Julius_and_Coney's US Immigration Timeline
Immigration Checklist for Julius & Coney:
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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 : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
Nebraska Service Center on 2013-10-29 |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2013-09-26 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2013-10-22 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2013-10-24 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2013-12-02 |
| NVC Received : |
2013-12-31 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
2014-02-04 |
| Pay AOS Bill : |
2014-02-06 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
2014-04-24 |
| Submit DS-261 : |
2014-02-06 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
2014-03-03 |
| Pay IV Bill : |
2014-03-25 |
| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2014-05-26 |
| NVC Left : |
2014-05-30 |
| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2014-07-02 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2014-07-09 |
| US Entry : |
2014-07-23 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 39 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 251 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Lifting Conditions
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| Event |
Date |
| CIS Office : |
California Service Center |
| Date Filed : |
2016-05-16 |
| NOA Date : |
2016-06-02 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2016-06-20 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
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| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Green Card Received : |
2017-03-16 |
| Comments : |
3/20/2017 comment:
INS - Santa Ana California branch did not require an interview for us. All they went by is the Lifting of Conditions Documents submitted. |
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Citizenship
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Phoenix AZ Lockbox |
| CIS Office : |
Santa Ana CA |
| Date Filed : |
2017-10-20 |
| NOA Date : |
2017-11-03 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2017-11-14 |
| Interview Date : |
2018-10-10 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2018-11-14 |
| Comments : |
INS - Santa Ana California branch did the interview for my wife for US Citizenship application. All she studied to prepare for the Intgerview was the US Citizenship booklet that was issued to her.
I advised her to enrol in a US Citizenship preparation class but she brushed it aside since she felt she was too busy to take a class for the US Cistizenship interview.
The US Citizenship interview started with questions about our background i.e. our marriage history, places we lived at in the United States, my occupation, her occupation, how we met, where we got married, our courtship leading up to our marriage.
Next the interview went into a phase consisting of oral drill of questions about the United States, its history, its Government, for of goverment.
Then it went into an oral test i.e. transcribe in written English what the interviewer is saying minding the spelling and grammar. Next it went into a written test.
All in all, the interview lasted about 20 minutes. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
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| Review Date : |
July 5, 2014 |
| Embassy Review : |
CR-1 Visa Case Interview Experience, U.S. Embassy Manila Philippines
My wife who lives in Caloocan City Metro Manila left at 4:30 AM and carried along this two inch three ring binder full of documents and pictures.
She took the Light Rail Transit to commute to the US Embassy at Roxas Boulevard, Manila and arrived at the US Embassy around 5:10 AM. Upon arriving, she found the queue of people intending to enter the US Embassy to be long.
The U.S. Embassy rent-a-cop opened the gate for Applicants at 6:00 AM. Upon checking the Appointment Letter, the guard issued a Form document which will be filled out by Applicant and returned at a window counter at a later time.
The queue for Tourist, working visa, and Immigrant visa applications were separate.
At around 6:45 AM, a clerk called my wife to a Counter and took some information regarding our petition case; checked our Appointment Letter, Petition Case; verified that the Appointment Letter had a stamp from St. Luke's Clinic signifying that a Physical/Medical exam was performed; fingerprint card; and checked my wife's Philippines Passport . She was issued a number and was
instructed to take a seat.
The number was called out four times at four different counters. The manner in which the number was called out was not in sequence rather in a random fashion.
Some of the Applicant who queued early at the Embassy were not finished with their Interview when my wife left the US Embassy. A piece of advise is, make sure the Applicant ate something for breakfast prior to entering the US Embassy.
At the second window, a Filipina clerk interviewed my wife in Tagalog about our petition case and details of our relationship, marriage.
The actual interview happened at the third window. Interview was conducted by a young American lady consul.
Interview questions ranged from: What is the profession of your husband? What is the Profession of my wife. My profession is an Engineer. My wife's profession is a Registered Nurse. The Consul's remark is, there is so much demand for Registered Nurses in the U.S. , your husband probably will stop working when my wife is fully employed. My personal response to that is, not in California with the high cost of living in this State, gotta have two income family to make ends meet. She was aksed whether my wife intends to work in the United States to which she replied yes.
Other questions were, details about us both such as Birthday and Age. Question such as: why was the marriage conducted in Hong Kong, who attended our Wedding ceremony. At that point , the Consul asked for a picture evidence of the Wedding event specifically a group picture showing witnesses i.e. relatives attending the event.
Other questions are whether I had previous marriage to which my wife replied yes. Whether I had children (which is yes) and whether my wife had children as well (which is no). Whether my wife was in a previous marriage prior to our marriage (to which the reply is no). Question was asked about the name of my ex-wife and where is she currently residing.
Question was also asked as to how I became a US Citizen to which her reply is being the child of a Retired and US Serviceman in the 50's and 60's, that I inherited my US Citizenship through my father. How long have I resided in the United States.
Questions as to how we communicated, how often how long have we known each other prior to marriage to which the reply is through SMS Text messaging, Chat sessions using Yahoo Messenger, Facebook chat, Skype chat with Webcam, frequency is daily if possible, by Letter and greeting cards on special occasions.
The interviewing Consul handed my wife a pamphlet about domestic violence. She was instructed about what to do in case of domestic violence in the home and how to report the case if it happens. She was instructed that her status will not be affected if domestic violence happens in the home during the conditional period. My wife replied that the she already attended a Seminar about Domestic Violence conducted by the Commission of Filipinos Overseas, an agency of the Philippine Government.
My wife's impression is, that the interviewing Consul felt that her replies to the Interview questions were sincere and the she didn't give her a hard time. She noted that the experience of other applicants were otherwise, that the Consul was skeptical to other applicant's replies.
At fourth window, my wife was asked to surrender the form that was initially issued to her at the U.S. Embassy Entrance. This form asked information as to the address where the Philippine Passport with approved CR-1 visa will be sent to.
She left the US Embassy around 9:30 AM; since food was not allowed inside the Embassy she ordered a burger for brunch at some fast-food joint along the way home and took the LRT going back. |
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