khaopat's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Jim Beneficiary's Name: Ple VJ Member: khaopat Country: Thailand Last Updated: 2011-10-24 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Jim & Ple:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand Marriage (if applicable): 2009-07-16 I-130 Sent : 2011-01-30 I-130 NOA1 : 2011-02-04 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2011-05-27 NVC Received : 2011-06-06 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2011-06-15 Pay AOS Bill : 2011-06-17 Receive I-864 Package : 2011-06-17 Send AOS Package : 2011-06-23 Submit DS-261 : 2011-06-17 Receive IV Bill : 2011-07-01 Pay IV Bill : 2011-07-01 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2011-08-12 NVC Left : 2011-08-31 Consulate Received : 2011-09-03 Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2011-10-12 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-10-19 US Entry : 2011-11-15 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 112 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 250 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Bangkok, Thailand Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 24, 2011 Embassy Review : My wife slogged through the rain of Bangkok on October 12 for her IR-1 interview. Although she has siblings not too far away she stayed at a hotel near the embassy. I don't have a lot of detail about the questions from her interview since they focused on the unique details of our situation. I was proud that she was confident enough to do the interview in English. She also did a good job of packaging her backup document pages and photos so that they could be easily turned to as requested. The only problem was that her given name on her birth certificate didn't match her name on her ID card/passport. I had warned her about not having documentation of her name change from when she got her first ID as a schoolgirl back in the early 80s. She said, "They don't care." She didn't have it and didn't try to track it down at her hometown amphur office. After leaving the embassy she called her mother who looked for it, found it and mailed it up to Bangkok the same day. She turned in the original name change document on October 17 and went back a third time to pick up her visa on October 19. It sounded like she felt comfortable with the CO, who was very encouraging to her that day, stating that they believed her and that the name inconsistency was the only minor problem they had. Rating : Good

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