BobbeD's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Charles
Beneficiary's Name: Bobbe
VJ Member: BobbeD
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-11-07
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Immigration Checklist for Charles & Bobbe:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2008-12-27 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2009-01-16 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2009-01-21 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2009-02-26 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-03-04 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2009-04-06 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2009-04-06 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
2009-04-22 |
| Send AOS Package : |
2009-04-23 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2009-04-22 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2009-04-23 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2009-06-03 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-07-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-07-08 |
| US Entry : |
2009-07-21 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 36 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 161 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
July 5, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
My appointment was at 8:30am and unlike all the people who seemed to arrive incredibly early, my husband and I only arrived just on time. He’d barely slept and my stomach had been in knots so it had been a difficult morning!
We found the embassy easily as I’d checked where it was after my medical exam and we joined a long but clearly marked queue for visa applicants. Several officials were checking those in the queue to make sure we didn’t have any electrical items, weren’t wearing any metal items (belts etc had to be removed) and that we had invitation letters. I had emailed the embassy to inform them my husband would be joining me and received a reply confirming he would be added to the ‘list’ for the day, but no-one seemed to check any list before they let him through! When we got through this queue, the invitation letter was checked yet again before we even stepped foot into the security booth. Our bags and we were x-rayed and then we went through. We followed the signs round to the main entrance, went in and presented the invitation letter again at reception and were given a ticket number and told to wait in the main hall. I have to say I was pretty (perhaps naively) shocked when I went into the hall – it was absolutely heaving with people. It was a bit like Argos – huge TV screens with ticket numbers and announcements coming up every second – “ticket N300 to window 3” etc. We found a seat and waited… and waited… and finally at around 10am we were called to a counter. A perfectly nice guy took my fingerprints, gave me my x-ray, checked through the documents and asked me when I was planning to travel. He gave me a piece of paper to fill in with my details for the courier and asked me to take a seat again. We waited around another half an hour and then were called to another counter for the interview. We got a young, dark-haired lady who was very pleasant. She checked my fingerprints again (quite fascinated by the fact they did this twice in quick succession – anyone know why?!), looked through the documents and ‘swore me in’. She then told my husband that he was allowed to stay at the window but could not intervene in the interview. Her face changed at this point and she became completely poker faced, started twiddling her pen and stared at me. She asked me around 20 questions in very quick succession and I just responded – I don’t remember much about it because I think I was ‘in the zone’ but my husband says it was a bit like watching a ping-pong game because we were both so fast!! He also says she went back and forth from subject to subject, possibly trying to catch me out. I was very surprised at the number of questions, given other reviews I’ve read, but just kept on answering them. So, the questions, in no particular order:
- when and where did you meet?
- why did you meet? (worked for the same company)
- which company did you work for?
- when did you begin your relationship?
- when did you get married?
- where did you get married?
- is this your first marriage?
- is this his first marriage?
- do you have children?
- does he have children?
- how many times has he visited you in the UK?
- how long did you work in the USA?
- what is the longest time you have spent there apart from that?
- how have you kept in touch during the long-distance relationship?
- have you ever had any trouble with immigration?
- have you ever been arrested or had any trouble with the law in any country?
- which countries have you lived in for more than 12 months since the age of 16?
- why did you choose to live in the USA and not the UK?
I think that was all! She then stopped, smiled and told me that she was very pleased to say that my visa had been approved. She told me a few things about the courier service, how long it would take, the envelope that mustn’t be opened etc – but to be honest I was quite oblivious as all I could think about was the fact that my visa had been approved. We then queued up, paid for the courier service and left, still in shock. She hadn’t looked at a single document, although we had been the most organized we’ve ever been!! We took copies of our USCIS and NVC files, along with originals and copies of marriage certificate, birth certificate and police certificate (I’d had two of all of these from the start), plus Charles’ tax returns and pay slips and a big pack of emails, photos, wedding cards etc. My poor hubbie lugged this all to the embassy for nothing, but I’m still glad we took it just in case.
Still waiting for the courier, but hopefully it’ll arrive soon. We have our flights booked for 21st July.
In case anyone is looking for a good hotel, we booked the Darlington Hyde Park via laterooms.com and were very happy – about 20 mins walk from the embassy and very pleasant and good value.
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| Rating : |
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