DSB's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: L Beneficiary's Name: H VJ Member: DSB Country: Germany Last Updated: 2014-08-02 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for L & H:

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? Nebraska Service Center on 2013-11-27 Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany Marriage (if applicable): 2013-03-22 I-130 Sent : 2013-04-17 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-04-22 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2014-01-23 NVC Received : 2014-02-06 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-03-17 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-03-18 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-06-12 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-06-09 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2014-06-12 Interview Date : 2014-07-23 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-08-01 US Entry : 2014-09-22 Comments : 2014-07-30 CEAC says issued :) 2014-07-31 ustraveldocs.com says "Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery" 2014-08-02 Visa in hand - had to pick it up from the post office (ustraveldocs.com never updated) 2014-09-22 Planed US Entry (JFK) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 276 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 457 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 23, 2014 Embassy Review : Arrived there about 40 minutes early. Parking spots were indeed pretty rare around there but I got lucky and found one not too far down the road. There was a huge line for non-immigrant visas but I could get right to the counter and get my number. The security check was business as usual. They gave my car key a little bit of a stare since it's a key card with a tiny battery and doesn't look like an actual key. They figured it out though. In the main building the receptionists handed me a sheet with information what will happen today and directed me straight to a counter to hand over my passport and pay any other fees. There was a little bit of a line but it didn't take very long. The guy at that counter took my passport and put it into our file. He took one half of my number/ticket thing and told me which counters will call me later on. I didn't have to pay any more fees. After about 20 minutes I was called to one of said counters. They handed me a bunch of brochures about getting a SSN/domestic violence and the CR status. They took my fingerprints, explained the rules of the visa and how the stuff with the sealed envelope works. Finally the guy told me at the next counter they'll call me to they'll conduct the actual interview. It probably took an other 15 to 20 minutes till I got called. The interview itself was no big deal either. The usual questions that have been listed on here about a million times. He told me I'm accepted and wished me lots of fun and so on The whole process took an hour and a half so I even got home in time to call my wife as soon as she woke up The NVC send us a checklist saying we met the minimal conditions for the interview but are supposed to bring new AOS with the 2013 taxes of our joint sponsor to it. They didn't even ask for it though. I'm glad we didn't chance it though. Everyone at the consulate was pretty nice and guided me through the process by explaining the next step. After over a year in the black hole of USCIS and NVC that was pretty nice. I didn't imagine the place to be that huge. A sign said the waiting hall had a maximum capacity of 299 people :D So the interview and everything was done at counters with windows/microphones/speakers and a tiny gap to hand documents back and forth. The speaker/microphone thing worked surprisingly well considering the amount of people and the noise in there - I had no issues understanding them. They had some kind of super awesome noise absorbing walls between all the counters. I don't know why but I expected a more office like environment. While I was there there were four other people there for an immigrant visa. The place was pretty packed never the less. Also: They have a small bakery like thing there. So if you need your morning coffee you're covered. Rating : Very Good

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