DylanandLaura's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Dylan Beneficiary's Name: Laura VJ Member: DylanandLaura Country: Colombia Last Updated: 2024-06-20 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Dylan & Laura:

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 : Bogota, Colombia Marriage (if applicable): 2018-10-31 I-130 Sent : 2018-11-14 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-11-29 I-130 RFE : N/A I-130 RFE Sent : N/A I-130 Approved : 2019-04-30 NVC Received : 2019-05-08 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2019-05-30 Pay AOS Bill : 2019-05-30 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-06-05 Submit DS-261 : 2019-06-05 Receive IV Bill : 2019-05-30 Pay IV Bill : 2019-05-30 Send IV Package : 2019-06-05 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2019-08-12 Case Completed at NVC : 2019-07-24 NVC Left : 2019-08-12 Consulate Received : 2019-08-12 Packet 3 Received : 2019-08-12 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : N/A Combined 3 and 4 packets Interview Date : 2019-09-10 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-09-12 US Entry : 2019-10-31 Comments : Emailed embassy requesting a quicker interview because the interview date was the same day as my wife's due date. Got a response that said to submit an expedite request through the AIS interview appointment portal. We did not submit the request and kept our original interview date. Upon case complete, the NVC sent case to embassy the same day and it arrived within 2 hours. Applied for expedited NVC processing and received a message from the NVC saying "Dear Sir/Madam: The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia is willing to expedite this case when we have received and reviewed all the required fees, forms, and documents." The NVC didn't send the case directly to the embassy. Received a request for evidence from the NVC on 6/28/2019. They require a W2 form for a Joint Sponsor, even though I submitted tax transcripts and salary verification from the employer. It can take up to three weeks from 6/28 for the NVC to review the W2. Received case complete on 7/24 after requesting a supervisor review because the case was outside of normal processing time (3 weeks). Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 152 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 285 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Orlando POE Date : 2019-10-31 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : The entry process was painless, the CBP sent my wife to secondary to receive her I 551 stamp and it took about 20 mins from the initial screening to receiving the green card endorsement.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-08-16 NOA Date : 2021-08-19 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2021-12-23 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2023-05-05 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2023-05-12 Comments : Received 24 month green card extension letter from National Benefits Center on 12/18/2021. Received 48 month extension on 02/27/2023. Approved without interview. 05/05/2023.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Orlando FL Date Filed : 2024-03-16 NOA Date : 2024-03-16 Bio. Appt. : 2024-03-16 Interview Date : 2024-06-20 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2024-06-20 Comments : Biometrics were reused. NOA and Biometrics letter issues digitally via USCIS. NBC processing center. Oath ceremony same day as interview. Approved!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 10, 2019 Embassy Review : We had an appointment at 9:00 and arrived at 7:30. As others have said there are a lot of people there for tourist visa and they stand outside the embassy. You don't need to wait with the tourist visa applicants, you can walk right up to the visa entrance and show them the passport with the immigrant visa sticker and they will usher you to line 3. They will let you right in to the first check point where an embassy worker will review your original registro de nacimento, registro de matrimonio, police report, 2 passport style photos and your spouses birth certificate (if they attend the interview). After the Embassy worker checks the documents, you need to proceed through security screening similar to an airport. After security, you enter the immigrant visa line which is different than the non immigrant visa line and they will again check your documents to make sure you have everything and you need to wait for a consular officer to call you, who then scans your original documents. After they scan the documents you are given a number which will be called for your interview. The interview lasted about 5-10 minutes and the consular officer asked for my wife's passport and documents. Then the CO asked some basic question about who she was, who I was, what I did for work, how we met. She asked what the name of my employer was (I am self employed) and also about my family member who filed an I-864A. Just basic stuff such as where I live in the US, about my family member sponsor and about our newborn child. The consular officer was really nice because my wife has just given birth 5 days before via c -section and was experiencing a lot of pain and didn't ask us for pictures, documents or anything. She said the visa was approved and handed her the domestic violence package and approval letter, while reminding us to register our baby's birth with the embassy before we travel. The consular officer never asked to speak to me (petitioner). From entering the embassy to the actual interview was about 2 hours, it is a little cold in Bogota so I suggest a light jacket. I checked CEAC a few hours later and it said "Issued". Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 16



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