newliweds's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: S
Beneficiary's Name: J
VJ Member: newliweds
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2011-09-24
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Immigration Checklist for S & J:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Montreal, Canada |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2009-01-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2009-08-01 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2009-10-15 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2010-02-03 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| 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 : |
2010-10-01 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-08-06 |
| US Entry : |
2011-08-31 |
| Comments : |
On the interview date I was missing some important documents, I collected them and sent it to the US embassy about four months later.
After US embassy received my documents (DHL delivery notice), I waited four more months to finally receive my visa. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 111 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 351 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Vancouver |
| POE Date : |
2011-08-31 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
I handed in my package to the POE officer, he then told me to walk into a room with American flag hanging on the front door. I went in there, an officer at the front door greeted me and told me to wait until my name is called. Before I even sat down, another officer called me over, so I gave him all my docuemnts, he looked at it, asked a few questions: how we met, what did I do, what my wife does, where are we llving, etc, simple questions, then he took my finger prints and told me to wait, after about 10 minutes, he walked to me personally handled me my passport and boarding pass. Very friendly. I was very surprised he actually did that instead of calling me over. And finally he walked me out the door and wished me good luck to my new life. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 24, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
We came out at 6am and waited outside the consulate, there was another couple waiting already.
At around 7am, the guard opened up the door and let us in, we had to clear out our pocket and store anything that are not needed for the interview in a deposit box they provided. We then followed one of the guards to the elevator and went up to 10th floor if I remember correctly (the actual floor number wasn't shown at all for security purpose i think, but you could clearly see most of downtown Montreal from there.
So we were at the floors where the interview took place, it was based on first come first serve, and we were second inline before entering the building so I got my named called after about 10 mins, it was a big room and it was only for validation purpose, the officer verifed my name, ages and my files, then directed me to wait outside so another officer will call my name for hte actual interview. So I went out, sat down, they had free tea and coffee, etc. After about another 10 mins, i got my name called, and so both me and my wife went into a little room, the interviewer again, verified my name, age, and he looked at my wife's tax return, asked how we met, blah blah. Since I was missing some important information, he handled me a worksheet, telling me as soon as I mailed into the missing docs they will issue the visa. That's it, that was the whole interivew.
Basically we went in at 7am as second in line, and got out around 10am. |
| Rating : |
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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