CO & RK's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Cindy Beneficiary's Name: Raphael VJ Member: CO & RK Country: Uganda Last Updated: 2023-06-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Cindy & Raphael:

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 : Kenya I-129F Sent : 2017-12-06 I-129F NOA1 : 2017-12-18 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2018-06-29 NVC Received : 2018-07-16 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2018-07-19 NVC Left : 2018-07-24 Consulate Received : 2018-07-26 Packet 3 Received : 2018-07-31 Packet 3 Sent : 2018-10-15 Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2018-12-11 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-02-06 US Entry : 2019-03-11 Marriage : 2019-04-20 Comments : Time from interview to visa received delayed due to needing a different birth certificate. The visa was approved conditioned upon receiving a different birth certificate. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 193 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 358 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Seattle POE Date : 2019-03-11 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Took only about 10 minutes. Officer was very friendly.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Portland OR Date Filed : 2019-06-28 NOA Date : 2019-07-05 RFE(s) : 2019-09-06 Bio. Appt. : 2019-07-29 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-03-03 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2020-03-03 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2020-03-11 Comments : Status Changed to Ready to Be Scheduled for an Interview on 10/2. Interview date scheduled on 1/23/20; received on 1/27/20 Interview was appx 15-20 minutes; Decision was not given when leaving but case status updated a couple hours later.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Chicago National Office Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-06-28 NOA Date : 2019-07-05 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-07-29 Approved Date : 2019-12-05 Date Card Received : 2019-12-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 160 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-06-28 NOA Date : 2019-07-05 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2019-12-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 160 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-12-21 NOA Date : 2021-12-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2023-06-19 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2023-06-27 Comments : No interview was required.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Portland OR Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : March 4, 2020 Embassy Review : Our interview time was at 12:45. We arrived at 12:30 and got checked in quickly. The waiting room was crowded with a naturalization ceremony apparently taking place that afternoon and the calling of names/numbers seemed a little chaotic. We waited about 25 minutes and we were then back with the interviewer. Our interviewer was friendly although down to business. As the petitioner I was told by our attorney that I wouldn't be asked a lot of questions but out of the gate the question of how our relationship started was directed at me and then after I was getting asked other questions too. We both told our story and answered some more conversational type questions but nothing that was too unexpected. I was asked why I haven't added my husband to the deed to our house which was the most surprising question since I don't know many people that go through those extra steps when they get married. But knowing we will likely move seemed to be a satisfactory answer for her. She then went through the application to verbally ask my husband some of the same questions that had been completed on the form. She then asked what we had brought for her and we gave her about 7 or so items showing our combining of lives and then that was it. Total interview time was only around 20 minutes. Our attorney asked her as we left if she had a decision and she said she needed to review things further and that we should get the decision in the mail sometime next week. Ugh. javascript:emoticon('') We checked the status online the following day though and it had actually been approved the same day!. javascript:emoticon('') Harassment Level : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 3



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