Tim82's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Rkaur
Beneficiary's Name: Rsingh
VJ Member: Tim82
Country: India
Last Updated: 2014-02-23
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Immigration Checklist for Rkaur & Rsingh:
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Dept of State H-1B 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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H-1B Visa
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| I-129 Sent : |
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| I-129 RFE Sent : |
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| I-129 Approved : |
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| NVC Received : |
2013-10-15 |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| I-140 Sent : |
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| I-140 NOA1 : |
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| I-140 RFE Sent : |
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| I-140 Approved : |
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Adjustment of Status
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| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2013-10-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-10-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-11-20 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-02-06  Submit Review |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2014-02-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2014-02-15 |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
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First |
| Date Filed : |
2013-10-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-10-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-11-20 |
| Approved Date : |
2013-12-27 |
| Date Card Received : |
2014-01-03 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 73 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2013-10-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-10-21 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2014-01-03 |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 73 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Local US CIS Office Review: Baltimore MD
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Review Date : |
February 23, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my AOS interview yesterday and was approved.... Yay....
Here is my experience, a bit long but I am sure it will help out others who might be in the same boat as experiences posted by others on the forum helped me a lot:
Arrived at USCIS office at 1 PM with info-pass appointment for our 2 PM interview, as I didn't got the interview notice which is clear from my earlier posts. I made a good decision to get the info-pass in advance because I was not sure that I would receive that notice and also not sure on whether I would be allowed to enter the office without having one even though at the earlier info-pass appointment one of the officers told me that if god forbid you don't receive the notice then just walk in and say my name. And I was right when we arrived at the office, cleared the security there was reception where the guy was not convinced when I said that I came for my interview even though I didn't received the notice. I showed him my online status but he said sir you need to have notice to come for it. I then explained my situation but still he was not quite convinced, at that point I showed him the info-pass notice and he said okay that's what I need and you can talk about your situation inside. So this is how we cleared the first hurdle to our interview.
So the receptionist guy gave us some number to which we waited for almost an hour. Again thank god they called our number right around 2 PM as we were getting really nervous. Again I have to explain my situation to the lady at the counter and initially she was also not convinced but then she checked out my status online and apologized for the wait and not receiving the notice and printed out the duplicate notice and informed that they will email the officer which is scheduled to take our interview and you guys can wait in the waiting area. So cleared the second hurdle to our interview.
Waited for about 5 mins for our interview IO to call our name. And then interview IO took us into his room. And here is how interview went:
1. IO swore us both the normal oath about speaking truth and truth only.
2. Started us asking normal routine questions about how was your day and how tired he was. Asked both us for our IDs (Driving licences) and my passport.
3. Then he asked me that looking into his file that looks like you applied through work also but since this priority date for F2A moved so you applied for AOS through marriage. To which I said yes
4. Then he started asking questions to my wife who is the petitioner about me: like what is my name, date of birth, place of birth, where I work, what's my designation, what kind of work I do.
5. After he was satisfied with her answers he immediately turned his attention to me and started similar kind of questions about her to me. Clearly he was trying to prove that yes we are really married or not. Asked me questions about when was the last time I entered into US.
6. After that he started asking questions from I-485. First basic information questions and then YES/NO type questions.
7. Once he was satisfied with that he said jokingly that its not going to be over in 5 minutes right and asked if we have some thing to show to him. We had so much information: like wedding album, pre-wedding album and few loose pictures of our trips together to various places in US. I decided to start with the loose pictures. Before this he even asked my wife if there was any recent vacation we took which she liked a lot.
8. When I showed him the loose pictures, one by one he first showed half of the pictures to my wife and second half to me and asked general info like where it was taken and who all are in the picture. We made sure to take pictures of different places and with different people from our family and friends. After this it looked like he was completely satisfied and started going through paperwork and his computer... I even asked him that whether he wants to see our wedding album to which he said that's not required, its all good. He never asked for any other proof we had like join account statements, join insurance cards.
9. Finally he handed over one sheet of paper in which the first option was ticked which said that your case is being held for further review and as he was handing out he said that most likely he is going to approve your case but there is one piece of information which is missing from my file and which they need before they make final decision on my case. The one piece of information he said was one of the I-94 from previous years was missing in his file and he said that he should be able to find this and as soon as he gets it he will recommend for approval. To that I said, I think I have that paperwork with me since I took all my previous H1B approval I797's with me. I gave him the missing one and he said that's good as that's the one he needs, he will make a copy of it and approve my case. Once he said that, we had a sigh of relief.
10. After that he did something in his computer again and asked when did you guys got married and since its less than 2 years, he said you will be getting conditional GC for 2 years and you will have to go for ROC before 90 days of your conditional GC expiration.
11. When everything was done he congratulated us and escorted us both out to the waiting area and we thanked him and it was all done and this is how we cleared our final hurdle to big, long, stressful journey to GC.
12. After about an hour, I got the online notification about Card Production and that was the best moment of the day.
13. Couple of hours later again got the online notification about the decision notice being mailed.
Thanks to everyone on this forum. This helped me a lot in my path to successfully completing my AOS. And best wishes whosoever is waiting for interview completion and GC. |
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