Faraz.azeem's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: F
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: Faraz.azeem
Country: Pakistan
Last Updated: 2014-05-14
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Immigration Checklist for F & M:
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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 : |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013-02-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-04-27 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-04-29 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-10-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-10-21 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2013-11-06 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2013-11-06 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2013-11-08 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2013-11-08 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2013-11-12 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-01-06 |
| 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 : |
2014-01-30 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-03-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-03-10 |
| US Entry : |
2014-04-18 |
| Comments : |
I-130 Priority date: April 29th, 2013
I-129F Priority date: June 20th, 2013
Aug: Initial Contact with my home state senator
Aug 22nd: Senator's office advised me to contact a senior senator regarding my case (Although she's the most senior senator from our state.. lol)
Sept 3rd: Emailed/called the same senator's office and explained the situation in detail.
Sept 13th: Sent the Privacy release form (her office wasn't responding to calls/emails, that's why took a long time).
Sept 16th: Senator's office made an inquiry to the USCIS-NBC and expedited the case.
Sept 23rd: Called Senator's office for the update and asked if I can submit the expedite supporting documents. They advised me to submit the supporting documents to USCIS-NBC directly.
Oct 1st: Called USCIS and expedited the case.
Oct 2nd: USCIS-NBC responded and asked me for supporting documents (received the letter on Oct 8th)
Oct 10th: Changed the mailing address
Oct 11th: Sent all the supporting documents package through FedEx.
Oct 15th: Package delivered to NBC
Oct 17th 12pm: Called USCIS and place a service request to inquire about the status of the supporting documents.
Oct 17th 2pm: Alien Number changed email notification
Oct 17th 5pm: I-130 approval email notification
March 7th, 2014: Interview went well and visa approved. Waiting to receive the passport with visa stamp |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 171 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 312 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2014-04-18 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Islamabad, Pakistan
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 7, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
The interview went smoothly and the visa was approved.. I am still waiting for the passport for my spouse. Beneficiaries living in ISB should be able to pick up the passport from the embassy the same day. That's what I heard. The case is in AP currently. She didn't get any 221g slip which is a good sign.
The only thing they asked for Medical, passport, passport sized photos, interview letter and our pictures... We over did our work with personal relationship evidences, forms, tax returns, etc. We concentrated a lot on the evidences and pictures. The CO didn't see the wedding album as it was huge in size. But we color printed out the highlights of different pictures (including skype and us being together) on a word doc. The CO was really interested in our story like how do we know each other and how the long distance relationship developed. Lol
My wife was out in 10-15 minutes from the time of the interview with CO. Off-course, she had to wait for her turn. Over all she was done in 1.5 hours. Her interview time was 7:30am and she was out at 9am.
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When is your interview ? Let me know if you have any questions.
Best of luck |
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