Seattleorbust's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: G Beneficiary's Name: M VJ Member: Seattleorbust Country: Canada Last Updated: 2015-10-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for G & M:

USCIS DCF I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): 2000-11-04 I-130 Sent : 2015-03-06 I-130 NOA1 : 2015-03-13 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2015-05-06 NVC Received : 2015-06-17 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-06-18 Pay AOS Bill : 2015-06-23 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2015-06-23 Submit DS-261 : 2015-06-23 Receive IV Bill : 2015-06-23 Pay IV Bill : 2015-06-23 Send IV Package : 2015-06-29 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2015-09-22 Case Completed at NVC : 2015-08-11 NVC Left : 2015-09-23 Consulate Received : 2015-09-24 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2015-09-24 Interview Date : 2015-10-07 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2015-10-08 US Entry : 2015-10-15 Comments : Received Loomis Waybill emails evening of Oct 14th. No emails or call to pick up - went by Loomis office after 12 noon and when the Loomis agent opened the plastic Loomis envelope the inside paper envelope that is "NOT TO BE OPENED" was ripped open! Loomis was very relaxed about it - had them take photo (with my camera) and write note that they witnessed the inside envelope was ripped after THEY opened the outside plastic envelope. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 54 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 208 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Vancouver POE Date : 2015-10-15 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : Comments : Waited in line at Peach Arch crossing for about 15 minutes. Total process (including importing my vehicle) about 1 hour.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 8, 2015 Embassy Review : Coming from the west coast - I have to complain that it really does not make sense to have us travelling 10 hours over a two day period for a 1 hour interview. Interview itself went basically like most of the other interview reviews for the Montreal Consulate. If you get there early and line up - you will get through it quickly. Make sure you print every piece of paper that the NVC and Consulate send you. I saw many people who were denied because they didnt have the right paperwork. The officer let me know that if I did participate in the online blogs to stress the importance of telling other IR1 Visa petitioners - domicile and the affidavit of support are the key. If your spouse has a place and a job in the US and is above the poverty guidelines - you wont have a problem. Rating : Very Good

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(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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