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Dylan'sWife   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Hi, does anyone one know anything about this process.

As I mentioned on the k-3 forum, I am expecting our first child and fear that the due date will come before I receive my k-3. Does anyone know how long this process takes? I know that the US citizen (my huband) is supose to report the birth to a US embassy right away but how long does it take. I'm sure that I would require some sort of documentation for my our baby when I enter the US to reside.

04-21-2006 | Marriage in Santa Ana, CA
I-130 Process
06-29-2006 | Mailed to CSC
08-23-2006 | Was told application was rejected & sent back
08-30-2006 | Recieved rejected package
09-01-2006 | Resubmitted I-130
09-08-2006 | NOA1 (now that's more like it)
09-13-2006 | Recieved NOA1 in the mail
12-19-2006 | Recieved email RFE
12-20-2006 | Recieved RFE in mail
12-22-2006 | Sent out RFE info
01-09-2007 | NOA2 Email received!
I-130 at NVC
01-24-2007 | Case Number Assigned
02-06-2007 | Emailed DS-3032 COA
02-09-2007 | NVC confirms COA in email
02-20-2007 | DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill Mailed
02-26-2007 | Received DS3032 and AOS Fee Bill
02-28-2007 | Mailed AOS Fee Bill and check
03-13-2007 | I-864 received
03-21-2007 | I-864 sent
05-16-2007 | IV Bill resent from NVC (never got the first)
06-02-2007 | IV Bill received
06-05-2007 | IV Bill payment sent
06-26-2007 | Received DS230
06-29-2007 | Mailed DS230 to NVC
08-15-2007 | NVC process complete but was sent back to US CIS (#@$%#$% this sucks)
11-08-2007 | I-130 returned to NVC
11-08-2007 | Requested expedited interview due to daughters illness
11-21-2007 | NVC approved expedited interview. Mailed to Montreal Embassy Nov 20th
12-11-2007 | Told by contact at US Consulate in Toronto that our interview date will be on Jan 4th.
01-04-2008 | Interview In Montreal. VISA GRANTED
01-11-2008 | Arrival in the US
11-09-2009 | Biometrics taken for 10 year green card
01-20-2010 | Approved- 10 GC ordered for production

06-22-2013 | N-400 package sent

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Hi & congrats. My wife in Philippines is expecting and we have been advised that if K3 does not process in time I am to take birth certificate and photo to US Embassy to get passport for baby, since the father is US Citizen the baby will get US Passport. As far as timelines, the US Consulate in Cebu told me and my wife it would take a few days to process for travel.

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Hi, does anyone one know anything about this process.

As I mentioned on the k-3 forum, I am expecting our first child and fear that the due date will come before I receive my k-3. Does anyone know how long this process takes? I know that the US citizen (my huband) is supose to report the birth to a US embassy right away but how long does it take. I'm sure that I would require some sort of documentation for my our baby when I enter the US to reside.

04/25/2006 l married Cebu Philippines

11/28/2006 l Interview US Embassy Manila

12/15/2006 l Received k3 VISA

12/27/2006 l POE Detroit USA - Home!!!

AOS - Dallas DORA

07/17/2007 l AOS Interview - accepted into DORA 90 day program

09/06/2007 l Biometrics Appointment Dallas Texas

10/15/2007 l AOS Approved - received "Welcome to the United States" Letter

10/23/2007 l Received Greencard "Permanent Resident Card"

next: lift greencard 2yr condition June/2009 / goal: US Citizenship - 2010

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Both my children were born in the UK, I am a USC. We took each baby and birth certificate and my passport as proof of my citizenship to the US Consulate in Edinburgh and registered the child as a US citizen. We applied for the babies' passport as well. You are going to need the US passport so that the child can enter the USA as a citizen. Check out the US consulate's website for specifics. The passport photo has to be a very specific size and background.

These links should help:

http://www.travel.state.gov/family/family_.../birth_593.html

http://www.amcits.com/

There seem to be plenty of Canadian Consulates to choose from.

Keep you feet up and good luck with the K3.

I-130 IR1

1-18-06 I-130 sent to Texas, forwarded to California

2-06-06 NOA1 Received

4-24-06 NOA2 I-130 Approved!

5-24-06 DS-3032/AOS Fee-Bill Received

5-24-06 DS-3032 Sent to NVC

5-24-06 Payed AOS Fee-Bill

6-19-06 IV Fee-Bill Received

6-19-06 Payed AOS Fee-Bill

6-23-06 AOS I-864 Received

7-01-06 AOS I-864 Sent to NVC. Used new form.

7-03-06 AOS I-864 Received by NVC

7-07-06 DS-230 Sent to NVC using James Short Cuts

7-10-06 DS-230 Received by NVC

7-11-06 The NVC has received the Documents, "Please allow 6-8 weeks for review."

8-15-06 Case Complete at NVC!!

8-23-06 Case forwarded to London!

8-28-06 Letter from NVC: Case forwarded to London.

10-24-06 Medical

10-31-06 Interview scheduled in London. Visa approved

11-02-06 Passport / visa delivered by courier

11-08-06 EDI - IAH - CRP woo hoo! Home! Home! Home!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hi & congrats. My wife in Philippines is expecting and we have been advised that if K3 does not process in time I am to take birth certificate and photo to US Embassy to get passport for baby, since the father is US Citizen the baby will get US Passport. As far as timelines, the US Consulate in Cebu told me and my wife it would take a few days to process for travel.

Good luck.

I am in the same position, but I am freaking out.

Why? Because it is my understanding that they require an official Philippines birth certificate printed on security paper. These are generated by the NSO, and I have heard it takes 6 months to 2 years to get them.

Anyone out there with actual experiance on this?

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Good luck.

I am in the same position, but I am freaking out.

Why? Because it is my understanding that they require an official Philippines birth certificate printed on security paper. These are generated by the NSO, and I have heard it takes 6 months to 2 years to get them.

Anyone out there with actual experiance on this?

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Glen Charles,

Yes it is true that birth certificate in PI must be isued by NSO. if your child is registered in the province like visayas and mindanao it would take months to a year to be able to obtain NSO copy but if you did this in Luzon then it would just take 2 weeks to a month to get certified NSO copies. You can also ask the local civil registrar for rush process they will going to give you the copies in a sealed envelop and have you send it by fedex to NSO then you have to wait two weeks from the time you send the paper before you can obtain your certified BC from them. (based on my experienced) Good luck!

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11-1999---Meet in Taiwan

08-2002---Wedding in Philippines

10-2003---Enter U.S.A.

07-2006---10 yrs Green Card

11-2010---Proud to be U.S. Citizen :joy:

12 Yrs Married and counting (L) (L) (L)

IR5 (Mother)

01-16-2014---I130 Sent

01-21-2014---NOA1 Recv

02-22-2014---RFE Recv

02-27-2014---RFE Docs Sent

03-14-2014---I130 Approved

03-20-2013---Case Shipped to NVC

03-21-2014---NOA2 Approval Recv

04-01-2014---NVC Recv Approved Papers

04-30-2014---Sent email request to NVC for expedited process

04-30-2014---Case # and Invoice ID # assigned

05-02-2014---Recv NVC email asking for foreign contact # to complete expedited request

05-05-2014---DS 261 available and completed

05-07-2014---AOS show up payable and paid

05-09-2014---AOS Paid (shows processed 5/08/2014)

05-09-2014---Case Sent To US Embassy, Manila

05-11-2014---DS-260 Completed Online

05-12-2014---Case is READY!

06-25-2014---Medical Exam done in one day but ask to come back for Sputum test

07-07-2014---Interview Schedule @ 6:30AM Cancelled due to sputum test

07-08-2014---to 7-10-2014 (3 days Sputum Test) Negative result

09-09-2014---Sputum Final Result: (PASSED!!! 9-08-14 )

09-16-2014---Interview (221(g) for NBI a.k.a. name, I864 Orig. Signature & NSO verification)

09-25-2014---Documents sent via 2go

09-29-2014---221g documents delivered. & signed by L. Bernardino

09-30-2014---and 10-01-2014,Touched but still on AP

10-07-2014---Email sent to USEM

10-15-2014---Called USEM

10-16-2014---Sent Fax to USEM of approved expedited letter from U.S. Embassy General

10-21-2014---Touched but still on AP

10-22-2014---Visa Issued :joy:

"It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good to check up once in a while to make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy."

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Glen Charles,

...but if you did this in Luzon then it would just take 2 weeks to a month to get certified NSO copies. You can also ask the local civil registrar for rush process they will going to give you the copies in a sealed envelop and have you send it by fedex to NSO then you have to wait two weeks from the time you send the paper before you can obtain your certified BC from them. (based on my experienced) Good luck!

Thanks. It's Luzon. Yay!

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Claims to U.S. Citizenship

The ACS office can provide information and assistance to someone who believes he/she (or his/her children) has a claim to U.S. citizenship, including registration of children born in the Montréal area to U.S. citizen parents and who have a claim to citizenship at birth. We recommend that any claim to citizenship is documented as soon as practical after birth or after someone is first made aware of a possible claim.

In order to register the birth abroad of child under the age of 18, the U.S. citizen parent must appear in person at the Consulate with the following information in order to complete a Report of Birth Abroad application, which requires payment of a US$40 fee:

Proof of U.S. citizenship for one or both parents - at the time of the applicant's birth

An original civil birth certificate of the child showing both parents' names

Identification for the child (preferably with a photograph)

An original civil marriage certificate for the parents, along with original evidence of the dissolution of any prior marriages for both parents

Affidavit of physical presence and parentage if the child was born to an unwed U.S. citizen father

http://canada.usembassy.gov/content/textonly.asp?section=travel&subsection1=usconsulates&subsection2=&document=mtlacs

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An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

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I'm expecting our 2nd CHILD!!! Just found out!!

LADIES ON K-3's!!!!!! YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A MEDICAL EXPIDITE ACCORDING TO MY IMMIGRATION LAWYER.

My paperwork is going in and I should find out how fast my K-3 speeds up. I've been approved and my paperwork has been sent to Vancouver consulate.

As for our first daughter... claiming US citizenship is very easy if you were married before the child was born. It took 4 weeks to get our passport and certificate of US citizen born abroad. We even had some paperwork issues because my husband wasn't there. To make it fast and easy make sure you have all the items they need and both of you there would help but it's not essential.

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