SazKap's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Sarah
Beneficiary's Name: Daniel
VJ Member: SazKap
Country: Cuba
Last Updated: 2024-09-12
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Immigration Checklist for Sarah & Daniel:
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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 : |
Bogota, Colombia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-05-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-06-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-12-15 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-01-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-01-19 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-01-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-01-29 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2018-01-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2018-01-26 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-02-21 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-02-23 |
| US Entry : |
2018-03-24 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
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Your I-129f was approved in 192 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 260 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2018-05-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
2018-06-16 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-06-21 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-08-05 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-08-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2019-08-09 |
| Comments : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2018-05-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2018-11-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2018-11-13 |
| Comments : |
After 150 days, called USCIS to submit an inquiry. They promised a response within 2 weeks. Response appears to be approval. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 166 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 : |
2018-05-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2018-11-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 166 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2021-07-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-08-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-01-08 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2022-05-05 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
No interview |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Santa Ana CA |
| Date Filed : |
2023-10-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-10-10 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-10-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2024-01-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2024-01-09 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 22, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our appointment was at 8am and as others have reported, everyone waiting for interviews is gathered across the street from a park where they announce appointment times over a loud speaker. When each appointment time is called, a rush of people with that appointment line up to queue to enter the embassy grounds.
Once inside, we lined up for our first documents check - the woman who reviewed our documents told me we were missing MY (petitioner's) birth certificate - and that my passport wouldn’t suffice. She asked me 2 or 3 times if I was certain I didn’t bring it and then gave us our green stickers (that said “Kâ€) and gave me a look like ‘yikes, that was a big mistake.’ Turned out to be a non-issue - I was never asked for it again.
We queued up in front of a set of windows where a dude went through our documents again, opened our sealed medical envelope and clipped a few things together:
Clip #1: passport & passport photos, birth cert, DS-160, Antecedentes Penales & medical docs
Clip #2: I-134, letter of employment & taxes
He also asked for our email addresses and phone numbers.
After that, we walked over to a guy in a red jacket who highlighted my fiance’s name on a list of appointments and gave us an appointment number. We walked over to the waiting area and watched people get called up for their interview. We chatted with a bunch of folks in the waiting area and it helped pass the time. We didn’t see a single person walk away from the interview windows unhappy.
Our number was called and we got in a smaller line in front of the interview windows and finally we ended up with a kind-looking black gentleman (maybe in his early 30s? My fiance wasn’t sure if he was American or not). The interview was quick - maybe less than 10 minutes. First he asked my fiance who was petitioning for him; he pointed to me and said “mi novia.†I couldn’t see him very well due to the reflection on the window but every once I could see him looking at me while Daniel answered his questions. We got these questions:
What is her name?
Where was she born?
What does she do for work?
How many times have you met?
How did you meet?
How did you get engaged?
He looked through our pictures and emails and then got up and walked away for a bit - when he came back he had a yellow slip in his hand which he gave to my fiance and explained that he was approved and the visa would be ready in less than a week.
That was it! I was confused at first because I was expecting a pink slip and also expecting to be asked a few questions as well but it was over in a flash. It was almost too fast/easy that it felt too good to be true - it took a few minutes for it to sink in that we were done, we had passed and could relax. When we passed the waiting area, some of the folks we had been chatting with hugged us and congratulated us and that’s when we finally let out a huge sigh of relief, gave each other a huge hug and kiss and then high fived.
Overall, it was a very seamless experience. |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 3Hey. Are yoi from NY as well? My fiance is Cuban. I almost regret not marrying there and filing cr1 as it is moving faster these days. Marrying in Cuba was very expensive. Any updates on EAD?
Hi Leslie,
Sorry just seeing this now - yes, we're in NY. We just received EAD approval today. Was a much longer wait than expected.
Where in Cuba is your fiance from?
Havana. We are still waiting on noa2. Hopefully things move fast. Im in a fb group called Cuba Ever After with other US and some Canadian citizens who are married engaged to Cubans if you're interested. There are about 12 of us in NY. Hopefully we can have a lil Cuban community here. Lol Thanks for your reply.
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LeslieandAlex on 2018-09-13 said: