NataliaChicago's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Benjamin Beneficiary's Name: Natalia VJ Member: NataliaChicago Country: Russia Last Updated: 2012-07-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Benjamin & Natalia:

Dept of State Other Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

Other Visa Event Date NVC Received : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2011-11-15 Comments :

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2011-11-15 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Date Filed : 2012-05-10 NOA Date : 2012-05-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-05-29 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2012-07-12 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2012-07-17 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Chicago IL Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : July 13, 2012 Embassy Review : So here is my brief review of our interview today: in and out in 30 minutes and APPROVED! (or recommended for approval, this is their wording these days, I hope the final decision will be the same) We arrived 10 minutes before the scheduled interview, went throught security, registered our interview letter. There were around 30 people and lots of lawyers in the waiting area. I got prepared for a long wait and brought some National Geographic issues. As I was about to start reading, my name was called. Me and my husband followed our interviewer who never introduced himself for some reason. We swore oaths, then ast down. They guy was looking through our papers, asked for our IDs. Then asked how and when we met, when we started living together, how our relationship evolved. The answers to these questions were written down in a form by him. He also asked about my husband's brother occupation (he wrote an affidavit for us), why we moved to Chicago, how life in Portland was. That's pretty much it. He put the approved stamp on our I-130 after like three minutes of the interview. Then he proceeded to I-485 questions about arrests, affiliations with terrorism, etc. Then he asked if I have additional evidence of our marriage, which I provided. He took all 50+ pictures that I have brought, too. A huge pile of other documents, copies and originals, were never used or asked for, as he was referring to the documents submitted in our AOS application. He took an additiional look at my J-1 visa and then said that he would recommend us for approval (that his decision needs to be approved by his supervisor) and that if approved I should expect a GC within 2 months or even 2 weeks. So this is it. Now I'm just waiting anxiously for the updated status that we were indeed approved. By the way, we never prepared for the interview. Just brought all the papers which in our case were barely used. Harassment Level : Very Good

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