scholes18's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Matt
Beneficiary's Name: Brenda
VJ Member: scholes18
Country: Guatemala
Last Updated: 2024-08-01

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Immigration Checklist for Matt & Brenda:

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 :	Guatemala
I-129F Sent :	2022-06-22
I-129F NOA1 :	2022-06-27
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 :	2023-07-25
NVC Received :	2023-08-30
Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned :	2023-09-05
NVC Left :	2023-09-12
Consulate Received :	2023-09-14
Packet 3 Received :	2023-09-21
Packet 3 Sent :	2023-09-21
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :	2023-10-17
Interview Result :	Approved
Second Interview (If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :	2023-10-21
US Entry :	2023-10-28
Marriage :	2023-11-27
Comments :	Medical exam on 9/26/23. Following the exam a document review is required at the embassy, supposedly to speed up processing ahead of the interview.
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your I-129f was approved in 393 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 477 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review
Event	Date
Port of Entry :	Dallas
POE Date :	2023-10-28
Got EAD Stamp :	No
Biometrics Taken :	Yes
Harassment Level :	0
Comments :

Adjustment of Status
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Dallas TX
Date Filed :	2023-11-28
NOA Date :	2023-12-04
RFE(s) :	2024-04-10
Bio. Appt. :	2023-12-12
AOS Transfer :**	2024-03-18
Interview Date :
Approval / Denial Date :	2024-07-20
Approved :	Yes
Got I551 Stamp :
Greencard Received:	2024-08-01
Comments :	Transfer from NBC to Dallas FO: 3/18 (via EMMA live agent) Medical RFE received: 4/10 RFE response acknowledged: 4/30 Interview scheduled: 5/23 Interview cancelled and waived: 5/29 AOS approved: 7/20 GC in hand: 8/1

Employment Authorization Document
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Dallas TX
Filing Method :	Mail
Filing Instance :	First
Date Filed :	2023-11-28
NOA Date :	2023-12-04
RFE(s) :
Bio. Appt. :	2023-12-12
Approved Date :	2024-04-04
Date Card Received :	2024-04-25
Comments :	Combo card approved on 4/4
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your EAD was approved in 128 days.

Advance Parole
Event	Date
CIS Office :	Dallas TX
Filing Method :
Filing Instance :	First
Date Filed :	2023-11-28
NOA Date :	2023-12-04
RFE(s) :
Date Received :	2024-04-25
Comments :	Combo card approved on 4/4
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your AP was approved in 128 days.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Guatemala Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event	Description
Review Date :	October 18, 2023
Embassy Review :	Efficient and pleasant overall. Arrived at the embassy early (around 6:30 AM) with my beneficiary fiancee and our newborn son, went to the immigrant visa line, and within 30 minutes we were processed and in the building. From there, had to wait until our number came up, at which point we went up to the window for the interview. Interview itself was only about 5-10 minutes long. Consular officer asked us a few basic questions: where and how we met, how often I visited her, our plans for after moving to the US, if either of us had been married before (we hadn't). He then congratulated us, said the visa is approved, and we should have it within 5 business days. Didn't even need to take a look at our evidence. Later that morning our CEAC status switched to "Approved" and the next day it switched to "Issued".
Rating :	Very Good

Timeline Comments: 62

Dayanafigueroa11 on 2023-09-01 said:

Holaa… mi NOA2 es de Julio 26, tu recibiste tu welcome letter por email? Espero recibir la mia pronto igual que tu… mandaste algún inquiry?

Scholes18 on 2023-09-01 said:

Hola, aún no. El caso todavía está en el NVC. Espero que lo envíen a la embajada en unas 2 semanas.

Dayanafigueroa11 on 2023-09-01 said:

Como sabes que el NVC ya lo recibio?

Scholes18 on 2023-09-02 said:

Les envié un mensaje con el formulario: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html

Dayanafigueroa11 on 2023-09-02 said:

Perdon tantas preguntas, pero esque yo no he recibido nada y por eso me interesa saber… y te agradezco mucho todas tus respuestas… te dieron numero de caso? O que te dijeron cuando les escribiste?

Scholes18 on 2023-09-02 said:

Aún no. Mi caso está con el NVC pero no han creado un número. Espero que la semana que viene ya tenga un número.

Dayanafigueroa11 on 2023-09-05 said:

Que bueno ver que ya tienes un numero de caso… espero yo tambien recibir noticias pronto!