Frank-n-Tina's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Frank Beneficiary's Name: Tina VJ Member: Frank-n-Tina Country: China Last Updated: 2019-06-27 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Frank & Tina:

USCIS 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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Guangzhou, China Marriage (if applicable): 2018-02-26 I-130 Sent : 2018-07-17 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-07-19 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2018-11-29 NVC Received : 2019-01-03 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2019-03-04 Pay AOS Bill : 2019-03-08 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-03-26 Submit DS-261 : 2019-03-20 Receive IV Bill : 2019-03-04 Pay IV Bill : 2019-03-08 Send IV Package : 2019-03-26 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2019-04-19 Case Completed at NVC : 2019-04-19 NVC Left : 2019-04-19 Consulate Received : 2019-04-19 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2019-04-19 Interview Date : 2019-05-23 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-05-30 US Entry : 2018-06-27 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 133 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 308 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Guangzhou, China Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 25, 2019 Embassy Review : Path to the Consulate: My wife and I were both amazed at how quickly and, dare I say, easily, this went for her. We arrived into Guangzhou the day before and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton, which is an easy 10-minute walk across the Flower City square, down Zhu Jiangxi 6th Street, across Huaxia Road, at right to the North Entrance of the Consulate. Arrival at the Consulate: The appointment was at 0930 and the instructions said to arrive at that time AT the Consulate. However, there was a long line and we chose to arrive about an hour early. The guard at the gate looked at our appointment letter and allowed my wife entry. I walked back across the street to the R&F Building (with all the life-sized bronze statues of plus-sized women) to the NE corner and sat down in the Starbucks to wait. After about an hour of waiting in line and once inside the Consulate, there was an inner security scan similar to that in an airport. My wife had brought a plastic, segmented folder with all of her documents and nothing else. She said that Security would keep your umbrella for you, if needed. After passing Security, she went to the third floor Immigration Department (Section A) to get her interview #. This is where the staff inspected all of her white book documents. They kept the photo copies of all the white book documents, passport photos, and her passport. They returned the originals white book documents. She then arrived at section B about 1020 and waited about an hour-and-a-half for her interview. There were about 200-300 people there also waiting. Interview: She went to a window at one of the counters when her number was called and spoke to a female agent. The agent was very friendly and had reviewed her case thoroughly. The agent took her fingerprints and asked her to raise her right hand and swear to tell the truth. The questions were like this: 1. What is your name? 2. Who is the petitioner? 3. Where did you meet? 4. How many children does he have? 5. What are the children's names and ages? Stamp. Approved! I want to think that my preparation of all of the documents had a big part in the ease of approval. I think that if everything is in order, that the agents are quite happy to approve the visa. Waiting for her to return: At about 11:30 I went to the south gate of the consulate to wait for my wife to return. Even though there was a thick haze of pollution in the sky, it was very hot, so I opened an umbrella to deflect some of the heat. Thank God I brought that umbrella or I would have been soaked by the time she arrived. About 20-30 minutes later, my wife came walking along the long, straight path from the building exit to the gate. I was able to get a nice video of her as she approached and capture the moment when she told me that she was approved. Afterwards we went to a nice lunch in the K11 building, B2 level and returned to the hotel for a nap in the air-conditioned room. Woo - Hoo! Rating : Very Good

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