RandR2013's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: R Beneficiary's Name: R VJ Member: RandR2013 Country: Sri Lanka Last Updated: 2013-11-25 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for R & R:

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? No Consulate : Sri Lanka Marriage (if applicable): 2011-12-27 I-130 Sent : 2013-01-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-01-14 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2013-05-31 NVC Received : 2013-08-12 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2013-08-28 Pay AOS Bill : 2013-08-28 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2013-08-29 Submit DS-261 : 2013-08-26 Receive IV Bill : 2013-09-11 Pay IV Bill : 2013-09-12 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2013-10-08 NVC Left : 2013-10-16 Consulate Received : 2013-10-21 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2013-10-15 Interview Date : 2013-11-21 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-11-26 US Entry : Comments : I-130 was initially transferred from NBC to Santa Ana, which then transferred it to Los Angeles. Took 73 days from NOA2 to get to NVC. Los Angeles field office approved NOA2 and held it. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 137 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 311 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sri Lanka Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 25, 2013 Embassy Review : My husband interviewed in Colombo on November 21, 2013. His interview was scheduled for 1 pm. The embassy called him around 10 am and asked that he be at the Embassy by 12 pm. He got there at 11:55 am. They let him in around 12:05 pm. I haven't asked him for extensive detail as to process, but I will try to make him fill this in! I hope that future interviewees in Colombo complete the reviews as there is not much information out there. The wait for the interview was not too long. I know he made an oath to tell the truth and handed in his medical report. According to my husband, the interviewer made his feel very comfortable (but wasn't over friendly). The interviewer asked my husband the following (not sure if I got them all): (1) how long have you known your wife; (2) how/when did you meet her; (3) how did you get together (we were friends for 17 ish years before we got together); (4) do you know her family?; (5) have you visited her; (6) what does she do in her free time (after mentioning that my job must mean I work a lot); (7) do you have any correspondence between the two of you (he didn't - but offered up photobooks that we had from our times together and our honeymoon - my husband asked if the interviewer wanted to see wedding pictures and the interviewer said the photo books were sufficient). The interviewer told him everything was fine - but that he needed to fill in some biographical information (I think it's the same as what was requested in the G-325) as the Embassy's systems were down. My husband left the interview room, filled out the information and went back into the room when there was a gap between interviews. The interview officer said everything was fine and told my husband when to come back to pick up his passport. The whole thing took about 2 hours. Rating : Good

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(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
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rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
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