Are we there yet?'s US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Pam
Beneficiary's Name: Miguel
VJ Member: Are we there yet?
Country: Peru
Last Updated: 2020-10-09
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Immigration Checklist for Pam & Miguel:
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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? |
California Service Center on 2013-12-24 |
| Consulate : |
Peru |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-12-17 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-12-23 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-02-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-02-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2014-02-18 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-02-18 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-02-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-02-28 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-02-28 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-02-28 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-03-31 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-04-05 |
| US Entry : |
2014-05-26 |
| Marriage : |
2014-06-19 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 42 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 98 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Cleveland OH |
| Date Filed : |
2014-07-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-08-15 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-05-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-06-03 |
| Comments : |
Received Potential Interview Waiver letter on November 17, 2014. Contacted USCIS in April and received a call back from local USCIS office stating that our case was still in Nebraska and that they were going to request it be sent to them and to wait 60 days for a final decision. Submitted EAD and travel authorization renewal first week in May 2015 and within a week got the decision on the AOS. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-07-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-08-15 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-09-11 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-09-17 |
| Comments : |
Our EAD & AP was a combo card.
Sent in renewal of EAD & AP combo card on May 18, 2015. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 58 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 : |
2014-07-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-09-17 |
| Comments : |
Our EAD & AP was a combo card.
Sent in renewal of EAD & AP combo card on May 18, 2015. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 58 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-02-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-03-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-20 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-07-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Still waiting. Will be making Infopass appointment within the next couple of weeks to get an I-551 stamp to extend the extension another year. Looks like the CSC is running a bit behind compared to the VSC.
Got the Infopass appointment last month along with the I-551 stamp. and just received a notice stating that our case was transferred to the Nebraska Service Center. Tried to look up the processing time for the Nebraska Service Center, but it looks like they usually don't do I-751 processing.
Our case went back to California and two months later the green card is in production. Wooohooo! |
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Citizenship
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| Service Center : |
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| CIS Office : |
Cleveland OH |
| Date Filed : |
2020-08-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-08-28 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2020-11-13 |
| Approved : |
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| Oath Ceremony : |
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| Comments : |
They waived the biometrics appointment. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Peru
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 1, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
My Fiance arrived at the Embassy very early. Unfortunately, I could not attend with him so, he was on his own. His appointment was at 8:45 a.m., but he arrived at 7:00 a.m.! He said that there was already a line of about 50 people standing outside already. He stood in line for about 20 minutes before he went through the metal detectors and into the Embassy itself.
Since I wasn't present I can't give too detailed of a review. Only the details that he told me.
He waited awhile before being called up to a window and asked a few simple questions that any Fiance should know (i.e. what is the name of your Fiance, what is your name, when did you meet, etc...). Then he was asked to hand over the affidavit of support documentation that I provided to him, his birth certificate, passport, police records and any further evidence.
I learned today that is it very important to bring photos of the two of you together. We had a ton so, we were covered, but for individuals reading this review, please bring a lot of photos of the two of you together.
He then went and paid the $ 240 USD fee for the visa and sat down again and waited about another hour or so before being called up for the interview.
The immigration officer was very nice and asked him quite a few questions, but again any Fiance should know the answers to these questions (i.e. how did you meet, how many times has he/she visited, when did you get engaged, do you speak English (if you do speak English they will probably want to do the interview in English), what language do you use to communicate with your fiance, how do you stay in contact, what do you both have in common or enjoy together, what do you do for a living, etc....
They do read through your information that you would have submitted with your Petition so, don't be surprised if they ask you questions in regards to those items that you submitted.
My Fiance said it was the best experience at the Embassy that he's ever had and he was so glad that we went through everything days before so he was prepared and had everything to hand over to them when needed.
The immigration officer then told my Fiance, you're APPROVED and to expect the visa within 3-4 weeks!!!!!
I'd also like to comment on the email communication between myself and the Embassy. They were very pleasant and responded very quickly to any email inquiries. I would highly suggest that if you need to ask them any questions to please email them and don't try to call within the one hour time frame that they do take calls. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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