Amber87's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: James Beneficiary's Name: Amber VJ Member: Amber87 Country: Australia Last Updated: 2018-01-31 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for James & Amber :

USCIS 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 : Sydney, Australia Marriage (if applicable): 2010-05-14 I-130 Sent : I-130 NOA1 : 2016-11-16 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2017-10-13 NVC Received : 2017-11-08 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2017-11-11 Pay AOS Bill : 2017-11-09 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2017-11-11 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2017-11-11 Pay IV Bill : 2017-11-09 Send IV Package : 2017-11-11 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2017-12-06 Case Completed at NVC : 2017-11-13 NVC Left : 2017-12-04 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2017-12-19 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2017-12-28 US Entry : 2018-01-17 Comments : My case was expedited from NVC. My case was approved at the interview but is still awaiting the medical package in order to issue the visa. I did the medical on the 14th of December. After they have received this they said they will post to me my passport with visa plus additional documents. Visa received 28th of December and I was not required to have a yellow medical envelope due to my results all being ok. Entry requirement was just visa In hand. Warning! at the border when you arrive with your visa in hand expect to be taken into a back room for a final interview with border security. I was shocked as no one told me this would occur so I thought there was something wrong with the visa. The officers were so rude it definitely wasn't a warm welcome. My husband and I lined up in "citizens and permanent residents" and I was ushered away to a waiting room with others unaware of what was going on. this was at San Francisco. If I was prepared for this I wouldn't have been so upset. So just a heads up! It took 30mins waiting to be interviewed. My husband had to go collect the baggage. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 331 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 398 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : San Francisco POE Date : 2018-01-17 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 10 Comments : Warning! - at the border when you arrive with your visa in hand expect to be taken into a back room for a final interview with border security. I was shocked as no one told me this would occur so I thought there was something wrong with the visa. The officers were so rude it definitely wasn't a warm welcome. My husband and I lined up in "citizens and permanent residents" and I was ushered away to a waiting room with others unaware of what was going on. this was at San Francisco. If I was prepared for this I wouldn't have been so upset. So just a heads up! It took 30mins waiting to be interviewed. My husband had to go collect the baggage.

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