ecw1900's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: E
Beneficiary's Name: Y
VJ Member: ecw1900
Country: Colombia
Last Updated: 2025-06-10
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Immigration Checklist for E & Y:
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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 : |
Bogota, Colombia |
| I-129F Sent : |
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| I-129F NOA1 : |
2023-10-09 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
2024-04-11 |
| RFE Reply(s) : |
2024-04-27 |
| I-129F NOA2 : |
2024-04-30 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2024-06-04 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2024-06-25 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2024-09-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2024-09-27 |
| US Entry : |
2024-09-30 |
| Marriage : |
2024-10-28 |
| Comments : |
Entered in Miami, agents all spoke Spanish and were friendly. The delay was mainly waiting, not any difficult interview or anything. I would budget extra time on connections when entering in Miami. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 204 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 346 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2025-01-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2025-01-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2025-02-10 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2025-07-23 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
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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 : |
2025-01-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2025-01-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2025-02-10 |
| Approved Date : |
2025-04-10 |
| Date Card Received : |
2025-04-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 83 days. |
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Advance Parole
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2025-01-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2025-01-24 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2025-04-18 |
| Comments : |
AP was approved with EAD and will be included on EAD card. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 83 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 19, 2024 |
| Embassy Review : |
We got there about 6:20 a.m. for a 7 a.m. appointment.
Lining up outside the embassy was surprisingly orderly. I just thank god it wasn't raining. For K1 visa, there's no reason to fight or jostle. Your arrival time and appointment time seem to have no relation to when you are called to the window. Don't be afraid to ask questions about where to line up. Because K1 is sometimes called an immigrant visa and sometimes a non-immigrant visa, it can be confusing even for those who are trying to be helpful.
You go through an airport-style security screening first. Then there's a line to check your documents to ensure they are in the correct order. (You will be given a slip of paper showing the preferred order both at your medical appointment and at the CAS biometrics appointment.) Then there's another line where you hand in the documents at the window.
Then you sit and wait and wait and wait to be called. We were among the last to be called among the morning appointments. The pavilion was nearly empty. When we were called, our agent was very friendly. Her Spanish was good but heavily American accented.
The questions seemed to be more conversational or formalities than any kind of interrogation.
When/where/how did you meet? (gave city, date, dating app)
How often has your fiancee visited after that first meeting? (dozens of times)
Have you ever lived outside Colombia? (no)
One question that was phrased more like a statement as she was looking over documents: Never had any problems with police or immigration (no)
She told us we were approved. After the long wait, we were almost surprised by how quickly the good news came. We were told the visa would be ready in seven days. Other people were being told 14 days. So we'll see.
We had plenty of time to talk to other applicants. The overwhelming majority of people were quickly approved. It was always sad and somewhat emotional to see the few rejections. The majority of rejections however seemed to be coming from the tourist visa line.
A few people were given the dreaded yellow sheet of paper for missing paperwork. There was one man who said there was something missing from his sealed medical file and it was the doctor's office's fault. (I almost hesitate to mention that, because it's not like we need something else to worry about). There was one person yellow-slipped for a non-original birth certificate. Fortunately, most people seem to be aware of the requirements. The embassy has done a good job of drilling that into people's heads.
All in all, a pretty decent experience. There are a lot of absurdities to the immigration system, but in the actual logistics of processing hundreds of people in a short amount of time, the embassy did a pretty good job.
We walked out smiling at 12 noon on the dot. A long morning but a good one. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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*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
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