ElTaino's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Avegas Beneficiary's Name: Lvegas VJ Member: ElTaino Country: Dominican Republic Last Updated: 2011-12-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Avegas & Lvegas:

USCIS 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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Dominican Republic Marriage (if applicable): 2010-12-30 I-130 Sent : 2011-03-24 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-03-30 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-06-22 NVC Received : 2011-07-27 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2011-07-27 Pay AOS Bill : 2011-07-28 Receive I-864 Package : 2011-08-02 Send AOS Package : 2011-09-22 Submit DS-261 : 2011-08-02 Receive IV Bill : 2011-08-02 Pay IV Bill : 2011-08-02 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2011-10-03 NVC Left : 2011-10-03 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-11-18 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-12-08 US Entry : Comments : We got it finally!!! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 84 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 233 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Dominican Republic Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 19, 2011 Embassy Review : Arrived very early at 6:00am, already a line outside. A lot of \\\"buscones\\\" do not pay attention to them. Have your appointment letter ready when you get in line, a person with a yellow \\\"INFO\\\" shirt will give you a ticket with a number which will be the number used to call you to the windows when you are inside. Be prepared for a long wait. Inside there are rows of metal benches which after a few hours become a little uncomfortable. First we were called to window 13 and had fingerprints done, we sat down for another 45minutes and were then called to window 21 where we deposited the remaining documents that the NVC requested. We sat down for about 2 more hours where we were finally called to window 17 where we were sworn in. The Consular Officer told me to have a seat and once my wife was alone she was asked the following questions: How did you meet Husbands date of birth Husbands siblings What gift(s) did he bring you for your birthday What gift(s) did you give him for his birthday When was the first time you had sex What did you wear to sleep last night? your husband? How old is your husband? What does your husband do for a living? What does your husband study? where? Do you have kids? Have you been previously married? Consular officer told my wife to sit down and when I was alone, the consular officer asked me the same questions. Visa was approved but the Affidavit of Support was not sufficient. Even though my year to date income is much higher than the required amount and I have been working in this company since December (11 months), the officer stated that your most recent tax return must meet the minimum amount required by the poverty guidelines AND your current employment must meet the income requirements (contrary to what I read here in visajourney). My approval is pending until I get a joint sponsor who meets these requirements. UPDATE: I turned in the required documents and received the visa from DOMEX a week later!! javascript:emoticon(\'\') (updated on December 10, 2011) (updated on December 10, 2011) Rating : Very Good

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