Minionette's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Jerry
Beneficiary's Name: Salvie
VJ Member: Minionette
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2010-03-19
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Immigration Checklist for Jerry & Salvie:
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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 : |
2009-02-10 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2009-02-24 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2009-06-04 |
| NVC Received : |
2009-06-11 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
2009-06-19 |
| Consulate Received : |
2009-06-25 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2009-07-13 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
2009-07-02 |
| Interview Date : |
2009-08-07 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2009-09-07 |
| US Entry : |
2009-09-13 |
| Marriage : |
2009-09-29 |
| Comments : |
At the interview my honey was told that she will get the visa. But when I filled out the forms I put her nick name under AKA. They requested new CENOMAR and NBI with the nickname. I never got that information before so thought I would let you know. returned the new doc on 8-17-09 |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 100 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 164 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: General Review
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Description |
| Review Date : |
March 28, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
This whole process is one of the unknown and what happens next. I filed the I-129 with complete ignorance of the process. I paid Apex Visa service $900.00 for help in filling out the papers; the help I got was less than stellar and was just one more experience that made me dread dealing with USCIS. There is so much bad press out there about this process. The USCIS is the easiest part of the process. It is all of the doomsayers that made me feel like I was living on a bubble.
If you are in love and have an honest relationship, relax and know that the people at USCIS are there to help you achieve your goals. They're not there to stop you but to document your decision. If you are hiding something--well that is their expertise, to read people and weed out people coming to the U.S. for the wrong reasons. Sounds fair and I think it is.
The interview went well and the interviewer even told my spouse to answer the questions in a yes and no manner. She helped her and even though I filled in a nick name, as another name. The interviewer just requested that we get another certificate (CENOMAR) that she had never been married under that name; the interviewer said you will get the visa when you turn in that certificate. Thanks for ending the anxious wait.
Entering the U.S. my spouse picked up a form that was in Spanish and she asked the border agent what it said. He laughed and gave her the right form. They reminded her she had to get married in 90 days and one of the ladies helped her out of baggage check with her bags.
Filing the I-485 I didn't realize that my daughter needed a second medical exam. Immigration just sent a form back telling me that I needed to do that and I had 87 days to complete the task. The service I paid for wanted another $350 to fill out the K-2 change of status. I filled out the I-485 by myself and found that the form, they used for the K-1 was out of date, so I changed that form for the new one as well.
The interviewer for the change of status was very matter of fact but courteous and I never felt like anyone in the USCIS was my enemy.
I hope everyone reaches their goals and that this helped. The worst part of the process is the so called experts telling you that USCIS is evil and statements like they own you-- do no one any good.
I will say, now, that I know I am staying in the U.S. and not moving back to the Philippines; I can concentrate on building a future here, not here and there. |
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*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
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