jcruzazucar's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jen
Beneficiary's Name: Gus
VJ Member: jcruzazucar
Country: Mexico
Last Updated: 2015-03-06
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Immigration Checklist for Jen & Gus:
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USCIS 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 : |
Juarez, Mexico |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
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| I-130 Sent : |
2014-02-19 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-02-20 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-08-18 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-09-17 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-10-09 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-10-10 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-10-20 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-09-18 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-10-16 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-10-16 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-10-20 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-12-15 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2015-01-23 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2014-12-22 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2014-12-22 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2015-01-03 |
| Interview Date : |
2015-02-25 |
| 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 : |
2015-03-05 |
| Comments : |
POE was very easy, they didn't ask him any questions at all. Thank God it was all smooth! |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 179 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 370 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Juarez, Mexico
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
February 25, 2015 |
| Embassy Review : |
We had our consulate interview today and my husband was approved!
HOTEL:
We stayed at La Quinta Inn & Suites in a two-bedroom king suite. Just fyi this is not a two-bedroom suite, it's a one bedroom suite haha...all was well. This hotel is great! Little noise, very very clean and the staff is extremely helpful, polite and professional. I highly recommend this hotel. It's not far from the consulate & clinics but its not walking distance either. They have a shuttle that can take you anywhere nearby from 6am to 9:30pm which is helpful as well as a business center where you can print your flight stuff, a gym, laundryroom, free breakfast everyday from 6am to 10am.
CLINIC:
We went to the Clinica Medica Internacional. Everything was organized and easy to do there. We arrived at 5:45am and spent about 2 hours there. We then went back at 2pm to pick up my husband's results (same-day). He received 2 shots and in total and it was $306 in total. You are able to accompany the applicant and can wait inside the clinic (it's quite large). Make sure you give the applicant the money to pay for the exam beforehand. Great experience!
ASC:
We had my husband's ASC appt. in Tijuana not Juarez. Very easy as well....took about 30 minutes in total.
CONSULAR INTERVIEW:
We arrived 30 minutes before the interview to the Sala de Espera right next to the consulate. They quickly called anyone with an 8:15am appt. to come to the front of the line. He was placed with a group who had the same appt. time as him and then was asked to sit for about 1 hour in the waiting area before entering the consulate. My mother and I accompanied him and were waiting in the same waiting area but a different section for visitors. Once he was in he was sent to a window where he was asked a few questions about me like birthdate, place of birth, and was asked for proof of my citizenship. and for the documents you must take to interview (P4 letter, DS-260 confirmation, medical results and passport).
He was then sent to sit on blue chairs (there are red, green, blue and black). He was then called to another window where he had his interview and was asked a few questions like where do I live, where do we plan to live once in the USA, what did i do for a living, where did i work, what he did for a living and what he planned to do once he entered the USA, did he have any criminal activity in USA or Mexico. He's in medical school and the CO was asking him about that since her brother is also in medical school.
She then said the magical words "your visa has been approved. Good luck and i hope you are able to practice medicine in the USA."
Very good experience overall! They did not ask for any documents other than the ones mentioned above. 
Best of luck to everyone! |
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Very Good |
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