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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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26 minutes ago, Jml said:

Good luck to everyone! Also an October filer. Does anyone know of processing time varies by nationality? 

I think so. Some has 90+ days processing days 

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7 hours ago, Jml said:

Good luck to everyone! Also an October filer. Does anyone know of processing time varies by nationality? 

Nope. When your file has reached the completed adjudication stage is when it will move on to the next stage. USCIS is a equal opportunity adjudicator. :D

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Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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On 12/14/2019 at 5:27 AM, Manu8915 said:

Well, my fiancé worked in the Army for many years and he told me that usually the governmental offices works the same But with reduced personnel (federal public holidays excluded). So I don't think that they will really close for Christmas vacations. 

All embassies and government agencies are closed on Christmass day. As you pointed out they will not close for a "vacation" period where no one is working. :thumbs:

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Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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74 days and waiting! Hoping to see a change by February :) Lots of September filers receiving their NOA2 so hopefully we're soon!

 

 

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  • Wedding: 05/16/2020
  • Packet sent: 01/07/2020
  • NOA1 i485, i130, i131 + i765: 08/10/2020
  • Biometrics i765: 10/07/2020
  • Biometrics i485: 10/20/2020
  • EAD + AP approved: 11/03/2020
  • EAD + AP card arrived: 11/09/2020
  • SSN arrived: 11/10/2020
  • Interview: 02/22/2021
  • Approved: 02/22/2021
  • GC arrived: 03/01/2021
  • ROC packet filed: 01/13/2023
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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On 12/14/2019 at 2:27 AM, Manu8915 said:

Well, my fiancé worked in the Army for many years and he told me that usually the governmental offices works the same But with reduced personnel (federal public holidays excluded). So I don't think that they will really close for Christmas vacations. 

Our case left NVC on Dec 26 last year, so it definitely seems like that.

Local holidays can mean not much happens at embassies/consulates, though (the hardcopy of our file didn't get to Moscow until around Jan 9, because there are a lot of Russian holidays in the first week of January +/- a few days).

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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So I guess my question was about how much of an ~unequal~ opportunities processor USCIS is! Is the time between na01 and na02 anything to do with what country you’re from or how that country might be considered from an immigration standpoint? I guess I’m just trying to understand any intricacies in how or why my case would diverge from the norm, if it does! 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Italy
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2 hours ago, Jml said:

So I guess my question was about how much of an ~unequal~ opportunities processor USCIS is! Is the time between na01 and na02 anything to do with what country you’re from or how that country might be considered from an immigration standpoint? I guess I’m just trying to understand any intricacies in how or why my case would diverge from the norm, if it does! 

Hello! 
 

Well, I tried to dig into it and it looks like there are countries that USCIS may consider as potentially "visa fraud" risky. There is no official information about that, of course not, but I have this feeling :(

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Croatia
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United Kingdom and Italy are for sure not high fraud countries. Most of Europe has no reason to be considered high fraud, because it’s mostly first world stable democracies.

High fraud: think war torn countries, collapsed economies etc. Places where a lot of people lead bad enough lives to try anything to get out.

From what I understand, at this stage what slows things down is: serious criminal past and RFEs for things that are missing or need clarification.

The speed changes when you get to the embassy stage, because some embassies are dealing with more applications. 

Correct me if I’m wrong, this is just what I understood.

 

 

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13 hours ago, Manu8915 said:

Hello! 
 

Well, I tried to dig into it and it looks like there are countries that USCIS may consider as potentially "visa fraud" risky. There is no official information about that, of course not, but I have this feeling :(

And @Jml @E&W FYI.

 

As part of its benefits adjudication process and as required by law, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts background checks on petitioners and applicants who seek certain immigration benefits. These background checks consist of four separate checks against systems within Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In order to facilitate the collection and transmission of information necessary to complete background check processes, USCIS maintains five information technology electronic systems: the Fingerprint Masthead Notification System (FMNS), the Customer Identity Capture System (CICS), the FD-258 Tracking System - Mainframe (FD-258 MF), the Benefits Biometrics Support System (BBSS), and the Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) Manifest. USCIS is conducting this privacy impact assessment (PIA) because FMNS, CICS, FD-258 MF, BBSS, and IBIS Manifest collect, use, and share personally identifiable information (PII). This PIA replaces the previously published USCIS PIA for the "Background Check Service (BCS)" which describes planned background check-related systems that were never implemented. Upon publication of this PIA, the BCS PIA will be retired.

 

Additional screening and background checks based on country of birth, citizenship, or residency in the “State Sponsors of Terrorism” (T-7) list: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria; or from the “List of 26”: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen. This is a mandatory stop list and allegedly takes 2 to 4 days, thanks in part to the partially rolled out PATRIOT (Pre-Adjudicated Threat Recognition and Intelligence Operations Team) system managed by ICE, but often take 3 to 6 weeks and if there is a hit who knows how long.

 

Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance,[1] commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing,[2] is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the United States use in deciding to grant or deny a United States visa to certain visa applicants. The process involves sending a request from the visa issuing post to the Department of State's headquarters in Washington, D.C., to investigate an individual's case for possible espionage, terrorism, and illegal export of technology out of the United States.

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Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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17 hours ago, Jml said:

So I guess my question was about how much of an ~unequal~ opportunities processor USCIS is! Is the time between na01 and na02 anything to do with what country you’re from or how that country might be considered from an immigration standpoint? I guess I’m just trying to understand any intricacies in how or why my case would diverge from the norm, if it does! 

No.  The requirements of a petition approval at USCIS are really very basic.  Further background checks and such are done at the consular level when it comes time for a visa approval. 

 

The processing time fluctuations are much more related to other parameters, such as work volumes.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
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It’s the end of December! 😀

 

It feels like start from next week (Jan!!), everyday is a chance to get NOA2... I am super excited!!

 

Merry Christmas & happy new year everyone. Sincerely hope everyone get good news next year soon!!

2019/07/17  Met online

2019/08/29  1st in-person meeting in 3rd country for 5 days

2019/10/04  I-129F sent

2019/10/08  I-129F delivered

2019/10/11  NOA1 text & email received

2019/10/15  NOA1 check cashed

2019/10/17  NOA1 hard copy received

2020/02/10  NOA2- Case was approved (USCIS website status changed on 02/12)

2020/02/15  NOA2 hard copy received

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16 minutes ago, LittlePug said:

It’s the end of December! 😀

 

It feels like start from next week (Jan!!), everyday is a chance to get NOA2... I am super excited!!

 

Merry Christmas & happy new year everyone. Sincerely hope everyone get good news next year soon!!

Very exciting times for all October 2019 filers, I am hoping the NOA2s start rolling in soon!


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