mofatsd's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: F
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: mofatsd
Country: Switzerland
Last Updated: 2015-01-16
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Immigration Checklist for F & M:
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USCIS DCF 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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Switzerland |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2008-08-07 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2014-08-02 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-08-05 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-08-25 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-09-12 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-09-23 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-09-23 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-10-21 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-09-22 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-10-02 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-10-03 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-10-21 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2015-01-05 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-01-07 |
| Consulate Received : |
2015-01-12 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-01-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
Received checklist after 57 days of waiting for a claim of 1 box not being checked. Filed for expedite due to financial loss and showed tons of proof of this loss. Was approved. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 20 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 164 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Switzerland
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
January 16, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Switzerland US consulate used to do direct filing but since 2012 they have stopped and all paperwork goes through the Chicago lock box. Switzerland does not get many requests/filings so expect things to go pretty quickly when you are at the consulate.
Because I, the USC, was living abroad with my husband and family the filing/interview may differ based on your case situation. You have two lines that are outside of the consulate, the non-immigration line and the immigration/US citizen line. Our interview was at 9am and there was already a line at the non-immigration (about 10) We were in welcomed ahead of the non-immigration line and if you have not been to the consulate before there is an metal detector and a place to store your keys (small items) in a box. Please do not take bags, backpacks or briefcases. Only your paperwork will be allowed into the consulate.
The consulate is downstairs in a separate building. Bathrooms are there, a photo booth (if you need photos), coffee/hot chocolate and a small box with very 'old' toys (if you have kids).
The line inside the consulate was extremely long but because we had an interview schedule (and it was for an immigrant visa) we were quickly welcomed to skip the entire line and go to window number 8. The lady checked the paperwork, had my husband take an oath and do biometrics of his fingerprints.
We waited for an additional 10 minutes and he was called to another window (window 11) which was hidden behind a movable wall (three or four windows hd this wall for separation of the waiting room and the interview area).
Husband was asked about how he met me, where he met me and where do we plan on staying after we get to the US. After a quick view of our AOS form she put 'meets' and then asked for his passport. She said that the visa would come back to him by middle of next week (we live an hour away and choose to have the visa mailed to us - you can also pick it up the next day after 4pm) and told us best of luck on our move to the US.
This whole process took no more than 30 minutes and we left. |
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Very 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
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