Frenchwife's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Harry Beneficiary's Name: Lucie VJ Member: Frenchwife Country: France Last Updated: 2010-01-31 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Harry & Lucie:

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 : France Marriage (if applicable): 2006-01-04 I-130 Sent : 2008-11-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2008-11-20 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2009-05-14 NVC Received : 2009-05-18 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2009-05-29 Pay AOS Bill : 2009-05-30 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2009-06-27 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2009-05-29 Pay IV Bill : 2009-05-30 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2009-08-03 NVC Left : 2009-08-18 Consulate Received : 2009-08-20 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2009-08-13 Interview Date : 2009-09-08 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2009-09-11 US Entry : 2010-01-09 Comments : 2006-02-04 son born in France 2008-09-01 husband back in US 2008-09-01 started file preparation 2008-09-15 confirmed DCF no way 2008-10-02 had all ready for I130 2008-10-05 Vermont center confirmed 2008-11-07 week, consulted attorneys 2008-10-07 decided to go for K3 2008-10-18 sent I130 / K3 concurrently 2008-10-20 USPS received 2008-11-03 all back 2008-11-12 sent I130 again 2008-11-20 NOA1 for I130 2008-11-24 check cashed see case & NOA1 2008-11-25 received NOA1 for I130 2008-12-03 sent I129F again 2008-12-04 NOA1 for I129F 2008-12-11 received NOA1 for I129F 2009-04-16 both petitions touched 2009-04-17 both petitions touched again 2009-05-18 2 letters at parents in lzw 2009-05-29 2 noa2s pdfed by lawyer 2009-05-14 appears to be NOA2s date 2009-05-18 received by NVC 2009-05-21 K3 left for consulate 2009-06-07 received embassy K3 package 2009-05-29 AOS and package bills 2009-05-30 bills paid on line 2009-06-27 send AOS and IV package 2009-07-16 RFE 2009-07-31 cannot sign in 2009-08-03 case closed 2009-08-13 interview scheduled 2009-08-17 Medical 2009-09-08 interview 2009-09-11 received visa 2009-10 and 2009-11 entered under VWP 2010-01-09 entered with visa Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 175 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 292 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Philadelphia POE Date : 2010-01-09 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : had a connection in 2 hours was lucky

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: France Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 12, 2009 Embassy Review : Difficult to enjoy when it is over a year you have been waiting since husband left thinking it would be quick to join him. US embassy was as expected, fine, not friendly but professional. Going to such places is always a little scary and you want to leave asap in particular around that time of the year From the number of people at the Embassy, and with the booth system you realize you are really one among a crowd. The good thing is that We did it finally Had interview at 1PM. Went by train to Paris the evening before Stayed outside of Paris in a family flat went to Paris early morning had to go to doctor first to show xray and pick up my medical enveloppe. In anticipation of interview I had got more recent papers, pictures, originals, was still organizing it in the train and had a big suitcase of papers and computer with me. went to embassy in the morning to check what about suitcase (confirmed no way) and what time to show up. was told 12:45 for 1PM interview had lunch with my brother (gave him my suitcase, else I could have left it at gare de L'est there is a consigne but it is far, else I would have had to ask a store or a hotel (would have been tough) then went back to Embassy to go to Embassy wore my jeans (no time to change and I tell you it does not matter!) had only a pair of big folders in a flat work bag and a plastic bag It was a beautiful hot day, a hot September day. went in with my pasport and interview letter go a number and had to watch numbers on a display telling booths to go I stayed, calm, polite and smiling all the time answered only about the questions asked Got friendly while waiting with some US people who had lost their passports and were here to get emergency ones was called 3 times 1) to give my passport A lady at the booth 2) to give most recent papers / data and answer some basic questions A lady was at the booth I think I talked with her on the phone last year in September when trying to go Direct consular filing or she was the one who called me for the K3 interview in June she said: good you go for IR instead of K3 and she tore the K3 paper she apparently had there she asked do you have new papers: answer yes (new birth certificate as the one I had sent to nvc was just over 3 month old, new wedding certificate) do you have new pcc: no, previous is still valid I said She asked confirmation for where I had leaved, wedding, children She asked also do you have new resource info, I gave W2 for 2008 that they only had go through email, gave original of letters where we had sent pdfs showed original 1040s for 2005, 2006, 2007 (she had seen I had them and asked for them saying hum I am interested in them I was asked which address you want green card I was asked what picture I wanted for the visa or GC (not sure) and if the one they had was less than 6 months, I said yes, had new ones but previous nicer. the lady said ok but picture a little blur so bring another to the border was told to bring wray to border I gave my chronopost enveloppe 1kg with address already on I was given back a lot of copies they did not want to keep they only wanted one set From how she was going through the papers I was thinking that all the letters (expedite requests, affidavit)in my petition were never read, only the forms and evidence requested were read I was asked when do you intend to go, I said asap, probably November. I plan also to go before for holidays I said At the end she said wait, next call you are going to talk to consul I was glad I had prepared all the stuff.... 3) to talk to consul (at booth) Consul is a man started with put hand up, swear that you say the truth all in French but he is American you can tell Then not sure if we continued in French or in English he said, hum you travelled a lot to US. I said yes, for work not sure he asked me anything else was looking at all my papers he had in front of me I was asked to sign DS230 part II then he said you are done I said thanks bye Interview was Tuesday I received the chronopost on Friday I went to pick the enveloppe with my son at the post office Opened enveloppe contains passport with visa to be endorsed within 6 month, a brown enveloppe, a paper about social security number and then about being new as immigrant visa is dated Wednesday (the day after interview) Good luck to the next ones. Rating : Good

POE Review: Philadelphia Event Description Entry Date : 2010-01-09 Embassy Review : started lucky by finding and empty at general inspection, was in US line because son is US. Inspector nearly missed fact that visa was not yet activated. I handed brown envelop that he put in a red folder telling me to go to secondary inspection and told me welcome. First and secondary inspection are prior to luggage collection so you need all in your carry ons! Had pictures, noa originals, x ray and vaccination log ready. Also change of address notification. Secondary inspection was not too crowded, about 5 people waiting. Son already asleep in stroller. Handed red enveloppe to office told me to wait to be called. was called less than 10 minutes later asked very little just to do fingerprints, sign here, give 2 pictures and confirm address for green card. my visa was stamped with a year validity in my passport. bye bye. no welcome here. total time 15-20 minutes. Harassment Level : Low

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