usasweden's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: A Beneficiary's Name: C VJ Member: usasweden Country: Sweden Last Updated: 2025-07-24 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for A & C:

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? California Service Center on 2024-07-26 Consulate : Sweden Marriage (if applicable): 2023-04-21 I-130 Sent : 2023-06-09 I-130 NOA1 : 2023-06-09 I-130 RFE : 2024-07-24 I-130 RFE Sent : 2024-09-18 I-130 Approved : 2024-09-20 NVC Received : 2024-09-24 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2024-09-24 Pay AOS Bill : 2024-09-24 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2024-10-08 Submit DS-261 : 2024-10-18 Receive IV Bill : 2024-09-24 Pay IV Bill : 2024-09-24 Send IV Package : 2024-10-18 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2025-01-23 Case Completed at NVC : 2025-01-30 NVC Left : 2025-01-30 Consulate Received : 2025-01-30 Packet 3 Received : 2025-02-24 Packet 3 Sent : 2025-02-24 Packet 4 Received : 2025-02-24 Interview Date : 2025-03-26 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2025-04-30 US Entry : 2025-05-01 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 469 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 656 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Sweden Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : July 24, 2025 Embassy Review : I am the US citizen writing this summary, for context. We got to the consulate early, the interview appointment was scheduled for 8:50AM, and we arrived around 8:20AM as we had heard there could be a line. Even though we were early, my husband was let in very quickly. I was unfortunately not allowed to enter the consulate with him, so I waited in the covered area outside, but the security staff were very kind and recommended a coffee shop nearby as well. Upon arriving, we went to the immigrant visa line and my husband was the only one there. I saw the line get longer as the day went on (I waited for about an hour, hour and a half), but they seemed to be efficient in getting people inside. My husband told me that he went inside the consulate and was told to sit in an area with a table, as I believe there are certain windows specifically for the processing of immigrant visas. He said there were 2 other people sitting at the table with him. We had prepared an extensively organized file with copies of most of the information and filings we had submitted throughout this process (even the USCIS process), but he said he was the only one with such a large folder. It turns out that all of this preparation was not necessary, but he was commended by the staff at the consulate for being so prepared, so I would recommend this strategy. My husband was first called up to a window, which is when they took his passport. He was then told to wait and prepare his files while the employee conferred with her colleague. As he waited he could hear others getting their visas approved. He waited about 30 minutes until he was called up to the window again. The agent noticed we applied for the CR-1 visa, but that our 2 year anniversary was only about a month away, so she suggested holding my husband's passport until our anniversary so that he could get the IR-1 visa instead. My husband was told that he wouldn't have to submit any other documentation, so he agreed. The agent asked my husband what I do for work, if we have children and if either of us have been married before. She also took his passport, photo, marriage certificate and police certificates (he has lived in several places so we had a few). Note that this was not the interview. About 20 minutes later he told me that he was approved and he exited the consulate! I will update this entry when I confirm the questions my husband was asked during the interview portion. Overall, I believe we were at the consulate for 2.5 hours (partially because we got there early). All of the staff outside was very kind in their interactions with me alone as I waited, and to both me and my husband when we first arrived and were leaving. They were also helpful and nice to everyone that I saw them interact with. My husband said he was nervous during most of the process inside the consulate, but that everyone was very nice to him as well. The staff at the consulate were incredible to help us obtain the IR-1 rather than the CR-1 visa, too. I still can't believe they helped us so much! We were probably overly prepared -- we had an accordion folder with all of our documents indexed/tabbed and a "cover page" that explained how the files were organized, listed all of the documents inside and a brief summary of each of them, and had the tabs color coded. BUT, I will say, all of the agents complimented my husband on his level of preparedness and said that we were one of the easiest cases they ever dealt with. Rating : Very Good

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