Jacobgrijpskerk's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Christiana Beneficiary's Name: Jacob VJ Member: Jacobgrijpskerk Country: Netherlands Last Updated: 2023-09-09 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Christiana & Jacob:

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 : Nebraska Service Center Transferred? Potomac Service Center on 2021-08-27 Consulate : Amsterdam, Netherlands Marriage (if applicable): 2017-09-25 I-130 Sent : 2021-04-11 I-130 NOA1 : 2021-04-12 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2022-02-15 NVC Received : 2022-02-19 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2022-02-19 Pay AOS Bill : 2022-02-20 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2022-03-13 Submit DS-261 : 2022-03-13 Receive IV Bill : 2022-02-19 Pay IV Bill : 2022-02-20 Send IV Package : 2022-03-12 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2022-05-25 NVC Left : 2022-06-07 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2022-07-19 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2023-09-06 US Entry : Comments : July 26, 2022 - requested documents at the interview were received at US Embassy in Wassenaar. (Now in administrative processing / review) We will be mailing form I-601 for a religious exemption. Anticipating being refused a green card at the first interview. Once the I-601 is approved, we will be invited for a second interview October 18, 2022 - Visa refused & qualified to file waiver. October 19, 2022 - I-601 (For religious exemption) mailed to USCIS Phoenix Lockbox May 23, 2023 I-601 Approved August 1st, 2023 Request to perform new medical exam. Send in passport after that. September 6th,2023 Visa issued Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 309 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 463 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Amsterdam, Netherlands Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 19, 2022 Embassy Review : I had an appointment today at 8:30. I was called up to the first officer receiving all the original documents to scan. Everything was there, except I didn’t have the financial evidence ( affidavit of support, taxes etc). I hadn’t brought that because it states on the travel.state.gov specifically “You do not have to bring your AOS package to the interview” on the instructions page. So I was very confused about that and started to doubt myself. In addition, the email from the embassy with the interview date included a direct link to the travel state.gov website where it states clearly that I did not have to bring the AOS package to the interview. It was frustrating that communication is not streamlined / clear because this could have all been avoided. I then had to wait to be called up for the interview. Had to wait over an hour before it was my turn. Officer was friendly but also mentioned i should have brought the affidavit of support etc ( originals ). I showed her the website that had plenty of time looking up during my wait. She said she still needed the documents. I confirmed : So you are saying that the information on the US government immigration website is not correct? She answered: Yes. So I have to send these documents in through the mailbox be reviewed. Several of these original documents are in the USA as we have a joint sponsor. Of course if we knew we needed these at the interview we would have had our joint sponsor mail these to us months ago. So, in conclusion: It wasn’t the best experience as several of the documents required to bring were not clearly mentioned in the instructions email from the embassy. We hope this will all be resolved quickly - word to the wise: bring every original document + a copy to be safe. We hope others can learn from our experience. Rating : Moderate

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