Cariannette2's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Cariannette
Beneficiary's Name: Ish
VJ Member: Cariannette2
Country: Ghana
Last Updated: 2022-05-29

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Immigration Checklist for Cariannette & Ish:

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 :	Potomac Service Center
Transferred?	No
Consulate :	Ghana
Marriage (if applicable):	2019-01-24
I-130 Sent :	2019-08-19
I-130 NOA1 :
I-130 RFE :
I-130 RFE Sent :
I-130 Approved :
NVC Received :	2020-05-15
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill :
Pay AOS Bill :
Receive I-864 Package :
Send AOS Package :
Submit DS-261 :
Receive IV Bill :
Pay IV Bill :
Send IV Package :
Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter :
Case Completed at NVC :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :	2022-01-11
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :
Interview Result :
Second Interview (If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :
US Entry :
Comments :	Waiting for AP to be removed
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

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Timeline Comments: 17

Niecy on 2022-06-01 said:

Hey when did you leave Nvc and do you mind me asking why you got AP?

Cariannette2 on 2022-06-01 said:

Hi our case left NVC January 11, 2022. That's when the Embassy sent us our interview letter for February 28. We seem to think it was my husband's customary divorce decree from a customary marriage he had long ago. It was never registered but we were given to be what seems to be bad advice, which was to submit it. We found out that he shouldn't have submitted it because most customary marriages are not registered in Ghana. The marriage between he and I is LEGAL ordinance marriage. So basically, he was considered engaged back then. So the Embassy tends to take divorce decrees and hold them for what they claim to be researching and investigation. However, Ghana Embassy is notoriously slow anyway. They were already several months behind before the covid hit anyway, and now they are claiming backlog issues still with interviews AND AP cases. So that's Ghana for you. I would tell anyone - if they are no where close to being called for an interview yet- if they can possibly find another Embassy to try to get to, I would really consider doing that, because Ghana is not even on September 2020 document qualified cases yet. Some folks are seeking residential permits outside of Ghana and getting their case transferred to other embassies. I wish I could have done the same. Ghana Embassy is one big nightmare.

OsKay on 2022-06-11 said:

Did the customary divorce decree coincide with when you guys were married?how was the situation like?