Basevi's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Samantha Beneficiary's Name: Daniel VJ Member: Basevi Country: Spain Last Updated: 2024-06-03 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Samantha & Daniel:

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 : 2020-08-06 I-129F NOA1 : 2020-08-18 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2021-03-09 NVC Received : 2021-04-05 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2021-04-05 NVC Left : 2021-04-13 Consulate Received : 2021-04-15 Packet 3 Received : 2021-05-27 Packet 3 Sent : 2021-06-21 Packet 4 Received : 2021-07-09 Interview Date : 2021-08-02 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2021-08-24 US Entry : 2021-09-06 Marriage : 2021-09-16 Comments : BEFORE THE INTERVIEW: We didn't realize we would need 3 police-related certificates from Peru: Policiales, Judiciales, and Penales. We only sent Penales in Packet 3, so we needed to get the other two. We got Judiciales online, the Embassy approved it via e-mail, and are still in the process of getting Policiales. THE INTERVIEW: Everyone at the Embassy was so nice! The administrative woman asked for these forms: 1. The appointment booking, 2. Proof of fee payment, 3. Medical docs, 4. His passport, and 5. A print-out of the aformentioned Judiciales. She then told us the Policiales doesn't need to be apostilled and that it can be mailed directly from Peru to the Embassy. I went with my fiancé to the Embassy. Daniel told his interviewer I was there, he called me over, and I did the interview with him! :D Questions: 1. "How did you and your fiancé meet?", 2. "Samantha, when did you leave Spain initially?", 3. "You were together in person for over a year, did you ever live together?", 4. "Do you communicate in English, Spanish, or both?", and 5. "Daniel, will your family be able to attend the wedding?" Next, he looked through the pictures we sent with our original I-129F packet, told my fiancé that I look great in my wedding dress (he's not allowed to see the pic I took at the dress shop before the wedding), and said the photos look good. Then he said that Daniel is approved, but they still need that policiales. Once they've received that doc, he'll get his passport back in about 1 week. :D AFTER THE INTERVIEW/RECEIVING THE VISA: The embassy received the Peruvian Policiales on Monday, August 16th, 2021. Between the interview and this date, the CEAC site said "Refused" (due to administrative processing). On Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 the status changed to "Administrative Processing". On Friday, August 20th, 2021 the status changed to "Issued". On Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 the passport and packet for customs arrived! :D (Total cost to pick it up from the post office -- Madrid to Barcelona - approximately 11 euros). ARRIVING IN THE USA: He flew out of Barcelona on September 6th, 2021 with a layover in Atlanta as his first U.S. stop. He was the only person at the Atlanta customs with a Foreign passport, so was at the front of the line. After he showed his K1 visa, the customs officer called over an associate who took him into a separate room. This was an office that had 3 desks and 3 customs officers. The new officer took everything out of his unopened K1 packet, looked through it, told him that we had to be married by December 7th, wrote that date in his passport by the visa, and sent him on his way. No questions, but I think he did say "Congratulations". GETTING MARRIED: We requested the marriage license on September 8th, 2021 and received it within minutes. We also pre-ordered certified copies at that time. We had our courthouse wedding ceremony on September 16th. <3 The marriage license copies arrived 2 days later. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 203 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 349 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2021-09-06 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : He flew out of Barcelona on September 6th, 2021 with a layover in Atlanta as his first U.S. stop. He was the only person at the Atlanta customs with a Foreign passport, so was at the front of the line. After he showed his K1 visa, the customs officer called over an associate who took him into a separate room. This was an office that had 3 desks and 3 customs officers. The new officer took everything out of his unopened K1 packet, looked through it, told him that we had to be married by December 7th, wrote that date in his passport by the visa, and sent him on his way. No questions, but I think he did say "Congratulations".

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Kansas City MO Date Filed : 2021-10-14 NOA Date : 2021-10-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-01-19 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2022-04-07 Approval / Denial Date : 2022-04-08 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2022-04-16 Comments : His biometrics appointment was at the St. Louis USCIS office, but his interview will be at the Kansas City USCIS office. We weren't given any reason for this; so we're assuming it was based on available appointment times.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2021-10-14 NOA Date : 2021-10-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-01-19 Approved Date : 2022-03-30 Date Card Received : 2022-04-08 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 167 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2021-10-14 NOA Date : 2021-10-16 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Never received. Processing Estimates/Stats : There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Texas Service Center Date Filed : 2024-03-15 NOA Date : 2024-03-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : Received NOA biometrics waiver letter on 2024-03-31. Received NOA1 (dated 2024-03-23) on 2024-04-02.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 13, 2021 Embassy Review : The interview was August 2nd, 2021. To preface: we didn't realize we would need 3 police-related certificates from Peru: Policiales, Judiciales, and Penales. We only sent Penales in Packet 3, so we needed to get the other two. We got Judiciales online, the Embassy approved it via e-mail, and are still in the process of getting Policiales. Everyone at the Embassy was so nice! The administrative woman asked for these forms: 1. The appointment booking, 2. Proof of fee payment, 3. Medical docs, 4. His passport, and 5. A print-out of the aforementioned Judiciales. She then told us the Policiales doesn't need to be apostilled and that it can be mailed directly from Peru to the Embassy. I went with my fiancé to the Embassy. Daniel told his interviewer I was there, he called me over, and I did the interview with him! :D Questions: 1. "How did you and your fiancée meet?", 2. "Samantha, when did you leave Spain initially?", 3. "You were together in person for over a year, did you ever live together?", 4. "Do you communicate in English, Spanish, or both?", and 5. "Daniel, will your family be able to attend the wedding?" Next, he looked through the pictures we sent with our original I-129F packet, told my fiancé that I look great in my wedding dress (he's not allowed to see the pic I took at the dress shop before the wedding), and said the photos look good. Then he said that Daniel is approved, but they still need that policiales. Once they've received that doc, he'll get his passport back in about 1 week. :D Rating : Very Good

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