ML915's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Andrew
Beneficiary's Name: Marie
VJ Member: ML915
Country: Norway
Last Updated: 2019-08-12
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Immigration Checklist for Andrew & Marie:
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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 : |
Sweden |
| I-129F Sent : |
2017-09-18 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2017-09-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-03-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-04-05 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-04-06 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-04-09 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-04-10 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2018-04-10 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2018-04-10 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-05-24 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-06-06 |
| US Entry : |
2018-06-13 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 182 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 245 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-08-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-09-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-11-09 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-06-05 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| 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 : |
2018-08-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-09-03 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
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| Date Card Received : |
2019-08-06 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between October 22, 2018 and November 1, 2018*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2018-09-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-09-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 106 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sweden
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 29, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my interview at the USE in Stockholm on 24. May. My appointment was at 8.30 and I was about an hour early so there I was the first person in the immigration line. Like people have noted before there's a line inside a glass "waiting room" and then there's the line for immigration visas just outside on the sidewalk (you can see pictures of this on google street view if you wanna see for yourself before you get there) where I got in line. Just past 08.00 I was called to the window of the security building you need to go through where I showed my passport through the window and opened my bag so they could see it's content. I was told to take my jacket off, turn around, lift my feet so they could see the bottom of my shoes and then I was let inside to do the metal detector/airport type screening. There they took my phone, charger and lighter, and I got a "coat ticket" so I could get them when I left. I was told to follow the yellow line which leads you onto a sidewalk where you walk 50 m or something to the building where your interview takes place.
VERY LONG STORY
A security man asked me what visa I was interviewing for and directed me to window 7 (Side note: The security people don't know which visas are which categories - multiple people tried asking them when we were in line. If you're K1 you're there for immigration purpose so stick to the immigration line). As I was the first one there I was awkwardly standing by the window with no one in it for a few minutes before a Swedish man came up and told me he was gonna take my documents. He took my DS-160 and my birth certificate, then started hesitating and talking to himself, so naturally I panicked. He told me they were training staff across the different departments and this was the first time he had done this. He had to check with a colleague that my flerspråklig fødselsattest was ok to use (even though it's in English), he also told me my police certificate (exhaustive - ordered online specifically for US immigration) was invalid because the signature wasn't original which really made me panic. He asked his colleague in the back and she literally just shrugged and said it's fine and normal. Then he went on to ask for my other documents - 134 and support, relationship evidence. He asked when I did my medical (25. April) and he told me they would receive it soon, even though I saw a copy of it in HIS copy of my file!! So I replied they already sent it a while ago - I didn't want them to put me in some "waiting pile", he said yeah sure I'm sure it'll get here soon and I awkwardly kept going no I think it's here, I'm pretty sure, cause I didn't know how to tell him it was right under his nose! I convinced him to look through the papers to be sure so he did find it. Despite almost killing me multiple times he was really lovely about it and he made small talk about our relationship throughout. He then asked me if I had my envelope, at this point he's made so many "mistakes" that I just told him "I'm meant to get one from you" so he laughed and started looking for one and asked me if I had brought a stamp for it, which I obviously hadn't and the same colleague half shouted from the back "we give her the stamp as well" - it was casual, it was tense, it was super weird!
I sat back down for 40 minutes before I was called for the actual interview with an American guy. This guy was really confusing - something about him made me feel like my very existence was an inconvenience to him and I just didn't feel welcome at all which was the complete opposite of the first guy and all the reviews I've read. At first he wasn't so much asking questions as he was fact checking specific things that he seemed to already know (Tell me how you met/So you guys met in London?). This made me assume that he knew our whole story so there was some confused back and forth and I felt like a rambling mess. He was taking notes on his computer as I was talking and explaining, looking at me occasionally when he asked questions like he didn't really care what I was saying. I was convinced after two minutes that I was gonna be denied cause he just looked like he didn't believe anything my rambling ass was saying. Towards the end he asked questions about me specifically (what do you wanna do in America/Do you like LA so far?) and then told me my visa was approved and I could expect to get my passport back within two weeks in the most aloof manner.
I don't know if he was also in a new department which made him uncomfortable or he was just having a bad day or whatever but although he was just doing his job it was definitely more uncomfortable than I thought it would be.
TLDR; They are training staff across departments which makes for some confusion so try to stay calm and trust your eight months of preparation. |
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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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
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