KM Cam's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Kelly Beneficiary's Name: Romario VJ Member: KM Cam Country: Brazil Last Updated: 2023-09-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Kelly & Romario:

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 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I-129F Sent : 2018-12-17 I-129F NOA1 : 2018-12-31 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2019-04-09 NVC Received : 2019-04-26 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2019-05-01 NVC Left : 2019-05-14 Consulate Received : 2019-05-16 Packet 3 Received : 2019-05-29 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-07-02 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-07-10 US Entry : 2019-09-05 Marriage : 2019-09-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 99 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 183 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Washington DC Date Filed : 2019-09-20 NOA Date : 2019-09-26 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2019-10-16 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2020-12-09 Approval / Denial Date : 2020-12-09 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : We arrived at the office and waited outside until 15 minutes before our interview. We went through security and then to the waiting room for USCIS. The receptionist looked at our appointment letter to check us in. We waited about 35 more minutes until the officer came out and called my husband. I freaked out because they separated us, which is not something I had heard about happening before in our office. The officer gave me a paper to fill out and took my husband for about 20 minutes alone. I wrote my name, date of birth, social security number, how I met my husband, when we got engaged, who was at our wedding, his siblings names, my parents’ names, my job, if we have kids, and I had any other marriages. They asked him the same questions and then compared the answers. The officer had me join them at the end. He asked me more questions, like some of the same ones from the paper, and also how many times I went to Brazil, how many times my husband visited the USA before moving here, where my husband was born, and where he used to live before moving here. As far as the documents collected: The officer took our joint tax return, any proof that we lived together (lease, photocopies of our photo IDs with the same address, bank statement). He DID NOT Take anything about our health insurance, our joint credit card, our joint cell phones, or anything related to our trips together since my husband arrived here. He DID also ask for photos. I had printed 14 photos and also offered to show him photo albums. He did not want to look at the photo albums or keep a copy of our holiday card, but he kept the photos I printed and asked my husband to say who the other people in the photos were. He asked about our gross household income to verify we met the requirements. He asked about my husband’s job, but did not take any documents about verifying either of our employment. The officer said he did not have our medical. My husband had done the medical in Brazil 3 months before we applied for his AOS, so I Knew his medical was still valid but the officer was confused. He made a copy of our original vaccine worksheet from Rio de Janeiro and said he would check with someone else about it. He said we were “approvable” and he just needed to finish the background check and confirm about the medical. I started off extremely nervous about being separated, but in the end I could see our officer was just very very thorough. Fortunately, on hour after we left, the case already changed to approved on the ap!!! I am so relieved and happy for my husband (and both of us!)

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-09-20 NOA Date : 2019-09-26 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Approved Date : 2020-01-06 Date Card Received : 2020-01-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 108 days.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2019-09-20 NOA Date : 2019-09-26 RFE(s) : Date Received : 2020-01-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your AP was approved in 109 days.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Potomac Service Center Date Filed : 2022-09-12 NOA Date : 2022-09-14 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : No status change since submission

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Washington DC Date Filed : 2023-09-10 NOA Date : 2023-09-10 Bio. Appt. : 2023-09-11 Interview Date : Approved : Oath Ceremony : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 4, 2019 Embassy Review : I did not attend the interview but this is what my fiance told me: He had scheduled his appointment for 9:40am, and he arrived at 9:10am. In the review of documents, they took all of the required documents, and also a copy of my passport (me being the petitioner), a copy of my birth certificate, a copy of my divorce decree, and ALL of the financial support docs I sent (including: the affidavit of support, 1040 tax return, 3 most recent W2s, three most recent IRS tax transcripts, a letter from my employer indicating my position and salary, and my last 6 months of bank statements - I was surprised they kept ALL of these documents). They did NOT ask of further proof of relationship (we had sent a lot in the initial petition). A photo is no longer required, since they use the one they take at the CASV. He ended up being the last person interviewed for the day. As other reviews mention, there was a long wait to be interviewed, and then the interview was extremely easy and fast. He was asked: -What is your fiancee's name? -When did you meet your fiancee? -How did you meet both online and in person? -Did you start dating immediately after you met? -How many times did she come to Brazil? -How many times did you go to the USA? -Did you ever overstay your visa? -When did you get engaged? Then approved and it was done! He said that the consulate officer was very nice and received his answers well. Our visa is already on Issued status at CEAC one day later. He also noted two other things worth mentioning from overhearing other interviews: 1) The consulate agents want to get specific answers to questions about dates and numbers. For example, if they ask "How long ago did you meet?", don't say "A long time ago" - know the month and year. If they ask, how many visits did you have? Know the exact number, not just "a few visits." 2) He did not observe anyone being denied outright for the visa. He did observe that some people were told they needed additional documents before being approved. Some people were missing police clearances, and some people's medical packets had not arrived from doctors offices in other cities, for example. If you do medical in Sao Paulo or any other city that is not Rio, make sure to allow enough time for the results to get to the consulate before your interview. Good luck to everyone! Rating : Very Good

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