Russ&Caro's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Russ
Beneficiary's Name: Caroline
VJ Member: Russ&Caro
Country: Colombia
Last Updated: 2018-09-24
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Immigration Checklist for Russ & Caroline:
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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 : |
Bogota, Colombia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2014-02-23 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2014-06-02 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-06-11 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2014-11-10 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
2014-11-16 |
| I-130 Approved : |
2014-12-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-01-23 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2015-01-26 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2015-01-27 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2015-02-27 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2015-01-27 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2015-02-13 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2015-02-13 |
| Send IV Package : |
2015-02-27 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2015-06-04 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2015-03-31 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2015-05-13 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-05-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-06-03 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-07-09 |
| US Entry : |
2015-07-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 176 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 357 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 : |
2015-07-13 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
"Tight" connection in Miami, i.e. 3 hours, and immigration/customs managed to take up 2.5 hrs with questions, processing, etc. Wife managed to get to her gate for connecting flight 5 mins before takeoff. Std suite of questions about relationship, etc. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-04-13 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-04-17 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-05-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-08-16 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-08-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
Received a combo I751/N400 interview. Both were approved. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Albuquerque NM |
| Date Filed : |
2018-04-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-04-24 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-05-16 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-08-16 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2018-09-24 |
| Comments : |
Received a combo I751/N400 interview. Both were approved.
Oath Ceremony in Santa Fe (not Abq) took around 4.5 hours but 2 hours of that was checking people in. Don't bother going early and standing in line. Might as well go at 9:30 and walk right in with a short wait til the ceremony. 200 people were naturalized which is similar to other reported #'s for Santa Fe oath ceremonies. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 12, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
The interview was scheduled for 8:30 am, June 3, but they began pre-processing immediately when she arrived at 7:45. She only had to wait about 30 minutes before she was brought before the consul. His questions:
When did you meet your husband?
When did your husband last come for a visit?
What language does your husband speak?
Do you speak english?
It was here that he switched to english and asked her several more questions:
Where did you learn to speak english?
Have you visited the US before? On what type of visa? How long were you in the US?
Last time you spoke with your husband?
After the questions he stated that she was approved for the visa, pending receipt of documents from doctors. He told her the instructions for applying for a green card. Told her once the medical documents were received, the visa would be processed and sent via DHL. Over all, everyone at the consulate were very friendly. |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Albuquerque NM
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 17, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
My wife (LPR) and I (USC) went for an appointment in Albuquerque for a combo interview, both I751 and N400. We arrived at 7:55 for an 8 o'clock appointment and they called on us at about 8:10 AM. They seem very prompt at this office. The immigration officer who handled my wife's cases was very nice. He chatted about 2 different restaurants in ABQ that serves Colombian food, only one of which we were familiar with. The I751 portion of the interview was pretty easy. He simply checked all of the info that we had submitted in the application and then added our 2017 tax transcript. He then invited us to talk about how we met and how our married life is going. I then left and my wife continued on with the N400 part of the interview. She answered 6 questions from the Civics test correctly. She also found the English writing/speaking/reading test to be very easy. The IO told her that both applications were approved and that they would be sending a new green card to her as well as an invitation to an oath ceremony which will occur about a month after the interview. Very nice experience.
As for how fast the process was, biometrics happened 1 month after filing, we receiving an invitation for interview about 2 months after filing, the interview occurred 3.5 months after filing, and the oath ceremony is likely to occur about 5 months after filing the N400. |
| Harassment Level : |
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
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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