paws057's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Stephen Beneficiary's Name: Natalia VJ Member: paws057 Country: Russia Last Updated: 2014-03-16 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Stephen & Natalia:

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 : Moscow, Russia I-129F Sent : 2012-10-02 I-129F NOA1 : 2012-10-15 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2013-04-26 NVC Received : 2013-04-29 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2013-05-22 Consulate Received : 2013-05-29 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2013-06-14 Interview Date : 2013-07-18 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): 2013-07-18 Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2013-09-10 Marriage : 2013-11-08 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 193 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 276 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : JFK POE Date : 2013-09-10 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We were supposed to have Detroit as a POE but since we missed our connecting flights due to fog at Samara airport we had to get another set of flights to the US. The only ones they had were through JFK. All in all though a good experience and it took about 45 minutes. I took her through the US Citizens line with me. They had NO questions for her but did tell her she had 90 days on her visa. That's it!:) They returned her passport and we were on our way. Welcome to the USA!:))

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Cleveland OH Date Filed : 2013-12-02 NOA Date : 2013-12-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2014-01-10 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2014-02-28 Approval / Denial Date : 2014-02-28 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2014-03-08 Comments : Pretty easy interview really. Lasted about 10-15 minutes and normal questions. Nothing hard to answer. Didn't look at any information other than our passports and ID's. Overall a good experience!:)

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2013-12-02 NOA Date : 2013-12-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2014-01-10 Approved Date : 2014-02-13 Date Card Received : 2014-02-19 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 73 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2013-12-02 NOA Date : 2013-12-09 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2014-02-19 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 73 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Moscow, Russia Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 21, 2013 Embassy Review : Overall a very good experience. We waited about 2.5 hours for the interview but it did take a while to get into the Embassy to start with. We got there at 7:30 and there was a very long line already but it did move quickly so not a problem. When they did call her name I went up to the window with her so they interviewed us together. The man was very polite and asked her only about 4 questions. He started out in English then switched to Russian which she liked. To be honest I don't ever remember him asking me anything? He asked her how much time we had spent together and she said about a month in a half and I added that was total from all the trips. That's it! Approved Rating : Very Good

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