Mamabrown3's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Mel & Frank:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Dominican Republic |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2015-12-29 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2016-04-12 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2016-04-13 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2016-06-20 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-06-30 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2016-07-15 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2016-07-15 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2016-07-22 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2016-07-15 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2016-08-19 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2016-08-19 |
| Send IV Package : |
2016-07-22 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2016-07-25 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2016-07-18 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-07-19 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-07-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2016-07-25 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2016-07-25 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-07-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-08-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-08-22 |
| US Entry : |
2016-08-27 |
| Comments : |
***Case Medically Expedited and Approved by Consulate on 07/18/16. Shipped to DR on 07/19/16. 08/22/16 Picking-Up Visas and passports a the embassy...
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 68 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 128 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Boston |
| POE Date : |
2016-08-27 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
We Both Came Into Logan Airport Together. The officer was very nice and polite and answered all our questions. Also, made sure we stayed together as a family.
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Dominican Republic
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
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| Review Date : |
August 25, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
Fellow VJ’s:
To begin I understand and know that my journey wasn’t a “normal time-frameâ€. From start to finish (129) days. My appointment with my husband and daughter was Friday, August 19, 2016 here in Santo Domingo & we are picking-up our passports, today Monday, August 22, 2016 with visas in them ready to go. We started this process April 2016.
In preparation of our interview I brought everything including the kitchen sink. I must have killed at least 4 trees with the amount of paper I had. In fact, most people in the line were only holding maybe a few pieces of paper or even maybe a small yellow interoffice envelope. People were staring at the fact I was hold 2 very large 3inch 3-ring binders.
There were 6 different lines, which people stood in according to what time you appointment was, if you had children, if you were handicap, or a resident of the US. The lines that were not for people that had children, wheelchairs, or residency. Were marked my 7:00am, 8:00am, and 9:00am and so on. It all depended on what time your appointment letter had marked to, which line you got in.
Going through the security line was standard to any type of federal building you would find in the US. Make sure to leave your cell phones at home. I had on my Apple iWatch on and I was told to place it on airplane mode, while in the embassy compound.
Once we got through security we walked through a very large and beautiful courtyard and entered the main building.
In the building, we were greeted by a contract worker, whom reviewed our interview letter, again. We then were given a number ticket (118), just like the kind you get at the deli at the supermarket.
My husband and kids sat, as I stood in the line to turn in our documents.
Once at the window the woman asked for all of the original documents that we had submitted. She than told us to go sit towards the far-end of the very large lobby. We took our seats towards windows 9 & 10.
We watched as numbers before us and after us get called. I must admit I was getting a bit worried, as our number wasn’t being called, but at last it was and we got called to window 2.
Once at the window we were greeted by a very nice mannered officer. She spoke to me in English and to my husband in Spanish with no issue.
She asked us three questions:
Me- Where does your husband work? (I told her where and what he did.) The officer smiled and said okay.
My husband: What is the name of the company your wife works for? (Husband answered)
My husband: Why did you give your daughter the name she has? (Husband answered)
She then said to my husband in Spanish Congratulation Welcome to The United States of America.
Due to my medical issues our visas and passports were ready the following business day for pick-up at the embassy, so we can travel home.
Overall, I must say that every staff person I came into contact was very professional and polite.
With smiles and willingness to answer your questions.
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Very Good |
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*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
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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
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