N & Nancy's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: N Beneficiary's Name: Nancy VJ Member: N & Nancy Country: Costa Rica Last Updated: 2023-03-16 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for N & Nancy:

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 : Potomac Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Costa Rica Marriage (if applicable): 2018-02-23 I-130 Sent : 2018-04-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-04-16 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2018-11-01 NVC Received : 2018-11-21 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2019-01-11 Pay AOS Bill : 2019-01-11 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-01-16 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2019-01-11 Pay IV Bill : 2019-01-11 Send IV Package : 2019-01-17 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2019-03-13 Case Completed at NVC : 2019-02-14 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-04-01 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-04-05 US Entry : 2019-04-13 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 199 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 350 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2019-04-13 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Easy, but long entry process through ATL. Whole process took almost 2 hours, but that was mostly due to the length of the regular international line. Zero questions were asked and everyone was friendly.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : National Benefits Center Date Filed : 2021-03-16 NOA Date : 2021-04-07 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : Service Center is MSC. Not an option on pulldown menu.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Atlanta GA Date Filed : 2023-02-05 NOA Date : 2023-02-05 Bio. Appt. : 2023-03-03 Interview Date : Approved : Oath Ceremony : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Costa Rica Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 16, 2019 Embassy Review : My wife’s interview at the US Embassy in San Jose went very smoothly. I also attended without any problem. The appointment was at 1pm, and we arrived a little after 12pm just to be safe. Just follow the instructions you are sent (no electronics, bags etc.) and entry is easy. There was only one family in front of us, and one couple behind us, at the entrance. We waited about 10 minutes and then the guards checked our appointment letter, our IDs, and let us in. We proceeded through the security line, past an atrium, and into the waiting room. There are about 10 DMV style windows, with only one being used. There were several USCs getting passport renewals and other services in one section, and CR citizens applying for visas on the other side of the room. We pulled a number from and were called almost immediately to the window. The first person that we spoke to only collected our paperwork (medical packet, Correo de Costa Rica registration, marriage cert, birth cert, and police cert in our case). She also took my collection of photos for bone fide evidence. She was extremely polite and completely bi-lingual. She explained the entry process to my wife; specifically, that she didn’t require the sealed packet upon entry at the POE, since everything is electronic in CR. My wife’s first birth certificate had been rejected by CEAC. We were specifically asked for the rejected document by the document number. Fortunately, I had both the accepted and rejected versions with me. After about 10 minutes of processing we sat down and waited for the CO. We were called to another widow, after about 45 minutes, for my wife’s interview with the CO. He was very friendly, polite, and was also completely bi-lingual. I had “side-loaded” in the NVC process with lots of pictures, passport stamps, and tickets. I’m not sure if that helped, but we were not asked for any additional information. The CO was bilingual and spoke to me in English, after asking if I spoke Spanish (I do but it’s not great). My wife’s interview was completely in Spanish, but he asked us both questions: - How did we meet? - When and where were we married? - What does my wife do for a living? - What do I do for a living? - Where in the US do I live? - He looked through the pictures (with family, wedding, and trips together) and asked a couple of questions. I mentioned that I had visited 6 times since the wedding and we had two trips in two foreign countries together. - What does my wife plan to do in the US for work? I may be forgetting one or two, but all the questions were straightforward. He then said everything was in order and she was approved! Here passport/visa was received at a Correo de Costa Rica office 4 business days later. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 7



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