CC&TD's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: C
Beneficiary's Name: T
VJ Member: CC&TD
Country: India
Last Updated: 2024-02-04

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Immigration Checklist for C & 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 :	Texas Service Center
Transferred?	California Service Center on 2018-05-04
Consulate :	Mumbai, India
I-129F Sent :	2018-04-27
I-129F NOA1 :	2018-05-03
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 :	2018-10-18
NVC Received :	2018-11-16
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned :	2018-11-16
NVC Left :	2018-11-27
Consulate Received :	2018-12-13
Packet 3 Received :	2018-12-13
Packet 3 Sent :	2018-12-13
Packet 4 Received :	2018-12-18
Interview Date :	2019-02-01
Interview Result :	Approved
Second Interview (If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :	2019-02-06
US Entry :	2019-02-24
Marriage :	2019-03-01
Comments :
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your I-129f was approved in 168 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 274 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review
Event	Date
Port of Entry :	Chicago
POE Date :	2019-02-23
Got EAD Stamp :	No
Biometrics Taken :	Yes
Harassment Level :	0
Comments :

Adjustment of Status
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Boston MA
Date Filed :	2019-03-14
NOA Date :	2019-03-20
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. :	2019-04-15
AOS Transfer :**
Interview Date :	2019-07-22
Approval / Denial Date :	2019-07-22
Approved :	Yes
Got I551 Stamp :	No
Greencard Received:	2019-07-27
Comments :

Employment Authorization Document
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Chicago National Office
Filing Method :	Mail
Filing Instance :	First
Date Filed :	2019-03-14
NOA Date :	2019-03-20
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. :	2019-04-15
Approved Date :	2019-07-22
Date Card Received :	2019-07-27
Comments :	Never received EAD. Matched EAD date to Green card approval date.
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your EAD was approved in 130 days.

Advance Parole
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Chicago National Office
Filing Method :
Filing Instance :	First
Date Filed :	2019-03-14
NOA Date :	2019-03-20
RFE(s) :
Date Received :	2019-07-27
Comments :	Never received AP. Matched AP date to Green card approval date.
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your AP was approved in 130 days.

Lifting Conditions
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Potomac Service Center
Date Filed :	2021-04-23
NOA Date :	2021-05-11
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. :
Interview Date :
Approval / Denial Date :	2024-01-25
Approved :	Yes
Got I551 Stamp :
Green Card Received :	2024-02-03
Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Mumbai, India Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event	Description
Review Date :	February 3, 2019
Embassy Review :	After talking with my fiancee, she told me that she had a very straightforward and pleasant experience. She spent about 3 hours in the consulate in total. During her interview, she had questions such as "how did you and your fiancee meet", "how often has your fiancee visited you", "what does you fiancee do for a living", etc. (We used visajourney's interview question guide to help us prepare.) She wasn't thrown any curveballs and she wasn't taken off guard. My fiancee suspects that the decision to approve or deny a visa is, for the most part, made ahead of time and that the consulate officers use the interview as a means of verification.
Rating :	Very Good

Timeline Comments: 20

Sarge2155 on 2018-10-20 said:

Are your dates in fact correct? If so congrats.

JennaV on 2018-10-20 said:

I was wondering the same thing because we have the same noa1 date and didn't expect the uscis is to be in May until late next week. If it's correct congrats.

CC&TD on 2018-10-20 said:

Thanks! My NOA1 had a receipt date of May 3, 2018. However, I must admit that I updated the NOA 2 date based on the the results that I saw from the USCIS website and not from the actual receipt of the physical letter (which I expect to receive in a week). I logged in yesterday and it said "On October 19, 2018, we approved your Form I-129F, Petition for Alien FiancÃ©(e), Receipt Number...". To me, this statement is essentially the same as NOA2 date and that's why I updated the timeline with that way. Let me know if this Oct. 19 confirmation by USCIS is different from the date I'll see on the NOA2 letter.

CC&TD on 2018-10-20 said:

**I logged into the USCIS website

JennaV on 2018-10-20 said:

Wow, so you are a May filer?? We sent out package April 30 but our noa1 was May 3. Congrats again.

CC&TD on 2018-10-20 said:

Thanks! I'm sure you will hear back soon. I sent my package on April 27, but it was transferred to the California Service Center in May.

CC&TD on 2018-10-23 said:

Just got my NOA2 in the mail. The approval notification on the website is the same as receiving the NOA2.

JennaV on 2018-10-23 said:

Great, thanks for the update.

Dee & Will on 2019-02-03 said:

Hey congratulations on the approval!! May I know if you have an idea about how many visits are required for the Mumbai embassy? Iâ€™ve met my fiancÃ© twice. :) thanks and congrats again!

CC&TD on 2019-02-03 said:

Hey Dee & Will, Thank you! I don't know if there is a hard rule for the number of visits that you need to visit each other in India. I've visited India about 9 times over 6 years when I was dating my fiancee. I not only visited her, but also visited her family and introduced my family to her as well. The more important thing is that the Mumbai consulate wants to see proof of a relationship. This means showing the officer photos together over all of the years you've known each other, visa stamps in passports, airline tickets, text/whatsapp transcripts, Skype call times, etc. I'd be happy to answer any other questions, but I think that two times should be enough to prove to the consulate officer that you know each other well, provided you spent enough time with each other.