britishdakota's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Catherine Beneficiary's Name: Christopher VJ Member: britishdakota Country: United Kingdom Last Updated: 2018-12-04 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Catherine & Christopher:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : National Benefits Center Transferred? Texas Service Center on 2013-12-20 Consulate : London, United Kingdom Marriage (if applicable): 2012-01-06 I-130 Sent : 2013-06-06 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-06-10 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2014-03-18 NVC Received : 2014-05-06 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-05-06 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-05-09 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-05-19 Submit DS-261 : 2014-05-15 Receive IV Bill : 2014-05-06 Pay IV Bill : 2014-05-09 Send IV Package : 2014-05-19 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2014-07-23 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2014-09-29 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-10-06 US Entry : 2014-10-07 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 281 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 476 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : CIS Office : Saint Paul MN Date Filed : 2017-07-18 NOA Date : 2017-07-20 Bio. Appt. : 2017-08-16 Interview Date : 2018-09-26 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2018-11-13 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 8, 2014 Embassy Review : Arrived at the embassy at 7:30am for my 8:00am appointment, there was already a line forming for those with appointments after 8:00am. Security was quick and easy although they were the least friendly people in the whole building. You can now bring phones and smaller electronic devices into the embassy although I did not do much except wait for my number to be called. The first window was a simple document check where I handed over my passport and photos and a very polite lady checked I should not have any other records. After sitting down for about 15 minutes I was called to another window for my interview. The guy was locked out of his computer and then had to see what to do as I already had more than one passport. After a minute things were up and running and he asked 2 questions about my wife's work and I was told I was approved. I was out of the building and on my way home just after 9:00am. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: Chicago Event Description Entry Date : 2014-10-07 Embassy Review : Flew into Chicago on the first flight from London so the immigration hall was not very busy. They have a new system where those traveling on visas and ESTA for the first time have to go down a different line. This was a pretty slow process as after waiting in line for a while I was sent to secondary to be processed. The first officer took my finger prints on the scanner and photo then took my passport and visa package and walked me to the secondary area. After a bit of a wait I was called up and confirmed who I was and the address for the greencard to be sent to. I had to sign a document front and back and provide a print of my right index finger. I was then told I was good to go. My bags were the last ones from the flight to be collected but the airport staff were very efficient and had checked where I was then retrieved them for me. Total process just under 2 hours. Make sure you have a decent layover at POE. Harassment Level : Low

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