americaandnorway's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Amy
Beneficiary's Name: Håkon
VJ Member: americaandnorway
Country: Norway
Last Updated: 2011-06-25
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Immigration Checklist for Amy & Håkon:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Norway |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-09-04 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2010-11-22 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2010-12-09 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-04-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-04-26 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2011-04-29 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2011-04-29 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2011-05-07 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2011-04-29 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2011-05-03 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2011-05-03 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-05-23 |
| 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 : |
2011-06-22 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-06-24 |
| US Entry : |
2011-07-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 124 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 195 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Norway
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
June 22, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
I showed up around 7.50 am (the appointment was 9 am) since I wanted to be there early. After waiting 10-15 minutes on the outside I was lead through the security and then into a "waiting room" were everything happen from giving them my passport, they going through my case (I was told they had been very busy and hadn't had the time to go through my case)and having someone asking me a few questions, say an oath on everything I submitted in the documents was true and let them scan my fingerprints.
The people was very nice and friendly, including the security guards and except from the security guards everything was in English.
I was told they had to do a background check on me, but unless they find something wrong (which they didn't expect to find)my visa was approved and I would hear back from them in a few days.
From what I can remember, the questions was:
How did you meet?
How do you communicate?
When did you start talking for the first time?
Tell me about your spouse's family
Is her siblings older or younger than her?
Why are you moving to the US and not her to Norway?
I brought with me evidence for email conversations, phone conversations and pictures, but none of it was asked for even if I had them with me in a plastic bag all the time I was there.
Around 9.40 am I walked out of the embassy, so the entire process went pretty smooth. |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: Minneapolis/St Paul
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| Event |
Description |
| Entry Date : |
2011-07-15 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived at the airport, got in the line for visitors. When I arrived to the custom guard, he said, immigration visa which I just replied, yeah. Then he told me they needed to process me and told me to get into this other room which I did.
Then I presented my case to the lady inside the room which also was nice and polite. She opened up my case right away, took my fingerprint, I signed to pages and she stamped my passport and welcomed me.
The entire process I think didn't take more than 15 minutes. All in all, a very positive experience. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
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