howjltx's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jeff
Beneficiary's Name: Anna
VJ Member: howjltx
Country: Ukraine
Last Updated: 2018-09-15
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Immigration Checklist for Jeff & Anna:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Ukraine |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-09-28 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-10-04 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-11-07 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-12-09 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2013-12-26 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-01-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-01-23 |
| US Entry : |
2014-02-04 |
| Marriage : |
2014-05-02 |
| Comments : |
filled out all the K-1 Visa forms myself, spent a total of over two months during three different trips overseas with my fiancee to make sure we were going to have good marriage together (mostly to see if she could put up with me ;-) My regrets: did not take enough pictures of us together (only had 4-5) and i did not keep all my receipts for boarding passes, hotels but ATM withdrawals probably did the trick, the Ukraine is a cash only country. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 34 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 103 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2014-05-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-05-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-04-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-06-06 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-05-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-05-22 |
| Comments : |
RFE for an "unaltered marriage license" which was due to the marriage license being folded and had a crease along the line containing the ceremony date which made it appear that the date may have been altered. Sent in signed letter from Judge (not notarized) at the courthouse which he included supporting document (was just the scheduling information in his court files) along with as much supporting data I had (pictures, new certified copy of Original marriage exact duplicate of what I originally sent and anything else I could find since we had only one shot at being approved or a deportation order issued! - then I would have hired an immigration lawyer....update everything went smoothly, still doing all this paperwork on my own - no lawyer necessary)
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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 : |
2014-05-06 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-06-02 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-08-02 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-08-07 |
| Comments : |
Mid-May-15: Reapplied for free extension based on pending I-485 mid-May-15. Biometric taken 02-Jun-15. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 88 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-05-06 |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-08-07 |
| Comments : |
Mid-May-15: Reapplied for free extension based on pending I-485. It was highly recommended by guard at Biometrics Appt center that I go ahead and get the AP free extension even though we had received the 2yr green card. Especially since we would be traveling again out of country - he stated it is better to be approved to travel than just rely on returning to USA on green card only |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 84 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-02-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-02-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-09-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
15-Sept received email that new green card was mailed on the 14th.
13-Sept received email that our case was approved, confirmation letter is on its way and to follow letter's instructions.
06-Aug update: Received our 18-month extension today - from our 09 May 2018 transfer to Nebraska Service Center, Original CSC filing of I-175 21-Feb .2017. 09-May-2018 my case was transferred to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) with note my case will be worked within 60 days (on July 20th still no decision or RFE). Based on VJ process time of members, for NSC it looks like I still have 1-2 months of waiting. Did notice that case not transferred did get processed before our case. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ukraine
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 26, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Very professional and Polite - excellent review |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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