Eternal Spring's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Eternal Spring
Beneficiary's Name: Señor Primavera Eterna
VJ Member: Eternal Spring
Country: Guatemala
Last Updated: 2017-11-29
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Immigration Checklist for Eternal Spring & Señor Primavera Eterna:
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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 : |
Potomac Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Guatemala |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2016-01-19 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2016-01-21 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2016-04-07 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2017-04-26 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2017-04-26 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
2017-07-05 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2017-10-04 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2017-09-15 |
| 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 : |
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| Interview Date : |
2017-11-16 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-11-20 |
| US Entry : |
2017-11-23 |
| Comments : |
On 12/07/16, attorney mailed I-601A.
On 12/12/16, I-601A received by USCIS.
On 12/19/16, we received NOA.
On 12/20/16, USCIS notified NVC that we are filing I-601A.
On 12/28/16, USCIS received I-601A.
On 01/20/17, he had biometrics appointment.
On 03/27/17, lawyer notified us that I-601A is approved.
In April 2017, lawyer sent DS-260 and I-864.
On 06/23/17, we received RFE (NVC lost my W-2 and asked for husband's birth certificate again--they now require it to have been issued within last 6 months for Guatemala).
On 07/05/17, lawyer sent the requested evidence.
On 09/15/17, we received the "Case Complete" email.
On 10/03/17, we called NVC, they said interview date will be 11/16/17 in Guatemala.
On 10/04/17, we received the instruction and interview appointment letter via email.
On 11/13/17, he had his medical exam, which he passed.
On 11/16/17, he had his interview at the embassy and was approved.
On 11/20/17, he picked up his passport and visa from Cargo Express.
On 11/23/17, he entered the US legally. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 77 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 665 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
Miami |
| POE Date : |
2017-11-23 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
5 |
| Comments : |
He was asked to give them his cell phone and his passwords for Facebook, etc. He did as they requested. Total wait time was 2 hours. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Guatemala
Review Topic: Waiver/Admin Review
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Description |
| Review Date : |
November 29, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
For my husband's interview, he went to Guatemala by himself (we had filed the I-601A waiver from the US, while he was still in the US, and he only left the US once it was time for his interview at the embassy in Guatemala). He arrived 2 hours before the interview, but there were already a lot of people in line. Make sure you have a valid Guatemalan birth certificate that's less than 6 months old. Everything went very smoothly, the interview was even in Spanish, and the interviewer asked him the standard basic questions of who's sponsoring you, when did you enter the US, etc. The only documents she asked him for during the interview were my pay stubs (since I am his wife and his financial sponsor, too). At the end of the interview, she said, "Congratulations, welcome to the US!" The interview was on a Thursday and he received his passport at Cargo Express on Monday (it probably would have been available on Saturday, but due to our religion, we cannot do business-type things on that day, and Cargo Express is closed on Sundays). |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: Miami
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2017-11-23 |
| Embassy Review : |
Husband is from Guatemala, but due to using air miles to pay for the flight, he had to fly out of Tegucigalpa, Honduras to arrive in Miami, Florida, with a later connecting flight to the West Coast (where we live). He had to wait for 2 hours, and nearly missed his connecting flight. He thinks that the reason they were hassling him is because he had told them several times that he was worried he would miss his flight. When it was finally his turn, he said that they asked him to give them his cell phone and they told him he had to give them the passwords to his Facebook account, etc. They told him it's a new law under Trump. He did what they asked, and eventually they gave him back his phone, and approved him to enter the US. |
| Harassment Level : |
Moderate |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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