ohsnapitsginnay's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ginny
Beneficiary's Name: Raitu
VJ Member: ohsnapitsginnay
Country: India
Last Updated: 2017-10-26
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Immigration Checklist for Ginny & Raitu:
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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 : |
New Delhi, India |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-05-23 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-05-31 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-08-04 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-08-17 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-08-18 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-08-22 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-08-29 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-10-10 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-10-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-10-27 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-11-08 |
| US Entry : |
2016-12-20 |
| Marriage : |
2017-02-14 |
| Comments : |
Approved at interview on Oct 27. Placed on administrative processing Nov 3rd
Status changed to issued Nov 4th! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 65 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 149 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Washington DC |
| POE Date : |
2016-12-20 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
They took his sealed envelope of heath records and checked his documents, stamped his passport and let him in easy peasy |
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Adjustment of Status
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Norfolk VA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
2017-06-22 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-30 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-10-19 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-10-19 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2017-10-25 |
| Comments : |
We arrived about 15 mins before our 11am appt in Norfolk, VA. They called us back to a private room about 11:15. She had us raise our right hands and swear in. The first thing she asked is if we had any evidence to present to support our marriage. I brought joint phone bill, rental lease with both our names, joint car insurance, my life insurance with him listed as the beneficiary. She didn't even glance at them or blink an eye. She was just staring at us saying "uh huh... ok.. what else" (talk about intimidating) then she asked for pictures to add to our file and all i had was our wedding album and a screenshot of our photographers blog. So she seemed kind of annoyed and asked to look through our album. Then she started asking about the timeline of our entire relationship and the dates of life events like cancer and the death of his dad.. (?) She continued looking through our album and said she rarely sees actual weddings rather than a courthouse style wedding. She started to tear up and expressed how much love she sees between us and how blessed we are by God. She went from intimidatingly tough to soft and sweet and said she recommends us for approval and that she hopes to find a love like ours someday. We had the online status change by the time we walked out to the car!!! We were with her about 20 minutes!
I was concerned about the health packet because we never sent or filled out any health paperwork or vaccine papers with his AOS because they took it at his port of entry and we had no copies of anything! I figured we would get an RFE to have his health redone since it's been over a year since the one for k-1 but all she said was "his health packet was submitted for his k-1 correct?" And we said yes and she said great!
I think that's about all the details I can remember! Glad to be done for 2 years! |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Kansas City MO |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-05-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-30 |
| Approved Date : |
2017-09-05 |
| Date Card Received : |
2017-09-12 |
| Comments : |
took waaaaaay longer than 90 days. Advice to you is after 110 days, fill out those service requests and do one every week until one gets assigned! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 129 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: New Delhi, India
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 1, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiance had his interview Oct 27th 2016! And we were APPROVED!!! here's how it went and what they asked for those also interviewing in New Delhi:
He arrived only 10 mins before his appointment due to traffic.
The first counter they took some of his documents and gave him a token number.
The second counter they took his passport and i-134 papers. They did ask for the ORIGINAL i-134 and we had scans of everything due to unreliable mail there. A group of 4 of them talked amongst themselves and finally accepted the papers the way they were. Do yourself a favor and mail originals!
The third counter was the consular for the interview!
He had a young american woman probably in her late 20s.
She asked a LOT of questions despite us front loading as much proof as we could. I think because we have only met once, so fair enough.
Questions asked:
whats her full name and birthday?
How did you meet?
Is it arranged or love?
where did she go to high school?
have you met in person? how long was she here? show proof.
you've only met once? did she come to see you or for other business?
do you have more pics?
When do you want to get married? Where?
Is your family coming to the wedding? why not?
how many kids do you plan to have?
when do you plan to leave india?
does she go to church?
What do you like about her?
then she looked through more evidence and found a picture of all my bridesmaids trying on the bridesmaids dress I picked, so she had him tell her who each person was and how I knew them. (he did good!)
after that she seemed content and said the magic words YOUR VISA IS APPROVED!
he was there a total of 4 hours
Visa available for pickup in 3-5 business days!
We are over the mooooon ecstatic!! so much nervousness over and a weight off our shoulders. SO ready to begin life with my best friend <3
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Norfolk VA
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
October 19, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived about 15 mins before our 11am appt in Norfolk, VA. They called us back to a private room about 11:15. She had us raise our right hands and swear in. The first thing she asked is if we had any evidence to present to support our marriage. I brought joint phone bill, rental lease with both our names, joint car insurance, my life insurance with him listed as the beneficiary. She didn't even glance at them or blink an eye. She was just staring at us saying "uh huh... ok.. what else" (talk about intimidating) then she asked for pictures to add to our file and all i had was our wedding album and a screenshot of our photographers blog. So she seemed kind of annoyed and asked to look through our album. Then she started asking about the timeline of our entire relationship and the dates of life events like cancer and the death of his dad.. (?) She continued looking through our album and said she rarely sees actual weddings rather than a courthouse style wedding. She started to tear up and expressed how much love she sees between us and how blessed we are by God. She went from intimidatingly tough to soft and sweet and said she recommends us for approval and that she hopes to find a love like ours someday. We had the online status change by the time we walked out to the car!!! We were with her about 20 minutes!
I was concerned about the health packet because we never sent or filled out any health paperwork or vaccine papers with his AOS because they took it at his port of entry and we had no copies of anything! I figured we would get an RFE to have his health redone since it's been over a year since the one for k-1 but all she said was "his health packet was submitted for his k-1 correct?" And we said yes and she said great!
I think that's about all the details I can remember! Glad to be done for 2 years! |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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