Ortolan's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: S Beneficiary's Name: A VJ Member: Ortolan Country: Netherlands Last Updated: 2020-06-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for S & A:

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 : National Benefits Center Transferred? California Service Center on 2013-11-05 Consulate : Amsterdam, Netherlands Marriage (if applicable): 2012-12-06 I-130 Sent : 2013-03-14 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-03-18 I-130 RFE : 2013-11-20 I-130 RFE Sent : 2013-11-23 I-130 Approved : 2013-12-03 NVC Received : 2013-12-13 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-01-15 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-01-15 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-01-17 Submit DS-261 : 2014-01-15 Receive IV Bill : 2014-01-21 Pay IV Bill : 2014-01-21 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-01-23 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-03-05 NVC Left : 2014-03-10 Consulate Received : 2014-03-12 Packet 3 Received : 2014-03-13 Packet 3 Sent : 2014-03-13 Packet 4 Received : 2014-03-13 Interview Date : 2014-04-15 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-04-18 US Entry : 2014-04-27 Comments : Entry was very smooth, through Atlanta, GA. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 260 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 393 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2014-04-27 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2016-01-29 NOA Date : 2016-02-01 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-03-11 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-08-29 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2016-08-29 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Nashville TN Date Filed : 2019-08-05 NOA Date : 2019-08-07 Bio. Appt. : 2019-08-28 Interview Date : 2019-12-16 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2020-06-17 Comments : My husband is thrilled to finally become a U.S. citizen! ALL DONE! Everyone hang in there, it will happen! Thank you, Visa Journey, so much, so very much. Could not have done this without this site (I'd have gone crazy by now!). Big hugs to all!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 15, 2014 Embassy Review : My husband arrived early at the embassy and was the first in line to go in and be called. One guy was pulled out of the line and sent to store his cell phone in a locker or in his car: another reminder to not bring a cell phone to your interview! When they called his name he went first to one glass window and gave his fingerprints and passport. Then he had to go to a waiting area for a little while. When the CO was ready, he sat in a sort of glassed area across from the CO. There was a microphone to communicate. The CO went through each of the papers in our file with my husband. At one point, the CO turned off the microphone and turned to a colleague to talk for a couple of minutes, but my husband of course couldn't hear what they were saying. When the CO came back, he asked my husband a couple of questions: "How did you meet? Where are you going to live in the U.S.? What are you planning to do for work? What does your wife do?" He didn't ask for any of the copies we prepared; apparently they already had made copies themselves. (And I think I recall that when I sent materials, I also sent copies for them to keep...so maybe that's why...they just had a lot of paper already!) After a little bit, the CO told my husband, "Congratulations, you're approved." And that was that. He told A to expect his passport and visa via track/trace mail in about 4 days. Good Friday might slow down the mail a bit. But we are so happy this is finally coming to a successful close! The CO was very nice, according to A. He wasn't overly friendly but not unfriendly, just businesslike and positive. All in all A said it was a very positive experience and he felt good the entire time; he said the rest of the staff was very nice and very efficient. We'd give the Amsterdam Embassy two thumbs up today! Rating : Very Good

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