Josie-Be-Happy's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Josie Beneficiary's Name: Maarouf VJ Member: Josie-Be-Happy Country: Lebanon Last Updated: 2012-01-07 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Josie & Maarouf:

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 : Lebanon Marriage (if applicable): 2011-05-24 I-130 Sent : 2011-07-26 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-07-28 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-09-26 NVC Received : 2011-10-18 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2011-10-18 Pay AOS Bill : 2011-10-19 Receive I-864 Package : 2011-10-18 Send AOS Package : 2011-10-21 Submit DS-261 : 2011-10-18 Receive IV Bill : 2011-10-20 Pay IV Bill : 2011-10-20 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2011-11-02 NVC Left : 2011-11-03 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-12-22 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2012-01-04 US Entry : 2012-02-02 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 60 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 147 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Lebanon Review Topic: General Review Event Description Review Date : December 23, 2011 Embassy Review : My husband had his interview this morning. I stayed up all night long waiting to hear from him. He said that everyone that he spoke to at the Embassy was very courteous and nice...made him feel very comfortable. When he checked in, a very nice woman told him that he didn't need to give them anything since they already had all of the required documents. I front loaded the petition which seemed to be beneficial. She asked my husband if he wanted to speak English or Arabic for the interview. He chose to speak English. The CO asked him general questions about how we met, wanted to know all of the details, questions about me and my family and other general interview questions. He said the CO smiled the entire time he was being interviewed. The interview lasted 10 minutes and he was approved. After the CO stamped his paperwork with "Approved", he asked the CO if he was really approved...he just wanted to hear it again. The CO smiled and said yes, your visa is approved and gave my husband an orange slip with the date to pick up his passport and visa. I really wanted to be there with my husband when he had his interview but they do not allow the petitioner to enter the embassy for immigration purposes. Our prayers have been answered and I wish there was some way for me to tell the Consulate how happy we are. There is no word that can express how excited we are knowing that we will be together soon. I've heard a lot of great stories about the US Embassy in Beirut - One of the best in the middle east. Good luck to those who are going through the immigration process in Lebanon. Everything will be fine...inshallah. Rating : Very Good

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*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.

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