budgie's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Lucy
Beneficiary's Name: Martin
VJ Member: budgie
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2022-01-13
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Immigration Checklist for Lucy & Martin:
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Dept of State Other 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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Other Visa
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Second Interview
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Adjustment of Status
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| CIS Office : |
Albuquerque NM |
| Date Filed : |
2016-04-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-04-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-05-13 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-07-21  Submit Review |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-07-25 |
| Comments : |
Approved at interview with Immigration Officer. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-04-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-04-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-05-13 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-07-06 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-07-08 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 96 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-05-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-06-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
2019-07-01 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-06-14 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-08-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Albuquerque NM |
| Date Filed : |
2021-11-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-11-27 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2022-01-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Albuquerque NM
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Review Date : |
January 13, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
N400 Interview.
Arrived 15 mins early for 12:30pm appointment, Mercantile Ave address. Check in bag through metal detector. Polite staff, nice modern building. Directed to waiting room where no-one was there but me. (I asked about this and the officer said most interviews are scheduled for the morning and only a few people are due afternoon)
Officer called me to the interview room at 12:30pm. Very nice woman, smiling, helpful, welcoming.
Office is small, with officer behind a desk and a glass shield. She shows me to my chair. A tablet is on a stand on the interviewee side.
First she "checked me in" which meant me just showing my green card and drivers license, checks name, date of birth etc and she adds info to computer.
Next came civics (2008 version) test. Questions were
- Who is your state governor?
- Where is your state capitol?
- On what date do Americans celebrate Independence Day?
- What are two rights of Americans?
- What do we call the first 10 Amendments?
(I have forgotten the 6th question)
They were correct, so I passed. Next we do English language test. She shows me a sentence on the ipad, and I read it aloud. Then she reads aloud another sentence and I write it on the ipad. Passed.
Then she just goes through all the details of my N400 form. Where do I live, did I also live at these other addresses. Have I left the country, where to and for how long? Am I married? When is my husbands birthday? Quite honestly this feels like it's just to verify we put the right info in, and is not a kind of test. Felt perfectly comfortable.
Next is the "Did you ever sell arms/join a communist group" etc long list of questions (50 ish but made a bit more concise by the officer).
Next is the "Will you promise to support and defend the Constitution" etc shorter questions.
Then she takes my signature, digitally and on a bit of paper, to confirm basic details about my name, DOB etc, for the naturalization certificate (if it is approved).
Then she says everything looks fine, but she has to have her report verified by a superior, and I should expect a letter in 30-45 days. If two months pass to contact the office. She expects an oath ceremony will be scheduled. She explains that for a while when COIVD was high priority they were doing Oaths straight after the interview but now they are doing separate oath ceremonies in small groups. It might be at the Mercantile location, but perhaps it might be at the ABQ museum.
She shows me out and we are all done. Took about 30 minutes. Very pleasant experience.
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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