Michael & Kate's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Michael Beneficiary's Name: Ekaterina VJ Member: Michael & Kate Country: Russia Last Updated: 2024-01-24 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Michael & Ekaterina:

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 : Warsaw, Poland I-129F Sent : 2020-05-01 I-129F NOA1 : 2020-05-07 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2020-12-31 NVC Received : 2021-01-20 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2021-01-27 NVC Left : 2021-02-03 Consulate Received : 2021-02-08 Packet 3 Received : 2021-02-26 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2021-03-30 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2021-11-30 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2021-12-01 US Entry : 2021-12-08 Marriage : 2022-01-02 Comments : PoE: Los Angeles, no questions asked Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 238 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 327 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2021-12-08 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : I traveled Krakow - Munich - Los Angeles with Lufthansa. At the check-in, I showed antigen COVID test and proof of vaccination against COVID-19. On arrival at the LAX, there was a very long line (I'd say 200-300 people) for the border control, it took about an hour to get through even though a lot of CBP officers were working. Once I reached the border control officer I volunteered that I'm here on a K-1 fiancee visa and passed my passport and the yellow envelope with the documents. The officer took it and started carefully going through all of the documents, sorting and giving back to me some of them which he didn't need (e.g. extra pictures of me). He said that I have to get married in 90 days and asked if we made any plans yet. And in the end, he smalled and said heartwarming: "Welcome to America" :) . I was not asked any other questions. Overall I had a very nice experience flying with Lufthansa and going through the border control in LAX.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Los Angeles CA Date Filed : 2022-01-12 NOA Date : 2022-01-13 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-02-17 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : 2022-04-06 Submit Review Approval / Denial Date : 2022-04-07 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Greencard Received: 2022-04-15 Comments : Mar, 1 – Interview scheduled Apr, 12 – card was produced Apr, 13 – card was picked up by USPS. The estimated delivery on the USPS website is April 16; Interview: We got married in Los Angeles County where registration of a marriage license takes 6-8 weeks. By this time my I-94 would already expire hence we submitted our AoS package with only the marriage license (signed and stamped by all officials). On the cover letter for I-485, we specified the reason why we provided a marriage license instead of the marriage certificate. We didn't get any RFE and on the interview, we were approved with no questions regarding it.

Employment Authorization Document Event Date CIS Office : Los Angeles CA Filing Method : Mail Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2022-01-12 NOA Date : 2022-01-13 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-02-17 Approved Date : Date Card Received : Comments : AOS (I-485) application was approved before the EAD card. Processing Estimates/Stats : Based on timeline data, your EAD may be adjudicated between March 2, 2022 and March 25, 2022*. If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline.

Advance Parole Event Date CIS Office : Los Angeles CA Filing Method :   Filing Instance : First Date Filed : 2022-01-12 NOA Date : 2022-01-13 RFE(s) : Date Received : Comments : AOS (I-485) application was approved before the AP card Processing Estimates/Stats : Based on timeline data, your AP may be adjudicated between May 10, 2022 and May 30, 2022*. If this date range has passed or your application is past due per USCIS processing times then you should consider calling the USCIS to inquire on your petition. If you have been approved please update your timeline.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Texas Service Center Date Filed : 2024-01-11 NOA Date : 2024-01-19 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

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*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

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