domokunrox's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Paul
Beneficiary's Name: Chiaki
VJ Member: domokunrox
Country: Japan
Last Updated: 2021-08-31
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Immigration Checklist for Paul & Chiaki:
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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 : |
Tokyo, Japan |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-04-26 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-05-02 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-09-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-10-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2017-10-11 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-10-16 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-10-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-10-21 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2017-10-31 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-11-01 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-11-13 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-11-15 |
| US Entry : |
2017-11-21 |
| Marriage : |
2018-01-12 |
| Comments : |
Change of address made June 2017 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 144 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 195 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Seattle |
| POE Date : |
2017-11-21 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
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| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Denver CO |
| Date Filed : |
2018-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-07-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
2019-02-05 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-08-07 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-02-05 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-02-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2019-02-28 |
| Comments : |
On Feb 5 at interview, the Officer gave us an RFE. Very upsetting because she asked to send in RFE for items which were irreverent. The additional problem was also that the officer HAD NOT received our file and could not make a decision until she was able to review it. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2018-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-07-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-08-07 |
| Approved Date : |
2018-11-16 |
| Date Card Received : |
2018-11-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 128 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2020-12-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-01-16 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-08-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2021-08-18 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Tokyo, Japan
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 13, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
The embassy was not busy in the morning hours on this particular day, so it was a 45 minutes or less total time inside.
First, paperwork. Second, Fingerprinting. Third, Interview. All of which didn't take long. The interview itself was about 5 minutes and my fiancee was nervous about it in the past week. With some encouragement and with some preparation, its an easy process. I checked reviews to try to get some insight on the interview itself, and I've noticed that there are questions that MUST be asked, so for anyone wondering what those are.
How did you meet?
When did you first meet in person? (Question is likely dependent on if you met online somehow)
When was your last physical meeting?
Is this your first marriage? What about him?
Have you met his family?
Have you ever lived in another country?
What are his hobbies?
I wanted to point out that her particular interviewer didn't smile at all in the whole process or even say good morning back to her when she came to the window. Rather, was met with "Please wait a moment" followed by "How did you first meet?"
However, if there was a question asked and it wasn't understood they switched right over to Japanese and asked.
Reason being that I can't rate a perfect score is that generally when someone says good morning, you should probably say good morning back to them.
I also wanted to point out that our experience might really only be similar to someone else who might be similar. We were incredibly well prepared and every paper and bit of evidence was available to them at any time.
I hope this helps |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Denver CO
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 22, 2019 |
| Embassy Review : |
We brought everything that was asked for in the interview notice paper.
Everything in this AOS was fine up to the point where nit pickyness came in and further delayed the production of my wife's greencard. The interviewer wanted to see my old passport with my entry stamps into Japan (This is irrelevant). Then she wanted to see pictures, and we gladly showed pictures on our phone.
Her request to approve this AOS was for us to send a photocopy of my (sponsor) old and expired passport endorsement page for entry stamps and copies of recent pictures.
She also did not have my K-1 filing accessible to her.
This stunt caused a 2 week delay on approving our case.
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Poor |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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