Can-USA2010's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Chad
Beneficiary's Name: Meredith
VJ Member: Can-USA2010
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2015-01-04
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Immigration Checklist for Chad & Meredith:
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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 : |
Montreal, Canada |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-08-21 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2010-09-23 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2010-09-29 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-01-20 |
| NVC Received : |
2011-01-25 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2011-01-27 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2011-01-26 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2011-01-31 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2011-01-27 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2011-02-01 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2011-02-01 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2011-02-03 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-04-14 |
| NVC Left : |
2011-05-03 |
| Consulate Received : |
2011-05-05 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2011-05-02 |
| Interview Date : |
2011-06-02 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-06-09 |
| US Entry : |
2011-07-01 |
| Comments : |
We did the DS-261 and DS-260 and electronic processing. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 113 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 246 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2011-07-01 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
My dad drove me across the border at Sault Ste. Marie. We drove up to the booth and I showed them I had an immigration package so he called some people to bring us to secondary. He said "what you do? Get married or something?" I said yep! He also asked me where all my stuff was, and I told him it was in the car. A man and a woman came and met our car and led us to secondary. We left everything in the car except my purse. When we got inside they told us to sit down. Since they don't get a lot of immigrant visas at this border, they had to get out the binder of instructions. All the other people working there were all kind of joking with each other and being sarcastic. It was really different than before I had my paperwork in order...they were all really intimidating and kind of mean when i tried to cross.
They called me up to verify the information and opened my envelope. They took my fingerprint with ink...but just my right index finger. I had to do it twice and it had to be in the middle of this small square. Then I had to sign in this little box. Then they did a few more things reviewing the file and told me congratulations and welcome to the USA and handed our passports back.
The whole thing was kind of anit-climactic after this whole process...but so glad to be done! :) |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Detroit MI |
| Date Filed : |
2014-07-29 |
| NOA Date : |
2014-08-14 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2014-08-27 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-01-13 |
| Approved : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 2, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
I arrived at the consulate just after 7am and there was a couple and another woman in front of me. At 7:30 the guard came and unlocked the doors. The first couple in line was not allowed in because he was carrying a computer bag. I was the second person in, and had to go through a metal detector like the airport and have my bag scanned. I was the first one downstairs, and I sat in the first chair next to the elevator. The room got full and a guard came down and paged the elevator and sent us up to the 19th floor. I was the first one off the elevator. We had to line up to get numbers, and I got C-1. Then we had to sit down under the the sign to immigrate to the USA. I sat for probably about 5-10 minutes before I was called up to window 9. The man was very nice and I had to give him my passport pictures, my original birth certificate (the long one), and our marriage certificate.
Since we did electronic processing, he wanted a DS-230 filled in, but I had one with me already filled in, so then he checked the information on it, and also wanted the AOS from my husband and our co-sponsor. He also wanted our proof of payment for the IV from online. He also took my finger prints.
Since I had been in the USA before on a B-1 visa, he also wanted to look at my old passport. Then after he had all that, he told me to go sit back down. Then he called me back because he had forgotten to take my current passport.
Then it was a lot of waiting! It felt like forever, but really it was probably about 30-45 minutes. Then I heard my name get called and I had to go to booth 7. The lady was very nice and was joking around with me, saying she her me practically running to the booth! haha
She had me sign my DS-230 and asked me a couple questions about when I was denied entry right after we got married, and then asked me where my husband was and I told her he was in MI. That was pretty much it! She also asked how we met. She took a couple of my finger prints again and then wrote some notes in the computer and then handed me the "Welcome to the United States" letter and handed back my original certificates.
I am still kind of in shock that it's all over! Now just to wait for DHL to send my passport back and then cross in and be with my husband!!! can't wait! |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*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
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