rmstafford's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: William Beneficiary's Name: Katy VJ Member: rmstafford Country: El Salvador Last Updated: 2012-05-07 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for William & Katy:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : El Salvador Marriage (if applicable): 2008-08-20 I-130 Sent : 2008-11-07 I-130 NOA1 : 2008-11-18 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2009-02-05 NVC Received : 2009-02-05 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 : 2009-08-05 Consulate Received : 2009-08-11 Packet 3 Received : 2009-08-05 Packet 3 Sent : 2009-08-11 Packet 4 Received : 2011-08-14 Interview Date : 2011-08-26 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2012-04-11 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2012-05-03 US Entry : 2012-05-16 Comments : Be careful of the embassy employees. Some of them are contract workers and do not know the immigration laws and requirements. They tell you incorrect information and make you submit papers you do not need. They are also not the friendliest people. Ask for an American!!! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 79 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 1011 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: El Salvador Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 2, 2009 Embassy Review : This embassy contracts workers from the outside that have no knowledge of the immigration laws and rules. They are updated once a month on procedures, are rude and imcompetant. Be careful when they tell you something, it will very likely be wrong. My daughter-in-law had her interview on 08/24/09 and was told at the window that her DS-230 had the incorrect name on it (how many names do you have?). Once she went to the actual interview, the caseworker El Salvadoran) assigned to her was very intimidating and rude. He told her that my son did not make enough money to support her, even though he was way over the poverty guide line. She also had to come back a week later with a co-sponser (I-864A) and then he would tell her if she needed to file a waiver (I-601). Thank God when she went for the second interview, she had an American caseworker that told her that all her paperwork was correct and that she did not need to file a waiver due to the fact that she EWI's as a juvenile. He accepted the e-mailed I-864A since there was not enough time to send it via mail. Now we are in the process of waiting for a decision. My message is, be careful of the caseworkers in El Salvador. Ask questions and if needed as for a Supervisor. Good luck to all. Rating : Not Rated

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