mitzab's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: mitza
Beneficiary's Name: santa
VJ Member: mitzab
Country: Pakistan
Last Updated: 2023-03-31
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Immigration Checklist for mitza & santa:
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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 : |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
| I-129F Sent : |
2021-01-22 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2021-01-26 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2021-09-08 |
| NVC Received : |
2021-10-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2021-10-22 |
| NVC Left : |
2021-10-25 |
| Consulate Received : |
2021-10-26 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2021-11-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2021-12-09 |
| US Entry : |
2022-01-20 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
Ceac status
Ready 10/26
Admin processing 11/16
Application received 11/18
Admin processing (again) 12/7
Issued 12/9
Visa in Hand 12/13 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 225 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 294 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Dallas |
| POE Date : |
2022-01-20 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
5 minutes total
Not a single question asked
Thumbs up given and on our way |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Dallas TX |
| Date Filed : |
2022-02-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-02-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
2022-08-08 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-03-21 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-03-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2023-03-31 |
| Comments : |
RFE #1 submit 2021 Tax documents with i-864 (I had not done my 2021 taxes till we submitted our original petition) Responded on the same date and the USCIS website updated stating that a response to the RFE has been received.
RFE #2 to provide more proof of marriage
Interview waived 485 approval on 3/15/2023
New SSN (without any DHS mention received without any initiation on 3/17/23
Card Produced 3/29/23
Card Delivered 3/31/23
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2022-02-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-02-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-03-21 |
| Approved Date : |
2022-08-09 |
| Date Card Received : |
2022-08-13 |
| Comments : |
Updated on the website on 8/9 that EAD is being produced
SSN (with DHS note) and EAD card arrived on the same date and both have the same issue date.
No expedite |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 176 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2022-02-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-02-22 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2022-09-12 |
| Comments : |
Approval on 9/6/2022
The website said document is being produced , case closed and we recieved the AP document on 9/12
No expedite |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 204 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Islamabad, Pakistan
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 16, 2021 |
| Embassy Review : |
1st station collected the documents
Interview letter
Ds160
I134 and Supporting documents
Birth certificate
Passport
Passport pictures
2nd station did biometrics
Wait was about an hour even though she was the first one in
Barely 3 minutes of interview
How did you meet him?
Why did you decided to go to US to get married instead of Pakistan?
Any previous marriages (in my case, yes)
That was all the questions, told her about the laws
Told her congratulations you are going to the US.
That's all |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Dallas
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2022-01-20 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our flight landed when 3 or 4 other international flights also arrived so it was quiet busy in the immigration hall. Dallas immigration hall is very easy. First thing on the left is Global entry, then it's US nationals and then foreign nationals. The usher looked at my fiances envelope and asked her to go ro foreign national side and even though I wanted to join my fiance I was told to go back to US national side. I think its because now US national side at DFW uses facial recognition. For me it literally took 30 seconds. No boarding card no passport.. just stand in front of the camera and welcome back home. For my fiance again even though a long line but it was extremely quick moving. Once she got there the officer saw her envelope and asked her to follow him to the secondary room. She said there were a few people there bit again almost negligible wait time. He opened her envelope, entered some stuff in the computer stamped her passport and put K1 and a date coinciding with 90 days from arrival. Didn't say a word gave her a thumbs up and showed her the door. She was confused as we were expecting some questions but nothing at all. She and I almost walked out of the hallway together. It was far harder to get on the flight with all the covid protocols in place then the POE. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: 11 Maz23 on 2021-08-28 said: Hi, have you gotten your approval yet?
Maz23 on 2021-08-28 said: I meant i-129f NOA2
Yes I got the NOA2, if you need to send a question DM me directly. I don't get notification here
01/22/2021 - I-129F Petition mailed (Overnight FEDEX)
01/23/2021 - I-129F Petition arrived at Lewisville Lockbox (Per FEDEX tracking)
01/26/2021 - I-129F Backdated receipt per case #
03/11/2021 - NOA-1 case # text received.
09/08/2021 - NOA-2 approval via USCIS website (NO TEXT MSG RECEIVED SO FAR)
Rayk on 2021-11-15 said: Thank you so much! Just to be clear, you scheduled K-1 interview based on "Ready" case status on CEAC and without Packet 3 letter from US embassy which usually comes in mail?
Let me know how the interview goes tomorrow and good luck to you guys!
Once it showed ready on CEAC
Then we did DS160
Then US Travel Docs / visa fee / interview and medical scheduled were almost done at the same time
Interview confirmation email from the embassy and medical confirmation email were the only items we got, there was no packet 3.
Maz23 on 2021-11-16 said: Congrats on getting approval!
Do u mind sharing what she answered for "Why did you decided to go to US to get married instead of Pakistan?"?
How did you get an interview date so fast after your case left NVC?
My case stayed at the NVC for about a month and a half, usually with certain embassies they do electronic transfer of cases (which was in my case) so it went from AT NVC, to IN TRANSIT to READY almost over night, I got the K1 FTP email the same day as well with the embassy case number.
I knew we had to get the interview appointment from us travel docs, I did it the same day, it asked to pay the Visa fee, once the visa fee was paid I was able to secure an interview date online which I chose 2 weeks out due to medical.
Islamabad embassy is working at full capacity and it is the second largest embassy of US in the world. So I guess that played a part. They have 20 plus consular windows during interviews. And with no covid situation in Pakistan.
Every embassy works differently with different requirements so you will have to do a lot of due diligence on yours, from documents to interview
Also I noticed your case is IR1/CR1 in those cases an actual physical file is sent to Islamabad, and then ofcourse IR1 and CR1 case load is way higher than k1 visa
Maaz she said because that was the best option for her under the circumstances and at that time it seemed like a faster option. It's a very hard question to answer and there's no right or wrong answer in that
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MapleHearts on 2021-11-16 said: