andreaam's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: A
Beneficiary's Name: A
VJ Member: andreaam
Country: Argentina
Last Updated: 2020-03-24
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Immigration Checklist for A & A:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2018-09-25 |
| Consulate : |
Argentina |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-09-12 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-09-19 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2019-02-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-02-28 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2019-02-28 |
| NVC Left : |
2019-03-05 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-03-08 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2019-03-12 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-03-27 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-04-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
I arrived at the embassy at 10:15am. I had it scheduled for 10:30. I went to a window and sayed I was there for a K1. They gave me a green folder where I put all the originals.
Once inside I went to the window 4 and they took my fingertips and then I just went inside the embassy and waited on the left. You don’t have to do the line with all the tourist visa.
10 minutes later, a lady called me through window 17 and asked me for the green folder. She told that was not the interview. I had everything she asked for. She asked me for another pair of the passport photos because she didn’t like the quality of the ones I sent. Luckily I had more with me so i was fine.
I went again to the waiting area on the left and after 15 minutes a consul called me through window 5. He made me swear that everything I was saying and the documents I presented were true.
The questions were: - how we met? - when and where we met? - what I was doing in US when we met? - when I came back from US the last time? - what he does for living? - what would I do for living? - where I will live? - how and when we got engaged? - when we will get marry
For the last two questions I didn’t have a formal answer since no one proposed in my case, we just discussed the fact that we both wanted to get marry. And then we don’t have a wedding date because we wanted to be done with this process first. I answered with the truth and made sure to the consul we are getting just is not going to be the traditional way.
The consul was serious the whole time. Not funny, empathetic or social at all. But he wasn’t mean or anything. The interview was in english. It was maybe 10 minutes long and then told me the visa was approved and that I should be receiving through dhl the closed envelope and passport.
At 11:30 I was walking out. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 146 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 218 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
2019-09-12 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-08-12 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2020-03-12 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-03-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2020-03-23 |
| Comments : |
We got a RFE on September 12 asking for a copy of my BC which we sent in the first place. We sent it again and arrived at USCIS on September 20th.
After that a long and painful nightmare started. We never got the update of ‘RFE response received’. We called and the told us to wait 60 days because that’s how long it can take to process RFE. After waiting 2 months I called again and made an inquiry. I received a really stupid answer from that (just saying my case was under normal processing time and not if they received my response). I made another inquiry but never got answer
On December 26 we called a Tier 2. He told is everything was fine and not to worry.
On December 28 we wrote to our congresswoman asking for help. At this point we didn’t have any proper answer if our case was still on hold or moving on. The congresswoman sent a letter and came back with an answer saying they never received the RFE response. This was really frustrating and nerve racking. After 3 months of waiting and being patient our case was still on hold.
The congresswoman sent a letter again asking for clarification because of all the contradiction. We contacted a lawyer and he did the same. They both sent a letter with all the proofs and facts.
On January 28 we got a case update online saying ‘RFE response received’. Finally! After 4 months. I don’t know if they lost it or what. But that meant more waiting.
On January 30, at 8am I got the update of Ready to Schedule Interview. And at noon O got the Interview Scheduled. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-08-12 |
| Approved Date : |
2020-02-10 |
| Date Card Received : |
2020-02-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 214 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2020-02-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 214 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Argentina
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 26, 2019 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived at the embassy at 10:15am. I had it scheduled for 10:30. I went to a window and sayed I was there for a K1. They gave me a green folder where I put all the originals.
Once inside I went to the window 4 and they took my fingertips and then I just went inside the embassy and waited on the left. You don’t have to do the line with all the tourist visa.
10 minutes later, a lady called me through window 17 and asked me for the green folder. She told that was not the interview. I had everything she asked for. She asked me for another pair of the passport photos because she didn’t like the quality of the ones I sent. Luckily I had more with me so i was fine.
I went again to the waiting area on the left and after 15 minutes a consul called me through window 5. He made me swear that everything I was saying and the documents I presented were true.
The questions were: - how we met? - when and where we met? - what I was doing in US when we met? - when I came back from US the last time? - what he does for living? - what would I do for living? - where I will live? - how and when we got engaged? - when we will get marry
For the last two questions I didn’t have a formal answer since no one proposed in my case, we just discussed the fact that we both wanted to get marry. And then we don’t have a wedding date because we wanted to be done with this process first. I answered with the truth and made sure to the consul we are getting just is not going to be the traditional way.
The consul was serious the whole time. Not funny, empathetic or social at all. But he wasn’t mean or anything. The interview was in english. It was maybe 10 minutes long and then told me the visa was approved and that I should be receiving through dhl the closed envelope and passport.
At 11:30 I was walking out. |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: 1
Spraz on 2019-05-23 said:Hello! One question I have about your embassy interview experience: they told you at the interview that you were approved, how long after the interview until you had your passport and other documents again?
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