RedPepper's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: F
Beneficiary's Name: E
VJ Member: RedPepper
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2022-11-15
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Immigration Checklist for F & E:
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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 |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Vermont Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2009-05-08 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-02-19 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-02-21 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2013-05-21 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
2013-06-17 |
| I-130 Approved : |
2013-08-14 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-08-28 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2013-09-02 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2013-09-04 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2013-09-25 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2013-09-04 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2013-09-21 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2013-10-04 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2013-09-23 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
2013-11-25 |
| NVC Left : |
2013-11-26 |
| Consulate Received : |
2013-12-02 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-09-23 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-12-28 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-11-30 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-01-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
Approved |
| Visa Received : |
2014-01-23 |
| US Entry : |
2014-01-31 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 174 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 320 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Detroit |
| POE Date : |
2014-01-31 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
It took us longer to wait in line (say 20 minutes) until my turn came to be interviewed. Just asked a few questions like my husband's address and my/his contact number and how long we have been married. That's it. The rest was small friendly talk about the weather and the US. The Immigration Officer was all smiles and sweet and very acommodating. Then my visa was STAMPED! Yey! Just like that! |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Lewisville TX Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Norfolk VA |
| Date Filed : |
2018-11-01 |
| NOA Date : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2019-03-11 |
| Interview Date : |
2019-05-13 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2019-07-30 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
February 3, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
Step 1. Biometrics with American Consul (5 minutes waiting on queue (waiting for my number to flash on screen), 2 minutes runtime)
1) Your name and date of birth
2) Petitioners name and date of birth, relationship with petitioner?
Step 2. First interviewer (Filipino Consul) (2 hours waiting on queue (waiting for my number to flash on screen), around 5 minutes runtime)
1) What is your name, and date of birth
2) Who is your petitioner? Date of birth? Relationship with petitioner? When, where, how did you meet?
3) Where does he live? Address in the US? Is that where you will stay?
4) Have you traveled abroad, what country? for how long?
5) have you traveled to the US before? Applied for a tourist visa/any visa before?
6) Do you have a joint sponsor? Name? Relationship with the joint sponsor?
Step 3. Second Interview (American Consul) (10 minutes waiting on queue (waiting for my number to flash on screen), around 5 minutes run time)
1) Ask the same questions as above except for the following...
2) have you been communicating with your spouse? how do you comm with him? when was the last communication? Do you have proof (call and chat logs)?
3) Does he send money, or do you share any financial resources? Please show me evidence. (showed orig western union remittance slips at window, seeing it was enough, he said he did not need me to hand it over for checking)
Step 4. Releasing Officer. (20 minutes waiting in line (our names were announced and we were asked to wait in line at window 69), i was 5th in line, around 2 minutes run time)
(Asked basic profile info just to make sure its you, then will give you instructions on what to do next)
Before i realized, i was done! Easy breezy! i was trembling when the first consul, filipino, told me some of my papers went missing. it wrecked my calm composure, but I regained it after I was told it wasn't bad as long as I send in the orig papers that were missing (and it wasn't our fault it was missing--because NVC confirmed they received it and sent it to the US Embassy. To learn that my AOS was not there was a shock. Good thing I had a photocopy with me. It saved my ####--but it would have done the trick if only i had original documents with me.)
OVERALL:
The Filipino interviewer projected a "snobbish" first impression, but as the interviewer went on, she was still formal but smiling, casual friendly. I had trouble telling what year I was 17 (that was when I met my husband) She asked How I met him--on a camping trip they organized. I was 17 he was 25. Then the WHEN I met him--I couldn't answer. I said, I was 17 then now I am 36...then I started counting with my fingers! I said "1993...1994...???" Then the consul answered for me "1995" Then memories came rushing in, I laughed, she laughed! Then I said "sorry, I am real bad with numbers." It was hilarious.
It was the missing AOS that sent me trembling and nervous from the calm and composed I was when I first got to the interview window--geez! I asked her if I was in trouble because of that, she said no. (If she said yes, I would have started ranting. How could NVC lose my documents!) But she said no, so I kept my calm.
The American Interviewer was friendlier, when I said I met my husband on a camping trip to Mt Pulag in 1995, he said he was going there too (and seemed excited about it!) Small talk...small friendly talk) then my interview was done. I had missing papers on my AOS--when I asked if I was in trouble (for the second time, he said no). All I had to do was send in the original copies they asked me to send on my 221g then I should be good to go.) Approved! I am an IR1--married for 5 years with a US citizen, so...it was an advantage. |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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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
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
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