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Honechka Rookie

Honechka   0

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Filed: IR-5 Country: Russia
 Timeline
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hi Everyone,

We started process to petition my parents to immigrate to US. My mom has very said experience of being denied twice visitor visa and all of us are concerned for the interview for them as mym mom is very pessimistic now....

I cannote locate much info on how interview happens for parents. Could anyone please share your experience? What were the parents asked, how were the consular officers?

Are they the same officers that interview for visitors visas? Any tips?

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

together4evr Experienced

together4evr   360

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
 Timeline
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I do not have any answers to help you. I just want to wish the parents good luck and tell them to stay positive. This is a whole different ballgame. The tourist visa interview is a NON immigrant and the Immigrant visa for parents should be a much different experience.

Also, as you mentioned there is not much information on the I5 visas. So I would like people to fill out their timeline so others can have something to compare their timeline with.

Honechka, When did you file? Can you edit your timeline in your profile so others have some information to guide them through the process.

Thanks and enjoy the parents when they get here.

Happy New Years

May 24, 2011 NOA1

Sept 11, 2011 NOA2-took 19 days to get case number

Sept 30, 2011 NVC number and IIN received Friday-gotta wait till Monday

Oct 13, 2011 Case Completed- 13 days from receiving case number Took 32 days from NOA2

Nov 30, 2011 Notified of Interview date

January 19, 2012 Interview- 240 days from NOA1

INTERVIEW RESULTS-APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP--but he got his visa in 56 days!!!!!!

PLEASE EDIT YOUR TIMELINE IN YOUR PROFILE SO OTHERS CAN LEARN HOW LONG EACH STEP TAKES IN THIS PROCESS

benuk Rising Star

benuk   18

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Filed: IR-5 Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
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hi Everyone,

We started process to petition my parents to immigrate to US. My mom has very said experience of being denied twice visitor visa and all of us are concerned for the interview for them as mym mom is very pessimistic now....

I cannote locate much info on how interview happens for parents. Could anyone please share your experience? What were the parents asked, how were the consular officers?

Are they the same officers that interview for visitors visas? Any tips?

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Howdy, I should say that there is not to much to worry about your parents interview just because the questions will be more short personal questions about you and your parent relationship, maybe who are the petitioner? my son/daughter! when your son/daughter immigrated to the US?How they become US citizen?? bla,bla,bla...I will advise you just to keep reading because reading is learning about this process..Go to the search on the top of the main page and type IR-5 or IR-5 interview questions and you will find lots of information on the your process category. Just keep searching and looking around and with time everything will come together!

Have a good Journey

I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

ndu26 Proficient

ndu26   114

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
 Timeline
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Howdy, I should say that there is not to much to worry about your parents interview just because the questions will be more short personal questions about you and your parent relationship, maybe who are the petitioner? my son/daughter! when your son/daughter immigrated to the US?How they become US citizen?? bla,bla,bla...I will advise you just to keep reading because reading is learning about this process..Go to the search on the top of the main page and type IR-5 or IR-5 interview questions and you will find lots of information on the your process category. Just keep searching and looking around and with time everything will come together!

Have a good Journey

My mom was also denied visitors visa three times but we are positive with this one.... benuk is right make sure your mom knows what you do ( I am assuming you are the petitioner), where you live how long you have been emplyed at your current job if working, when you viisted your home country, how you immigrated to the U.S. etc if you have old pcitures of you and your mom alone or with other people make sure she takes them with her to help validate your relationship and not trigger a DNA request.

GOD has been WONDERFUL!!!
CR-1 (for Husband):
09/15/2012: Got Married
09/26/2012: Mailed I-130 from Nigeria( delayed by customs)
USCIS stage ( 66 days)
10/12/2012: NOA 1
12/17/2012: NOA 2 (case was transferred to NYC office 11/27/12)
NVC stage ( 20 days)
01/08/2013: Case # and IIN assigned ( file arrived NVC mail room 12/20/12)
01/09/2013: AOS invoiced and paid, DS-3032 emailed and mailed.
01/16/2013: IV invoiced &paid. AOS & IV mailed in one package(arrived 01/18).
01/28/2013: Case complete!!!
04/19/2013: Interview; APPROVED!!!!!
05/13/2013: POE; JFK

N-400: (3 months and 12 days)
Filed N-400 : 2011-06-17
Interview: 2011-09-27
Oath Ceremony: 2011-09-30

IR-5 for Mom Entire process took 5 months exactly
USCIS (22days)
mailed I-130 : 2011-09-30
NOA 1: 2011-10-03 (text & email)
NOA 2: 2011-10-25 (text and email)
NVC: (19 days)
Case entered and # assigned: 2011-11-18
NVC Case COMPLETED: 2011-12-07 ( 43 days from NOA 2 and 65 days from NOA 1)
Interview Date(Lagos): 2012-01- 23 Mom was late for interview
New Interview date: 2012-02-29 : VISA APPROVED

benuk Rising Star

benuk   18

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Filed: IR-5 Country: United Kingdom
 Timeline
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Thank you everyone for responses. I searched for IR-5 and did find more info.

I also entered my timeline.

I see also that there are at least couple people whose parents are scheduled for interview in January, it will be great if they share their experience.

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I-130 SENT 2012/01/20

I-130 NOA1 2012/01/24

I-130 NOA2 2012/06/12

NVC receiv 2012/07/02

NVC case # 2012/07/13

DS-3032 emailed 2012/07/13

AOS paid 2012/07/20

AOS sent 2012/07/23

DS-3032 Accepted 2012/07/24

IV paid 2012/07/25

IV/DS-230 sent 2012/07/26

RFE missing pay stubs 2012/08/03

Case completed 2012/08/16

Inteview Date 2012/10/16

221g (new co-sponsor and proof of domicile for my son) crazy stuff!

 
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