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let-it-be   36

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I filed petitions for my parents last Oct 2012. Receipt date Oct 3,2012. Both petitions were transfered to National Benefits Center.Today I checked the status & was delighted to see that my father's petition was approved Dec 3, 2012. As you can see it took only 2 months for the approval. It's kinda a bittersweet feeling that my mother's petition is still not approved. When I send the petitions i failed to mention a request in my cover letter that both petitions be processed together. I mailed them both in the same USPS envelope.

What will be the outcome of this? If I received a letter from NVC regarding the AOS fees & required supporting documents for my father's petition, should I delay and just wait till my mom's case reach NVC? Thus, paying only one AOS fee for both parents & sending in all the supporting documents at the same time? Should I include a cover letter for a request that from then on the two petitions be processed together? I really want them to have the same day interview. It will be hard if they wind up having different interview dates for reasons I will not mention.

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Darnell   8,479

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i say call into USCIS, get an ISO, and ask what's up.

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let-it-be   36

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i say call into USCIS, get an ISO, and ask what's up.

Prior to posting this topic I already called the customer service & was able to talked with a live person. He mentioned that he is a ------ officer & his badge number -------. Is he a Tier 2 officer? I did asked him why the petitions weren't adjudicated at the same time & he replied that petitions are processed separately. I mentioned to him that I have heard of cases were parents's petitions were approved at the same time, he had the same standard reply.

I will call again tomorrow to speak with a different officer.

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let-it-be   36

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UPDATE:

For mom's petition

On Dec 12, 2012 I was able to check case status online (for the first time) - Initial Review.

On Dec 14, 2012 The case is approved - Post Decision

For dad's petition

On Dec 9, 2012 I send an inquiry email to NVC

On Dec 14, 2012 got an email reply from NVC that they recently received the petition. No case number assigned yet.

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ca_babe   129

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Looks like your mom's case is catching up.

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2008-08-16 Sent N-400

2008-08-18 Application Received

2008-08-19 Check Cashed

2008-09-18 Biometrics

2008-12-09 Interview

2009-01-XX Oath (Yay! I'm a citizen)

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07/19 - NOA2 approval

08/20 - Case received at NVC

08/23 - emailed DS-3022

08/25 - mailed AOS

08/27 - received AOS

08/31 - AOS Accepted

09/04 - Received confirmation of DS-3022

09/05 - Received IV invoice

09/05 - Pay IV bill

09/06 - IV showed as paid

09/06 - Send DS-230 packet

09/10 - Received DS-230 packet by NVC

09/17 - DS-230 Accepted/Case Complete

09/28 - Transfer to Manila Embassy

10/02 - Medical Exam at St. Luke's

10/08- 10/10 - Sputum Test

10/09 - Received by Manila Embassy

10/12 - Result of Sputum Test (Need to repeat)

10/16-10/18 - Repeat Sputum Test (Negative)

12/13 - Sputum Final Result (Negative)

12/21 - Interview at Embassy (Approved)

12/28 - Visa Picked Up from 2GO

12/28 - CFO

12/30 - POE (LAX)

 
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