Terry J's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Peter Beneficiary's Name: Terry VJ Member: Terry J Country: Canada Last Updated: 2014-06-26 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Peter & Terry:

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 : 2013-12-20 Comments : Entered US for a 2 week Christmas holiday visit. After return flight being cancelled due to storms and other personal factors, decision was made to remain in the US and proceed with changing from consular processing to AOS.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : New York City NY Date Filed : 2014-02-28 NOA Date : 2014-03-05 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2014-04-07 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2014-05-19 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2014-06-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments : Did early walk-in for Biometrics on March 18 2014. Our interview went very well and quickly! The IO appeared stern when he called us in but he was very nice to us and we laughed a few times. He asked me very few questions other than the Yes/No questions of the I-485 form. The IO could not believe that the I-130 wasn't in his file and he couldn't approve my AOS because of that. The I-130 was not transferred to the NYC field office from Nebraska as we had instructed them to do on our AOS cover letter. The IO has requested the file so we need to wait until it's transferred and reviewed before they will approve the AOS.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2014-02-28 NOA Date : 2014-03-05 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2014-04-07 Approved Date : 2014-05-08 Date Card Received : 2014-05-16 Comments : Did early walk-in for Biometrics on March 18 2014. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 69 days.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: New York City NY Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : June 27, 2014 Embassy Review : We waited nearly two hours before we were called in but there were a lot of people waiting for their interview. Our interview went very well and quickly - 15 minutes at most! The IO initially appeared stern when he called us in but he was very nice to us and we laughed a few times. He asked me very few questions other than the Yes/No questions of the I-485 form. He asked both my husband and I if either had been divorced, to which I said yes. He also asked us to confirm our home address, where we got married and if we had any children together. The IO could not believe that the I-130 wasn't in his file and although you could see that he was willing to approve me on the spot, he couldn't approve my AOS because of the missing I-130 in his file. The I-130 was not transferred to the NYC field office from Nebraska as we had instructed them to do on our AOS cover letter. The IO requested the file so we need to wait until it's transferred and reviewed before they will approve the AOS. Harassment Level : Good

Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!



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