Hana&Reda's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Hana Beneficiary's Name: Mohamed Reda VJ Member: Hana&Reda Country: Morocco Last Updated: 2013-11-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Hana & Mohamed Reda:

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 : National Benefits Center Transferred? No Consulate : Morocco Marriage (if applicable): 2012-07-15 I-130 Sent : 2012-09-17 I-130 NOA1 : 2012-09-26 I-130 RFE : Alhamdolilah None I-130 RFE Sent : Alhamdolilah None I-130 Approved : 2013-05-02 NVC Received : 2013-05-23 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2013-06-04 Pay AOS Bill : 2013-06-04 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : 2013-06-04 Receive IV Bill : 2013-06-07 Pay IV Bill : 2013-06-11 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2013-06-11 Case Completed at NVC : 2013-08-30 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2013-09-10 Interview Date : 2013-10-29 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2013-10-31 US Entry : 2013-11-14 Comments : I received a checklist twice which caused a two month delay. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 218 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 398 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Morocco Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : November 3, 2013 Embassy Review : Background: Both Moroccans My husband is older than me Same religion Visited him 3 times Married for 1 year Both never married before No children My husband's interview was on the 29th of October at 8:30 am. He had to travel to the city of Casablanca and rent a hotel near the consulate. The next day, when he arrived there was a line of people across the consulate. The officer asked for the appointment letter and passport. Then he had a metal detector that the officer used for security check. My husband was allowed to go up to the window and give the lady his passport and the 2 by 2 photos. He then was allowed to enter the consulate. He went through a hallway where he was met by to security officers. He had to take off his belt and anything inside his pockets. Everything had to be put in a box to run through the scanner machine. The security officer patted my husband down. Then he was able to proceed. My husband took a seat of the few rows of chairs. He happened to be the first ones to be called. The man with the goatee called up my husband to the window. He asked him "Were you ever married before?" My husband noticed he had a checklist that he was crossing when he answered that question. Then he asked for his medical envelope. He opened the medical envelope and reviewed everything. He then asked my husband "Would you like the interview to be in Spanish or English." My husband is not so fluent in English, so he chose to take it in Arabic, but he kept insisting him to take it in English. My husband then went back to his seat to wait for the second part. He noticed that the other people that were going to the man with goatee were taking way longer than he did. After five minutes he was called by the lady with the blonde hair. Standing next to her was a Moroccan translator. The blonde lady was super nice and was smiling while the translator seemed to be very stern. Once my husband arrived at the window he noticed that the photos that I had sent to USCIS were sitting on her desk. He had his fingerprints taken. My husband then had to raise his had and swear that he is saying nothing but the truth. My husband was then asked the following question: How did you meet? When was your wedding? Did she come this year of 2013? When did she go back to America? (specific date) How many times do you talk to each other? The blonde lady asked for no kind of evidence from my husband. They seemed to be very impressed at the way I organized everything. While my husband was answering the question she was looking at the computer. Then she gave back our pictures that I had sent to USCIS and our original marriage certificate. Then she gave my husband a paper she said "Here is a paper to know your rights in America." As soon as he heard her say that he knew he was APPROVED! Then gave him a pink paper stating to pick up his visa on Thursday at 3:30. He was out the consulate in less than 35 minutes! My husband picked up his visa and will be coming to America this week!!!! Inshallah!!! Rating : Very Good

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(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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