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Gigi & Gabe's US Immigration Timeline

  Petitioner's Name: Jacqueline
Beneficiary's Name: Gabriel
VJ Member: Gigi & Gabe
Country: Ghana
Last Updated: 2020-09-22
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Immigration Checklist for Jacqueline & Gabriel :

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 : Texas Service Center
Transferred? Potomac Service Center
Consulate : Ghana
Marriage (if applicable): 2019-09-27
I-130 Sent : 2019-12-10
I-130 NOA1 : 2019-12-19
I-130 RFE : 2020-04-29
I-130 RFE Sent : 2020-05-15
I-130 Approved : 2020-09-02
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 :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :
Interview Result :
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :
US Entry :
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your I-130 was approved in 258 days from your NOA1 date.


Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Ghana
Review Topic: K1 Visa
Event Description
Review Date : October 10, 2019
Embassy Review :
We were denied. Our petition expired on June 7, 2019. They scheduled our interview in May knowing the petition would be expired. So I went to Ghana and we got Married on September 27, 2019.

Please be sure to re-validate your petition. I was told the embassy automatically re-validate them. That was not so in our case. Our goal was to get married, so we did. We will be filing the CR-1. If that's not approved, I may be re-locating to Ghana. The visa isn't our goal, being together is.
Rating : Very Poor


Timeline Comments: 33

Gigi & Gabe on 2019-02-15 said:
Today I received the best Valentine's Day gift ever. I received our NOA2 in the mail!!! I wasn't even expecting to receive it until late March. Ain't God good!!!
blank avatar Lolonyo on 2019-02-15 said:
Yes, He is! Congratulations!
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-03-20 said:
The NVC forwarded our packet to US Embassy in South Africa today!
blank avatar Lolonyo on 2019-03-20 said:
Instead of Ghana? What?!
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-03-20 said:
I contacted the NVC, and the Embassy in South Africa to see if they would transfer it to Ghana. My fiancé has been living in South Africa for past 4 years so I think that’s why they sent it there. He was upset about it but, I thought it might improve his chances for being approved. We’ll see what happens next. God is in control
blank avatar Tish_Ghana on 2019-03-29 said:
Is your fiance in Ghana now? did you get an interview date? my fiance is from Nigeria but living in Ghana.
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-03-30 said:
My fiancé is in South Africa. We didn’t hear anything from consulate about forwarding our petition to Ghana but they sent us an email telling us to schedule interview in South Africa. Our interview is May 16.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-04-12 said:
Happy for you guys!!! We are still waiting on our noa 2
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-04-12 said:
Happy for you guys!!! We are still waiting on our noa 2.
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-04-12 said:
I pray you receive it soon. Thank you for your thoughts
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-04-17 said:
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-04-17 said:
So we scheduled the physical and interview in Johannesburg. Then the consulate in Johannesburg contacts me by email saying they transfer our case to Ghana. 😞. Now I guess I have to wait for the consulate in Ghana to contact us to schedule an interview there. I already paid for interview in Johannesburg, what do I do now.
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-04-17 said:
So we scheduled the physical and interview in Johannesburg. Then the consulate in Johannesburg contacts me by email saying they transfer our case to Ghana. 😞. Now I guess I have to wait for the consulate in Ghana to contact us to schedule an interview there. I already paid for interview in Johannesburg, what do I do now.
blank avatar Tish_Ghana on 2019-05-15 said:
Good luck on the interview today!!
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-05-15 said:
Thank you so much but we canceled bc they sent the packet to Ghana.
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-05-28 said:
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-05-28 said:
Hello all So the Embassy in Ghana finally notified me to schedule our interview. I had to pay the fee again and then there were no dates available. We waited a week and the first available appointment was August 13 @ 7:30AM. So that’s our interview date. I have faith that God’s favor will shine on us and we will be approved. I’ve heard some horror stories about Ghana but I’m trusting and believing all will go well.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-05-31 said:
Hello how did the embassy in Ghana get in touch with your fiance? Cuz we're waiting on them our case has been forwarded to the embassy.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-05-31 said:
Hello how did the embassy in Ghana get in touch with your fiance? Cuz we're waiting on them our case has been forwarded to the embassy.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-05-31 said:
Hello how did the embassy in Ghana get in touch with your fiance? Cuz we're waiting on them our case has been forwarded to the embassy.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-05-31 said:
Hello how did the embassy in Ghana get in touch with your fiance? Cuz we're waiting on them our case has been forwarded to the embassy.
blank avatar Cazlas on 2019-05-31 said:
Hello how did the embassy in Ghana get in touch with your fiance? Cuz we're waiting on them our case has been forwarded to the embassy.
blank avatar Tish_Ghana on 2019-06-13 said:
The initial interview that your fiance was going to have in South Africa, did they ask him for paper work to prove his work permit in South Africa?
blank avatar Tish_Ghana on 2019-06-13 said:
The initial interview that your fiance was going to have in South Africa, did they ask him for paper work to prove his work permit in South Africa?
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-06-17 said:
His work permit is in his passport. They didn’t ask for paperwork to support the permit
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-06-17 said:
His work permit is in his passport. They didn’t ask for paperwork to support the permit
Gigi & Gabe on 2019-06-17 said:
His work permit is in his passport. They didn’t ask for paperwork to support the permit
blank avatar His&Hers123 on 2019-10-11 said:
Hi dear sorry about the denial but am glad you've got a positive attitude towards it all. Please did they tell you the reason for the denial?
Gigi & Gabe on 2020-02-12 said:
Forgive me for this late post. Our petition was no longer valid. It expired on June 7, 2019. I didn't re-validate it.
Gigi & Gabe on 2020-06-23 said:
Received RFE on 5/15/20. It was dated April 29, 2020. The request was for my Marriage Certificate which I included. I sent a 8x11 copy and the license is 11 x 14. For the RFE I sent notarized original copy.
IsItLekker on 2021-04-16 said:
Hi guys! Do you remember when you were transferred to Potomac Center?
Gigi & Gabe on 2021-06-12 said:
Hello everyone Let me update you on my situation. I found out Gabriel has a wife in South Africa. He married her on July 12, 2014. He didn’t divorce her. He married me on September 27 2019. I am in the process of getting a divorce
blank avatar Lolonyo on 2021-06-12 said:
So sorry about this unfortunate situation, Gigi! May the Lord give you the strength & peace you need to maneuver through this! *if you're up to it - how did you find out?
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