Xiaofen+Alex's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Alex
Beneficiary's Name: Xiaofen
VJ Member: Xiaofen+Alex
Country: China
Last Updated: 2023-03-21
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Immigration Checklist for Alex & Xiaofen:
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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 2018-08-23 |
| Consulate : |
Guangzhou, China |
| I-129F Sent : |
2018-08-20 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-08-23 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2019-01-28 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2019-01-29 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2019-02-15 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-03-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2019-03-11 |
| NVC Left : |
2019-03-15 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-04-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2019-04-05 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-04-09 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2019-04-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-04-24 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2019-05-06 |
| US Entry : |
2019-05-15 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
All went smooth, interview portion took 5 minutes. Conducted in English, although interviewer could speak Chinese. Very thankful for vj, good luck to everyone else still waiting!
Entered US 5/15. Wedding soon! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 176 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 244 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2019-07-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-08-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-09-06 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-11-22 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-11-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Greencard Received: |
2019-11-29 |
| Comments : |
We waited much, much shorter than expected and I do not know why. We did not use a lawyer. She arrived on a k-1 visa early May 2019, we were married in June, applied late July. Passed interview, received green card 11/29, 1 business day after receiving EAD.
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-08-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-11-21 |
| Date Card Received : |
2019-11-27 |
| Comments : |
Approved 1 day prior to AOS interview. Received card 1 day before receiving GC. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 113 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
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| Date Filed : |
2019-07-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-08-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2019-12-27 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 113 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2021-09-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-09-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2021-10-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-03-21 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
lifting of conditions states 9/13 received date via the G-1145 notification (text message) after inputting the Receipt Number into the USCIS case tracker.
We received the physical letter in the mail 9/20.
GC extended from 11/22/2021 to 11/22/2023.
Biometrics were updated from previous application on October 28th. No need to appear in person.
No interview, notice that card was processing update came on 3/20, approval notification came on 3/21, awaiting card in mail. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 24, 2019 |
| Embassy Review : |
Interview went smooth, she (xiaofen, beneficiary) said the interviewer was nice and only asked questions for maybe 5 minutes. We made sure to prepare pictures/travel receipts/ visas/ employment letters/ etc. to prove our long relationship, along with my complete 2018 taxes and other full document sets requested in the instructions. I had included testimonial letters from friends and family in my initial application (i-129F) but did not include them in the interview packet, no issue about it but the interviewer asked about them in passing. XF knows English well but the interviewer did know some Chinese (she guesses around B1-B2 proficiency).
After the interview, the interviewer handed my fiance an "approval" letter and said "congratulations!" I could not be there so I was at home refreshing the ceac visa status check page-- DO NOT DO THIS--, it does not reflect the approval status right away, I had a heart attack when it read "last updated: *date of interview* /status: administrative processing".
SO glad for this process to finally be over, as we've been apart for 6 months while I've worked to meet income requirements and she's lived at home in China since then. We went through an RFE because i forgot to tack on page 8 of my i-129F, the US government shutdown slowed our process down, and the us-china trade war was ramping up. I've been chewing on tums since November 2018(she was in the US with me since July 2018 on her travel visa after our grad school graduation), but I can finally breathe a sigh of relief... Thank you to everyone who was patient and answered our questions, this website kept me sane! Good luck to everyone waiting for the next step in their process, there is an end to it all! LET"S GET MARRIED!!
Giving a 4 because I don't think getting married should be this hard! |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Mount Laurel NJ
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
December 2, 2019 |
| Embassy Review : |
AOS through marriage, arrived on K1 in May, married in June, applied in July, Approved in November. i485, i864, i131, i765.
Interview scheduled at 8:30am, we arrived at 8:00am. There was a line, we waited outside in the cold for 20 minutes as they only let one applicant in at a time to go through the metal detector. We were told to take off our shoes. My wife was waiting for me to put my shoes on the belt, but was barked at by one of the 5 security officers there to also take off her shoes immediately. We went through quickly; we didnt have any metal on us and our phones were in the car. Next person comes up to the security check and they are speaking English with an accent; immediately one of the officers begins to mock this individual. I understand these people are here only for security type purposes, but a level of compassion and professionalism would go a long way, especially for the setting they work in.
We went to two windows. First window took a picture of my wife and scanned her fingerprints. We got a stamp on our appointment notice and moved to the second window, where they took our notice and told us to wait. We waited for 20 minutes and were called in by an officer who had trouble pronouncing my wife's name. This is no big problem honestly, but it is a confusing system when the officer has to come out and call a name they don't know how to pronounce and we're sitting there wondering if it is us or not. Don't worry, we figured it out.
The interview was extremely straightforward and I thank our officer for being straightforward with us while also remaining humane and kind. We were "sworn" in and conducted the interview as follows:
1. Show both of our birth certificates and marriage license (remember, need notarization)
2. To both of us individually: date of birth, own parents' name, country of origin
3. To petitioner: Do you understand the i-864? (contract between US gov't and petitioner to keep beneficiary from becoming a public charge)
4. 40 Qs from the i-485 for her (it's all "no")
5. Small questions about our relationship: "Where did you meet?", "When did you meet?", "Have you met within the 2 years prior to coming here on the K-1 visa?", "Do you live with anyone else in your household"
6. Open ended request for further evidence if we had any; we provided written testimonies of our relationship signed by friends, copy of money transfers between accounts, Photos of our wedding and honeymoon.
We were told we passed the interview and our green card would be in production within a month and was asked to leave. I was confused we didn't get anything in writing and our status online stated our case needed to be reviewed up until Wednesday. But sure enough, we received it 1 week later.
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| Harassment Level : |
Poor |
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Timeline Comments: 2Congrats, while we are several months behind you, it's good to see you had a positive experience in Guangzhou. Thanks for sharing.
@nosleep:
Thank you, best of luck and congratulations!
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Nosleep on 2019-04-24 said: