izola's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Matt Beneficiary's Name: Anna VJ Member: izola Country: Sweden Last Updated: 2013-01-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Matt & Anna:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Sweden Marriage (if applicable): 2005-10-31 I-130 Sent : 2012-03-24 I-130 NOA1 : 2012-04-02 I-130 RFE : 2012-05-17 I-130 RFE Sent : 2012-06-20 I-130 Approved : 2012-07-09 NVC Received : 2012-09-04 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2012-08-10 Pay AOS Bill : 2012-08-10 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : 2012-08-10 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2012-10-26 NVC Left : 2012-10-26 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2011-12-30 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2012-12-11 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2013-01-10 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 253 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2013-01-10 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : The guys who actually processed me in the office were perfectly nice and joking around. The man who checked my passport as I actually entered was the grumpiest human being I've encountered in my life. He got a few yells in at the hubby for leaning on the counter and what not. But the rest of them made up for the experience. From the original passport person it took about 45 minutes. All in all not a bad experience. Quite a few parole violations waiting in line with me in there and a couple of more immigrants. Be prepared to wait a little but perfectly friendly boys.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sweden Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 7, 2013 Embassy Review : It was fairly simple. We were the first ones in line for the interviews that day so I turned the extra papers that had requested in and then sat down to wait after putting the address for where to send my passport onto the envelope. I got to wait for about an hour before being called up again. Took my fingerprints and I swore that everything we had turned in was accurate. After the interviewer had established that we had been married for 8 years the questions were pretty much done. She just asked if we had been living together for that entire time, what I intended to work with and if we had a place to stay. Oh and she added a question about my husbands Swedish. If he had learned any. Total time spent there was close to 2 hours. Very painless and I got the passport back in the mail 3 days later Rating : Good

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