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Petitioner's Name: Mary Beth Beneficiary's Name: Oduber VJ Member: mbstrawn Country: Panama Last Updated: 2017-12-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Mary Beth & Oduber:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Panama I-129F Sent : 2016-01-26 I-129F NOA1 : 2016-02-04 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2016-03-29 NVC Received : 2016-05-05 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2016-05-05 NVC Left : 2016-05-05 Consulate Received : 2016-05-09 Packet 3 Received : 2016-05-09 Packet 3 Sent : 2016-08-09 Packet 4 Received : 2016-08-10 Interview Date : 2016-09-21 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2016-10-03 US Entry : 2016-11-20 Marriage : 2016-12-22 Comments : No issues at entry point though we did have to wait about an hour for them to approve his entry. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 54 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 230 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Atlanta GA Date Filed : 2017-04-06 NOA Date : 2017-04-28 RFE(s) : 2017-04-12 Bio. Appt. : 2017-05-24 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2017-11-30 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2017-12-14 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2017-12-18 Comments : Interview was short. Did not ask for any personal documents to confirm relationship. Re-asked all questions from I-129 to affirm that the answers were indeed his own.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2017-04-06 NOA Date : 2017-04-28 RFE(s) : 2017-04-12 Bio. Appt. : 2017-05-24 Approved Date : 2017-08-09 Date Card Received : 2017-08-14 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 125 days.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Atlanta GA Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : July 4, 2018 Embassy Review : My husband (who is the applicant) and I had to take my 2.5 yr old daughter to the interview with us due to the time it was scheduled. The interviewer was a bit unprofessional but gave us a relatively easy interview. She said our file was out of order and that seemed to throw her off in the beginning. She would not let me translate any of the questions for him (I expected that but thought I would ask just in case). I can't remember the exact questions but she wanted to know some dates (I believe the date we got married) and where did we meet. I brought a ton of documents to prove that we live together and have accounts together and so forth and she didn't ask for anything! Maybe because we have a child together they figure they can go a little easier on us? I am not complaining! She told us he would be conditionally approved since we were married for less than 2 years and that means we will have to submit some document for permanent status in 2 years. She gave us info on selective service (the draft). She was generally helpful. However, she could not officially approve us in the interview. She handed us a document that our case needed "additional review." She indicated it was something with the biometrics or some database or something (I don't remember precisely what it was), but of course that gets your brain spinning thinking oh my gosh did they find something crazy and are going to deny us? Would they rather send us a denial letter rather than tell us in person and is this a nice way to do it? I was quite worried but sure enough, about 2-3 weeks later we received the green card in the mail. Huge relief! Harassment Level : Good

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