Sara0101's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Reed Beneficiary's Name: Sara VJ Member: Sara0101 Country: Germany Last Updated: 2021-07-15 ** This timeline is also linked with a second member. ** Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Reed & Sara:

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 : Frankfurt, Germany I-129F Sent : 2019-07-18 I-129F NOA1 : 2019-07-24 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2019-10-28 NVC Received : 2019-11-20 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2019-11-22 NVC Left : 2019-12-10 Consulate Received : 2019-12-12 Packet 3 Received : 2019-12-30 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-12-31 Packet 4 Received : 2020-01-22 Interview Date : 2020-02-28 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-03-06 US Entry : 2020-03-13 Marriage : 2020-03-20 Comments : I had my Medical in Frankfurt on the 6th Feburary 2020. They said my information should be at the Embassy on the 10th Feburary. They are very organized and everything was pretty fast! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 96 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 219 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2020-03-13 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Dallas TX Date Filed : 2020-06-02 NOA Date : 2020-06-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2020-08-10 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2021-07-15 Approval / Denial Date : 2021-07-15 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments : Interview was really easy! I arrived about 25 minutes before my interview and went in straight. Then I went through security like an airport and checked in with a very friendly man! It wasn’t busy at all so I went to a window where she wanted to see my appointment letter, took a picture and finger prints. Afterwards I went upstairs and waited for about 5 - 10 minutes. The officer called my name and asked if I can speak English, I said yes and he told my husband to sit down again and I went to the interview alone. First he took my oath and only went through my I-485 and approved me on the spot. Came with two binders full of stuff and didn’t need a single paper😅 don’t stress yourself so much! It’s gonna be way easier then you think, at least in my case!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2020-06-02 NOA Date : 2020-06-11 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2020-08-10 Approved Date : 2020-10-26 Date Card Received : 2020-11-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 146 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2020-06-02 NOA Date : 2020-06-11 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2020-11-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 146 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : February 28, 2020 Embassy Review : I had my interview at 10 am and went to the embassy around 9.30 am. I first had to go to the left line for the Visa applicants and someone crossed my name from a list with all the people that had interviews today. After that I got a number and had to go to the right line for the U.S. citizens. I waited about 30 minutes and was called in to go through a security check (I didn’t had my phone or anything with me that wasn’t allowed so i went through without any problems). The officers told me to go to the next building to check in. There I had to tell why I’m there and had to go to the window with the number 22. When I went to the window there was a man that told me what’s gonna happen and kept my passport with my file that I sent in after the package 3 and told me to sit down until my number will be on the screen. After maybe 15 minutes a very nice lady called me and went in German (English is possible too) through the most important parts from my DS-160 with me again to check if everything is right and explained to me how the package will look what I will get in case my visa gets approved. She asked me then if I had any question and I gave her the extension letter for the I-129F because the 3 months were over yesterday. After that she told me to sit down again to wait for the actual interview with an officer. There were like 6 people in front of me and they all got approved without a problem so I wasn’t really scared anymore. First I had to swear that I’m saying the truth and give my fingerprints and after that the interview started. The first thing he said was tell me something from your fiancé (what I really hoped wouldn’t be asked because what do they want you to tell🤷🏻‍♀️). The other questions were just very easy like how did you meet, when do you met the first time in person, what is he doing, where is he living, .. After he was done asking questions he said I’m approved and my passport will arrive in 7 to 10 working days. They were all super friendly and nice and made me feel very comfortable. I had a whole file full of stuff with me in case something was missing or they wanted to see something more but I only had to show my passport (not even appointment confirmation or DS-160). Overall it was a very good experience! Rating : Very Good

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