SteveInBostonI130's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Stephen Beneficiary's Name: Tetiana VJ Member: SteveInBostonI130 Country: Ukraine Last Updated: 2024-11-01 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Stephen & Tetiana:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Ukraine Marriage (if applicable): 2019-04-26 I-130 Sent : 2020-02-03 I-130 NOA1 : 2020-02-06 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-05-06 NVC Received : 2020-05-09 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-05-09 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-05-09 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-06-01 Submit DS-261 : 2020-06-01 Receive IV Bill : 2020-05-09 Pay IV Bill : 2020-05-09 Send IV Package : 2020-06-10 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-06-18 NVC Left : 2020-07-16 Consulate Received : 2020-07-17 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2020-07-16 Interview Date : 2020-08-20 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-08-27 US Entry : 2020-11-25 Comments : Took about a month to get the police clearance certificate. Otherwise we would have submitted the AOS and IV earlier. Embassy interview was straightforward. 5 Basic questions were asked. Wife had to wait a bit after entering due to many student visa interviews conducted that day. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 90 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 196 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Boston POE Date : 2020-11-25 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : POE was at Logan Airport, Boston. Took about 15 minutes to process.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2022-08-31 NOA Date : 2022-09-02 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-10-06 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2024-08-01 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2024-08-08 Comments : My wife's I-751 was approved without an interview. We received the approval notice out of the blue and the card arrived the following week.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Boston MA Date Filed : 2023-11-01 NOA Date : 2023-11-08 Bio. Appt. : 2023-11-08 Interview Date : 2024-10-31 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2024-10-31 Comments : 1. Biometrics from the I-751 was re-used for the N400. 2. The interview was at the JFK Federal Building in Boston. 3. I was able to attend the interview with my wife. The officer directly asked me 2 questions: where did we go for honeymoon, and where did we vacation together since marriage. 4. The officer asked my wife several questions regarding our relationship: do we live together, where do we live, is there proof (letters with both our names on the address), where and when did we get married, where and when did we first meet, do we have recent photos of us together, and a few more. 5. We were not prepared with our evidence. We did not have a letter addressed to both of us, we did not have recent photos of us together, we did not have bank statements that we had a joint account and that showed both of our pay being deposited. Fortunately, the officer allowed us to use our phones to show him the photos and I was able to download bank statements. 6. We were able to do same day oath ceremony. They held oath ceremonies about every hour on the interview date. 7. The citizenship certificate was printed and was handed to my wife after the oath was taken.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ukraine Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 31, 2020 Embassy Review : My wife had her interview scheduled at 11:30 AM, 20-Aug-2020 She had to wait until a little after 12:00 PM to be allowed to enter. The place was packed to Covid capacity with student visa applicants. Some student visa interviewee's were turned away at the entrance due to high temperature at the health checkpoint. When she entered she handed her paperwork to an agent at a window and was told to wait. After about an hour the CO called her in for the interview. The CO asked 5 questions: - How we met - Why she left the US (she entered last year on K1 but left due to family emergency. We didn't adjust status) - Where I worked - When/where we saw each other after she returned to Ukraine - My first and last name. She was approved and given a letter stating that the passport will be delivered by the courier service to the designated location in 5 working days. The visa was "Issued" on working day 3 and ready for pickup at the 5th working day, as promised. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 5



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