fav13259's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Favian
Beneficiary's Name: Maria
VJ Member: fav13259
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2013-06-24
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Immigration Checklist for Favian & Maria:
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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 : |
Juarez, Mexico |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-06-09 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2012-08-03 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2012-08-07 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-01-29 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-02-04 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2013-02-22 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2013-02-25 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
2013-02-25 |
| Send AOS Package : |
2013-03-04 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2013-02-22 |
| 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 : |
2013-03-29 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| 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 : |
2013-04-30 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-06-24 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 175 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 321 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 25, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Hello everyone, since my wife does not speak English, she asked me to write a review for her. So here it goes.
We arrived to Juarez last week 6/17 and took a taxi for $245 (pesos) to our hotel room, Holiday Inn Express Las Misiones. The next day she went to the medical interview at approximately 4:40am and was the 10th person in line. She was out by 7:30am with her black sealed envelope. The rest of the week we spent mostly at the mall. One day we got brave enough to tour the city and went to see Juan Gabriel's (a famous Mexican singer) house which he turned into a home for poor youth where they get to stay the week and learn to play musical instruments. He has a small collection of his things (awards, performance costumes, originals of lyrics he wrote on paper, etc.) Entrance was $50 pesos each. Very interesting especially if you're a fan and into helping the poor. Then we visited the Revolutionary War Museum at the old border crossing, the entrance was free and it was a great learning experience seeing how Mexico US relations at the border were during Mexico's Revolutionary War. By the way Taxi fare for the trips to the house, museum, and tour of the city (approximately 3-4 hours) was $60 US dollars(not sure if cheap or if we got played)
Now to the good stuff. Her appointment was today 6/24/13. We arrived at 7:04 am for my wife's 7:15 am interview. She waited in line and was denied entry because she needed a stamp on her P4 from the consulate waiting room. Not sure what for. We ran back and she got back in line and was allowed to enter. She passed the security check, was given a number and sat waiting to be called. She was called up twice. The first time she waited about an hour and 20 minutes. She was asked to turn in her and my birth certificates, our marriage certificate, and the AOS packet (Affidavit of Support). She was asked twice if there were any other financial support documentation, to which she declined. She then was asked to sit down. She waited about two hours until she was called up the second time. This time it was the interview. She was greeted by the CO and asked what language she was most comfortable speaking in, which was Spanish. The CO asked her the following questions: Where did you meet your husband? How long have you known him? What year did you meet him. How long did you date before deciding to marry? Why did you wait so long to get married? (We dated 6 years before marrying lol). After that she handed my wife a green paper and told her she was approved.
My wife hates consulates. She was denied tourist visas 5 different times. So this was a nerve wracking experience for her. She was very nervous, but luckily, she says she tried not to show it or the officer didn't notice. She came out, I was waiting for her at the white tables outside the embassy at the little plaza and she ran up and hugged me and kissed me and says she never wants to return to the consulate again, but that she was approved!
I can't complain, I'm ecstatic that after 6 years of dating and a year of marriage we can finally be together!javascript:emoticon(' ')
My wife gives her experience a 4 because she felt she was pressured to answer quickly and her CO didn't speak Spanish all that clearly. |
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Good |
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