ollie's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: L Beneficiary's Name: E VJ Member: ollie Country: Ireland Last Updated: 2021-04-09 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for L & E:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Dublin, Ireland Marriage (if applicable): 2009-10-19 I-130 Sent : 2010-01-13 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-01-22 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2010-02-03 NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2010-03-31 Interview Date : 2010-04-26 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-05-13 US Entry : 2010-05-17 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 12 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 94 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Dublin POE Date : 2010-05-17 Got EAD Stamp : No Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : California Service Center Date Filed : 2012-02-18 NOA Date : 2012-02-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2012-03-12 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2012-07-11 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : 2011-07-19 Comments :

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Online CIS Office : Indianapolis IN Date Filed : 2021-02-11 NOA Date : 2021-02-12 Bio. Appt. : 2021-02-19 Interview Date : 2021-04-06 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2021-05-06 Comments :

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Dublin, Ireland Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing Event Description Review Date : April 26, 2010 Embassy Review : Great experience with the embassy. From the very beginning, the security were very friendly and lightened our mood before we went into the stressful environment of the processing room. Luckily we were first in the door and got our applications and other documents submitted within 15 minutes of entering the building. We waited about 5 minutes before being call to the cashiers desk to pay the $400 processing fee. While waiting for the actual interview, we chatted with the other applicants that were there, they only had 7 or 8 applicants to process that afternoon. Obviously everyone was nervous, after all life changing decisions were being made behind a glass screen. The other applicants were friendly and all of us were having one big conversation about our various situations and how the applications had gone for us so far. The final step was the actual interview, the lady that conducted it was extremely friendly and it was more of a chat that anything else, we even shared a couple of jokes. The interview only took about 10 minutes and at the end she confirmed that the application had been approved and my passport and other documents for my POE would be mailed out to me within 2 weeks. ***See below for info on how that turned out. Overall, everyone was very friendly and it seemed that my nerves were totally unnecessary, to whole process took a little over an hour. Now to find some flights!! javascript:emoticon(\'\') I've decided to add this amendment to my original review, being 100% honest I couldn't allow my original review remain after how it all turned out. As I said above, after approval at the interview, the officer told me that the visa would be sent out within a fortnight. When they said this we asked if it would be safe to book flights 3 weeks later and were told an undoubted yes. A fortnight passed and no visa arrived. It got to the final few days before our flight date and we decided to investigate where the visa was. The embassy is almost impossible to contact directly, their "Visa Information Service" which charges €2.40 a minute to call only gives general visa information and cannot deal with individual cases, for our situation they directed us to email the embassy and gave us the address. I immediately email them and got an automatic response, "We respond to emails in order of receipt, please allow 2 working days for a reply" understandable, i'm sure they get alot of emails. Sadly that email was sent last friday at noon, it is now thursday evening and there has been no response. Having given up on the email, i tried again to contact the embassy directly, and was again directed to the visa information service which was no good to me, so i tried again and on tuesday eventually after 20 minutes of being bounced from one operator to another, somebody put me through to the visa office, where nobody answered the phone but i left a message. The following morning (wednesday) someone called me back and went through my situation, she had no idea what went wrong but promised to investigate and call me back that afternoon. This morning (thursday) at 8am, she called me back and said that the visa would be issued today and i could collect it tomorrow, when i told her that i has no way to get to the embassy tomorrow she said that she'd see what she could do and call me back. 2 hours later she called back and said that the visa would be ready and i could pick it up today, which i did and gladly now i am all set to move on monday. I stand by my original post, the staff are very nice, they are very helpful, the interview was pleasant, my big problem is that having spent upwards of €1000 on fees, it should be an awful lot easier to get a hold of the staff if you do have a problem. (updated on May 13, 2010) Rating : Good

POE Review: Dublin Event Description Entry Date : 2010-05-17 Embassy Review : Excellent experience. The officer that dealt with me originally had a short friendly chat before directing me to the waiting area for the secondary officer. I waited less than 5 minutes to be called into the office where the secondary officer had my documentation. He had no questions to ask, explained what I needed to do next, took my fingerprints and sent me on my way. Overall, it took less than 15 minutes to clear immigration! Harassment Level : Low

Local US CIS Office Review: Indianapolis IN Review Topic: cis_topic Event Description Review Date : April 7, 2021 Embassy Review : Arrival: With a 9:20 appointment, and 2 hour drive to my field office, I gave myself way more time than needed and arrived at 8:15. The field office in Indy is only a couple of blocks from the interstate, and has a free parking lot, so access is really easy. I passed my time reviewing my flash cards and entered the building at 9am. The building has several different organizations, so you have to sign in at the front desk and let them know that you're there for USCIS (the entire sign-in sheet was people going to USCIS). They then direct you to the elevators to go up to USCIS's floor. Security check: The security screening team were very friendly, they made small talk with everyone as they were processed, things like "You're here for the ceremony, you're going to become a citizen today, it's a great day!" Check-in: After security, I was directed to the check-in desk. They checked my interview letter and greencard, and directed me to sit on the far side of the waiting room. They have an L-shaped room for waiting area, people there for the ceremony were directed to one side, those there for interviews to the other. I started chatting with the person who had been behind me in the security line once he made it through, but the conversation only lasted a couple of minutes before I was called in. The interview: The officer introduced himself and brought me into an office, due to covid, they are doing the interviews via webcam. The officer had me swear to tell the truth during my interview, and then proceeded to his office to conduct the interview via webcam. Before leaving, he said that if I wasn't comfortable with the technology, that I could do a face to face interview if I preferred. I was fine with the webcam, it brought the benefit of being able to have the conversation without a mask. He asked the questions first. Since we haven't reached 4/19 yet, he said I had the option of either the 2020 or 2008 version. I asked for the 2008 version. He asked if I had studied for the 2008 version, and I explained that I had started studying the 2020 version, but the change was announced less than a week after I started studying, so I had been studying the 2008 version since. The questions (I asked my 7 year old last night, he got 4 of the 6): 1: Who is the father of our country 2: How many voting members in the house of representatives 3: How old must US citizens be to vote in federal elections 4: The idea of self governance is established in the first 3 words of the constitution, what are they. 5: What is the name of the national anthem 6: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President. Followed by the reading "When was Abraham Lincoln President?", and writing "Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War" There was a printer set up on the desk next to the tablet, and the officer sent the reading and writing sheet to that printer for me to pick up. Some other people have mentioned being asked to define terms from the application. I was never asked anything. I'm not sure if that is an agent by agent thing, or if it's because my country of birth is an english speaking country. I can understand an agent asking someone who's first language isn't english, not as a language test, but as a way to be sure that the applicant understands what they questions they're answering are asking. From any of the interviewees that have reported being asked definitions, they have all been words from the yes/no portion of the N-400. He then proceeded to ask me my qualifying questions: The yes/no questions from the N-400, wife and children's names, last time leaving the US, and verified my address and phone number. He then sent one more form to the printer, that had my name, address and DOB on it. He asked that I verify all the information is correct, as that would be the copy used to create my certificate. Finally, he came and brought me back to his office (as he was finishing up, he realized that I had a bio-reuse, which meant he had to capture new signatures). In his office, he had me sign a signature pad to capture my signature for the case, and then had me sign an attestation that my answers had been truthful, and sign a copy of the Oath of Allegiance. He handed me my recommendation for approval notice, and walked me back to reception. We chatted about covid and other stuff on the way. He said that they had been doing same day ceremonies for a little bit, but since they have sped up approving cases, there are rarely open spots in the Oath Ceremonies. I should receive my notice within a couple of weeks with a date for the Oath Ceremony. Harassment Level : Very Good

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