carolbasha's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: carol Beneficiary's Name: ahmed VJ Member: carolbasha Country: Egypt Last Updated: 2012-01-20 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for carol & ahmed:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Egypt Marriage (if applicable): 2011-03-12 I-130 Sent : 2011-04-26 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-04-27 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-07-25 NVC Received : 2011-09-28 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2011-08-28 Pay AOS Bill : 2011-08-28 Receive I-864 Package : 2011-09-15 Send AOS Package : 2011-09-18 Submit DS-261 : 2011-09-15 Receive IV Bill : 2011-09-20 Pay IV Bill : 2011-09-20 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2011-09-18 Case Completed at NVC : 2011-09-30 NVC Left : 2011-11-30 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2012-01-17 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 89 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 265 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Egypt Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 20, 2012 Embassy Review : The interview at the Embassy in Cairo was a stressful experience for the immigrant visa . Arrived at 7:00A.M. and left the Embassy at 1:30 P.M.. They gave me a number and did not call me to the window , by name as it said in the website.I had to go to 2 different windows and speak and answer a few questions. i had to pay DHL $75.00 that same day at the Embassy , so that the Embassy can mail my passport and visa to me . They told me that my visa has been approved and it will take about 1 month to receive it because they are very busy now and have lots of cases . We were married in March 2010 and began the petition in April . It is now January 2012 and have waited for this process to complete for 9 months now . THIS IS A HUGE BURDEN TO CARRY , WAITING AND WORRYING . I wish and hope and pray that , in the future , cases are able to be processed quicker and more efficient. But I thank God that I have been approved . Rating : Moderate

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