valaben's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Val Beneficiary's Name: Ben VJ Member: valaben Country: Germany Last Updated: 2020-03-30 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Val & Ben:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany Marriage (if applicable): 2012-07-31 I-130 Sent : 2019-07-05 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-07-15 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2019-12-02 NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2019-12-21 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-12-27 Packet 4 Received : 2020-01-22 Interview Date : 2020-02-18 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-02-20 US Entry : 2020-03-17 Comments : We applied DCF, which is why everything moved quickly. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 140 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 218 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Dallas POE Date : 2020-03-17 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We went through during the Covid-19 crisis. The agents there told my husband he was lucky he's already married to a citizen, because they had been denying other people who were trying to enter on visas.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : February 18, 2020 Embassy Review : The interview was scheduled for 7:30 today, we arrived at 7 and were first in line. At 7:30 they started checking people's paperwork. We went to the window outside, got the sticker for the passport and our number, and were sent through security. Security was quick, only took a couple of minutes. It took longer for people who wore belts, brought their phones, or anything else they tell you not to bring. Once through security we walked to the main building and spoke with the person at the front desk who directed us to the cashier at window 22 to pay our final fees (since we applied DCF). The man at the cashier booth was friendly, took my husband's passport and put it with his file, then told us to take a seat and wait for our number to flash on the screen to know which window to go to. A few (maybe 10) minutes later we were called up to window 21, where the caseworker (a pleasant German lady) went over the basic info on the DS-260 with my husband, then said for us to take a seat and we'd be called up for our interview. At this point it was around 8. Around 8:45 we were called up to window 17, for the first interview of the day. The interviewer was a nice man who had my husband take an oath to tell the truth, took his fingerprints, and then asked a few questions. He asked my husband: -How long have you been together? -When did you meet? -Do you have children? -Where do you plan live in the US? Then he asked me a few questions: -How long have you lived in Germany? -Why did you move to Germany? -What did you study? -Where did you study? -What do you do for a living? Then he asked us both when we plan to move. After that he told us everything looks good and we should get the passport and paperwork in the next week or so! The interview was fast, maybe not even 5 minutes. We were out of the consulate before 9. One thing to note: there aren't vending machines anymore that I saw, there's a little corner with a guy who sells snacks and drinks. But he didn't open until just before we left, so we were pretty thirsty by the time we got out! Just something to be aware of. Rating : Very Good

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