papasmf's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jason
Beneficiary's Name: Theresa
VJ Member: papasmf
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2022-04-23
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Immigration Checklist for Jason & Theresa:
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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 : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-09-22 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-09-27 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-10-21 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-11-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-11-16 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-11-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-11-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-12-27  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-01-03 |
| US Entry : |
2017-02-03 |
| Marriage : |
2017-04-08 |
| Comments : |
Received email/text receipt and notice of NOA1 sent in the mail on 9-27-2016, awaiting form I-797 in mail
Update - received I-797 NOA1 notice of receipt in mail on Saturday, October 1st. Can now track case on USCIS case tracker site. Tracker currently states last action was on 9-28-2016, case status says Case was Received on 9-23-2016 and notice of receipt mailed.
NOA2 email/text received 9:45pm CST from CSC, case approved - 10-21-2016
NOA2 letter received in the mail today - 10-27-2016, now have alien registration number and approval is valid until 02-20-2017, awaiting NVC receipt of approved application
NVC received our petition on 11-14-2016. Called them on 11-15, and they received it on the day before I called. As of 11-15-2016, we are awaiting assignment of embassy case number. They told us to allow for up to six weeks for that, and that we'd be notified. Plan on continuing to call until we get our case number and can track it online again.
NVC case number assigned on 11-16-2016, case status "At NVC", tracker provides incorrect information stating to follow 6 steps related to CR-1 and K3 visas, ignore this if your case is a K1 like our's, no need to do DS-261, etc for fiance visa, this is an error in the online tracker
Case status checked again the next day, case is "In Transit" to Manila embassy as of 11-17-2016
Case status checked today and case has been received by the embassy in Manila as of 11-21-2016, marked "Ready" on the tracker
Interview date set for 12-27-2016! We could have chosen Dec 1st for an earlier date but chose the 27th so we could both attend our interview together (petitioner and beneficiary)
Received approval email from Manila embassy last night on 12-16-2016, stating that we can schedule our interview. Medical will be on 12-19-2016, interview still set for 12-27-2016.
NOTE: we made a mistake on our interview appointment scheduling and scheduled it with an old DS-160. I called the embassy on 12-15-2016 and the interview scheduler helped us correct it and emailed us a new appointment confirmation with the same interview date and correct DS-160
Medical done at St Luke's on 12-19, and returned there on 12-20 for immunizations and results. Results given on 12-20-2016 came back as "passed", interview still on schedule for 12-27-2016 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 24 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 91 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2017-02-03 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Received back vaccinations worksheet, got entry stamp w/ K1, officer was nice and congratulated upcoming marriage - did not receive EAD card or passport stamp, can't recall if fingerprints were taken (maybe) |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2017-05-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-06-01 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-06-06 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-06-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2018-06-12 |
| Comments : |
Received NOA1 hard copy on May 13, 2017, received text / email on May 9
Biometrics appointment letter received on May 19, 2017, appointment scheduled for June 1 |
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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 : |
2017-05-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-06-01 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-08-17 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Received NOA1 hard copy on May 13, 2017, received text / email on May 9, actual NOA 1 date printed on it is May 3 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 107 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 : |
2017-05-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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| Comments : |
Received NOA1 hard copy on May 13, 2017, received text / email on May 9, actual NOA 1 date printed on it is May 3 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 107 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Texas Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2020-05-28 |
| 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 : |
2020-09-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2020-09-24 |
| Comments : |
NOA date was 2020-07-01, I get an error when I try to enter that date. Biometrics skipped due to covid, AOS fingerprints re-used, interview skipped also, went from NOA to approved. New card being produced on Sept 18th, 4 days before approval date given. Approval notice received in the mail roughly two weeks after having GC in hand. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Date Filed : |
2021-08-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-08-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2021-08-18 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-04-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
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| Comments : |
NOA 1 and Biometrics notice received on the same day we filed for it online. Biometrics notice informed us that no appointment was needed as they were able to use previous data from adjustment of status (same occurred with removal of conditions). Interview letter received April 5, 2022, scheduled for April 23, 2022.
Update 4/23/22 - successful interview, awaiting oath ceremony date. May need to reschedule depending on how quickly that comes and is scheduled due to travel out of the country in two weeks, for six weeks. Will update again when we find out. |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: New York City NY
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 6, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
Interview went well (this was on June 6, 2017 - just updating my timeline today), we were not approved in-office before we left however. The officer claimed we needed form I-693, a new medical exam/vaccinations done here in the U.S. She believed that the medical exam we did in the Philippines for our K1 was no longer valid because it had been more than a year between the interview and her medical exam.
We anticipated this might occur and had brought a print-out of form I-693inst page 8 (top portion of the form highlighted), which states that the 1 year requirement is not between the medical exam and the interview, but for having filed for AOS within 1 year of having the overseas medical exam - which we did do.
Fortunately, the officer agreed to take this up with her boss, but would not be approving us until getting clarification on the requirement, and sent us home telling us to wait for their reply. On our way home from the interview, within 2 hours, we received a text message with the approval for the green card.
(updated on June 6, 2020) |
| Harassment Level : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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