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JapanResident's US Immigration Timeline

blank avatar   Petitioner's Name: David
Beneficiary's Name: Haru
VJ Member: JapanResident
Country: Japan
Last Updated: 2021-07-20
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Immigration Checklist for David & Haru:

USCIS DCF 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 : Tokyo, Japan
Marriage (if applicable): 2015-11-11
I-130 Sent : 2018-12-07
I-130 NOA1 : 2018-12-17
I-130 RFE :
I-130 RFE Sent :
I-130 Approved : 2019-12-12
NVC Received : 2020-01-8
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-02-03
Pay AOS Bill : 2020-02-04
Receive I-864 Package :
Send AOS Package : 2020-02-18
Submit DS-261 : 2020-02-15
Receive IV Bill : 2020-02-04
Pay IV Bill : 2020-02-04
Send IV Package : 2020-02-18
Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2020-07-03
Case Completed at NVC : 2020-04-30
NVC Left : 2020-06-18
Consulate Received : 2020-06-19
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date : 2020-06-26 Submit Review
Interview Result : Administrative Review
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received : 2020-07-23
US Entry : 2020-08-06
Comments : As of March 22, 2020, we are halfway through our estimated wait to become documentarily qualified (DQ). We expect to have our case reviewed by April 24th, as long as no RFEs are issued. The US embassy in Tokyo, unlike most embassies around the world, is still doing immigration interviews, and we hope to get ours scheduled in mid-May. Flights between Tokyo and the US (i.e., LAX) are still running, though we don't know for how much longer. If we get a visa issued then, but flights from Japan to the US are then canceled, we would only have until mid-November for my wife to get to the US before her visa expires. After that, it's unclear what will happen with her visa status. I've seen embassy notifications from other countries explain that a new process will begin, with new fees and new waiting times.

In June we requested an expedited visa with NVC for a medical reason. The request was granted, and two days after receiving the request the US embassy in Tokyo scheduled an interview for my wife. She hadn't time to get her medical check completed prior to her interview, but the embassy told her to come in for the interview first and she could submit the medical check results afterward.
Processing
Estimates/Stats :		 Your I-130 was approved in 360 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 557 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.


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Timeline Comments: 9

Gloria Camara on 2019-12-17 said:
Did you happen to do the I -129F and send that in also
blank avatar JapanResident on 2019-12-17 said:
Yes, we did. But after more than 100 days after USCIS received it, no action was taken on it. The I-129f didn't work at all for us.
Gloria Camara on 2019-12-18 said:
Ok thanks because I did it also and doesn’t seem to be working for us either our PD is December 10 2018
Gloria Camara on 2019-12-18 said:
Ok thanks because I did it also and doesn’t seem to be working for us either our PD is December 10 2018
blank avatar JapanResident on 2019-12-18 said:
You should definitely get your approval soon! If you haven't downloaded the USCIS case tracker app for your phone, you might try to check your status there. That seems to be the most up to date source of case info around.
Gloria Camara on 2020-04-30 said:
Once you go for your interview and you get your visa approved how long until do you have to use it to come to the United States before it expires
blank avatar JapanResident on 2020-04-30 said:
I'd have to look it up, but I seem to remember that one has six months to use it and come to the US. But with the pandemic, I'm sure there are/will be allowable exceptions.
IsItLekker on 2020-06-30 said:
Have you guys been able to go for your medical yet?
blank avatar JapanResident on 2020-06-30 said:
My wife went this morning, actually. She has to wait a week for her results, which they'll mail to her, and then she'll in turn mail them to the embassy. The medical check went fine, although she would have preferred not to get three vaccine shots all at once. :) Since she already had her interview, we're hoping she'll have her visa in hand in another two weeks or so.
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