Boar's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Hollie
Beneficiary's Name: Calvin
VJ Member: Boar
Country: South Korea
Last Updated: 2023-07-03
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Immigration Checklist for Hollie & Calvin:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Texas Service Center on 2022-09-12 |
| Consulate : |
Seoul |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2022-01-07 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2022-03-07 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2022-03-07 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2022-12-25 |
| NVC Received : |
2022-12-25 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2022-12-26 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2022-12-31 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2022-12-31 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2022-12-26 |
| Send IV Package : |
2022-12-31 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2023-03-03 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2023-06-27 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2023-07-03 |
| US Entry : |
2023-07-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 293 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 477 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Korea
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
July 3, 2023 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our interview was at 12:30, so we arrived a half hour early. We were directed to wait in a line outside of the embassy (it was extremely hot this summer). We had not expected to be outside for a half hour, and regretted wearing professional clothes (button up and slacks). Since we arrived early, we were second in line. Once called in, my husband was almost immediately called. I was unable to join him because I brought an iPad, which is not allowed inside, of course. The whole process took about an hour after being called in (an hour and a half, including waiting outside).
I would say that arriving a half hour early is not necessary or even preferred based on our experience. You will be able to spend more of the waiting time inside, rather than outside if you arrive just 5 minutes early, and your total wait time will be about the same. You will also have more time to order your documents properly.
We prepared way more documents than evidently necessary. My husband was given a paper with the order that all our documents should have been in. We would have had them in order in advance had we known. We had arranged the documents in the order of the checklist online, but I guess the order is different. When called up, he had not finished ordering the documents, but the people were very polite and kind, accepting the documents as they were. He didn’t have one document in the correct form, so we were sent to obtain that document after the interview. We sent the missing document to the embassy through Ilyang Logis the same day and it was delivered the next day.
Ilyang Logis is about a half hour away from the embassy by public transit. If anyone needs to do the same as we did, I recommend getting your document near the embassy, and then going to a print shop near Ilyang Logis in Mapo to print the submission form. From the print shop, you can go straight to send the documents, to waste as little time as possible.
The interview itself was very basic; not many questions were asked. The staff was perfectly professional, kind, and helpful. Overall, the experience was pretty painless but we are thrilled to be done! We received the visa less than a week later, even with our missing document setback. The actual interview process at the embassy was the least convoluted part of the entire visa application process, but I would have felt less stressed while preparing for the interview had we been directed to sources with less conflicting information and had we been given clearer answers when contacting the necessary authorities.
(updated on July 3, 2023) |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
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