SP&JM's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Samantha
Beneficiary's Name: Jorge
VJ Member: SP&JM
Country: Spain
Last Updated: 2012-04-02
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Immigration Checklist for Samantha & Jorge:
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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 : |
Madrid, Spain |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2008-10-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2009-03-30 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2009-04-07 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2009-07-30 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2008-09-10 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2009-11-30 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2010-01-10 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-05-25 |
| NVC Left : |
2011-05-25 |
| 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 : |
2011-04-27 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| Comments : |
Please do not use this timeline as a reference, during the middle of the process I moved to Spain. We did not move quickly with responses, just enough to keep the process moving and not need to start over. Interview was scheduled in July 2011, we requested a delay due to pregnancy and birth of our child. If too much time has elapsed, you must take an updated Certificado de antecedentes penales and AOS forms to the interview. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 114 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 750 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
April 2, 2012 |
| Embassy Review : |
I have had very good experiences with this Embassy, from requesting the registry of birth abroad of my son to additional pages in my passport to the visa process with my husband. They are quick to respond via email and that is the method I would use to contact them.
Our interview was on a Tuesday and there was another person interviewing the same day as us (not sure what for, but he had the medical in the same place we did), so info that interviews are only on Wednesday is inaccurate.
Our medical was in the centro angloamericano on Monday, you do need to take vaccinaton records and the paper that the embassy sends with their address on it. The exam was expensive but quick, and as someone who has lived in Spain for a while, waiting 15 minutes for x-rays seemed like a miracle.
We picked up the results at 11:30 on Tuesday and walked to the embassy, arriving at 12. They take your electronics but since we have a baby we were allowed to take in his stroller and a bag with his things. We had to wait while someone else´s paperwork was reviewed and then it was our turn. Since we had submitted our paperwork to the NVC 2 years prior (!) the certificate of antecedentes penales was out of date, we requested that in our home city and had it prepared. I didn´t have originals of AOS documents from my parents (as noted elsewhere on the site, if you are not a US resident and you don´t have a job offer it is recommendable to have a joint sponsor). It was no problem, we just have to send the originals in the mail.
The interview was quick, questions about how we met and why we were planning to move to the US at this time were all we were asked. I don´t know what they would have asked if he had gone alone or if we didn´t have children. All people there spoke Spanish and English, so if one weren´t to speak English well it wouldn´t be a problem (both my husband and I speak both languages).
We drove to Madrid Monday morning early, and arrived home Tuesday evening, one passport lighter. |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
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