Ryan&Joanna's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ryan
Beneficiary's Name: Joanna
VJ Member: Ryan&Joanna
Country: Malaysia
Last Updated: 2014-09-13
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Immigration Checklist for Ryan & Joanna:
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USCIS 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? |
California Service Center on 2014-02-18 |
| Consulate : |
Malaysia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2011-11-11 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-08-14 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-08-21 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-03-06 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-03-14 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-04-21 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-04-23 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-04-28 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-04-21 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-04-23 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-04-28 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2014-08-02 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-07-17 |
| 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 : |
2014-08-02 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-09-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 197 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 386 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Malaysia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
September 13, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my interview on September 11, 2014 and was approved. The process in Malaysia is pretty straight-forward and simple. My letter said I should be there by 9.00 am to submit the documents. I was there at sharp 9. There are 2 queues, one to take a visitor's pass (the lane on the left) and one to go into the embassy building. Both queues were short. Two people ahead of me in the first queue to take the pass and about 10 people ahead of me to get into the building. You will need to have your IC and interview letter (the one with your name and date and time of the interview) with you to pass to the guard.
Once you get through the 2nd queue, you get checked, scanned and your belongings put through the scanning machine. You need to remove shoes as well. You will receive a tag for your belongings which are to be collected on your way out.
I was sitting in the waiting room by 9.30 a. You take the number B. Make sure you tell the guard that you are there for IMMIGRANT interview. A is for non-immigrant visas and C is for citizen services. The guard was a little too friendly though, and even asked for my phone number (which is think is rather inappropriate and downright weird)
Anyway, I think only Counter 10 handles the B cases in the morning. I was called to the counter at about 10.10 am and was asked for the DS260 printout confirmation and one photograph. I was also asked if I have been to the US before and how long I stayed. The Indian guy behind the counter checked my documents and sorted them (I think by original and copy) and asked if I had selected a document delivery option (which I hadn't) So he gave me instructions to do that. Please note that you should do this by accessing the UStraveldocs website before the interview. Then I was asked to come back at 1 pm.
Since I had some time to kill, I went to the building next door that has a decent cafeteria to have a drink and try to register my document delivery address online.
I got back at 12.45 pm and there were 4 people in line before me. We followed the same procedures of getting the visitors pass and being scanned. Had to show the interview letter again. And the B number from the morning, so have that handy. Give your IC and get the pass. Was in the building by 12.50 but the counters were all closed. Had to wait until 1.45 when a nice lady opened one counter and called us in to take our fingerprints. After that, wait some more. I sat staring at a huge map of the USA. Was called into the booth for interview at about 2.45 and the CO was a nice young Caucasian man. He was quite friendly but did ask a lot of questions. I can't remember all of them but here are a few:
1. Who is petitioning you?
2. When and where did you meet?
3. How long have you been married?
4. Why was he in Malaysia?
5. Where did he work in Malaysia?
6. Did you live together at this time?
7. When did he go back to the US?
8. When was the last time he came back to Malaysia to visit?
9. How did you communicate?
10. What does he do in the US?
11. Who is the co-sponsor?
12. How is the co-sponsor related to the petitioner?
13. What does the co-sponsor do?
14. Where does her income come from? (Since my answer to no. 13 is that she is retired)
15. Where is petitioner's biological mother?
16. What do you do for a living?
17. What is your qualification (degree/major)?
Then he handed me a document about legal rights available to immigrant victims of domestic violence and stuff like that and said "you're approved", "welcome to America, have a nice day!"
I was done and out of there by about 3.10pm.
The interesting thing is that even before the interview as I walked up to the booth and the CO was going through my documents, I saw a stamp "APPROVED" on the documents. So I don't know if they'd already approved it before even calling me in and the whole interview was a formality.
All in all, it was a great experience. Just be yourself, be honest and upfront and all will be well! |
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Very Good |
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