efyl's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: JEF
Beneficiary's Name: MTAF
VJ Member: efyl
Country: El Salvador
Last Updated: 2013-10-10
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Immigration Checklist for JEF & MTAF:
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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 |
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| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
El Salvador |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2010-11-13 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2010-12-15 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
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| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2011-05-12 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2011-08-02 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2011-09-09 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2011-10-14 |
| US Entry : |
2011-10-31 |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: El Salvador
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
October 20, 2011 |
| Embassy Review : |
Let me separate our experience with USCIS and NVC from the embassy and make a quick comment on the former two. First of all, it would make sense if there were just one organization doing this. Secondly and perhaps more importantly, there really is no excuse for the whole process not being digital in this year, the year 2011. I know they have pilot programs going n oand it's great that the electronic payment option is currently available, but this is one of the last purely paper-based bureaucracies and having to submit duplicate documents should be unnecessary.
Regarding the embassy. I'm going to give them some slack and my "3" rating will frighteningly bring up their average. A friend of mine who works in another embassy told me that the consular unit is rather small in El Salvador; and it undoubtedly must be overwhelmed with applications since a quarter of the country already lives in the US. That said, I think those excuses only go so far. Part of the measure of your competency is in how you deal with overwhelming circumstances. Why do I read about people in other countries who were able to pick their visa up a few days after the interview and my spouse waited 5 weeks from the day of the interview to receive it back via mail. Crazy. If you look at the ratings on VisaJourney.com, El Salvador basically has about the lowest embassy rating in the world (excluding a few consulates/embassies where only 2 or 3 people have given feedback). That in itself should make one cautious about dealing with this embassy; and should make their superiors in Washington consider making some changes. That said, I will give them this--my wife, who speaks fluent English, felt like she was treated well enough while at the embassy.
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| Rating : |
Moderate |
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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
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