Karim2018's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Karim Beneficiary's Name: Karima VJ Member: Karim2018 Country: Morocco Last Updated: 2021-11-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Karim & Karima:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Morocco Marriage (if applicable): 2018-11-01 I-130 Sent : 2018-12-22 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-12-28 I-130 RFE : N/A I-130 RFE Sent : N/A I-130 Approved : 2019-07-25 NVC Received : 2019-08-09 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2019-09-03 Pay AOS Bill : 2019-09-03 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-09-09 Submit DS-261 : 2019-09-09 Receive IV Bill : 2019-09-03 Pay IV Bill : 2019-09-03 Send IV Package : 2019-09-09 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2019-12-18 Case Completed at NVC : 2019-10-10 NVC Left : 2019-12-18 Consulate Received : 2019-12-20 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2019-12-20 Interview Date : 2020-01-17 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-01-23 US Entry : 2020-01-28 Comments : Appointment was at 8:00am in Casablanca My wife was there at 7:00. and later she was called to one of the windows. She was grilled by a CO in his late 20s. He asked the usual questions, where did you meet, what does he do, how many times you met, etc... and he also asked for our "1st Skype communication", which we didn't have since it's been so long (almost 10 years ago when we 1st met) and we no longer have that 1st account. We forgot user name, etc...and quickly moved to email and WhatsApp communication later. My wife able to articulate that to the CO, and even showed him emails around that same time frame and WhatsApp messages a bit later, but he kept asking why did you loose that 1st Skype account and kept email correspondence. Her answer was consistent. It's been almost 10 years, she said, we met on Skype, but quickly moved to other means of communication and no longer used that Skype account, hence, we forgot signing credentials and even usernames (which were just random aliases). He then asked to see some wedding photos and after about 10-15 min, he hand her a green piece of paper and told her "your visa is approved"! She could see and hear that others in near by windows were approved after 3-5 min. He interview took between 10-15 min! One thing she noticed was that the CO would ask a question and as she starts answering it, he moves on to the next question, then the next and the next, as if he didn't really care so much about the answers lol! He was typing real fast, she said. At the end of the day she thought that he may not have been the friendliest CO out there but he was certainly FAIR and handed her the APPROVAL! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 209 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 385 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-11-06 NOA Date : 2021-11-18 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2021-12-17 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Morocco Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 30, 2021 Embassy Review : Appointment was at 8:00am in Casablanca My wife was there at 7:00. and later she was called to one of the windows. She was grilled by a CO in his late 20s. He asked the usual questions, where did you meet, what does he do, how many times you met, etc... and he also asked for our "1st Skype communication", which we didn't have since it's been so long (almost 10 years ago when we 1st met) and we no longer have that 1st account. We forgot user name, etc...and quickly moved to email and WhatsApp communication later. My wife able to articulate that to the CO, and even showed him emails around that same time frame and WhatsApp messages a bit later, but he kept asking why did you loose that 1st Skype account and kept email correspondence. Her answer was consistent. It's been almost 10 years, she said, we met on Skype, but quickly moved to other means of communication and no longer used that Skype account, hence, we forgot signing credentials and even usernames (which were just random aliases). He then asked to see some wedding photos and after about 10-15 min, he hand her a green piece of paper and told her "your visa is approved"! She could see and hear that others in near by windows were approved after 3-5 min. He interview took between 10-15 min! One thing she noticed was that the CO would ask a question and as she starts answering it, he moves on to the next question, then the next and the next, as if he didn't really care so much about the answers lol! He was typing real fast, she said. At the end of the day she thought that he may not have been the friendliest CO out there but he was certainly FAIR and handed her the APPROVAL! Rating : Good

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