassy recall on petition, but flagged our case. Said for me to call at end of week. They also said as long as petition is pending then it will renew automatically..yay!!
I arrived in delhi for the interview last week. We were givem a walkin interview. Questions were surprising..all about christianity, our bharatmatrimony profiles, and he asked about rahul's family. guy was white american...we were interviewed together maybe 10-13 minutes together, then told it was approved...yay!!!!! PTL!!!!! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 178 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 266 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Phoenix AZ |
| Date Filed : |
2011-12-01 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-01-04 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2012-02-22 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2012-02-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Was approved last week. Just got email that card was sent to us via Priority mail. should arrive soon! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Saint Louis MO |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2011-12-01 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2012-01-04 |
| Approved Date : |
2012-01-31 |
| Date Card Received : |
2012-02-04 |
| Comments : |
they sent ead in priority mail envelope that did not state where it came from. email said it would take up to 30 days to create ead card but only took a couple of days. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 61 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: New Delhi, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 23, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
1st interview was bad for my fiance. He was only asked a few questions then told he was ineligible - and his passport was kept. He wasn't even given a slip or reason and how to overcome the ineligibility. Questions asked were- "who is your fiance?" "where does she work?" He had the Asian guy. He had about 200 pages of evidence but it wasn't looked at. Reason for denial on letter was "only met 1 time over a year ago". I am thinking if you're not following indian marriage practices then u definitely need to make sure you meet several times.
we were later told by people with experience, if you the USC has 3 weeks of vacation for a year. take 3 one week trips to india versus going 1 time for 3 weeks. This will work in your favor instead of making only 1 trip. try to go to india and spent lots of time together if you met online.
We sent letter to my senator which was 5 pages, and the embassy changed our denial and gave us a 2nd interview..was so happy!
I arrived in Delhi for our 2nd interview which was a walkin. We brought 2000 docs - affidavits from both sides of family/friends, tons of emails, chats, wedding plans, and pics. None of the docs we brought were looked at. We had white american guy who was initially was friendly with us. He said we had a unique situation and asked how we met. we asked us questions together but would give a question to one of us. he asked each of us, 'what did ur fiance's bharatmatrimony profile state?" so glad my honey has a great memory about the profile. i was able to remember and give an acceptable answer too. he asked me the USC, "so you agreed to marry your fiance without meeting him. why?" i explained my history of indian friends and seeing their arranged marriages turn out well, and how i saw my honey had great character and all the qualities i wanted but christianity. CO asked who proposed? my honey misunderstood one of the questions and CO got superagressive on him, but honey was finally able to answer question correctly. (we later realized it was a miscommunication issue). then the CO questioned us so much on our christian faith. He asked my honey, if he converted and why? if he was attending church..then he asked my fiance about his family and his sister surprisingly, if she was married. my honey explained about his sister's marriage. the CO asked how many people were present at her wedding strangely.
then we were approved. no docs looked at. and was told we would get the visa in a week which is what happened...longest week ever!!!!!
i think for interracial couples its best if the USC is present.
have indian fiance/ee study how american English is spoken and drill Indian fiance on questions..help them to understand how english is understood. My honey is super fluent in English but still had that 1 misunderstanding.
we are an interracial couple and I am 7 yrs older. His mother approved, but not his dad - he still doesn't know yet cuz my honey realizes he won't ever approve of our relationship. my honey also converted his faith for me too. we did not have the indian engagement ceremony or ring as well.
so happy we were able to overcome the trials only thru our faith in Jesus. So happy for the approval and we are looking forward to a wonderful life together!!! :-D |
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Moderate |
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