majm's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: M Beneficiary's Name: J VJ Member: majm Country: Colombia Last Updated: 2023-06-15 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for M & J:

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): 2019-09-18 I-130 Sent : 2019-10-07 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-10-10 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-06-16 NVC Received : 2020-06-17 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-06-17 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-06-17 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-06-24 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2020-06-17 Pay IV Bill : 2020-06-19 Send IV Package : 2020-06-28 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-07-08 NVC Left : 2021-06-14 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2021-07-01 Submit Review Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2021-08-17 US Entry : 2021-10-10 Comments : Interview was smooth, but result was AP due to lab results being delayed by Dr. Roa's office. Visa was approved 6 weeks later. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 250 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 630 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Atlanta POE Date : 2021-10-10 Submit Review Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : No Harassment Level : 0 Comments : We waited 2 months after receiving the visa (a few weeks past our 2 year marriage anniversary) so that the CR-1 would be an IR-1 and we would avoid removing conditions later (we had already waited in this process for almost 2 years due to the Covid pandemic). At POE, we provided CBP with our marriage certificate showing our marriage date and they advised the visa would automatically be changed to IR-1. They crossed out CR-1 on the visa and wrote IR-1 next to it. They also wrote IR-1 on the passport stamp. CBP advised the SSN would be sent in a few weeks and the Green Card in a few months. SSN never arrived. We had to call and make an appointment at a local Social Security office to get them to start the process. Nothing was in their system for our case. Green Card arrived 3 months later as "conditional" CR-1, not IR-1. Back into the system, filed I-90 to correct it... estimated wait time was initially 10 months, then 20 months. No end in sight. Contacted our Senator for help. POE in Atlanta was smooth, CBP was nice, but the process after that was awful. DO NOT WAIT for your SSN. Contact the SSA. If you enter with an IR-1 due to timing (with a CR-1 visa) DO NOT WAIT to contact USCIS. Be your own advocate.

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