shekoujay's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jay
Beneficiary's Name: Ty
VJ Member: shekoujay
Country: Vietnam
Last Updated: 2015-05-16
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Immigration Checklist for Jay & Ty:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Guangzhou, China |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013-04-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-05-24 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
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| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-06-28 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2013-05-24 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-07-12 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-07-18 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-09-09 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-11-12 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-01-03 |
| US Entry : |
2014-01-25 |
| Comments : |
Visa issuance delayed 4 weeks due to consulate losing one police certificate. (of course they never admit that they lost it....just claimed we never submitted it) Green card was sent to wrong address, finally arrived 8/15/14. |
Processing
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2014-01-25 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Honolulu HI |
| Date Filed : |
2014-07-17 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-07-23 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-05-19 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-05-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2015-05-13 |
| Comments : |
filed under section 319b for expeditious naturalization (non-military). Application initially held due to missing biometrics fee, but we had already done biometrics in China as instructed to do by USCIS. 1/25/15, after no progress for five months, USCIS asks for employment letter, which was most definitely already included in the N-400 package last July. 4/8/15, they asked for another employment verification. Before we even submitted it for the 3rd time, the interview letter arrived on 4/13/15. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 2, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Interview was no big deal. They only looked at the original marriage license and birth certificates, none of the evidence of relationship. However, they asked quite a few questions, like 15-20, which seemed to be about testing the relationship. The DCF went relatively quickly at first, but the time between packets 3 & 4 was almost 8 weeks. Perhaps due to the consulate move. I think we got lost because P4 showed up about 4 days after contacting GUZ to complain. They also asked for 2 police certificates that were not required per the normal time limits. She only lived in China 5 months, but they required a police check anyway. The new consulate is light years improvement over the shopping mall location. |
| Rating : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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