mflip's US Immigration Timeline
|
Petitioner's Name: L
Beneficiary's Name: M
VJ Member: mflip
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2022-07-20
|
|
|
Immigration Checklist for L & M:
|
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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2019-05-24 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2021-03-26 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2021-03-26 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2021-05-12 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
|
| I-130 Approved : |
2021-07-19 |
| NVC Received : |
2021-07-19 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
|
| Pay AOS Bill : |
|
| Receive I-864 Package : |
|
| Send AOS Package : |
|
| Submit DS-261 : |
|
| Receive IV Bill : |
2021-12-10 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2021-12-10 |
| Send IV Package : |
2021-12-10 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2022-03-23 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2022-03-19 |
| NVC Left : |
|
| Consulate Received : |
|
| Packet 3 Received : |
|
| Packet 3 Sent : |
|
| Packet 4 Received : |
|
| Interview Date : |
2022-04-12 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
|
Second Interview
(If Required): |
|
| Second Interview Result: |
|
| Visa Received : |
2022-05-18 |
| US Entry : |
2022-07-16 |
| Comments : |
|
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 115 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 382 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
|
Port of Entry Review
|
| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2022-07-16 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
No |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
|
|
Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
|
| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 12, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
Today I had my interview at the Embassy in London!
Appointment was scheduled for 8:30am, I flew down the night before into London City airport and stayed in the Travelodge in Vauxhall, which is about a ten min walk to the embassy.
I left the hotel around 7:45am and arrived at the embassy just before 8am, and followed the building round to where the visa section was.
A lot of people already waiting and queuing up. Got up and asked for my passport and my appointment confirmation page, then directed towards security.
They asked me to open my phone and open any app to prove it was a working phone, then quickly through an airport type security areas.
(Ps the doors are freaking heavy!)
Up to reception where I was told by the first person just skip and go through the US citizen line which I did and was warmly welcomed but told to stand to the side for 4 min as my ticket wasn’t ready. (The lady actually said 4 min 😂 and laughed at how awkward they are with the ticket system)
Anyway I got called after those 4min given a ticket and told to take the lift up to the 1st floor then turn left and left again where I sat waiting to be called.
Maybe about 5 min passed and was called up where I was asked to show my original civil docs such as birth certificate, marriage certificate and police certificate. But I got them back pretty much straight away.
The gentleman then asked me when I was flying, and I responded “Today!†To which he got very confused, then I realised he meant to the USA lol! Oops!
I explained I was flying back home today as I work tomorrow and he just laughed and continued on. He asked me if I could fly without my passport and I said yes I should be fine, and he said “good cause I’m keeping this!†:D
He asked had either of us been married before, confirmed how long we have been married and then handed me a leaflet about domestic abuse and trafficking.
I sat back down and waited maybe 10-15min for the next step where I was called up, asked to take an oath of truth then the interview began.
- how did you meet your wife
- where is she now
- when was the last time you saw each other
And my answer lead her to ask “what does she do for workâ€
She works remote so was able to visit for an extended period of time recently.
She smiled and looked genuinely excited for me and said, “I’m going to approve your visa today! Just make sure the medical gets done soon!â€
I swear if there wasn’t a glass window separating us I would have hugged them! Haha
I did have to confirm I had the medical booked but it seemed like everyone who was there was facing the same issue, and they said they’ve been having this issue as the visa medical place is extremely busy!
Arrived at the airport for my flight home a full 5 hours early (10:45am)
So it was a quick in and out!
Phoned my wife in tears of joy, so excited!!! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
|
Timeline Comments: 2Hello, congratulations on getting your approval. Hopefully you guys are nearly there now. You seemed to be at the NVC quite a while? Just a quick question if it’s ok, we where complete at the NVC a day after you but still are waiting for our appointment email, is that date you entered the DQ date or the date you received your email from the embassy? Congratulations again!
Mflip on 2022-04-12 said: Hey! Thanks! It’s a massive weight lifted off our shoulders :D
So the NVC thing, we got approved a lot quicker than we thought it would take, and we had to delay sending the docs and doing the interview application. We sent all that over in December 10th 2021, then got DQ the day shown on the time line and about 3 days later I got the email with the interview details! So it all came very fast for us and I wasn’t expecting it at all! Mad rush to book flights and hotel etc!
If you have any more questions feel free to message me and I’ll try explain everything if I didn’t answer your question here :)
Thanks again!
*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
ver 5.0
CMcWade on 2022-04-12 said: