HollyGolightly's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Patrick Beneficiary's Name: Katherine VJ Member: HollyGolightly Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2016-04-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Patrick & Katherine:

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 : 2013-01-22 Comments : Filed I-130 & I-485 to adjust status from B2 visa.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Honolulu POE Date : 2013-01-22 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Denver CO Date Filed : 2013-07-15 NOA Date : 2013-07-18 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-08-13 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2013-12-03 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2013-12-03 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2013-12-09 Comments : Concurrent filing with I-130/Petition for Alien Relative with attached G-1145/ E-notification Form. NOA 3 days after receipt was done via text & email.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2013-07-15 NOA Date : 2013-07-18 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-08-13 Approved Date : 2013-09-10 Date Card Received : Comments : Concurrently filed with I-485 & I-130. NOA received via e-mail & text through G-1145. Received EAD Appointment letter in the mail July 25, 11 days after application was mailed. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 57 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2015-09-03 NOA Date : 2015-09-08 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-10-06 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-04-19 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2016-04-25 Comments : Lifting conditions 90 day filing window starts on September 3, 2015. 2 year Conditional GC expires December 3, 2015.

Member Reviews:

POE Review: Honolulu Event Description Entry Date : 2013-01-22 Embassy Review : The immigration official was pretty friendly. He asked the standard questions: how long did you stay on your last visit; what are you doing in the US; how long are you planning to stay, etc. I had to show him a copy of my approved loa from my office and chatted him up for about 3 minutes and I was off. Easiest port of entry in the US in my experience. Detroit--that was the worst. Harassment Level : Low

Local US CIS Office Review: Denver CO Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : December 11, 2013 Embassy Review : I had my AOS interview scheduled on 3/12/2013 at 10:00 a.m. The location was 15 minutes away from our house in Littleton. Prior to the interview schedule, I drove past CIS office on my way to the RNJ climbing gym just to do some recon on where the place was. Parking was not a problem because there was a huge parking lot in front of the building. We made sure to leave the house 1 hour ahead of my appointment schedule. We got there at 9:20, got into the building and showed the guards at the info desk our appointment letter and IDs. There was a line (of about 6 people) ahead of us for the security screening. They made us take off our shoes, watches, belts and everything out of our pockets, was scanned and told to head to the second floor right after. Right out of the elevator in the 2nd floor was the holding room. We handed our appointment letter again to the guard and was told to have a seat. We were called close to 10:30. We watched others that were either ahead or had arrived after us get called and leave 15 minutes after. It bothered us a little that we were getting passed up by others that arrived later than us but we just sat there quietly until one of the doors opened with the IO calling our name. We entered the door and was ushered through a corridor into the IO's office. He was pleasant and cordial. We were administered the oath and were then questioned thoroughly about each question on our forms. I was questioned about the "polygamy" item twice which caused my husband to chuckle a few times but other than that the interview went well. After he questioned us individually he noted that a box on my medical exam document was not ticked properly and instructed us to get that item checked by the doctor that examined me. We took care of that within 30 minutes from leaving the CIS office and was back with the sealed medical transcripts and within the next hour we got a text that our application was approved and that the GC was ordered produced. It was an easy process overall and everyone at the CIS were helpful, patient and cordial. I am pleased with the professionalism of our IO, although I would have preferred a woman IO because she would have been excited and enthused in asking about our love story more. Other than that the experience was a pretty pleasant one. Harassment Level : Good

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rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
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