Val.A's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Charles Beneficiary's Name: Valerie VJ Member: Val.A Country: Germany Last Updated: 2021-05-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Charles & Valerie:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? Texas Service Center on 2013-08-09 Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany I-129F Sent : 2013-06-20 I-129F NOA1 : 2013-06-25 I-129F RFE(s) : n/a RFE Reply(s) : n/a I-129F NOA2 : 2013-09-12 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2013-10-11 Packet 3 Sent : 2013-11-11 Packet 4 Received : 2013-11-21 Interview Date : 2014-01-07 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): n/a Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-01-17 US Entry : 2014-03-25 Marriage : 2014-03-28 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 79 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 196 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2014-03-25 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,EAD Card Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : New York City NY Date Filed : 2014-04-03 NOA Date : 2014-04-18 RFE(s) : 2014-05-08 Bio. Appt. : 2014-05-14 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2015-04-08 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2015-04-16 Comments : Went to the USCIS for biometrics 3 weeks early. Appointment was on 5/14 and I walked-in on 4/22. Had no problems. GC approved exactly 1 year after they received my form I-485

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2014-04-03 NOA Date : 2014-04-18 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2014-06-21 Date Card Received : 2014-06-28 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 79 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2014-04-03 NOA Date : 2014-04-18 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2014-06-28 Comments : On 06/23 I called uscis to expedite my AP because I had to go to my home country in less than 4 weeks and wasn't sure if it would get approved on time. The same day I received an email by the national befits center saying that my AP and EAD combo card already got approved 2 days ago. I didn't know because my status on the uscis website remained saying: initial review instead of decision/card production. On 06/25 I called uscis again to find out why the case doesn't get updated online. I was told that's the last thing they are doing and I shouldn't worry. I got transferred to someone higher ranked and after holding the line for almost 1hr the person I spoke to confirmed that my card was in production. Phew. On 06/28 I received my EAD/AP combo card. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 79 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2017-01-11 NOA Date : 2017-01-12 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2017-02-17 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2017-12-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2018-01-11 Comments : Approved without interview. Approval letter dated 12/26/2017. Letter received on 1/3/2018. GC received on 1/11/2018.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 1, 2014 Embassy Review : My Intervew was scheduled for 7.30. I was a little bit early (6.45) but I was already third in line. The whole procedure didnt even take 45 minutes. First you have to go to the counter (outside) and show them your invitation letter to the Interview. Then go trough a security check similar to a security check at an airport (inside a building). Then go to the next building and go to counter 2x, I don´t remember exactly. The officer speaks german and goes trough all the documents that you have sent them. Didn´t take more than 2 minutes. Officer asked me to take a seat and wait to be called by the officer at the next counter. After 15 minutes the officer called be to her window and explained to me (in german) where I will have to line up at the airport once I am travelling to the US and she told me about how I will receive my Visa after it will be approved. She asked me to have a seat again and wait to be called by the officer at the next window. After another 15 minutes, the third officer called me to his window. He spoke english with me and started the Interview by letting me take an oath and taking my fingerprints. When I looked through the window while he was busy typing something in his computer I saw my file on his desk and it stated "approved" although we haven´t even started yet (YAY!) He asked me a couple of questions about my fiancé: What is his job? How did you meet and if we have correspondet since? Has he been to Germany? What is the name of the webiste you have met on? Do you have any pictures with you? I answered all of the questions and luckily decided to print out some pictures of my fiancé and I the day before the interview at a drugstore (phewww) and handed him the pictures. He looked at them for some seconds and handed them back to me. He then said that he doesn´t know of any reason why I should not receive the visa. And that I should receive the visa in mail within the next 10 business days. All in all he was polite but didn´t show any reaction (positive or negative) during the interview. But I guess it just comes with the job. The first 2 officers and also the security staff were very polite! Rating : Very Good

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