Erin & Hugo's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Erin Beneficiary's Name: Anthony VJ Member: Erin & Hugo Country: Peru Last Updated: 2024-05-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Erin & Anthony:

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 : Peru I-129F Sent : 2021-09-13 I-129F NOA1 : 2021-09-16 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2022-12-10 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2023-02-13 NVC Left : 2023-02-14 Consulate Received : 2023-02-16 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2023-03-16 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2023-04-14 US Entry : 2023-04-16 Marriage : Comments : 221g green paper received at interview because of missing I-864 document from joint sponsor. Waited over a month for approval. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 450 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 546 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2023-04-16 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Des Moines IA Date Filed : 2023-05-08 NOA Date : 2023-05-12 RFE(s) : 2023-06-06 Bio. Appt. : 2023-06-09 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2024-04-30 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Des Moines IA Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2023-05-08 NOA Date : 2023-05-12 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2023-06-29 Date Card Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 52 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Des Moines IA Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2023-05-08 NOA Date : 2023-05-12 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 351 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Peru Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 30, 2023 Embassy Review : We arrived at 8:30 and stood in line for 20 minutes until moved to K visa line. Fiancé entered with beneficiary showing passport. We organized our documents in the order they said to and were directed towards a long room at the back. We waited for over an hour to be called. At the first window a lady took all of our documents. We waited another hour to be called back up. The man at the second window was somber and mumbled. He never smiled and he denied or sent to administrative processing everyone who came to his window that day. He asked us a few questions about us - How did you meet?, Have you ever lived in another country? Birthday and age etc. He gave us a green slip of paper (221g) saying that we needed to bring the I-864 document for our joint sponsor. He said this was necessary because not very many people have a joint sponsor for K1 visas at the consulate (which isn't true). I had emailed the embassy the day before asking which financial document I should bring, I134 or I864 and they said I134 which is what I understood is required for K1 visas. It was very frustrating. We put all the materials together and brought them back to the processing center across from the embassy that same day. We already had tickets to fly to the US in two days so we were stuck in Lima in temporary housing until they approved the visa. I emailed the embassy two weeks later for an update and they replied only with instructions on how to turn in the materials we brought two weeks ago. At that point I contacted my senators to see if they could do anything. They worked hard to contact the embassy but ultimately got little information and I'm not sure if they helped at all but it made me feel better while stuck waiting. Two more weeks I spent checking for any updates and emailing the embassy until they approved the visa on April 14th. That same day it was ready for pick up and we left for the US one day later. It was a horrible experience. I felt powerless and anxious the whole time, we spent hundreds of dollars getting stuck in Lima and no one could tell us when we could leave or even why we were asked for that additional document that is for AOS. Rating : Very Poor

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