Fahad204's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Fahad Beneficiary's Name: Zuba VJ Member: Fahad204 Country: Pakistan Last Updated: 2023-02-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Fahad & Zuba:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State F-2A Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

F-2A Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan Marriage (if applicable): 2017-04-01 I-130 Sent : 2017-04-20 I-130 NOA1 : 2017-04-28 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2019-02-21 NVC Received : 2019-04-26 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : 2019-04-29 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-08-11 Submit DS-261 : 2019-07-26 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : 2019-05-18 Send IV Package : 2019-08-10 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2019-10-28 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2020-02-24 Interview Result : Denied Second Interview (If Required): 2020-01-13 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2020-01-14 US Entry : 2020-01-18 Comments : Initialy denied as embassy was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 664 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 1032 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2020-01-18 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Islamabad, Pakistan Review Topic: F-2A Visa Event Description Review Date : March 18, 2020 Embassy Review : Had my wife's interview on Feb 24, 2020. We reached Embassy at 6.00 am where there was a queue of people, and a queue of cars waiting for the gate of the shuttle service area to be opened. The gates finally opened at 6.35 am. Then another queue was formed where they did security checks. People were asked to deposit their bags. Then, inside the shuttle service, another line was formed where they asked CNIC/passport, then upon payment of Rs. 1000, my wife was allowed to board a bus which took her to the US embassy Islamabad. Upon reaching the embassy, my wife's fingerprints were taken, original documents were submitted, and a token was issued for the interview. The Interview: (Held in English) The consular officer was very polite and asked the following questions: 1) Who is sponsoring you? 2) What does your husband do? 3) Where was your wedding held? 4) How many guests were invited to the wedding? 5) Husband's hobbies? 6) How are you, and husband related? 7) Where in US does your husband lives? 8) When did he last visit you? At the end of the interview, the officer informed that everything looks good, and that you will receive an email on when to collect your passport. He informed that we have to go through some formal checks prior to issuance of visa. Then, my wife asked the officer if her visa was approved, to which the officer replied "We are planning to issue you visa". He took her passport and returned all the original documents. No 221 g or approval slip was given. Following the interview, we kept on checking the CEAC for update but it never changed from the status of "Ready". 24 February 2020: Interview Done 3 March 2020: Case updated ; status remained "Ready" 17 March 2020: Inquiry written to US Embassy 18 March 2020: Case updated ; Status remains "Ready". It has been more than 3 weeks since the interview and the visa still hasn't been issued. Very anxious about everything. We believe the COVID-19 Pandemic maybe the cause of this late issuance of visa.. Rating : Good

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