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CinnamonToast's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: L
Beneficiary's Name: T
VJ Member: CinnamonToast
Country: Ukraine
Last Updated: 2022-01-29
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Immigration Checklist for L & T:

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 : Texas Service Center
Transferred? No
Consulate : Ukraine
I-129F Sent : 2020-03-07
I-129F NOA1 : 2020-03-20
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 : 2020-10-26
NVC Received : 2020-11-26
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received : 2020-10-26
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date : 2020-11-02 Submit Review
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2020-11-10
US Entry : 2020-11-25
Marriage : 2020-12-20
Comments : Want to note for others...we never received a NOA2 in the mail but still everything proceeded according to plan.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your I-129f was approved in 220 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 227 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.


Adjustment of Status
Event Date
CIS Office : Orlando FL
Date Filed : 2021-02-28
NOA Date : 2021-03-24
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2021-09-07
AOS Transfer** :
Interview Date : 2022-01-19 Submit Review
Approval / Denial Date : 2022-01-19
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp : No
Greencard Received: 2022-01-26
Comments : We had to wait about 45 min after our appointment time. Not a lot of people in the building waiting, probably less than 15 couples. Interview took about 15 min...quick and painless.

I will note that we did our medical exam on 1.17.22 and didn't realize that it would take 7-10 days to get the lab work back (In Ukraine everything was done within hours including blood and X-rays). We asked Doctor for a note saying we completed everything but are waiting for results. We showed this to the officer but didn't really look at it. He asked us for just the list of vaccines we had (copy that Ukraine prepared) and the 3 vaccines we did in the U.S. to satisfy the list required for AOS (xerox'd copies from the pharmacy). He took the copies and added them to our folder ( which was about 4-5 inches thick) and said " that's really all I need". He asked us if certain vaccines were completed and we complied and then said " I will put a motion for approval...you should see your green card in 3 weeks...thank you guys and congratulations! "

No I-693 and no RFE for the document...Case status changed about 30 min after we left the office to "Card being produced" Ukraine medical exam was Oct 2020 and medical exam here in US was Jan 2022. I still have the medical exam sealed at home, they gave us green card without it.


Took one week to go from Interview to having green card in hand! No I-693 needed for us.


Employment Authorization Document
Event Date
CIS Office : Chicago National Office
Filing Method : Mail
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2021-02-28
NOA Date : 2021-03-24
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2021-09-07
Approved Date : 2021-10-06
Date Card Received : 2021-10-15
Comments : We received EAD + AP Combo Card + SS Card all in same day
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your EAD was approved in 220 days.


Advance Parole
Event Date
CIS Office : Chicago National Office
Filing Method :  
Filing Instance : First
Date Filed : 2021-02-28
NOA Date : 2021-03-24
RFE(s) :
Date Received : 2021-10-15
Comments : We received EAD + AP Combo Card + SS Card all in same day
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your AP was approved in 221 days.


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Timeline Comments: 9

blank avatar CinnamonToast on 2020-10-30 said:
We never received NOA2.
blank avatar PatLuvO on 2020-11-02 said:
Congrats!!
Uli Mey on 2020-11-03 said:
Could you please share how you managed to schedule the interview? My profile was already frozen twice because I check the available dates so often. When do they open new slots? At what time did you manage to schedule the interview? We are waiting for this last step and it is so frustrating. Seems like it's impossible to schedule it. Thanks!
blank avatar CinnamonToast on 2020-11-03 said:
HI Uli!! For us, we were going crazy with the interview appointment part too...this is what we did. 9am Ukraine time she checked (Once) and then i checked at 8am-10am EST (twice). i think they only post it one time a day and they fill up fast. i happened to be talking with Fiancé and asked her if she had checked for the day and she said no, and i just logged in really quick and POP the interview notice after logging in said " NEW APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS NOV 2" and then i just click on "make appointment" I noticed that once i was on the interview selection screen it took about 8 min before all the appointments disappeared....people are selecting interviews fast! I would probably check maximum 3x a day so you don't get locked out...i don't know what the threshold is though. We checked 3x a day and we never got locked out...i think some days i even checked 4x.
blank avatar CinnamonToast on 2020-11-03 said:
Thank you PatLuvo!!!
Uli Mey on 2020-11-03 said:
Thank you so much for your information! Yeah, I guess they open slots closer to the end of the working day, so I will try to check it at time you mentioned. Even though I don't know you, I am happy for you guys! I am sure you went through a lot of stress and finally, soon will be reunited! That's awesome!
blank avatar CinnamonToast on 2020-11-03 said:
Yeah looks like they do post at the end of embassy working day.I wish i would have found this group sooner! it's been amazing finding some many people on the same journey!! It's like we're all family here...LOL. Uli i hope for an amazing experience, it's going to be stressful but everything will be okay! if you have any questions please do not hesitate. I think if you click my name and look at posts I've done, i just posted a huge article on our whole process including websites....you're at the tail end, but please sure your documents are in TOP shape. The petitioners financial documents will be reviewed with a magnifying glass.... again any questions feel free to reach out!! <3 Good luck!!! <3
Lrjohnsona on 2021-04-25 said:
Have you heard anything about NOA1 for AOS?
blank avatar CinnamonToast on 2021-04-25 said:
I just updated my timeline, thank you for the reminder. We got our receipt of documents for the AOS, EAD, and AP all on March 24th. Took a month after we sent in documents.
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