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BiAdam's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: Justin
Beneficiary's Name: Miray
VJ Member: BiAdam
Country: Turkey

Last Updated: 2023-07-20
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Immigration Checklist for Justin & Miray:

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 : Ankara, Turkey
I-129F Sent : 2019-01-05
I-129F NOA1 : 2019-01-10
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 : 2019-04-06
NVC Received : 2019-05-02
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2019-05-06
NVC Left : 2019-05-14
Consulate Received : 2019-07-05
Packet 3 Received : 2019-07-05
Packet 3 Sent : 2019-07-05
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date : 2019-09-23
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2019-09-27
US Entry : 2019-11-01
Marriage :
Comments : We transferred our case from Frankfurt to Ankara, which is why there is such a long delay between leaving NVC and arriving at the consulate.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your I-129f was approved in 86 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 256 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.


Adjustment of Status
Event Date
CIS Office : San Francisco CA
Date Filed : 2020-01-08
NOA Date : 2020-01-13
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2020-02-05
AOS Transfer** :
Interview Date : 2021-07-28
Approval / Denial Date : 2021-07-28
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp :
Greencard Received:
Comments : Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview: March 4, 2020
Biometrics Applied to AP: March 14, 2020
USCIS offices are closed: March 18, 2020
Address Change - Case is Ready to Be Scheduled for An Interview: December 21, 2020


Employment Authorization Document
Event Date
CIS Office :
Filing Method :
Filing Instance :
Date Filed : 2020-01-08
NOA Date : 2020-01-13
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. : 2020-02-05
Approved Date : 2020-06-04
Date Card Received :
Comments : Applied for an extension 2.5 months before expiration. The case was received on 03/15/2021. I received the combo card on 05/27/2021, one week before expiration.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your EAD was approved in 148 days.


Advance Parole
Event Date
CIS Office :
Filing Method :  
Filing Instance :
Date Filed : 2020-01-08
NOA Date : 2020-01-13
RFE(s) :
Date Received :
Comments : Applied for an extension 2.5 months before expiration. The case was received on 03/15/2021. I received the combo card on 05/27/2021, one week before expiration.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your AP was approved in 148 days.


Lifting Conditions
Event Date
CIS Office :
Date Filed : 2023-07-14
NOA Date : 2023-07-19
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. :
Interview Date :
Approval / Denial Date :
Approved :
Got I551 Stamp :
Green Card Received :
Comments :


Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ankara, Turkey
Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event Description
Review Date : September 24, 2019
Embassy Review : We had a very smooth experience after transferring to Ankara from Frankfurt.

This embassy allows applicants to take p3 documents to the interview itself (instead of sending them in the mail separately) - which was very much appreciated.

We emailed the embassy a few times during the process and they were always quick to respond.

Once our application was received by Ankara, we used some browser plug-ins to help us check the scheduling website constantly throughout the day (there were no dates available at first). Even doing this, we ended up waiting 2.5 months for our interview.

The interview itself was pleasant with friendly staff and no surprises. The interview itself was conducted in English and lasted only about five minutes, after about a three hour wait. Questions included: How long were you together? Where is the petitioner working? How many times have you seen each other in the last year? What is his favorite food? Have you met each others' families?

Overall, we were super happy with our experience with Ankara (especially considering our awful experience with Frankfurt before transferring).
Rating : Very Good


Timeline Comments: 21

JessicaG on 2019-05-09 said:
Hi! It looks like we are on a very similar timeline! I notice you are using the consulate in Istanbul. That's where my fiancé lives. I would have rather he used that, but Ankara was the only option I saw so I must have missed Istanbul somehow :(
blank avatar BiAdam on 2019-05-09 said:
Hi Jessica - I've noticed that most (all?) people are doing their interviews in Ankara, so it's possible that we'll be assigned there. The I-129F allowed us to write-in whatever city we wanted - I wasn't aware there were a list of options. What did you look at that led you to believe that Ankara was the only option? Hopefully, we will be assigned by NVC next week. I can check back in and let you know where we get assigned.
blank avatar BiAdam on 2019-05-10 said:
We got assigned to Frankfurt, since my fiance is studying in Germany, though we would have preferred a consulate in Turkey. So, it doesn't seem that it matters what you put on the form.
JessicaG on 2019-05-20 said:
Ah, okay. Not sure where I got the idea that Ankara was the only option. We should both be scheduling for interviews around the same time! Good luck to you!
JessicaG on 2019-05-20 said:
Ah, okay. Not sure where I got the idea that Ankara was the only option. We should both be scheduling for interviews around the same time! Good luck to you!
JessicaG on 2019-05-20 said:
Ah, okay. Not sure where I got the idea that Ankara was the only option. We should both be scheduling for interviews around the same time! Good luck to you!
blank avatar BiAdam on 2019-05-20 said:
Thanks, Jessica - good luck to you, too :)
Sam & Yehia on 2019-07-16 said:
Hello! I see that you were able to schedule an interview date, congratulations! I was just wondering - when dates finally came available, were there many options to choose from? Did you choose the soonest available date or did you choose a date that was a little farther out to give you some time? We're just trying to get an idea of when we can expect an interview if we want to choose the soonest date. Thanks!
blank avatar BiAdam on 2019-07-16 said:
Thank you! No, there was only one option, though I think it's possible for there to be many options. We originally took the only one available (September 30), and we continue to check it every day in case new appointments open up. We luckily found one last week and switched to September 23. We're definitely trying to get the earliest date we possibly can. Good luck! :)
blank avatar BiAdam on 2019-07-16 said:
Thank you! No, there was only one option, though I think it's possible for there to be many options. We originally took the only one available (September 30), and we continue to check it every day in case new appointments open up. We luckily found one last week and switched to September 23. We're definitely trying to get the earliest date we possibly can. Good luck! :)
Kyle Jane on 2019-09-23 said:
Wısh you luck!! Waiting for the review:)
Kyle Jane on 2019-09-23 said:
Wısh you luck!! Waiting for the review:)
Kyle Jane on 2019-09-23 said:
Wısh you luck!! Waiting for the review:)
blank avatar SaAa on 2021-04-26 said:
hey guys...have you received your interview date yet? Our Biometric appoint was on 2020-02-03 (just 2 days before you guys) and we're still waiting for our interview date :/ Also, have you guys filed for EAD extension? We filed one 12 days ago and we're still waiting for our NOA.
blank avatar BiAdam on 2021-04-27 said:
Hey! Unfortunately, we didn't receive out interview date yet. I keep checking Visa Journey to see if there is anyone else who got the interview date :) We filed the EAD + AP renewal in mid March, sent the application to Chicago lockbox. There was no notifications for a month. Then just after 4 weeks, I got the notifications and NOA's, dated back to mid March.
blank avatar SaAa on 2021-07-25 said:
Hi BiAdam, have you guys got the interview date? I am asking because we got ours already.
blank avatar SaAa on 2021-07-25 said:
But our embassy is San Jose, not SF...so maybe processing times are not the same.
blank avatar SaAa on 2021-07-25 said:
Hi BiAdam, have you guys got the interview date? I am asking because we got ours already.
blank avatar BiAdam on 2021-07-25 said:
Yeah, it'll be on 28th!
blank avatar SaAa on 2021-07-31 said:
congrats on the AOA approval!
blank avatar BiAdam on 2021-07-31 said:
Thanks a lot! :)
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