Balaji_v's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Balaji Beneficiary's Name: Balaji VJ Member: Balaji_v Country: India Last Updated: 2022-05-12 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Balaji & Balaji:

Dept of State Other Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

Other Visa Event Date NVC Received : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2017-02-08 Comments :

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Boston POE Date : 2017-02-08 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Detroit MI Date Filed : 2018-05-31 NOA Date : 2018-06-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2018-06-28 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2018-10-24 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2018-10-24 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2018-10-30 Comments : Immigration officer is a sweet lady and she appears to have gone through my file thoroughly and she didn’t ask for any proofs or anything else. Just the yes no questions on the form I485 and she said we are approved and I should get my greencard in a week. So totally it was a very easy interview and we are out within 20 minutes.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2018-05-31 NOA Date : 2018-06-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2018-06-28 Approved Date : 2018-09-24 Date Card Received : 2018-09-29 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 116 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2018-05-31 NOA Date : 2018-06-11 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2018-09-29 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 116 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Nebraska Service Center Date Filed : 2020-08-20 NOA Date : 2020-08-27 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2020-10-15 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2021-06-11 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2021-06-14 Comments : Sent the Package on 08/20/2020 and received the NOA on 08/27/2020. Got Biometrics reused from AOS stage and received a letter from USCIS dated 10/15/2020. Update: New Card produced on 06/11/2021.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Detroit MI Date Filed : 2021-07-26 NOA Date : 2021-07-26 Bio. Appt. : 2021-07-28 Interview Date : 2022-01-27 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2022-04-26 Comments : I got approved 70 days after my Naturalization interview due to A-file delay. Now waiting for Oath ceremony date. Officially US Citizen. Did my Oath yesterday.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : October 25, 2018 Embassy Review : We had our AOS interview yesterday at the Detroit Field office and we got approved on the Spot . Our appointment is at 11:20AM and we reached there and passed through the security around 11:00. And we waited in the large waiting area for about 40 minutes until the Office called my name for the interview. The IO is a very sweet middle aged white lady and she appeared to have gone through my application thoroughly and the moment we walked into her office, she said she doesn't have any questions about the validity of my marriage and she just need to verify some basic information and she would approve my green-card. Everything went very smooth. She just verified the stuff on the forms like my DOB, parents names, current address and when i came into US, what visa statuses i had and so on. And then the mandatory YES/NO questions from form I-485. And then she asked my wife if its her signature on the forms and she checked with me about my signatures as well. The interview lasted for about 15 or 20 minutes and at the end, she said she just approved the Green-card and she ordered for the card. I requested to see if she can place the I-551 stamp on my passport but she said it's only required if I am travelling within the next one or two weeks outside the USA. So I didn't get a stamp on my passport. She explained about the conditional residency and we need to apply for ROC in about 21 months and made us sign a document referring to the 2 year conditional residency and removal of conditions. And we thanked the Immigration officer for her help and support and she walked us out to the waiting area and we thanked her and said good bye for now. So overall it was a great experience and very easy than i expected. The IO did't even ask for any originals or any documents. We brought with us a whole bunch of documents and 4 albums of pictures. But she did't even look at them. So I believe a strong application with good explanation letter about evolution of relationship helped us alot. The IO even commented it to my wife who wrote the "Evolution of relationship letter" that she loved how my wife explained everything in her letter addressing the officer. Harassment Level : Very Good

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