xtrasome's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: P
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: xtrasome
Country: Bangladesh
Last Updated: 2017-11-07
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Immigration Checklist for P & M:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Bangladesh |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-10-14 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2012-11-22 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2012-11-26 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-04-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-04-19 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2013-05-14 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2013-05-15 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2013-07-08 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2013-05-16 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2013-05-28 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2013-05-31 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2013-08-30 |
| 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 : |
2013-09-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-10-22 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-10-24 |
| US Entry : |
2014-11-27 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 137 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 330 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2013-11-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
It was very smooth, NO questions asked...just had to go to a separate room where all the immigrants were waiting to be cleared. They arrived from different countries and flights. One officer took me there, I was told to sit with my yellow/unopened envelope, in 6/7 minutes I was called to a desk, the officer took my fingerprints than asked to carry all my documents to other table, the officer in the next table took my documents and placed it under all other immigrant's documents which he was receiving simultaneously from other immigrants, and asked me to wait again...waited around 10 minutes and my name was called the officer asked me to sign a document and put my finger stamp on it and that was it he said Congratulations! I said Thank You and I was done...No hassles at all. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2015-11-12 |
| NOA Date : |
2015-11-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2015-12-17 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2016-10-06 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2016-11-02 |
| Comments : |
I had sent another package (USCIS didn't ask for this) on May 23, 2016 containing following documents:
• Tax Transcript for 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Proof of joint student loan
• Job Verification letter from employer
• Copies of car insurance notice, showing a joint policy
• Bank statements of our joint account from November to May
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2016-10-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-10-13 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-10-31 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-05-25 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2017-11-03 |
| Comments : |
The oath ceremony took place in Federal Plaza New York, there were 116 people from 26 countries took oath and pledge of allegiance. The whole process took about 40 minutes. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bangladesh
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
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October 22, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
I went there at 10:30 for my 11:30 interview but the stupid guard told me to come back around 11 AM, because too many people inside. I was pissed but again it was just 30 minutes. Before that they also made me go back to home to leave my phone, they had no system in place to keep the phone, that's another story.
OK! so than I went inside they checked my interview letter,passports,and inside my file than let me in. Once I was inside I submitted my interview letter on the desk in front of interview doors. Than waited like about an hour to be called at door number 2, the lady asked me simple questions like,
1. Who applied for you?
2. How did you meet?
3. Why did you go to UK?
At this point she gave back my Birth Certificate and an instruction paper saying I need to file for Adjustment of Status after 2 years but kept original Marriage Certificate and Police Clearances.
4. If I fulfilled my purpose when I was in UK?
5. How did your spouse become citizen?
Than took my fingerprints and asked me to stay outside to be called again.
SO I went outside waited like about 45 minutes thinking all the negative things in the world, and I was called on door number 10 this time. American guy speaking fluent Bengali with hard to understand accent through the mic. He also asked me some basic question,
1. Who applied for you?
2. What does she do in USA?
Than he said he needs to verify my left hands index finger and unknowingly I put right hand on the scanner, he said again LEFT hand,this time I did it correctly.
4. Is this the first marriage for both of you?
3. How did you meet?
4. DO you have any marriage pictures?
Than he went back somewhere looking for the slips may be he ran out of them, now here is the exciting part, He ISSUED MY VISA!!! ticked the issuance box and the delivery time box on the white slip. He told me to come back and collect my passport, I asked him again, Does that mean I am approved? He said first thing in English, YES! The whole thing took around 2.5 hours.
Than Came out happily...hope you all find this helpful. Thank you very much for your support throughout this hectic period of time.
(updated on October 23, 2013)
(updated on October 23, 2013) |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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