Catalina Cuqui's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jonathan
Beneficiary's Name: Ines
VJ Member: Catalina Cuqui
Country: Spain
Last Updated: 2021-05-14
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Immigration Checklist for Jonathan & Ines:
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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 : |
Madrid, Spain |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-08-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-08-12 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-09-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-10-06 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-10-07 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-10-18 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-10-26 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-11-03 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-11-04 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-11-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-12-21 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-12-27 |
| US Entry : |
2017-01-12 |
| Marriage : |
2017-02-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 41 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 131 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2017-01-13 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
It took me a total of 7.5 hours to get through immigration. One of the officers was really rude. Others were okay. The wait was super long and exhausting. They seemed to be understaffed. I am not flying through Miami ever again. LOL |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Antonio TX |
| Date Filed : |
2017-03-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-08-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2018-08-24 |
| Comments : |
Approved with no interview. Total process: 17 months (509 days). |
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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 : |
2017-03-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-09 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-06-15 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-06-17 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 79 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-03-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2017-06-17 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 79 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Texas Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2020-05-30 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-10-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2020-11-30 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 28, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my appointment at 12:30. I arrived at 12:15 and they let me go in. Security is run by a Spanish company. They kept only my phone and I could bring everything else inside.
A lady asked me why I was there and she gave me a number. I went into the room, which is wide but not huge, and has windows all around. I waited for about 20 minutes, and I was called to the first window. A nice Spanish lady asked for my proof of payment, the results of my medical exam and my x-ray CD. She sealed and put stamps on the CD and told me to bring it with me to the POE, along with my visa packet and my passport. She then told me I should expect my visa and passport in about two weeks. I asked her to send my packet through a private courier, so she told me they'd send it via MRW and I'd have it within a week.
Then I was told to wait until I was called again by the same number. There were only a few people in front of me, but two of them had a very long interview (around 40 minutes each), so I had to wait for over one hour until I was called again. In the room there's a TV screen showing Visit USA ads, and also some books to read. There's also a toilet. US citizens were called to different windows than us.
When it finally was my turn, I was interviewed by a polite consular officer. He first took my oath, then my fingerprints. Then he proceed with the questions, which were: have you ever been married before? and your fiance? what countries have you lived in?, what did you do there?, tell me about your boyfriend, what does your boyfriend do? and when is the wedding? (I told him it would depend on my visa, but I intended to fly there as soon as possible). After that, he said "Congratulations, your visa has been approved", and he reminded me I have 90 days to get married and apply for AOS. The whole interview lasted for maybe 5 minutes.
My passport, visa and packet arrived via MRW 6 days later, even with the Christmas holidays in between. I do live in Madrid though. I paid 9.15€ for postage (it's free if they send it via Correos, but I wanted to get it asap, so I was happy to pay).
It's been a good experience. The people at the embassy are friendly and polite. I was there for a total of 90 minutes, of which 80 were spent waiting and 10 on the windows. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Miami
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2017-01-12 |
| Embassy Review : |
My POE was Miami. It took me a total of 7.5 hours to get through immigration. The process was incredibly and unnecessarily long. My flight arrived at 6:50pm and I wasn't let in until 2:20am. First I had to do the 2-hour line for visitors, until I was called to a booth. The officer on this booth was extremely rude. I told him "Hi, I have a fiance visa". He said "Give me your paperwork". I put my envelope on top of the table, where he had a pen, and the envelope hit the pen, which fell to the floor. The officer got really mad at me because of this, and took my envelope, which was wrapped with the MRW envelope it came in, and ripped this outer wrapping with violence. I flipped out at how unprofessional he was. He then said "Go wait in front of the booth". So I went wait there. At first I wasn't sure I had understood him well, but I was scared to ask. After a while, other people were asked to wait at the same spot. We were waiting there for over one hour, before we were called to wait in front of the wall, where there was another line.
This new line was to enter the rooms where they process people's visas. I waited in the line for another couple of hours before entering the rooms. These two rooms have seats and vendine machines, but I had to wait in line for approx. 5 hours before I could go in and sit down. In these rooms there are only 15 officers processing visas, and we were thousands of people waiting to be processed. Midnight came, and many officers ended their shifts, so they went home. A couple of them did overtime (I am guessing it was a specially busy day, though they didn't look surprised either). One new officer came in, but in the end there were like maybe 7 or 8 officers processing visas and still hundreds of people waiting.
Most of us waiting were extremely tired after long flights, so most people fell asleep while waiting. I saw a couple of people whose names were called and they were so deep asleep that the officers had to physically wake them up, cos they didn't hear their names being called. I started to get worried cos I had to catch a flight at 5:30am, and I asked one officer whether I would miss my flight. He said, "No, don't worry".
At 2:15am my name was finally called. This one officer gave me my passport back with a stapled paper on it and a couple more stamps saying that my visa is valid for 90 days, and just gave me a paper with the instructions of what to do after I get married. He didn't interview me or anything. I think at this point they weren't interviewing anyone anymore. The officer told me where to find my luggage, so I went to the luggage collection, and my two suitcases were there waiting for me along with a lot more luggage (surely of the other people who were still waiting). All of them had been checked by TSA. When I got home I saw one of my suitcases had been physically opened and inspected by TSA. The other one had not.
I had booked a room at the MIA hotel inside the terminal with the intention of sleeping there before my next flight. But as I didn't get off until 2:30am, and I had to check in at 3:30, I obviously didn't have time to sleep, so I basically lost $150 booking a room that I never got to use.
Overall, the CBP officers at MIA are generally correct and kind enough (while still doing their jobs and being strict). I did have a bad experience with that first officer that got really angry and was so rude to me for no reason at all, which made me feel like crying at some point. The rest of the officers were okay and answered people's questions with patience. Some of them I heard had been working since 8am that day, which made me feel a little less sorry for myself, LOL.
I had no problems being admitted into the USA, other than the unbearable waiting. I do think MIA should be more prepared to welcome the huge amount of visitors it receives each day. 15 officers processing visas are not enough for an airport that big.
My advice: avoid Miami as a POE because you could easily be waiting a crazy amount of hours, which is exhausting for anyone, and if you still do use it as a POE, don't book a hotel room because you will be wasting your money. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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