Andy & Mike's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Andrew Beneficiary's Name: Mike VJ Member: Andy & Mike Country: New Zealand Last Updated: 2017-10-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Andrew & Mike:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Auckland, New Zealand Marriage (if applicable): 2016-04-20 I-130 Sent : 2016-04-24 I-130 NOA1 : 2016-05-17 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2016-09-12 NVC Received : 2016-10-11 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2016-10-19 Pay AOS Bill : 2016-10-24 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2016-11-04 Submit DS-261 : 2016-11-02 Receive IV Bill : 2016-10-28 Pay IV Bill : 2016-10-28 Send IV Package : 2016-11-04 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2017-04-03 Interview Date : 2017-04-18 Submit Review Interview Result : Denied Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2017-06-30 US Entry : 2017-07-07 Comments : Mike was denied because of a tiny marijuana conviction from 15 years ago. We hired an immigration lawyer in the US, we created and submitted a Waiver application to waive the conviction in this case. We had to prove 3 critical elements, that the conviction was 15 years old (pure luck that it was, by only a month!), it was Marijuana only, and that the amount was less than 30g. At the same time, I was working with my Congressman's aid to request an expedite to my waiver application. The stars aligned and just a few days after submitting the application we were notified it was approved by DHS! We were expecting another 6-12 months of waiting for the application to be reviewed and it went through immediately. I'm so grateful to whoever pushed that through. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 118 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 336 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : San Francisco POE Date : 2017-07-07 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : They asked one question "Are you sure you want to live here?" and let him right in.... but it is SF after all...

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