SunflowerHoneybee's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Marlayna & Corey:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center |
| Consulate : |
Sydney, Australia |
| I-129F Sent : |
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| I-129F NOA1 : |
2018-07-27 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2018-12-27 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-01-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2019-01-15 |
| NVC Left : |
2019-01-22 |
| Consulate Received : |
2019-01-30 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2019-01-31 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2019-02-10 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2019-02-14 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-03-26 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2019-03-28 |
| US Entry : |
2019-04-16 |
| Marriage : |
2019-05-22 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 153 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 242 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Charlotte NC |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-08 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
2019-09-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2020-08-26 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-08-26 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Greencard Received: |
2020-09-11 |
| Comments : |
We'll post a review of the interview (it was brief, friendly, and easy). Overall our case took so long because we got an RFIE after initial I-485 filing and then covid cancelled our initial greencard interview date (2 days before) and we got scheduled again after 5 months. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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| CIS Office : |
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Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2019-07-08 |
| NOA Date : |
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| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Approved Date : |
2019-12-18 |
| Date Card Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 163 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 12, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
Apologies for the very late review for this!
The entire experience was EXACTLY as the previous reviews stated; Security, elevators, the waiting room, the bank teller style windows you stand at for the actual questioning. I think we waited about half an hour.
We were asked all the usual questions; when did you meet? How did you meet? When did you decide to marry? What do your parents think? The interviewer was polite bordering on friendly. The folks he saw before us actually made a big deal of their really obvious problem not making sense to them (the man was sure that threats of a letter to his governor was going to change the fact that the fiance vise they'd applied for was no longer valid as they married while they were waiting for the interview date????) I think he was in good spirits once we walked up to the window.
He looked over the case, smiled, and told us we were approved.  We went down the elevator and had some lunch and called mum and dad with the good news! |
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Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Charlotte NC
Review Topic: cis_topic
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 12, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our original interview was scheduled for March 19,2020 and 2 days prior they called us to inform that the offices were closing and postponing face to face contact until further notice. We were rescheduled about 4 and a half months later with the new date; August 26, 2020 (the day before my husbands birthday! :O).
We were pretty well prepared at this point to be honest but still nervous because that's just who we are as people. I brought additional paystubs and our joint tax return as well as more photos of recent things we'd done together (though there weren't that many new places to go with the quarantine and all).
We were asked to wait outside at tape marking the 6 foot distances along the building while people filed in to the security check in. We went to the right for the interview. It wasn't clearly labeled or signed or anything so I had to ask which direction was which. The waiting room had 3 or 4 of the rows of chairs pushed against the windows and taped off. They'd also taped off pretty much every other chair on the available seats with the exception of a few that were obviously together so couples could sit next to one another.
We waited maybe 20-25 minutes with about 3 or four other couples before they called out my husband's name and we approached the window. The lady that helped us pulled out his file (the thing is MASSIVE!) and started going through it and signing pages or checking things off while she asked us the basic questions; when did you meet, when and where did you marry, who was there? I brought in our lease, bank statements, and a couple of other things for joint asset proof and gave them to her and she added them to the file.
I came in nervous due to my work history being brief (though I'd worked here previously for 2 years, there was just a gap of a year and a half when I moved away and back) and I was worried I wouldn't be accepted as a sponsor. I figured the timeline didn't have enough /time/ to show stability if they didn't see that I'd worked there before. The covid gap of 5 months actually helped in that case as I still have said job and have had raises since filing to boot. I began to hand her the additional paystubs and she stated she didn't need them as my sponsorship had been approved. :P
She asked him all the important questions about whether or not he's a terrorist, would he engage in polygamy (and made a joke after the faces we made lol), etc. Then she asked us if we liked Charlotte and talked a little about the city we live in. She asked if we were going straight home after this or going out to explore Charlotte and made a couple of suggestions for what we should go do before returning. She said we were approved and we'd get the card in the mail in a few weeks!
We received the card 2 and a half weeks later in the mail!
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| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 2
*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.
** Not all cases are transfered
ver 5.0
EandS2019 on 2019-03-28 said: