Shpresa's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Shpresa Beneficiary's Name: Robert VJ Member: Shpresa Country: Albania Last Updated: 2017-08-21 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Shpresa & Robert:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Tirana, Albania Marriage (if applicable): 2012-07-16 I-130 Sent : 2012-07-20 I-130 NOA1 : 2012-07-23 I-130 RFE : 2013-03-19 I-130 RFE Sent : 2013-03-21 I-130 Approved : 2013-04-02 NVC Received : 2013-04-19 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2013-04-19 Pay AOS Bill : 2013-04-19 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2013-04-24 Submit DS-261 : 2013-04-19 Receive IV Bill : 2013-05-01 Pay IV Bill : 2013-05-01 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2013-05-01 Case Completed at NVC : 2013-05-22 NVC Left : 2013-08-14 Consulate Received : 2013-08-16 Packet 3 Received : 2013-05-01 Packet 3 Sent : 2013-05-01 Packet 4 Received : 2013-07-31 Interview Date : 2013-09-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-09-21 US Entry : 2013-09-23 Comments : Entry went very smoothly. My husband landed at 4:40pm and we were in each others arms at 5:40pm. No problems at all. :) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 253 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 420 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2015-06-30 NOA Date : 2015-07-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2015-08-03 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-04-21 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2016-05-02 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : New York City NY Date Filed : 2016-07-19 NOA Date : 2016-07-22 Bio. Appt. : 2016-11-28 Interview Date : 2017-04-04 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2017-07-14 Comments : First biometric appointment was on August 9th 2016. We got a second biometric appointment for November 28th 2016. Apparently the first fingerprint session was not acceptable.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Tirana, Albania Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 18, 2013 Embassy Review : I am the USC and my husband went to the interview alone. He was very well prepared for the interview. He brought everything in a folder that could be asked for, he even had copies of all forms from the very beginning along with new tax transcripts I requested just in case for myself and for my brother who also filed an affidavit of support for him. He had 4 photo albums that I created on the internet throughout our relationship and had printed into photobooks, along with printed facebook pictures of each other with comments left throughout our relationship. He also had printed whatsapp conversations for a few days out of each month for about 6 months. As well as printed facetime phone logs showing that we facetimed every single day for months. He had a copy of my life insurance policy showing him as the beneficiary. He also had a photocopy of every page of my passport showing all the stamps that he also had on his passport when I visited and we drove to other countries. He also had new civil documents issued for the interview because it was over a year since we applied. He submitted everything he had to them before anything else, he sat down and waited to called. He was called for fingerprinting first. Then sat down and waited again. Then his name was called for the interview. He was interviewed by a man who already had everything that he submitted at arrival. He asked the following questions: 1. Where did you see your wife for the first time. 2. How many times has she come to visit you. 3. What does she do for work. 4. What has she done for work before. 5. Who is (my brothers name). 6. When did you get married. 7. How long has your wife been in the US. (I was born in Europe) 8. What is your profession. The man spoke in English to him. He already had everything that was submitted but did take the new taxes, the new civil documents, a picture and looked at everything which was all returned at the end. He said congratulations you are approved. javascript:emoticon('') Rating : Very Good

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