anthokad's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: S Beneficiary's Name: A VJ Member: anthokad Country: Nigeria Last Updated: 2011-03-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for S & A:

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 : Nigeria Marriage (if applicable): 2010-03-18 I-130 Sent : 2010-04-06 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-04-14 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2010-09-28 NVC Received : 2010-10-14 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2010-11-04 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : 2010-11-05 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2010-12-13 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2011-01-05 Interview Date : 2011-02-01 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-02-08 US Entry : 2011-03-09 Comments : Victory at last! I and my duaghter were finally united with daddy on the 9th of March.POE was Dallas Forth Worth, and it was a breeze. We checked through all the airport processes, including immigrations within 30minutes. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 167 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 293 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Dallas POE Date : 2011-03-09 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Nigeria Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : February 1, 2011 Embassy Review : I woke up at 4.30am on this faithful morning of Feb.1. I prayed, had my bible study, and went through my documentation again to be sure i was not missing anything. I left the house at 6.30am(my interview was 10am but i did not want to take chances). I boarded a taxi from Ketu to the Consulate@N1,500. While on the third mainland bridge at about 7.45am, the taxi developed a fault(can you believe that!), and driver had to push the taxi all the way to Lagos Island. I was furius but thankfully i had enough time on hand. I was able to change taxis and did finally arrive at the embassy around 9am. I paid N100 for the plastic chair i sat on while waiting for the 10am appointment to be called. The 10am queue was called at exactly 10am, but we stood on the queue till 10.10am before they opened the gates. We were asked to open all sealed envelopes and when i walked in and submitted showed my appointment letter, they went through the list and told me my name was not on the list of appointments for the day. That was the beginning of my fears. They said my interview has probably been rescheduled and i was not contacted. I objected and insisted that i have an appointment letter and i did not receive any e-mail re-scheduling my interview. They finally added my name to the list with a blue pen and gave me tag no. 50. When i got inside, i immediately used the restroom as i was really pressed. i was called to a window were a young black lady requested for 1)3 passports, 2)copy of my birth certificate, 3)copy of my marriage certificate, 4)my medical results-white envelope + vaccine records and my int'l passport. I was asked to sit and wait for my interview. there were 4 COs interviewing for the day(3 men and 1 lady). I prayed not to be interviewed by the lady as i noticed that the men were really very polite and professional. I also noticed that none of the poeple interviewed before me were for CR1 or K1, so there was no prior interview for me to learn from before my interview. I was called to Window 8 at exactly 12noon, The CO was a young black guy. He asked the following: CO: Who is petitioning for you? Me: My husband CO: What is his name Me: Mr. ......... CO: Where does he live in the US Me: Dallas, Texas CO: When did he travel to the US Me: June 2002 CO: How did he travel to the US Me: Through Visa Lottery CO: Which University did he attend Me: He attended.........in Nigeria before travelling to the US and he is currently attending University of ...... in the US CO: What did he study then and what is he studying now Me: He studied Secretarial administration, and he is currently studying Business Finance CO: What does your husband do in the US Me: He works in .....................(name of company) CO: What does he do? Me: He works as .......(tells him my husband's job title) CO: When did you start dating your husband Me: In 2008 CO: You mean you were not in a relationship before he travelled? Me: Yes CO: When did you meet your husband Me: We grew up together in the village and we were attending the same church and we were together in the church choir. That was how we met. CO: But why did you say no when i asked you earlier. You said you did not date him before he travelled Me: Yes, i did not date him. In the church we were not allowed to date before marriage. I only knew him but we were not in a relationship.He did propose to me then, but i said no. CO: So, how did he now contact you after he travelled. Me: His parents met my parents and told them of their son's desire to get married to me, so his parents were able to obtain my contact from my parents and gave it to their son to contact me. CO: So, when did he now contact you Me: February 2008 CO: Where does his parents live Me: In the village, in ..........(name of village) CO: What does your mother-inlaw do for a living Me: She is a farmer CO: Ok. How many times has he been to Nigeria since he travelled, and how long did he stay Me: He was here in feb 2009, stayed for 6weeks, and was here again in March 2010, stayed for 11days. CO: What did he do when he came Me: In Feb 2009, we had our introduction and traditional wedding, in march 2010, we had our court wedding and also brought our daughter to ....... CO: Do you have children? Me: Yes we have a daugther CO: Where is she, wwhy is she not here Me: She is at home, she already has a US passport(gave him our daughter's Passport+birth certificate+CRBA) CO: When did you come for this(referring to our daughter's documents) Me: In March 2010 CO: Have you ever travelled out of Nigeria before Me: No CO: Does you husband have relatives in the US Me: No CO: Where does your husband's family live Me: They live in the village. Two are living with me in Lagos CO: Why are they living with you Me: One is baby-sitting for me, and the second is attending a training in my office CO: How often do you talk on the phone with your husband Me: At least once in a day. Here are our phone records(passes our over 300-page phone records). We also communicate through e-mails. Here are our e-mail records(i waited for him to finish flipping through the phone records, and hands him the e-mail records) CO: Can i also see some pictures from you Me: Sure. Here are our marriage photos(hands him one album), and our other photos(hands him the 2nd album)each album had 80 photos CO: Who is this....and this....and this....(was asking me to identify people in the album) CO: Will you pick up your visa yourself? Me: Yes CO: Your visa will be ready next tuesday. go to this address(hands me a slip) and pick up the visa. Do not make any travel plans until you have your visa in hand.(gives me all the original documents submitted to NVC) Me: Thank you CO: (Nods) By the grace of God, i shall be picking my visa next week!!!! Praise to Jesus! Rating : Moderate

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