kimsue's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Kim
Beneficiary's Name: Jonas
VJ Member: kimsue
Country: France
Last Updated: 2017-08-23
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Immigration Checklist for Kim & Jonas:
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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 : |
France |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-09-18 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2010-10-18 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2010-10-24 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-03-07 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-03-24 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2011-03-28 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2011-03-28 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2011-04-04 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2011-03-29 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2011-03-31 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2011-03-31 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-05-04 |
| NVC Left : |
2011-05-17 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-05-19 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-05-13 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-06-21 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-06-29 |
| US Entry : |
2011-07-02 |
| Comments : |
NVC
03/24/2011 Case # Assigned
03/28/2011 AOS Bill Paid
03/29/2011 DS-3032 Emailed
03/31/2011 IV Bill Paid
04/04/2011 AOS Package Sent
04/06/2011 IV Package Sent
04/17/2011 Received RFE for AOS (requesting birth certificate)
04/17/2011 Emailed Response (birth certificate already sent)
04/20/2011 Emailed/mailed proof that beneficiary not subject to J1 residency requirements
04/23/2011 Received RFE for IV Package (requesting UK police certificate)
04/25/2011 Emailed/mailed proof that certificate not required (lived there less than 12 months)
04/29/2011 Supervisor said she would personally request my file
05/04/2011 Case Complete
05/13/2011 Interview Date Assigned |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 134 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 240 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2013-05-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2013-05-06 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2013-06-05 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2013-09-04 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Portland OR |
| Date Filed : |
2017-01-04 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-01-11 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-02-08 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-06-27 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2017-08-07 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: France
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
July 12, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
My husband had his IR-1/CR-1 visa interview on June 21, 2011 at 1PM. He entered the Paris embassy at 12:50 and was out by 3PM. There were three "stages" once inside.
At the first stage, they took his appointment letter and the number assigned when he entered.
At the second stage, they asked for updated civil documents (only necessary if expired). They also asked if the passport photos he brought were different from the ones sent to the NVC (they weren't), and expressed some doubt about the quality of the photos. They said they would leave the decision up to the CO, who apparently thought they were good enough, since the original NVC photos were used. [On a side note, the photos were taken by a professional photographer in Lyon who was on the list provided by the embassy, but he was totally incompetent and my husband had to personally resize them to meet U.S. standards.] The person at the second stage also asked my husband how long he lived in the U.K. (8 months). This had caused problems at the NVC- they sent an RFE for a U.K. police certificate and I had to fight with them for awhile before they admitted that it was not required because he lived there less than 12 months. Happily, there were no such problems at the embassy.
At the third stage, he had the actual interview with the CO, which was quick and easy. The questions asked were:
When and where did you meet?
When were you married?
What do you do for a living?
What do you plan to do in the US?
Have you ever been to the US before?
When he answered yes to having been in the U.S. before, she asked why it wasn't written on the DS-230 and he had to point her to an addendum (the DS-230 didn't leave enough space for all the times he's been here). She then asked if he had any questions (no) and told him that he should receive his visa in 6-10 days.
As far as appointments at embassies go, the experience was very positive. Almost all of the time spent was simply waiting for his number to get called as opposed to getting seriously interviewed. The CO was polite and efficient and did not ask to see any additional evidence. My husband had to bring a Chronopost 13H 2kg envelope to the interview (this bigger size required for IR-1/CR-1), and the visa arrived 8 days later. |
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Very Good |
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