flowercat.mimi's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Wolf Beneficiary's Name: Cat VJ Member: flowercat.mimi Country: China Last Updated: 2008-12-06 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Wolf & Cat:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Sweden Marriage (if applicable): 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 : 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 : Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sweden Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 4, 2008 Embassy Review : I want to show my greatest appreciation to the embassy of US in Stockholm. These nice people did me a big big favor. I am originally from China mainland and was doing my PhD study in Sweden when we submitted the application. At the beginning everything went smoothly until the interview date was scheduled. The embassy in Stockholm didn't want to interview me because I was neither Sweden citizen nor perminant resident of Sweden. They wanted to send my case back to NVC so that I could be re-sent to some other "more qualified" consulate (which can only be Guangzhou, China). I almost died of this news. I knew it would be disaster if they really did what they said. Maybe NVC will need to give me a new case number, maybe some of the processing will have to go through again. And there is long long line waiting in Guangzhou and one needs to wait for about four months for a scheduled interview. I wrote a letter to embassy in Stockholm, stating my difficulties, and attached all the documents I could find to prove that I am living in Sweden since 2002. Finally I got positive reply! They asked me to extend my visa of Sweden to make sure I will be legal in Swedne for 3 months, since they may need 8-12 months to take care of my case. When I finished the visa extension, they immediately scheduled interview for me. The interview was quite happy and relaxing also. The VO even said hello to me in Chinese Finally after 2 months of painful AP, I got the visa and am standing on the soil of USA. Thanks for all the nice people in Stockholm embassy, they are my angels. The telephone operator girl is also very nice and helpful. I will miss her. Rating : Very Good

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