Ellinora's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: B
Beneficiary's Name: Ellie
VJ Member: Ellinora
Country: Finland
Last Updated: 2017-10-29
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Immigration Checklist for B & Ellie:
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USCIS DCF 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? |
Nebraska Service Center on 2013-12-17 |
| Consulate : |
Finland |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
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| I-130 Sent : |
2013-05-02 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-05-15 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2014-02-10 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-03-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-03-17 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-04-25 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-04-25 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-04-23 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-04-29 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-04-29 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-05-05 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-08-28 |
| 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 : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-09-29 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-10-03 |
| US Entry : |
2014-10-06 |
| Comments : |
IR-1, been married for 2+ years <3
05/02/2013 I-130 sent from abroad
05/16/2013 NOA1 email received
05/23/2013 NOA1 hardcopy received, dated 05/15/2013
12/04/2013 Received a notice of an address change
12/11/2013 Transferred to another office for processing
12/12/2013 Transferred to "your local USCIS office" for further processing
12/17/2013 Transferred "and is now being processed at a USCIS office"
02/10/2014 RFE for marriage certificate (sent it again with added evidence)
02/25/2014 RFE Response Review
03/04/2014 NOA2 email from NSC
03/05/2014 Shipped to the Department of State for visa processing
03/17/2014 NVC Received |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 293 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 502 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2017-08-02 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-08-10 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-09-06 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Finland
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
October 4, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was at 9am and I arrived at 8.50am to Kaisaniemi. I had to wait outside in the staircase for about 20 minutes with a bunch of other people. After I was called in, I had to go through a security check and had to leave everything but my papers at the coat check.
After that I was showed into the waiting room, where I spend the next 25 minutes mostly waiting for my turn. I was first called to bring my passport, medical info and a printout of completing the form DS-260 to one Finnish speaking clerk. After that I was called to give my fingerprints to another Finnish speaking clerk. Then last I was called for an interview.
The interview took less than 5 minutes, and was mostly friendly small talk. Here are the questions they asked:
-why are you moving to the U.S?
-how long have you been married?
-where did you meet? Which university?
-do you have kids? How many? Are they already citizens?
-where are you moving?
-when are you moving?
So pretty straight forward questions. I also brought a ton of evidence of our marriage with me, but they never asked me to show any. I picked up my visa at the consulate 5 days later.
All in all a very pleasant interview. I guess they usually mail the visas, but since we were in a hurry, they let me pick it up. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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POE Review: Fort Lauderdale
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2014-10-06 |
| Embassy Review : |
We entered the U.S through Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Once at the immigration, we went to the "Visitors" line. The line was short compared to my previous experiences at JFK, Newark and Chicago O'Hare. It took us about 10 minutes to get to the first immigration officer. I handed him my passport and immigration package. After that he scanned my finger prints and took my photo. He explained the immigration process to my husband (didn't talk to me at all, maybe he wasn't sure if I spoke English?  and said we would now be taken to the back room for further processing. He said it was first come, first serve, so it might take a while. Once we got there, there were only four other people in the room, so I figured it wouldn't take long. We barely had time to sit down when I was called to the counter. A very friendly immigration officer asked me to sign a paper and took my right index finger print with actual ink. After that he said we were free to go and my green card would arrive at our U.S address within a few months. He also stamped my visa sticker on my passport, which will serve as my temporary green card for one year. All in all the immigration process took about 15 minutes, so it was pretty fast. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(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
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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