Veflohesco's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: M Beneficiary's Name: D VJ Member: Veflohesco Country: Spain Last Updated: 2024-04-17 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for M & D:

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 : Potomac Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Madrid, Spain Marriage (if applicable): 2017-10-06 I-130 Sent : 2022-05-25 I-130 NOA1 : 2022-05-25 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2023-04-27 NVC Received : 2023-05-02 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : 2023-05-03 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2023-12-21 Submit DS-261 : 2023-12-21 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2024-02-28 Case Completed at NVC : 2024-01-11 NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2024-03-04 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2024-04-09 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2024-04-16 US Entry : 2024-04-24 Comments : 04/09/24: Attended interview; my husband was given a paper welcoming him to the United States of America and told that his passport would be mailed back to him with his visa in 2-3 weeks. I was a little confused because everyone else on here seems to have gotten their passport back within a week or even less. Checked the status immediately after and it says "Administrative Processing". This seems to be contradictory because he was told he was approved. I was wondering if this was normal or maybe they have to run a few more checks to verify info before issuing the visa, but they never mentioned it. I will post updates as we have them. Update: Apparently this is completely normal. It was "issued" by Friday, just three days after the interview. By Monday it was sent in the mail. At the embassy in Madrid, they said 2-3 weeks for the passport to be returned, but we got it back in 1 week! (interview on the 9th and passport delivered the 16th). You must then pay an immigrant fee, which was just increased to $235 (used to be $220) before you depart for the United States. Having completed that step, I can happily say we are all done with the whole process. Now we just have to get on a plane. :) I probably won't be updating anymore now. However, if anyone has questions, please reach out. I tried to include everything I could because one of the ways I eased my anxiety was seeing what to expect based on previous timelines. I hope we can bring that same comfort to anyone going through this journey. Best wishes to all! :) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 337 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 685 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Madrid, Spain Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : April 17, 2024 Embassy Review : No problems! My husband's interview went well and he said that everyone was very kind. The only thing is that you can't take your bag inside, as others mentioned. The best way to solve this is to leave your bag at your hotel (if you're coming from out of town). He stayed at the EasyHotel because it is affordable and they have lockers where you can leave your bag, and you can pay for them with your bank card if you don't have cash. The first visit was a medical appointment and document review. You first go to the medical appointment, then get a chest x-ray at another location, and finally, go to the embassy at the time allotted (they tell you in a text message a couple of days before the medical appointment). They put everything they want you to bring in an envelope that you shouldn't open until the interview. In our case, it was just his birth certificate. They also tell you if you need to provide any additional documents, but we didn't. Three weeks later was the interview. The wait was about an hour and a half. The interview was about 10 minutes and mostly in English. The passport was sent out a few days later and received exactly one week after the interview. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 11



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