habibi83's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Magda
Beneficiary's Name: Essam
VJ Member: habibi83
Country: Egypt
Last Updated: 2012-02-13
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Immigration Checklist for Magda & Essam:
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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 : |
Egypt |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-09-15 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2010-11-15 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2010-12-06 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-05-23 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2011-06-09 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2011-07-15 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-08-05 |
| 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 : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-12-15 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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AP:( |
| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-12-20 |
| US Entry : |
2012-02-04 |
| Comments : |
Chicago customes almost 1.5-2 hours; overall process went well; |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 168 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 374 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Egypt
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
December 15, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
My husband had his interview @ 7:30am. He arrived (alone) way too early, the embassy opened at 7:00. Around 6:30 am, people started to gather in front of the US embassy. Essam was the second person to walk in, his number was 501. He walked in around 7:20am and was finished around 10:00am. First, he met with an Egyptian lady that checked all his documents and gave him back the originals. After that he was told to go get finger printed. It was a really nice American lady that spoke Arabic to him. Then he was told to pay for DHL and wait for his number to be called. From what he said our file was in red folder which was different from all the other folders he saw. Someone started to call out numbers starting with 500. My husband was 501 however, his number was skiped. After 500, then they called 502,3,4...all the way this 25 and finally his number was called 501. He was a bit nervous not knowing why he has been skipped and our file was in red folder. Once his number was called, he processed to an interview window. He was intervied by a Chinese woman.(it could be the same one i saw people write about earlier). She only asked him few very basic questions:
What is your wife's name?
How did you meet?
Where does she work?
Have you or her been married before?
Then she asked him to see his picture. Essam had over 80 pictures from all our travels and my visits. She looked through some off them, then got up and disappeared for 5 min.(he thinks she went to the bathroom . Then she came back, said to him "Sorry for the delay", he said "it's ok, no problem take your time". And then she said to him Mr. Essam you are approved, congratulations. She circled yes on some paper and had him sign it. Then she said to him "you will be getting your visa 10 days till two weeks max". She gave him back the pictures and he was done.
The interview went very well for him. Essam was happy with the whole process.
Nothing was mentioned about AP or any additional wait time. We are counting down 2 weeks. |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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