abhijith's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: d Beneficiary's Name: a VJ Member: abhijith Country: India Last Updated: 2010-02-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for d & a:

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 : Comments : Adjusting from H-1B 10/14/2009 Mailed I-130/485/765/693/864 to Chicago lockbox 10/16/2009 Reached Chicago 10/23/2009 Checks cashed 10/26/2009 NOA for I-130/485/765 dated 10/23/2009 10/26/2009 I-130/485/765 Touched 11/04/2009 I-130/765 Touched 11/24/2009 Received Biometric appt notice for 12/4/2009 and the notice is dated 11/6/2009 12/04/2009 Biometrics done 12/04/2009 I-485/I-765 Touched 12/04/2009 EAD card production ordered 1st Email 12/07/2009 I-485/I-765 Touched 12/09/2009 EAD card production ordered 2nd Email 12/10/2009 I-765 Touched 12/15/2009 I-765 Touched and email that says approval notice has been mailed 12/16/2009 I-765 Touched 12/16/2009 Received EAD card 12/18/2009 Received IL letter to appear for interview on 01/22/2010 12/31/2009 I-485 Touched 01/07/2010 I-485 Touched 01/22/2010 Interview- APPROVED 01/22/2010 Welcome letter sent and I-130 approval letter sent email 01/25/2010 I-485/I-130 Touched 01/27/2010 Card production ordered Email 02/01/2010 Welcome letter and I-130 Approval letter received 02/02/2010 I-485 Approval Email

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Tucson AZ Date Filed : 2009-10-14 NOA Date : 2009-11-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2009-12-04 AOS Transfer** : 2009-10-26 Interview Date : 2010-01-22 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2010-01-22 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2010-02-04 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Filing Instance : Date Filed : 2009-10-14 NOA Date : 2009-11-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2009-12-04 Approved Date : 2009-12-04 Date Card Received : 2009-12-16 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 51 days.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Tucson AZ Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : February 2, 2010 Embassy Review : We had the appointment at the Tucson DO at 8 am. It is about 30 mins from our house. Of course it was raining like cats and dogs at the time. We left at 7 am and reached there around 7.45. The security did not let us in!! He said they open at 8 am! They had very little awning and that didnt protect from the rain at all.. so we ran back to the car and waited there until it was 8 am. By that time there were two couples ahead of us standing at the door in the rain. We all went in, after the security check, we were asked to drop the appointment letter in an opening in the wall and was asked to sit in the waiting area. IO came out and called the couple ahead of us. We waited 20 mins , the couple came out of the interview. They didnt look happy at all. IO closed the door and we waited for 10 more mins. She came back and called us. It was about 8.40am. We confidently walked in. I had organized very methodically all the documents. We had two albums- marriage album and our lifestory alblum ( 3.5 years of dating life). She took us to her office and closed the door. She asked before we were seated to raise our hands and swear that the testimony we give is the truth. Then we sat and immediately she asked us to show identification. Then she asked me so you came to US on a student visa in 2001 and I answered that is correct and then I said I went back to home country and came back on H1B. At this point the IO looked cool and professional. She then asked my wife to verify SSN, address, Ph # etc.. she asked me the same later. The she asked if we have anything together yet and that she understands if we dont have anything yet since we are newly wed. I told her I have car and health insurance. She asked me to show it , but as I was trying to dig into the folder to find them she asked my wife to show her the wedding album. She started asking if my wife met my parents and were they at the wedding. She was still looking at the wedding album. Then she looked at us and said I have to approve you right now. She forgot to look at the insurance info.. she didnt ask anything else, no paystubs, no letters, nothing else. She then started explaining about conditional gc and citizenship. She made us sign a paper that said we were approved conditional gc. She said that I should expect the card in about a weeks time. She asked us if he had any questions. We told her we had no more questions. She then showed us the way out all the way saying that we had a beautiful wedding and she loved the pics. Then I got out of the building and then remembered looking at other interview experiences that IO usually takes the EAD and I-94. Our IO didnt take either of those! I am not sure what to do. However I just now got two emails saying welcome letter has been mailed and I-130 had been approved. Thats my interview experience. Harassment Level : Very Good

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