Boop's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: K Beneficiary's Name: M VJ Member: Boop Country: Canada Last Updated: 2010-03-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for K & M:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): I-130 Sent : I-130 NOA1 : I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2009-09-28 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : 2009-11-21 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2009-12-11 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2010-03-24 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-03-29 US Entry : Comments : We started this process a while a go but kept changing our minds. The delay was ours due to indecision and skilled procrastination. It shouldn't take most people this long. Ha. As its been uh, 2 years since we stated I don't remember all the dates. Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 30, 2010 Embassy Review : My husband was first in line at 6:30am but he decided to have a smoke. When I joined him at 7am with our son we were behind a lovely couple. It was cold and a windy. At 7:30am the guards took pity on us and let us in first. Security wasn't a problem, even when my husband forgot he had his blue tooth ear bud on him. He just left it up front and we got it on the way out. We went down some stairs and waited near an elevator. Then up to the 19th floor to wait more. My husband went to the window alone so I don't know what all was asked. He came back and said he was finger-printable. I guess that's good. Then more waiting and he was called to a room. I tried to go with him but was told to wait. In a bit my husband returned to take over holding and entertaining our son. He was such a good baby for us. In the room a very nice woman asked me to swear an oath. Then she asked for my ties to the US. I provided printed statements of a US checking and savings account I had opened 3 months earlier. I provided 3 job postings I planned to apply for after we move. 2 were for a US branch of the company I had worked for in Canada before I had my son. I provided the health insurance quotes we had researched for ourselves and our son. I also provided a signed and dated voter registration application for the state we would be living in. She said Welcome back to the United States and you can send your husband back. We were done and out of the building by 9:00am. It was a lot less scary than I anticipated. All the Consulate guards and officers we came in contact were pleasant. The night before I was convinced we would be denied. I am so relieved that this is almost over. Now we just need pack and move. I recommend having your ducks in a row. Take any proof in writing you can get your hands on even if you don't use it. Its better to take too much than not enough. (updated on March 29, 2010) Rating : Very Good

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*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.

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