Byrnsey's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: JMO Beneficiary's Name: JB VJ Member: Byrnsey Country: New Zealand Last Updated: 2014-09-18 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for JMO & JB:

USCIS DCF 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? Texas Service Center on 2013-12-30 Consulate : Auckland, New Zealand Marriage (if applicable): 2011-05-28 I-130 Sent : 2013-05-10 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-05-12 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2014-02-08 NVC Received : 2014-04-07 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-04-28 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-04-28 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-05-07 Submit DS-261 : 2014-05-02 Receive IV Bill : 2014-05-02 Pay IV Bill : 2014-05-02 Send IV Package : 2014-05-21 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-08-15 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-08-13 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2014-09-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-09-18 US Entry : Comments : Fellow kiwis - make sure your birth certificate that you send to the NVC, was printed after 1992. If you were born in the 70's like me, your old birth certificate will not be accepted by the NVC. However they quite like the old/original one at the Ak consulate. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 272 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 492 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Auckland, New Zealand Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 18, 2014 Embassy Review : I think my entire appointment at the consulate was complete in approx 1 hr. After going through security, one first checks in with an officer who has your file. She goes through your papers and asks for anything that is due (for example - I had to hand over a new marriage certificate because the one I submitted was not actually what they were asking for). And she goes through a few things like your source of income and employment in the USA. This is where you submit your fingerprints electronically also. My case officer was Ivy who was very approachable. Nothing was really a problem except that her computer didn't like my photo (apparently it was a bit dark or lacking definition, but was accepted anyway). The computer also didn't like my fingerprints as there was a lack of definition there too. That computer probably needs a hug or something. You then sit down again and wait to see the interviewer and expect to be asked a lot of questions but I guess I had everything in order because I spoke with him only for a matter or minutes before the whole thing was over. Easy as pie. Rating : Very Good

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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
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