mm82's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Michael
Beneficiary's Name: Brian
VJ Member: mm82
Country: South Korea
Last Updated: 2018-09-15
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Immigration Checklist for Michael & Brian:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Seoul |
| I-129F Sent : |
2013-11-09 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2013-11-15 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2013-11-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-12-19 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2013-12-23 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-12-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-12-24 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-01-29 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-01-29 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-03-14 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-03-18 |
| US Entry : |
2014-06-14 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 7 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 119 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2014-06-14 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2014-09-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-09-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-09-29 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2015-07-20 |
| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
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| Comments : |
Feb 18, 2015 Received Notice of Potential Interview Waiver |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-09-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-09-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-09-29 |
| Approved Date : |
2014-10-10 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-10-14 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 32 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Los Angeles CA |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2014-09-08 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-09-10 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-10-14 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 32 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-05-26 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-31 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-06-28 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-09-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
No interview!!!! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Korea
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 14, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
We had our visa interview today this morning and we are APPROVED!
I am glad this process for the most part is finally over! smile.
My fiancé was so nervous and the immigration officer that was interviewing us was such a liar, telling us he doesn't know how to speak Korean. We didn't have the option for my fiancé to do his interview in Korean. He was hoping the interview would be conducted in Korean and would feel more comfortable, since of course English is not my fiancé's first language. And there was another man watching us behind the immigration officer who was conducting the interview. I wanted to call him out on lying to us that he didn't know Korean because he was the ONLY officer interviewing all the visa applicants (because the US Embassy in Seoul is not so busy), not just fiancé visas but interviewing for other visas where some applicants didn't know any English at all.
But all that aside, he asked like irrelevant questions from the normal interview, asking me if I had met my fiancé's family etc. I had to chime in and answer some questions and was being asked questions. I thought I would be watching from the sidelines and Mr. Choi would be answering. I don't know if they were treating us differently because we were a same sex case and they didn't believe our case ... but through that ordeal Mr. Choi's fiancé visa has be approve.
I asked the immigration officer that was interviewing us if we were the first same sex K-1 visa approved and surprisingly he said we were not the first one. Makes me happy that their are others who are paving the wave for us.
SO HAPPY!
Bring something to read or do because the process is around 2 hours. Best of luck to all!
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| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*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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