Anil2013's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Anil Beneficiary's Name: Mary VJ Member: Anil2013 Country: South Africa Last Updated: 2014-03-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Anil & Mary:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State F-2A Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

F-2A Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : South Africa Marriage (if applicable): 2010-12-23 I-130 Sent : 2011-02-01 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-02-08 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2013-03-19 NVC Received : 2013-03-27 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2013-04-10 Pay AOS Bill : 2013-04-10 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2013-04-17 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2013-04-10 Pay IV Bill : 2013-04-10 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2013-04-30 Case Completed at NVC : 2013-06-07 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2013-07-01 Interview Date : 2013-08-22 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-08-23 US Entry : 2013-09-28 Comments : Port of Entry at JFK. No questions asked. Got stamped and was at the baggage carousel in less than 5 minutes. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 770 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 926 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : Boston MA Date Filed : 2013-04-13 NOA Date : 2013-04-15 Bio. Appt. : 2013-05-16 Interview Date : 2013-08-10 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2013-09-27 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: South Africa Review Topic: F-2A Visa Event Description Review Date : August 23, 2013 Embassy Review : The interview at the US Consulate in Johannesburg was fairly painless. My wife's interview was at 1 pm. After getting past the security checkpoint, she waited for her name to be called and was asked to submit 2 passport size photos (even though they were originally submitted to the NVC), my latest tax return (this was submitted to the NVC, I guess the lady at the Consulate was just going through a checklist!) and proofs of our relationship. My wife submitted photos, snapshots with comments from facebook, passport stamps showing our travels together and select mails that I had sent her. She was asked the following questions by the South African lady at the first window and then again by the interviewing officer: a) How did we meet? b) Is it the first marriage for both of us? c) How often did we visit each other before and since our marriage? d) What does the petitioner do in the US? and e) When does my wife plan to leave for the US? After that, the officer gave my wife all the original certificates and a green slip asking her to collect her visa the next day from the Consulate. Fairly routine. Guess we would not have wanted it any other way. Good luck to everyone going through the process! Rating : Very Good

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