ninjarocket's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Neil Beneficiary's Name: Nova VJ Member: ninjarocket Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2008-10-21 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Neil & Nova:

USCIS I-130/I-129F Petitions:   Dept of State K3 Visa:     USCIS I-485 Petition:   USCIS I-765 Petition:       USCIS I-131 Petition:       USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

K3 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage : 2007-04-24 I-130 Sent : 2007-07-06 I-130 NOA1 : 2007-07-19 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-129F Sent : 2007-09-06 I-129F NOA1 : 2007-11-02 I-129F RFE(s) : RFE Reply(s) : I-129F NOA2 : 2008-07-14 NVC Received : NVC Left : Consulate Received : 2008-07-25 Packet 3 Received : 2008-08-06 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2008-09-16 Interview Result : Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : US Entry : 2008-10-17 I-130 Approval : 2008-07-14 Comments : 2008-09-29 Return to embassy to sign DS-230 for CR visa (I-130 package at embassy after k3 interview!) Note: the received visa is CR1 rather than k3 Interview experience, see: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=153358 NVC I-130 processing: July 14: I-130 and I29F approved July 26: NVC acknowledges receipt of both I-130 and I-129F July 28: DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated (although dated 2 days earlier when I received the snail mail) July 29: mailed off $70 AOS fee July 29: email forwarded DS-3032 from wife (snail mail got there first!) July 30: spouse mailed off DS-3032 by express mail (UPS) from Philippines August 4: DS-3032 hard copy received at NVC from Philippines August 4: AOS fee bill received by NVC (although wrong date was on James' short cut generated bill!) August 6: AOS generated August 6: IV bill generated August 6: send off AOS (I-864EZ) lets hope they accept a non-notarized version with IRS tax transcripts for last 3 years rather than actual tax returns! (there's not even any space to notarize an I-864EZ, so it makes no sense to me) August 6: paid IV bill online with invoice # obtained from NVC operator (who also told me the online system doesn't work, so I'll just have to see what happens) August 7: IV bill status is now "paid" and deducted from my bank account August 7: mail off DS-230 + pile of documents + IV payment receipt + bank statement showing deduction August 8: AVR says IV bill generated? (online status changed to "unpaid" although paid receipt is right there online. duh!) August 11: finally they accepted email DS-3032 (hard copy got there one week earlier) August 13: IV received at NVC (they need to be informed again to reconcile online payment with visa application, grrrrrr) August 13: online payment system status changed back to "paid" yippee!!! August 13: receive snail mail IV bill August 14: AVR says IV payment received August 6 August 14: AOS instructions received by email August 19: medical appointment (using k3-visa # already at consulate) August 22: case complete according to operator several days later August 27: k3-visa interview scheduled for September 16 August 27: expedite request emailed to send I-130 docs to k3-visa interview so that it can be changed to a CR-visa interview August 27: also mail in expedite request September 3: still no news on expedite request so ask to speak to supervisor who then has email tracked down and worked on within a couple of hours September 3: request sent from NVC to embassy to find whether k3 interview can be changed to CR September 9: MNL accepts expedite request and I-130 package mailed to embassy (I think) September 16: k3 interview date (I traveled to MNL to be there at the USEM) September 16:I-130 arrives at embassy on day of interview but after interview September 16: embassy calls wife who somehow misses calls (delay of CR visa caused by my wife's stupid cell phone) September 29: wife returns to embassy to sign DS-230 in front of CO (same one as at interview, giggle) October 3: CR visa received October 17: flight scheduled! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 255 days from your NOA1 date. Your I-130 was approved in 361 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 425 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Los Angeles POE Date : 2008-10-17 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : Pretty uneventful. Just queuing took around 30 minutes. Officer wondered what CFO stickers and stamps in passport were about and was surprised my wife was already married at such a young age.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Texas Service Center CIS Office : Albuquerque NM Date Filed : 2007-03-07 NOA Date : Bio. Appt. : Interview Date : 2007-07-18 Approved : No Oath Ceremony : 2007-08-31 Comments : error on certificate due to marriage taking place between N-400 filing and interview

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines Review Topic: K3 Visa Event Description Review Date : September 26, 2008 Embassy Review : http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=153358 Rating : Very Good

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