dcmarkham's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: David
Beneficiary's Name: Diem
VJ Member: dcmarkham
Country: Vietnam
Last Updated: 2016-02-17
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Immigration Checklist for David & Diem:
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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 : |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-09-22 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-09-30 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2014-11-04 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2014-12-15 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2014-12-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-01-21 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-01-21 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-01-22 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-07-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-07-21 |
| US Entry : |
2015-07-26 |
| Marriage : |
2015-07-04 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 80 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 280 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Seattle |
| POE Date : |
2015-07-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Seattle WA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-01-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-02-17 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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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 : |
2016-01-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between March 7, 2016 and March 18, 2016*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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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 : |
2016-01-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-01-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 18, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
All in all, our experience during the interview process was nerve wracking but a good one. I joined my wife and was allowed to enter the consulate with her. While we were both nervous, my wife was more so than I. I continued to reassure her that she had already been vetted and that this was more of a formality to finalize the process and to root out any glaring issues or red flags with our relationship or that of our file. As I sat watching others go before us, I tried to find any reason or rhyme to the process, to include watching the faces of those being interviewed as well as the interviewers themselves, I tried to keep track of the time each interviewer spent with someone to see if it had any bearing on their pass/denial ratio or to see if the longer interviews were due to the person asking the questions or from problems incurred during those interviews. Which interviewer had the most frequent numbers of denials vs passes, watching faces of everyone involved to see if the persons being more nervous than others made a difference in passes and denials, etc. I tried everything to gain any advantage or knowledge as to how our interview would turn out to no avail..... As I sat there watching my wife undergo her interview, I was more nervous than I expected to be.
Throughout my observations, here is what I learned:
1. Those who acted more nervous were asked more questions than those who seemed less nervous and confident in their answers.
2. Answering with "I do not know" didn't seem to affect the outcome of anything when a reason was given as to why. (Example) When my wife was asked how many siblings I had, she responded with "I don't know" when asked why she didn't know she responded, " because my husband was adopted and grew up in a foster care home", " If you are talking about natural born siblings, then 3, if you are asking to include legal adopted siblings by those same adoptive parents, then add another 2, and if you include the many other siblings growing up in the home as foster siblings then you can add another 8 or so on top of that....." This explanation in a somewhat joking manner seemed to lighten the whole mood, put everyone at ease and the only other question asked of my wife after that was, "what does your husband do for work?".
3. The time spent during an interview seemed to vary considerably but followed the following general guidelines.
a. Each interviewer asked a similar number of questions of each of their persons interviewed, the number of questions varied only between interviewers themselves and not by the person they were interviewing.
b. the amount of time also varied considerably but again this was determined by the interviewer and not necessarily by the person being interviewed.
c. The amount of time spent in an interview did not seem to determine who received a pass vs denial as there were many variables influencing this statistic, ie. how long it took the interviewer to read through the file prior to actually starting the interview, how many questions that were asked by each interviewer, the time it took the person being interviewed to retrieve pictures, documents, etc. from their files, how long their answers were to a question asked, and if it required a follow up question to clarify the initial response.
4. Each interviewer seemed to be consistent with their pass/denial ratio with nearly all persons being interviewed given a pass. During this entire day only two interviewers had given a denial response, whereas one interviewer had given 1 denial out of apx 30-35 interviews prior to our departure. The second interviewer seemed to be the only one giving denials and anyone interviewed at his window did not have near the luck as the others. I do not see this person as acting with malicious intent but suspect he was given all of the questionable or "hard cases" to vet. during apx 15 interviews (his window was the slowest by far, asking the most questions, giving the most denials) he had denied 5 of his 15 interviews. Again I attribute this to this one interviewer being given the questionable cases from the start.
In conclusion and general suggestions:
You/your spouse/fiancee and your file have already been vetted and approved by the US. You should be going to your interview with this understanding and with the expectation to receive a pass. Try not to be nervous and know your interviewer is human too.... They know you are nervous, they know how much it means to receive the visa... and they are only finalizing a process that started long ago but has already been cleared by the US. If you go into it with this understanding, are reasonably confident in your answers and your file is in order, then you are sure to receive a first time go, and will be on your way to starting your new life together with your spouse. |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
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