sberendt's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: sean
Beneficiary's Name: grettel
VJ Member: sberendt
Country: Costa Rica
Last Updated: 2012-12-06
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Immigration Checklist for sean & grettel:
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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 : |
Costa Rica |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2011-09-29 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2011-12-17 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2011-12-22 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2012-05-23 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
2012-06-21 |
| I-130 Approved : |
2012-07-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-07-09 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2012-08-02 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2012-08-08 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2012-08-16 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2012-08-09 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2012-08-22 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2012-08-24 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2012-10-03 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2012-10-03 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2012-10-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-11-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-11-26 |
| US Entry : |
2012-11-29 |
| Comments : |
Easy...The Embassy called us several times at home (Moravia) the morning of the interview. We arrived to the Embassy at 11:15 a.m. and they were calling my wife before we entered the building. Upon entry, we were sent directly to the interview without waiting. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 193 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 333 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Fort Lauderdale |
| POE Date : |
2012-11-29 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
We arrived in Fort Lauderdale (Hollywood International Airport) at 5:30 a.m. we waited in the immigrant line for nearly an hour. The first agent we made contact with did not speak spanish. Fortunately, I speak spanish and I was able to offer assistance while the agent studied our documents and collected digital fingerprints from my wife. Afterwards, we were sent to a small waiting room with several other immigrant families. There, my wife had to sign another form and leave an ink fingerprint. When we were free to leave, I realized that the agent had not given back any of our original documents..ie birth certificate, marriage document; which I was told would be returned by the NVC. I asked the agent to return my wifes original documents. The only document he was willing to return was our marriage document from Costa Rica.
I recommend for those of you following the same path, to obtain several originals as back-up, as in my case, the original documents I sent to the NVC.
Good Luck |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Costa Rica
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 6, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
Easy...The Embassy called us several times at our home (Moravia) the morning of the interview. We arrived to the Embassy at 11:15 a.m. and they were calling my wife before we entered the building. Upon entry, we were sent directly to the interview window without waiting a minute. All of the questions were in spanish, as my wife does not speak english. My wife was asked some pretty simple questions: Where did we meet; How did we meet; How many times had I visited and Where do I live. We were then asked to provide evidence of an on-going relationship. We submitted an entire photo album full of pictures (I travel to CR every three months). In addition, I submitted a years worth of phone records from my wireless company. I was asked to submit my most recent tax returns. My wife was sent to another window for digital fingerprints. We were then told to come back at 1:00 p.m. for a follow-up interview. We returned at 12:45 p.m. and maybe waited 10 minutes before being sent to another window for a follow-up interview. The lady interviewing my wife asked some similar questions from the previous interview. The lady then began questioning me in spanish. She asked me what I do for a career, where do I live and how may times I have been to CR. After she was finished with her questions she said the Visa has been approved.
She then told us we can return the following Monday to pick-up the Visa packet at 3:00 p.m.
We returned the following Monday 11/26/2012 to pick up our Visa. We waited maybe 10 minutes. We were directed to a window where a man was waiting with a packet a my wife's passport containing the Visa. He explained to us the conditions of the Visa pertaining to CR-1's how much we have to leave the country before the Visa expires and informed us approximately when we can expect a green card in the mail.
It was only at that point when I new I could finally purchase airfare.
¡Pachanga! |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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