Katie & Christian's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Katie Beneficiary's Name: Christian VJ Member: Katie & Christian Country: Germany Last Updated: 2020-09-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Katie & Christian:

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 : Frankfurt, Germany Marriage (if applicable): 2018-08-16 I-130 Sent : 2019-11-06 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-11-08 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-05-12 NVC Received : 2020-05-14 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-05-14 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-05-14 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-06-03 Submit DS-261 : 2020-05-14 Receive IV Bill : 2020-05-14 Pay IV Bill : 2020-05-14 Send IV Package : 2020-06-03 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-06-18 NVC Left : 2020-08-03 Consulate Received : 2020-08-04 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2020-08-26 Interview Date : 2020-09-04 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-09-11 US Entry : 2020-09-25 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 186 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 301 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 4, 2020 Embassy Review : My husband had his interview today and he had a really good experience at the consulate. His wait time was between an hour and an hour and a half, but the interview itself took about 30 minutes. During his interview, he worked with an employee who took his documents and scanned them, as well as the employee who did the actual interview. He said they were both really friendly and kind and made him feel at ease. They asked for his NVC civil documents, plus a couple of others that they requested in our interview date email. Nothing that we hadn't already submitted. The questions were straightforward: 1.) How did we meet? 2.) How did we continue our 5 years of dating being from different countries, and how did we stay together? (He just said how I was living in Germany the whole time, how we both found universities in the same city, etc.) 3.) Why did we decide to get married? 4.) What does he plan to do when he gets to the US in terms of work? 5.) How soon does he want to come to the US after he gets his visa? (this was to make sure he knew the medical is only valid for entry for 6 months) Overall, he said it was a great experience and a lot less intense than he expected! He said he couldn't take his phone into the consulate, but that wouldn't be a problem for people who forget to leave their phone at home/the hotel, because at the closest u-bahn station there is a kiosk specifically for people to leave their phones when they go into the consulate. I wish everyone else who has interviews coming up luck! Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 5



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