Alex10040's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for A & M:
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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 : |
Dominican Republic |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2016-05-23 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2016-07-20 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2016-07-28 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2017-01-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-02-01 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2017-02-06 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2017-04-25 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2017-05-10 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2017-05-05 |
| Send IV Package : |
2017-05-10 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2017-07-06 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-07-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-07-18 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-07-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-08-22 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-08-24 |
| US Entry : |
2017-08-30 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 174 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 390 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2019-08-23 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-08-30 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-09-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-01-14 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Dominican Republic
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 23, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our interview was on July 22nd 2017, and was scheduled at 10:00 AM. We arrived at the embassy at around 8:55 AM. We found parking at the intersection of Ave. Republica de Colombia and Ave. Jacobo Majluta Azar. They charged us $250 pesos (which is about 5 Dollars). We left our cellphones hidden inside the car as you cannot come in the embassy with electronics. Try to carry only the neccesary paperwork with you.
We walked towards the embassy and there we ran into the so called "buscones"(people who will tell you that you need certain things before going in the embassy, for example, that your passport pictures need to be stapled to the DS260)which is a lie.
We reached the embassy at 9:00 AM and there was a huge line(for non immigrant visas luckily). They directed us to a very short line for immigrant visa interviews where they checked our p4 letter and told us to go inside. We went through security and then to the building where they do the actual interviews. An Embassy employee checked my p4 letter and gave me a ticket which he stapled to it (284). He then sent us to a line where we gave in my wife's police report, original birth certificate and original marriage certificate. The birth certificate we gave in at the embassy was different from the one we sent to NVC because this new one was legalized, so the lady sent my wife to make a photocopy of it at another location and I stood at the window. She asked me if we had any kids, and I told her no, then I added that I did have a daughter, she asked "from another relationship?" I said "yes". My wife came back and the lady gave us back a few papers from NVC which they no longer needed. She told us to sit down and wait for them to call our number for the actual interview.
We sat down and noticed they were calling numbers in the 130s, so there was going to be a long wait. Many people were getting their visas approved, only a few people left with a sad face. At around 12:10PM they called our number(284) to window number 3. He didn't look like nice but he didn't look mean. This was our interview.
How did you meet? (My wife asked him who would he like to answer, he said whoever) I answered and I was very nervous.
Where did you get married? We both answered
When did your husband came to visit you the first time? He asked my wife. She answered
Where did you get married? He asked again and my wife answered.
What is his mother's name? He asked my wife and she answered.
He then looked at us and looked at my wife again and asked her. What is his favorite Ice Cream flavor? She answered (chocolate)
He looked at me and asked me, what is her favorite Ice Cream flavor? I answered (Vanilla).
He looked at us and said "Didn't you guys have any other story to make up? I've had so many couples tell me the same flavors today"
I smiled and told him "The truth is.." He interrupted me and told me "Oh now you're gonna tell me the truth? You are under oath, remember?
I told him "No what I'm saying is that the truth is she only likes Vanilla, she's not really an Ice Cream person" (he was trying to put some pressure on me, this is a high fraud country).
He then started looking at the pictures I sent to USCIS and looking at papers.
He asked us who is the joint sponsor(he called him by his name)? I answered he's my mother's ex boyfriend. He asked me "are they married" I answered "No".
He then asked us what were our plans in the U.S and I answered( he seemed to like it very much). Then he started stamping papers and putting documents together, looked at us and said Felicidades su visa ha sido aprobada! Congratulations your visa has been approved! (I couldn't believe it and I stood there looking at him and my wife hugged me jajaja thats when I reacted)
Overall it was a nice interview, it might sound like many questions but in reality it's a conversation. Yesterday I checked the ceac status and it said AP. Today I checked again and it was Issued(the visa has been printed). Wow!!! So fast!! I couldn't be happier!
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Very Good |
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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
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