aus2tx's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Lauren Beneficiary's Name: Gabe VJ Member: aus2tx Country: Australia Last Updated: 2020-10-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Lauren & Gabe:

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 : Sydney, Australia Marriage (if applicable): 2017-06-23 I-130 Sent : 2019-08-08 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-08-13 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-03-11 NVC Received : 2020-03-13 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-03-24 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-03-26 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-05-22 Submit DS-261 : 2020-04-03 Receive IV Bill : 2020-03-24 Pay IV Bill : 2020-03-26 Send IV Package : 2020-05-22 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2020-08-06 Case Completed at NVC : 2020-06-15 NVC Left : 2020-07-22 Consulate Received : 2020-08-05 Packet 3 Received : 2020-08-06 Packet 3 Sent : 2020-08-06 Packet 4 Received : 2020-08-06 Interview Date : 2020-08-18 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-09-07 US Entry : 2020-10-12 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 211 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 371 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2020-10-12 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Not even secondary! Just a stamp and a welcome given!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 17, 2020 Embassy Review : 8/18/20 - REFUSED pending medical documents According to my husband, these were the questions asked (and apparently very tailored to our situation): 1. When/how did you meet? (2010) 2. What year did you get married? (2017) 3. Why did it take so long to get married? (lol) 4. Did your family attend the wedding? 5. What job do you do? 6. What job does the sponsor do? 7. Why did you do study abroad in California, not Texas? (my school didn't do the same SA program so we didn't care where he went) TBH we were surprised at the Study Abroad question. That didn't even cross our minds as being a potential question... not that we had any real worries about it! He also reported that there was only one agent working the counter. As we provided an additional 40 pages of documents for review (I864 and I864a) it took an additional 30 minutes to review. He also reported there was another applicant there and feels they may have been frustrated with us for taking so much time (sorry!). The agent said that while my income (for 2019) and his offer letter with his company in the US would have been very tempting documentation, the sponsorship is what pushed us overwhelmingly into an approval. Rating : Not Rated

Timeline Comments: 12



*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

ver 5.0