johnjurewicz's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: John Beneficiary's Name: Amy VJ Member: johnjurewicz Country: China Last Updated: 2013-06-07 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for John & Amy:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Guangzhou, China Marriage (if applicable): 2011-11-11 I-130 Sent : 2012-03-30 I-130 NOA1 : 2012-04-12 I-130 RFE : 2012-09-20 I-130 RFE Sent : 2012-09-25 I-130 Approved : 2012-10-03 NVC Received : 2012-10-11 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2012-10-12 Pay AOS Bill : 2012-10-12 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2012-10-12 Pay IV Bill : 2012-10-12 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : 2013-02-07 Consulate Received : 2013-04-16 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2013-05-09 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-05-22 US Entry : 2013-05-26 Comments : Probably would have received the US Visa sooner but the US Embassy GZ received a "suspicious white powder" in their main mailroom and closed for the business week of Monday May 13! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 174 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 392 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Chicago POE Date : 2013-05-26 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Very fast, no none else there when we hit Chicago on Sunday 5/26/13. Immigration officers were helpful but very short. After fingerprints it was only "OK go get your luggage and go through tat door". Well it turns out "that door" was the main exit towards ground transportation etc. Not even a "welcome to America" from them....

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 9, 2013 Embassy Review : Appt letter said 7am appt but did not even get off street until 8am. When my wife actually had her interview approx. 11am, it was very fast; just " are you Ccp?" And " how did you meet husband?" Passed her and gave her the $165 payment slip within 1 minute. I actually got to shake hands with the CO Bec he was heading to lunch with some other CO's after he passed my wife. I paid theb$165 withi. 10 minutes at a local Internet provider! Rating : Good

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