MarcusMuc's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Laura Beneficiary's Name: Marcus VJ Member: MarcusMuc Country: Germany Last Updated: 2019-09-26 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Laura & Marcus:

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 : Frankfurt, Germany Marriage (if applicable): 2016-07-08 I-130 Sent : 2019-03-09 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-03-15 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2019-06-25 NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2019-07-19 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-07-25 Packet 4 Received : 2019-08-15 Interview Date : 2019-09-16 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-09-18 US Entry : 2019-09-23 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 102 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 185 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing Event Description Review Date : September 18, 2019 Embassy Review : Update post interview: I slept in the Best Western which is 5 minutes to the general consulate. My appointment was timed for 7:50 and the confirmation letter says you should not show up earlier than 15 minutes prior to that. I arrived at 07:15 and gave it a shot, was no problem. You first go to a window outside the general consulate and state your business. You receive a ticket with a waiting number and a large sticker on your passport. After that, you go through security and walk through a couple of doors into another building. There, you walk to the cashier and hand in your passport and in my case missing files. I only gave him my new passport pictures as I was told my other ones were too old and needed an update. The missing IRS document he did not take, but told me to hand to the caseworker in the next step. I paid my fee (310 EUR) in cash (but credit card would've been fine too) and then was told that they'll now keep my passport in the file and I should sit and wait. The waiting area is basically the whole building in one big room with windows and consular officers and case workers all around the walls behind counter windows in that room. I sat down and was called 5 minutes later to a window. A case worker ran me through my file and stated everything looks, I handed in my wife's missing IRS transcript, good BUT my medical exam is missing. I could still do my interview and should wait. I sat down again and waited for an hour and was called to a consular officer, a nice young person which greeted me with a smile. I could see her before I was called to the window; the consular officers take their time to look in all details through your file. She took an oath from me that I swear all information provided to the immigration unit written or verbal are correct and true. After that she asked me which language I prefer. We spoke english, her mother tongue. She asked me how I met my wife. She asked me if I ever lived more than 6 months outside of Germany. She asked me which language my wife and I speak at home. She asked me if I live together and where with my wife. After answering all questions she stated that everything looks good and she has no objections to allowing me the VISA I applied for, but without the medical exam file she is not able to process it. My interview finished and I called my panel physician. My medical was found and I received my visa zwo days later in the Mail. Excellent experience with Frankfurt; great team! Rating : Very Good

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