Tidy's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Tidy Beneficiary's Name: Chief VJ Member: Tidy Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2020-10-22 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Tidy & Chief:

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 : Nigeria I-129F Sent : 2018-11-14 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-11-21 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2019-03-18 NVC Received : 2019-04-08 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2019-04-10 NVC Left : 2019-04-16 Consulate Received : 2019-04-24 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-06-13 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-06-24 US Entry : 2019-07-03 Marriage : 2019-07-27 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 117 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 204 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Baltimore MD Date Filed : 2019-08-09 NOA Date : 2019-08-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-09-04 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-10-16 Approval / Denial Date : 2020-10-21 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : Pleasant experience. IO didn’t even ask for a single document. Was in and out in no time

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Nigeria Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 13, 2019 Embassy Review : Long post alert! Overall stressful experience. I knew the wait was going to be long, but I still managed to grossly underestimate the strain involved. Arrived at the embassy at 5:30am in time for my 7am appointment. We were divided into immigrant and non-immigrant queues and had to go through possibly a million security checks, which ended with a Nigerian lady taking our finger prints. Then commenced the wait. Look around when you arrive. If there are lots of elderly people around, then bad news for you because they’ll attend to them first irrespective of when they arrived. This is reasonable, but can’t deny that it’s tiring standing for so long. For the interview proper, there were 2 CO’s initially - a black American male and a Caucasian male. The black dude seemed more brutal cos he denied 2 of the first 4 interviewees he encountered. Crazy. Once I’d waited for so long, and my number still seemed far away, I went to the bathroom to wait and break from the monotony of seeing people being denied or approved. Soon, I heard my number being called from inside the bathroom, then my name. I ran out. Alas there was a new CO who presumably just joined. She was a pretty youngish looking African American. She made me swear the oath and asked about 4 questions. Who’s calling for you? How y’all met What job does she do? Finally she asked for pics of us That was it. She approved and said the visa would be ready in a week thereabouts. Advice- 1. prepare to be stressed except you’re lucky to be one of the first few to interview 2. practice the common questions and answers well. Don’t mind the people who say it’s a walk in the park. Prepare! You’ve been waiting for this for long. 3. Concision is key. Don’t elaborate on answers needlessly. It’ll invite more answers and scrutiny 4. Have a snack before the interview 5. Pray! Rating : Moderate

Timeline Comments: 17



*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
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
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

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