sonimommy's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Sonia Beneficiary's Name: Christof VJ Member: sonimommy Country: Germany Last Updated: 2020-10-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Sonia & Christof:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? Potomac Service Center on 2020-02-24 Consulate : Frankfurt, Germany Marriage (if applicable): 2019-06-07 I-130 Sent : 2020-01-07 I-130 NOA1 : 2020-01-09 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-04-16 NVC Received : 2020-04-18 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-04-19 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-04-20 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-04-23 Submit DS-261 : 2020-04-29 Receive IV Bill : 2020-04-18 Pay IV Bill : 2020-04-20 Send IV Package : 2020-06-10 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-07-28 NVC Left : 2020-07-30 Consulate Received : 2020-08-04 Packet 3 Received : 2020-08-17 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2020-08-17 Interview Date : 2020-08-28 Submit Review Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2020-09-09 US Entry : 2020-09-26 Comments : Documentarily qualified with NVC on 2020-07-08. Submitted expedited request letter to NVC public inquiry form on 2020-07-07, followed up with NVC and was asked to re-send to NVC Expedite email on 2020-07-17. NVC approved request for expedited processing on 2020-07-28 and file was sent directly to Frankfurt consulate for scheduling. Also filed I-129F on 2020-01-16, and received denial on 2020-07-23 due to the fact that the I-130 was already approved. Because our interview at the Frankfurt consulate was scheduled with less than two weeks notice, my husband had to do his medical the day before the interview. Since the results are sent over to the Consulate, they were not available at the time of his interview. Thus, we had to sit in Administrative Processing for about 10 days until the visa was ready to issue. All in all, it wasn't as painful a process as anticipated, although of course you always wish the process would wrap up sooner! We are still super grateful, especially in light of delays that many couples are encountering throughout the world due to COVID-19. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 232 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

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