EatBulaga's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Vice Beneficiary's Name: Pia VJ Member: EatBulaga Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2023-04-30 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Vice & Pia:

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 : Taipei, Taiwan I-129F Sent : 2021-03-03 I-129F NOA1 : 2021-03-05 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2022-02-17 NVC Received : 2022-03-02 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2022-03-08 NVC Left : 2022-03-15 Consulate Received : 2022-03-17 Packet 3 Received : 2022-03-21 Packet 3 Sent : 2022-03-27 Packet 4 Received : 2022-03-29 Interview Date : 2022-04-25 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2022-04-30 US Entry : 2022-06-11 Marriage : 2022-06-28 Comments : 2022-06-13: I-94 electronic available online. 2022-06-14: Social Security Number applied. 2022-06-21: Social Security Card received by mail. 2022-07-01: Social Security updated to marriage name 2022-07-23: Social Security Card with marriage name received by mail. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 349 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 416 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2022-06-11 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : 2022-06-13: I-94 electronic available online. See POE Review: Atlanta

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Atlanta GA Date Filed : 2022-07-12 NOA Date : 2022-07-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-08-23 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2023-04-22 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2023-04-28 Comments : 2022-06-13: I-94 electronic available online. 2022-06-14: Social Security Number applied. 2022-06-21: Social Security Card received by mail. 2022-06-28: Marriage Certificate 2022-07-01: Social Security updated to marriage name 2022-07-09: Adjustment of Status I-485/I-864, I-765, I-131 sent via FedEx 2022-07-12: AOS delivered. FedEx signed. 2022-07-15: AOS Check Cashed. No e-Notification 2022-07-19: I-797C Notice of Action for I-485, I-131, I-765 received in mail. No Online Access Code in mail. 2022-07-12: I-797C Priority Date (Received Date) 2022-07-14: I-797C Notice Date I-485, I-131, I-765 USCIS Case Status: "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent" 2022-07-23: Social Security Card with marriage name received by mail. 2022-07-26: USCIS Inquiry submitted requesting Online Access Code. 2022-08-03: USCIS Inquiry responded with emailed Online Access Code. 2022-08-12: Biometrics Appointment schedule in my.USCIS.gov USCIS Case Status: "Biometrics Appointment Was Scheduled" 2022-08-18: Biometrics I-797C ASC Appointment Notice received in mail. 2022-08-23: Biometrics completed before appointment schedule. Early walk-in with the I-797C ASC Appointment Notice 2022-09. USCIS Case Status: "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS" 2023-03-24: Request for Form I-693 COURTESY EMAIL received from Atlanta Field Office. https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/ 2023-04-04: I-693 medical exam with Civil Surgeon https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10826873 2023-04-07: USCIS emailed "We have taken an action on your case". USCIS Case Status I-485: "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS" 2023-04-15: I-693 and Additional Evidence of Bona Fides of Marriage package drop off at the USCIS Atlanta Field Office. Additional Evidence of Bona Fides of Marriage files uploaded to my.USCIS.gov https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/798091-request-for-form-i-693-courtesy-email/?do=findComment&comment=10831413 2023-04-22: I-485 I-797 NOA2 Approved in 284 days. CONDITIONAL. COA: CF1. Interview waived. I-485 USCIS Case Status: "Case Approved" https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/787260-august-2022-aos-filers/?do=findComment&comment=10834387 2023-04-26: I-485 USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Produced". 2023-04-28: I-485 USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office".

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Kansas City MO Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2022-07-12 NOA Date : 2022-07-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-08-23 Approved Date : 2023-01-19 Date Card Received : 2023-01-26 Comments : 2022-08-23: Biometrics completed before appointment schedule. Early walk-in with the I-797C ASC Appointment Notice 2022-09. USCIS Case Status: "Case Is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS" 2022-11-23: Requested I-765 expedite by phone 2022-12-06: Follow up on I-765 expedite with Emma. "No response has been made to the expedite request. if you do not receive a response within 7 business days, it may mean your request is taking a little longer to process and it is not necessary to call us again regarding the request. The Service Center, Field Office, or National Benefits Center will contact you as soon as possible." 2022-12-16: Requested second I-765 expedite by phone, since no response for 1st expedite request. Live agent says USCIS is in "final review" so expedite request may be denied. 2023-01-17: USCIS emailed response to inquiry I-765 expedite requesting "additional information". 2023-01-17: Faxed in I-765 expedite "additional information" to USCIS. 2023-01-19: I-765 expedite I-797 Approval with EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Is Being Produced". 2023-01-24: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Produced". 2023-01-25: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service". 2023-01-25: I-765 expedite 1-797 Approval received in mail. 2023-01-26: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) received in mail. USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office". Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 191 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Kansas City MO Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2022-07-12 NOA Date : 2022-07-14 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2023-01-26 Comments : 2023-01-19: I-765 expedite I-797 Approval with EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Is Being Produced". 2023-01-19: I-131 USCIS Case Status: "Case Closed". 2023-01-24: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Produced". 2023-01-25: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service". 2023-01-26: EAD/AP Combo Card (I-766/I-512) received in mail. USCIS Case Status: "Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office". Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 191 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Taipei, Taiwan Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 30, 2022 Embassy Review : This interview review is based on what my fiancée told me since I was in the US at the time, and AIT-Taipei only allows the K1 visa applicant listed on the UStravelDocs Interview confirmation page to enter. Some of the details are blurry because she was emotionally overwhelmed with stress and happiness coming out of the interview. Our interview appointment time was in the afternoon, and my fiancée was in and out of the consulate after a little over 1-hour. She submitted different forms to different stations of interviewers--maybe 3 to 5 different total interviewers. The forms are ordered in the list provided on the Interview confirmation page from UStravelDocs, and they did not even ask for the follow-up picture evidence. Since we have been in a long-term relationship for over 5-years and we were last physically together about a year before the interview with the last year being a long-distance relationship, each of the interviewers asked the same question along the line of "are you sure you have been together this long?" almost in disbelief why we weren't married earlier. Having to answer the same question over and over again was emotionally stressful for my fiancée. She said that there were like 15-20 questions overall, most of which we practiced already like "how did we meet?", "when was the last time we saw each other?", "what do I do for a living?", "what does she do for a living?", and more. She was fortunate to have brought her Taiwan ID since some interviewers were surprised that a Philippines national was working in Taiwan and planning to marry a US citizen. Some interviewers kept asking her to pull down her facemask to verify her photos and IDs are her. All of these took a big emotional toll on her. After the last interviewer told her she was approved, they told her that they will send her visa in about 5 business days. Outside of the consulate, we video chatted and she was crying for about an hour overwhelmed with emotional release and happiness. Looking back we think (and we may be wrong) that the consulate only got a copy of the I-129F form without all the supporting documents like the picture evidence, IMBRA waiver/disclaimer, etc. so the interviewers may not have all of our proof of long-term relationship. NVC did email us a pdf version of our marked up I-129F when they notified us that they sent the case to the consulate. Regardless, this has been a long and stressful process for us. The only advice that we have for others facing K1 interviews is to build a bona fide relationship and at the interview, be sincere and truthful about your genuine relationship. If you have any doubts, discuss with a lawyer or other K1 experts. Don't bring the doubts with you to the interview or try to hide anything because the emotional stress from the wait may reveal suspicions to the interviewers. The consulate interviewers' job is just trying to verify your relationship in-person. The only reason that I'm not rating a perfect 5 is that this was a fairly stressful process for both my fiancée and me. Maybe it's just the whole post-pandemic K1 process with the delayed backlogs that have been stressful? I do think the consulate can provide more interview dates to pick from. The K1 interview schedule available to us at the time was early April and then late April. Since I could not get her the paperwork in time for the early April date, we chose the late April date with the longer wait, which contributed to the stress. Overall, AIT-Taipei was very professional and more efficient compared to the other consulates with much longer wait times. Rating : Good

POE Review: Atlanta Event Description Entry Date : 2022-06-11 Embassy Review : Port-Of-Entry at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was pretty smooth for my K1 beneficiary. CBP agent only asked her "What is your name?", "What is your purpose for coming to the US?", "How much money did you bring?", "Did you bring any food?". Afterward, the CBP agents were very polite in explaining to her the 90-day K1 visa condition for marriage or leaving the US. The CBP agents then escorted my fiancee to the baggage carousel to claim her luggages, AND escorted her to the arrival area before I was able to arrive to pick her up. Overall, from landing to the passport line to the CBP check to baggage claim to the arrival area took about 1.5 hours. If fact, my fiancee had more interrogating questioning from the airline boarding agents before her transfer flight from Japan to the US. In some situations, if the boarding agent is not familiar with the K1 visa process, they will ask to see a round-trip ticket. Fortunately, I pre-empted by calling the airline a few days before to ask them to make a note on her reservation that she has a US K1 visa and 1-way ticket since nowhere in buying the flight did the airline ask about the entry visa. The boarding agent ended by asking her "What is your name?", "Why are you going to the US?", "Who is your Petitioner?", "Which country did you exit from?", and "What did you do in that country? because she was a Philippines national working in Taiwan. She was also asked "How did we meet?", "What address in the US will you be living at?", "What is her emergency contact number in the US?". We had prepared these questioning for the POE, but did not expect the boarding agent to be more interrogating than the CBP. Overall, 5-stars for the POE Atlanta Harassment Level : Low

Timeline Comments: 3



*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

ver 5.0