*FishF00D*'s US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: N
Beneficiary's Name: C
VJ Member: *FishF00D*
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2023-08-03
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Immigration Checklist for N & C:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-05-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-05-12 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-07-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-07-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2016-08-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-08-09 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-08-20 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-08-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-10-05  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-10-11 |
| US Entry : |
2016-10-23 |
| Marriage : |
2016-10-28 |
| Comments : |
The interview was stern, but fair and honest. I was praised multiple times by several different officers for having all my paperwork in order and being 1 step ahead of every question they asked me - 100% thanks to VisaJourney! |
Processing
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Your I-129f was approved in 68 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 146 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2016-10-23 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
Crossed on a busy Sunday when there was a lot of traffic through the Blaine/Peace Arch Crossing. Mostly a smooth process, although the agents couldn't understand or appreciate that our mailing address is separate from our physical address; mailing is a PO Box because USPS doesn't do any door-to-door delivery where we live (Tahoe City).
Other than that it was smooth - except for the fact that while I was being processed there were two high-risk arrests made of several men trying to drive into the US. Their arrests did delay the processing of the rest of us in line a considerable amount. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2016-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-12-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-01-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-09-08 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-09-08 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Initially filed from Tahoe City CA (Sacramento CIS Office) and were given an interview in SAC on August 24th. We moved to Oakland so the initial interview was cancelled and rebooked for September 8th in San Francisco.
The interview was an hour long, and even in being confident in our relationship and adherence to the rules, the interviewer lady had me doubting myself. Many detailed questions about jobs for both of us, where we've lived, how we allocate money to our joint bank accounts, if we've met eachother's families, etc. All valid questions, but we'd been left thinking that we hadn't submitted enough evidence and might need to deal with an RFE or 2nd interview. Fortunately it must have simply been pro-level interview skills, because we were approved that day! |
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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 : |
2016-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-12-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-01-09 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-03-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-03-17 |
| Comments : |
EAD moved very quickly from "approval" to being in my mailbox. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 92 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2019-09-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-09-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2020-05-13 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-02-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
USCIS applied my old biometrics data to this application rather than having me come in for an appointment, which I've assumed was related to Covid (this happened in May).
I had no communications from USCIS between the date they informed me they were using my old biometric data (5/13/20) and the date I was Approved (2/17/21).
I had no RFE's and no interview! |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Newark NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2022-11-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-11-25 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2023-08-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2023-08-03 |
| Comments : |
Interview scheduled at new Cranbury office in NJ -- Beautiful space, friendly staff, great experience. Interview was very short and sweet: passed the civics/reading/writing tests, confirmed the information on my N400, and that was it! Waited about 1hr for a same-day oath ceremony. In and out of the building in under 3hrs with certificate in hand. |
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