M&L🇺🇸's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: L
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: M&L🇺🇸
Country: Argentina
Last Updated: 2023-02-23
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Immigration Checklist for L & M:
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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 : |
Argentina |
| I-129F Sent : |
2021-05-05 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2021-05-07 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2022-06-17 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2022-08-24 |
| NVC Left : |
2022-08-30 |
| Consulate Received : |
2022-09-06 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2022-09-07 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2022-09-07 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2022-09-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-09-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2022-09-23 |
| US Entry : |
2022-10-01 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 406 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 496 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Date Filed : |
2022-11-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-12-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
2023-01-17 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-12-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-02-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2023-02-22 |
| Comments : |
On Jan 17th we received an RFE to re-send the medical exam with the form I-693. USPS marked as received the package with the RFE response on Feb 1st. USCIS marked the RFE as received on Feb 13th. Greencard approved a day after the RFE was received, on Feb 14th. Our case passed from "RFE Was Sent" to "Case Approved" directly. The greencard arrived the 22nd of February. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2022-11-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-12-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-12-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2022-12-30 |
| Date Card Received : |
2023-01-07 |
| Comments : |
A day after my biometrics appointment my Employment Authorization Document was approved, changing status to "Card is Being Produced". |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 46 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2022-11-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-12-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
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| Comments : |
Greencard approved after 2 months, AP not needed. |
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: Argentina
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 19, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
Medical Exams - 09/13/2022:
Scheduled my appointment with Dr. Grillo via WhatsApp. She received me at 9 am at her office, checked my vaccines and suggested me to apply the ones that will be needed to do the AOS once I'm in the US, in my case was the flu one and the "doble bacteriana". She told me to go to a Vacunar instead of having the shots in la Trinidad as they were out of stock, which ended up being better as my medical insurance covered both 100% there. Headed to la Trinidad, paid for the blood exam $650 pesos, made the blood exam, went to the x-ray desk, paid for the x-ray exam $2000 pesos, made the x-ray. Went to Vacunar, got my two shots. Got back to the Doc's office, gave her my vaccine cards again and she did the physical exam. All good, she told me we will meet the next day at the embassy to get my envelope with the results.
Interview Day - 09/15/2022: Arrived to my appointment at the embassy 15 minutes before, waited next to the door without having to queue. There was a lot of people for getting other types of visas. I got inside the embassy, passed directly to the hall of the waiting room where a lady asked for my name. She had my name written down on a list, and checked it as I entered. Had to sat down, waited for one of the agents to call me by my name and they asked for all my documents:
- Original birth certificate and a copy
- Police certificate with the excepción al artÃÂculo 51
- Passport and copy of the bio page of the passport
- Affidavit of support form with my partner's IRS tax return to which I added a letter from his employer and a bank statement
- Relationship proofs (plane tickets, hotel bookings, pictures with friends and family, etc.)
- Envelope with the medical exams
She took all the docs and asked me to sit down again and wait to be called for the actual interview. They said my name, I passed to this small room where the consul was, she was very polite and friendly. The whole interview had the profile of a casual conversation that led to the following questions:
1. Where did me and my partner met
2. Where will we live
3. If I met his family, if he met my family
4. How does my family feel about me moving to the US
5. When was the last time I saw my partner
And after that she told me I was approved and that I could go to celebrate. Both the consul and the agent seemed very chill and actually interested in our relationship, which was very nice to feel after so much time waiting for this to be over. I would rate the whole experience with the US Embassy of Buenos Aires a 10/10.
(updated on September 19, 2022)
(updated on September 19, 2022) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 2Hello, how much time did you have to enter the US? Was it a 6 month visa validity?
Hey @Naz-Awa. Once you have the K1 visa issued and stamped in your passport you have 6 months to travel to the US. I'd ask to your Consul once you have yours approved, in case that changes.
*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.
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