jeavgar's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Sara
Beneficiary's Name: Robert
VJ Member: jeavgar
Country: Australia
Last Updated: 2020-01-05
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Immigration Checklist for Sara & Robert:
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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 : |
Sydney, Australia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2014-11-29 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2014-12-16 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-12-31 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2015-01-13 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-01-23 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2015-02-24 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2015-02-24 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2015-03-11 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2015-02-21 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2015-03-03 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2015-03-03 |
| Send IV Package : |
2015-03-11 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2015-04-17 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2015-04-02 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-04-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-04-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-05-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2015-06-01 |
| US Entry : |
2015-06-01 |
| Comments : |
W2 was missing from I-864 at the interview. Emailed copy of W2 day after interview.
Visa was posted and delivered on May 29th, and was picked up the next business day (after the weekend). |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 13 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 139 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
San Francisco |
| POE Date : |
2015-06-01 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Straight forward, though staff were a little confused about what to do and what line to put us in. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-03-03 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-03-07 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-30 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Green card expired and I never received evidence that I was allowed to stay in the country. I had to set up an appointment with USCIS to get a I-551 stamp in my passport. This provided me evidence of permanent residency for 1 year from the date of my appointment. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
San Francisco CA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-03-10 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-03-16 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-04-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-04-16 |
| Approved : |
No |
| Oath Ceremony : |
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| Comments : |
I decided to forfeit my application, US permanent residence and am no longer pursing US citizenship. I filed I-407 and handed in my permanent residence card. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 4, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
Fairly straight forward. Other reviews go into enough finer detail regarding getting there and the process, etc. I didn't wait too long. Interview was quick. The CO wasn't too invasive and was very friendly, so I had no issues with the actual interview. The only problem was that my CO got confused about the tax documentation requirements. She ended up asking her supervisor and then he confirmed that a document was missing, even though the document was never requested and wasn't technically required. It was very disappointing not being approved on the spot, and my case was put into administrative processing for over a week due to what seemed like their human error. It wasn't a problem in the end but it did slow everything down.
Communication after the interview is virtually non-existent. Eventually I got an email from the consulate with approval notice. |
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Poor |
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POE Review: San Francisco
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2015-06-01 |
| Embassy Review : |
When we first got off the plane a staff member was directing people where to go so we waited for her to direct us. US residents/citizens were directed to the right and first-time tourists were directed towards the left. We explained ourselves to the woman but she didn't seem to understand our situation very well and acted confused. She told us to go to the right where Automated Passport Control was located.
My wife scanned herself in easily but we didn't know how I was supposed to scan myself in as I didn't have a physical green card upon entering the US for the first time. Another person attempted to help us but they didn't understand our situation either. They told me to not scan myself in and go to the counter to be stamped in with my wife. This process took a while at the machine trying to figure out what to do.
My wife was stamped in but difficulties and more confusion arose when it was time for me to be stamped in. The officer completed our customs form and instructed us to go to counter #20. This took a few minutes.
We waited for around 5 minutes before we were helped at the special New Immigrants counter. I handed him all my documents (he didn't take the X-rays I was told to bring) and started to look through, stamp and sign various sheets of paper. We were at the last counter for 5-10 minutes. My fingerprints were taken at various points and I signed a few documents. The customs officer at the last counter was the most competent out of all of the people we encountered.
The overall process took roughly 30 minutes. It was an easy process in the end, just everybody was confused and didn't know what to do. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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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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