waiting4i130's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: SS Beneficiary's Name: MKS VJ Member: waiting4i130 Country: Lebanon Last Updated: 2022-09-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for SS & MKS:

USCIS DCF 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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Lebanon Marriage (if applicable): 2013-06-21 I-130 Sent : 2013-10-11 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-10-29 I-130 RFE : 2014-6-3 I-130 RFE Sent : 2014-7-7 I-130 Approved : 2014-07-21 NVC Received : 2018-08-08 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-08-26 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-08-24 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2015-07-06 Submit DS-261 : 2014-08-22 Receive IV Bill : 2014-08-26 Pay IV Bill : 2016-06-13 Send IV Package : 2018-07-27 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2018-09-07 Case Completed at NVC : 2018-08-21 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2018-10-09 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): None - Just asked for some additional papers Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2019-02-15 US Entry : 2019-02-26 Comments : Interview: Went in quickly as I was the first that day. I sorted my papers in order then I was called to a window. I submitted the papers and answered some basic questions. My fingerprints were also taken. I waited for around another 20 minutes then I was called into the interview room. I was asked few more questions then as well. Given that my husband also lived in Lebanon they requested to provide additional documents that prove that he will be returning to the US at the same time as I am. My passport was returned and I was given instructions on how to send the papers. Everyone was very friendly and nice. Here is the timeline I went through for AP at the embassy: Interview 9-Oct Files requested sent 11-Oct Files received at embassy 12-Oct Case updated 12-Oct Case updated 15-Oct Sent embassy email 1 17-Oct Phone call from embassy 19-Oct Case updated 19-Oct Case updated 22-Oct Case updated 23-Oct Received reply on email 1 26-Oct Sent email 2 7-Nov Case updated 7-Nov Case updated 30-Nov 221g resent asking for more documents 6-Dec Files 2 sent 15-Dec Files received at embassy 17-Dec Call from embassy 19-Dec Case updated 19-Dec Sent email 3 26-Dec Case updated 26-Dec Received reply on email 3 7-Jan Case updated 7-Jan Case updated 22-Jan Sent email 4 29-Jan Call from embassy - Approved and asking for one document and passport 30-Jan Case updated 30-Jan Document and passport sent 30-Jan Document and passport received at embassy 31-Jan Case updated 1-Feb sent email 5 11-Feb case READY 12-Feb case AP 12-Feb Issued 13-Feb Note: I submitted my marriage certificate upon request at the embassy (original) but never got it back so make sure you ask where/how you will get your documents if you submit anything original. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 265 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 1806 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Chicago POE Date : 2019-02-26 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Entry into the US - Chicago: Waited in line as any other visa. Once we got to the officer he took my folder and then asked me to follow him. Another officer was processing the Immigration visas. They asked me and my husband to wait. While there were so many other people waiting as well, we thought we were going to wait for hours, but we were called 10 minutes later. The officer handed me my stamped passport and told me I'm good to go!

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Nashville TN Date Filed : 2021-11-27 NOA Date : Bio. Appt. : 2022-02-22 Interview Date : 2022-09-06 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2022-09-06 Comments : Original Biometric date was 12-29-2021. I had to reschedule and they postponed it to the above date. Original interview date was 08-18-2022. I had to reschedule and they postponed it to new date. Nashville interview. My appointment was at 9.30. Went in and there was only another person there. We waited for 15 minutes or so and then an agent gave us a number. in another 15-20 minutes we were called in. I went to the back for my interview, the agent was nice, he asked the usual questions, the civics questions and English test. I was approved and then given the sheet for the oath ceremony on the same day at 2pm. At 2pm there were around 12 people. Around 2.10 the agent came out and called us into the room, by 2.30 we had taken the oath! Very smooth and very friendly staff.

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