Golden Gate's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: L Beneficiary's Name: I VJ Member: Golden Gate Country: Morocco Last Updated: 2020-03-03 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for L & I:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Morocco I-129F Sent : 2011-03-07 I-129F NOA1 : 2011-03-15 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2011-07-08 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-11-01 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-11-03 US Entry : 2012-02-28 Marriage : 2012-03-05 Comments : Smooth interview - waiting four hours, and was last one to be interviewed. First interviewed by a Moroccan woman, who asked just a few questions, one being why we postponed interview so many times (we did not - just once), then by American male - the papers already said approved on them. He asked about me, what I do for work, to describe what I like to create (I am an artist), if I have siblings, about my children, what he will do for work when he comes, what we will do for money, why we didn't get married in Morocco when we had 40 days to do it and that's about it. Told him to come back Thursday to pick up his visa and he did :) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 115 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 231 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Detroit POE Date : 2012-02-28 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 5 Comments : They went through all of his bags and put their fingers in his spices and asked if he had drugs in there. He was the last to enter in the airport, even though he was one of the first off the plane ;/

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Detroit MI Date Filed : 2012-05-15 NOA Date : 2012-05-22 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-06-27 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2012-08-20 Approval / Denial Date : 2012-08-20 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2012-08-27 Comments : Was very brief and pleasant interview.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2012-05-15 NOA Date : RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2012-08-03 Date Card Received : 2012-08-03 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 80 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2014-07-17 NOA Date : 2014-07-24 RFE(s) : 2014-10-18 Bio. Appt. : 2014-08-21 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2015-01-13 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : RFE for insufficient proof of financial co-mingling. Didn't have a lot of this proof first time. Had sufficient amount after second submission.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Morocco Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 10, 2011 Embassy Review : Smooth interview - waited four hours from appointment time, and was last one to be interviewed. First interviewed by a Moroccan woman, who asked just a few questions, one being why we postponed interview so many times (we did not - just once), then by American male - the papers already said approved on them. He asked about me, what I do for work, to describe what I like to create (I am an artist), if I have siblings, about my children, what he will do for work when he comes, what we will do for money, why we didn't get married in Morocco when we had 40 days to do it and that's about it. Told him to come back Thursday to pick up his visa and he did Rating : Very Good

Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : August 21, 2012 Embassy Review : We arrived a few minutes early. Big burly guy at the scanner asked "I" what he was here for and he responded "to adjust my situation". Many people in room, so thought we'd be waiting a while, but were called within 10 minutes. The interviewer met us at the entrance to the offices, walked us to the very last one. We swore in, then she asked "I" questions about himself, and a series of questions that were listed on the application concerning whether he would commit an act of terrorism or try to overthrow the U.S. Government, ever committed murder, etcetera. Then asked him my name, my birth date, and what I like to do for fun. Then she asked me what he likes to do for fun and whether I met his family. Asked if we had any supporting documents we wanted to submit, for which I submitted a few and she said she believes she has all the documents she needs. Then she said he would get his green card in 7 to 10 days and could apply for citizenship in three years from now. Was surprised to find it very pleasant and brief. 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.

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