Joel&Julia's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Joel
Beneficiary's Name: Julia
VJ Member: Joel&Julia
Country: Ukraine
Last Updated: 2021-02-23
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Immigration Checklist for Joel & Julia:
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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 : |
Ukraine |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-08-25 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-08-29 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-10-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-10-21 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-10-21 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-10-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-10-26 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-11-30 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-12-08 |
| US Entry : |
2017-01-13 |
| Marriage : |
2017-04-09 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 36 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 93 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Houston TX |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-22 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-11-29 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-12-13 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2018-12-20 |
| Comments : |
Each step in the process went smoothly for us, but the wait was grueling. We did not have any RFEs. At the interview, the officer asked us each a few easy questions. It took 599 days from the time we filed the application until it was approved by USCIS. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-22 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-08-29 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-09-08 |
| Comments : |
Requested my congressman to assist after 120 days of waiting and calling USCIS repeatedly. EAD/AP combo card arrived a few days later. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 126 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-25 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2017-09-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 126 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2020-09-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-09-23 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2020-12-14 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-02-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2021-02-21 |
| Comments : |
USPS confirmed packet was received by USCIS on 9/19/2020.
Transferred to National Benefits Center in Lee's Summit, MO on 12/21/2020 |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ukraine
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 8, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the embassy at 8:15 for our 8:30 appointment. There was a short wait outside the door, then we were ushered in through the X-ray scanner and metal detector. We had left mobile phones etc at the hotel, so there were no issues with security.
After passing security we reached the reception desk, and the receptionist checked our appointment confirmation sheet then gave us a number and directed us to the waiting area. We noticed that most of the officers spoke Ukrainian, Russian and English.
After taking a number, We were called to the first window right away, but they only took our documents at the first window, then we waited again. After about an hour wait the number was called again to another window for the actual interview. That officer asked us a few easy questions, especially emphasizing the Domestic Abuse pamphlet, but also easy questions like "are you looking forward to the warm weather in Texas?" Then he told us the visa was approved and Julia's passport would arrive in about a week. The actual interview took about 5 minutes, and we were at the embassy about 2 hours in total. It was a nice, easy finish to a long process. |
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Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Houston TX
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 29, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
We had our marriage-based green card interview this morning. It went very smoothly. She didn't approve it on the spot, but she said we have more than enough evidence and that she expects to approve it later today after reviewing everything.
The officer started by asking for some specific information that she needed (passports, birth certificates, marriage certificate, and drivers licenses/IDs). Then, when she was finished with her initial checklist, she asked if we had any additional evidence to offer. So then I laid out everything I had brought on her desk, and we went through the documents one by one. I had several documents to demonstrate we lived at the same address, a few to show combined finances (for example, I had a bank statement from our joint checking account - at this point, she said she didn't want to look at our finances, but she did ask to see our matching debit cards for the account, and we also showed matching credit cards and matching Costco cards). She chose a few of those new documents and made photo copies of them for her records, then gave us back the originals. She also looked through all the photos and asked questions about a few of them, but she didn't keep or copy any of them. She did keep our latest tax return but gave back all the other financial documents (mostly bank statements, etc) without making copies.Â
After going through all the evidence, she started the Q&A part of the interview. She asked all the standard questions on the i-485 (are you a prostitute? do you have any plans to overthrow the US government? etc), and then asked more open-ended questions about our relationship (what is your husband's birthday? Where was he born? How did you meet? Tell me about how you got engaged? Did he get down on one knee?) She directed questions to one of us at a time, but asked each of us specific yet open-ended questions. There were some questions I couldn't answer... For example, in my story about the proposal I told her that we got engaged at the place where two rivers joined, and so she asked for the names of the rivers. But those rivers' names were too hard for me to pronounce when I learned them, so I didn't remember the names, just the name of the nearby city. But that memory lapse didn't seem to be a problem.
At the end, she told us that she needs to review everything one last time, but that she expects to approve it by tomorrow unless she notices something missing (in which case she will mail us a letter and we can respond back by mail).  Then she escorted us out of the building.
It's such a relief to have that interview step finished after 19+ months of waiting. |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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