Divergent's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Me Beneficiary's Name: Hubby VJ Member: Divergent Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2022-09-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Me & Hubby:

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 : Nigeria Marriage (if applicable): 2017-04-17 I-130 Sent : 2017-12-26 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-01-03 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2018-08-17 NVC Received : 2018-09-06 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2018-09-26 Pay AOS Bill : 2018-09-28 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2018-10-03 Submit DS-261 : 2018-10-01 Receive IV Bill : 2018-09-26 Pay IV Bill : 2018-09-28 Send IV Package : 2018-10-04 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2018-12-17 Case Completed at NVC : 2018-11-02 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-01-17 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-01-29 US Entry : 2019-04-24 Comments : Visa was issued a week after approval, no sealed envelope was given. Everything is now electronic so only the passport with the Visa was picked up Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 226 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 379 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2019-04-24 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : POE at Houston, he was delayed almost 5 hours due to waiting for his turn. His flight arrived in the evening at 5pm and there were already so many immigrants waiting to be processed in secondary ahead of him. His processing took less than 5 minutes once it got to his turn

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Houston TX Date Filed : 2022-03-28 NOA Date : 2022-04-04 Bio. Appt. : 2022-04-28 Interview Date : 2022-08-11 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2022-09-14 Comments : My husband's interview time was about 10 minutes, he waited for about 40 minutes to be called. We got there and I was asked to wait in the car due to covid restrictions. He was in and out in less than an hour. The interviewer was very pleasant and welcoming. Awesome experience, happy to be done with this process and grateful for the opportunity. All glory to God Almighty!!! 💖

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Nigeria Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 18, 2019 Embassy Review : This is his interview transcript: Interview was for 6:30am, he hot there at 5:40am. By 6am they started scanning people in. They finished securing checks, collected their medical results and the waited for the interview. He didn't interview until 10:06am Hubby took his oath with African American lady VO VO: Good morning Hubby: Good morning VO: Who's petitioning for you? Hubby: Answered VO: What can you tell me about her? Where does she work? Hubby: Answered VO: What is her address? Apartment or House? Does she stay alone? Hubby: Answered VO: When did you both meet? Hubby: Answered VO: How? Where? Hubby: Answered VO: How do you both communicate? Hubby: Answered VO: Where did you guys get married and when? Hubby: Answered VO: What type of Marriage Hubby: Answered VO: Let me see the pictures Hubby: Showed her and she asked who is this and who is that, he told her all VO: Was your spouse married before? Hubby: Answered VO: Let me see your wedding pictures again Hubby: Showed her all VO: I'm approving your Visa, hands him white paper and instructions to pick up Visa So many were either denied or placed in AP. Please answer only what you were asked, be professional, direct and truthful. Thank God!!! ❤ Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 26



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