GS4EVER's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: G
Beneficiary's Name: S
VJ Member: GS4EVER
Country: Lebanon
Last Updated: 2009-05-29
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Immigration Checklist for G & S:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Lebanon |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
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| I-130 Sent : |
2008-07-15 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2008-07-18 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2009-03-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-03-06 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2009-03-17 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2009-03-18 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
2009-03-19 |
| Send AOS Package : |
2009-03-27 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2009-03-17 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2009-03-18 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2009-03-19 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2009-04-21 |
| NVC Left : |
2009-04-28 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-05-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-05-12 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-05-20 |
| US Entry : |
2009-05-23 |
| Comments : |
I 129 F touched 08/15/08
I 130 touched on 10/08/08
Approved 03/05/09 after 7 1/2 long months @ VSC!!!! OMGGGGGG LUCKY DAY!!
03/06/09 touch- our files were sent to NVC and received that same day; found out NVC case #s for both I 129F and I 130 upon calling them on 03/09/09
Found out K3 in AP on 03/10/09 :-(((( and out of AP on 04/14/09 (CR1 also briefly in AP b/w 04/02 and 04/20. CR1 interview cancelled out our K3. Things happen for a reason indeed! Consulate agrees to move up our NVC assigned date from June 17th to May 12th. Thank u American Embassy in Beirut!! :-)))
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 230 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 298 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
JFK |
| POE Date : |
2009-05-23 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
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| Comments : |
Interview passed 05/12/09
Visa to be picked up on 05/20/09 :-))
YAYYYYYYY SO EXCITED!!! Thanks God this journey is OVER!!
Hubby is home: 05/23/09 HAPPIEST DAY!!! |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Lebanon
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
May 12, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
FINALLY!!!! THE HEAVENS SMILED DOWN UPON US!! MY BIBI PASSED HIS INTERVIEW AND WILL BE WITH ME NEXT WEEK GOD WILLING, IN TIME FOR MY BIRTHDAY BBQ WITH THE FAMILY!!! THANK YOU GOD :-))))
Here are the details of our interview:
Hubby arrived at consulate. He was not allowed to bring in any of the stuff he carried such as albums, wedding memory gift box I had made for him, diaries, etc. Was asked to leave bag @ cafeteria. Was only allowed to carry a folder with documents in there and some pics.
He first went to window # 6. They took the medical envelop from him, officer then got our NVC file, went over the DS 230 info. with hubby to ensure he knew all the details. He was asked my DOB and job, among other info. Then on to waiting….He was the last in. Others scheduled the same day all had left as he was called in. The consulate officer was a nice man of Indian descent. He didn’t want to see anything hubby had brought- no chat logs, no letters, not even wedding pics!!! He was most concerned with pics of family (especially one with the parents, with my mom and dad).
He was first asked to tell our story. How we met and how we know each other. So hubby reached to get our chat logs and first initial meeting on Facebook (for those of you who don’t know our story, we were each other’s true love 14 yrs ago when I was in high school and hubby was in college and were then separated by family, friends due to our differences in religion, and my family moved us to the US and hubby and I lost touch but found e/o again on FB 2 yrs ago). So CO was very interested in hearing details of the story and wanted to hear hubby relate it rather than look at paperwork. He flat out told him that. He said “I want to hear u tell it to me, I won’t look at any papers.” So he asked hubby “How do u know e/o?”
Asked if we kept in touch with me all these years? Why not? Who found who first? AT THIS POINT UPON HEARING OUR FACEBOOK STORY HE PULLED UP MY ACCOUNT ON THE PC AND LOOKED AT MY FB PAGE!! MY STATUS AT THE TIME READ: AWAITING TO HEAR THE BIG NEWS IN 4, 3, 2, 1!!!! WOWWWWWWWWWWWW……=D HAD NO CLUE CO WOULD BE CHECKING OUT MY FB PAGE!!
He then asked hubby a few more qs:
Where was ur wife born? What’s her DOB?
Why did u guys decide to not live here? Whose decision was it to choose America over Lebanon?
Why family wasn’t all present at the wedding?
How many times did ur wife come to visit you? Does she plan to come back soon?
Does she have family here?
Asked how we found e/o. Who found the other ( I did!!)? How come he didn’t find me or try to call me or write to me all these years.
Demanded hubby speak English.
Asked about my divorce and ex’s nationality.
He asked hubby what time I go to work and when I come back. Wanted to establish if hubby knows my routine.
The CO did not even want to see my 2008 taxes!!! He only asked to see a copy of the police records and hubby’s original birth certificate, individual registry (Lebanese equivalent for ID) and family registry.
So glad it’s over!! Thank you for all my VJ buddies who helped me through this tiresome and stressful journey!!! Thank u guys! Special thanks to Lisa, Steve, Serendipity and Queudeup for answering of all my qs and the laughs we had =D And my newfound buds in the Awaiting Interview Thread! U are all so sweet and know that going through this with others kept me halfway sane lol Above all thanks to my hubby for riding this giant up and down roller coaster with me throughout all the ups and downs. And Thank God cz he showed us how to make our relationship even stronger through all this mess!!
Hubby should arrive next week, Inshallah! I can’t wait for the big reunion!!!! No more goodbyes!!  |
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Very Good |
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