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Immigration Checklist for Shelly & Stephen:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
London, United Kingdom |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013-12-23 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2014-01-13 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-01-17 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-06-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-06-23 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-07-24 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-07-28 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-07-29 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-07-26 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-09-10 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-09-10 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-07-30 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2014-10-08 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-09-26 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-10-14 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-10-16 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-10-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-11-03 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-11-05 |
| US Entry : |
2014-11-19 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 138 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 290 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: London, United Kingdom
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
November 7, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Posted on Visa Journey on November 6th.
My husband Steve had his interview on Monday, November 3rd at 9am in London. I am writing the review from the experience he shared with me. Please note Steve and I have both been married previously. Steve thought that the whole interview as focused on both of our divorces. Our review of the interview is from a divorcee perspective, unlike some of the other reviews that we’ve read on here. I think they did go more in-depth with questions on our case vs. just the regular how and when did you meet, etc.
Steve got in line at 6:55am and there were about 15 people ahead of him in line at that time. He said it was pretty organized how they sort you out with regards to where you need to be standing. He highly recommends getting to the Embassy by 7am (his interview was at 9am) and also couldn’t believe the massive amount of people in line and the amount of armed guards outside the Embassy. One guy near him in line wasn’t going to make it through the line for his interview time at 8am. Please note they do NOT turn you way if you miss your time, you are still given your interview. Make sure to have your Passport, Interview Letter and DS-260 Confirmation page is available as that’s all they require at this point.
Steve then proceeded through the line, security (airport type check) and receptionist; he got his number and then took a seat at approx. 8:20AM. Then he waited about 35 minutes for his number to be called.
When his number was called, the first lady he met with was an Asian woman; she did a document check and asked various questions about the documents. He noted that she was very soft spoken and had to ask her to speak louder as he was not able to clearly hear the questions she was asking. He showed her the DS-260 confirmation page, interview letter and passport, she also asked for the passport photos and she had him write his name on the back of only one of them. She also asked for his courier letter as well. Then she focused on his medical records (she wanted to know for herself the type of blood pressure meds he was on lol), checked his medications and said medical was fine. She then gave him his chest x-ray back via a cd and original documents. She told him to listen carefully and that he needs to bring the cd from the Medical Exam (chest x-ray) to POE. He saw that while he was at her window she was filling out a checklist completing all of her necessary tasks while going through the document checks, etc. with him. He said she was friendly and felt at ease with her. She did ask him if he was married before and he confirmed that yes he was married before and this is a 2nd marriage for the both of us and stressed that he was never going thru another divorce again. She asked about Steve's divorce and first marriage. He told her he was married at the age of 21 and she said she understood how he got married too young and that some young marriages don't always last. She asked if I had been married before and he answered yes. She said he was all set to take a seat again and sent him on his way. I almost forgot to mention that he has his fingerprints taken at this window.
After waiting another 15 minutes Steve was then called to the actual interview. First thing Steve had to raise his right hand and swear on oath and also get his fingerprints taken again.
The man was from Louisiana and Steve said to him you don’t have a Louisiana accent and they hit it off right away. He focused on BOTH of our divorces again and asked Steve to confirm the date of my divorce. The interviewer was more focused on me at this point; the interviewer asked him how many times I visited the UK and if I ever worked in the UK (Steve witnessed the interviewer going over my AOS while asking questions). The interviewer wanted to know if I was a UK taxpayer, Steve got the impression that the interviewer was doing a checks/balances on my AOS and making sure I never had work experience within the UK. The interviewer perused through my AOS to confirm that I have not had any UK employment. The interviewer asked how we met and when, and also wanted to know our love story (Steve felt that the interviewer was looking for real details about the relationship so he gave him specific dates, like when/how we were friends, when the friendship turned into a relationship, when we got engaged and when was our wedding). The interviewer did ask Steve how we kept communication going throughout our relationship. Steve communicated the various methods that we used. The interviewer wanted to understand the journey of our relationship but it was all in a conversation format, more like chit-chat. Steve said it's almost like they wanted to confirm everything that we had already submitted was true and correct. It was almost like a cross reference from Steve’s conversation with the interviewer and to the specific dates on our submitted documents. The interviewer asked Steve if I have met his kids and stressed how important it was that his children and I had a good relationship. Steve also let the interviewer know that his kids were in our wedding as Best Man and Bridesmaid and that both of his children came out with him to visit me in March 2014 and also that his son came out with him in June 2014 to visit with me. Steve told the interviewer that he visited me this past summer and the interviewer said that he could see that Steve had visited the USA this summer (so they DO check on visits). Steve got the impression that the interview guy was not there to judge us. Steve said that he felt they just wanted to make sure that our relationship was valid. He got the impression that the interview guy was pleased that they could see family values, like making sure his kids can visit and there were no issues with them and their step mom. On a last note my husband says he got the impression that they were not trying to fail him or trick question him but he did stress to me that they (Asian Lady and Interview guy) focused on the divorces. The interviewer then said your visa has been APPROVED and welcome to the United States of America. He also said you’re crazy for moving to Wisconsin this time of year. Steve got the impression he was teasing the other interviewer at the next window who was from Wisconsin! It appeared that the 2 interview guys had an inside joke on about cold Wisconsin! Small world.
We hope this review helps you with your interview as well.
Cheers,
Shelly & Steve
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Very Good |
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