Mourad's girl's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Karen
Beneficiary's Name: Mourad
VJ Member: Mourad's girl
Country: Algeria
Last Updated: 2020-11-29
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Immigration Checklist for Karen & Mourad:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Algiers, Algeria |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-05-04 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-05-07 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-06-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-07-02 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-07-06 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-07-11 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-07-14 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-09-09 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-10-29 |
| US Entry : |
2015-11-05 |
| Marriage : |
2015-11-10 |
| Comments : |
Visa in hand 10 WORKING days after CEAC updated to issued |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 35 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 125 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2015-11-05 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
10 |
| Comments : |
Very rude cbp officers. Questioned more than the embassy interview. Landed @ 2:30 released from airport 4 hours later! |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2016-01-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
2016-04-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-02-25 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-05-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-05-26 |
| Comments : |
RFE for us citizens birth certificate, divorce papers, biometric form. RFE for applicants medical (even though the k1 medical was less than 1 yr ago) and proof of co-mingling of assets
Also no update of status on USCIS website |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-01-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-02-25 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-04-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-04-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 69 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-01-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-04-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 69 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-03-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-04-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-10-29 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-10-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Case transferred to Missouri office May 16, 2019
Card being produced 10/31/2019 |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Date Filed : |
2019-04-22 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-04-29 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-05-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-10-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2020-11-24 |
| Comments : |
1st interview...Could not make decision at time of interview. Passed all test though. Interviewer said my husband didnt understand English so had to come back for 2nd interview. Scheduled for April 2020 but covid hit. Rescheduled for 11-9-2020. Passed test and approved! Oath ceremony lasted 30 minutes. Done with immigration! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Algiers, Algeria
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 23, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
My Fiance had his interview on September 9, 2015.
The process to get the interview was the most difficult. They don't release appointment dates often, and there are not many available when they do release them. It took us over a month to get an appointment scheduled  They also do not respond in a timely manner to emails and phone contacts are nonexistent
THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW.......
He arrived at 1 pm for an appointment at 1:30 pm. After going through a couple of "check" points, he was told to wait to be called. In total, he was in the embassy for 4 hours but the actual "interview" (talking with the CO and answering questions) took about 20 minutes. (ALHAMDULILLAH)
He was asked simple questions regarding our relationship.
*WHEN DID WE MEET
*DID HE KNOW I WAS MARRIED AND DIVORCED
*WHAT AGE ARE MY KIDS
*WHERE DO MY KIDS LIVE
*WHEN DID I VISIT ALGERIA
*WHERE DID I STAY WHEN I WAS IN ALGERIA
*WHAT IS IT ABOUT HER PERSONALITY THAT MAKES YOU LIKE HER
*IS SHE MUSLIM
*WHEN DID SHE CONVERT
*DO YOU PLAN TO WORK IN AMERICA
*WHAT DOES YOUR FAMILY SAY ABOUT YOU WANTING TO MARRY HER
Unfortunately for us, the medical was scheduled after the interview so we did not get an approval that day.
THE MEDICAL...........
UGH! Nothing but problems with these people. First, we tried to make the appointment by phone. All they do is hang up on you. So he had to go in person to make the appointment. During the medical, the people are rude and not helpful at all. He had to get 3 shots and go to a different place for 1 more shot which was done the next day. They didn't tell him which shots they gave him, they claimed they did not have the DS-3025 form so we were not able to get a copy of anything. They didn't offer any copies either.
MEDICAL AFTER INTERVIEW SITUATION......
It wasn't a problem with the embassy that we had the medical after the interview. The CO kindly explained that when the medical was complete to just return the medical envelope to the embassy inside another opened envelope with his name and case # written on the front.
OVERALL EXPERIENCE
My fiance says everyone at the embassy was nice. He felt comfortable during the process. He said it was easier than he had imagined. He says "i felt sometimes that he asked me questions not to see if i know the answer "he knows that i know the answer" but to see the reaction , i can notice that he focused on my actions and my face , i believe that he is intelligent or he knows how to do his job, but without making me nervous or anything, he was so nice"
I can say that for proof of relationship, we were very prepared and I believe that is why the experience was smooth for my fiance. We had pictures, facebook messages, skype messages, emails, and screen shots of our "friendship" from facebook. We did not screen our messages. We gave them exactly what we had. Meaning if there was very personal context within the messages, whomever reads through the messages would see it. We were open with everything.
Our case was updated on CEAC to "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING" the day after the interview, then again to "READY" 2 days after giving them the results from the medical and now we are waiting for it to be updated to "ISSUED" 
I am giving 4 stars only because we are still waiting for the visa to be issued
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| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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