aquistbe's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Alex
Beneficiary's Name: Lurdes
VJ Member: aquistbe
Country: Peru
Last Updated: 2013-10-28
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Immigration Checklist for Alex & Lurdes:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Peru |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-12-18 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2012-06-25 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2012-06-27 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2012-08-17 |
| NVC Received : |
2012-08-25 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2012-10-02 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2012-10-02 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
2012-10-17 |
| Send AOS Package : |
2012-10-23 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2012-10-02 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2012-10-10 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2012-10-11 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2012-10-12 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2012-12-21 |
| NVC Left : |
2013-01-15 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-01-15 |
| Interview Date : |
2013-02-19 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2013-02-27 |
| US Entry : |
2013-04-13 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 51 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 237 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Atlanta |
| POE Date : |
2013-04-13 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
My wife was the only immigrant being processed at the time of her entry. There were two officers there. They asked her no questions except her current address. Since I had just moved two days earlier, she did not know the address off the top of her head, so they actually called me to get it. They were very friendly and cordial. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Peru
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
February 19, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
Overall my wife's interview experience was a fairly pleasant experience. I did not attend it with her. All of her interview was conducted in Spanish.
My wife's appointment was scheduled for 8 AM. She arrived at 6:15 AM and already there were 3 people waiting for entry. Within the next 30 minutes there was a very long line, as she describes it: "una cola como en el día de cobro de los jubilados en la puerta del banco de la nación" or "a line like at the Banco de la Nacion on retirement payday."
They started letting people in at 7 AM. She suggests having your phone and any electronic devices already turned off and ready to store at the entry because they will send you back in the line if you are not ready.
After entry, she was asked to wait in a room with other interviewees. After about 10 minutes they then called her to a window where they took her medical exam packet, passport, and passport photos. The window attendant also asked her two questions - "Where and how did you meet your spouse" and "How many times did he come to visit you after you were married?"
She then waited again for her consular officer interview, about another 30 minutes. The interview with the consular officer was fairly quick as well. She said he was very nice and kind. He reviewed our documents and asked the same questions as the window assistant. He looked over our photos together and didn't really ask a direct question, but said that it looked like we had traveled together substantially. My wife said, yes, and told him about all the places we had visited together when we lived together in Lima during our first year of marriage and after when I had to return to the US to finish up my last year of grad school. After that he told her she was approved! He returned the copies of our documentation, but kept the originals (I forgot to tell my wife to ask for originals, but since we have other original copies I am not too worried about it).
She left the embassy at 8:30, so a total of 1.5 hours of waiting in the embassy plus 45 minutes waiting outside in line. As she was leaving she said the line to get in was still extremely long - longer than when she was waiting to get in.
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Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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