jsumner86's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for S & J:
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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? |
Texas Service Center on 2013-12-30 |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2011-12-03 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-05-08 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-05-16 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-03-13 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-03-28 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-05-07 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-05-07 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-05-08 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-05-03 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-05-12 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-05-12 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-05-14 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2014-08-03 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-07-28 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-08-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-08-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-09-05 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-09-10 |
| US Entry : |
2014-09-18 |
| Comments : |
Case # assigned 04/28/2014.
DS260 available and completed on 5/14/2014.
Checklist June 12th 2014 for AOS package NVC error.Supervisor review. Checklist removed, July 28th 2014 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 301 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 477 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Orlando |
| POE Date : |
2014-09-18 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Arrived at the airport, and went through the US citizen/Permenant resident side with my wife. We handed over the packet and our passports, the CBP officer put the packet to the side, and asked us if we had any food- No.
He then took my picture and fingerprints, and then stamped my wife's passport. He told us to go to second inspection where he took the packet and my passport to.
The CBP officer then came, and took about half an hour. We were the only ones in there! She was just nice and looked over the paperwork, took my fingerprints again, and made me sign a piece of paper.
She handed me and my wife a few papers about living in America, social security, and change of address.
After that she said welcome to America, and we were on our merry way! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
September 6, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
My wife and I decided to stay in a hotel in London that wasn't too far from the embassy, the night before our interview, as otherwise we'd have had to travel from the Midlands early in the AM, leaving us both tired and uncomfortable during my interview. Unless you live reasonably close by, I'd definitely recommend doing this.
My interview was at 8AM - we left the hotel just before 6AM, and arrived outside the embassy a little before 7. We found out at that point that Goulds pharmacy doesn't open until 7:30, so had a cold drink at the cafe next door.
At 7:30 we dropped our luggage off at Goulds and walked across to the embassy, where a long queue had already formed. After waiting in the first queue we presented my passport, DS-260 results page and interview letter to the staff at the blue table - luckily my wife's name was on the list they'd been given, I've heard that this isn't always the case. We then waited in the second queue as I held my entire life in a little clear plastic bag the embassy staff had handed me, in my hands.
After passing through the metal detectors (which caught me out as I'd forgotten that I had a pen in my shirt pocket), the staff as the reception desk gave me my ticket number and we were directed to sit down on the well known blue seats of the waiting area.
At this point it was a little before 8AM, and while there were dozens of people already waiting, interviews hadn't yet started and ticket numbers weren't yet being called. They got up and running at about 8:10, and the regular ding of ticket numbers being called and displayed on the screen at the front of the room started.
It was around 20 minutes wait before we were called up to a booth for the document check/fingerprint process, and a rather stern British lady went through all of that with us, which took about 10 minutes - we couldn't hear each other very well through the glass and background noise behind me, which was a little frustrating. We sat back down to wait to be called for my interview, and after a slight mix up in which our ticket number was called up again accidentally, we were called up to a different booth after a further 30/40 minute wait.
The friendly American man at this booth stated that he was performing my interview and that while my wife was welcome to be present, he would be talking to me and not her. After taking my finger prints and having me take an oath, he asked me a series of general questions such as where we met, how we kept in touch, how often we visited each other, who my co-sponsor is and what she does for a living, whether or not both my wife and myself are currently employed etc.
I was a little nervous at this stage because a series of minor issues came up at my medical check, some of which I wasn't even previously aware of myself. While logically I knew these wouldn't be an issue, it's difficult to not worry about it. I was also concerned about proving my wife's domicile, as she has been living here in the UK for a couple of years.
As it turned out, neither of these were mentioned at the interview, and it was less than 5 minutes before he smiled and stated that our visa was approved. 10 minutes later we had collected luggage and were walking through the streets of London again.
As has been stated many times before on these reviews, it's normal to be nervous, but if you are in a legitimate relationship and have properly prepared, nothing will go wrong at this stage. |
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Very Good |
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