RandW's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for W & R:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Vermont Service Center on 2020-02-23 |
| Consulate : |
United Arab Emirates |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
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| I-130 Sent : |
2019-11-30 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2019-12-06 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2020-05-13 |
| NVC Received : |
2020-05-16 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2020-05-16 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2020-05-18 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2020-06-30 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2020-05-16 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2020-05-18 |
| Send IV Package : |
2020-06-30 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2020-08-11 |
| NVC Left : |
2022-01-19 |
| Consulate Received : |
2022-01-21 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2022-02-10 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2022-02-15 |
| US Entry : |
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| Comments : |
**EXPEDITED**
Expedite Timeline
11/24/21- Expedite request sent to NVC
12/7/21- NVC Acknowledged expedite request
12/9/21- Expedite denial email
1/18/22- Expedite approval email
1/19/22- "Appointment canceled" email received from NVC
1/19/22- Email from NVC: Case has been expedited & sent to Abu Dhabi Embassy (CEAC status changed to In Transit)
1/21/22: CEAC status changed to Ready
1/27/22: Email from Embassy with registration/scheduling instructions
1/28/22: Interview scheduled for 2/10/22. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 159 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 797 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: United Arab Emirates
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
February 15, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
Our interview was at 1pm. Husband went in at 12. Was waiting outside in line until ~12:45. After going inside it was security checks (airport style). Then passport and IL were collected and he was given a token. Then he waited till he was called for documents.
Documents asked for:
-Marriage Certificate
-Birth Certificate
-National ID card
-1 passport sized photo
After that they took his fingerprints, this was done quickly. Then he waited ~an hour for the interview part. No further documents were requested but he was asked a lot of questions. He said it was more of a conversation than an interview and the interviewer was nice and made jokes. He was approved, he didn’t receive any papers but was told his passport would be kept for stamping and he should get it sometime after the weekend.
He came out at 2:30.
Questions asked:
-When and how did you meet?
-What is your job?
-What is your spouse’s job?
-Where does your spouse live?
-Will you also live in City, State?
-Were you married before this marriage?
-Was your spouse married before this marriage?
-Do you have any children?
-Does your spouse have any children?
-Do you have family in the US?
-Is this your first time going to the US?
-When did you get married?
-Where did you get married?
-How many times has your spouse come to visit?
-What kind of wedding did you have?
-Who came from the US to attend your wedding?
-What level of education do you have?
He went in with a file of just about every document we could think of in addition to all of the requested ones. However, they didn’t even ask for half of the things they required in the instructions email. Better safe than sorry I guess? |
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 10NVC has sent an email confirming that documents are complete and will work with Abu dhabi embassy to schedule an interview appointment date. This was in January. How much time did it take for you get a response on this; in other words getting the interview date ?
RandW on 2022-01-31 said:We received the email saying our case has been DQ on 8/11/2020. We scheduled our interview 1/28/2022.
Our case has been expedited though.
Did you schedule the interview yourself or NVC/Embassy provided you the interview date and then you registered the appointment online
Also was your sponsor in US ? Mine is in UAE so just wanted to check if there was anything extra asked on the interview
RandW on 2022-01-31 said: We scheduled the interview ourselves.
Sponsor? Please clarify what you mean by that.
We are still waiting to hear from NVC on the interview date. To what i understand they send you a final confirmation on when to schedule the interview. Did you by any chance asked NVC to expedite your case quicker to get an earlier interview date?
Sponsor is the one who is a US citizen/petitioner
RandW on 2022-02-02 said: Yes our case has been expedited.
I am the petitioner and am in the UAE.
Thank you. What did you provide to embassy to prove your domicile at the time of interview ?
RandW on 2022-02-02 said: We didn't have our interview yet.
However, I don't live in the UAE so I do not think we need to prove this.
Hi! First of all congratulations!
I just wanted to ask how you were able to get the interview expedited, I heard it rarely gets approved.
Thank you!
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Hassan Aamir on 2022-01-31 said: