fjxs's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: K
Beneficiary's Name: E
VJ Member: fjxs
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2023-02-08
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Immigration Checklist for K & E:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2019-03-19 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2019-03-29 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2019-04-04 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2019-09-10 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-10-02 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2019-11-01 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2019-11-01 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2019-11-08 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2019-10-31 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2019-10-31 |
| Send IV Package : |
2019-11-08 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2020-01-06 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2020-10-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2020-11-09 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2020-11-18 |
| US Entry : |
2021-01-01 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 159 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 585 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
National Benefits Center |
| Date Filed : |
2022-12-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-01-04 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
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| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
2022-12-23: Package sent via USPS to Phoenix Lockbox
2022-12-29: Received by USCIS (in morning)
2023-01-04: Text message received
2023-01-05: Check cashed
2023-01-09: Received NOA in mail
2023-01-28: Received Biometrics appointment letter
2023-02-08: Original Biometrics appointment. Had to cancel because sick. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
December 2, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
My interview was on November 9th, and it was for myself and my 18-year-old son, for a CR1 & CR2 visa:
Getting There:
I left my phone & smart watch at the hotel, and then realized as soon as I left that I had no way of telling if I was on time or too early! If you are going to do this, I suggest also taking a printed map with street names on it – Montreal is FULL of construction detours, so it is quite possible you will have to detour at some point, even if you are just walking. And also make sure you write down the actual address – I almost didn't see the building and how to double back to find it! I knew what block it was on, but the entry to the consulate was fairly nondescript, so I almost missed it. (It is right between the RBC bank and a Pharmaprix.)
Security:
You have to arrive just on time, and you go through airport-style security. We had to give our interview time, show our passports, and use hand sanitizer to be let in the door. I just brought my folder full of documents, a reusable tote bag to carry it in, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, and some tissues. I wasn't sure if I was allowed the sanitizer, but they said it was fine. (The website says no liquids, so that is why I asked.) They do have hand sanitizer upstairs in the waiting area, so you don't really need to bring it. But I was happy to have it to use right after fingerprints, etc.
Documents:
As soon as you go upstairs, you have to check in at one of the windows and give them your passports. If someone is already at the window, you just sit down and wait for them to leave, then go up. After checking in, we had to wait about 15 minutes to be called up to give them documents.
She called "last name family", so we both went up. The woman first asked who the petitioner was, then wanted both mine & my husbands (the petitioner) name, address, and phone number. She asked for the following documents (she did all of mine & my fingerprints first, then went through all of my son's & took his fingerprints):
- mine & my son's long form birth certificate
- mine & my son's police certificate (we had the one that said "other", and it was accepted)
- my marriage certificate
- one passport photo from each of us (which she scanned then returned)
- she asked if I had any more recent financial info, so I gave her my husband's 2019 tax transcript
She only took original documents. Also worth noting - some of the documents had changed since I uploaded them with the DS-260 (my son's passport and the police certificates). I brought the old ones, but she didn't ask for them. I also had not uploaded the new ones beforehand. (I'm really not sure what the "correct" thing to do is, just reporting my own experience.) She then gave me the domestic abuse pamphlet, and we sat back down to wait to be called up for the interview. This part of the process took about 15 minutes.
Interview:
We waited around 20 minutes to be called for the interview. He only called my name, but my son came up with me and I asked if it was supposed to be just me or both of us. He said he could do us both together. We both took on oath and gave one hand of fingerprints again. For the questions, he asked me to tell him about my husband and our relationship, what my husband does, the longest I have stayed in the US, and when the last time I was there was. He then asked my son what he plans on doing after we move. My son seemed unsure how to answer (he's not really sure what his plans are!) so I just said that we had looked into colleges there and he will be able to get into the college nearby, but he's not sure what he wants to do yet. The interviewer seemed fine with that answer and said he remembers what it was like to be that age. Overall the whole thing felt more conversational than like being "interviewed".
He then gave back our birth certificates and the marriage certificate, gave me the Welcome to America letter, and told me that the visa entry date would be tied to the medical so I could enter up to 6 months after the medical. He asked if we had any questions, and that was it. The interview part probably took less than 10 minutes. Overall, we were in the consulate for about 1 hour total. |
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Timeline Comments: 5Quick question, at the NVC phase, did you also include the back of your birth certificate? I have an English one from Quebec, and the back has 2 sentences in French. I was wondering if that needed to be included (and also have translated). Appreciate your help!
Fjxs on 2020-10-14 said: I had one older style birth certificate (BC) that was fully blank on the back, so I didn't include the back of that one. I also had a newer style one (Ontario - the polymer kind) that had a bit of writing on the back (it just says "Ontario", and has "Birth Certificate" and some barely readable security info written in both French & English). I DID include the back of that one. I don't know if that would need to be translated - maybe someone on the Canada forum would know.
Appreciate the response and the info! Best of luck with the interview!
Hey did you receive a notification about your passport being delivered back yet?
Fjxs on 2020-11-14 said: My CEAC status finally changed from “Ready†to “Issued†on the 13th. I haven’t gotten any notifications about shopping yet.
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