gad33's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: G
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: gad33
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2017-06-25
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Immigration Checklist for G & M:
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USCIS DCF 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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
1996-12-31 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2011-12-01 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2011-12-08 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-12-20 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2012-01-20 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2012-02-08 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2012-01-20 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2012-01-29 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2012-02-14 |
| 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 : |
2012-03-05 |
| Interview Date : |
2012-04-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2012-04-11 |
| US Entry : |
2012-07-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 12 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 124 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 16, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the Consulate at about 7.10 am as I thought it opened at 7.00 and we didn’t really want to wait in the cold and possible rain. Doors weren’t open and there were 6 groups in front of us. Doors opened at 7.30 and allowed one group in at a time. One couple soon came out as they could not find their Loomis receipt.
Inside the door a man checked my Loomis receipt against a list and checked my passport, I then went through security which is like going through airport security except you don’t take your shoes off and you have less things. I made the machine beep and was wanded down but that was OK. Then down the stairs to wait for the lift. In the waiting area is a photo booth if you have forgotten your photos, but no toilets. The waiting area quickly filled up including the couple who had been turned away as they had found their Loomis receipt.
At 8.00 we were let into the lift and sent up. We were met off the lift and had to show our appointment letter to be given a number, I was C3, and told to wait. There is a coffee machine and a snack machine, toilets as well as a children’s play area on this floor.
At about 8.15 C1 and C2 were called and when one of those was finished the next number called was C5. What? What happened to C3 and C4? Shortly after, my number was called for finger prints and then the collection of paperwork.
As I had filed electronically, I had to provide all my original documents. Firstly she asked for the medical results and then went through the list of everything she wanted. She let me know that she was training someone. This was good as I had things explained that wouldn’t normally have been explained. She wanted both my passports and told the person she was training that they always use the Canadian one for the visa. Something to be noted as the Ds 260 asks which passport you want the visa put in. The list I had received from NVC indicated that they didn’t need the police certs which I thought surprising as they had been transmitted electronically, so I am glad I brought the originals with me. She asked me for the original I-864 and gave me the emailed copy. She then went through information about me which she was reading off the computer –presumably taken from the DS 260. - my personal details and parents details, also how long we had been married so that we would be issued with the correct visa. (As explained to the trainee.)
I was asked where my husband lived and I said in Canada with me. She wrote on my file “domicile” a red flag I knew I was going to get but didn’t want. She asked if I had an address in the US and I was able to give it to her. We did not have a US address when I completed the online DS 260.
She then said I could sit down and I would be called to one of the windows at the side for an interview. I didn’t have to wait for very long to be called and I was called by name not number. This was another window separated by thin walls but no door. And I could hear what the people in the next booth were saying.
I should have been on my toes when the con off. greeted me with “I haven’t read your file”. I had to read out loud a statement that I would tell the truth etc while she looked at my file. Her first question was how did I meet my husband. I should have been prepared for this as other VJers interviewed in Montréal have been asked this question but my thought was “really, we have been married a long time what is the point of this question?” But I answered it. Her next question was “why do you want to move to the United States?” “Husband has got a job there.” She then said “you know what I am going to say next or maybe you don’t. Domicile has to be established.” I told her we had bought a house and gave her proof when she asked. I also gave her proof of my husband’s job in the US even though it had been included with the I-864. She seemed more interested in the job than the house purchase. Asked me what my husband did, who he worked for, where he was actually working at the moment, As I was trying to explain, she said we don’t have any more time for this. (What? You ask questions but don’t let me answer.) She asked me to write down my husband’s employer details so I pointed out that it was on the letter. She asked if we had minor children. “No, an adult son” She then said she was going to approve me for the visa. She gave back to me all my original documents except my Canadian passport and said she was going to update info into the computer, asked me if I’d ever had any criminal problems “no”. any problems crossing the border “no” “why had I given up my green card had I been caught by a border card?” “no” and explained why I had given it up. She asked how long I had lived in the US and when I had given up my green card.
I was free to go.
To sum up. The con officer’s attitude was that it was such a bother to have to deal with me. I’m glad I’d taken extra copies of proof of my husband’s job as it was easier to give her a copy than say it was in the file.
But that evening I received an email saying that my passport and been picked up and the next morning a phone message was left that it was ready for pick up.
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| Rating : |
Very Poor |
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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
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