chantal356's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: rb Beneficiary's Name: nn VJ Member: chantal356 Country: Trinidad & Tobago Last Updated: 2015-01-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for rb & nn:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? Nebraska Service Center on 2013-09-17 Consulate : Trinidad & Tobago Marriage (if applicable): 2012-12-10 I-130 Sent : 2013-08-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-08-13 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2013-12-16 NVC Received : 2014-01-06 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-02-13 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-02-13 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-03-06 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2014-02-28 Pay IV Bill : 2014-03-03 Send IV Package : 2014-03-06 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-12-08 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-03-24 NVC Left : 2014-12-15 Consulate Received : 2014-12-18 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2014-12-08 Interview Date : 2014-12-29 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-01-06 US Entry : 2015-01-13 Comments : 11/24/2014 - petition upgraded to IR-1 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 125 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 503 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Miami POE Date : 2015-01-13 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Baltimore MD Date Filed : 2014-03-10 NOA Date : 2014-03-14 Bio. Appt. : 2014-04-15 Interview Date : 2014-09-17 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2014-09-24 Comments : I had my interview today (9/17/2014) at the Baltimore field office. I can't remember much of the interview. Questions asked were: Who becomes president if the president can't? What is 1 right under the first amendment? Name a part of the amendment that states who can vote Why did the first colonials come to America? This one stumped me, he gave me clues until I got it -- religious freedom I can't remember the other 2 questions. Thank you to all who posted their interview experiences, I knew what to expect. I had my oath ceremony today (9/24/2014) at the Baltimore field office. We were directed to the same waiting room as where we had to wait for the interview. Oath ceremony was scheduled for 2pm, about 2:05pm an immigration officer walked in and directed us to the room. He went thru instructions (turn in your greencard, complete back of form, etc.) Then we all went up to turn in the paperwork. Even though the oath ceremony invitation/letter has a number written on it they didn't go by the numbers, he called us up one row at a time. I was sitting in the front row, yet I was the last one to get my certificate. We saw a video, welcome from the president. Then another officer came in to officiate the oath. We sang the national anthem and recited the pledge of allegiance. Both officers passed out certificates at the end of the ceremony. The room was a good size, it was pretty full. Try to get there a bit early as the line to go thru security was long as everyone arrived at the same time.

Member Reviews:

Local US CIS Office Review: Baltimore MD Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : September 25, 2014 Embassy Review : I had my oath ceremony today (9/24/2014) at the Baltimore field office. We were directed to the same waiting room as where we had to wait for the interview. Oath ceremony was scheduled for 2pm, about 2:05pm an immigration officer walked in and directed us to the room. He went thru instructions (turn in your greencard, complete back of form, etc.) Then we all went up to turn in the paperwork. Even though the oath ceremony invitation/letter has a number written on it they didn't go by the numbers, he called us up one row at a time. I was sitting in the front row, yet I was the last one to get my certificate. We saw a video, welcome from the president. Then another officer came in to officiate the oath. We sang the national anthem and recited the pledge of allegiance. Both officers passed out certificates at the end of the ceremony. The room was a good size, it was pretty full. Guests were allowed, someone had a toddler that screamed all the way thru the ceremony, I felt sorry thinking it was a single parent, at the end when we were taking pictures I realized there were 3 adults with this toddler and only 1 of them was naturalized. Needless to say it was difficult to hear the immigration officers over the cries of the toddler. This made our ceremony longer as people kept asking questions that the immigration officer had already reviewed. After the ceremony when we were leaving, this family decided to stop to take pictures outside of the Baltimore office, the toddler is then running up and down the parking lot, a security officer had to come and tell them to get the child out of the street! Try to get there a bit early as the line to go thru security was long as everyone arrived at the same time. Harassment Level : Good

Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!



*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
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
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

ver 5.0