my-human-guardian's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for G & M:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Tokyo, Japan |
| I-129F Sent : |
2024-12-09 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2024-12-13 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2025-08-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2025-10-17 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2025-10-21 |
| NVC Left : |
2025-10-21 |
| Consulate Received : |
2025-10-23 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2025-10-28 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2025-11-06 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
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2025-12-02 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2025-12-13 |
| US Entry : |
2025-12-18 |
| Marriage : |
2025-12 |
| Comments : |
Received 221(g) at interview for wrong foreign police certificate format (privacy act) - Second Interview Date here refers to when the 221(g) response was sent. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 241 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 328 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2026-01-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2026-01-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
2026-01-29 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2026-02-06 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Approved : |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2026-01-21 |
| NOA Date : |
2026-01-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your EAD will be approved. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Tokyo, Japan
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 19, 2026 |
| Embassy Review : |
Overall, I had the impression that the Tokyo Immigration Unit was pretty efficient. It took only 5 days from them receiving the case from NVC to sending me an instruction email. Thankfully I had recommendations from a community member who went through the process a month before me, so I could do all the necessary things (book medical, schedule interview on online system etc) before even receiving the instruction email. Have to say, the instruction email was not very informative besides asking for documents.
For the interview itself, I did not wait too long until an officer checked my documents. As a Japanese citizen born outside of the country, they were very weird about not wanting to accept my original birth certificate from my country of birth. They needed a Japanese certificate of birth, which resulted in my first extra document that was requested (mind you, this was never mentioned on their website as necessary for Japanese nationals). My second extra document that was requested was due to a wrong format of a foreign police certificate (cannot show fingerprints and/or photo). After I had requested a clear instruction guide for the foreign police (since I had ordered a police certificate for U.S. immigration purposes, but apparently they gave me the wrong form), they simply printed out the instructions from the U.S. gov't website, which I originally had given to the police. They told me to figure it out on my own, which was not particularly helpful.
Besides the document issues, the interview went well. No weird questions. The consul officer was kind.
After I had submitted my 221(g) response, I was very anxious because my case did not change to "Received" for a week, although other similar K1 timelines showed an update usually on the next date. I emailed the embassy after a week, and that made my case move forward, switching to "Received" and "Issued" within 2 days of my inquiry. I am a little scared to think how long I would have had to wait if I did not inquire. The whole ordeal about getting your passport with the visa through a third-party company was also weird. Interesting how they have to make everything more complicated than necessary.
I would've given 5 stars if all the information was available online to avoid the 221(g), but it wasn't. And another minus point for not being helpful about the wrong foreign police certificate that delayed my case by a month. |
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Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
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