glh618's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Greg Beneficiary's Name: Xiang VJ Member: glh618 Country: China Last Updated: 2016-06-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Greg & Xiang:

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? California Service Center Consulate : Guangzhou, China Marriage (if applicable): 2013-01-15 I-130 Sent : 2013-03-04 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-03-06 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2013-11-20 NVC Received : 2013-12-20 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-01-17 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-01-17 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-01-27 Submit DS-261 : 2014-01-18 Receive IV Bill : 2014-02-21 Pay IV Bill : 2014-02-21 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-02-26 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-03-18 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2014-03-20 Packet 3 Sent : 2014-03-20 Packet 4 Received : 2014-03-20 Interview Date : 2014-04-23 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2014-05-06 US Entry : 2014-06-12 Comments : POE was Washington Dulles International Airport. Extremely convenient and immigration/customs staff were very polite and helpful. (As the USC, I've waited for baggage at US airports longer than it took my wife to make it through the process.) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 259 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 413 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2016-03-28 NOA Date : 2016-03-31 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-04-26 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 23, 2014 Embassy Review : APPROVED!!! (I-130) My wife called with the fantastic news about an hour ago. We had been warned by an immigration attorney friend to prepare for the worst as Guangzhou is known to be highly skeptical due to frequent fraudulent applications. As a result we prepared every document we could get our hands on for the interview. In the end, the interviewer never even looked at any of our supporting documents. My wife lined up at the gate around 0710 and was fortunate to be the second interview. She was interviewed by a female officer who was extremely pleasant. The interview itself lasted somewhere between 5-10 minutes. She was asked: 1. How long have you spoken English? 2. How did you meet? 3. (Wife) ever married before? 4. (Husband) ever married before? 5. Wife have children? 6. Husband have children? 7. Ever travel to US before? 8. Husband meet your family? 9. What type of work husband does? Items we had, but were NOT asked for or examined: 1. One year of Dianhua China phone records (including duration of calls) 2. Photos together and with family and friends. 3. Log of text messages exchanged. My wife informs me that the officer was so pleasant and made her feel comfortable throughout the entire process. So much so that my wife felt like she was talking to a friend rather than an interviewer. She also made the interviewer laugh several times during the interview. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: Washington DC Event Description Entry Date : 2014-06-12 Embassy Review : My wife arrived on a direct flight from Beijing around 8 pm. In less than an hour of her plane landing, she had cleared immigration, customs and picked up her bags. She reports that everyone was very nice and helpful. javascript:emoticon('') Harassment Level : Low

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