Tena's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: * Beneficiary's Name: * VJ Member: Tena Country: Croatia Last Updated: 2008-11-15 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for * & *:

Dept of State Other Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

Other Visa Event Date NVC Received : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2008-07-17 Comments :

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Washington DC POE Date : 2008/07/17 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Indianapolis IN Date Filed : 2008-09-02 NOA Date : 2008-09-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-09-15 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-09-02 NOA Date : 2008-09-09 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2008-09-15 Approved Date : 2008-11-13 Date Card Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 72 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2008-09-02 NOA Date : 2008-09-09 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2008-11-15 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 71 days.

Member Reviews:

POE Review: Washington DC Event Description Entry Date : 2008-07-17 Embassy Review : I entered on an F1 student visa. I had no problem entering and had a routine interview. The only problem was the line length. I waited in line to pass immigration for what must have been about 2 hours. I missed my connecting flight to my destination. That was quite frustrating. It was a very, very slow place to enter. Harassment Level : Moderate

Local US CIS Office Review: Indianapolis IN Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : February 5, 2009 Embassy Review : My husband and I came in for our AOS interview to permanent resident based on marriage. We arrived about 10 minutes before the scheduled time which in my opinion was a bit too late but it ended up being fine. We ended up parking in a metered spot on the street in front of the office as the parking lot in front of the building charges $5 for parking. It was just as well as we were only there for about 35 mins total. When we walked in, after they briefly searched us we turned in our invite letter to the officer at the window and took a seat. My (applicant) name was called right at our scheduled time. We were called in to talk to the officer separately. An officer that called my name walked me to his office in the back where I took the oath to tell the truth. He asked for my passport and state Id (drivers license). He then went through the I-485 application I mailed to USCIS asking me my name, my address, date of birth, a series of NO questions (have you ever been arrested, have you been deported etc.) He then asked me how I came to the US. what made me come to Indiana (it is hillarious how often people ask this in general. I wonder if people in NY get the same thing? ). He then asked me how I met my husband, weather we started dating right away, when and where did we meet again after our initial meeting. He asked weather we ever broke up, when did I meet his parents, how often do we see them, did he ever meet my parents and how. He asked briefly about our trips taken together, when did we get married and were we ever engaged. He asked me some basic questions about my home country and what my husband thought of it after I told him that we had traveled there for Christmas this year. That was pretty much it. He didn't look at any photos or anything. The whole interview lasted less than 10 minutes. He then said we will call my husband in to talk to him and if his answers matched mine, he would approve us and that we can expect to receive the green card in the mail within 30 days. As I left his office I called my husband to come in. I waited on him for about 10 mins. When he came back he said that the officer told him that this was a pretty simple case and that we were approved. My husband said that he asked him how we met, weather we ever broke up, where we got married, who was there and weather his parents were upset that they didn't come to the wedding. It seemed like a very conversationalist kind of interview. Overall, the meeting was punctual, brief but professional and pleasant. The officer did not take my I-94 nor did he give me anything. They just took my letter for the appointment. After a pretty challenging process of gathering all the necessary paperwork this seemed to have been the easy part. Harassment Level : 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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

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