perpetual nomad's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Craig Beneficiary's Name: Tatiana VJ Member: perpetual nomad Country: Peru Last Updated: 2015-07-10 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Craig & Tatiana:

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 : Peru Marriage (if applicable): 2010-04-02 I-130 Sent : 2010-04-24 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-04-30 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2010-10-05 NVC Received : 2010-10-18 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2010-11-04 Pay AOS Bill : 2010-11-06 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2010-11-22 Submit DS-261 : 2010-11-06 Receive IV Bill : 2010-11-10 Pay IV Bill : 2010-11-10 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2011-03-14 NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2011-03-26 Interview Date : 2011-05-31 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-06-06 US Entry : 2011-06-19 Comments : One clerical error after another on the part of the NVC. Two supervisor reviews (at 3 weeks each) for non-existent errors that were (incorrectly) flagged. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 158 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 396 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Fort Lauderdale POE Date : 2011-06-19 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Once done with the wait at the visitor's queue the wife and I handed over her packet to the immigration officer, he took her photo & prints, and were walked to waiting room just a few meters away from the lines. Just 10 minutes or so of paper shuffling, a signature, inked fingerprint, a stamp in the passport w/ her new Alien number and we were off to bag claim/customs.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2013-05-28 NOA Date : 2013-05-30 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-06-28 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2013-10-22 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2013-11-07 Comments : No interview needed --

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Lewisville TX Lockbox CIS Office : West Palm Beach FL Date Filed : 2014-03-22 NOA Date : 2014-03-26 Bio. Appt. : 2014-04-25 Interview Date : 2014-07-14 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2014-07-25 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Peru Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : June 7, 2011 Embassy Review : Although it was disappointing that interview our interview was scheduled for more than two months in advance (in late March for May 30th) we found the experience at this embassy professional and uneventful. 8am appointment - arrived at 7:30 and took nearly 30 minutes to process into the building. Our interview was complete and we were out the door some 40 minutes later. Most questions for my Peruvian wife (who had previously held a 10-year tourist visa) were with regards to any overstays she might have had (she did not) and how long we'd been with each other full-time (years, in our case). Me having my Peruvian residency certainly helped and quickly ended that line of questioning. Our interviewer from Atlanta was more interested in how we reacted to the cursory questions than to the answers themselves. A good experience after dealing with the morons over at the NVC. Rating : Very Good

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