VN2's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: P
Beneficiary's Name: B
VJ Member: VN2
Country: Vietnam
Last Updated: 2023-03-01
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Immigration Checklist for P & B:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 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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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-01-14 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-01-21 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-03-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-03-23 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-04-15 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-04-20 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-04-25 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-05-03 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-05-04 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-06-03 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
2016-06-10 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2016-06-20 |
| US Entry : |
2016-07-22 |
| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 61 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 134 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2016-07-22 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Smooth and professional. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2016-09-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-09-23 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-10-17 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2017-01-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2017-02-04 |
| Comments : |
No interview, approved and card mailed. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-09-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-09-23 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-10-17 |
| Approved Date : |
2016-12-01 |
| Date Card Received : |
2016-12-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 71 days. |
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Advance Parole
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago National Office |
| Filing Method : |
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| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2016-09-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-09-23 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Date Received : |
2016-12-08 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your AP was approved in 71 days. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-10-31 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-11-05 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-12-14 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-12-03 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2019-12-09 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2020-01-28 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-01-28 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2020-02-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2021-04-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2021-05-07 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 26, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
We would have interviewed at least a month earlier when NVC sent the case over but the Justice Record had not arrived in time. My fiance only needed to create profile online, pay fee at post office, get health check at IOM and no vaccinations. So you could practically interview after you get the sealed health records if you already have the justice record #2 in hand (no need for translation).
Arrived around 7:30AM for 8AM appointment on June 3rd with an already long line. We lined up outside for security check at the back door labeled "Visas or Thi Thuc" and an EMS post service greeter checked the appointment sheet and passport and only asked for one photo. We continued to the line inside and another greeter gave a blank form for mailing the visa back (you should keep this form in case you have to add documents later to get final decision after the interview date). Continued onto security and we said we were together so showed both passports.
Once inside, K cases were asked to step over to EMS counter to write case number on appointment confirmation sheet and my fiance went back to the line for fingerprint processing and getting number. I sat in the waiting area. She finally got the number about 8:45AM. About 10:30AM (after most other numbers and people were done) we were called to counter 7 (counters 2-11 did preliminary document checks and rest were for interviews) to speak with a Vietnamese officer. She was polite enough, less mean than other counters I observed. I luckily stepped up to support my fiance to answer document questions as I knew more and my fiance was too nervous to answer. She asked what the petitioner's name was and about her documents. She was asked if she had traveled abroad before, checked petitioner documents (same as in petition already but they don't look-can always refer them to it if you don't have extra copies), if we had any children of our own and about financial support documents including copy of 2015 tax return. It was fine to have a notarized copy of the Household Registration (Ho Khau) as the original was in her hometown. The initial document review was fine, the staff returned other documents to us, and wrote "same sex" on the appointment sheet. The mistakenly issued justice record #1 was rejected, we were told to resubmit #2 later, and I knew we would not get approval that day.
We went back to sit and wait for the interview. I waited and saw some couples go up to the counter together then the petitioner was asked to sit back down. Then later asked to come up to answer questions in support.
Then her number got called about 10:45AM for the CO interview at counter 17 with a woman American CO. I let her go first, sat near the counter and she was asked if she spoke English, to raise her right hand, and if she read the domestic violence pamphlet. She was asked initially:
- What's your name?
- What's your fiance's name?
- How did you and your fiance meet?
- Have you traveled abroad before?
Then called me up to raise my right hand. Asked many questions rapidly while typing into computer and barely had time to skim through the original packet from NVC. The following questions were directed to me:
- How long have you lived in Vietnam?
- Will you be returning to [home city]?
- When did you travel abroad together?
- Asked about previous spouse and documents
- Do you have any children?
- Do you have any evidence of your relationship? - Can you show some pictures of you together? Showed recent pictures not in petition; searched for copies of photos sent in petition; asked if CO needed more copies of photos and leases already in petition, CO said no
Asked my fiance:
- Do you know where you are going to in [home city]?
- Do you know who lives there? Who are they (family members)?
- Have you met her mother before? How is her health? Have you met any other family members before?
- What do her family members do?
Asked us both:
- What do you both do?
- Do you have a dog? (photo with us dog-sitting for someone)
- Does your family support you?
- What language do you use to speak with one another?
Then the CO said, oh you don't have a Justice Record (like a final checklist item before giving approval), asked why we didn't have it. I said they gave the wrong #1 instead of #2. She gave us a blue slip and told my fiance to return to submit #2 without me. I can't remember if she said congratulations (though it felt like we didn't get approved but wasn't declined either) and we said thank you, she smiled and we left quickly. It was a good interview and the CO was professional and polite. She did not ask about the financial support but very detailed questions about relationship and family, I imagine to confirm authenticity.
She managed to submit the missing Justice Record #2 the following week and then got the approved white slip. Asked for EMS expedited delivery COD and on June 20th they called for pick up as soon as it got to the Ba Vi central post office to save time. javascript:emoticon(' ') |
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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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
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