Elllena's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: A
Beneficiary's Name: E
VJ Member: Elllena
Country: Romania
Last Updated: 2023-05-10
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Immigration Checklist for A & E:
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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 : |
Nebraska Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2020-03-17 |
| Consulate : |
Bucharest, Romania |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2019-09-17 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2020-03-09 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2020-03-10 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| 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 : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2020-06-24 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2020-06-17 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2020-06-17 |
| Send IV Package : |
2020-06-24 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2020-07-29 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2020-07-08 |
| NVC Left : |
2020-07-30 |
| Consulate Received : |
2020-07-31 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2020-08-12 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2020-08-17 |
| US Entry : |
2020-08-18 |
| Comments : |
No stage of my journey was expedited, tried at USCIS once, but got denied.
CEAC status: 12 Aug, 13 Aug - Ready
14 Aug- Administrative Processing; a few hours later my visa has finally been ISSUED!!!
Medical exam: Regina Maria Baneasa
I was scheduled on August 3rd at 9:00 AM. Got there at 8:30, at 9:00 I was called in a room and got blood taken and an urine sample. They then send me to the second floor where Dr. Toma looked over my vaccination record, asked general questions, took my height, weight, blood pressure, listend to my lungs. After this was all done she send me to the hospital( 2 minutes from the clinic) to get the X-rays done and that was all.
Everyone was very nice and calm, overall a great experience.
X-rays cost 120 lei and the consultation is 680 lei. I didn’t need any extra vaccinations, but if you do that will cost extra. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 98 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 155 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| CIS Office : |
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| Date Filed : |
2022-08-06 |
| NOA Date : |
2022-08-11 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2022-09-06 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-05-02 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bucharest, Romania
Review Topic: General Review
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 14, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
I had my interview at 10:00, but I got there early around 9:15 and they let me in.
Went through security, just like you would at the airport. All I had with me was my bag, my wallet, keys, phone and the documents for the visa. They kept my phone and gave me a card. With that card you will be able to pick the phone back when you leave.
There were only 2 other people in the room, someone with a K1 and someone with a spousal visa.
At the first counter they took my fingerprints, my original marriage certificate, birth certificate, police clearance, one 5x5 picture, evidence of relationship and my new and old passport because it had an old J1 visa in it.
I sat down for maybe 20 minutes and then I was called by a lady consul. She was very nice and friendly. First I took the oath that I will say the truth and then she asked me how I met my husband, what was I doing in the US at the time I met him, when we officially started dating and when I saw him last time. I had 2 J1 visas, one in 2018 and another in 2019 and she asked me a lot of questions about my J visas( where I worked, if I had intentions of marriage before my second J1 visa, when I finished working, when I left the US, how many times I was in the US, if I had any unpaid sevis fee). She then invited me to sit down because there were a few verification checks she had to do, but assured me everything is fine. After about 5 minutes she called me back and asked me what my husband is working, what our joint sponsor is working, what I plan to work and if I will have insurance. She told me everything looks good and is approved, but she still has to wait for some verification to be done and that my visa should arrive next week. She kept my passport and police clearance, all the other documents were handed back to me.
I was in and out in 1 hour, everyone from the security at the entrance to the consul was very nice.
My interview took around 25 minutes, more than I expected and she also asked me a lot of questions about my J1 visas. After leaving the embassy I was very anxious and nervous not knowing if my case will end in AP, but my visa was issued 2 days later. |
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Good |
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POE Review: Chicago
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| Entry Date : |
2020-08-18 |
| Embassy Review : |
Very easy, I gave them my passport and just waited a couple of minutes for them to put my info in the computer, they stamped my passport and I was good to go. They didn’t ask me anything.
My flight was the only one that arrived at that time so the line went very fast, maximum 30 minutes and I was one of the last people they checked. Lots of international students on our flight, something to be expected as school starts soon. |
| Harassment Level : |
Low |
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Timeline Comments: 17NOA-1 9 march 2020
Transfered from Nebraska to California 17 March 2020
Expedite request 3 April 2020
Expedite Denied 14 April 2020
Noa1 for I-129F(K3)- 22 April 2020
How did you get your I-130 approved so fast ?
Congratulations on finally getting an interview date you guys!
Thank you, the consul said there are a few checks needed before issuing the visa, but she approved everything and estimated next week I should be able to pick it up. Praying it all goes smooth and I get my visa soon.
wow so happy for you !!!!! I m stuck waiting for the NVC payment to clear si-au luat bani si nu mai vor sa faca nimic . Another person was complaining about the same thing, the fee taking too long to clear and she contact them , they told her could take up to 6 weeks !!!!! Nu mai bine drum bun in USA !!!!
Continua sa ii suni si sa le trimiti inquiry pe AskNVC. Si eu am avut cateva probleme cu plata, am insistat la ei pana mi-au rezolvat. Poti sa contactezi si banca, poate te ajuta si ei. Mult noroc, sper sa treci repede prin ultimii pasi ai procesului si sa iti primesti viza. :)
I got my payment to clear and now I am in the process of uploading all the documents in the portal . Cind place in USA ??? Did you get your ticket yet ??? so happy for you !!! The way your process goes you might be there now lol
Haha, I wish I was there already. I will pick up my visa on Monday, unfortunately today they closed before I got a chance to get there. Still unsure what route to choose, the best would be thru Doha, unfortunately flight from Romania-Qatar are restricted now. I consider flying through Istanbul as well. Definitely avoiding Schengen countries, I don’t want to go through 2 weeks of quarantine and possibly have to explain gate agents at the airport that I am actually allowed to board a flight to US.
yeah....i know its hard to fly now.....wish you all the best !!! It's gonna take me another year :(
Best of luck, I hope Montreal opens back up very soon and they can start clearing the backlog.
Hi Ellena congrats how many days from issued to passport pickup? I am waiting on aramex and so excited.
I was able to pick it up the same day it was issued, but I got to the courier too late and they were closed so I just picked it up the next day.
Hi Ellena, welcome to the USA! Glad you had a good flight experience. We got our visa today and plan to travel soon. Did you have any trouble traveling from the EU? We may transit there.
Although Romania is in the EU, it is not part of Schengen so the travel ban doesn’t apply. I transited via Istanbul on my way to the US, so I have no idea if there would be any issues transiting via Schengen.
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