maxy&shirley's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Shirley
Beneficiary's Name: Maxwell
VJ Member: maxy&shirley
Country: Ghana
Last Updated: 2016-12-07
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Immigration Checklist for Shirley & Maxwell:
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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? |
California Service Center on 2015-09-28 |
| Consulate : |
Ghana |
| I-129F Sent : |
2015-09-19 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2015-09-28 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2015-10-28 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-11-18 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2015-11-20 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-11-23 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-12-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-01-06 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-01-06 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-01-06 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-03-24 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-04-27 |
| US Entry : |
2016-06-03 |
| Marriage : |
2016-06-17 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 30 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 178 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2016-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-07-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-08-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-11-28 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2016-12-05 |
| Comments : |
No Inerview |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-07-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2016-09-21 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-09-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 72 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ghana
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 19, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
We were hoping to have the good news by now before we shared our experience with you all , but it seems to be dragging we will just go ahead and share. I was in Ghana few weeks ago but had to leave due to my work schedule, so no I didn't go with my fiance. Yes we front loaded lots of evidence ( facetime, whatsapp, emails, Facebook, etc) We also had another set of evidence that he took with him. I will advise you make a photo album telling your story, ( like starting from when you met till now) The digital birth certificate I hear is the new birth certificate which allows the Embassy to authenticate it validity, so there's a high probability that if your fiance has the old one, he/she might be asked to provide the new one. These are some of the questions the CO asked:
Who filed for you?
Whats is your fiance's name?
How long have you known each other?
What is her occupation
Where does she work?
When did she start working at her present job?
What is her salary?
How did you meet?
Have you met your fiance's mother?
Have you had knocking Ceremony?
Where will the wedding take place?
Who will be your best man/maid of honor
Will you family be present at your wedding?
What if they cant make it to your US wedding?
Have you purchased a wedding dress?
What will the wedding dress color be?
These are some of the questions the CO asked. According to my fiance she was very strict, obviously looking for signs of nervousness and lack of confidence. He also said the CO didn't open our file whiles conducting the interview, so her attention was focused solely on him. One piece of advise also, do not volunteer too much information, keep your answers short and precise, else you will find yourselves answering questions you didn't plan on answering.. lol… after all she said all is fine but we should submit updated Birth certificate to DHL document collection center and she gave us a slip and ticked BC for the submission along with the passport. We have done that. they said it will take two weeks after submission to get visa but its the third week since we submitted at DHL but haven’t heard anything yet… anyone in the same boat? or has anyone ever experienced this ? |
| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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