bearmirus's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Heather Beneficiary's Name: Mark VJ Member: bearmirus Country: Canada Last Updated: 2017-03-18 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Heather & Mark:

USCIS DCF I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): 2003-10-11 I-130 Sent : 2007-05-29 I-130 NOA1 : 2007-06-07 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2007-07-13 NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2007-11-29 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2007-12-14 NVC Left : 2008-01-25 Consulate Received : 2008-01-29 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2008-02-12 Interview Date : 2008-03-17 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2008-10-04 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2009-05-19 US Entry : 2009-06-23 Comments : This process was done by the lawyer we hired. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 36 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 284 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2009-06-23 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Buffalo NY Date Filed : 2016-12-03 NOA Date : 2016-12-07 Bio. Appt. : 2017-01-10 Interview Date : 2017-03-16 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2017-05-08 Comments : Biometrics experience in Buffalo - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/622314-n-400-bearmiruss-biometrics-experience-in-buffalo/ Interview experience in Buffalo - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/629137-n-400-bearmiruss-interview-experience-in-buffalo/

Member Reviews:

POE Review: CDN-USA Border Event Description Entry Date : 2009-06-23 Embassy Review : Crossed in Sweetgrass/Coutts (Montana/Alberta) About 3 hours in total Arrived 5:30pm Drove a 26 footer Uhual with car hauler into a passenger lane at the crossing. Explained to the custom officer that I would like to activate my PR (IR1) visa and gave him the infamous brown envelope. He asked me the usual questions (tobacco, firearms, etc) which I promptly said none. Told me to pull into the parking lot and go inside the building for secondary processing. There was only three people in front of me but had to wait a couple of hours before it was my turn. Nobody went ahead of me. Then I caught a trainer and three rookies agents on their training day, learning how to process my IR1 visa with i-601 approved letter. Had to give the rookies an overview on how I got the ban in the first place, the process I had to go through, etc. FYI: I had unlawful presence over 180 days on an expired TN visa but less than one year. Took my fingerprints. Waited for another 15 minutes. Called me back with a stamped passport and said I'm all set. They never asked for my list of inventory nor asked me about my car (it was never imported into Canada. Received GC in 3 weeks. Harassment Level : Low

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