CJPinEcuador's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Cassandra
Beneficiary's Name: JP
VJ Member: CJPinEcuador
Country: Ecuador
Last Updated: 2023-06-05
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Immigration Checklist for Cassandra & JP:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| I-129F Sent : |
2021-04-17 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2021-04-20 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2022-06-27 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2022-10-05 |
| NVC Left : |
2022-10-25 |
| Consulate Received : |
2022-11-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2022-11-02 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2022-11-06 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2022-11-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-12-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2022-12-14 |
| US Entry : |
2023-01-19 |
| Marriage : |
2023-02-10 |
| Comments : |
12/25/21-submitted 1st inquiry to USCIS
01/05/22-USCIS non-answer response “We recognize your interest in the final adjudication of your pending petition and are aware of the difficulties caused by any delay in processing. We regret we are not able to give you a timeframe for when we will review your caseâ€
9/10/22-NVC email: not received
9/14/22-Arrived at NVC
9/16/22-NVC email: recently received, no case # yet
9/29/22-Congressional inquiry response with confirmed received date
9/30/22-NVC email: received, no case # yet
10/20/22-Case # received |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 433 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 590 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Houston |
| POE Date : |
2023-01-19 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Extremely pleasant experience. Officer at the first counter was given passport and yellow envelope. She asked about the visa type and an escort was called to take him to secondary inspection. At secondary, the officer was funny and easy to talk to and asked him about his previous entries, previous residency status, final address destination, and cracked a few jokes and gave advise about the AP processing for travel. Total time: exiting the plane and waiting in line was 1 hour and talking to the first officer and secondary took 15 more minutes. After that, he collected his bags and rechecked them for his next flight. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
San Antonio TX |
| Date Filed : |
2023-03-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-03-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-03-30 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-05-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2023-06-05 |
| Comments : |
3/30/23-attended biometrics 1 week early
3/30/23-Active Review Status change
Approved with no RFE and no interview. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2023-03-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-03-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-03-30 |
| Approved Date : |
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| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
3/30/23-attended biometrics 1 week early
3/30/23-Active Review Status change
Never approved, AOS approved 5/25/23 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between April 28, 2023 and May 9, 2023*.
If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2023-03-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-03-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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| Comments : |
Never approved, AOS approved 5/25/23 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your AP will be approved. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 2, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
Overall very pleasant and timely experience! Very well organized and short waiting times. I was unable to attend and he went on his own. Just be sure to have all your documents ready and organized in a way that is quick for you to locate them!
Still doing a 2 day interview. This is what my fiance reported to me about the 2 days.
Day 1: Arrived early, took awhile to get in as many others showed up without the needed documents and slowed down the line. No one was particularly pleasant, but it all went smoothly. Asked to give various civil documents and proof of our continued relationship. Was given a pamphlet to take and look over, told what time to be back the next day for the interview, and given a complete copy of our original application to "look over". He was only asked who petitioned him and if he had a daughter. Neither the I-134 nor any financial documents were requested. Took about an hour.
Day 2: Arrived early and waited about 45 minutes for his interview once inside. Got a bit nervous as he watched a LOT of people get denied/not approved on the spot for tourist and resident visas before his turn as you can hear and see all the interviews taking place. Interview was very conversational and lasted less than 5 minutes. Interviewer (Andrew) was quite nice and very polite. Interview started in Spanish and switched to English after he asked my fiance were I live now in the US and my fiance responded with the name of my city and state in an American accent (he is also a native English speaker). After that the last few questions were in English before he said Welcome! and approved my fiance. The status in CEAC changed to Approved about an hour after his interview was over!
Questions asked (though all asked conversationally):
(Spanish)
Who is petitioning you?
Where did you meet?
I saw in your file you met on Tinder?
Was she living here?
Why did she live here?
How did all that happen? (Explained why I lived there 8 years before we met)
Where did she move after she lived in Ecuador?
(Switched to English after this question and interviewer seemed to relax quite a bit and smiled/had a pleasant face for the rest of the questions)
Are you going to get married there? I hear it's nice. (Meaning the city he just mentioned I live in)
Did you propose to her?
Do you have plans for the wedding?
And: Welcome!
Never asked to see our I-134 or any financial documents. Did not ask for anything additional on Day 2. Gave back papers given on day 1 and a white/blue paper saying he was approved and info on passport delivery. |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: 8OMG guys this is insane, 4 months from NOA2 to NVC case#. I heard that the consulate in Guayaquil is not too delayed processing these from my attorney. Let's see how the rest of the process goes. Please keep posting in your timeline. Best of luck to you both!!
Hello. Did you schedule your own interview?
Yes, at our embassy you schedule your own interview and medical exam. The earliest available was the week we scheduled ours for.
Good luck today! I would love to hear your review of the experience as we will be hopefully be there in a few months. Thanks!
Exactly 2 weeks from interview to visa in hand, love to see it! Best of luck to you both!
Hi! My fiance is also from Ecuador and I'm currently seeing conflicting information on the process. I emailed NVC and got my case number, but do I need to wait for a mailed letter? And will the embassy in Ecuador contact me or my fiance regarding the interview appointment? Did you have to file DS-160? Sorry for all the questions!
We have a WhatsApp group for Ecuador that is super helpful! Send me your phone number if you’d like me to add you.
You should fill out the DS-160 when you are In-Transit. Once they have it and the application it will change to Ready in CEAC tracker and you can pay the fee and choose your appointment date plus make the medical appointment.
I had two emails from the embassy. One was the instruction letter and the other was to let me know after they had the DS-160 that we could choose our appointment date. Someone had already shared the letter with me beforehand though so I had the instructions and we had already collected our documents. You don’t need to wait for them to contact you before you schedule anything as long as you go in transit.
Hi, sorry just seeing this response! Yes please add me to the Whatsapp group, that would he extremely helpful. My number is 929-264-4224
*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
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