El Cachalote's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Magnus
Beneficiary's Name: Sonia
VJ Member: El Cachalote
Country: Peru
Last Updated: 2012-05-12
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Immigration Checklist for Magnus & Sonia:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Peru |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-07-14 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2011-04-20 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2011-04-25 |
| I-130 RFE : |
NONE |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
NONE |
| I-130 Approved : |
2011-07-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-08-18 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2011-08-23 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2011-08-25 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
2011-08-29 |
| Send AOS Package : |
2011-08-30 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2011-08-23 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2011-09-01 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2011-10-20 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2011-10-22 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-11-18 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-11-29 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-01-17 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-01-27 |
| US Entry : |
2012-04-12 |
| Comments : |
Arrived embassy at 0630 am. Entered at 0715. Fingerprints taken. Finally, called to speak to official. I was asked how I met my husband, when your husband first come to Peru, how many times he come to Peru. I carried 30 fotos of me and my spouse, cards he sent me, medical results and interview letter.
After looking at everything, he said, " Your visa is approved." He then said," Call your husband and tell him the good news!"
Total time at embassy: 6.5 hours.
Also...after picking up passport...visa stamped in passport had incorrect passport number. So, have to go back to embassy again to have them correct it. We want no problems at POE.
We are a little upset with embassy, but they say they are sorry for inconvienience.
POE MIAMI: This was a experience I would like to forget. We left Lima at 0730 and arrived in Miami at 1415. My first mistake was going to the us citizen line. I was told that we should go to the visitor line. So we did. Arrived at Immigration at 1500. We waited until 1845 hours to finish.
During this time, we missed 2 flights...and was on waiting list for a third. We were standby and didn't get on. Also, since we were stuck in immigration...our luggage was lost. Finally, after much waiting, we caught the last flight to DC at 2210. We arrived in Washington at 0020. Thanks be to God our luggage had gone through customs by themselves and arrived in DC with us too. After a horrible day in immigration...this event and the approval stamp in my wife's passport made everything good.
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 78 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 267 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2012-04-12 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Peru
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 1, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
After being approved...went to DHL to pick up visa/passport.
On visa page.....wrong passport number was on visa! Informed Embassy...they said come back and they would correct it.
We want no problems at POE.
We are a little upset with embassy, but they say they are sorry for inconvienience. Time and money wasted. |
| Rating : |
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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