ABDyJLSO's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: A Beneficiary's Name: J VJ Member: ABDyJLSO Country: Spain Last Updated: 2019-05-01 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for A & J:

USCIS DCF 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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Madrid, Spain Marriage (if applicable): 2014-09-24 I-130 Sent : 2014-10-23 I-130 NOA1 : 2014-11-05 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2014-12-04 NVC Received : 2014-12-17 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-01-23 Pay AOS Bill : 2015-01-26 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2015-02-09 Submit DS-261 : 2015-01-23 Receive IV Bill : 2015-02-17 Pay IV Bill : 2015-02-18 Send IV Package : 2015-02-09 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2015-04-16 Case Completed at NVC : 2015-03-24 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2015-05-28 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2015-07-29 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 29 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 204 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2015-07-29 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2017-06-05 NOA Date : 2017-06-07 RFE(s) : 2018-09-22 Bio. Appt. : 2017-06-29 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2018-11-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Green Card Received : Comments : We were in no hurry after receiving RFE. Approval came only six days after they received our additional evidence.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : San Bernadino CA Date Filed : 2018-12-01 NOA Date : 2018-12-02 Bio. Appt. : 2018-12-26 Interview Date : 2019-04-16 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2019-05-22 Comments : Biometrics appointment scheduled 12/27, walked in 12/26 instead

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 31, 2015 Embassy Review : A relatively painless process. The only hiccup was at the very beginning. Someone had forgotten to put my name (the petitioner) on the list of people authorized to enter the embassy that security at the door goes by. I was denied entry. My husband went in alone and when he was first called to the window he asked the woman if I could be let in. She rolled her eyes at her coworker's mistake and said of course and called security. I was waiting at the door and was immediately passed through. The rest was very straight forward and quite quick. We turned in originals of our marriage certificate and his birth certificate (these were returned to us, she just needed to check them) and the police certificate (which she had to keep). We also turned in our 2014 tax transcript and more recent bank account statements, as we did assets only for the I-864. The only questions asked about us were when and where we got married. Then he asked us about my work situation and bank accounts. I explained our various accounts and told him my profession, that I'm going to continue working in that in the US, and we also turned in a formal job offer my husband recently received. I'm convinced that talking about what my husband and I are going to do for a living in the US made all the difference in approving directly with assets only, and not asking for a joint sponsor. The whole interview I had the feeling that the officer either was playing stupid asking me about things that were fully documented in paperwork we sent in, or he hadn't spent the time to read everything, as he did seem surprised when I explained my work history and bank accounts. In all, it was less than an hour, and most importantly, we heard those magic words- "Approved, you'll have your passport back in about a week." Rating : Good

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