Bourney0's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Andrew Beneficiary's Name: Arlene VJ Member: Bourney0 Country: Canada Last Updated: 2022-04-05 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Andrew & Arlene:

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 : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): 2019-07-10 I-130 Sent : 2020-10-23 I-130 NOA1 : 2020-10-23 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2021-02-19 NVC Received : 2021-02-22 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2021-02-22 Pay AOS Bill : 2021-02-24 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2021-03-07 Submit DS-261 : 2021-03-11 Receive IV Bill : 2021-02-22 Pay IV Bill : 2021-02-25 Send IV Package : 2021-05-07 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2021-12-21 Case Completed at NVC : 2021-08-17 NVC Left : 2021-12-21 Consulate Received : 2022-02-17 Packet 3 Received : 2022-02-17 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2022-03-23 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2022-03-31 US Entry : 2022-05-09 Comments : We requested the NVC to transfer our case from Montreal to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and after 3 months of back-and-forth got notification of interview at Montreal for January 21st, 2022, several months ahead of when we expected it. Already having moved to Ecuador, we then requested directly with Montreal to transfer the case. As it turns out, we needed to request Guayaquil to send the request to Montreal. They did so on December 27th, 2021. Since then, the only response that we have received from Montreal is that the request to transfer is "under review" and that it could take several months to process. It is an electronic transfer (according to both consulates) and so we don't think it should take too long. We have contacted my state representatives to give Montreal a little push. [UPDATE] Contacting the state representatives worked like a charm. We received notification from Guayaquil that the case had been transferred and were able to make an interview appointment very quickly. It only took two days after our representatives made a congressional inquiry into the Montreal consulate. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 119 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 516 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

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*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

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