Waheed's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Waheed Beneficiary's Name: Arshi VJ Member: Waheed Country: India Last Updated: 2009-06-11 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Waheed & Arshi:

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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Chennai, India Marriage (if applicable): 2006-01-13 I-130 Sent : 2008-08-22 I-130 NOA1 : 2008-08-29 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2008-12-23 NVC Received : 2008-12-29 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2009-01-08 Pay AOS Bill : 2009-01-24 Receive I-864 Package : 2009-02-03 Send AOS Package : 2009-03-03 Submit DS-261 : 2009-01-08 Receive IV Bill : 2009-01-08 Pay IV Bill : 2009-01-24 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2009-02-03 Case Completed at NVC : 2009-05-07 NVC Left : 2009-05-12 Consulate Received : 2009-05-15 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2009-05-12 Interview Date : 2009-06-02 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2009-06-03 US Entry : 2009-06-10 Comments : Touched: 2008-09-04 Touched: 2008-09-19 Approved by USCIS!!!!!! Case Complete @ NVC: 2009-05-07 Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 116 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 277 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Chicago POE Date : 2009-06-10 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Chennai, India Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 7, 2009 Embassy Review : Here is our experience for our IR1/IR2 Visa Interview: Our interview was on June 2nd at 9:00 AM. We arrived at the Consulate in Chennai on Anna Salai at 8:30 AM and went through the basic security check. We were told to go to another building for Immigrant Visa Interviews. As soon as we got in a Lady called us up to counter number 8 and collected the Medical Reports and Visa Photos for my Wife and Kid and also had us make a few corrections on the DS-230 Forms. After about an hour and fifteen minutes at 9:45 AM a lady called us up to Counter 10 and asked for our Address and Phone Numbers so that when the Passports are couriered they would be sent there. She said since I had my 2 year old son with me she would call us up next for the interview with the Consulate Office. At 10:10 we were called up to Counter 9 for our Interview. The Officer asked my wife if she understood english and could speak it. My Wife replied with a yes!!! What happened next was wierd as she started asking me questions even though I am a Born US Citizen and I am the petitioner. She asked me the following: What have you been doing here in India since 2006? What have you planned to do once you take your wife and kid to the US? What does your father do and do you have another brothers or sisters? Next she said the Magic Words CONGRATS your VISA'S are ISSUED. They will be couriered to the address you have provided in 3-4 days. I asked if I could pick it up and she said yes but tomorrow between 4pm-5pm and handed me a paper of the details where I needed to go. The interview process was painless and really quick lasted less than 5 min. Before we got up there though I noticed she was carefully going through the forms we had submitted to NVC and also the Original documents which she returned to us herself at the end of the Interview. Thanks to all the VJ'ers for their wonderful support!!! Rating : Very Good

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