madmocca's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Leah
Beneficiary's Name: Marty
VJ Member: madmocca
Country: Australia
Last Updated: 2016-02-25
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Immigration Checklist for Leah & Marty:
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USCIS DCF 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 : |
National Benefits Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Sydney, Australia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2008-09-21 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-02-17 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-02-23 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-03-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-05-21 |
| 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 : |
2014-02-04 |
| Consulate Received : |
2014-02-12 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-02-12 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-02-14 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2014-02-19 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-03-04 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2013-07-13 |
| Comments : |
Seriously painful process. Glad I am now with my family.
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 10 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 374 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Sydney, Australia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
March 7, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
After reading some reviews on this website I knew what to look for, however the interview was NOT without complication.
Arrived early (7.30am) for 8am interview.
Headed up lift just after 8am after dropping off bag to security
Only had to wait around 15-30 minutes before being called up by number.
Handed documents over and the girl handed my original documents back. She had to make more copies of some of the documents as they were apparently missing, even though I sent them ALL in Packet 3 My advice is to take extra copies of all civil documents in case they screw up and lose some (which they seem to do regularly)
Then I sat back down and girl seemed to take an eternity before handing file over to person doing interview.
Girl was in her 30s and stoned face. Asked me a million questions about my marriage, where I was married, when, who my wife's parents were, what am I going to do in the US etc.
Then we hit a snag around the I-864 as there apparently no application for one of the household members (my wife's father). This form had been sent to the NVC months ago. She was about to send me home to get this application completed.
Luckily I had a spare original, which completed the application then and there.
Visa was approved and now I sit and wait so I can be with my family again after 6 weeks apart. |
| 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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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