Melissa Guajardo's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Melissa Beneficiary's Name: Werner VJ Member: Melissa Guajardo Country: South Africa Last Updated: 2022-09-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Melissa & Werner:

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 : South Africa I-129F Sent : 2021-04-22 I-129F NOA1 : 2021-04-26 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2022-06-13 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2022-08-02 Consulate Received : 2022-08-10 Packet 3 Received : 2022-08-15 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2022-09-01 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2022-09-16 US Entry : 2022-10-05 Marriage : Comments : When my fiancé arrived to Johannesburg his name was not on the list but since he had a print out of the appointment confirmation page he was able to confirm appointment and was seen. They did not have his paper work ready nor his medical package. We think they weren’t prepared with the paperwork because his name was not on the list. They interviewed him but the medical paper was not found even though it was sent and was at the consulate office at Johannesburg. The officer kept my fiancés passport and said that he’s good to go. When I check the CEAC website (the 1st of October/after his interview) the status said “refused” for a week due to the medical paper that was not found. We were extremely anxious but I knew that when they keep the passport after the interviews that means the visa was approved. We were a little confused either way. A week after (the 8th) the status in CEAC changed to “application received”, then the next day (the 9th) it changed to “approved” and on the 12th the visa status on CEAC was changed to “issued”. My fiancé received his visa 4 days later on the 16th. He also received an email of the from DHL when the tacking of the visa package became available. There was also a mishap with his medical paper work at Cape Town the day he flew out to the appointment at Johannesburg but was sorted on the same day. We think that was what complicated the situation and lead to his name not being on the list but we thank God it all went soothly despite these little scares we faced. We were disappointed that the medical paperwork was not handled properly but it all worked out in the end. We cannot wait to be together at last and get married 12-12-2022. We wish you all the very best! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 413 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 493 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: South Africa Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 17, 2022 Embassy Review : In Capetown, there there was a mishap with my fiancés medical exam and that threw off the interview process. My fiancés name was not on the list the day he was scheduled for an appointment and we think it was because of the mishap with the medical exam. It all got sorted none the less and my fiancé left his passport the same day of the interview with the officer and received his passport 15 days later. Wish they could be more organized at Capetown to avoid this errors. Rating : Poor

Timeline Comments: 4



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