GenevieveHawkins's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Genevieve
Beneficiary's Name: Surin
VJ Member: GenevieveHawkins
Country: Thailand
Last Updated: 2015-05-06
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Immigration Checklist for Genevieve & Surin:
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USCIS DCF 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 : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-07-02 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-06-13 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-06-13 |
| I-130 RFE : |
2013-07-06 |
| I-130 RFE Sent : |
2013-08-28 |
| I-130 Approved : |
2013-09-26 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
2013-10-02 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2013-11-20 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2013-12-24 |
| Interview Date : |
2014-01-23 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-06-04 |
| US Entry : |
2014-07-02 |
| Comments : |
My husband's visa interview was on January 23 2014 at 7:30 AM. I had to wait outside with the baby. He got out past noon with a request for more documents related to my I-864 and proof of our intent to redomicile in the US. Because my income was just barely over the line for a family of 3 we had intended to live with my parents when we first arrived in the US. So I had my parents sign I-864As, figuring this would help cover the domicile and income. Waited four weeks, then had a request for more documents, this time my updated 2013 taxes, a letter from my employer, an updated I-864 from me, a bill of sale showing my parents own their house in Las Vegas, a timeline of our plan to move to the US, and a job offer letter for me. Sent the new documents in March (except a job offer letter, as I work on the Internet for a US based company and can do this in the US also, and had my employer state as much) and waited six more weeks. In late April the Embassy requested more documents, this time 2013 taxes from my parents, I864As from my parents, and photocopies of my parent's passports. My parents are both born and raised USCs who do not have passports. In a prior email I had asked if their born in Ohio birth certificates were enough, and they had said yes. So I sent new photocopies of those, photocopies of their I864As and explained that the Embassy already had the originals submitted in February! Plus a photocopy of their 2013 taxes. So now we are waiting in AP. As far as I know the beneficiary (my husband) is good to go--he has had his biometrics, criminal, passed medical, interviewed okay etc. He said the consular officer only asked him a few questions, mostly about why he had not passed for a tourist visa the year before (214B--too likely to come to America to immigrate, which is when we applied for a CR-1 to USCIS) and what kind of work he planned on doing in the US. He asked if he passed interview, he said the officer just smiled and handed him the 221G and said "Give this to your wife. She'll understand what to do." At this point I don't understand anything. I don't know how long this will take, if it will ever be approved, or what more documents we need, if any. I feel like my entire worth as a human being has been boiled down to a line on my IRS 1040. Five requests for more documents that I can think of counting the I-130. I think the case has switched hands too many times as I've been asked for more than a few documents that were already submitted, and in correspondence, when I get an answer at all, I am frequently referred to as "Mr. Hawkins." (I am a woman USC with a Thai man). I would really love it if one person somewhere in there could look at us as a family whose lives are being impacted by decisions they are making. A poor experience all around. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 105 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 224 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2014-07-02 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
Yes,Passport Stamp |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Bangkok, Thailand
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
May 11, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
My husband's interview was on January 23 2014. I have been asked to submit more documents three times since then, all related to my I-864 that I thought was approved in December 2013. First I brought my parents on as joint sponsors, then documents related to my job, updated taxes, then my parent's updated taxes and copies of their passports (they don't have passports--they are USC by birth, never left America). Every time I have been asked for more documents it is a new, different list, sometimes containing information that has already been sent to them, sometimes asking for information (like my parent's passports) that cannot be produced. It seems my case has changed hands many times and no one can keep track of the phone book sized stack of stuff we've sent them any more.When I receive answers to emails (which I usually don't) I am often called "Mr. Hawkins" despite being USC woman with a Thai man. It's five months past interview and I have no idea if my husband will get a visa or if they will ask for more documents again, or just ignore us until we date out into some black hole. My father's sick, my husband's scared, and my baby is crying. Not a process I would wish on my worst enemy. |
| Rating : |
Very Poor |
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