KKat55's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Kathryn Beneficiary's Name: Liam VJ Member: KKat55 Country: Australia Last Updated: 2021-05-31 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Kathryn & Liam:

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 : Sydney, Australia I-129F Sent : 2018-03-05 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-03-12 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2018-09-14 NVC Received : 2018-09-28 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2018-10-02 NVC Left : 2018-10-16 Consulate Received : 2018-10-21 Packet 3 Received : 2018-10-21 Packet 3 Sent : 2018-10-21 Packet 4 Received : 2018-10-25 Interview Date : 2018-11-06 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2018-11-21 US Entry : 2018-12-01 Marriage : 2018-01-18 Comments : We were waiting on the medical to be sent to the Consulate, which put us in Administrative Processing for over a week post visa approval. This is normal if your medical is after your interview, or you had a hick up post medical exam. Consulate processing time is 10 days in that case. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 186 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 239 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2018-12-01 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Liam waited about an hour in a room with other immigrants. Make sure if you book a connecting flight, take into account the time you will have to wait for immigration officer to take your packet! Book a longer layover! They asked him if he visited me prior, then took his medical packet and stamped his date of entry into passport.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Tampa FL Date Filed : 2019-01-28 NOA Date : 2019-02-05 RFE(s) : 2019-02-21 Bio. Appt. : 2019-02-25 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2019-04-24 Approval / Denial Date : 2019-04-29 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: Comments : Interview was pretty thorough. They went through our entire original K1 packet, and asked my husband who is the foreigner all the Yes or No questions, that was after we were asked to talk about ourselves. Some things they also did: -Asked to name people in pictures. -Names of family members. -General lifestyle questions...cooking, going out together etc. -Date and place of wedding. -Plans for the future. It was a bit nerve wracking because the interviewer was hard to read, but all was well. We included lease agreement, phone bills, car insurance, med insurance and life insurance as proof of marriage. Joint bank account would have helped they say, which we had, but it was too recent and he wasnt on the statement yet. Just bring as much proof as you can. A week later came the notice that we were approved!

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-01-28 NOA Date : 2019-02-05 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2019-04-12 Date Card Received : Comments : This came a lot quicker than projected. Very exciting! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 74 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago IL Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-01-28 NOA Date : 2019-02-05 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 74 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-03-22 NOA Date : 2021-04-24 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 6, 2018 Embassy Review : The process is fairly easy. My fiance had no trouble finding the Consulate and followed the checklist correctly. Id say he was in and out in half an hour. They asked him how we met, thats about it! If you print and follow the checklist, its a very easy process. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 20



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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
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rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
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