IslAmy's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: A Beneficiary's Name: I VJ Member: IslAmy Country: Egypt Last Updated: 2019-06-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for A & I:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Egypt Marriage (if applicable): 2014-01-06 I-130 Sent : 2014-03-17 I-130 NOA1 : 2014-03-21 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2014-08-26 NVC Received : 2014-10-09 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-10-30 Pay AOS Bill : 2014-10-30 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2014-12-03 Submit DS-261 : 2014-10-30 Receive IV Bill : 2014-12-02 Pay IV Bill : 2014-12-02 Send IV Package : 2014-12-03 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2015-03-25 Case Completed at NVC : 2015-01-30 NVC Left : 2015-03-27 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2015-03-25 Interview Date : 2015-05-14 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-06-11 US Entry : 2015-06-15 Comments : NOA2 received in 5 months, 5 days. Received hardcopy NOA2 8/30/14. Total Journey from Filed to Visa in Hand: 14 Months, 3 Weeks Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 158 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 419 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Philadelphia POE Date : 2015-06-15 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2017-03-15 NOA Date : 2017-03-29 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2017-04-14 Interview Date : 2018-10-05 Approval / Denial Date : 2018-10-05 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Green Card Received : Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Saint Louis MO Date Filed : 2018-03-17 NOA Date : 2018-03-23 Bio. Appt. : 2018-04-10 Interview Date : 2018-10-05 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2019-04-12 Comments : -Filed N400 online. -rec. notification on 3/24/18 that biometrics had been scheduled -attended biometric on 4/10/18 but computers were down. Completed biometric on 4/11/18. -7/26/18 received notification that interview was scheduled -7/27/18 rec. letter, interview is 9/6/18 -8/25/18 Rec. letter interview is cancelled. New date is 10/5/18. -10/5/18 attended joint ROC/N400 interview. Both approved. -2/26/19 called back to USCIS office for 2nd N400 interview, officer committed errors/omissions during first interview. Approved again. -4/12/19 attended oath ceremony

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Egypt Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 29, 2015 Embassy Review : I (the petitioner) did not attend the interview. This is our review of how it went: The interviewer focused most on: the circumstances of us meeting/getting married. To give you a bit of background: We met online in summer of 2013, I flew to Cairo in Dec 2013 and then a couple weeks later we were married in Jan 2014. Our red flags are: We were together for less than 6 months before we married and married the first visit. Age is not a red flag (I'm a couple years younger than him) and we have similar education/career levels. Neither of us have kids or been married before, and neither of us have applied for a visa before. Here's how it went: *CO asked some basic questions about where I work and what my day is typically like* *CO asks about when we met and why we got married so quickly* My husband answered along the lines that both our families are religious and especially his family would not have accepted us unless we had a short courtship/I couldn't stay in Egypt with him without us getting married. *CO asks what my family thought of us getting married so quickly (my family didn't attend wedding)* My husband explained that I didn't have my father's blessing. CO then brought up religion again in regards to pleasing my father and my husband said it's something we have to deal with when he gets home, but we wanted to do the right thing by getting married (referred back to first answer) *CO asks if my husband was going to convert to Christianity* He answered No and the CO left it at that. *CO asks how we communicate* My husband talks about how many hours on average we skype/call per day as well as the times of day that we talk. *CO asked for pictures from our visits* *CO asked for updated Affidavit of Support* CO then told him he was approved and would get the passport back within 10 days. The whole interview took 15-20 minutes. The interviewer had a bit of an intimidating attitude and tried to act skeptical/poke holes in answers. Overall though it wasn't a bad experience because my husband was confident and he answered honestly. Rating : Moderate

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