2004/09/17 Jean and Peter get married
2004/09/22 Peter returns to Germany
2004/10/04 I-130 Received at CSC - return receipt.
2004/10/16 I-130 NOA1
2004/12/21 Peter visits Jean for Christmas (VWP, smooth entry)
2004/12/29 I-130 approved online.
2005/01/10 NVC Case Number assigned
2005/01/17 DS-3032 and affidavit of support fee bill sent by NVC
2005/01/25 DS-3032 and affidavit of support fee bill received, both sent back
2005/02/08 DS-3032 entered into system
2005/02/12 IV fee bill generated
2005/02/19 I-864 received by petitioner
2005/02/22 I-864 sent to NVC
2005/02/23 IV fee bill received by beneficiary
2005/02/26 IV fee sent to St. Louis
2005/02/28 IV fee received in St. Louis (USPS)
2005/03/xx (last week of March) IV fee payment accknowledged, DS-230 generated
2005/04/01 Relative sent DS-230 (prefilled, James' cover page) to NVC
2005/04/05 DS-230 received at NVC
2005/04/08 Case completed
2005/04/13 Case forwarded to Frankfurt
2005/04/18 received by embassy
2005/04/22 interview date assigned
2005/04/29 interview @Frankfurt: approved
2005/05/11 one-way flight
J1 HRR Waiver Timeline
2004/10/12 Mailed J1 Visa Waiver application.
2004/11/02 Received instructions and case number from DOS.
2004/11/04 Mailed request for no objection statement to German embassy.
2004/11/10 German embassy sent statement to DOS
2004/12/07 Sent personal statement of reasons to DOS
2004/12/30 DOS has still not received statement from German embassy.
Sent fax to waiver review board. Answer via E-Mail within a couple of hours,
confirming that statement has not been received.
2004/12/31 E-Mail to German embassy, asking to send statement again.
Multiple phone calls, faxes, E-Mails in January to get form to the right place in DOS.
_All_ diplomatic notes for "no objection" have to be sent up to four times by the
German embassy until they reach the correct destination within DOS.
2005/01/26 No objection statement finally received at DOS, waiver review board
2005/01/28 Favorable recommendation
2005/02/17 Waiver from USCIS
