roseisrose's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: IT
Beneficiary's Name: Rose
VJ Member: roseisrose
Country: Malaysia
Last Updated: 2017-06-29
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Immigration Checklist for IT & Rose:
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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 : |
Guangzhou, China |
| I-129F Sent : |
2011-12-19 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2011-12-29 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-05-15 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-06-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-07-12 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-07-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2012-08-03 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-08-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-09-04 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-09-12 |
| US Entry : |
2012-10-18 |
| Marriage : |
2012-11-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 250 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2012-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-12-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-08 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-02-26 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-02-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2013-03-08 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-12-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-01-08 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-02-13 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-02-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 68 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2012-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2012-12-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2013-02-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 68 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2014-11-26 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-04-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Check cleared 12/02/2014 |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-11-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-12-02 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-01-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-06-28 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 12, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
My interview was on September 5, 2012. On the document intake day, I went about an hour early before 12.30pm. The line was bearable. There were 2 security checks before going into the consulate office. After the final security check, there was a green shirt staff sitting at the hall way distributing numbers to people. When she saw I was a K1 applicant, she stopped me from going in and asked for my DS-156 and DS-157. She asked me to glue my pictures on the forms. She also asked me to fill in certain information in Chinese characters, but since I was a non-Chinese national, I can't write Chinese and politely told her so. Besides GZ IV unit said I could write everything in English. I proceeded to an empty seat and the long wait began. My number wasn't called till 3 hours later or so. The guy at the window who collected my documents was very pleasant and since I didn't know how to write and read Chinese, he was very concerned that I couldn't deal with the Chinese EMS airway bill receipt. He asked me a few questions and all went well on Day 1.
On the interview day, I only arrived at the building 30 minutes before the designated time (7.30am). On my appointment letter was a green dot sticker with a black line, so I was in the line that entered the consulate office at 7.30am. I figured once you have your number from the day before, there's no need to be in line early. Besides, the numbers are not called in order. From my observations, family with children (applying for investment visas) and elderly people were called first. I waited for more than 3.5 hours before being called for the interview. The interviewer was very pleasant and asked me 3 questions.
1. Where did you meet your petitioner?
2. How long have you known your petitioner?
3. Are you a member of the CCP? (this isn't a funny question, but the interviewer and I laughed a little because I am a non-Chinese national)
Received my white visa approval notice immediately after javascript:emoticon(' ')
The interviewer asked me to go to the lady at Counter 30 who handles questions, EMS delivery, and payments I think. Well, I wanted to know whether I could receive my passport and visa packet by that Friday or Saturday as I had work and also needed my passport as my travel document at the airport. She said that is possible so I gave my passport to the interview and skipped away happily with my white notice.
Well, I only received all my documents 5 working days (7 days in total) after the interview date. So I was stuck in Guangzhou and missed work for more than 10 days. I was in agony and frustration. To all future non-Chinese nationals who are applying for the K1 or other filings, be prepared for such delays and be patient. I wasn't exactly patient as I made my significant other suffered from my constant whining and worries. Remember - Patience is a virtue!!!! |
| Rating : |
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