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blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: James
Beneficiary's Name: Viktoria
VJ Member: regent
Country: Ukraine

Last Updated: 2018-10-25
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Immigration Checklist for James & Viktoria:

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 : Ukraine
Marriage (if applicable): 2013-11-29
I-130 Sent : 2013-12-23
I-130 NOA1 : 2013-12-31
I-130 RFE : 2014-06-23
I-130 RFE Sent : 2014-07-01
I-130 Approved : 2014-07-21
NVC Received :
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-08-30
Pay AOS Bill : 2014-08-31
Receive I-864 Package :
Send AOS Package : 2014-09-07
Submit DS-261 : 2014-08-31
Receive IV Bill : 2014-09-30
Pay IV Bill : 2014-09-30
Send IV Package : 2014-10-08
Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter :
Case Completed at NVC :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date : 2015-01-21 Submit Review
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2015-01-26
US Entry : 2015-03-08
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :
Your I-130 was approved in 202 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 386 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.


Port of Entry Review
Event Date
Port of Entry : Portland
POE Date : 2018-09-23 Submit Review
Got EAD Stamp :
Biometrics Taken : Yes
Harassment Level : 0
Comments : Returning from Amsterdam, expired GC but I-551 stamp; basic questions, no problems.


Lifting Conditions
Event Date
CIS Office : California Service Center
Date Filed : 2016-12-30
NOA Date : 2017-01-03
RFE(s) : 2018-05-14
Bio. Appt. : 2017-01-31
Interview Date : 2018-10-24
Approval / Denial Date : 2018-10-24
Approved : Yes
Got I551 Stamp : Yes
Green Card Received :
Comments : 2018-03-19 (dated 2018-03-12) I-797C NOA (Online has date 2018-03-14) - Case transferred to Texas Service Center.
RFE dated 2018-05-02, received 2018-05-14
RFE response sent 2018-06-09; recd TSC 2018-06-12; NOA email 2018-06-13
2018-07-10 - Case transferred to local office; no notice sent
2018-07-30 - NOA 18-month extension letter


Member Reviews:

POE Review: Portland
Event Description
Entry Date : 2018-09-23
Embassy Review : No issues. The agent looked bored, but that's pretty common. My wife's GC was expired, but she had a valid I-551 stamp; the agent looked at that and didn't have any questions. Did the fingerprint and photo, then waved us through.
Harassment Level : Moderate


Timeline Comments: 2

blank avatar Parsi2017 on 2018-10-26 said:
Congratulations on finally receiving your green card. I am still waiting. Would you kindly let me know what documents were requested and what questions were asked during interview? Thanks
blank avatar Regent on 2018-10-26 said:
Thank you, and sorry to hear that you're still waiting. It's maddening when something that should be so easy and straightforward takes so long. USCIS will never tell you exactly what information they want to see; it's always the same, vague requests for information about children, finances, living arrangements, and so forth. That's what we'd sent originally, and added some updated documents (a more recent tax return, bank statement, etc.) with the RFE. The only specific point raised in our RFE was about the different spellings of my wife's name, and to answer that I pointed to the official transliteration policy of her country. That must have been enough. For the interview, there were almost no questions, mostly just verification of the information already in the case file. The IO asked what we did on weekends, holidays, etc., asked about our cat (maybe because we don't have children?), asked about the relationships of the affidavit writers, and if we had a language in common (he seemed to like our "half-and-half" answer). Pretty much just the things we'd already supplied; didn't ask anything about taxes, finances, home ownership, and didn't look at anything in the stack of supporting documents we'd brought. The whole interview probably lasted 20 minutes. He said he didn't see any problems, and we got the approval confirmation email later that same day.
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predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
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