happyscrub's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Craig Beneficiary's Name: Ortelli VJ Member: happyscrub Country: Madagascar Last Updated: 2025-04-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Craig & Ortelli :

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 : Madagascar I-129F Sent : I-129F NOA1 : 2022-11-07 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2024-01-23 NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : 2024-03-26 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2024-04-03 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2024-05-21 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2024-05-22 US Entry : Marriage : Comments : - We could have gotten an interview in April, but there were other things that we needed to do. So, we pushed the appointment for interview back as far as we could without asking for special permission. - We had our >>>k1 non immigrant visa<<< interview scheduled for the 16th. But the day before the interview, they canceled it because they said it should be scheduled on a day they do immigrant visas and not non-immigrant visas. Totally their fault. There were no instructions for me to schedule for immigrant appointment. They rescheduled it for me - We just did our interview but was given a 221g afterwards. Was told that we will get an email telling us if we were approved. The same day, I looked up on CEAC website and it says visa was issued. I'm confused but I am hoping that we were only in administrative processing for a few hours. - The following morning we got an email to pick up our visa :) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 442 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 561 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status Event Date CIS Office : New Orleans LA Date Filed : 2024-08-18 NOA Date : 2024-08-22 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2024-09-17 AOS Transfer** : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2025-04-17 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Greencard Received: Comments : Many RFEs. We did not give the yellow packet to CBP at port of entry and they didn't ask. It had our medical in there. First 2 RFEs the evidence they wanted wasn't listed on the letter, so I had to respond telling them so. Then they asked for medical. I replied that my wife was a K1 visa holder and wasn't required to give medical and only required to finish taking her vaccine (her country did not have hepatitis vaccine) and submit that. They responded with they didn't not have her medical from the embassy on file, so we needed to submit proof or complete a new medical. I then mailed them the unopened packet and explained to them what happened at the airport. About 2 months later we were approved.

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