Bao & Bei's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Bei Beneficiary's Name: Bao VJ Member: Bao & Bei Country: Hong Kong Last Updated: 2023-11-07 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Bei & Bao:

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? Potomac Service Center on 2022-08-04 Consulate : Hong Kong, China Marriage (if applicable): 2022-06-19 I-130 Sent : 2022-08-03 I-130 NOA1 : 2022-08-03 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2023-06-24 NVC Received : 2023-06-29 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2023-06-30 Pay AOS Bill : 2023-07-01 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2023-07-15 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2023-06-30 Pay IV Bill : 2023-07-01 Send IV Package : 2023-07-12 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2023-07-26 NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2023-09-01 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2023-08-29 Interview Date : 2023-10-31 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2023-11-02 US Entry : 2023-11-06 Comments : 1st AR on 2022-08-04 as case transferred to Potomac Service Center I-129F (K3) sent and case created on 2022-08-15. Receipt notice indicates this case is also at Potomac Service Center 2nd AR on 2023-06-24. Approval receipt from Potomac in documents tab. K3 still showing as received. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 325 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 454 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Hong Kong, China Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 31, 2023 Embassy Review : A good and straight forward experience overall. Arrived at 8.45 for a 9am appointment. Security was straight forward, just remember the limitations on the bag size and other non-allowed items. Switched off phone, went through screening, then up to the second floor into the Immigrant Visa Unit. Wait my turn to be called up to counter 3 for initial document collection. The following original documents were collected: Passport, Marriage Certificate, Divorce certificate, Birth Certificate, Criminal Records from Italy, 2x2 picture. Questions asked at this stage were: -Who is petitioning me? -Is this my first marriage, is it my wife's first marriage? -How long have I been living in Hong Kong? -Was I born in Italy? -Why does Italy have two different criminal records? -What's my HK contact number. I was handed a leaflet about Domestic Violence and asked to take a seat. About 20 mins later I got called up to the next window: friendly consular officer. First thing was the oath sworn, then fingerprints. Questions asked were: -Who is petitioning me? -When did we get married? -Is it my first marriage? Is it my wife's first marriage? -Do we have any kids? -Anywhere I lived for longer than 12 months other than Italy and Hong Kong? -How long did I previously live in the U.S. for? -What do I do for a living? Officer typed the answers as I was giving them, then said your visa is approved and cancelled my crew and tourist visas. Asked if I can get the passport back earlier than 7 business days as I need it for work, was told it should be ok. Exit the consulate at 9.45. Actual time at counters: 10 mins total. Very good experience and very straight forward process. Our I-864 income was below the threshold but we had given proof of assets at NVC stage; was NOT asked about it nor requested updated bank statements. That being said, 3 out of 4 applicants ahead of me where given either blue or white slips, either because of missing documents or lack of medical reports. Therefore, make sure you have all the needed docs and do everything ahead of time. As of now, medical reports take 2 weeks to be processed. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: JFK Event Description Entry Date : 2023-11-06 Embassy Review : This review is for JFK Terminal 8. Arrived around 7pm and had a hassle-free experience. Lined up on the visitor line and told the officer it was my first entry on this visa (CR-1). Got asked who was petitioning me, my address in the US and how much USD I had on me. Was then directed to secondary where a different officer asked me again for my address, confirmed everything was good on their end, stamped the visa and explained how that would serve as a temporary green card for 1 year. It took 10 minutes plus the time for the line to move. I was not asked for the vaccination records and the packet was transmitted electronically. All officers were friendly and polite and the overall experience was great. Harassment Level : Low

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