KStene22's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: John Beneficiary's Name: Kelsey VJ Member: KStene22 Country: Canada Last Updated: 2023-01-30 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for John & Kelsey:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): I-130 Sent : 2018-09-26 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-09-27 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2019-09-26 NVC Received : 2020-01-21 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-01-21 Submit DS-261 : 2020-01-21 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-05-21 NVC Left : 2020-05-21 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2021-02-08 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2021-06-11 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 364 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 865 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : February 8, 2021 Embassy Review : DQ May 23 Interview: Feb 8th 10:00 am APPROVED! What may be less common about my case is that we had to reestablish my husband’s domicile, and were approved with no issues. Here are some quick notes on my process: Security was the same as everyone else’s description. Airport style security, kept my phone. Went to window 7 where I was asked for my passport. Sat down. Called to window 4, and was asked to submit originals of my birth certificate, marriage certificate and 1 passport photo. He also asked if my AOS needed any updating. I said my husband changed employers but he said that was ok and didn’t change anything. He then asked who lives at the address we intend to live at in the US (since we are both in Canada). Sat down. Called to window 11 for the final interviewing process. Oath and fingerprints She commented she hadn’t seen a SK marriage certificate in a long time. Since my husband lives in Canada she asked about his US citizenship. I explained he was born in the US and came to college in SK, then stayed after marrying me. She said we would talk about our US plan at the end. How did you meet? Why are you wanting to move now, after having been married for almost 11 years? I explained that after getting married I had 2 years left of my degree in Regina, then we stayed for financial reasons, then we started our family. Our first 3 kids were born within 3.5 yrs and life felt chaotic - at this point she interjected and said, “I did the exact same thing! I know exactly what you’re talking about.” and that was it. What does your husband do for work? - He is a cabinet maker and finish carpenter. Do you have a joint sponsor and who is he to you? Then she said, “What are all of these documents I see that you’ve submitted? Wow.” I told her we followed a list of things to reestablish my husband’s domicile and tried to provide everything on the list. We provided proof that we were preparing to list our Canadian residence, emails to prove communication with local employment connections in the US, a rent-to-own agreement for the family ranch property which includes the family home as well as a cabinetry shop, pics of the shop, bank statements, proof of PO box ownership, letter of intent to homeschool our oldest child, and prepared passport applications for our four kids. She only looked through the bank statement, PO box and lease agreement. When we talked about the lease agreement I explained that it is family land which we would be the 4th generation to own, and that it includes a family home as well as the cabinetry shop that my late Father-in-law worked out of. She seemed to immediately put the pieces together herself, remembering that my husband is also a cabinet maker, and I didn’t even have to tell her that my husband planned to work out of the shop. She said, “This looks great. I’m just going to put a note at the bottom here that you’ve met the requirements.” Do you have Birth Abroad certificates or passports for your children? I said we had all the paperwork ready but hadn’t been able to go to the consulate yet due to COVID. She was very nice and gave me info on how to get my kid’s paperwork expedited in Calgary (closest to us). She checked that my medical was in, and said she would be able to approve my visa! I had uploaded updated versions of my husband’s taxes, our joint sponsor’s 2019 tax transcript and W-2, our lease agreement, and my joint sponsor’s license, which had expired. I was not asked to show any of these. She also let me know that at my first entry into the US I would have another interview, and to expect it to be about 30 minutes. Rating : Very Good

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