sarahbear12's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Sarah Beneficiary's Name: Tolulope VJ Member: sarahbear12 Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2024-04-16 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Sarah & Tolulope:

USCIS I-129F Petition:       Dept of State K1 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Nigeria I-129F Sent : 2021-12-10 I-129F NOA1 : 2021-12-16 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2023-02-25 NVC Received : 2023-04-07 Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : 2023-07-03 NVC Left : 2023-07-03 Consulate Received : 2023-07-24 Packet 3 Received : 2023-07-24 Packet 3 Sent : 2023-07-25 Packet 4 Received : 2023-08-02 Interview Date : 2023-08-21 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2023-10-12 US Entry : 2023-12-13 Marriage : Comments : There was a hold-up at the NVC (they returned the petition to USCIS) for a while. I contacted the offices of my state's senators and the House of Rep member. I sent out my packets for help with a federal agency request to all of them at once. Within a week, my case was returned to the NVC and promptly to the US Consulate in Nigeria. Do this immediately with any hold-ups! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 436 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 613 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Nigeria Review Topic: K1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 18, 2023 Embassy Review : The interactions and service were fair. The waiting time is what subtracted 2 stars. My interview was at 6:30 a.m. I left the hotel at 5:30 a.m. I waited for my interview until around 12 p.m.!! My fiancée was so worried after waiting that long, she took a cab with our 1-year-old son to the consulate to make sure I was still alive. =D Phones aren't allowed inside, so she couldn't get ahold of me. Luckily I had just gotten out of there right before she arrived. This isn't the consulate's fault, but watch out for the guys down the road who offer to hold your phone and anything else you can't or don't want to bring inside. They'll charge crazy high fees to collect your things from them. Rating : Moderate

Timeline Comments: 4



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