tanderson64's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Timothy
Beneficiary's Name: Irina
VJ Member: tanderson64
Country: Russia
Last Updated: 2022-10-28
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Immigration Checklist for Timothy & Irina:
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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 : |
Moscow, Russia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-04-06 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-04-10 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-08-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-08-23 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2017-08-23 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-08-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-08-30 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-09-01 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-10-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-12-30 |
| US Entry : |
2018-01-01 |
| Marriage : |
2018-01-23 |
| Comments : |
Visa delayed for 6 week TB test. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 123 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 198 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Portland OR |
| Date Filed : |
2018-02-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-03-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
2018-04-02 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-04-05 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-10-18 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-10-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2018-11-2 |
| Comments : |
Smooth easy process, just takes time... |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2020-09-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-09-08 |
| RFE(s) : |
2021-05-04 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-07-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Portland OR |
| Date Filed : |
2022-05-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-05-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2022-09-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2022-09-27 |
| Comments : |
Get one of the US citizenship books from Amazon and study the questions. They asked 10 questions straight from the book we studied. After passing the interview, took the oath and received certificate the same day. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Moscow, Russia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 31, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
For this interview appointment there was myself (petitioner), my fiancee and her daughter and son. Interview was time was 0900 on October 25. We arrived at the embassy at 0830, and there was no one out front - we expected to see a line. So we asked a guard where to go because there are 3 guard shacks along the embassy building. When you face the embassy from Bolshoy Devyatinsky Lane you will enter on the far right side of the embassy building.
We went through security, and then checked in for the interview. The staff asked for a copy of the appointment confirmation letter and international passports. They checked the passports and confirmation letter against the DS-160's they had on file. For K1 interviews at the US embassy in Moscow, the petitioner is allowed to attend the interview and their name is on the interview list - so you do not need to call the embassy to add your name to the list to enter the embassy.
Note: before you go to interview, make sure the bar code number for the DS-160 matches the number you enter on the US Travel Docs web site - the letter O and number zero look the same.
After they verified the passports, confirmation letter and DS-160's, they gave us a large green card for "immigration visa appointment" and a number. We sat in the main waiting room for about 30 minutes. There were about 10 other people waiting here. It appeared that everyone was waiting for immigration visa interviews because they all had the same green cards we had.
They call people in groups to go upstairs to another very small waiting room. In this room, they will call you up to a window and you will present your documents - copies of DS-160's, 2 passport style photos, international passports, copy of passports, birth certificates, copies of birth certificates, police reports and they asked for I-134 affidavit of support and my 2016 tax returns. I also had translations for the police reports and birth certificates.
Some of the other people there did not have all there documents - so make sure you have all your documents! Everything is listed here - https://ru.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/fiancee-visa/the-interview/
After they reviewed and filed our documents, we went to another room and waited for about 10 minutes. They called my fiancee's name, and we went into the interview room. The staff member conducting the interview sits behind a window. He was a very nice man. He introduced himself and asked my fiancee if it was OK to do the interview in English. Questions he asked: tell me the story of your relationship, when and where did you meet, how many times, he asked for pictures from visits, he asked me where I worked. That's it. The interview was about 5 minutes - and then he said everything was good and the visa's were approved.
All the staff was very nice and professional. Great experience. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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