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Petitioner's Name: Marie Beneficiary's Name: Francis VJ Member: chicagobound Country: Ireland Last Updated: 2011-10-21 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Marie & Francis:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ireland Marriage (if applicable): 2005-08-02 I-130 Sent : 2011-06-02 I-130 NOA1 : I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2011-06-03 Packet 3 Received : 2011-06-30 Packet 3 Sent : 2011-07-26 Packet 4 Received : 2011-08-15 Interview Date : 2011-08-29 Interview Result : Denied Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2011-10-24 US Entry : Comments : joint sponsor info was sent 13th October from the US, and I received visa 24th October. Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Dublin, Ireland Review Topic: General Review Event Description Review Date : August 30, 2011 Embassy Review : Arrive for 1pm appointment about 5 minutes early and we were about 5th in line to enter. Not everyone was there for a visa, some were there for reporting a birth, etc. Got in and the security guard gave us our number, seems everyone ahead of us was waiting for a non-immigrant visa. Since we were there for an immigrant visa, we were called right away. First stop was the cashier to pay our $404. As soon as we were done paying, the woman in the next window was ready for us. She took all of our forms. The police report, photos, birth cert, everything that packet 4 tells you to bring. She looked to make sure it was all there and in order. Everything was great until she asked for the I-864, as they would not take into consideration our assets, only cash. We kind of expected this anyway. She told us to take a seat and the Consular would call us up. There was one man ahead of us who took about 45 minutes. Has he not taken so long, we would have been out of there in about 30 minutes in total. Anyway, went to the consular, said everything is fine, we just need a joint sponsor. Once the joint sponsor sends in their I-864, they will send us on the visa. I have to say, it was an overall pleasant experience. I found everyone we dealt with to be fine, and pleasant to deal with. I will say that you should have everything exactly as they ask for it. For example, there was a woman who had to leave to get a new envelope because she didnt have the correct size. Everything they ask for in packet 4, they want. Even though we don't have the visa yet, we walked away very happy with our experience. Rating : Very Good

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