calanda's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Amanda
Beneficiary's Name: Calum
VJ Member: calanda
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2023-11-20
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Immigration Checklist for Amanda & Calum:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-06-14 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-06-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-11-27 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-12-15 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2019-01-08 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-01-15 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-01-21 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2019-01-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-02-20  Submit Review |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2019-03-01 |
| US Entry : |
2019-03-23 |
| Marriage : |
2019-03-27 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 159 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 244 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Orlando |
| POE Date : |
2019-03-23 Submit Review |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2019-04-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-04-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-05-01 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-12-16 Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-12-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2019-12-21 |
| Comments : |
USCIS scheduled my Green Card interview for 9/17/19, but I had to request a reschedule as I was going to be overseas on that date. |
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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 : |
2019-04-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-04-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-05-01 |
| Approved Date : |
2019-07-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-07-13 |
| Comments : |
Expedited EAD due to job offer:
July 2nd 2019 - Phoned USCIS to request expedite.
July 8th - Email from Tier 2 officer requesting evidence of meeting expedite criteria. I faxed the following documents to USCIS later that morning: cover letter, I-765 NOA1, job offer letter and itemised monthly budget spreadsheet I made showing our current expenses are greater than income.
July 9th - Case status (eGov) changed to card is being produced.
July 11th - Status changed to card has been mailed.
July 13th - Combo card and approval notices for I-765 and I-131 (all in separate envelopes) arrived in mail.
Took 11 days in total from calling USCIS to receiving card, including a weekend and a federal holiday (Independence Day).
I also emailed my US Representative to request assistance with expediting on the same day I first phoned USCIS, but I never received a reply.
Note also that only the online case status of my EAD changed and only on the eGov website, never my AP status despite receiving a combo card. There has never been any change to my case status on myUSCIS for any form I have ever filed (including I-129F). |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 98 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 : |
2019-04-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-04-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-07-13 |
| Comments : |
Expedited combo card due to job offer. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 98 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2021-10-19 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-10-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
2022-11-09 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-03-11 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-01-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2023-01-17 |
| Comments : |
3/11/22: Received notice that previous biometrics could be reused and an appointment wasn’t needed.
11/9/22: RFE as financial evidence did not span full duration of marriage. Sent additional documents (basically everything we had or could get with both our names on since we got married). |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2023-08-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-08-12 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-09-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2023-11-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2023-11-20 |
| Comments : |
Was sent straight from interview downstairs for oath ceremony. Interview was at 1:15pm, I had my naturalization certificate in hand by 2pm. |
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US CIS Local Office ReviewsTimeline Comments: 4Hi, can I ask what the process was for expediting due to a job offer? Was it that you were transferring your job to USA with same company? Had a job offer in place before entering the USA?
Really interested to know. Thank you.
Hi Missanna, I’ve now written in the comments above what my process was for expediting. I didn’t have a job offer in place when coming over, I was just very lucky and met someone at an event that was in the right industry. They emailed my resumé to their colleague and they offered me a job! Sorry, I know that’s not super helpful, but I definitely feel that getting a job here is more about meeting the right people whatever the industry.
Thank you so much for the sweet updates of your EAD expedited process Calanda! It's super duper helpful, didn't even know this is one of the possibilities. Good luck with your interview rescheduling and of cause the interview as well!
No it’s for k1 visa. Was writing in panic and must have found the wrong thread
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17Miller on 2019-08-20 said: