jamiendoucette's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Alex
Beneficiary's Name: Jamie
VJ Member: jamiendoucette
Country: Canada
Last Updated: 2020-03-12
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Immigration Checklist for Alex & Jamie:
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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 : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Armenia |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013-11-16 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-12-28 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2014-01-07 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2014-06-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2014-07-11 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-07-28 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-07-30 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-07-29 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-07-30 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-08-05 |
| Send IV Package : |
2014-11-10 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2015-01-16 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| 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 : |
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| Interview Date : |
2015-02-23 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2015-02-25 |
| US Entry : |
2015-05-23 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 161 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 412 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
CDN-USA Border |
| POE Date : |
2015-05-23 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
Crossed at highgate springs VT. I had my moving truck packed up, my cats, their paperwork, my paper work and my husband (who's american.) I phoned the boarder the night before so they would be prepared for my arrival and all of my paperwork was laid out neatly. I also had packed all of my things with an itemized list incase they wanted to look at my boxes. The boarder guards barely paid any attention to my paper work, didn't even check that I had cats in the cases and just stamped the papers they needed to. Honestly this was less hassle than any regular time I had tried to cross the boarder into the United States. |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2017-02-24 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-02-27 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-03-27 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2018-02-15 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
2018-03-22 |
| Comments : |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Baltimore MD |
| Date Filed : |
2018-03-27 |
| NOA Date : |
2018-03-29 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2018-04-20 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-03-14 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2019-07-18 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada
Review Topic: V-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 28, 2018 |
| Embassy Review : |
Full disclosure, its been a while since my actual interview date but I will try to be as specific as I can with my memory.  Woke up the morning of the interview with my papers in a little file folder and my ID. I made sure to get there early incase there was a line, my husband was not requested so he waited for me in the Starbucks just up the street. There were only about 3 of us in line, I was the second. When the consulate opened they asked me for my letter to scan and my ID, I was led inside and had to put my coat and folder through a scanner while I walked through a metal detector. Once through I was lead into the waiting room, I had stayed up all night the night before reading reviews so I knew to sit nearest the elevator so I could be the first one in. I had to wait what felt like 3 hours for everyone to come into the waiting area. Finally an employee came down near the elevator and asked everyone to wait in a line. We all entered the elevator, you want to stand at the back of the elevator the doors so you can be the first one out. When you arrive upstairs will open on the opposite wall of the doors you came in (I hope this makes sense.) Everything was smooth sailing to this point. I was anxious for what awaited me at the top of the elevator and my interview. When we got to the top floor I was the first one out, I took a number and was called almost immediately to the desk. I needed to show a woman behind glass my appointment letter, again. Give her my passport, my id and a few other documents I needed to bring hard copies of. She was very nice and took them, gave me a number and asked me to sit in the waiting area and wait. At this point my heart was in my throat and I could hear it beating. I was so excited and nervous all at the same time. It felt unreal that all of my waiting was coming to this moment. I kept looking out the window in the waiting room, which side note is a gorgeous view of Montreal. I remember looking down and thinking this is one of the last times I'll be able to see the city from this angle so definitely take a few glances out the window while you're waiting. It may be the last time you see the city from that high up. Another eternity later (15 min or so) my number was called and I had to go to the 'interview room' which was more or less a cubicle. The man interviewing me was behind glass again and had a giant folder in front of him (I'm assuming it was full of all of the forms and paperwork I had sent in up to this point.) He asked me a few basic questions: How i was doing, How was my morning, Confirm my name and DOB etc.. Then he asked me about 15-20 questions: What is my mother in laws maiden name, where did my husband and I meet, what is his birthday, what day did we get married. Very basic easy stuff. Then he just sort of walked away from the window without saying anything. I was so nervous, I thought I made a mistake and wanted to cry. The came back, stamped something, passed me a paper under the glass and I thought I was getting denied. I took the paper and it said ' WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES' in giant letters across the top. I must have read it about 15 times and it finally registered. I (yelled) said to him 'omg, is that it?' and he laughed and said yes. I thanked him about 6000 times and couldn't stop smiling. He passed me a little more paperwork and told me he would be keeping my passport to attach my visa, explained to me this would all be mailed back to me and I would need to pick it all up and that I couldn't open the envelope until I actually was immigrating etc etc. I was so happy. He told me I could leave so I passed back through into the waiting room to head to the elevator, I couldn't wait to go back down and tell my husband! You have to wait for an employee to open the elevator for you. As I was standing waiting for the elevator, looking out at the view of the city, thinking back about all of the time this whole process took and all the hard paperwork and fees and waiting; I made eye contact with a girl in the lobby who also looked as nervous as I had been. We looked at each other and smiled, it was a really nice moment that even now, a few years later, I think back to. She smiled back to me with a sense of genuine happiness that only someone else going through this same draining process could have. Finally the elevator arrived and I ran to the coffee shop, my husband saw me coming and met me outside (at this point I had totally lost my shit and was crying with happiness and relief. He wasn't even sure if it was good new or bad.) Of course we were both so relived with the news For anyone reading this to prepare themselves for their interview, I hope this was helpful for you. I remember how nervous I was for the days leading up to my interview!! I promise you you have this, you are stronger than you think. We're all in this together. The sense of community you will receive from (this website and) the new community as an immigrant is honestly one of the most rewarding parts of this entire journey. We have all been through so much and moved mountains to be with our loved ones and no matter what happens with your paperwork, or this process, no one can ever take that away from us. Good luck, with love. <3 |
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