Dawn654's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Dawn
Beneficiary's Name: John
VJ Member: Dawn654
Country: United Kingdom
Last Updated: 2010-04-12
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Immigration Checklist for Dawn & John:
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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 : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2009-10-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2009-10-14 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2009-10-21 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2010-02-11 |
| NVC Received : |
2010-02-17 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2010-02-25 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| 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 : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2010-03-25 |
| 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 : |
2010-04-12 |
| Interview Date : |
2010-05-11 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 113 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 202 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 : |
May 17, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
I live in London so getting to the embassy was not an issue. My interview appointment was at 9:30 am. I arrived at Bond street station (a 5 minutes walk to the embassy) at 7:50 am and was outside of the embassy at 8:00 am. The embassy doesn’t allow people in until 8:30 am and there was already a short queue. Once the embassy opened I went through the various check points:
1. Show passport and collect a plastic bag for any metal you may be carrying (strictly no electronics).
2. Show passport again with appointment letter.
3. Go into an annex and though metal detector.
4. Go into the embassy building and show appointment letter to a receptionist who assigns your number. Mine was R906 (There were 6 immigrant visa interviews in front of me)
Please note that I was assigned my number at 8:30 am 1 hour before my interview was scheduled. I wouldn’t risk getting to the embassy more than 2 hours before you interview is scheduled.
After receiving my number I walked up a few steps and entered a large room. There were large TVs in the centre with chairs laid out on either side.
I was called after 40 minutes of sitting down and 100s of Non immigrant numbers being called. I went to window 11 and spoke to a nice American lady. She had my file, though, as I took my medical before an interview was scheduled she had to go look for my medical package. It took her about 30 seconds to find it (prior the interview I was stressing that they may have lost my medical details. I had my medical about 2 weeks before my interview date was assigned).
She then went though a check list to ensure my NVC file had everything. After that she told me sit back down and wait to be called for phase two. She also gave me a pink form to enter my delivery address for my documents and VISA (Don’t forget to bring a pen; they have some there, though, easier if you bring your own).
I sat back down and waited for an hour. This time I was called to window 15. A friendly American guy greeted me and instructed me to hold up my right hand and swear and oath. My finger prints were then taken. He asked:
1. How long my wife and I had been married
2. Where we met
3. Where will we be living
4. When will I move to the US
Then he simply said…. I’m not going to waste your time. You’re approved The whole process took about 2 hours. 2 interviews each about 5 mins and 110 minutes of waiting.
Thanks to my lovely wife for being who she is and for all her hard work.
Thanks to VJ and the members for all the help and support received.
Good luck to everyone!
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Very Good |
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POE Review: Newark
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Description |
| Entry Date : |
2010-05-20 |
| Embassy Review : |
CR1
I filled out both the green and white i94 forms (to mitigate any issue as i wasn't sure which they would want, they actually took the white)as well as the customs form.
There was hardly a queue at customs. Ater being called forward i told the officer i was immigrating and handed my documents over. He asked me a few questions about my wife; how long have we been married and what does she do for a living. After answering he called another officer over and told me to follow him. I was led into a medium sized room. I was the only person there, he opened the sealed envelope and check my documents. After a few minutes he told me i was good to go javascript:emoticon(' ')
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| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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