Rickey's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Rickey Beneficiary's Name: Yanzi VJ Member: Rickey Country: China Last Updated: 2011-11-04 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Rickey & Yanzi:

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 : Guangzhou, China Marriage (if applicable): 2010-06-01 I-130 Sent : 2010-06-28 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-07-07 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-01-14 NVC Received : 2011-02-25 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2011-03-01 Pay AOS Bill : 2011-03-02 Receive I-864 Package : 2011-03-04 Send AOS Package : 2011-03-09 Submit DS-261 : 2011-03-02 Receive IV Bill : 2011-03-26 Pay IV Bill : 2011-04-04 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2011-07-11 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-08-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-08-23 US Entry : 2011-09-18 Comments : In late march 2009 I met Yanzi Online at Perfectmatch.com. We have become great romantic friends. I will visit with her June 19- June 27 2009. If this works and I believe that it will; we have a long way to go. Please wish us luck. Visited Yanzi in Shenzhen in June 2009, and visited her again in October 2009. Married Yanzi in Shenzhen on 6-01-2010. I visited with her and her family for 2 weeks on this trip. Visited Yanzi in Hong Kong on Sept. 26 thru Oct 3. Case "touched" on 8-27-2010 !! Case "touched" again on 9-27-2019 !! Case transfered from CSC to TSC on 11-1-2010. Case touched on 11-3-2010, I assume this is TSC receiving it. Case touched on 11-30-2010. Case "is now being processed at a USCIS office" Case touched on 12-1-2010. Case touched on 12-2-2010. Case touched on 12-3-2010. Case touched on 12-6-2010. 12-29-2010-I Filed a Service Request with USCIS Today. Last week I asked a Senator and my Congressman's office to file an inquiry on my behalf. 1-14-2011 NOA2. This was not reflected on their website until 1-19. I received email and text on 19Th also. 1-29-2011 thru 2-6-2011 Visit with Yanzi in Hong Kong. As of 2-11-2011 still no NVC case number. On 2-13-2011 I emailed Angela Barrows detailing my plight. 2-14-2011 Ms. Barrows sent an email to me saying my case was shipped to NVC on 2-14-2011. NVC Received 2-25-2011 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 191 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 405 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Newark POE Date : 2011-09-18 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : No problems reported.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 17, 2011 Embassy Review : Yanzi reported to the Guangzhou Consulate at 12:30 PM on 8-16 to submit paperwork. It was around 4:00 PM when she actually got to see an officer. At that time she was asked if she was CCP. She was asked which language for interview.(She said Chinese) She was than given a number for the next day's appointment. She returned the consulate sometime before 7:30 AM on the 8-17. At about 9:30 AM the interview began. She was interviewed by a pleasant male officer. At some point in the interview the officer looked at length at the copies of my passport pages, noting the entry and exit stamps for 5 visits. The officer looked at the picture of Yanzi, her family, and I together. He looked a little at the 30 page logging of phone calls. He paid no attention at all to the emails or the evolution of relationship letter. She was asked: What is your husbands name? Where he works? What does he do there? Does she ever travel outside of China? What does husband like for vacation? Do you speak any English? She answered (in English) that she speaks only simple English that her husband understands. After this the officer smiled and said you are approved. I forgot to ask how long the interview took. It seems from her description that it was a short one. Rating : Very Good

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