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2018JourneyDone's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: Corey
Beneficiary's Name: Guyvens
VJ Member: 2018JourneyDone
Country: Haiti

Last Updated: 2018-06-22
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Immigration Checklist for Corey & Guyvens:

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 : California Service Center
Transferred? No
Consulate : Haiti
I-129F Sent : 2013-07-26
I-129F NOA1 : 2013-07-31
I-129F RFE(s) : 2013-09-05 text, 2013-09-09 Hardcopy
RFE Reply(s) : 2013-09-09 mailed back, 2013-09-10 USCIS rec'd
I-129F NOA2 : 2013-09-20
NVC Received : 2013-10-24
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned :
NVC Left : 2013-10-28
Consulate Received : 2013-10-30
Packet 3 Received : 2013-11-27
Packet 3 Sent : 2013-12-04
Packet 4 Received : 2013-12-18
Interview Date : 2014-01-15
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
2014-03-27
Second Interview Result: Approved
Visa Received : 2014-04-09
US Entry : 2014-04-24
Marriage : 2014-05-09
Comments : ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your I-129f was approved in 51 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 168 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.


Port of Entry Review
Event Date
Port of Entry : Miami
POE Date : 2014-04-24
Got EAD Stamp :
Biometrics Taken :
Harassment Level :
Comments :


Adjustment of Status
Event Date
CIS Office : Detroit MI
Date Filed : 2014-05-19
NOA Date : 2014-06-09
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2014-07-02
AOS Transfer** : 2014-06-09
Interview Date : 2014-09-18
Approval / Denial Date : 2014-09-18
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp :
Greencard Received: 2014-09-24
Comments : Went exceptionally well. Very kind person conducted interview and status was updated online before we even left the building! So happy :-)


Employment Authorization Document
Event Date
CIS Office : Omaha NE
Filing Method : Mail
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2014-05-19
NOA Date : 2014-06-09
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2014-06-22
Approved Date : 2014-08-01
Date Card Received : 2014-08-11
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your EAD was approved in 74 days.


Advance Parole
Event Date
CIS Office : Omaha NE
Filing Method :  
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2014-05-19
NOA Date : 2014-06-09
RFE(s) :
Date Received : 2014-08-11
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your AP was approved in 74 days.


Lifting Conditions
Event Date
CIS Office : California Service Center
Date Filed : 2016-06-20
NOA Date : 2016-06-22
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2016-07-22
Interview Date :
Approval / Denial Date : 2017-08-15
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp :
Green Card Received :
Comments :


Citizenship
Event Date
Service Center :
CIS Office : Detroit MI
Date Filed : 2017-09-20
NOA Date : 2017-09-27
Bio. Appt. : 2017-10-17
Interview Date : 2018-04-19
Approved : Yes
Oath Ceremony : 2018-06-20
Comments : Oath Ceremony in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Haiti
Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event Description
Review Date : January 19, 2014
Embassy Review : My fiance, his daughter (7-yrs) and I arrived at around 6am and were close to the front of the line. At 7am they began letting everyone into the embassy. We were initially called up to the window once inside and verified who we were and why we were there. We sat back down and around 30 minutes later we were called up again. This time it was for his fingerprints and to confirm his telephone number as well as mine. Then the waiting began. We were not allowed to bring anything to drink inside and around hour 3 could really have used a glass of water. Unfortunately none was available as the water cooler was empty. We were told it would be filled later. My fiance's daughter was asking for water again at hour 4-1/2. 4 5-gal bottles were brought to the cooler but not opened. We asked if we could get her some water but again were told no. Hour 5 rolls around and we were finally called to the window for the interview. About 30-seconds after talking, they asked me to have a seat with his daughter while they asked him some questions. These included:

1) How did we meet?
2) If he'd met my mother?
3) If he'd met my father? if not, why not
4) What he planned on doing once in the U.S. as far as a career
5) What I did as a career
6) What my telephone number was
7) How was the relationship with his daughter and I (as the person asked him this, he was also watching me and then stopped and said, "No need to answer, it's a close relationship. I've been watching." :-)

There were a couple more but I can't recall exactly what. He was then told that even though he submitted and brought an official raised seal copy of his divorce decree, brought the paper that the announcement was made in, etc. that they still needed to verify the divorce was actually written in the books and they had not done that yet. We were told that we would be contacted in 2-3 weeks (what they told me after talking to him but they told him 15 days) and he would have to come back to the consulate. When they called me up to the window, I literally was asked nothing about the relationship, only told that they needed to confirm his divorce and we would know more in 2-3 weeks. I was told that there was no need for me to return, it wouldn't be necessary so I was free to return home.

We both left a little (well, a LOT confused) We received a paper that simply stated our file was in need of further administrative review before a decision could be made. Although there were many things on the form to check-mark what was missing, needed, etc, none were checked aside from this "administrative review" box. I thought that was a good sign all things considered as the other requests were "insufficient evidence of relationship", "need additional support information" and things of that nature. Soooooo....we left and were starving, thirsty and taken aback a bit. Praying for good news sooner than later. Oh, and were told that we have the incredible pleasure of calling CIVA to check the status in the mean time. Hmmmmmm....
Rating : Moderate


Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI
Review Topic: cis_topic
Event Description
Review Date : September 23, 2014
Embassy Review : Our appt was at 7:45am and we arrived at 7:30. We were called back on time (waiting area was virtually empty!) A nice lady walked us wayyyyyy back to the interview room. We made small talk about the weather, etc. She was flipping through our file and verifying data with my husband. Questions she asked him were things like "What are your parents names?" "What city were you born in?" "What city was your daughter born in?" "What was the date you last entered the US?" Very general with no questions being asked to me, the US Citizen. She then said she was going to take a moment and remove a few duplicate items from our file. The last question asked was, "So you met while you were volunteering at a dental clinic, huh?" I replied yes and we talked a little about the foundation I volunteered with. After that my husband and step daughter were welcomed to the USA and we were told how things would work when we needed to remove conditions on their 2-yr green cards. She did ask if there was anything else we wanted to add to our file after we were approved. We handed her all of the new info we brought to for the interview at that point. She never looked at it prior to making her decision to approve. We were beyond happy!!!! Everyone was very nice and it was actually a very pleasant time! Interviewed on Sept 18th and green cards have now been mailed Sept 23! Woo Hoo!!!

On a side note, we were not made aware that we could have used his EAD card to reinstate his expired drivers license that expired with the i-94 form. Apparently, once you have your EAD, the State of Michigan will honor the expiration date of the EAD card as your new expiration date on the Driver's License. Fortunately we only had to wait less than 2-months for AOS approval. Just thought I'd mention this in case others are in the same or similar situation.
Harassment Level : Very Good


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*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 USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

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