davecj's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Dave
Beneficiary's Name: Janice
VJ Member: davecj
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2018-06-23
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Immigration Checklist for Dave & Janice:
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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 : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2012-08-27 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2012-09-04 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
Proud to say, NONE!!! |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-04-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-04-29 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-05-01 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-05-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2013-06-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-07-02 |
| US Entry : |
2013-10-17 |
| Marriage : |
2014-01-11 |
| Comments : |
Smooth entry in Minneapolis. Took less than 5 minutes. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 230 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 294 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Minneapolis/St Paul |
| POE Date : |
2013-10-17 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Smooth sailing |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Des Moines IA |
| Date Filed : |
2014-02-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-02-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-03-20 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-01-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Our case was originally in Des Moines, and we did get a notice that we might be delayed until December. Didn't hear anything, called end of December. A few days later, we got an RFE for our marriage certificate from an officer in Nashville, TN. Weird, since we were certain that we submitted a certified copy with our original AOS petition. Thinking our case got transferred to Nashville, and we weren't notified. This was the only hiccup in our case other than the usual waiting. Wonder if we'd still be waiting if we hadn't called, but at any rate, after we submitted our marriage certificate again, we had our approval not even a week later! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-02-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-02-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-03-20 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-04-24 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-05-02 |
| Comments : |
Smooth sailing |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 71 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2016-12-05 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-12-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-01-10 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-05-23 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-05-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
We filed for citizenship a bit later. See below. Both Citizenship and Lifting of conditions were approved at the same time, so green card received date is n/a for us. If your i-751 case is taking forever, and you have nothing else keeping you from filing for citizenship, I highly recommend it. You do not have to have an approved i-751 to FILE for citizenship. You only have to have it to receive your citizenship. When we found that out, we decided to file for citizenship just to get our i-751 case moving, and the strategy worked beautifully. Side note: The St. Louis field office is the best USCIS office we've dealt with to date. The officers actually seem to care.
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Citizenship
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| CIS Office : |
Saint Louis MO |
| Date Filed : |
2017-10-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-10-27 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-11-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-05-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2018-06-14 |
| Comments : |
N-400 petition filed at Chicago lockbox.
Visa Journey needs to add Chicago as an option in this. Interview went smooth as butter. I-751 and N-400 approved at same time. Again, one major note: If you are awaiting your removal of conditions approval, as long as you are otherwise eligible for citizenship based on your time in the US as a permanent resident, you do NOT have to wait to file for citizenship. As I noted earlier, our i-751 petition and citizenship (n-400) application were approved in the same interview at our local field office. And I truly believe that filing for my wife's citizenship sped up the removal of conditions process.
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 25, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
From what I gather, it sounds like the morning Janice was there, it was smooth as silk. The Filipino consul asked far more questions than the American consul. American consul asked maybe 5 questions and then told her Congratulations!. Both were very pleasant and very professional from what I gathered. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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