GOMAR's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Christine
Beneficiary's Name: Rodrigo
VJ Member: GOMAR
Country: Brazil
Last Updated: 2017-07-10
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Immigration Checklist for Christine & Rodrigo:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-05-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-05-31 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2012-11-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-11-29 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2012-12-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2012-12-11 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-12-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-01-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-01-22 |
| US Entry : |
2013-01-26 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
I flew with Copa Airlines into Washington Dulles airport. Immigration was just like every other time I entered the country. I gave the officer the package we are not supposed to open. She asked me when we would be getting married and I responded in about 2 weeks. It honestly only took me 3 minutes to go through immigration. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 172 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 229 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2013-02-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-02-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
2013-09-17 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-03-18 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-11-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2013-11-19 |
| Comments : |
The process was not bad at all. I got a REF right after my wedding. It said that I had to submit Medical forms. I freaked out since I had already submitted it with my K1 application. After some research at Visa Journey, I found out that the best thing to do was to find a certified doctor in my area and get a new form. Best thing I did! I only needed a flu shot to make sure I had everything in place. Literally two weeks after I sent the documentation from the doctor I received a letter stating that my application was approved. 2 weeks later I got my Green Card. My wife and I were fortunate enough to get our Visa Interview waved. Advice for everybody, if you receive a RFE asking about medical documents, don't freak out and find a certified doctor in your area to give you a new form. Make sure you research for doctors that won't take advantage of you though (do your homework on Visa Journey) I live in MD and visited a Wonderful doctor called Dr. Polly Steinberg. Her address is:4905 Del Ray Avenue, Suite 302, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 907-9550
She was very nice, extremely helpful, and only charges a fair price for her services.
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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 : |
2013-02-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-02-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-03-18 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-05-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
2013-05-14 |
| Comments : |
It took a couple of weeks longer than expected to get my EAD card. It was overall a very easy process. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 83 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2015-08-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-09-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-09-30 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-12-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2017-06-09 |
| Comments : |
My case was taking longer than usual and I called USCIS right after the usual processing time to ask about my case. I received a letter with a case update 2 weeks later. The problem is that the letter said that a RFE had been sent to me a couple of month before and I never responded to it. It stated that I should respond ASAP but it also said that usually if no response was given to a RFE within a certain time frame, my application would be cancelled (I was way past the time frame at that point). The other problem is that I never received the letter with the RFE. The RFE was asking why I had my in laws address listed as contact instead of my condo. I am actually glad I did leave their house as my mail address since they are a more reliable place to receive mail. I explained that in the letter I sent back to USCIS and was praying my case was not cancelled. Helpful things to do: -Make sure you triple check if the mail was really not delivered. - Do call the USCIS help line as soon as you think there is something wrong with your application - Call then again once you send the case back to double check your application hasn't been cancelled and let them know you sent the documents needed. To sum it up, what we think happened was a glitch on their system that sent the letter at a wrong time or address. We learned that this can happen. I received my visa and now applying for citizenship. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2017-06-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-06-26 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-07-10 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 15, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Cheguei ao consulado as 6 40 da manhã e já haviam pessoas na fila. A fila do visto de noivo fica bem em frente a entrada do consulado (e a entrada do consulado para fica na parte de tras). O consulado tem pessoas uniformizadas ajudando portanto pergunta a uma delas qual a fila para seu visto específico. Se levar celular (não é permitida a entrada com o mesmo), várias pessoas com coletes do lado de fora, oferecem um serviço para guardar seu telefone. Para não ter que me preocupar eu não levei celular.
Por volta das 7 da manhã uma senha é dada para todos na fila. Como pessoas com crianças tem prioridade, não se preocupe em chegar muito mais cedo que 7 horas.
Após passar por um detector de metal subimos para uma sala separada dos pedidos de visto para turistas.
Lá em cima haverão 5 passos. 1) Conferência de documentos, 2) Conferência novamente em uma cabine. 3) Pagamento da taxa referente ao seu visto. 4) Entrevista com o consul. 5) Pagamento da taxa nos correios.
Algumas sugestões:
- Tenha todos os documentos na ordem que eles pedem no site http://brazil.usembassy.gov/interview/forms-for-fiancee-visas/order-of-documents-for-the-interview---fiancee.html
- No site eles não pedem original e cópia da certidão de nascimento. Somente o original ou cópia autenticada. Eu levei somente uma cópia autenticada e o primeiro funcionário disse que talvez o consul não aceitasse. Não tive nenhum problema mas recomendo que levem original e cópia do documento.
- Se você já foi aos EUA não esqueça de levar seu passaporte aonde está o visto.
- Se for pagar em dinheiro, tenha trocado por que eles tem dificuldade em dar o troco.
- Leve um casaco leve. A sala em que esperamos é bem fria.
- Uma dica que sempre dou. FALE MENOS... vejo tantas pessoas tentando se explicar sobre coisas que eles nem mesmo perguntam e acabam se enrolando. Espere uma pergunta dai responda.
Eu não tive absolutamente nenhum problema durante todo o processo. O consul somente me perguntou como nos conhecemos e como eu me formei nos EUA ele quis conversar em ingles comigo. Também perguntou se minha noiva falava e inglês e após me aprovou. Minha entrevista durou em torno de 2 minutos
Após a entrevista fui aos correios bem ao lado do consulado e paguei para entregar os documentos em minha casa via sedex 10. O consulado dis que a entrega éé feita de 7 a 10 dias mas eu espero que seja menos.
Boa sorte a todos e se tiver alguma pergunta nos mande uma mensagem.
Rodrigo e Christine. javascript:emoticon(' ')
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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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
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is past due.
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