ds2's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: A
Beneficiary's Name: D
VJ Member: ds2
Country: India
Last Updated: 2024-02-18
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Immigration Checklist for A & D:
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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 : |
Mumbai, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-03-13 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-03-16 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-09-24 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-10-10 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2018-10-12 |
| NVC Left : |
2018-10-16 |
| Consulate Received : |
2018-10-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2018-11-30 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-12-07 |
| US Entry : |
2019-04-04 |
| Marriage : |
2019-06-02 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 192 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 259 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2019-04-04 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2019-06-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-07-15 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2020-09-23 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-09-23 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| 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 : |
2019-07-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-11-20 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-11-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 142 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-01 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-11-25 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 142 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2022-06-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-06-29 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-07-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2024-01-09 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
7/12 - Biometrics waived
N400 and I751 Combo Interview |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Newark NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2023-06-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-06-26 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-06-26 |
| Interview Date : |
2024-01-09 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2024-03-11 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Mumbai, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 3, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
I (the beneficiary) had my consular interview on Nov 30, it was scheduled at 7:15 am, I got there at 6:30 am along with my U.S. petitioner and were asked to stand across the road on the other side and advised that it will be announced once they are ready to take applicants in beginning with immigrant visa (including K1) applicants.
Around 7 am, one of the security guys in purple shirt started shouting something which wasn't audible to me, so I wasn't sure if he was calling immigrant visa applicants or non-immigrant visa applicants. Turned out he was calling immigrant visa applications and people had already started to form a line and I got to be in the first few in the line. If you want to be the first, rush towards the security guy shouting at his first shout if you are applying for an immigrant visa.
As you are standing in the line, you will be asked for your passport and appointment confirmation later, the U.S. petitioner, if present there will need to present the U.S. passport. After checking, they let you in where you go through a security check, please make sure to get with you only the things that are allowed in the embassy, otherwise, you'll end up wasting time trying to find a place outside the embassy to keep it safe. Note - Fitbits and Smartwatches are not allowed inside, jewellery, belt and regular watches are allowed inside, not sure about wallet so you can carry cash in pocket.
After the security check, they direct you to the interview area where there are around 15 windows. They make you stand in a line and ask you to put all the documents required at the window in order, Passport, Ds-160 Stamped Confirmation Page, Birth Certificate of Beneficiary, A Copy of birth certificate, Appointment confirmation letter.
Once you are standing in the line with these documents arranged, you will be waiting to be sent to one of the windows as they start opening at around 730am, the first time at the window, they will check the documents mentioned above, and then ask for I-134 form along with all the supporting documents you have got, so I gave them all, but she kept only I-134 signed form, IRS transcripts, Pay Stubs and W-2s and returned additional documents we had taken like Bank Letter, Employment Letter, Bank Statements. She then processed all the documents, asked for my old passport because it had my US Tourist Visa, so make sure to carry that if you have a visa in the old passport, and then she assigned us a token number. She also asked if this is the first time we are getting married (probably to check if she needs to ask for a divorce certificate)
After that we were just waiting for our token number to be called, which took shorter than expected, about 30 mins max, probably because we were the first few in the line. The interview lasted around 10 mins. My petitioner had come to the window with me once our token number was called, and then was asked if she is the petitioner and then asked to sit. I was then being asked the following questions, not in this order:
1) Who is calling you?
2) How did you guys meet?
3) When did you meet her?
4) When did you meet her family and when did she meet your family?
5) What are your wedding plans?
6) Tell me about your favourite restaurant in New York (my fiancee is from NY)
He then asked me to call my fiance and told us together that we are approved, and will receive a text and email once the visa is ready and then we leave the consulate, and gave us the approved white slip. We were really happy!
If you have any additional questions you can reach out to me personally and I will be glad you help!
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Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: New York City NY
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 3, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my interview on 23rd Sept at 12:05pm and it went like a breeze. Got there at 1130am and was let in, went through airport type security check even had to remove shoes, then went up to 7th floor to a room where the person at the window asked for the interview letter and gave us a token number and asked us to go to another room and wait for our number to be called, we went to the other room (people were social distancing) and were expecting to wait for 1-2 hours but our number was called and the IO thanked us for coming early for our interview and took us to her office where she asked us to sit (she told my USC wife to sit on the middle chair and told me to sit on the aisle chair) then she made both of us take an oath. She was very nice and told us if she asks any embarassing questions its just part of the process even though she didnt ask any such questions she asked where we met how we met and when we met each others family how is our relation with each others family, asking for wedding pictures and askes us to point out people in a couple of wedding pictures and kept a couple. She didnt want any other documents but we asked her again and she kept our joint bank account statements and joint tax return. She said since I got my medical done in 8 months prior to submitting my aos application I would need to do it again but I took out the I693 instructions page to show her that as long as you submit your file within a year of medical its fine so I would suggest everyone to take the instructions page or get a new medical done to avoid any delays. At the end she said she is going to approve us shortly after we leave and we should have our green card in 2 weeks. She escorted us out then and before we even reached home our case status updated to new card is being produced followed by multiple case updates and I got my GC on Sept 30. All in all a very good experience thanks to our very nice IO and ofcourse all of you who have been with us in every step of this journey. All done for 1 year and 9 months. |
| Harassment Level : |
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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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