Prairiegirl3's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: James Beneficiary's Name: Sarah VJ Member: Prairiegirl3 Country: Canada Last Updated: 2021-04-22 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for James & Sarah:

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 : Vermont Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Montreal, Canada Marriage (if applicable): 2019-11-01 I-130 Sent : 2019-12-17 I-130 NOA1 : 2019-12-17 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2020-05-11 NVC Received : 2020-05-13 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2020-05-13 Pay AOS Bill : 2020-05-14 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2020-06-04 Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : 2020-05-13 Pay IV Bill : 2020-05-14 Send IV Package : 2020-06-04 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2020-06-18 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2021-03-12 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2021-04-05 US Entry : 2021-04-14 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 146 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 451 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Montreal, Canada Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 18, 2021 Embassy Review : My appointment was at 8:45 in the morning on Friday, March 12th. I showed up about 15 minutes early, but had to wait until exactly 8:45 on the dot to be let in. By the time I got inside there was a lineup behind me of people who had later appointment times. The initial process was seamless. The guard at the door asked me my name and appointment time and then sent me in to go through the security check. There was a man who gave me instructions and when I was finished the woman who told me where to go upstairs was very nice and sincerely apologized for the wait. (I didn't feel like there was much of a wait but appreciated the sentiment). I went up the elevator and was slightly confused because I was told to go to window six, but you can't see it from the elevator. its just straight in front of you behind a wall, however. I waited there for 4 or 5 minutes until someone came and took my passport, passport photo, and possibly some other documents to scan (I don't remember which ones). She gave me a domestic abuse pamphlet to read and I sat down. I only mostly scanned the document and then was called up to another window. I gave her my Police Check, birth certificate, marriage certificate, and she asked if I had any other financial documents which I had not yet uploaded to CEAC. I told her that I had my husbands tax transcripts (which had not been sent during the NVC stage) and a W2 of my co-sponsor's household member which I had missed in uploading documents. She refused them and said that if the officer needs them in the interview he will take them. I sat back down and waited maybe 20-30 more minutes until I was called for my interview. I went up to the window and was asked: What's your name? What's your date of birth? Can you tell me what this abuse pamphlet is about? (this really caught me off guard, as I'd only skimmed it, but he was satisfied with my answer) He told me that reading it is part of he interview process. Who is the petitioner? How did you meet him? What does your husband do for work? What do you do for work? When did you meet him? I actually stumbled over the dates here, got confused about the year, but he didn't seem concerned at all. When did you get married? Where did you get married? Who was at the wedding? Have you ever been turned away at the border? "no" Has your husband ever been turned away at the border? "no" Have you ever had an incident with border police? "no" Has your husband ever had an incident with border police? "nooo" Nothing that happened last year? "Ohh, umm, I didn't realize that was with the police. Yes. What happened was my husband had been living in Canada and was driving his truck back down to the States. We didn't realize it was illegal for us to move any of my stuff down before my visa was approved, so we sent some of my stuff in his truck. I had a flight booked to go down a week later to stay for the summer. But he got stopped and searched at the border because he wasn't supposed to have my stuff. They told him that if I try to come down before my interview I will not be allowed to enter the United States and my visa application will be refused." "Okay, that makes sense." *a few minutes later* "So you weren't with him at the time?" "no. I was at home. As soon as we found out about it I cancelled my flights." "Okay, I'm going to have to check into this, so your case will be temporarily rejected while I look into this." That was all the questions he asked me. He did tell me that overall everything in my case looked good. I expected my case to go into administrative processing because I had only had my medical done two days earlier, but this was certainly not a part of the plan. I was devastated and terrified that something bad was going to come of the situation. He gave me a 221g form, as well as a "Welcome to America" letter and told me that everything should be fine. He kept my passport, which was a good sign. I cried a lot the next two days, but it was for nothing, because as of Thursday, March 17th, my visa application has been accepted. Tips - Make sure you read the abuse pamphlet - they're pretty nice overall, don't fret. Rating : Good

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