JayP525's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jimit
Beneficiary's Name: P
VJ Member: JayP525
Country: India
Last Updated: 2016-05-24
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Immigration Checklist for Jimit & P:
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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 : |
Mumbai, India |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2015-12-25 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2015-06-22 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2015-06-29 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2015-12-08 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-01-01 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2016-01-08 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2016-01-10 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2016-02-15 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2016-01-10 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2016-01-22 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2016-01-22 |
| Send IV Package : |
2016-02-15 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2016-03-29 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2016-03-23 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-04-27 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-05-12 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-05-06 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-05-24 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 162 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 330 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Mumbai, India
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
May 24, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
My consular interview for immigrant visa was scheduled for 7.30 am slot at the U.S. Embassy in Mumbai located in BKC. My husband was my petitioner.. I reached the embassy by 6.50. 100s of people had already queued up outside the gate. Not surprising though as candidates from a few other states that do not have Immigrant visa section have to come to Mumbai.
They had a separate queue for the 7.30am batch and had started admitting people in by 7. Keep your passport and interview letter handy for quick entry. A word of caution, there is no good place to sit and wait around the Embassy. So do not let anyone accompany you assuming they will wait outside until you are done with the interview.
Once in, you go through security check just like at airports: baggage check and check by walk in through metal detectors and frisking. Ensure you are not carrying any electronic items like mobile phones, CDs, pen drives, etc. I had a digipass of a bank ( luckily with zero balance) in my wallet. I was asked to take it out. Also do not carry perfumes and deodrants. There are no lockers in the immediate vicinity, though there are some people standing outside the embassy who help getting a locker at a place a few minutes away. But hey unless you are an outstation applicant do you really want to go through this hassle? Best thing is to arrive with just the necessary documents. I had some confusion about my medical reports : whether to carry the CD or the envelope with papers. I forgot about it completely although I was told about it when collecting them. The appointment confirmation letter clearly states that no CDs are allowed which made me conclude that I need to carry only the reports. The CD is to be taken with you to the USA.
Once through the security you are made to assemble and line up in a hall where your passport is taken and scanned. There are about 4 counters that scan. The process is pretty quick. Names are called out and the passports are handed back to the candidates. From there the candidates are directed to their respective sections based on the type of visa: immigrant, tourist, etc.
Once in the immigrant visa section, you need to collect token for document verification and submission. The token is a small adhesive sticker pasted on the interview invitation letter.
While allowing token you are asked for your language preference for the interview.
The staff there call out token numbers and come to you to help you arrange your documents.
The documents that they ask for are:
Passport
Original and photocopy of birth certificate
Original and photocopy of marriage certificate
DS 260 confirmation ( the one stamped during biometrics)
Medical report
The assigned window for the token is displayed on screens placed at regular distance.
There are 15 windows in the immigrant section of Embassy in Mumbai.
10 are used for document verification and submission, 5 for consular interviews.
The officer at the window for document verification has the file of documents submitted by the petitioner.
They ask for some basic information of the petitioner like which state and the beneficiary' s relation with the petitioner.
They check for the last 3 years tax transcripts of the petitioner in their submitted documents.
They checked for W2 document for tax which I neither had nor was aware of. I was told they will ask for it to be sent. But otherwise the case was good to go for the consular interview. I wasn't asked to submit it later though by the interviewer.
The originals birth and marriage certificate are returned, only the passport is kept along with the candidate's file.
The passport size photographs are not required. They use the photographs submitted in biometrics.But do keep them handy just in case they are needed.
Your language preference for interview I s checked again.
You are also given a leaflet explaining legal rights available to Immigrant victims of domestic violence in the USA and facts about immigrating on a marriage based visa.
Post that you wait again for your turn for the consular interview.
The token remains the same.
There are Indian as well as American consular officers.
The officers review your file and interview you accordingly.
It is not a stress interview. The officers are rather warm and put you at ease.
The questions I was asked were
1) why are you going to the U.S? ( to which I replied that my husband stays there)
2) what does he do for a living?
3) which company does he work for?
4) what kind of projects are they into?
5) is your marriage love or arrange?
6) how did you guys meet?
7) who approached whom first?
8) what did he say? ( he had my whatsapp chat transcripts that my husband had submitted as evidence of our relation. There was no scope for me to bluff. Luckily I remembered what he first said to me. Otherwise the best answer would have been I don't remember)
9) what was your response like?
10) what did you like the most about him in his biodata? ( I had mentioned in my earlier answer that I had asked my husband to send over his personal details)
11) how did things go post that?
12) did my parents like him? Why?
13) I was asked about my work ( job)
14) would I like to continue doing the same work once in the USA?
Post the question I was told the 4 golden word " your visa is approved".
Also a leaflet is giving that states that your visa is approved and a few instructions below it.
He also gave me a leaflet explaining about the immigration fees to be paid.
You can also ask them questions if any w.r.t the further course of action. They do oblige happily.
I did ask the interviewer a couple of questions.
My advise would be:
1) ensure you know all the details of your spouse: family, education, job profile
2) revisit your journey as couple right from the first time you meet to the day of the interview
3) familiarize yourself with the documents that your spouse has submitted as petitioner to the NVC so that your answers are alligned to the documentary evidences
4) if you don not know the answer just say I don't remember. Do not bluff.
4) do not worry much about the clothes. The interviewer gets to see only your face and the upper body. Just ensure that you don't look shabby. Dress somber, not loud.
5) Smile, it's just an interview. Not a matter of life and death. If something is not OK they will call you again or ask to mail the documents.
Good luck to all those preparing for this journey of immigration to USA. |
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