Alan&Rachelle's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Rachelle
Beneficiary's Name: Alan
VJ Member: Alan&Rachelle
Country: Germany
Last Updated: 2017-09-29
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Immigration Checklist for Rachelle & Alan:
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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 : |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-08-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-08-23 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-10-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-11-02 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-11-02 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-11-07 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-11-14 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-11-17 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-11-26 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-12-05 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-12-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-12-23 |
| US Entry : |
2017-01-19 |
| Marriage : |
2017-03-04 |
| Comments : |
Medical: 12-8-2016 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 41 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 114 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Detroit |
| POE Date : |
2017-01-19 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Great experience. Very professional and friendly CBP Agent at the kiosk. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2017-05-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
2017-05-26 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-31 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-09-21 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-09-21 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2017-09-29 |
| Comments : |
We had our interview at 10:30 am.
We arrived at 10:07 am. As we entered the building, we had to walk through the security checkpoint and check in at the front desk. We were called in at 10:45 by a very pleasant officer who smiled the entire time he was interviewing us and who made jokes and movie references constantly. The entire interview was extremely relaxed and seemed more like us talking. He first took a picture of my husband (I'm the US citizen) and took fingerprints to verify that he was who he said he was. He laughed about my husband not having any accent despite being from Germany and generally made it a very comfortable atmosphere. He asked me to state my husband's full name and for my husband to state mine and then asked me to tell him our address. He then went through the I-485 yes or no questions and changed the "List your present or past membership in or affiliation with every organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society,or similar group in the United States or in other places since your 16th birthday." answer from no to yes since he's currently part of our local fire department. He then asked to see the K-1 Visa, my original birth certificate, our marriage certificate and any proof of combined leases. He kept our car insurance information, joint phone plan, joint bank account statement, and joint gym membership. He looked through our wedding photos and asked who was in them. Besides that, he only asked around four actual questions that weren't included in the forms. "How did you meet? When did you first meet in person and where? Who proposed and how? Where did you get married and when?" Those questions were brought up in conversation and flowed very well. It was a great experience and at the end the officer told us about removal of conditions and when to do it, how a conditional green card works, and that we would likely get a response within two weeks. He said that it looked like everything was heading in the right direction and that he just had to check a couple things on our case. We did not receive an on the spot approval but six hours later our online status updated to "New Card Is Being Produced." The interview lasted around 30 minutes. All in all, the officers at the Detroit Field Office were extremely professional and pleasant. We even talked a couple minutes with the security guards on the way out and ended up leaving while laughing. :D |
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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 : |
2017-05-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-31 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-06-15 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-06-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 43 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-05-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2017-06-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 43 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 16, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
My experience at the Frankfurt Consulate was great. Everyone was extremely polite and efficient. The security officers were very nice. I arrived at 9:20 and my interview was at 9:30. I was guided to the waiting area to wait until I was called up to do an identity verification. After that, I waited until I was called up for my official interview. They asked me:
1. Why did you decide to marry your fiancee?
2. How did you meet?
3. How do you plan on supporting yourselves financially?
4. Where will you live?
5. What does your fiancee do?
The officer interviewing me made it more like a conversation and joked about how easy our case was. At the end, he told me "everything looks good for you. Your visa has been approved." I was in the consulate for 1.5-2 hours. The process took my fiancee and I four months from filing to approval. August 15th-December 15th. :D
Special Notes:
1. Stay calm. The people there were polite and it went smoothly. It was the easiest part of the process. 
2. I'm a Bosnian citizen/German permanent resident and since my passport is Bosnian, I had to show my permanent residency card at the interview.
Best of luck to all future applicants! :D
(updated on December 18, 2016) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
September 21, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
We had our interview at 10:30 am and were approved six hours later. We arrived at 10:07 am. As we entered the building, we had to walk through the security checkpoint and check in at the front desk. We were called in at 10:45 by a very pleasant officer who smiled the entire time he was interviewing us and who made jokes and movie references constantly. The entire interview was extremely relaxed and seemed more like us talking. He first took a picture of my husband (I'm the US citizen) and took fingerprints to verify that he was who he said he was. He laughed about my husband not having any accent despite being from Germany and generally made it a very comfortable atmosphere. He asked me to state my husband's full name and for my husband to state mine and then asked me to tell him our address. He then went through the I-485 yes or no questions and changed the "List your present or past membership in or affiliation with every organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society,or similar group in the United States or in other places since your 16th birthday." answer from no to yes since he's currently part of our local fire department. He then asked to see the K-1 Visa, my original birth certificate, our marriage certificate and any proof of combined leases. He kept our car insurance information, joint phone plan, joint bank account statement, and joint gym membership. He looked through our wedding photos and asked who was in them. Besides that, he only asked around four actual questions that weren't included in the forms. "How did you meet? When did you first meet in person and where? Who proposed and how? Where did you get married and when?" Those questions were brought up in conversation and flowed very well. It was a great experience and at the end the officer told us about removal of conditions and when to do it, how a conditional green card works, and that we would likely get a response within two weeks. He said that it looked like everything was heading in the right direction and that he just had to check a couple things on our case. We did not receive an on the spot approval but six hours later our online status updated to "New Card Is Being Produced." The interview lasted around 30 minutes. All in all, the officers at the Detroit Field Office were extremely professional and pleasant. We even talked a couple minutes with the security guards on the way out and ended up leaving while laughing. :D |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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