<3T&M<3's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Tina Beneficiary's Name: Mahmut VJ Member: <3T&M<3 Country: Turkey Last Updated: 2019-09-11 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Tina & Mahmut:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ankara, Turkey I-129F Sent : 2018-02-28 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-03-06 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2018-09-12 NVC Received : 2018-09-28 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2018-10-01 NVC Left : 2018-10-02 Consulate Received : 2018-10-03 Packet 3 Received : 2018-10-03 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2018-10-22 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2018-10-25 US Entry : 2018-12-01 Marriage : 2018-12-10 Comments : Ankara embassy was very kind. Interview process took less than one hour. Approved! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 190 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 230 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : San Francisco POE Date : 2018-12-01 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Super smooth! Very kind and welcoming :)

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Spokane WA Date Filed : 2019-01-18 NOA Date : 2019-02-01 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-02-21 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2019-06-19 Approval / Denial Date : 2019-06-19 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments : Interviewer asked how we met, how my kids are getting along with my new husband, what we like to go do together, that are different religions, how many times I've visited him when he was in Turkey, how meeting his family went when I was there,what my husbands going to do in the United States now as far as working, if he has worked since he's been here. That's about it!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-01-18 NOA Date : 2019-02-01 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2019-06-19 Date Card Received : Comments : Ended up not needing this because the interview came before the EAD card! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 152 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-01-18 NOA Date : 2019-02-01 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Ended up not needing this because the interview came before this could be given! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 152 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ankara, Turkey Review Topic: Event Description Review Date : May 25, 2019 Embassy Review : The process was very smooth. Petitioner (me!) was previously married and has 3 teenagers from previous marriage. The Interviewer did ask about the kids. Asked how we met, how long we've been together. One thing that surprised us was that the officer wanted original printed photographs! *shrug* but was overall fine with the printed ones. Approved! The sealed envelope came ripped open all along one side. We had to send it back to Ankara. It took hours to get through to the right person to handle this matter (just called the Embassy directly). The second envelope came ripped as well! I called the San Francisco Airport's Immigration Dept and asked them if a 4 inch rip was acceptable. They gave me the number to the field office in San Fran who handles that sort of thing, i.e. when someone goes through with a ripped envelope. The man assured me that 4 inches is NO PROBLEM! The very worst thing that could happen is that the airport personnel would check for any missing paperwork and if there was missing papers then the beneficiary would have to go to the field office and "wait" until they figured everything out. Meaning Beneficiary would have to hang out in San Fran until an "interview" of sorts could take place to get all of that done. We went ahead and went through with the ripped package. NO problems! Good Luck Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 6



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