moxieparis's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: H Beneficiary's Name: A VJ Member: moxieparis Country: South Africa Last Updated: 2020-11-01 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for H & A:

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 : South Africa I-129F Sent : 2017-08-07 I-129F NOA1 : 2017-08-15 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2018-02-21 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2018-03-15 Packet 3 Sent : 2018-04-02 Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2018-05-31 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2019-03-08 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2019-03-20 US Entry : 2019-04-25 Marriage : 2019-05-17 Comments : Provisionally approved at interview but have been in purgatory awaitng unabridged birth certificate. Finally received it and sent to consulate Feb 2019. In interim, medical exam had expired so had to redo March 2019 --> finally approved 18 March 2019. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 190 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 289 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Boston POE Date : 2019-04-25 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : much better experience compared to previous entry (on B2 while K1 processing) at Dulles -- was pulled into secondary room for questioning and partner paged at baggage claim and questioned to see if our stories matched up. moderate harassment -- questioned why I was so calm (they'd also question if I seemed nervous so this is definitely unwinnable). this was the only thing they could hold onto. they kept insisting that I was really coming to work and overstay/stay permanently and asked me 5 different ways if I was going to work in the US, so felt like pretty clear case of profiling (African, Black, maybe my comfy plane sweats??) ... all I said in return was that I have been traveling for 20-some hours (arrived off of 17 hr flight) and I was tired. and that i wouldn't overstay because we were already in the K1 process and wouldn't want to jeopardize it. also i love my country. americans need to chill with their belief in exceptionalism

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Baltimore MD Date Filed : 2019-08-01 NOA Date : 2019-08-07 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-08-26 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-10-13 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2020-10-29 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : ready to be scheduled for interview 10/20/2019 --> 9/8/2020 interview scheduled, awaiting letter with date :)

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-08-01 NOA Date : 2019-08-07 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-08-26 Approved Date : 2019-12-06 Date Card Received : 2019-12-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 127 days.

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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
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rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
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