VisaJourney Member Immigration Timeline

Petitioners First Name: Kris
Beneficiaries First Name: Mary
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Last Updated : 2009-11-08

Immigration Checklist for Kris & Mary:

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
Consulate :	Norway
Marriage :	2008-11-01
I-130 Sent :	2008-11-17
I-130 NOA1 :	2008-11-28
I-130 RFE :
I-130 RFE Sent :
I-130 Approved :	2009-06-09
NVC Received :	2009-06-23
Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill :	2009-07-01
Pay I-864 Bill	2009-07-02
Receive I-864 Package :	2009-07-02
Return Completed I-864 :	2009-07-07
Return Completed DS-3032 :	2009-07-01
Receive IV Bill :	2009-07-01
Pay IV Bill :	2009-07-02
Receive Instruction Package :	2009-07-02
Case Completed at NVC :	2009-08-25
NVC Left :	2009-09-01
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :	2009-08-01
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :	2009-10-07 Submit Review
Interview Result :	Administrative Review
Second Interview (If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :	2009-10-29
US Entry :	2009-11-04
Comments :	The K-3, although approved 5 weeks after the I-130, reached the Embassy in early August and so we thought to go with that. The K-3 interview on 08/12/09 went well, but then we were told on August 17th that the case would have to go through administrative processing. NVC cleared the I-130 in late August and sent it to the Embassy in Oslo early September. Although we were initially told that there was no need for a second interview, the Embassy later called and conducted a second interview on 10/07. The A.P. finally finished on 10/29 and the Embassy issued the CR-1 visa at that time.
Processing Estimates/Stats :	Your I-130 was approved in 193 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 313 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review
Event	Date
Port of Entry :	Philadelphia
POE Date :	2009-11-04 Submit Review
Got EAD Stamp :	Yes,Passport Stamp
Biometrics Taken :	Yes
Harassment Level :	0
Comments :	Everything went excellently. Philadelphia is one of the best run ports, with the friendliest and most professional CBP officers we've ever come across. They asked some basic questions to confirm what was in the papers, took fingerprints, and then welcomed us. The whole process from the initial CBP immigration officer entry through completing secondary and getting the visa stamped took only about 20 minutes.

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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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