MelOe's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Allen David
Beneficiary's Name: Melanie
VJ Member: MelOe
Country: Germany
Last Updated: 2023-04-25
** This timeline is also linked with a second member. **
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Immigration Checklist for Allen David & Melanie:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| I-129F Sent : |
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| I-129F NOA1 : |
2019-05-28 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2019-09-03 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2019-09-30 |
| NVC Left : |
2019-10-15 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-12-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2019-12-05 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-12-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2020-01-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2020-01-27 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2020-02-11 |
| US Entry : |
2020-02-15 |
| Marriage : |
2020-02-20 |
| Comments : |
application received in Paris 10-22-2019, transfer to Frankfurt requested (by Frankfurt Embassy) 10-21-2019, transferred Paris to Frankfurt 10-31-2019 (digital version) and 10-28-2019 (paper version), application received in Frankfurt 11-01-2019 (digital version) and 12-02-19 approximately (paper version), paper version receipt date is the date entered in timeline since Frankfurt apparently doesn't work with the digital version |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 244 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Atlanta |
| POE Date : |
2020-02-15 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
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| Comments : |
Entered on K1 Visa. When I mentioned that to the airport employee they steered me past the computer terminals and through global entry past pretty much everyone right to the correct POE line for foreign nationals, and since this way I bypassed all recent arrivals the line was very short. Waited in line for the normal immigration interview where I answered the usual questioning (purpose of visit, if I had visited before, which flight I came in on), handed over the envelope from the consulate and had to go wait for a secondary interview. When called for that after a few minutes the only question I got was wether I was aware of the need to marry within 90 days, and when I said yes we are he handed me back my passport with the stamped and signed visa. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and there were no problems whatsoever! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Atlanta GA |
| Date Filed : |
2020-02-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-03-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2020-08-11 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2021-06-10 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-06-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2021-07-01 |
| Comments : |
first biometrics date 2020-03-31 couldn't happen because USCIS was closed to in person appointments during COVID-19 pandemic |
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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 : |
2020-02-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-03-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2020-08-11 |
| Approved Date : |
2020-08-21 |
| Date Card Received : |
2020-08-29 |
| Comments : |
first biometrics date 2020-03-31 couldn't happen because USCIS was closed to in person appointments during COVID-19 pandemic |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 182 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2020-02-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-03-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2020-08-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 182 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| CIS Office : |
Texas Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2023-04-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-04-19 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
January 27, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
Same experience as previous reviewers, the embassy staff was very friendly and helpful, and the interview was quick and more like a friendly conversation than anything.
The questions I got were:
Tell me about your fiance (a bit too open ended for my near-nervous-breakdown mind so I responded something to the effect of "Well, what would you like to know?")
What is his name?
When and how did you meet?
Have you visited him since you started dating? How often?
Have you met his family? Has he met yours?
What does he do for a living? What do you do?
To put anyone at ease about having to learn important dates by heart: I have a terrible memory, and didn't even try. My answers to the above questions were rather vague (eg. met about 5 years ago, together since about 3 1/2, i have been over to see him about twice a year,...) and the officer seemed perfectly okay with that and never asked for a more precise answer than what I gave. So no worries!!!
The actual interview took maybe ten minutes, the waiting altogether about two hours. |
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Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Atlanta GA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 14, 2021 |
| Embassy Review : |
Adjustment of Status from K1 Visa, Interview date 06/10/2021
The interviewer was friendly and patient. My USC husband and I were both in the room together, but my husband was instructed not to speak at all during the first part of the interview. Before the interview began we were asked to hand over any evidence we had brought for the interviewer to see as he would not accept any further documents from us later in the interview. Then the interviewer collected all our government issued cards (both our drivers licenses, my passport, my ead/ap card) and made copies for our file before returning them. After that the interview began with going over my I485 in detail. I was asked what seemed like every question I answered in the form, and my answers were compared to what I had written down when filing. Some additions and corrections were made (eg. my SSN was added, which I didn't yet have at the time of filing, and some boxes I had apparently forgotten to tick were ticked by the officer). I got an unexpected question about one of the organizations I had listed as belonging to, but other than that everything seemed pretty straight forward. At the end the officer showed me the changes he made, and I had to sign the application.
After this the topic shifted to confirming the validity of our marriage, and my husband was allowed to share in the interview. We were asked about our meeting, our visiting each other, our jobs, and our plans for the future. The officer looked over the evidence we had brought and asked some questions about the cars we had bought and our joint bank account.
At the end of the interview the officer said that everything looked good and if on reviewing my application later he would find that my medical had been done less than a year before filing my I485 he would approve me. He then explained that I would receive a conditional greencard and would have to apply for removal of conditions in two years, and what would be necessary for that process.
All in all it was a very friendly and professional interview. It did not, however, feel like an almost casual conversation as I've seen other people comment about their own interviews. Due to me being stressed, I found some of the questions quite nerve wrecking. But the officer was nice and fairly patient with me, and I guess tried to make us feel as comfortable as possible given the situation. |
| Harassment Level : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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