Gerhard's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Gerhard Beneficiary's Name: Ana VJ Member: Gerhard Country: Brazil Last Updated: 2018-01-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Gerhard & Ana:

USCIS DCF 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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Brasilia, Brazil Marriage (if applicable): 2012-12-28 I-130 Sent : 2013-04-04 I-130 NOA1 : 2013-04-10 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2013-07-02 NVC Received : 2013-07-23 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2013-07-23 Pay AOS Bill : 2013-08-05 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2013-09-17 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2013-10-21 Pay IV Bill : 2013-10-22 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2014-01-09 Case Completed at NVC : 2014-01-06 NVC Left : 2014-01-09 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2014-01-09 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2014-01-09 Interview Date : 2014-02-14 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : Comments : Some of the steps in this form seem to refer to an older procedure that is not being followed anymore. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 83 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 310 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2016-02-01 NOA Date : 2016-02-03 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2016-03-07 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2016-08-27 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : No Green Card Received : 2016-09-03 Comments : No interview.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : San Antonio TX Date Filed : 2017-06-01 NOA Date : 2017-06-05 Bio. Appt. : 2017-07-07 Interview Date : 2017-11-29 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2018-01-26 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : December 20, 2014 Embassy Review : Basically ok; not much to complain about. Strange is that all immigration interviews in Brazil are in Rio de Janeiro. Rio is a historical place with little actual economic importance. Sao Paulo is /the/ hub in Brazil (that is, in all of South America); the consulate there would be a much more logical place to hold the interviews. Also strange are the shipping procedures for the passport. After the interview you have to go to a postal office to pay for shipping there, then bring the voucher back. This feels like a really outdated procedure. Collect the money in the consulate, and just ship it. This probably would be easier on all involved; it definitely would be easier on this end. And really strange is how they treat marriage. We got married formally shortly before the visa procedures, but have lived in a common law marriage for quite a while. They told us that they are not interested in any evidence that we are actually married for a long time; they only go by the marriage certificate and the date on that. They very clearly prefer a fake marriage of a year over a real marriage of a lifetime (that has been registered only recently) any day of the week. Rating : Moderate

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