texastincup's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: David
Beneficiary's Name: Oksana
VJ Member: texastincup
Country: Ukraine
Last Updated: 2022-07-27
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Immigration Checklist for David & Oksana:
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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? |
Texas Service Center on 2021-04-27 |
| Consulate : |
Ukraine |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2020-11-20 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2021-04-27 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2021-04-27 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2022-03-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2022-03-23 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2022-03-23 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2022-03-23 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2022-04-04 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
2022-03-23 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2022-03-23 |
| Send IV Package : |
2022-04-04 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| NVC Left : |
2022-05-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2022-06-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2022-06-02 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2022-06-02 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2022-05-31 |
| Interview Date : |
2022-07-11 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2022-07-14 |
| US Entry : |
2022-07-22 |
| Comments : |
The USCIS representative told me the case was transferred from Nebraska to Texas on April 27, 2021 but apparently the NOA1 was printed prior to the transfer. NVC Emailed Expedite: Emailed on 3/30/2022. Approved on 5/26/2022. Apparently the case is sent without a review of the submitted documents and the consulate will schedule the appointment, not the NVC. I registered an account at the "Apply for a USA Visa" website and submitted an interview request for my wife and added my daughter as a family member. They emailed 5/31/2022 saying my request to schedule an interview was approved. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 311 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 440 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Houston |
| POE Date : |
2022-07-22 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
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| Comments : |
Petitioner was not allowed to remain with the beneficiary. My wife told me he asked for her husband's USA address and she only knew the city. He asked several times but she just said she didn't know. I remember telling her our address, but that doesn't seem like a detail a new wife would commit to memory. It isn't like she is even sending me regular mail. She and her daughter were allow in regardless so no issue. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Frankfurt, Germany
Review Topic: General Review
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Description |
| Review Date : |
July 12, 2022 |
| Embassy Review : |
We arrived at 7:15am for an 8am appointment. There was already a line of about 30-40 I guess. I heard the employees outside tell another applicant to disregard the appointment time. I would suggest an earlier arrival if you want to be done quicker. We all checked in at the window, and I (US citizen) was allowed in. There is an automated announcement outside saying cell phones must be turned off prior to security, but tablets and laptops are not allowed. It would have been nice too know that because the website says no cell phones.
After security you enter a building on the left of the first building. It has a nice skylight and plenty of chairs fr waiting. Being Ukrainians we were directed to windows 17, 20, and 21 which were designated as Ukraine speakers. There is a display board designed to show which ticket number should come to each window, but some use it and others do not. After seeing people at the windows who came in after us, we asked. #17 said we had to wait till our number was called while #21 said we did not. These windows take fingerprints, collect passports, collect original documents, and pictures, and create a file. Then we return to our seats.
We were then called to windows 14 or 15 for the interview itself. They asked me to return to my seat so the US citizen does net participate in the interview. Questions asked were:
Why does your husband want to marry a Ukrainian? We did not discuss this.
To daughter: What do you plan to do in the USA? Have a good family life.
When were you married?
Do you know your husband's son? Only through Facebook
Documents were returned and my wife was given a form explaining our visa was almost approved. It would take 5-10 business days to be ready.
People were friendly, but the procedure calling people to the window should be more uniformly used. They should also be more clear about what is allowed in. I saw at least one backpack.
There is a private valet storage at the corner of the closest METRO stop (U5 line) mentioned in the automated announcement. Corner of GieBener & Marbachweg but we did not use it. |
| Rating : |
Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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