tidius's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: N
Beneficiary's Name: D
VJ Member: tidius
Country: Spain
Last Updated: 2020-06-22
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Immigration Checklist for N & D:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Madrid, Spain |
| I-129F Sent : |
2014-12-26 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2014-12-30 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2015-06-11 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2015-06-22 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-07-02 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-07-22 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2015-08-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2015-08-12 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2015-08-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-08-31 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-09-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-09-18 |
| US Entry : |
2015-10-06 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 184 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 255 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Washington DC |
| POE Date : |
2015-10-06 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Oakland Park FL |
| Date Filed : |
2015-10-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-11-27 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-09-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2016-10-06 |
| Comments : |
2016-02-11 Notice of Potential Interview Waiver case (up to 6 months delay).
2016-08-12 Online service request.
2016-08-29 Letter answering my online service request saying that a decision should be made within 60 to 90 days (found out my field office is Oakland Park, FL). |
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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 : |
2015-10-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-11-27 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-01-20 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-01-26 |
| Comments : |
2016-09-23 EAD Renewal filed
2016-10-03 EAD NOA Date |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 86 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2015-10-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-11-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-01-26 |
| Comments : |
2016-09-23 AP Renewal filed
2016-10-03 AP NOA Date |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 81 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-08-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-08-20 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-10-01 |
| Interview Date : |
2020-01-28 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-01-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Joint naturalization and lifting of conditions interview. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Washington DC |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-04 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-07-26 |
| Interview Date : |
2020-01-28 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2020-06-17 |
| Comments : |
Naturalization ceremony initially delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 14, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
The medical and interview process was quite painless and rather quick. I received the appointment letter on August 31 and my interview was on September 11 at 14:30.
The first thing that I did was calling the clinic to schedule my medical. I was a bit annoyed that they gave me an appointment on September 9, so two days before my interview. Thus, I either had to spent two nights in Madrid or travel twice since I live about 500km away from the capital. I opted for the second option, which resulted in a busy couple of days.
The medical lasted 2.5 hours overall, including waiting time and the walk to the other hospital for the chest X-ray. I waited perhaps for half-an-hour while filling in a form, and then a doctor called me in. He asked me plenty of questions about my medical history and then proceded to do an exploration and checking blood pressure, eyesight, hearing accuracy, heart beating and so on. He was very nice and chatty.
Then I had to wait a wee bit more and the nurse called me in to take a blood sample so they could run a syphilis test. She was very nice although not very skilful with the needle. My arm pained a lot and I got a bruise and it's still bothering me after almost a week. Anyway, apart from that, she also discussed vaccinations with me, which basically involved nothing since they don't check them for a K-1 visa. So she encouraged me to obtain my records and updated shots before traveling to the US and have the records checked by a doctor there so I can apply for Adjustment of Status. Luckily there's plenty of threads on vaccinations here in this site, so I hope this will get sorted out when I get there.
Finally, I just went to the other medical center to have my X-ray taken and they gave me a CD with the radiograph in a sealed envelope which you have to take to the embassy for your interview. The results needed to be picked up from 12noon the following day, though I didn't go until Friday morning, the day of my interview. I was given a sealed envelope with the results, though the secretary told that everything was 'fine'.
I got to the embassy 30 minutes before my appointment, which wasn't that necessary because I passed through security in like 3 minutes (you can't bring bags and they keep your mobile phone) and then I had to wait inside a room with some seating space, a restroom and several counters protected with window glasses. Before getting in, though, you have to pick up a number so they can call you. Several other people were there already and we had all been called at 14:30, so if you get there early you can pick up your number and be the first one to get called.
At 14:30 they started calling people, eventually like 3 at a time, and first you talk to a Spanish member of the stuff who collects any remaining documents you may have to submit and checks other issues, e.g. whether I had been married before. This was dealt with rather quickly and then an American consular officer took my fingerprints and I was asked to wait again in the same waiting room for my interview.
More consular officers started calling people and I had to wait just for a few minutes. I approached the counter when I was called again and I said 'good afternoon' in English and the officer seemed relieved she could interview me in English. However, other applicants were having their interviews in Spanish, so there's bilingual staff in case any applicants can't speak English.
The first thing I did was to take an oath that I would say the truth and that the info in my application was accurate and then the interview proper lasted for about 10 minutes. Even though I was a bit nervous right before I got called, the consular officer was very nice and the conversation resembled an informal chat. She asked me who was petitioning for me and when did we meet, then how have we managed to keep in touch. So here I mentioned our visits while being apart, including family visits, and she enquired about how did that go and so on. It was all very friendly. She also asked about wedding plans. Then when I had finished my story, including an answer to the question 'when did we decide we would get married', she took a few seconds to flick through my file and asked me about my seafood allergy and asked me if my fiancée was allergic to something. That caught me on the wrong foot for a second because I wasn't expecting this kind of questions until the interview for AOS, but I answered and she quickly said that it all seemed fine to her and that I was approved. She congratulated me on my wedding and let me go after saying that the passport and other documents would be send within 10 days.
So overall it was rather quick. I left the embassy at 15:20 and I didn't have to produce any evidence at all, even though I was carrying it with me, e.g. photos, emails, flight bookings of previous visits, etc. It is of course better to have that in case you're asked for it.
Well, this was my (very positive) experience, so now I will be looking forward to traveling to the US and see if the AOS process is as smooth as this one. Good luck everyone. |
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