Chiquitabella29's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Leidy
Beneficiary's Name: Mohamed
VJ Member: Chiquitabella29
Country: Italy
Last Updated: 2019-12-05
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Immigration Checklist for Leidy & Mohamed:
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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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Naples, Italy |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2015-01-28 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2015-03-13 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2015-03-19 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2015-10-13 |
| NVC Received : |
2015-10-19 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2015-11-12 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2015-11-16 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2015-11-28 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2015-11-12 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2015-11-17 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2015-11-17 |
| Send IV Package : |
2015-11-28 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2016-01-13 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2016-01-08 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-01-29 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-02-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-01-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-02-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-02-17 |
| US Entry : |
2016-03-02 |
| Comments : |
POE was Dublin, Ireland. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 208 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 334 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Dublin |
| POE Date : |
2016-03-02 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-12-11 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-12-13 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-02-22 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-03-12 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2019-03-31 |
| Comments : |
Case updated to "new Card being produced" on 3/12/19. No interview scheduled. Card was delivered to old address even though it was updated. Was able to obtain after 2 weeks of it being delivered. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Newark NJ |
| Date Filed : |
2019-03-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-03-06 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-03-28 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-11-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2019-11-27 |
| Comments : |
My husband is now a US citizen! His appointment was 11/27/19 at 9:30 am in Newark, NJ. We arrived one hour early and had to wait two hours to be seen. Check in was smooth, just the wait was long. My husband described the interview as smooth and said the officer was very nice. He answer the first 6 questions correct. Among the questions were: what year was the constitution written? Name a war in the 1900s, who was president during WWI? What do the stripes on the flag represent? (Can’t remember the rest). I did not go inside the interview office with him. The officer asked if I was his wife (he saw me in the waiting room). Fun fact: the officer walked in the waiting room and knew exactly who my husband was, he just pointed at him and said to follow him.
After the reading and writing part, they asked him the yes/no questions on the application. Then he was congratulated and given the “pass†form.
A nice thing about Newark is that everyone takes their Oath the same day so we went from super happy to overwhelmingly happy and grateful after witnessing such beautiful ceremony. 81 new citizens from 32 diff countries! Amazing! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Naples, Italy
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
February 17, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived to Naples 3 days prior to our interview to take advantage of the city and Valentine's day weekend. We stayed at a Bed and Breakfast very close to the American Consulate, the name is "La Dimora di Nettuno". A small B&B but very quaint, clean, spacious rooms, breakfast included and excellent service at a very reasonable price(highly recommended).
The Medical Appointment was automatically scheduled by the embassy for the day before the interview. As stated on the Consulate instructions found in the NVC page, we arrived before 8:30 (8am to be exact). They had a number generator machine and a button marked C for Consulate visits. There were 11 people ahead of us already, we waited until our number was called and walked up to the window assigned which is strictly for consular medical visits. The girl at the window asked for the appointment letter and my husband's passport (the beneficiary)she told us to have a seat. After a few minutes, they took my husband to a room where they drew a vial of blood to test for Syphilis (this is standard for adults). After another hour wait, they called him to do his x-rays and after another hour they called him to do the last medical consult where they asked my husband a few health related questions and administered the necessary vaccines. We paid a total of 232 Euros which included the medical visit and the vaccines my hubby needed (MMR and Diphtheria. We finished the medical visit a little before noon.
It was a very easy process, consulate staff were very friendly. The CO herself was so sweet and lovely.
Consulate Interview: The interview was scheduled for 10am, we arrived at 8am and they let us in. We had to go through airport style security and had to leave our cell phones with the police security in the front gate. They allowed us to come in with my bag which contained all of our case documents. They gave us a number to collect the cell phones later and a number for our queue in the consulate.
They first collected our documents (after patiently waiting in a queue with 8 people ahead of us) all original civil documents with translations. There was a small mistake on my hubby's birth cert. translation which created a bit of anxiety for us but at the end didn't play a significant role in the actual interview. They also requested the original signed affidavit (which they had) and the girl receiving the docs asked me for my 1040 (tax form) and W2 for 2014, I did not have this because I had provided tax transcripts but fortunately I had brought copies of my 2015 W2s and she gladly took them (I suggest you bring your tax forms if you have them). Remember, better to have extra stuff than miss some stuff and delay your case.
They asked us the basics: our age, how we met, where we live, they asked me (the petitioner) where I work? Had we each been married previously? did we have any kids? Where has my husband lived before Italy? And that's all. They didnt ask for one picture or one plane ticket (which I had plenty lol) in fact, I never even sent any pics to UCIS nor NVC so I figured they would ask for them at the interview, and nope...
The consul lady said: congratulations, you are approved and visa will be issued in 5 days!
We actually received the visa one day after the interview via DHL. We signed up and paid the extra 30 Euros to have it delivered at home. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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