janoka's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Janos
Beneficiary's Name: Zsuzsi
VJ Member: janoka
Country: Hungary
Last Updated: 2021-02-25
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Immigration Checklist for Janos & Zsuzsi:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Hungary |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2006-01-01 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-12-23 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-12-31 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-06-24 |
| NVC Received : |
2020-03-18 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2019-10-24 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2020-03-03 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2019-11-13 |
| Send IV Package : |
2020-03-03 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2020-04-29 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2020-08-07 |
| Interview Date : |
2020-09-02 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2020-09-23 |
| US Entry : |
2021-02-16 |
| Comments : |
We were not ready to leave for the US before 2020, hence the huge time gap between 2014 and 2019. It has nothing to do with processing times.
Visa Received date: the Embassy let my wife redo the medical before Visa issuance to make sure it was valid longer (until March 3rd), hence it took a little longer to actually receive the Visa. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 175 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 2437 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Hungary
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
February 25, 2021 |
| Embassy Review : |
Everything went well, the interview was really a formality. They suggested we redo the medical (and we did), because the visa validity is counted from the exams' date and it was too long ago, there wouldn't have been enough time left to travel. We had to drop the passport and the new medical off later for stamping in the immigrant visa.
Other than that, it was a breeze. |
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Very Good |
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POE Review: JFK
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| Entry Date : |
2021-02-16 |
| Embassy Review : |
Was a breeze. The officer was very friendly and didn't even take us to the secondary. In the visa package, he only looked at the medical. The whole thing took probably less than 10 minutes, while regular travelers were standing somewhat impatiently in the line behind us... |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: 4Congratulations on getting your interview date! Did you apply for an expedite?
No, no expedite, the US Embassy restarted partial processing on July 15th and I guess that's how long it took them to get to our case.
https://hu.usembassy.gov/visas/
"As of July 15, the United States Embassy in Budapest is resuming certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services, including: IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2 immigrant categories, as well as F (student) and certain categories of J Exchange Visitor non-immigrant visas."
Good luck at your interview today! Let us know how everything goes! :)
Everything went well, the interview was really a formality, but we'll have to redo the medical, because the visa validity is counted from the exams date, and it was too long ago. Other than that, it was a breeze.
*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
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
ver 5.0
IsItLekker on 2020-08-08 said: