Hasib's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: JJ
Beneficiary's Name: TT
VJ Member: Hasib
Country: Iran
Last Updated: 2013-06-17
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Immigration Checklist for JJ & TT:
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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 : |
National Benefits Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Guangzhou, China |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-08-20 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2012-08-28 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2012-08-30 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-01-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-02-18 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2013-03-12 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2013-03-12 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2013-03-27 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2013-03-13 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2013-03-28 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2013-03-28 |
| 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 : |
2013-04-11 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-04-12 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-04-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-05-02 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-05-09 |
| US Entry : |
2013-05-18 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 133 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 245 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2013-05-18 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
10 |
| Comments : |
The IO had a hard time believing my husband (Iranian) married a Chinese and flew here from China. She asked more questions than the VO at interview. It took about 15 minutes to pass POE. I had to fly back a few days earlier so I wasn't with him at POE. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
May 9, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Note: The beneficiary is an Iranian living in China.
The appointment was at 7 but CGI’s employees came at 7:30. They checked everyone’s passport, consulate interview letter and CGI appointment confirmation email, then put a barcode sticker on the back of every passport. The three items were checked again on the 3rd floor. 4th floor was security screening. Backpacks, briefcases, etc. weren’t allowed past security, but there were lockers on the 4th floor where applicants could store their belongings.
The IV interview area had a total of 14 windows – the first couple were for doc intake, the next couple were for fingerprinting, the rest were for interviews except the last one, #30, was for information.
My husband was handed a number when he entered the interview area. The first step was doc intake. A Chinese lady checked all his docs then asked for police clearance from Iran (not required). He told her to check the reciprocity schedule. About 15 minutes later he did biometrics.
Shortly after, he was called to the interview window. He had prepared to do the interview in English but was pleasantly surprised when the VO talked to him in Farsi. However, since he kept answering questions in English, the VO switched to English later on. Questions asked were:
How did you meet?
Where does she work?
Where does she live?
Where is she now?
Can she speak Farsi?
What do you do in China? (The same question but worded differently was asked again later.)
The VO didn’t ask to see any proof of relationship. We previously emailed pictures, phone records, chat logs, etc. to NVC, so it’s possible the VO had already seen them.
At the end of the interview, the VO told him he was approved and handed him the white approval notice. He was out of the building by 9:15. We were able to pick up his passport at Citic Bank's Zhu Jiang Xin Cheng Branch exactly a week later. javascript:emoticon(' ')
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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