Clobags2510's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: James Beneficiary's Name: Chloe VJ Member: Clobags2510 Country: United Kingdom Last Updated: 2024-07-04 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for James & Chloe:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : London, United Kingdom Marriage (if applicable): 2019-09-10 I-130 Sent : 2020-01-25 I-130 NOA1 : 2020-02-04 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-04-23 NVC Received : 2020-04-24 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-06-15 Submit DS-261 : 2020-06-15 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : 2020-06-15 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-07-02 NVC Left : 2020-07-02 Consulate Received : 2020-07-06 Packet 3 Received : 2020-07-06 Packet 3 Sent : 2020-07-06 Packet 4 Received : 2020-07-06 Interview Date : 2020-08-20 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-08-28 US Entry : 2020-08-29 Comments : Entered via Miami airport. The airport itself was deserted! I am used to having some long waits to go through immigration, but I was able to walk straight to an officer in a cubicle. Usually before hand, you usually would go to a machine and enter details regarding your entry. On this machine there is no option for a CR1 visa and the immigration officers who were waiting near the machines told me multiple different things so I guess not everyone is aware of the procedure. After a few attempts I spoke to one officer who informed me that I should just speak to an officer at the cubicle. After speaking to the officer, he then requested another officer take me to another room. After watching border security, I knew this was a detention room where you wait for your final checks. The room had a tv and vending machines and I’m guessing because of the current climate, it was very empty! I had a wait of around 45 mins before I was told I could go, and that was that 😃 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 79 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 198 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Nebraska Service Center Date Filed : 2022-06-21 NOA Date : RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2022-07-26 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : Approved : Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : West Palm Beach FL Date Filed : 2023-06-03 NOA Date : Bio. Appt. : 2023-07-07 Interview Date : 2024-01-17 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2024-01-17 Comments : Easy process, interviewer was really nice and felt at ease. He asked to speak to my husband as my 10 years spousal visa was pending. Once this matter had been completed, he asked me a series of questions based on the American government system and that was that. The ceremony was booked - very easy, sit in a chair with your allocated number, repeat after the speaker with all the people taking their oath that day and done! Now a citizen!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 20, 2020 Embassy Review : Interview today went very well, easy and straightforward. I walked from the Vauxhall underground station and from there, the embassy is very to easy find. It’s hard to miss the giant flags and odd diamond shapes all over the building! The building itself is between a small moat type of water and a lovely garden with water/ pond like feature, very nice to sit and wait for your appointment time. Two days before my interview, I received an email stating that it was best to get there for 15 minutes before my appointment time so I arrived at 10.15 for a 10.30 appointment. The entrance you need to go in is near the ‘garden side’ and is signposted as ‘south pavilion’. There is a small building you have to go through before you can go to the main embassy and this is where you go through an airport like security. At the door your printed appointment date is checked and you’re asked to open up your phone and use an app. After that, you are let in where you put your belongings through the X-ray machine and you walk through one yourself. After this, you exit the small security building on the other side and walk towards the main building (don’t panic - everything is well sign posted!) After entering the main building, I was greeted by a woman at the main desk. She asked to see my passport and confirmation email where she put stickers on my confirmation. She then told me to go to the lifts on the right and press visa services then turn left and left. As I’ve read before, the door you enter lift is only for the ground floor, the door on the other side is the exit for visa services. After coming out of the lift, I was greeted by another lady who seemed to be double checking that I knew where I was going and again said left then left. After following this, I came to a waiting area which had cubicles to the back where interviews were taking place. The stickers that were given had a number and where to wait. There is a tv screen in the waiting area that displays your number and cubicle number when it is your turn. I had only waited for 5 minutes and was called up. The guy I spoke to was very nice. He asked for my original documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate and police check). I then had my finger prints taken and had a light chit chat before I was asked to sit down and wait for my number to be called again. After another short wait of around 10 minutes, I was called again. It was a lady this time and she was also very nice. After taking an oath to say all my statements were truthful, she asked questions which again felt like light chit chat. Questions like how did you meet? Why did you decide to get married? What does your husband do for work? All very easy questions. After having a look through all the paperwork, there was a slight snag! The W2 that our co-sponsor has supplied was ‘incomplete’. After asking what this meant I was told that I have to get the full version sent to an email address (they supplied this to me on a piece of paper). I asked what would this mean in terms of processing time, that if I had this information uploaded today, how long would it take? I was informed I would have my passport back in 1-2 weeks. So it sounded like they view the information pretty quickly! I am thinking because they kept my passport, after the complete W2 is uploaded, everything is complete 😃 Rating : Very Good

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