B and H's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Brian
Beneficiary's Name: Hiep
VJ Member: B and H
Country: Vietnam
Last Updated: 2020-02-16
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Immigration Checklist for Brian & Hiep:
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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 : |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2015-10-13 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2015-12-28 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2016-01-04 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2016-05-16 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-05-25 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2016-06-13 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2016-06-13 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2016-07-05 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2016-06-13 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2016-06-23 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2016-06-23 |
| Send IV Package : |
2016-07-05 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2016-09-13 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2016-08-11 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2016-09-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2016-10-31 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2016-11-05 |
| US Entry : |
2016-11-17 |
| Comments : |
POE Seattle-Tacoma took about an hour from flight landing to seeing her come out by baggage claim. She said they didn't ask her much. There was someone who could speak Vietnamese and he asked her how long we've been married and if she's still happy. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 133 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 301 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2018-11-15 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-12-01 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-04-19 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2020-01-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
No |
| Green Card Received : |
2020-02-07 |
| Comments : |
NOA (extension letter) finally received 2019-05-03 after submitting the form at https://egov.uscis.gov/e-Request/Intro.do |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 6, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived around 06h45 and the line was already from the door nearly to the end of the building. The orange shirt greeters checked for appointment letters and identification. They checked my passport as the petitioner and verified it against the appointment letter.
Around 07h00 they opened the door and we filed inside the first room where instructions were given. There is drinking water in this room, but no WC.
Next small groups were allowed to cross into the other building where you go through security, similar to airport security. We had to check in my wife's phone and we were given a metal number card to later retrieve the phone on the way out.
I was directed to the seating area while my wife waited in line for fingerprints. We then waited for her number to be called for the first window where her documents were checked. We waited several more hours for the actual interview at the second window. We went to the interview window together. I was asked when I arrived in town, when I was leaving and where I was staying. I was asked to sit down while my wife was asked where and how we met. I think she was asked a lot about our communication because my wife does not speak English yet, and could only do the interview in Vietnamese. I was asked to come back to the window and the officer didn't seem to believe that we communicate only in Vietnamese. Eventually she was satisfied and called my wife back to the window to congratulate us.
Each interview window had a native speaker interpreter with the consular officer. It seemed like the officers could understand the responses given in Vietnamese, but they generally did not speak Vietnamese with the applicants. We saw a lot of blue slips that day, but we don't know why people were failing. |
| Rating : |
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.
** Not all cases are transfered
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