Kay & Evan's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Evan Beneficiary's Name: Kay VJ Member: Kay & Evan Country: Spain Last Updated: 2023-02-23 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Evan & Kay:

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 : Madrid, Spain I-129F Sent : 2019-08-21 I-129F NOA1 : 2019-08-27 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2019-12-04 NVC Received : 2019-12-23 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2020-01-03 NVC Left : 2020-01-21 Consulate Received : 2020-01-24 Packet 3 Received : 2020-01-27 Packet 3 Sent : 2020-02-03 Packet 4 Received : 2020-02-19 Interview Date : 2020-03-04 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-03-11 US Entry : 2020-06-27 Marriage : 2020-07-30 Comments : Medical: 2/21/2020 Flight of 27 April to the US canceled due to COVID-19 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 99 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 190 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2020-06-27 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : After we landed I went to the passport control which was almost empty. I gave the form my passport and the K1 package as well as a copy of my vaccination record to the guy but he didn’t want the xrays cd. he opened the package and then asked me to confirm my address. He flipped through the package and found a picture of me and my fiancé and pointed at him and said is this (name and surname of fiancé) I said yes he said nice and commented on the lake in the picture haha. Then he asked how much money in cash I have on me. Then he stamped my passport and said we’re almost done I just have to go to the office for the final check. He took me to the office and handed my papers and passport to the lady there. He told her “I already stamped her through so take her temperature and we’re good” which sounded to me like I was already done. Once he left the lady called me up she looked at me and my passport and then said “you have 90 days to get married” is said yeah we’re excited! And she said okay good luck bye and gave me my passport without taking my temperature or anything. someone else with a visa From the same flight I was in was there next to me and he asked if he needs to have anything in mind in terms of quarantine or anything because of the form we had to complete and the guy laughed and told him “no man you’re all good we’re in phase two now!” Overall this lasted about 10 minutes and everyone was very nice.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Date Filed : 2020-09-11 NOA Date : 2020-09-21 RFE(s) : 2020-11-30 Bio. Appt. : 2021-01-08 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2021-04-22 Approval / Denial Date : 2021-04-23 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2021-04-30 Comments : Check cashed 9/21/20 Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview 3/12/21 Interview scheduled notification 3/17/2021

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2020-09-11 NOA Date : 2020-09-21 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2021-01-08 Approved Date : 2021-03-11 Date Card Received : 2021-03-18 Comments : Combo card SSN received 3/23 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 181 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2020-09-11 NOA Date : 2020-09-21 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2021-03-18 Comments : Combo card Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 181 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Nebraska Service Center Date Filed : 2023-02-08 NOA Date : 2023-02-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : Got a NOA that says my residency is extended for 48 months while they are processing my case. Looks like this started 1/25/2023 because their processing times are too long

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 4, 2020 Embassy Review : they don’t allow you to bring a backpack in the embassy and I was not aware so I had to go find some place to leave it. I left it to the doorman of an apartment building near the embassy. I had to wait around 30 minutes before I got called to give my passport. They gave me back my original birth certificate and asked me which countries I’ve lived in for more than 6 months and checked they had the police certificates from all of them. After that I had to go back and wait to be called by another person for the interview. We started by taking my fingerprints and then she asked me what is my fiancé’s name, where we met and how long we lived together. Asked if he’d like to come back to Europe too since we lived together here before and then she saw I am from Athens so started commenting on how much she likes it. After that she said I’m approved officially and my passport will be ready in about 2 weeks. She was very nice! Good experience overall apart from the fact that the guards and the people checking you at the entrance had that annoying attitude like i kicked their dog or something 😋 Rating : Good

Timeline Comments: 4



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