Stefto's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Stefania Beneficiary's Name: Maria Teresa VJ Member: Stefto Country: Italy Last Updated: 2025-01-29 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Stefania & Maria Teresa:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-5 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-5 Visa Event Date Service Center : Potomac Service Center Transferred? Texas Service Center Consulate : Armenia Marriage (if applicable): I-130 Sent : 2023-04-28 I-130 NOA1 : 2023-04-29 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2024-05-10 NVC Received : 2024-05-18 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2024-06-18 Pay AOS Bill : 2024-06-18 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : 2024-06-18 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2024-11-18 Case Completed at NVC : 2024-06-27 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : 2024-11-18 Packet 3 Sent : 2025-01-06 Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2025-01-28 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2025-01-29 US Entry : Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 377 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 640 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Naples, Italy Review Topic: IR-5 Visa Event Description Review Date : January 29, 2025 Embassy Review : It would make more sense to allow the petitioner to attend the interview with the beneficiary, especially an elderly beneficiary - the petitioner prepared all the documentation, so if there are questions about it, they are better prepared to answer. Nevertheless, the interview process seemed to go smoothly for my mother-in-law. The communication after the interview was confusing. The 221g paper she was handed said she was "ineligible" and her case needed "administrative processing". The CEAC portal said she was "Refused" after the interview. A more accurate description would be "delayed" for both since a day later the CEAC website said "Issued". My wife heard there was a computer problem at the consulate the day of the interview - if that was the case, put it in writing on the 221g form. Their poor communication created unnecessary worry. It took 5 months from being Documentarily Qualified to receiving notice for the visa interview and another 2 months to have the interview. The consulate replied to an email inquiry that it would be 2-4 months total - very inaccurate. When I inquired again after 4 months asking if the wait would still be months or years or whether they could tell me where my mother-in-law was on the first come first served list - they replied "regrettably, we do not have that information". Rating : Poor

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