hieusj's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: HV Beneficiary's Name: TN VJ Member: hieusj Country: Vietnam Last Updated: 2019-12-02 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for HV & TN:

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 : 2015-02-23 I-129F NOA1 : 2015-03-03 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2015-03-18 NVC Received : 2015-04-10 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2015-04-10 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2015-05-11 Packet 3 Sent : 2015-05-13 Packet 4 Received : 2015-05-14 Interview Date : 2015-07-08 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-07-20 US Entry : 2015-07-22 Marriage : 2015-07-27 Comments : We had to contact the US Consulate General in HCM City via their online inquiry form for Immigration Visa (Note: not Non-Immigration Visa) to inquire about whether they had received our case package from NVC. They responded via email in a few hours with our package 3 - The day after we paid the visa fee, we went to www.ustraveldocs.com/vn to schedule our interview (for K-type visa, make sure you select immigration visa type). We happened to notice there was a spot opening on July 8, so we booked that. If it wasn't for that, our interview date would have been scheduled for July 28. - Note: Date Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4) was the date we booked our interview appointment. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 15 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 127 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Phoenix AZ Date Filed : 2015-09-28 NOA Date : 2015-10-06 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-10-30 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2016-02-19 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2016-02-19 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2016-02-25 Comments : NOA Date for I-485 is the date I received email notification of the official NOA with Case number. Official paper NOA arrives at a later date. Interview was brief (about 15min), and we were only asked to show proof of marriage (certified copy of marriage certificate). Most of the other proofs (shared bank accounts, utility bills, etc.) were already submitted along with the original AOS application submission.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-09-28 NOA Date : 2015-10-06 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-10-30 Approved Date : 2015-12-15 Date Card Received : 2015-12-19 Comments : EAD NOA Date (2015-10-06) is the date I received email notification of the official NOA with Case number. Official paper NOA arrives 2015-10-09. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 78 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2015-09-28 NOA Date : 2015-10-06 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2015-12-19 Comments : AP NOA Date (2015-10-06) is the date I received email notification of the official NOA with Case number. Official paper NOA arrives 2015-10-09. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 78 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2017-12-23 NOA Date : 2017-12-28 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-02-01 Interview Date : 2019-11-27 Approval / Denial Date : 2019-11-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : Comments : Process of getting finger printed and interviewed to remove conditions is taking so long that we are still waiting for biometrics appointment. However, since we've already gotten interview scheduled for N-400, lifting of conditions would become N/A or it would be adjudicated at the same time of N-400 decision. The date for biometrics and interview here are the dates we got scheduled for N-400.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Phoenix AZ Lockbox CIS Office : Santa Ana CA Date Filed : 2018-11-23 NOA Date : 2018-12-04 Bio. Appt. : 2019-02-01 Interview Date : 2019-11-27 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2019-12-19 Comments : At the time of N-400 interview, we were first interviewed for removal of condition of residency, then the N-400 interview came right after. The same agent administered both interviews. It's worth to mention here that we never knew about the interview for removal of condition of residency because we were only contacted for N-400 interview. However, since the permanent green card application was transferred to the same office that takes care of the N-400, we assumed USCIS would adjudicate both at the same time. That was why we came to our N-400 interview prepared for both interviews.

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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
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