T & S's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: T
Beneficiary's Name: S
VJ Member: T & S
Country: South Africa
Last Updated: 2017-08-24
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Immigration Checklist for T & S:
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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 : |
South Africa |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-02-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-02-14 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-06-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-06-17 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-06-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-07-05 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-07-08 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-12-15 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-12-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-08-26 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-09-03 |
| US Entry : |
2013-10-04 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 117 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 193 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2014-10-01 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Diego CA |
| Date Filed : |
2013-12-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-01-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-03-05 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-03-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Verbal approval received at interview. |
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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 : |
2013-12-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-01-10 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-02-18 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-02-26 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 68 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2013-12-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-12-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-02-26 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 68 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2016-02-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-02-28 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-07-13 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-08-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2016-09-07 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
San Diego CA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-02-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-02-10 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-07-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2017-08-23 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: South Africa
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 19, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
The overall experience at the Johannesburg, Sandton Consulate was positive: from the security guards to the interviewers.
They checked for letter of invitation for the appointment outside the security check point. leave all electronic goods includ. headphones in your car.
Walked into the door, took a seat (didnt need to get a number) and waited to be called. A South African lady called me to the window and asked for the forms and photographs which i passed through the hole (similar to a bank teller window).
She started to capture information on the computer while talking to me: how did we meet, when did we meet, did i meet his family? how was that? where did we get engaged etc.. (they dont like to use the telephone, so everyone gets to hear your conversation; equally. you also get to hear theirs..)
Then I had to hand over the evidence and it was a little difficult to fit the photo album through the hole in the window and went to pay for the visa at another window.
After paying I waited about 10 minutes for the second part of the interview.
The American gentleman was friendly and asked a range of questions and captured them onto the computer, some of which were similar/ the same as what the previous lady asked:
how did you meet, when did you meet? when did you get serious?, what do you do for a living, what does he do for a living? when did you first travel to the US? where in the US? Then he said, oh I know that place, where abouts were you...lucky I remembered highway names & signs etc., for how long? Where & when did you get engaged? who will be attending the wedding? what are your plans?
He then returned my documents to me and said good luck with everything in the US. I didnt know if I got my visa or not.. and he kept my passport and told me to return to collect it with a green slip stating that your visa will be ready for collection on mm/dd/yy and that they have to run more security checks?!
I went to collect my visa a few days later...
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| Rating : |
Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: San Diego CA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 6, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
I'm so relieved and happy i passed the interview process. We thought we were going to be super late (appt was at 8:45 am) because there were so many accidents and part of the freeway was shutdown... it was so stressful watching the 30+ minutes add onto on the GPS time of arrival, but luckily we left early enough in case something went wrong with the traffic i found out that public parking was available in the same building as the USCIS San Diego offices so that saved so much time.
We (hubby, kiddos & I) got there about 10 min early.
We went through securityshowed interview letter and ID (really professional, courteous and friendly with my kids) and then checked in with my N400 interview notification letter. They gave me a form to fill in with my name etc. For to prepare the naturalization certificate.
I was called in 5 minutes later and my husband and kids waited in the waiting area. The Officer Interviewing me was really friendly, said hi, how are you.. followed by "what is all that? " referring to the notebooks of evidence. He seemed a little surprised and I answered him with the letter said to bring evidence and original documents. He smiled and said ok and asked if i was ready for the interview.
I was sworn in and he started the interview by verifying my name, Date of birth etc with my drivers license, green card and latest passport.
He wanted to know:
how i entered the USA (k1 fiance visa), how long have i been in the US,
how long i lived at each address,
Who lives at our present address (Hubby, kids, dog and I)
How long we were married (asked for certificate)
Is my hubby a citizen (asked for certificate)
Any kids (asked for certificates)
How many times each of us were married.
Confirmed if i had travelled out of the country since submitting the application And wanted to know the reason for my trips out of the US.
He asked What I do for a living/how i support myself financially.
What is my hubby 's occupation, how long he'd been in that profession and at his current job, who was his employer.
Then we did the testing section, i had to read a sentence
"Canada is north of the U.S."
Then he dictated a sentence for me to write "The U.S. is South of Canada"
The civics part luckily i got the first 6 questions correct and he stopped that part.
Then continued to go through the application - a series of yes/ no questions. And had to sign some forms.
Then i got a paper stating that the interview process being recommended for approval.
He made a copy of my drivers license and walked me out.
It was a great experience and I was totally over prepared with all the evidence.
Hopefully the wait for the letter for the oath ceremony wont be too long.
Thanks for all your posts and updates it really helped me prepare and calm my nerves!!!
Good luck I hope things speed up & everyone gets their interviews soon!
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| Harassment Level : |
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.
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