DavNat's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: David Beneficiary's Name: Natasha VJ Member: DavNat Country: Turkmenistan Last Updated: 2011-01-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for David & Natasha:

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 : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Marriage (if applicable): 2008-02-07 I-130 Sent : I-130 NOA1 : I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : NVC Received : 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 : 2008-08-05 Packet 3 Received : 2008-09-10 Packet 3 Sent : 2008-10-19 Packet 4 Received : 2009-01-11 Interview Date : 2009-01-31 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2009-02-24 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2009-03-08 US Entry : 2009-03-11 Comments : Administrative review required as a police certificate was required from Saudi Arabia. Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Dallas/Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Date Filed : 2010-01-14 NOA Date : 2010-03-31 Bio. Appt. : 2010-06-29 Interview Date : 2010-09-02 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2010-09-02 Comments : Expedited Naturalization under 319b. Done at Fairfax, VA office. First interview/test was in June; due to biometrics problems, had to file a police report. This delayed the process by 2 months.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing Event Description Review Date : January 28, 2011 Embassy Review : We had generally good service from the Riyadh embassy. There were a couple of glitches. Our initial processing was delayed as we were married in the UAE and the embassy said that our marriage documents (according to their references) were incomplete (no Sharia court registration) and we had to verify that our marriage was properly registered. Prior to this, we did what the consulate in Dubai told us was required and got the required stamps, etc. We then hired a lawyer in Dubai, who told us that our documents were in order, and Sharia court registration is not required for non-Muslim marriages. At this point, the embassy sent an email to the embassy in Abu Dhabi asking if our documents were OK. Abu Dhabi embassy said yes, and we were allowed to submit our package. The embassy could have done this earlier and saved us 3 weeks of time and $300! The package 3 and 4 took about 1 month to reach us via Saudi mail, which put us in something of a time bind in January. Also, the embassy sent some old information in the package 4. When we went for the interview, we were told we needed a Saudi police report. The interview went well, we got the police report (another 3 week delay), and sent the report and my wife's passport to the embassy and received the visa. During the process, the embassy staff was helpful and considerate. We did find that they were very good at answering emails but not so good at returning phone messages. Rating : Moderate

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