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MichaelB265's US Immigration Timeline

  Petitioner's Name: Mike
Beneficiary's Name: Iris
VJ Member: MichaelB265
Country: Philippines

Last Updated: 2023-09-22
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Immigration Checklist for Mike & Iris:

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 : United Arab Emirates
I-129F Sent : 2018-11-27
I-129F NOA1 : 2018-12-06
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 : 2019-03-27
NVC Received : 2019-04-02
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned :
NVC Left : 2019-04-04
Consulate Received : 2019-04-10
Packet 3 Received : 2019-05-03
Packet 3 Sent : 2019-05-10
Packet 4 Received : 2019-05-15
Interview Date : 2019-07-10
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2019-07-17
US Entry : 2019-07-21
Marriage : 2019-08-17
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your I-129f was approved in 111 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 216 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.


Adjustment of Status
Event Date
CIS Office : Raleigh NC
Date Filed : 2019-09-06
NOA Date : 2019-09-13
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2019-10-18
AOS Transfer** :
Interview Date : 2020-01-30
Approval / Denial Date : 2020-01-30
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp : No
Greencard Received: 2020-02-04
Comments : Super smooth and very friendly interviewer. Everything went great.


Employment Authorization Document
Event Date
CIS Office : Chicago National Office
Filing Method : Mail
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2019-09-06
NOA Date : 2019-09-13
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2019-10-18
Approved Date : 2019-12-30
Date Card Received : 2020-01-04
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your EAD was approved in 115 days.


Advance Parole
Event Date
CIS Office : Chicago National Office
Filing Method :  
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2019-09-06
NOA Date : 2019-09-13
RFE(s) :
Date Received : 2020-01-04
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your AP was approved in 115 days.


Lifting Conditions
Event Date
CIS Office : Potomac Service Center
Date Filed : 2021-10-22
NOA Date : 2021-11-18
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2022-01-28
Interview Date : 2023-07-31
Approval / Denial Date : 2023-07-31
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp : No
Green Card Received :
Comments : Not needed N-400 filed and took precedence.


Citizenship
Event Date
Service Center : Online
CIS Office : Raleigh NC
Date Filed : 2022-12-29
NOA Date : 2022-12-29
Bio. Appt. :
Interview Date : 2023-07-31
Approved : Yes
Oath Ceremony : 2023-09-22
Comments : Did at the same time as removal of conditions. Had some issues with her name on the documents as they, for some reason, changed it to an incorrect one. This is corrected at the oath ceremony.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: United Arab Emirates
Review Topic: General Review
Event Description
Review Date : October 16, 2019
Embassy Review : Arrived at the interview early. Woman conducting the interview was very professional. Reviewed all documents and asked a lot of questions about my past marriage and age difference. Everything went smooth until the end. They returned her passport and stated that we needed to provide proof of our text messaging history to prove the relationship. Hundreds of pictures, travel documents, passport stamps (we had traveled together for vacations) and it still wasn't sufficient. They didn't deny it, but gave us a 221g and told us to bring back the information along with the passport. Over the next couple of days we sent in, what we thought, was sufficient copies of our text messages only to be continually told that it wasn't enough. Finally, on the 3rd attempt, we provided our entire 4 year chat history. At this point we were approved and were allowed to turn in her passport for issuance of the visa. Though I thought it excessive to provide over 400k text messages, I'm thankful we kept them all.
Rating : Good


Timeline Comments: 4

MichaelB265 on 2019-10-19 said:
Had our biometric appointment yesterday. Went smoothly and quickly at the Raleigh office. They were a little ridiculous about the seating arrangements though. Wide open room and we weren't allowed to sit with our spouses/families for some unknown reason. She sat in one group of about 30 chairs and I had to sit in another group of about 30 chairs directly behind her. There was another small group of chairs for I-90 people and another for those who's information had to be verified (name different than passport so had to show marriage license). Again, we were all sitting in a single room approximately 30' X 30' but I couldn't sit next to my spouse during the 15 minute process. Didn't last long enough to be something to really complain about but there really was no rhyme or reason to their seating requirements since the had a "take a number" board and were issued numbers when we went in so having to sit in a specific area was really rather ridiculous.
blank avatar Jackson_John11 on 2019-12-07 said:
Did you guys receive a separate NOA or notification for Advance parole and Employment authorization? Or is it included in the i-485 noa? Does it mention them specifically by chance?
MichaelB265 on 2019-12-07 said:
Yes. We received NOA for both advance parole and employment authorization separate from the i-485. They are tracked independently. When we did our bio appointment it was recorded on both the i-485 and employment authorization but it's not needed for advance parole so it wasn't updated.
MichaelB265 on 2020-01-30 said:
AOS interview today at 9:00am in Raleigh, NC. Arrived 25 minutes early. Waited until 9:00 am for them to start checking us in. We were first in line. Moved upstairs after check-in. Waited approximately 5 minutes until our number was called. When entering we were greeted by our interviewer. He was a very nice person and very understanding during the entire process. Swore us in and then asked my wife the standard yes/no questions required. Had noticed her sonogram when she pulled out her ID card and asked if she was pregnant. We answered yes and he congratulated us. Overall personal questions were very few. Maybe 5 or 6 about our relationship, family and so on. Nothing difficult to answer. Most questions were with regards to our finances and making certain that I can afford to support her and our family. Since I have a fairly substantial income we easily answered yes and that was about it. He took a copy of our sonogram and my birth certificate and said that they would let us know. We assumed that meant that we might have to go into additional review but we were surprised when about an hour later we were greeted with a "New card being produced" update on our case. Was an overall pleasant experience.
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