SandyR's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Sandy Beneficiary's Name: Sree VJ Member: SandyR Country: India Last Updated: 2022-09-22 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Sandy & Sree:

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 : Mumbai, India I-129F Sent : 2020-12-28 I-129F NOA1 : 2021-01-04 I-129F RFE(s) : 2021-08-24, 2021-11-08 RFE Reply(s) : 2021-11-02, 2021-11-17 I-129F NOA2 : 2022-01-21 NVC Received : 2022-03-04 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2022-03-10 NVC Left : 2022-03-29 Consulate Received : 2022-03-31 Packet 3 Received : 2022-04-21 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2022-06-17 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2022-06-25 US Entry : 2022-06-27 Marriage : Comments : Had interview set and did medical on April 17. Got referred for sputum. Have to wait 8 weeks for results so canceled interview. June 2022: 8 weeks has past and embassy actually called and told him he is clear and can attend the interview we set up on June 17 (we set it up before getting results in anticipation of a negative result - didn't want to delay interview any longer). Note that after interview it goes to administrative processing. India seems to take longer than other countries to get it to issued status it seems. Status changed to issued on June 22. We opted for premium delivery. Visa received early morning June 25. Had to pay 605 RS. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 382 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 529 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : Milwaukee WI Date Filed : 2022-08-24 NOA Date : RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-09-22 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Mumbai, India Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 21, 2022 Embassy Review : Consulate 1. Your passport is checked against your appointment schedule. 2. You follow a well-marked route to a queue with you at the back end of it. This is the token window. At this window, you are asked for your passport and queried about your choice of language for the interview. This done, a token is allocated against your name. Your token number is called and you are advised to move to one of the 16 windows. 3. At this second window (first being the token window!); you are asked for your passport, a copy of support document (for K1); birth certificate, divorce decree (if applicable). Expect some questions about you and your spouse. You are asked to wait. Your token number is called and you move to the specified window for the consular interview. If the relationship is genuine, you need not worry. Just keep with you all the relevant documents and a copy for each original. Time at the interview window: 7-8 minutes. Usual airport style security check. The officer was professional and polite. Appointment was for 7:30 am and out of there by about 8:15 am. Questions that I was asked: Have you ever been to America? Where did we meet? Fiance's hobby. Show photographs Have you ever spoken with any of the fiancé's children or friends? VAC 1. Got there 40 minutes before time. At 30 minutes before scheduled appointment time, some of us were let in after scrutiny of the appointment confirmation letter/printout. 2. Leave all electronics outside, including smart watches. They scan you. 3. You follow a well-marked route in and out of the VAC. Just follow sign boards and human instructions. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: Chicago Event Description Entry Date : 2022-06-27 Embassy Review : Long wait in line as many planes arrived at the same time at around 4 pm. Wait was about 2 hours. Once I approached the immigration officer, I handed him my passport and he asked for the package. He opened the package. I saw that it contained every document we ever submitted. He quickly scanned through each document. He asked me how we met, where I live in India, my fiancé's address. He then showed me two pictures that were in the package (copies of IDs that were submitted with letters to support the two year meeting). He asked me who each person was. The whole process was conducted right at the window and lasted about 7 minutes. By the time I got to the luggage, mine was pulled aside because it took so long in the line. I quickly grabbed my bag and got through customs with no inspection. Harassment Level : Low

Timeline Comments: 2



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