JB209's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: J
Beneficiary's Name: J
VJ Member: JB209
Country: Colombia
Last Updated: 2021-04-07
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Immigration Checklist for J & J:
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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? |
Texas Service Center on 2016-11-18 |
| Consulate : |
Bogota, Colombia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2016-01-04 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2016-06-16 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2016-07-05 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2017-01-23 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-02-06 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2017-02-09 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2017-02-10 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2017-04-17 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2017-02-09 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2017-02-10 |
| Send IV Package : |
2017-04-17 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2017-06-26 |
| NVC Left : |
2017-06-30 |
| Consulate Received : |
2017-07-05 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-06-29 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-08-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-08-23 |
| US Entry : |
2017-08-29 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 202 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 409 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Newark |
| POE Date : |
2017-08-29 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Took some time just because I got assigned to a slow line but people were very friendly, no questions asked. Probably took 1 hour but 45 minutes of that was just waiting in line. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2019-06-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2019-07-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-07-25 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-11-08 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2019-11-08 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2019-11-20 |
| Comments : |
Very quick interview and process. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Oklahoma City OK |
| Date Filed : |
2020-07-07 |
| NOA Date : |
2020-07-16 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
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| Interview Date : |
2021-03-22 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2021-04-16 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 18, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
Arrived to the embassy very early at 6AM but like others posted, they will not start taking people until 6:45ish. While 6:45 AM comes, you have to wait outside across the street to the south (big barren sidewalk). Then at 6:45 AM through a very good PA system they call people, Immigrant visas (family based, fiance, refugee) to line 3 and non-immigrant (tourism, student, work) to line 1. They mentioned on the PA that they would take all immigrant visa applicants regardless of their appointment time, therefore it pays to go early if you wish; while non-immigrants would have to be strictly at their appointment times.
Once on the line 3, a girl comes asking for your passport, two photos with your full name on the back, police certificate, birth certificate and medical exams. She reviews it, scratches you from the list, places a green sticker on you and your passport and asks you to go ahead to security. At the security point, they only asked me to put on the tray cellphone, jacket and my folder with the documents while I walked through the metal detector.
Then kept walking to the actual embassy building where tow girls on a table review the documents requested before and scratched my name from another list. They directed me to window 31 or 32 where the pre-interview happens. Here a Colombian girl reviewed these documents, opened the medical exams envelope and asked me for the marriage certificate. Asked me who is petitioning and whether she is USC or LPR. Then returned the documents including a big paper with a number on it directed me to windows 2-6 to wait for 8AM when they would start calling according to the number given before.
At 8:10 AM I got called, and gave my documents. there CO sworn me in and started the interview:
Who is your petitioner?
How and when did you meet?
When did you started dating?
When did you get married?
Has she been to Colombia?
Where is she right now?
What is she doing?
Who is the 2nd petitioner?
CO was very nice and patient, and was typing all the time while the interview was going. CO did not ask for any extra documents, no I-864 forms, no proof of relationship, no proof of petitioner status in the US.
At the end, CO gave me the domestic violence sheet, told me my visa was approved, returned a huge packet of documents from the NVC (some documents not all of them) and gave me the instruction to pay USCIS fee. Then told me my visa should be on my hands in two weeks.
Very great experience and very nice people. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Local US CIS Office Review: Oklahoma City OK
Review Topic: cis_topic
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
April 7, 2021 |
| Embassy Review : |
My case is super simple, so the interview experience may change if your case is more complicated (previous marriages, kids from previous marriages, kids applying with you, overstays, etc); however, my interview was quick and I was in and out in 15 minutes.
When you come in, only you (And your lawyer or interpreter) may come in, nobody else is allowed. When I arrived, the agent was expecting me, maybe because my interview was at 1PM so the first right after lunch. The agent looked at my interview letter, went though security with me and then straight to his office.
Asked for my Driver's License and Green Card, then asked for a few general questions (Crime history, travel history, etc).
Then asked me the civics test questions verbally: West coast ocean, east coast ocean, what does the judicial branch do?, whom do we pledge alliance to? (I forgot the other 2); then proceeded with reading questions by displaying a simple sentence on a tablet and asking me to read it "Who lives in the white house?", followed by asking me to write on the tablet "The president lives in the white house".
Continued filling out some forms on his computer and then approved me. Gave me the form where you can write if you want to change your name and all other information they ask for the naturalization certificate and sent me on my way.
During the interview I asked for possible oath ceremony dates and the agent was nice enough to tell me, although of course I had to wait for my oath ceremony letter on the mail. Use your social skills to slide this question during your interview. |
| Harassment Level : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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(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
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