MeliA's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: M
Beneficiary's Name: T
VJ Member: MeliA
Country: Ethiopia
Last Updated: 2022-03-29
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Immigration Checklist for M & T:
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USCIS DCF I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Ethiopia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2020-11-26 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2021-01-05 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2021-01-18 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2021-03-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2021-03-18 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2021-03-19 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2021-03-19 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2021-03-25 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2021-03-29 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2021-03-19 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2021-03-19 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2021-06-07 |
| NVC Left : |
2022-03-18 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2022-03-23 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-03-29 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
4/30/2021: Received message from NVC we didn't include page 10 of form I-864. Resubmitted and waiting for another review. Other documents were accepted.
3/18/2022: Case approved for expedite |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 53 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 435 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ethiopia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 29, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
Arrived at 7am after being instructed to arrive at 7:30am for 8am interview. Were able to stand in line as the first ones.
My husband was let in at 7:18, I (naturally) had to wait outside, so I went for a walk. When I returned later, the people on duty were very kind and said it wasn't a problem for me to sit in the area and wait for him to come out.
Husband said the interviewer was very friendly and easy to talk to; she made him comfortable. He was asked if he wanted an interpreter and declined.
Questions he was asked:
-How and when did you meet your wife?
-When did you propose?
-Where was your honeymoon?
-Has she/you been married before?
-Have you met her parents?
-Are her parents divorced? (I thought this was an interesting one. They're not.)
She asked if he brought any photos, which he provided. She made general small talk, commenting on the wedding, etc.
She asked questions about where certain photos were taken (the answers I had written on the back) or who was in them. She asked him questions like, "have you ever been to Hawassa?" One of the photos was taken there, so I suppose this was another way of checking his answers.
The whole interview time took probably 15 minutes. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 7 Afiya on 2021-12-05 said: Hello , have you heard anything about your case ?
MeliA on 2021-12-05 said: Hi, unfortunately, not a word since we were DQ'd. Nothing is moving at the embassy.
Afiya on 2021-12-12 said: Hey, I heard that they are working in this month on cases DQ on early July 2020 , means in our case 16 months backlog ahead of us . They are taking forever.
MeliA on 2021-12-14 said: That's pretty much the way we had it figured before, but with the current situation, I imagine it will be pushed back even further.
on 2022-03-29 said: How did u get an interview date ? Did they start working on k1 and credit cases ? Pls tell me
on 2022-03-29 said: *not credit cases sorry *cr1 cases ..
MeliA on 2022-03-30 said: I have no idea what kinds of cases they are working on. However, I tend to think most are related to children (as that's priority 1) because nearly everyone at the embassy had children with them.
We got an interview because we expedited for medical reasons.
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