midge and isi's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Marissa Beneficiary's Name: Israel VJ Member: midge and isi Country: Ghana Last Updated: 2016-12-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Marissa & Israel:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ghana I-129F Sent : 2010-01-05 I-129F NOA1 : 2010-01-07 I-129F RFE(s) : 2010-04-14 RFE Reply(s) : 2010-04-21 I-129F NOA2 : 2010-05-05 NVC Received : 2010-05-07 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2010-05-10 Consulate Received : 2010-05-14 Packet 3 Received : 2010-06-30 Packet 3 Sent : 2010-06-30 Packet 4 Received : 2010-06-30 Interview Date : 2010-12-02 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-12-10 US Entry : 2010-12-16 Marriage : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 118 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 329 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Washington DC POE Date : 2010-12-16 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Great experience. Only a few questions asked.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Portland ME Date Filed : 2011-02-27 NOA Date : 2011-03-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2011-03-29 AOS Transfer** : 2011-04-08 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2011-06-21 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2011-07-02 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Portland ME Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2011-02-27 NOA Date : 2011-03-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2011-03-29 Approved Date : 2011-04-22 Date Card Received : 2011-05-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 54 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Portland ME Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2011-02-27 NOA Date : 2011-03-03 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2011-05-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 54 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2013-04-03 NOA Date : 2013-04-05 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-05-01 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2013-07-31 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2013-08-05 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Portland ME Date Filed : 2016-08-01 NOA Date : 2016-08-08 Bio. Appt. : 2016-08-23 Interview Date : 2016-12-13 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2017-01-13 Comments : Officer was very nice- my husband said it was very easy. The officer and him chatted about things mostly not related to his approval! He got the first 6 questions right and no issues of English Language.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ghana Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 2, 2010 Embassy Review : Israel arrived very early 5am and at 7:30 was let in. First person he submitted I-134 and some other forms were returned to him and submitted the evidence Went to pay the visa fee- got called to the front of the line with other K-1s (maybe 10 of them). The man was happy with USD because the cedis were being paid with small bills, so it took awhile. Got called for interview and signed the forms: Questions asked: How did you meet Marissa? What courses we took together? (went off of where we met- university) What my address was? (Israel gave whole thing and they only wanted the state. lol) Universities I went to in the states? Program I am doing? Also asked if I had told him about Maine- Israel answered its cold there and the CO laughted. Approved- CO brought out sheet and to come on the 10th! Said overall experience was good and that the CO and other staff was very nice! Done by 9:45am! (updated on December 2, 2010) Rating : Very Good

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