chrismyke's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Charity
Beneficiary's Name: Kwabena
VJ Member: chrismyke
Country: Ghana
Last Updated: 2018-09-29
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Immigration Checklist for Charity & Kwabena:
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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 : |
Ghana |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2009-03-14 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-12-13 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-12-20 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-06-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-06-24 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-07-24 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-07-24 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2015-03-29 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-09-11 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-09-11 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-09-11 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2014-12-31 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-12-13 |
| NVC Left : |
2015-01-05 |
| 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 : |
2015-02-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-02-18 |
| US Entry : |
2015-03-05 |
| Comments : |
Its been a long and hard wait, but its all been worth it in the end. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 167 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 418 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2015-03-05 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Process was fairly quick and simple. Upon arrival at JFK, we moved towards immigration. There were various queues for US citizens and Permanent residents, and others for other nationals and visa persons. I inquired from an attendant which queue to join as i had my Immigrant visa and my Brown sealed envelope packet on me. She didnt let me join any queue, but brought me along to a room at the back where some immigration officers were. The took my passport, scanned the biometric page, scanned the immigrant visa, and took my sealed brown envelope from me. A digital facial picture of me was taken and my finger print scans were taken. i was made to sign a form and thumb print it. She confirmed if my to be us address is same as the intended address used during the processing. She then stamped my passport page with the immigrant visa and said to me welcome to America, and that, the endorsed immigrant visa serves as a temporary greencard for 1 year until i receive my Permanent green card itself through mail which could take a maximum of six months to receive or much earlier too.Whole process took less than 10 minutes.I proceeded to luggage reclaim, went through customs and through to arrivals where my wife and son were waiting for me. Finally together with my family |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
New York City NY |
| Date Filed : |
2017-12-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-12-23 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-01-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-06-20 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2018-09-28 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ghana
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 7, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
I was scheduled for interview at he Accra us embassy on the specified date at 7:30 am. One the interview date, i arrived early, about 6am where i sat patiently and waited at the round about just outside the embassy. At about 7 am, queues were formed to enter the embassy. i went through entry security checks and proceeded to the interview/visa section at about 7:15 am an waited to be called. I was initially called to window number 2 at about 7:45 am, where my original documents and some other documents which was sent to Nvc by the AOS package and iv package were handed over to me. The lady at the counter asked me to submit all other forms of eveidence i had brought with me to the interview for consideration. I began to give her stacks and stacks of documentation i had compiled and organised in folders. She was very impressed and commented i was very organised and has made her work very very simple for her. She commented to me that with all the documentation and the quality of the evidences i had brought to the interview, she was dead sure i might not even be questioned at all, and would probabbly just get approved without question but mentioned it wasnt her decision to make how ever.I was called back a few mins to window 1 where my finger print scans were taken. after about 10 minutes, i was called to window three where the visa interview took place. The Visa officer welcome and greeted me and asked if i was ok. He asked me to raise my right hand and swear an oath to say nothing but the truth during the interview. He then asked me if this was my first marriage, and if it was my spouses first marriage. He then asked how old our son is.He then said every thing is in very good order. Congratulated me on my immigrant visa being granted, handed me back all my documents and pictures with the exception of the original civil documents, and handed me a visa collection ticket to pick up visa a week from the interview date.the whole visa interview took about just 1 minute and left the embassy at 8:25 am. On visa collection day, i arrived at embassy an early, at visa collection time, went through entry security to the visa section. After about a 10 mins wait, was called to window one with instruction package ,instructions on what to do, and handed me my passport with the immigrant visa, gave me back my original civil documents and handed me a sealed brown envelope immigrant visa packet which was to be handed over to CBP officials at the USA port of entry.Over all, a very very smooth process with not problems.Advice is to prepare ahead of time for interview and compile as much eveidence of on going marriage as possible as your aim is to convince the visa interviewer of your case. One can never be too prepared, so just gather, organise and compile all relevant documentation.Its been a hard and long wait, but its all been worth it in the end. Glory be to God, he makes all thing possible and good in his own time. |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2015-03-05 |
| Embassy Review : |
Process was fairly quick and simple. Upon arrival at JFK, we moved towards immigration. There were various queues for US citizens and Permanent residents, and others for other nationals and visa persons. I inquired from an attendant which queue to join as i had my Immigrant visa and my Brown sealed envelope packet on me. She didnt let me join any queue, but brought me along to a room at the back where some immigration officers were. The took my passport, scanned the biometric page, scanned the immigrant visa, and took my sealed brown envelope from me. A digital facial picture of me was taken and my finger print scans were taken. i was made to sign a form and thumb print it. She confirmed if my to be us address is same as the intended address used during the processing. She then stamped my passport page with the immigrant visa and said to me welcome to America, and that, the endorsed immigrant visa serves as a temporary greencard for 1 year until i receive my Permanent green card itself through mail which could take a maximum of six months to receive or much earlier too.Whole process took less than 10 minutes.I proceeded to luggage reclaim, went through customs and through to arrivals where my wife and son were waiting for me. Finally together with my family. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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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
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