Leili's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Lei
Beneficiary's Name: Li
VJ Member: Leili
Country: China
Last Updated: 2019-01-29
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Immigration Checklist for Lei & Li:
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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 : |
Guangzhou, China |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-03-30 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-04-04 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-09-01 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-09-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2017-09-11 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-09-14 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-09-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-09-23 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2017-10-09 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-11-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-12-20 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-01-09 |
| US Entry : |
2018-02-27 |
| Marriage : |
2018-03-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 150 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 260 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Seattle |
| POE Date : |
2018-02-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
A long line, but otherwise easy. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Helena MT |
| Date Filed : |
2018-05-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
2018-10-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-05-25 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-10-18 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-01-04 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2019-01-08 |
| Comments : |
USCIS personnel at our AOS interview in Helena, MT were very friendly. The interview took 45 minutes, but in the end we were told that we had provided inadequate documentation to prove that our marriage was bona fide. They immediately mailed us an RFE (11/20/18 deadline) requesting additional documentation to prove that we were 1) residing together, 2) financially bound, 3) photographed together as a family, and 4) encountered by others who would swear to the authenticity of our marriage. We gathered and then submitted all of the requested evidence on 11/8/18. We never got any type of confirmation that our RFE packet had been received, and as the weeks wore on we began to worry that something bad had happened to our packet. Finally, on 12/17/18, I called the USCIS's toll-free number to check on my wife's case status, but the agent wouldn't speak to me without my wife there to give her verbal permission. On 12/21/18, we called again together, and then the agent who we spoke to would not say if our RFE packet had been receive. He only gave us the agency's patent answer "USCIS has 60 days from the day when your RFE packet was received to process the case." We decided that answer was code for "yes we got it..." and so we went back to waiting patiently for the decision. We feared that the government shutdown would add more time to the process, but then on 1/4/19 the case status website changed to saying that my wife's green card had been approved and that it would be arriving soon, which it did. |
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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 : |
2018-05-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2018-09-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2018-09-07 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 124 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 : |
2018-05-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-05-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2018-09-05 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 124 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 20, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiancée (Li) flew into Guangzhou the day before her medical exam. The exam costed 1000 RMB, and it was scheduled at 7:15 a.m. on a Thursday. Li arrived at the exam exactly on time, and then she was given a waiting ticket that indicated that she was 13th in line that morning. Her exam was completed, and she was out of the building in about 2 hours. Li said it was very simple and easy, including a check of general health/vision/hearing, a blood draw, and they gave her a list of inoculations to get after arriving in the US. Her consulate interview was six days later, and she spent those extra days visiting friends and family in the GZ/HK area. Because this all took place during December, Li was happy to escape winter’s grasp on her home in Wuhan for a week in the warm south. Li returned to GZ the night prior to her Consulate interview, and she stayed in a hotel that she said was a 5-minute walk from the Consulate. Her interview was at 8:15 a.m. the following morning, a Wednesday. She arrived in the consulate line a few minutes early, and she was let into the building right on schedule. In her appointment notification letter, Li had been instructed not to bring any electronic device (including phone) to the consulate building. She took all the required printed materials for the interview, including a printed stack of our emails and our WeChat call log. She submitted paperwork at two windows before waiting in que for the actual interview. Li had a concern about being required to interview in English, because she sometimes had trouble bringing the correct English words and phrases into her mind. The consulate officer who interviewed Li gave her the option of languages, and she choose to use English with Chinese reserved for the tough spots. Li had chosen not to practice in advance answering any of the mock interview questions that can be found online. In the months preceding, she mostly expressed relaxed confidence that she could satisfactorily answer any interview question with simple honestly. However, Li’s nerves did set in during the final two weeks leading up to her interview. During that time, she read a couple scary online reviews of other applicants’ K1 visa interviews in which the visas had been denied for reasons unknown to the applicants. These accounts shocked Li, and she really started worrying about the disgrace she would experience if her visa was denied after such a huge investment of emotion, time and money. The only line of sharp questioning that Li and I anticipated was about the proximity of my divorce date to our first meeting date (they were 35 days apart). The reason for that short time was a good one, but it was too complicated even for me to easily explain. I did my best to concisely clarify the issue for Li, and for the consulate officer, within my letter of intent to marry, but I doubted the consulate officer would take time to read that, and in fact he did not read it. Out of all the materials that Li brought to the interview, the officer only asked to see our WeChat call log, and then he only glanced at that. In the end, Li breezed through the interview and was approved for her visa in about ten minutes. The questions that she was asked were “How did you meet your fiancé?†[Li’s answer: “eharmony.comâ€] and “How will you and your fiancé communicate?†[Li: “We already communicate ok but I will take ESL classes.â€]. After the interview, Li walked back to her hotel and called me at 9:45 a.m. The consulate told her to expect a 1-week wait before her visa would be delivered to her home. Li planned to celebrate her success by staying another week in the warmth of the area. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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