Jen and Dan's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Dan
Beneficiary's Name: Jen
VJ Member: Jen and Dan
Country: Germany
Last Updated: 2018-10-22
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Immigration Checklist for Dan & Jen:
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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 : |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2017-04-07 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2017-06-03 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2017-06-06 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2017-12-06 |
| NVC Received : |
2018-01-09 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2018-01-09 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2018-01-16 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2018-06-29 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2018-01-16 |
| Send IV Package : |
2018-06-29 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2018-07-10 |
| 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 : |
2018-08-08 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2018-08-16 |
| US Entry : |
2018-10-04 |
| Comments : |
Landed in Atlanta, GA and had no problems at all. As my case was an electronic one, everything went smoothly. No additional fingerprint check, did not show any other documents, and wasn't asked any additional questions. My picture was taken to cross check with my case online, then I was sent to secondary inspection where I waited for about 15 minutes. I got my stamp, some general information about the green card and that was it. October 19, I received the actual green card. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 428 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 12, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Interview was scheduled for 7:30 AM. I showed up at around 7:00 AM and was out by 9:00 AM.
Here an outline of the different stages you go through:
1) Waiting in the line for US citizens and Immigrant Visas + checking in at the window where you receive your queue number
2) Going through security (if you don't bring metal objects, electric devices, or big bags it will speed things up even more)
3) Reporting to the receptionist (he/she will tell you where to go next)
4) First window (cashier): As I had paid the fee already, I just needed to hand over my passport and passport picture.
5) Second window: Fingerprints were taken; I received information regarding domestic violence, social security number, and the conditional permanent residence status; As my case was entirely digital, the original civil documents were compared to the uploaded ones (the copies I brought were not necessary at all)
6) Third window (interview with the consular officer): First I had to swear an oath, then I was asked the following questions:
- How did you meet your husband?
- Did your relationship start back then or later?
- Where does your husband live?
- What is his profession?
- When was the last time you and your husband have seen each other in person?
That was it. My medical was done a week earlier in Munich and the results had not been received by the consulate yet but that was no problem. I had a copy of the vaccination records but the consular officer said there was no need for her to look at it. Once the documents come in she can issue the visa (2-3 weeks). |
| 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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