southernman's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Gary Beneficiary's Name: Tamara VJ Member: southernman Country: Belarus Last Updated: 2017-04-07 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Gary & Tamara:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Warsaw, Poland I-129F Sent : 2012-06-20 I-129F NOA1 : 2012-06-22 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2012-12-05 NVC Received : 2012-12-10 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2012-12-12 Consulate Received : 2012-12-14 Packet 3 Received : 2012-12-26 Packet 3 Sent : 2012-12-20 Packet 4 Received : 2012-12-28 Interview Date : 2013-02-13 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-02-14 US Entry : 2013-02-26 Marriage : 2013-03-16 Comments : Packet 3 was received via mail on 12/26 but she was able to email it back prior to the actual Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 166 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 236 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Miami POE Date : 2013-02-26 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : I would avoid Miami International Airport at all costs if possible.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : West Palm Beach FL Date Filed : 2013-04-02 NOA Date : 2013-04-10 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-05-07 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2013-10-21 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2013-10-31 Comments : Green card has 10 year expiration date instead of 2 year. Making an info pass appointment to find out why. 10 year card was a mistake by uscis and had to be sent back. 2 year card will have same approval date and no extra cost.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2013-04-02 NOA Date : 2013-04-10 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-05-07 Approved Date : 2013-06-13 Date Card Received : 2013-06-21 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 72 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2013-04-02 NOA Date : 2013-04-10 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2013-06-21 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 72 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2015-08-04 NOA Date : 2015-08-10 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-09-15 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-06-08 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2016-06-15 Comments : No interview

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : West Palm Beach FL Date Filed : 2016-08-02 NOA Date : 2016-08-08 Bio. Appt. : 2016-09-02 Interview Date : 2017-04-05 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2017-04-13 Comments : Interview was very easy according to my wife. We were there about 75 minutes total. Gave her options for the ceremony date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Warsaw, Poland Review Topic: General Review Event Description Review Date : March 13, 2013 Embassy Review : Very professional and friendly. The only problem we had was that we were supposed to pick up my fiancees' visa the following day at the TNT office but it was not there. We returned to the Embassy and explained that we were scheduled to leave the next day and they promptly printed her visa and returned her passport within minutes. Not really sure what happened or who's fault the mix up was but my advice is to make sure where the passport will be going once you are approved. Rating : Very Good

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