SMB22's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Joe
Beneficiary's Name: Stef
VJ Member: SMB22
Country: Germany
Last Updated: 2024-10-10
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Immigration Checklist for Joe & Stef:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Texas Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-02-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-02-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-07-18 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2014-01-10 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-01-15 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-01-17 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-01-21 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-01-30 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-02-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-02-25 |
| US Entry : |
2014-02-26 |
| Marriage : |
2014-03-20 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 148 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 363 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Detroit |
| POE Date : |
2014-02-26 |
| 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 : |
Atlanta GA |
| Date Filed : |
2014-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-04-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
2015-04-24, 2015-05-20 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-05-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-06-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-06-10 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics App. was originally scheduled for 4/28/2014, but had to reschedule due to our honeymoon plans.
July 10th, 2014: Received a letter from USCIS saying that due to a high work load they anticipate a 6 month delay...
RFE for current vaccination record, because my case had been collecting dust at USCIS for so long, that the original record had expired...
RFE 2: USCIS once again screwed up and only requested an updated vaccination record, when they actually wanted the whole medical -.- |
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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 : |
2014-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-04-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-05-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-06-07 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-06-14 |
| Comments : |
Biometrics App. was originally scheduled for 4/28/2014, but had to reschedule due to our honeymoon plans.
Renewal was apporved on April 22nd, 2015 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 74 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-03-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-04-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-06-14 |
| Comments : |
Renewal was apporved on April 22nd, 2015 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 74 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-03-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-03-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
2018-03-20 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-04-10 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-05-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2018-06-07 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2024-07-31 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2024-10-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2024-10-10 |
| Comments : |
biometrics appointment was waived due to reuse "USCIS is able to reuse your previously captured fingerprints and other biometrics" |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 18, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
I was super nervous - for absolutely no reason!
The interview was a breeze!  I was in and out in right at an hour, and everybody at the consulate was very nice and friendly!
I had my appointment at 9:15 am and arrived at the gate right at 9 am. There was quite a long line for the non-immigrant visas, but I could skip right by it and go straight to the security check point. 
In the consulate we (my fiancé and I) started the process at window 22. My passport and fingerprints were taken, then I was told to sit down and wait for my number to be called.
We sat down for maybe 5-7 minutes when I was called up to the next window (in my case window 20). There, another officer went over my submitted documents and gave me a flyer about domestic violence. (I handed that to my fiancé and told him he might need it down the road :P haha)
We then had to wait for maybe 10 minutes when my name was called again (window 17), this time for the actual interview. The interview was sooo super quick! I didn't even last full 5 minutes.
The only questions asked:
-How and when did you meet?
-What does your fiancé do for a living?
-Are you going to live in South Carolina?
-When do you intend to travel to the US? (ASAP!!)
That was it!! Maybe he didn't asked anymore questions because my fiancé was right there by my side and that was proof enough for him?
I brought so much evidence with me to the consulate (photos, Skype call logs, phone records, boarding passes, cards and letters, ...), and they did NOT want to see a single thing.
Even though I could have just brought my passport and nothing else, I am still glad I had all those things with me. It just made me feel very prepared and gave me a little boost of self-confidence.
The officer told us that we were approved and that we should get the visa in the mail in about 7 days, that was already it! It all went so super quick, I still can't quite believe it. haha
(I also asked about picking up my visa package the next day, but unfortunately that is not/no longer possible.) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Detroit
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2014-02-26 |
| Embassy Review : |
The whole process took maybe 15 minutes, and that is including the waiting time in line! (Obviously the waiting time will depend on the time a day and the number of people on the flight....)
Once it was my turn I handed the officer my visa packet and my passport. She opened the packet, looked at it for a second and then started typing some stuff in the computer. Since our I-129f is quite "old" (it was submitted a year ago and then USCIS lost it after approval...) she had some trouble finding it in the system. The officer called a supervisor and they got it straightened out. The only question that was ask, was when we where planing on getting married and she then reminded us of the 90 day time limit. I got a stamp in my passport and that was already it! No questioning or extra waiting time.
If the officer wouldn't have had trouble finding our case in the system, I would have probably been through in 2 min, this way it took maybe 5 minutes. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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