okcchris's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Chris
Beneficiary's Name: Koemsien
VJ Member: okcchris
Country: Cambodia
Last Updated: 2019-04-02
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Immigration Checklist for Chris & Koemsien:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Texas Service Center on 2013-09-04 |
| Consulate : |
Cambodia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-05-15 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-05-24 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-09-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-09-25 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-10-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-10-09 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-10-09 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-10-14 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-11-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-12-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-01-10 |
| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
2014-03-22 |
| Comments : |
Police Certificate had to be re-issued which caused a two week delay getting the visa issued. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 122 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 209 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2014-01-15 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Oklahoma City OK |
| Date Filed : |
2014-06-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-06-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
2014-07-16 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-07-01 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-04-29 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2015-05-06 |
| Comments : |
Received 'Notice of Potential Interview Waiver' on 9/15/2014 |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-06-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-06-09 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2014-08-21 |
| Date Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 80 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-06-05 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-06-18 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-08-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 61 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-03-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-15 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-02 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-07-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
2018-08-03 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Wichita KS |
| Date Filed : |
2019-03-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-03-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-04-09 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Oath Ceremony : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Cambodia
Review Topic: General Review
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 20, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
December 19, 2013
We arrived at the Embassy at 6:15 am and were number fourteen and fifteen in line. The guards started letting everyone in at about 7:10. The US citizen is allowed to be at the interview. You are allowed to bring a cell phone with you, however it will be held at the guards station until after your interview. The guards will also take your ID card and hold it until you are finished.
At 7:30 an announcement was made to line up at window number 1 to receive your queue number. There was no order to the line, just a mad rush to get to the front of the line. Within five minutes they started calling numbers to go to the appropriate window.
The first window we went to took in all the documents that we had brought. In the appointment letter that you will receive is a list of the documents to bring and what order to have them in. As long as you have all the documents this process takes about five minutes. I had two issues: one, my I-134 from my co-sponsor was a copy (not an original), was told I would have to have the original mailed from the US, two, my fiancé’s police certificate listed me as her spouse, I was told I would need to get it corrected. Even with these two mistakes I was told that she could continue with her interview.
Approximately twenty minutes later we were called to the next window for fingerprinting. One minute and it was complete. Then moved to the next window to pay the $240 fee.
After about an hour wait we were called to window ten. This is the only window that is located in another room and shielded from the other people waiting. The interview began. He first asked me about where I lived in the US, how long had I been in Cambodia (I have been here nine months and actually filed my petition from here), what I did for a living in the US, and if I voted in the last presidential election. He then said that he would ask my fiancé some questions in Khmer. He asked her how we met, how long she had known me and was she ready to move to the US. He then turned to his computer and started typing. A couple of minutes later he turned back to face us and said that he saw no problems at all with approving the visa, however we needed to have her police certificate redone and bring it back to the embassy. If we could do this by Tuesday of next week her visa would be ready on Friday. I asked him about the I-134 that the first lady did not like. He said that he saw no problem with it and that he was the one that made the final decision so just get the police certificate fixed and we would be on our way. The gentleman doing the interview was an older American that spoke very good Khmer (according to my fiance), he was very nice and very professional.
One thing I would like to add is that in our proof of relationship, of the eight pictures I included, two were pictures of our ‘engagement ceremony’ with my fiancé wearing a traditional wedding dress and me wearing traditional wedding clothes. To quote some here on VJ, ‘it looked like a duck and sounded like a duck’ but in this case it wasn't a duck, it was just the way things are done in this country.
We walked out the door at 10 am.
209 days from filing the initial petition (17 pages total), no RFE’s, and an easy successful interview. I’m 51 by the way, my fiancé is 29. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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