polarbear1's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: S Beneficiary's Name: T VJ Member: polarbear1 Country: Vietnam Last Updated: 2023-12-14 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for S & T:

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 : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I-129F Sent : 2019-01-18 I-129F NOA1 : 2019-01-30 I-129F RFE(s) : 2019-05-22 RFE Reply(s) : 2019-05-23 I-129F NOA2 : 2019-06-14 NVC Received : 2019-07-08 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2019-07-23 NVC Left : 2019-07-23 Consulate Received : 2019-07-26 Packet 3 Received : 2019-08-08 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-08-09 Packet 4 Received : 2019-08-09 Interview Date : 2019-08-20 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-08-20 US Entry : 2019-09-23 Marriage : 2019-09-27 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 135 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 202 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Charleston SC Date Filed : 2019-10-03 NOA Date : 2019-10-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-11-04 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-02-18 Approval / Denial Date : 2020-02-18 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: 2020-02-25 Comments :

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-10-03 NOA Date : 2019-10-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-11-04 Approved Date : 2020-01-31 Date Card Received : 2020-02-01 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 120 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-11-22 NOA Date : 2021-12-16 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-02-22 Interview Date : 2023-11-27 Approval / Denial Date : 2023-11-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2023-12-01 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Date Filed : 2022-11-23 NOA Date : 2022-11-29 Bio. Appt. : 2023-02-13 Interview Date : 2023-11-27 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2023-12-21 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 20, 2019 Embassy Review : I (petitioner) was unable to attend interview to work conflict; however, fiance arrived outside consulate at 07:00 for 08:05 interview time. Line was already packed. She stated toughest part was the wait for the actual interview (roughly 2.5 hours) after initial entry into consulate. She was dressed conservatively with plenty of documentation to show ongoing/proof of legitimate relationship. Cannot stress enough to have more ongoing evidence/documentation than you think you will need--you never know what consular officer you are going to get. Interview lasted 2 minutes (after CO reviewed package). Long wait, but worth the approved visa!! Consulate staff was efficient and professional. She could not believe how efficiently they moved 200+ people through in 3 hours. All-in-all, a wonderful experience--just have patience. Rating : Very Good

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*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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