MalloryCat's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Mallory Beneficiary's Name: Chris VJ Member: MalloryCat Country: Armenia Last Updated: 2025-09-11 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Mallory & Chris:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Armenia I-129F Sent : I-129F NOA1 : I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : NVC Received : Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : Marriage : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-129F NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 9, 2024 Embassy Review : Review provided by fiance: My appointment was at 8.30 - i arrived at around 8.10 and the line was already packed. Friendly staff / officer instructed me which line to stand in after congratulating me on the interview. I went to the check in at the front and handed my passport in - i received my number and a sticker on my passport. I was then instructed to join the line for security. Even though the embassy says you cant bring electronic devices, several people in front had phones and smartwatches etc. they were instructed to turn and keep them off during their stay. After passing through security i was told to follow the green lines on the floor and entered the next building. K1 / Immigrant visas are instructed to take a seat in front of booths 15-21. After about 30 mins of waiting i was called up to the counter - Its go time! Or so i thought - this was the documents side of things - i handed them my passport picture. They then requested the original and one copy of: Birth certificates Police certificates I also gave them the I-134* and the w2 from the employer along with the tax returns of 2023 of my fiance. The guy was extremely nice and offered to make copies of everything for me. (US Citizen Note: I had made hole punches in the form and tax transcripts when I sent him the document through the mail, not really thinking it could cause an issue cause I know (now) USCIS doesn't like it. But my fiance confirmed with them that it was fine and not an issue) I was then told everything looks good and to take a seat again and i would be called up again for the interview. You are also able to take small water bottles with you but 2 water fountains are also present - one for the kids and one for adults. 45 mins after taking a seat i was called up again. Interview time- the lady was nice but was straight to the point. I was asked the following questions: Have i ever been issued a visa to enter the us How and when i met my fiance What she does for work What i do for work If i had done military service If we have wedding plans When i plan to travel to the us After answering everything she said she had approved the application and that it would take a week or so for the system to check and issue the visa Overall the experience was great and it wasnt bad at all. No need to be nervous! I had left the embassy around 10.15 - be respectful and talk to the guards walking around, they normally just boss people around so im sure casual conversation will be appreciated (updated on July 9, 2024) Rating : Very Good

Local US CIS Office Review: Detroit MI Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : August 8, 2025 Embassy Review : We had our Marriage based green card interview on August 7 at 8:45am. We walked into the building at 8:15am (thankfully very few people there). USCIS is the only thing in the building and they are on the 3rd floor. The elevators are just to the right when you walk in the doors. Security was super easy and they were very nice. They just needed ID and our appointment notice. Basically the same as airport security, everything in a box (belts and things included) and its just a walk through metal detector. We did not have to take our shoes off. Then there was the check in just on the other side of security. That was super quick, they just asked for the appointment notice and then they took a picture of the green card applicant and scanned his index finger on both hands. We then were told to take a seat and the number they gave us would be called. our number got called at just about 9am, so in total we waited about 30 minutes after walking in. We had a very nice officer conducting our interview, she made it very easy. First thing she asked for was all of the IDs that we had. So for the US Citizen we gave: passport and Real ID drivers license. for the green card applicant we gave: passport, state ID (non-Real ID), social security card, and his EAD card. She then only asked a few questions about us. How we met? (she asked me, the US Citizen) - we originally just gave a short answer, but then she wanted to know more. When we met in person the first time (kinda directed a both of us) - since we met over Covid thats probably why she asked that and that was pretty much the only questions she asked us about our relationship. The only thing she asked for document wise was to see the original certified copy of our marriage certificate and my husbands original birth certificate. She then went over the inadmissibility questions from the I-485 - every answer was basically no, except for 2. one of which we had chosen the incorrect option, which she was able to fix. those questions were "Have you EVER violated the terms or conditions of your nonimmigrant status?" since he technically overstayed his K-1 visa, this answer should have been yes. We informed her of the overstay, she added a note of when his I-94 expired and the date when our AOS was filed, and then said it wasn't an issue anyway. the other question we answered yes to was "have you been unlawfully present in the United States? " again for the same reason above. She then explained that she didn't see any issues with our application and she was going to mark it for approval, but it would go to a supervisor for the final approval. But that we should see an update in the system within the next day. She also explained next steps for removing the conditions on the green card and when he can do that, as well as the time frame for when he could apply for citizenship if he chose to do so. We walked out of the interview at 9:30am, so it took just about 30 minutes! Overall it was a very easy experience and much less stressful than we were expecting. One note is it 100% helps to upload any evidence you gather (joint bank accounts, health insurance, car insurance, leases) to the online portal. So they can see all of that and don't have to ask for it at the interview. (updated on August 8, 2025) Harassment Level : Very Good

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