estrella's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: ----- Beneficiary's Name: Marce VJ Member: estrella Country: Mexico Last Updated: 2019-06-28 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for ----- & Marce:

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 : Juarez, Mexico Marriage (if applicable): 2007-07-21 I-130 Sent : 2009-02-27 I-130 NOA1 : 2009-03-11 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2009-03-27 NVC Received : 2009-04-10 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2009-04-20 Pay AOS Bill : 2009-04-21 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2009-05-11 Submit DS-261 : 2009-04-21 Receive IV Bill : 2009-04-29 Pay IV Bill : 2009-04-30 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2009-05-08 Case Completed at NVC : 2009-05-28 NVC Left : 2009-06-11 Consulate Received : 2009-06-22 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2009-06-11 Interview Date : 2009-07-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2009-07-17 US Entry : 2009-07-18 Comments : Got a RFE when we called NVC on wednesday may 27th, waited for the email, the email arrived friday may 29th asking for something we had already sent, we called to see what was going on, if there was something worng with it and we were told out case was approved as of may 28th Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 16 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 127 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : El Paso POE Date : 2009-07-18 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2011-06-02 NOA Date : 2011-06-06 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2011-07-20 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2012-04-05 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2012-04-11 Comments : Took them longer than 6 months but it got approved, the approval letter came from a service center in Arkansas, not Vermont. I dunno if that changes anything.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Fort Smith AR Date Filed : 2019-01-09 NOA Date : 2019-01-10 Bio. Appt. : 2019-01-29 Interview Date : 2019-03-19 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2019-07-04 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 16, 2009 Embassy Review : It all went fine, slowly but fine. I think it was because my appointment was at lunch time and the COs were leaving their windows to go eat. I arrived at the consulate like at 10:00 my appointment was at 11:15 there was a long line of people with appointments at 11:00 but it wasn0t for recidency so go to the front and ask because when we did, they let us in another line. Then they divide you depending on the type of visa you are getting and you go in, you have to take off your belt and put your stuff in a thing like the ones at the airport, again, no cellphones, cameras nor anything electronic, also no keys not anything like that, also no makeup, don't risk it they'll make you throw it in the trash. After you do that they take your appointment letter and give you a number you go in to wait in a outside tent and you have to stare at the screens with numbers and the number of the window you have tog o, they'll call your number to a window and you have to give your medical there, they ask you about your information to check if they have it right and then send you to put your fingerprints then you go to wait again. Don't worry if you see higher numbers than yours they'll call you eventually. When you see your number you go to your window and they ask you who's petitioning and to swear the truth. They didn't ask much just if i had been married before, if my husband had, how we met, and she asked if i had pictures of us and i did, i showed them to her and after she saw them she said congratulations you've been approved and i went to pay DHL and that was it. A lady who went in before me had her stuff done like an hour before i did, and i suspect it was because of the lunch hour. Rating : Good

Local US CIS Office Review: Fort Smith AR Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : March 20, 2019 Embassy Review : I arrived 30 minutes before my interview (scheduled for 10:30), went through security, had to take shoes off get keys out of my bag and all that. Went in and we were the only ones in the waiting room. At like 10:35 the officer came out and called me, no chit chat or anything as soon as we walked in his office he asked me to swear to tell the truth and I did. After a couple of minutes of him just looking at his computer without saying anything he went through all the questions super fast, made me read a phrase then told me the answer to write on the ipad and started asking me the civics questions, no segway or anything. They were easy questions, like the capital of my state got 6 right and he moved on to ask me a couple more questions in the application. Gave me a sheet of paper that said I passed and told me my ceremony would be scheduled soon and it would probably be in the city where I live, so no more traveling. I spent a total of 15 minutes inside with the officer, it was quick an easy. Overall great experience. A couple of hours later the status had changed on the web saying recommended for approval, a couple of hours more and it said my oath was going to be scheduled and a couple more ours and it said my oath had been scheduled. The day after my interview my oath letter was in my documents. javascript:emoticon('') Harassment Level : Very Good

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