Boodaloo1's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: B
Beneficiary's Name: R
VJ Member: Boodaloo1
Country: Ecuador
Last Updated: 2021-03-07
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Immigration Checklist for B & R:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2014-08-06 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2014-08-22 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-08-27 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2015-01-16 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-02-24 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2015-02-28 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2015-03-01 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2015-05-21 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2015-04-03 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2015-04-13 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2015-04-14 |
| Send IV Package : |
2015-05-21 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2015-07-25 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-08-24 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-08-26 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-09-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-09-21 |
| US Entry : |
2015-10-16 |
| Comments : |
My husband's visa arrived in the mail at the Guayaquil DHL office on 9/21/2015. The online system was never updated (even after 3 weeks), so we called several times and no one (at the embassy nor the DHL office) could ever look at our records because we had no waybill number (as the system had not been updated). So advice for anyone waiting extraordinarily long for their visa from Guayaquil to arrive...go to DHL in person. My husband was able to receive his visa in hand (despite it not being updated in the system and no waybill available) on 10/13/15 FINALLY! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 142 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 387 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2015-10-16 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
We waited about an hour. Not long, considering others wait times. The people were fairly friendly. No complaints. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-09-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-09-19 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-10-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2021-03-02 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2021-03-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
We had a combined N400/I-751 interview |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Seattle WA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-07-18 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-08-06 |
| Interview Date : |
2021-03-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2021-03-02 |
| Comments : |
Our interview was combined with the I-751 interview. The whole thing took an hour. It was very quick. The first 10 minutes were devoted to the I-751 interview and the rest were devoted to the N400 interview. Same day oath ceremony. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 19, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at the consulate around 6:45am for a 7:40 appointment. My husband and I stood in a line, which already had about fifteen people in it. I was glad we got there early though, because twenty to thirty more people joined the line before the doors were even opened. The officials came out and told the residence visas to form a new line and for the tourist visas to stay in the line they were already in. We were first in the residence line. The officials checked that my husband's (the beneficiary) name was on the list and then asked who I was. I said the spouse. They never asked for evidence before entry of my identity. I was very surprised about this as every time I had been at this consulate, they had requested my passport and the reason why I was there.
We went through security twice (once in the entry building and once in the building where our interview was held). We were told to sit in the green chairs as we were there for residence visas, while the tourists were told to sit in the yellow chairs. There were tons of individuals there requesting tourist visas. The consulate started processing their applications first, which I was a little annoyed about, as we were there for a resident visa (in my opinion, citizens should get first priority within the process). We asked people around us what time their appointment had been scheduled for. The majority said 7:40. So I am convinced that the consulate schedules most cases in the same time slot.
We were called up to the window at about 11:00 to give a stern lady our documents. She took my husband's passport, my I-864, the sponsor's I-864, pictures we had taken throughout our relationship, a migratory certificate that we had gotten showing all the times I had come to visit Ecuador, our marriage certificate, and a paper showing that my husband had added my signature onto his bank account. I was pulling out all the evidence we had and attempted to slip it under the window for her to see, but she told me that was enough. She then asked my husband some questions in Spanish: How did you meet? When did you meet? When did you get married? She wrote all the answers that he gave in her notes on her computer. Then she told us to sit down.
We were then called up to the window at about 11:30 to have our next interview with a gray-haired gentleman. He was really nice and friendly, not stern like a lot of the members of the consulate are. He glanced at the notes in the computer and at the file the lady from the other window had given him. He asked what I studied, where I worked, and then made a comment that he went to law school with a lady that had the same name as my mom. (points for us!) I told him I had went to school in Kirkland. He asked if the city had to do with why Costco sold Kirkland brand food? We laughed and I confirmed that the first Costco was built there. He then said "tell me something important about your wife, like her birth date." My husband said my birthdate. He then asked me and I replied as well. That was the only question he asked us to confirm about one another. Then he finally said, "congratulations, your visa has been approved!"
Our experience was a very long one. It took about six hours from start to finish. Make sure you eat breakfast before you come, because you will be hungry when it's over! Overall though, I am pleased with our experience at the consulate. We were never treated poorly by any employee. |
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Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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