fridgewater's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ryan
Beneficiary's Name: Bridget
VJ Member: fridgewater
Country: South Africa
Last Updated: 2020-03-06
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Immigration Checklist for Ryan & Bridget:
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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 : |
National Benefits Center |
| Transferred? |
Nebraska Service Center on 2013-12-11 |
| Consulate : |
South Africa |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-12-12 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-05-14 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-05-16 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-01-03 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-01-29 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-01-29 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-01-31 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-04-30 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-01-30 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-02-04 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-02-06 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-04-30 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-07-10 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-09-02 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-09-05 |
| US Entry : |
2014-12-15 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 232 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 474 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Salt Lake City UT |
| Date Filed : |
2017-10-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-10-13 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-11-06 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2019-05-23 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: South Africa
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 9, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Was a little nervous due to the magnitude of the event.
Got to Consulate early around 12.15pm - interview at 1pm (good idea as there was already 10 people in the queue and you can end up standing in the sun otherwise), they started letting us in one by one just before 1pm.
Wasn't extremely busy as it's mostly immigrant interviews. They called us up randomly, (not queue order nor alphabetical).
At first call up, I spoke to a South African lady and they scan your finger prints and I gave in 2x US passport photos, my passort and additional (recent) proof of marriage (some A4 pages of printed photos), she asked if this was my first marriage and if my husband was the petitioner. The you go sit and wait again.
Second call up (the "interview"), I spoke to an American lady and she asks you to make an oath that you are telling the truth. She asked me a few more basic questions, how we met, when did we first meet, have I met his family and then she asked about the new photos. Took about ten minutes, but you do talk at an open counter and everyone waiting hears everything you say. She returned my new photos and my original birth certificate and marriage certificate, but not the police certificate (all of which we had sent to NVC). She stated that everything looked ok and said congratulations. Then she asked how I would like to collect my passport (DHL delivery: R90 or you can collect from Consulate for free, but have to wait in that queue again on either a Monday or Wednesday at 1pm).
Johannesburg is known for being a top notch consulate and I agree. Start to finish about 2 hours (incl. queue waiting).
Best advice I can offer, answer the questions simply and straightforward, don't go into everything in too much detail, they don't want to hear your life story! |
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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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