Nifiou's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Svetlana Beneficiary's Name: Marc VJ Member: Nifiou Country: France Last Updated: 2019-12-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Svetlana & Marc:

Dept of State Other Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

Other Visa Event Date NVC Received : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : Comments : Adjusting from F-1 visa.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Phoenix AZ Date Filed : 2015-09-09 NOA Date : 2015-09-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-10-06 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2016-07-13 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2016-07-13 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2016-07-21 Comments : Couldn't make the Oct. 6 biometrics appt, did successful early walk-in on Mon., Sept. 28. NOA2: June 8, 2016

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-09-09 NOA Date : 2015-09-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-10-06 Approved Date : 2015-11-17 Date Card Received : 2015-11-23 Comments : Couldn't make the Oct. 6 biometrics appt, did successful early walk-in on Mon., Sept. 28. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 69 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-09-09 NOA Date : 2015-09-16 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2015-11-23 Comments : Took a trip to Japan between June 24 and July 4, 2016 for work. No problem on the way back at SFO airport (San Francisco). Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 69 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2018-04-16 NOA Date : 2018-05-10 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2018-06-11 Interview Date : 2019-11-26 Approval / Denial Date : 2019-11-26 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : Comments : Update 12/12/2019: I received last week a NOA of I-751 approval stating that I won't receive a green card because I will take the oath instead. Update 11/26/2019: Naturalization interview turned out to be a combo interview. I did not get a passport stamp and do not expect to receive a green card since I will take the oath for citizenship instead. Update 10/23/2019: Notice of interview for naturalization came although there hasn't been action taken yet on lifting conditions. Couldn't make the June 11 biometrics appt, did successful early walk-in on Tue., June. 5 (Alexandria, VA office).

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Baltimore MD Date Filed : 2019-04-14 NOA Date : 2019-04-19 Bio. Appt. : 2019-05-09 Interview Date : 2019-11-26 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2019-12-12 Comments : Interview notice came before action was taken on my application for lifting of conditions. Had combo interview for I-551 and N-400. My wife and baby daughter were present for both parts. For the first part (lifting conditions), we were first sworn in, then asked a couple of basic questions (full name of the spouse, date of the marriage, date of birth of the spouse). We also had to show the original of our daughter's birth certificate since she wasn't born when we applied to lift conditions. For the second part (naturalization), the officer allowed my wife and daughter to stay as long as my wife agreed to not speak up. I took first the civics test (What does the President's cabinet do? What is one right from the First Amendment? Why did the colonists fight the British? How long do we elect Representatives for? How many Senators are there? Who signs bills to become laws?). I then took the reading test (Where is the White House?) and the writing test (The White House is in Washington D.C.) on a tablet. The longest part was the Yes/No questions for good moral character and agreements with each part of the oath. Our appointment time was 10:45 am, we arrived at 10:15, the interview started at 10:55 and ended around 11:30. We then waited until shortly after 1 pm to schedule the oath ceremony and were offered two time slots on 11/29 morning. I will be out of town then (it's the Friday after Thanksgiving). I was told that it was no big deal, that I'd be put on a "general schedule" and to expect a rescheduling notice the mail.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Phoenix AZ Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : November 27, 2019 Embassy Review : I had completed a thorough review back in July 2016 when the interview took place, but it seems to have been deleted. Anyway, that interview went well even though I recall waiting ~1 hr beforehand. We were approved during the interview. Harassment Level : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 9



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