Analisa's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ana
Beneficiary's Name: Cris
VJ Member: Analisa
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2019-07-24
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Immigration Checklist for Ana & Cris:
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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 : |
Juarez, Mexico |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-08-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-09-10 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-10-07 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-10-28 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-10-30 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-11-05 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-11-09 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2015-11-23 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-01-20 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-01-22 |
| US Entry : |
2016-01-25 |
| Marriage : |
2016-02-06 |
| Comments : |
We waited in CDJ for the visa. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 27 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 132 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
El Paso |
| POE Date : |
2016-01-25 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Seattle WA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-04-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-04-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-05-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-10-21 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-10-21 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
I don't remember how long it took for the green card to arrive. In regards to the interview, it was fairly easy! We didn't take an interpreter even though hubbys English is very limited. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-04-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-04-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-05-09 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-07-02 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-07-11 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 85 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-08-23 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
2019-07-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-03-25 |
| 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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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 22, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
Here goes probably the most detailed review! I found the reviews on here really helpful as we were preparing for the trip but I’m also such an organization freak and was so anxious that there were so many little details I was worried about. So in hopes that this will help someone like me in the future I’m going to write about our experiences as they happen each day and are still fresh.
Sunday 1-17:
I flew from Seattle to Guadalajara and arrived Sunday morning at 6:00. Cris got there an hour later. Our flight to Juarez was at 9:40. We waited in line to check in for about an hour (VivaAerobus) and then were ready to go! We got to Juarez at about 11:00 (local time). Waited probably like another hour for our luggage. The airport is tiny. There were only two carousels for baggage claim. But once we got that we were out quickly. Found the taxi booth and paid about 280 for a cab to Hotel Ibis. It was a pretty quick ride. Check in at Hotel Ibis is at 15:00 so we were already dreading having to wait in the lobby for 3 hours but luckily we got our room right away Settled in and rested a while, went out to eat, and then went and explored the area for our food options and water!!
Monday 1-18:
Cris’s medical was scheduled for 6:00. I got up at 5:15 to start getting ready. He got up at 5:30 lol. We left about 10 minutes early. We chose Clinica Medica Internacional because on google maps it looked like the closest to the hotel. It is really close.. in the same parking lot. But so is Servicios Medicos de la Frontera.. that one looked a lot less busy so it may be quicker. Not that it took long at CMI. There are two buildings that say Clinica Medica Internacional. Go into the one with the big mural. We were immediately separated; Cris had to go sit in one area to wait his turn to check in (you just scoot down chairs in a line) and I had to go to the other side of the room to wait. He said when he checked in they asked for his passport, vaccine record, and appointment confirmation page (the one for your interview and ASC). After checking in he had to go to another section of chairs to wait his turn—this time by an assigned number that pops up on a screen--and fill out a form with two phone numbers, address in the US he would be going to, where he was born, etc. When it’s your turn you go and they ask questions like full name, DOB, address and then give you a bracelet. Then you go sit in another area to wait your turn for the eye exam; simple and fast.
After that they wait for a small group to form and are escorted to the other building. Cris waved me over to take his hat and folder; in the other building you’re not supposed to take anything (phones, hats, glasses, etc). It was around 6:30 by then. He said first they take you fingerprints, give a questionnaire, then draw blood. He’s still complaining about how bad his arm hurts lol. He said they are not at all gentle with the needles. After that you’re directed to the x-ray area (there is one for men and another for women). When he went in, he was directed to a room and told to take off everything except underwear and socks. You’re weighed and measured for height. Then asked questions about illnesses, drug use, etc. Then she asked about tattoos, he said he has two. She told him to turn around and said “Ah, ya los vi”. She asked what they are and if one of them was a cover up tattoo for a previous one (he got burned where it is so part of it looks a little different but he just told her that). He wasn’t sent to the psychologist or asked anymore about them. Then she told him to turn back around again and lower his underwear to mid-thigh. He said as soon as they were down she said “pull them up” lol. Then he was told to put everything back on except for his shirt so they could take an x-ray of his chest. After that he was directed to another area to get shots but they told him he didn’t need any until AOS so then he was given a “ticket” with his total and directed to the caja. You need to show someone your ticket to be able to go in. The total was $3967.20MN or $221 USD. I heard some people in the waiting area saying that if the person accompanying is going to pay it, then when they come out you go to the check in desk and they give you that “ticket” so you can go pay it. I just gave him about $350 cash to pay it. He was given a lollipop and then went back to the waiting room to get me at about 7:30 He was told to go back to the first building at 14:00 for his results.
Then we went out for breakfast and then went and looked for the Consulado Sala de Espera and ASC so we know where everything is.
We went back to the clinic at 1:30 and good thing! Because about 5 minutes later they started handing out results. They call people by name and you need your passport and receipt to get them. They give you the black packet that you’re not supposed to open and a disk and a paper with your vaccine record. We were out by about 13:45.
Tuesday 1-19:
Cris had his ASC appointment at 7:00. We got there about 20 minutes early. They hadn’t opened yet and there was already a crowd outside waiting. They started letting people in about 15 minutes early but he didn’t get in until about 6:55. It was pretty quick even with that many people there. They stapled the consulate invitation letter and DS-160 along with a little blue paper together and put a sticker with his appointment date and time on the DS-160 confirmation. I also found out that they no longer use the sala de espera. Yesterday I didn’t know because the consulate was closed for MLK day. But today there was a lot of action around the consulate but the sala de espera was closed so I asked one of the guards and he told me now people need to go directly to the consulate and be there 20 minutes before your interview. The rest of the day we spent resting and getting more familiar with all the documents and where in the file folder they were.
Wednesday 1-20:
The big day!! Interview! Cris had his interview at 7:15. We set our alarms for 6:00 and planned to leave at 6:40 so we could be there about half an hour early cause we wanted to watch people for a bit since everything we had read and been told about entering the consulate was no longer true anymore without the sala de espera. Well I ended up waking up at 3:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep haha. And two hours later Cris woke up too so we just started getting ready then. I triple checked everything and we left at 6:40, got there at 6:45. There was a group gathered around the entrance already and right as we walked up to peek at what was going on, the guard said that all appointment times could start going in so Cris just followed the group in then. I went and sat at one of the tables at Plaza Nicole right beside the consulate. It was full of people waiting for SO, family members, or waiting their time to go in. After about 5 minutes, I noticed people were peeking through some broken pieces on the fence so I went and peeked too. Couldn’t see Cris but thought it might be because he was in front of some tall person in line. So I went and wrote in my journal a bit, checked again 5 minutes later and saw it was a totally different group lined up so I figured he had gotten inside pretty quickly. He said first you’re stopped by a guard that tells you you can’t go in with cellphone, liquids, etc. Then he was scolded for not having the three things you’re supposed to in hand; passport, the papers that are stapled together at ASC, and medical results (but no one told him he was supposed to have those three things ready. Or maybe the guard said it before we walked up). Anyway, he had to show those three things and then was given a paper with a number on it. Then you go through security; much like an airport—take off jackets, vest, belts, etc. After that you go up to a window and another guard takes your paper and punches a whole in it. He tells you to go to waiting room 1 or 2. He got number 2. There are guards all along telling you where to go. When he got to sala 2, he sat down and there it was based on the order you got there. When it was turn he was told to go to window 36 and have en mano his passport, birth certificate, medical results, and petitioner’s birth certificate/passport. He got a nice, young lady and gave her those things. She asked his name and my address. He didn’t know it but we knew he would need it so we wrote it down on a sticky note and put it on the inside of the file folder. He let her know that he didn’t know it but he had it written down and then gave her it. Then she asked for documents of sponsorship (something like that—he doesn’t remember exactly how she said it but it wasn’t I-134 or anything). We had an I-134 and documents from my brother too incase we needed a co-sponsor but he got nervous because he thought this was the final interview so he just handed her mine and his altogether haha. Neither of us sent taxes; only what the I-134 instructions say and I also included a cover letter that he was given back. She took the little paper he was given and marked it with green. She gave him directions of how to get to the green chairs he was supposed to sit in next. There there was another lady who directed people where to go. She lined people up in front of the windows and told them that as soon as the window was unoccupied, to go up to it. He got a really nice young man. He says he’ll never forget his face lol.
He asked him:
Are you Cristian Daniel Firstlastname Secondlastname?
Who petitioned for you? Analisa Firstlastname Secondlastname
Your fiancé? Yes.
How did you meet her? Tells story.
Then he flipped through the pictures that I had sent in with our petition and handed them to Cris. He marked various documents with something and then said “Congratulations, everything is in order, your visa was approved”. Cris said he wanted to kiss him haha. He gave him his green slip and another pamphlet. Then Cris was on his way out to find me He tried to trick me and say he didn’t get it and he almost convinced me because everyone had their green paper in hand when they came out but he put his away lol. We’re waiting here in Juarez for it.
Hotel:
Hotel Ibis is ridiculously close to the clinics and the consulate. As others have mentioned before there’s a mall nearby and several restaurants. Cris and I mainly ate at the food court in the mall because it’s a lot cheaper than the restaurants nearby or the hotel. We were told by a couple people that have been here that Hotel City Junior is the closest to the consulate. It is right across the street from the consulate but you have to cross the pedestrian bridge and it’s more expensive. I, personally wouldn’t pay more just to be a little closer to the consulate. Hotel Ibis is decent enough. We feel safe here and I reserved in advance online for about $33 a night (but the price they announce here is 899 pesos a night so you should try to reserve online if possible). They don’t have ESPN or ESPN2 which was disappointing because we’re soccer freaks and no restaurants around here were watching the game we wanted to. The thing that’s mostly bothering is is the amount of static in our sheets! It’s crazy! We shock each other every time we touch and our hair is floating everywhere lol.
I’ll stop myself there but if you read through all of that and still have any questions, please feel free to message me! :D
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Very Good |
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