ArmyVet's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: G Beneficiary's Name: C VJ Member: ArmyVet Country: Colombia Last Updated: 2021-05-23 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for G & C:

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? No Consulate : Bogota, Colombia Marriage (if applicable): 2010-09-03 I-130 Sent : 2018-10-05 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-10-09 I-130 RFE : N/A I-130 RFE Sent : N/A I-130 Approved : 2019-04-09 NVC Received : 2019-04-24 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2019-05-15 Pay AOS Bill : 2019-05-16 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2019-05-19 Submit DS-261 : N/A Receive IV Bill : 2019-05-15 Pay IV Bill : 2019-05-16 Send IV Package : 2019-05-18 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : N/A Case Completed at NVC : 2019-05-21 NVC Left : 2019-05-23 Consulate Received : 2019-05-24 Packet 3 Received : 2019-05-31 Packet 3 Sent : 2019-05-31 Packet 4 Received : 2019-05-31 Interview Date : 2019-06-10 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2019-06-15 US Entry : 2019-06-29 Comments : USCIS Service Center : Texas (SRC) Beneficiary Country : Colombia Visa Category : IR1 USCIS Stage : I-130/I-130A 10/05/2018 : Sent via DHL to Chicago Lockbox 10/08/2018 : Delivered to Chicago Lockbox 10/12/2018 : Debit Card Charged ($535.00) 10/09/2018 : Priority Date (NOA1) 03/29/2019 : Expedite Requested (Phone) 04/01/2019 : Evidence for Expedite Requested (Email) 04/01/2019 : Evidence for Expedite Sent (Email) 04/05/2019 : Expedite Approved (Email) 04/09/2019 : Approved at 182 Days (NOA2) 04/16/2019 : Case sent to NVC NVC Stage : IR1 Visa 04/24/2019 : NVC Received Case 05/15/2019 : Case & Invoice Numbers Generated 05/15/2019 : IV Bill Received ($325.00) 05/15/2019 : AOS Bill Received ($120.00) 05/16/2019 : IV Fee Paid 05/16/2019 : AOS Fee Paid 05/18/2019 : DS-260 (IV) Submitted 05/18/2019 : IV Supporting Documents Submitted 05/19/2019 : I-864 and AOS Supporting Documents Submitted 05/19/2019 : Expedite Requested (Email) 05/21/2019 : Case Completed at 7 Days 05/23/2019 : Expedite Approved (Email) 05/23/2019 : Forwarded to Embassy (Bogota) Embassy Stage : Bogota, Colombia 05/24/2019 : Embassy Received Case 05/31/2019 : Interview Scheduled 06/05/2019 : Laboratory Tests 06/05/2019 : Medical Exam 06/08/2019 : Biometrics 06/10/2019 : Interview at Embassy 06/15/2019 : Passport with Visa Received 06/13/2019 : GC Fee Paid ($220.00) Post-Visa Stage : USA 06/29/2019 : US Entry (MIA) 12/04/2019: Green Card Received Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 182 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 244 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Bogota, Colombia Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 10, 2019 Embassy Review : ASC Appointment: My wife had a Saturday (10:15 AM) appointment. We got there around 9:30 AM and basically just got in in line and was ushered in, where all the documents were reviewed. Waited for about 20 minuted until it was my turn. They asked for her passport and DS-260 confirmation, they put a sticker on it. They asked who was petitioning her and took her fingerprints. They then reminded her of her consular interview appointment time. That was it. Consular Interview Appointment: We attended this appointment together. We were called in about 45 minutes early (7:15). They checked all the documents before passing through security and placed a sticker on the both of us. We then passed through airport-like security and were sent to another document-check station. We were asked to take a seat and waited for about 10 minutes before being called to window. The lady took all of my wife's documents and organized them. She also opened the medical paperwork and scanned them. She then proceeded to place a big clip on all my wife's documents and hand them back. We returned to the second document-check stations, where we were given a number and sent to another area to wait for interview. We waited for about 30 minutes to be called. The Consular Officer did not want to talk to me, he only spoke to my wife. Questions about my wife's previous U.S. residence status and our relationship were asked. The interview lasted maybe 10 minutes, wife did a biometrics signature on DS-260 and we were told we were approved. We entered at 7:15 and left at 9:20, our scheduled appointment was at 8:00. I can't complain, it was a lot faster than expected. Rating : Good

Timeline Comments: 6



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