Kürbis&Tannenbaum's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Tannenbaum Beneficiary's Name: Kürbis VJ Member: Kürbis&Tannenbaum Country: Germany Last Updated: 2024-10-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Tannenbaum & Kürbis:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany I-129F Sent : 2018-09-08 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-09-17 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2019-02-04 NVC Received : 2019-03-19 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2019-03-19 Consulate Received : 2019-03-30 Packet 3 Received : 2019-03-30 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-04-03 Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-05-20 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-06-07 US Entry : 2019-08-13 Marriage : 2019-08 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 140 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 245 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Boston POE Date : 2019-08-13 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : No difficulty getting through Point of Entry.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Hartford CT Date Filed : 2019-09-07 NOA Date : 2019-09-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-10-11 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-10-27 Approval / Denial Date : 2020-10-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2020-10-31 Comments : green card showed 10 year expiration, which is incorrect as we had been married for less than 2 years, and should therefore have a 2 year conditional green card. Sent it back to USCIS in June 2021 (filed I-90 indicating USCIS error). As of May 2022 have not heard back from USCIS, other than a notice of receipt in July 2021.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-09-07 NOA Date : 2019-09-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-10-11 Approved Date : 2020-04-20 Date Card Received : 2020-04-25 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 226 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-09-07 NOA Date : 2019-09-11 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2020-04-25 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 226 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2022-08-12 NOA Date : 2022-08-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2024-05-09 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2024-05-23 Comments : no RFE, Biometrics were reused, no interview

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 21, 2019 Embassy Review : As my interview for K1 in Frankfurt was yesterday, I want to give a review of what happened: I was at the consulate at 8.55 and I left at ~1.05 p.m. I received a ticket at the counter, after a consular officer outside the building asked me what the purpose of my visit was. Then, I was waiting for like 20 minutes outside the building in front of a door. I was supposed to go in when I hear a metallic clicking noise, and I could see the line inside the building through a window in the door. After I entered the building there was the security check, which was really fast for me. I didn't even have to take of my shoes or something (just the belt) and they quickly checked my luggage. The lady smiled about my organized folder and handed it back to me. Then, I was told to leave this building and walk along some path to another building. This other building was totally different from what I expected; it was super big, bright and friendly. There even was a kiosk that you could buy snacks at in case you'd get hungry. javascript:emoticon('') In this building there was a lady who handed me a sheet of paper that explained how the interview will be conducted. I then stood in a line at a counter and was asked to confirm my mailing address. Then, I waited in the seated area with about 30 other people. After ~ 1 hour I was summoned as well to a counter. The officer asked me if I have children and if I have been married before and some documents. I was told to sit and wait again for the actual interview. I waited probably for 2 hours or so. Then finally my number was called. The officer asked if I wanted to conduct the interview in German or in English and I chose English. Before he was asking questions, I had to take an oath and swear (with right hand up) and he took my finger prints of both hands. These were the questions: - How did you meet? - When exactly did you meet online? - Have you been married before? - Has he been married before? - Do you have kids? - Does he have kids? - Who proposed to whom? - When exactly did he propose to you? - Do your parents not want you to have a big celebration in Germany with family and friends? - When did you meet in person for the first time? - When did you last see each other? - Before you met: Was there already a love relationship established? (I said yes; and then he said "Aha, the wonder of modern communication systems" or something like this :D ) - Where did you first meet him? - Where will you get married? - When do you want to get married? - Where will you live? I don't know how long it took overall, but I'd say 10-15 minutes. I was surprised that I was not asked by anyone to hand out my DS-160 confirmation page (granted, I sent it via mail along with the other documents), but neither was I asked about the appointment confirmation page or passport photos. Overall, everyone was very nice to me and I had a good experience at the consulate. Rating : Very Good

Local US CIS Office Review: Hartford CT Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : October 31, 2020 Embassy Review : We had our AOS interview during COVID. Found metered parking nearby and went to the municipal building (don't bring your phone!). After going through security, the office is just right around the corner of the entrance. We checked in for our appointment and the worker wanted all the documents we planned to present in advance (proof of relationship and the other documents that were specified to bring per the interview invite we received). We waited for under 5 minutes and were called to go already! The interview was in the personal office of one of the officers. She greeted us and swore us in (oath to be truthful), then started going through the new documentation we submitted while we waited. She asked for our passports to compare to the scanned copies, but other than that nothing new needed. The interview itself was less than 30 minutes, of which half was just the officer going through our documents and asking occasional clarification questions. We went through the whole i-485 form again to confirm everything was correct and make adjustments (for example, the beneficiary had since found a job per EAD so the officer updated the form to note that), then read off 50 questions that were already asked, i.e. have you ever committed a crime, and so forth. After that, the officer/beneficiary signed the corrected i-485 form. Then we had 15 minutes of 'small talk', with some topics below. At the end, the officer said she believed we were married and expected to complete her work by the same day. We received the green card in the mail just 3-4 business days later. Questions from small-talk: -Tell me how you met your spouse -Tell me about the wedding / current living conditions -Tell me about your (beneficiary) family, have you/they visited since the wedding? -What are your future goals (mostly geared towards living arrangements + jobs/careers) -Tell me about your job, what do you do (petitioner) Harassment Level : Very Good

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