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vivimos's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: Carl
Beneficiary's Name: Martha
VJ Member: vivimos
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2020-02-25
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Immigration Checklist for Carl & Martha:

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 : Texas Service Center
Transferred? No
Consulate : Mexico City, Mexico
Marriage (if applicable): 2009-12-19
I-130 Sent : 2019-09-05
I-130 NOA1 : 2019-09-05
I-130 RFE :
I-130 RFE Sent :
I-130 Approved : 2019-09-09
NVC Received :
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill :
Pay AOS Bill :
Receive I-864 Package :
Send AOS Package :
Submit DS-261 :
Receive IV Bill :
Pay IV Bill :
Send IV Package :
Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter :
Case Completed at NVC :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received : 2019-09-27
Packet 3 Sent : 2019-09-30
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date : 2019-11-08 Submit Review
Interview Result : Approved
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2019-11-14
US Entry : 2019-12-02
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your I-130 was approved in 4 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 64 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.


Member Reviews:

POE Review:
Event Description
Entry Date : 2019-12-02
Embassy Review : We entered the EAGLE PASS, TEXAS Port of Entry by car. My wife, with her visa and entry packet, were taken to an office for processing. After about two hours she came out and said she was denied entry.

We were entering the US to sign closing papers on the purchase of a house; stay two weeks preparing the house; and then return to Mexico to spend Christmas with her son who would be arriving from Ecuador. We planned to use the month of January to move to our newly purchased home and become "permanent" residents beginning February first. The visa in her passport was valid through May.

The Border Patrol agent said that since we were planning on spending Christmas in Mexico we are considered "temporary" and that her visa is for "permanent" residence and therefore she could not be permitted to enter. It didn't matter that we were entering to sign documents to purchase a house which I tried to explain was about as "permanent" as one could get. I asked when she would be allowed to travel internationally and he said ONLY when she had her green card in hand. He said that he had verified the information with his supervisor.

There seemed to be only two options: (1) not enter until she was planning to stay or (2) enter and stay until she receives the green card in the mail.

We choose the second as we did want to close on the house as joint tenants. Only by promising that she would not leave the US until she had the green card could we get permission to enter. She does have the stamp admitting her to the US as a permanent resident and it is good for one year. I have read this should allow her to travel I don't want to test it . . . especially after buying a house! As for now, she is in the US and I am tending the house in Mexico.

If I could do it again, I would fly, not drive, to a popular port of entry such as Dallas or Houston. I believe it would have gone much differently.
Harassment Level : Moderate


Timeline Comments: 3

Jmeleecur on 2019-10-01 said:
Are these dates you've entered accurate? Can you double check- otherwise it throws off all the data!
blank avatar Vivimos on 2019-10-01 said:
Hi, I am sure they are accurate: September 5th I personally delivered the I-130 application in Mexico City. At the time they asked me to email an image of the beneficiary's passport which I did late in the evening on September 5th September 9th We received an email stating that the I-130 was approved and that they are forwarding the petition to Ciudad Juarez for processing. September 27th We received a letter from Juarez (which I think was the packet 3) -- Including the case number and Instructions on how to complete the DS-260, schedule the interview, medical, biometrics, etc. September 30th Filled out the DS-260 and then went online to try to get an appointment date. I tried about 10 times during the day without any luck -- it said no appointments were available. Just before going to bed (around 10 pm) I decided to try again and met success! I think there were several dates available for an appointment but to be honest I quickly picked one and submitted it without looking too close as I wanted to be sure to get it if it was real. I selected November 8. Yes, this means we will have gone from I-130 to interview in a few days more than TWO MONTHS. Cut and paste from the confirmation email: Consular Interview Date: 8 November, 2019, 08:45 Ciudad Juárez local time The biometrics appointment is November 7th. Don't know what to say but I've double checked. Perhaps we were just lucky and caught a cancellation as we were told the process would take about 8 months by USCIS when we submitted the petition. I don't want to damage what data you have. I can delete my timeline and perhaps put my experiences in the forum. My experience is not relevant to most applying for a spouse immigrant visa since we were able to do a Direct Consular Filing. Anyway, let me know if you would want me to delete the timeline. Regards, Carl
Jmeleecur on 2019-10-01 said:
No no I don't want you to delete anythig. Wow! I didn't realize people were able do the direct filing in Mexico. And i'd never heard of an approval within four days. Congrats 🎉
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