lilsweetie's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Juliette Beneficiary's Name: Mom and Dad VJ Member: lilsweetie Country: Canada Last Updated: 2025-02-11 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Juliette & Mom and Dad:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-5 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-5 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? National Benefits Center on 2024-06-14 Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): I-130 Sent : 2022-06-23 I-130 NOA1 : 2022-06-23 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2023-06-06 NVC Received : 2024-06-14 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : 2024-06-14 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2024-06-19 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2024-06-14 Pay IV Bill : 2024-06-14 Send IV Package : 2024-07-16 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2024-07-23 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2024-11-19 Interview Date : 2025-01-28 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2025-01-30 US Entry : 2025-01-31 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 348 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 950 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : CDN-USA Border POE Date : 2025-01-31 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Took about 1 hour. No wait to talk to anyone as we used the Nexus line, but non-nexus would have been an hour of waiting in line. Our time was mostly just sitting and waiting as the 2 officers at the counter did not know how to process it and had to get help from a supervisor. They were extremely nice and congratulated us on the immigrant visa. No fingerprint or photo taken. The officer even took a photo of us for me to commemorate the event!

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: IR-5 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 30, 2025 Embassy Review : Interview was 8:30am Tues. Jan 28, 2025. IR5 for both parents. We arrived at the consulate at 8:15am. No wait, only a couple other parties were there with appointments at 8:45 and 9:00. It seems that they do appointments in 15 minute increments. They checked the passports against their appointment list. My dad’s appointment didn’t show up on the list! This caused a bit of a scare. We showed them our interview letters and the guard went inside to check if they could interview him with my mom. Thankfully they let him in, but I have no idea why they didn’t have a record of his appointment. His appointment date and time was clearly listed on AIS and on the interview letters we received. I was not able to go inside with them. First thing they did was put a sticker on the back of the passport and give you a slip of paper with a number on it, then you go through security. Had to remove all coats, but could leave shoes on. After security there were a bunch of very small lockers for phones and smartwatches. After security you go up one floor in an elevator to a large waiting room with plastic chairs and a counter with windows that they serve you at. It was a lot like the set up at the DMV. They give you a yellow laminated care with a list that said something like, “Please make sure you have these documents”: • 1 Photo – which they scanned in and returned to us • Marriage Certificate • Divorce Certificate if applicable • Applicant’s Passport • Affidavit of Support – but they did not look at it or ask for it at any time • Petitioner Birth Certificate The wait was about 30 minutes until their number was displayed on the TV monitor and what counter to go to. The officer asked for each document one at a time and reviewed it, then gave it back. When she was done, she asked them to sit down again and wait again to be called up for fingerprinting and the interview. The wait was about 20 minutes. The officer was extremely pleasant and kind. One of the nicest people we’ve encountered through the entire process. Firstly, she had them swear an oath that everything they say is the truth. Then they were fingerprinted (all 10 fingers, digitally), and then she only asked 3 questions. • What does your daughter do for a living? • Where will you be living when you move to the USA? • Please confirm that the only countries you have lived in for longer than 6 months are: X, Y, Z. That was it! She gave them a sheet with the AIS website and next steps and said, “I am approving your visa. Congratulations, go and celebrate! It will take 1-1.5 weeks for the visa to be issued after we finish up some back-end work on the visa. The whole process took about 1.5 hours but most of that time was spent waiting. Later the same day, we checked CEAC and the status had already been updated to ISSUED. The next morning we received an email with the tracking #. Interview 1/28, Issued 1/28, Mailed out via Canada Post Xpressmail 1/29, ETA 1/31. Rating : Very Good

POE Review: CDN-USA Border Event Description Entry Date : 2012-09-28 Embassy Review : Peace Arch Blaine, WA. Officers were very nice and friendly. They took ink fingerprints which ended up not being good enough and I had to go to Seattle for biometrics AGAIN after POE. That is my only complaint with the experience. The female officer didn't seem too knowledgeable about how to process my visa packet. Harassment Level : Low

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