kikume's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: H
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: kikume
Country: Japan
Last Updated: 2020-03-23
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Immigration Checklist for H & M:
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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 : |
2017-10-10 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-10-13 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-04-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-04-27 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-05-02 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-05-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-05-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2018-05-16 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2018-05-21 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-06-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2018-08-02 |
| US Entry : |
2018-09-06 |
| Marriage : |
2018-10-20 |
| Comments : |
2018/06/18 - After interview, status changed to AP.
2018/07/26 - Visa changed from "immigrant" to "nonimmigrant", various status changes (AP -> Ready -> AP).
2018/07/27 - Visa issued.
2018/07/28 - Visa received in post but nationality printed incorrectly.
2018/07/30 - Passport sent back to embassy.
2018/08/01 - Visa reissued.
2018/08/02 - Visa received in post. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 174 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 248 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2018-09-06 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Santa Ana CA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-11-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-11-26 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-10-09 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-03-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2020-03-23 |
| Comments : |
Case was left under review despite a positive interview because the field office was missing my K-1 documentation that USCIS received when I first entered the US. Despite being told this would usually take 2 weeks to be sent to them, it took them forever to approve my case. I opened an inquiry case by calling USCIS in February, but no one ever followed up with more information. |
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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 : |
2018-11-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-03-19 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-03-23 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 137 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 : |
2018-11-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-11-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-03-23 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 137 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Tokyo, Japan
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 10, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
I was very surprised that our case took the time it did with the embassy after the interview, because all other previous stages for us were so straightforward.
Note: The Tokyo Embassy was backed up for interview slots till end of July 2018 when I tried to book around mid-May. Luckily with obsessive site checking, a slot opened up in mid-June.
On the day of the interview, I first had to spend at least 10 mins discussing with the embassy staff explaining that I was indeed half Chinese, but did not have a Chinese name. And even though I was born and lived in Hong Kong before, I did not have a Hong Kong passport. They finally understood and let me proceed with the interview.
The interviewer was not pleasant to talk to - she spent the entire time focused on her computer, and cut me off if my answers were more than one or two words long. Then she put me on administrative processing stating I was missing documentation, i.e. my resume, my Master's Degree transcript and a copy of my Hong Kong ID card. I did not get an explanation on why this was needed! I found out later researching on my own that my degree was on the Technology Alert List. They kept my passport at the time.
Overall I was in administrative processing for just over a month. The lousy review is due to the fact that I was repeatedly requested to submit documentation in addition to the above. I submitted the following docs in the sequence below, and each time I had to cover costs myself:
- Family register (koseki tohon), original and translated, despite having already submitted my birth certificate
- Copies of all pages of all previous passports
I was also asked to resend my resume and copies of all pages of my current passport via email... I sent the former and called customer service to tell them, "You have my passport. How can I provide copies?" I lost count of how many times I had to say that before it went through to the rep. And then it took a few more days until the embassy waived that part.
THE REAL CHERRY ON TOP was when I received my visa and my nationality was printed as "HNK", which I assume is Hong Kong, but there are THREE problems with this!
1. I am a Japanese passport holder. I even have a different country visa inside said passport with the correct nationality printed. How can you get that wrong???
2. THERE IS NO SUCH THING. I believe Hong Kong passport holders are listed as Chinese now (British National Overseas pre-1997).
3. Even if there was such thing, it would be spelled as "HKG".
I was told to send my passport back to the embassy at my own cost, and also enclose a prepaid envelope for return shipping afterwards. At least the visa change was free. But it cost me a few 3-4 more days of accommodation waiting around for them to finish. |
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Very Poor |
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POE Review: Los Angeles
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2018-09-06 |
| Embassy Review : |
Queued up for over an hour with my fiance - they let him join me in the queue. Queue took so long because when we flew in they didn't divide the queue up by US citizens, visa holders, ESTA etc, so we were all in the same line.
Despite the queue, our officer was very pleasant with us - his questions were more like normal friendly conversation and we even got a few jokes in. We were done in around 5 minutes, after he barely glanced at the front page of my I-129F form inside the packet he opened. 10/10 would do again  |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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