ludytj's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Ludylyn
Beneficiary's Name: Timmy John
VJ Member: ludytj
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2009-08-30
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Immigration Checklist for Ludylyn & Timmy John:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2008-09-26 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2008-09-30 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-01-12 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-01-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-01-16 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-01-20 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-02-12 |
| Interview Result : |
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-02-19 |
| US Entry : |
2009-02-21 |
| Marriage : |
2009-04-11 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 104 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 135 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Event |
Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2009-02-21 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
No |
| Biometrics Taken : |
Yes |
| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
My fiance spent maybe 3 minutes in front of the immigration officer. It seemed like she was rushing people to get out of there.
She asked him these questions:
how did you meet?
when did you meet in person?
what does you fiancee do for a living?
The whole time my fiance was answering these questions, he noticed that she almost did not pay attention to it as she was so busy stamping and checking the documents he handed to her.
The last question, my fiance did not finish answering yet and was told, "okay, you're done. you can go."
no complaints here at all! |
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Adjustment of Status
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Las Vegas NV |
| Date Filed : |
2009-05-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-05-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-06-17 |
| AOS Transfer** : |
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| Interview Date : |
2009-08-17 |
| Approval / Denial Date : |
2009-08-17 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
Yes |
| Greencard Received: |
2009-08-27 |
| Comments : |
It has been a very stressful week for us but now everything is done and we can now breathe deep.
we were scheduled at 11am but we got there 15minutes before. we went in right away and we were out the door 5 past 11.
I'll post the questions tonight. |
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Employment Authorization
Document
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
Chicago IL |
| Filing Method : |
Mail |
| Filing Instance : |
First |
| Date Filed : |
2009-05-18 |
| NOA Date : |
2009-05-26 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2009-06-17 |
| Approved Date : |
2009-07-08 |
| Date Card Received : |
2009-07-17 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your EAD was approved in 51 days. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
February 14, 2009 |
| Embassy Review : |
My fiance passed his interview yesterday. february the 12th, and up until now we still could not believe it! almost two long years since we met and finally, it's time he comes over here and start our new life, our new family. And, on this great victory we have achieved, I have everyone here at visajourney to thank for. If not for this forum, I don't think we would've gone through this process smoothly. This goes out to everyone, THANK YOU!
Now for those who are still waiting for NOA2, just hang in there...your day will come. I never thought this day would come, QUICK!
For those just waiting for the interview date: Just be yourself. Review the most common things that you ought to know about your fiance/fiancee and you'll be fine. and oh, like what my fiance told me: Answer from the heart...it'll just all come out naturally as you answer...
Now for the questions they asked:
PRE-SCREENER
1. why do you have so many call records?
2. how did you meet?
3. when did you meet in person?
4. what does you fiancee do for a living?
5. can i see some of your pictures?
6. have you met your fiancee?
7. how many times did you see each other in person?
8. have you been married?
9. was your fiancee married before?
10. do you have children?
11. does she have children?
12. when did she visit you?
13. what's the address of your fiancee?
14. what's her parents address in hawaii?
CONSUL
1. why do you have so many call records?
2. how did you meet?
3. when did you meet in person?
4. what does you fiancee do for a living?
5. can i see some of your pictures?
6. have you met your fiancee?
7. how many times did you see each other in person?
8. have you been married?
9. was your fiancee married before?
10. do you have children?
11. does she have children?
12. when did she visit you?
13. what's the address of your fiancee?
14. was she born in hawaii?
15. when did she move to the u.s. mainland from hawaii?
As you can see, the consul really grilled my fiance and asked the same questions at least twice. She was very, and I mean, very upset that we had 10 pounds worth of evidence, most of which, were call records.
Consul:"if you think your gonna convince me to approve your visa by giving me a lot of these call record print-outs, your wrong! This won't help."
My fiance: Ma'am, I'm sorry. We thought that the more evidence we had, the easier it will be to prove our genuine relationship to you.
Consul: "In america, words are powerful. Just don't lie. We believe in your words. And you don't have to bring all these."
The statements above were said so many times over and over again until my fiance started shedding tears thinking that we were going to be denied.
My fiance literally started crying really hard because he thought that all our plans, our hopes, and our dreams were being flushed down the drain. Then the consul, staring at my fiance and at all the evidence that we had, started crying too. And so did her assistant sitting right behind her.
Consul sobbing: "You really love her"
Then, tearfully, she said: I'm gonna approve your visa. I can see that you really love her so much. She's very lucky that you're like that. She's lucky to have you. All I did was to see if she'll be okay with you. The relationship is running very strong and will be doing great in the future. That's all. Good luck and welcome to america! (wiping her tears away to maintain her composure)
LESSON LEARNED: Don't overdo your evidence especially the ones for proving your relationship. I mean, it's nice to have a substantial quantity but not TOO MUCH.
Thanks again everyone!!! |
| Rating : |
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