rachiechee's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Rachel Beneficiary's Name: Yassine VJ Member: rachiechee Country: Morocco Last Updated: 2021-07-23 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Rachel & Yassine:

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 : Morocco I-129F Sent : 2016-07-23 I-129F NOA1 : 2016-07-28 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2016-09-19 NVC Received : 2016-10-05 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2016-10-07 NVC Left : 2016-10-14 Consulate Received : 2016-10-31 Packet 3 Received : 2016-10-31 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2016-11-21 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2016-11-28 US Entry : 2016-12-03 Marriage : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 53 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 116 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2016-12-03 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : New York City NY Date Filed : 2017-01-26 NOA Date : 2017-02-08 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2017-02-28 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2017-08-12 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2017-08-18 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2017-01-26 NOA Date : 2017-02-08 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2017-04-27 Date Card Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 91 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2017-01-26 NOA Date : 2017-02-08 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 91 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2019-05-10 NOA Date : 2019-05-17 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-06-18 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2021-06-28 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Green Card Received : Comments : This was approved in tandem with citizenship.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Salt Lake City UT Date Filed : 2020-05-14 NOA Date : 2020-05-14 Bio. Appt. : 2021-01-27 Interview Date : 2021-06-11 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2021-07-22 Comments : Biometrics were waved

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Morocco Review Topic: General Review Event Description Review Date : November 22, 2016 Embassy Review : Like many others, I was very apprehensive about the interview at the Casablanca consulate due to the reputation for being very difficult. My fiance was interviewed by an American woman who was very nice. She asked him a lot of the standard questions you see on the list (included below) and his visa was approved that day. He was in there for about 15-20 minutes. -how did you meet? (was asked to go into detail) -how did we become engaged? (was asked to go into detail) -did we think it happened too quickly? -explain the age difference -what does your fiance do for a living? -what do you do for a living? -when do you plan to get married? -what do you plan to do when you get to the US? We had pictures of us with his family and friends as well as screenshots of some Facetime chats with my family will I was visiting in Morocco, which I believe helped validate our case. A side note for K-1 approvals. When you go to register your passport on traveldocs, you will need to file this under the CR-1 immigrant visa. The K-1 is not available due to a system glitch. The was confirmed to me by the consulate via email. Also read in the Casablanca consulate infoon this site for the best way to track the passport accurately through Aramex. My best advice: 1- start preparing well in advance of the interview (we started months before). Your fiance will be under a lot of pressure and the more time you have practiced, the easier it will be for them to respond in a natural manner. This is particularly true for more complicated answers or those that might be viewed as red flags. Ours were explaining our age difference (I'm 11 years older than him) and whether we thought the engagement happened too quickly. I also had my fiance do two mock interviews with some straight-faced friends. 2- utilize the forums and people on this website. Reach out to members who have recently gone through your consulate to understand their experience. My best advice came from a member who's fiance was able to observe what other's were being asked while we was in there. We're all in this together! Rating : Very Good

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