aloe2024's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: BB Beneficiary's Name: PA VJ Member: aloe2024 Country: Thailand Last Updated: 2025-06-08 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for BB & PA:

USCIS 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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand Marriage (if applicable): 2023-05 I-130 Sent : 2023-08-07 I-130 NOA1 : 2023-08-07 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2024-10-17 NVC Received : 2024-10-20 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : 2024-10-22 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : 2024-10-22 Send IV Package : 2024-11-05 Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2024-11-21 Case Completed at NVC : 2024-11-13 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2025-01-24 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2025-01-28 US Entry : 2025-02-04 Comments : For those going through the process, one of the things you can do to shorten the timeframe is to have all the required documents ready to upload to NVC (even while you're still waiting for I-130 approval) so that when the approval comes you can just upload them and not have to wait for paperwork. Look on the State Department website and anticipate what they will ask you to upload at the NVC stage and have them ready. This is especially the case with police certificates, which can take some time to process depending on the country you're requesting it from, with one caveat being check also how long they would be valid for. You can time your request for documents based on when you anticipate the NVC stage to happen based on other people's timelines and average wait times that can be found online. In our case the I-130 approval came just as we were expecting it (at about the 14.5 months mark) Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 437 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 536 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Bangkok, Thailand Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 8, 2025 Embassy Review : Pretty straightforward and not a long wait. The wait and interview area for immigrant visas were in a semi-outdoor area. On the day I went, there was pretty bad air pollution in Bangkok. Even the consular officer remarked on it and told me I could keep my face mask on during the interview; I chose to take it off. Interview questions: - When did you get married? - How did you meet? - How long ago was it? - When did you start dating? Rating : Very Good

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