MikeandThea's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Mike
Beneficiary's Name: Jaz
VJ Member: MikeandThea
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2017-03-04
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Immigration Checklist for Mike & Jaz:
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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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Date |
| Service Center : |
California Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-09-01 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-09-06 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2016-10-05 |
| NVC Received : |
2016-10-14 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
2016-10-26 |
| NVC Left : |
2016-11-01 |
| Consulate Received : |
2016-11-07 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2016-11-25 |
| Interview Result : |
Denied
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Second Interview
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2016-12-20 |
| Second Interview Result: |
Denied |
| Visa Received : |
2017-01-06 |
| US Entry : |
2017-01-20 |
| Marriage : |
2017-02-23 |
| Comments : |
221G ON DAY OF INTERVIEW. Long story but I found a landmine that you can avoid: Irene (Jaz is her nickname) was born in a Nipa hut outside Bato Leyte. She was delivered by a midwife who was elderly and illiterate. Her mother told her the name was to be 'Irene', the midwife wrote on the paperwork, 'Irwin'. So that is how her birth certificate read until they could come up with enough money to fix it....28 years later. When Jaz went to NSO to get her BC, it said there was a name change but I didn't catch that part and she went to NBI to get a clearance for 'Irene' and not also for A.K.A 'Irwin'. We had to go back to NBI and get her a clearance for both names and that delayed us. She got her new NBI 10 days later and we forwarded that to the Embassy via 2go. So, if your fiance has had a name change at anytime for any reason, be sure to get an NBI clearance for any other names...the call it A.K.A (Also Known As) Good luck to you all! *********** Update on 2nd interview. The NBI they asked for was provided. However, they ignored that. The CO interrogated Jaz for four hours not believing her Birth Certificate was real or correct. They asked verbally for a court order proving she is a female but did not issue a paper or email stating this. This is very disturbing. The law, RP#10172 states that a court order is not necessary to change name and sex on a Birth Certificate but that is what the CO wants. We are lost. We think the CO is new and is not yet familiar with how things work but if the CO has a reason to question Jaz's BC, we will fix it but they have not given us a clear explanation of the problem. They made Jaz write a statement that she will 'fix' the problem, made her sign it and then dismissed her without giving her a copy. ******** UPDATE Jan 3, 2016..After sending them a copy of the law on Dec 24, 2016 showing them that a court order to change gender on a birth certificate due to clerical errors does not require a court order, her VISA status in CEAC was changed from AP to Ready! Looks like all is well. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 29 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 80 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: Other Experience
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| Review Date : |
December 21, 2016 |
| Embassy Review : |
221 (g) at first interview. Jaz went to the interview and everything was fine until they got to her NBI. She had name and sex errors on her original Birth Certificate but got them corrected in 2012 so the CO ( a man ) told her no problem, VISA is pending, get an updated NBI for her incorrect original name as well as her correct updated name. She did that and sent it in.
Then they called and said she was scheduled for a 2nd interview and to bring government issued IDs and anything else that proved who she was. 3 days before her second interview, a female CO called her and told her to bring the court order used to change her Birth Certificate.
The law on changing name and sex errors on Birth Certificates (RA#10172)was changed on August 15, 2012 but did not go into effect at all locations until sometime after that. I suspect Jaz's lawyer may have been hired to make the changes prior to the new law so there probably should have been a court order but the question is, where is it now? I would guess its in archives if it even exists. We will look.
She went to the courthouse in her home province but Jaz could not explain to them exactly what the problem was. So, they told her the law was changed and it was all done at the Municipal Civil Registrar now. She got the MCR to issue an affidavit that the BC was changed and correct but now the female CO does not accept that and wants a court order proving Jaz is a female. That is not possible now as the law is changed unless we can find an original court order.
We think the lawyer they hired in 2012 to change her BC failed to do it correctly and instead of going through the court, he bribed the local MCR clerk to issue a new BC and so there was never any court order.
I think we will have to start over by filing a new petition to change a BC that is already correct. We are not happy. |
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