Hoang_Phuong's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Hoang
Beneficiary's Name: Phuong
VJ Member: Hoang_Phuong
Country: Vietnam
Last Updated: 2015-08-13
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Immigration Checklist for Hoang & Phuong:
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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? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2012-10-28 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2012-05-20 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2012-05-30 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2012-08-03 |
| NVC Received : |
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| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
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| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
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| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
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| Send IV Package : |
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| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
2013-07-17 |
| Case Completed at NVC : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| 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 : |
2013-08-22 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
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| US Entry : |
2013-09-09 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-130 was approved in 65 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 449 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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| Port of Entry : |
Los Angeles |
| POE Date : |
2013-09-09 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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| Harassment Level : |
0 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Description |
| Review Date : |
August 23, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
First, thanks for those who helped me with all the questions I have asked. My journey was somewhat longer than expected but not too bad. Then I think back when everything started, I'm finally done with all the nervousness and headaches!
Wife's interview was on the 22nd of this month. Which was yesterday. Left Ba Ria around 4am and made it just on time at the embassy: 645am. Weather was nice. We parked across the street and I walked my wife to the line. The line was somewhat long but not bad when my wife waited. But as it got closer to 7am, jeez! The line was LONG!! I waited across the street in the car until my wife stepped into the building. I wanted to make sure she made it inside! They let everyone in at 7am. I went to the nearby park with my cousin who just so happens to be our taxi driver. Mingled with a few Americans who said "you speak really good english" I said I am from Austin Texas. They said "He's even got the southern accent" we laughed! Then me and my cousin went to eat. When we were done it was getting close to 10am. Right then my wife calls and tells me she needed me. I thought, wow maybe she’s done with the interview. So I walk back to the embassy and she said they wanted me there too. Went through security, sat down and good gosh I couldn't tell you guys how nervous I was. I was hoping she was interviewed already and they just wanted to see us together in person. But no, we were both interviewed. One of the booths, #7, I swear it was like it wasn't ever gonna end. Between 1 hour of waiting, I saw that booth #7 switch numbers once or twice. Other booths had people coming and going at least 5-6 interviews. So me and my wife hoped we didn't get that booth #7. Right at around 11am they called us up and it was booth #8!!!!. At this moment I was less nervous because I knew it needed to be done and it shouldn't take long! We arrived at the booth and my nervousness just disappeared. It was like talking to friends. We had a Vietnamese lady and a white lady CO, both were super awesome and fun to talk to. We had many laughs. They asked us to raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth. Then asked for documents. We had our paperwork all in a folder nice and neat, with paperclips separating anything that needed to be. They said they will be interviewing my wife, and I will need to stand next to her. The interview was in Vietnamese.
They asked;
How did you two meet?
(I used to work with my husband's cousin)
What does your husband do for a living?
(He works at a electronics company)
How long have you two known each other before you two met in person?
(We knew each other around 2010) ((wife was super nervous!))
But for how long?
(We knew each other around 2010 and he came to visit on May 22nd of 2011)
((At this time I looked down and saw the pink slip that has a stamp on it saying "approved" I thought to myself, is that paper real????? LoL))
Did you two marry at that time?
(No, my husband has visited me 4 times already, and the 3rd time was when we got married)
Show us your photos
(These are all in order) ((we had over 450 photos))
What is your husband's favorite food?
(He likes to eat raw fish) ((I went ahead and corrected that answer with "I like Sushi" The Vietnamese CO looked at me weird lol))
What is something special about your husband?
(Anytime an argument occurs, my husband stays quiet because he doesn't want arguing in our relationship)
What is some of your husband's bad habits?
(Nothing I can think of)
((CO: There has to be something you don't like))
(((They let that question and answer go as we all laughed)))
Did any family members come to the wedding?
(Yes, my husband's mother, father, sister, brother, and niece)
Is it his blood parents?
(Yes its his blood parents)
((White lady CO still flipping through our pictures))
Did your husband give you any gift money when he visited?
(Yes, 3000 USD) ((my jaws dropped!))
White Lady CO asks me;
You can speak english right?
(Me: Yes)
How much do you make a year?
(Me:Last year my company's business was slow so I only made 12,000 that year. But the years before that, I made well over 18k)
How were you able to save up 3k to give to your wife?
(Ouch!!!!)
((Me: I live at home with my parents and I don't own anything like a car or owe anyone money))
(((She kinda laughed because she didn't buy it)))
You have that southern Accent
(Again?????!)
Vietnamese lady CO makes this weird facial expression. She thinks things over and says, “Okay so were are going to go ahead and issue you your visa, you just go to the front desk and pay for the postage and it will be mailed to you. Did you read the pink paper we gave you? (Wife said yes) CO asked if my wife knew what it was about. I totally forgot what my wife said but it had nothing to do with the pink paper lol. The CO said, you need to read it again, and please read it because its important. It isn't about what you just said, its about domestic violence? So please read it! Okay we are done..
We both thanked the COs and after I put all the paperwork back together in my bag, I thanked them again..
So basically they asked a few questions, looked at our pictures and let us go. Didn't ask for any other evidences like my phone bill and chat logs. Didn't ask for a Timeline like everyone recommends here. Literally had about 800 pages to haul around which for my wife, wasn't fun at all.. The interview took all but about 10 minutes. We were already passed before being interviewed. Just like some of the reviews I read on here at VJ.
Conclusion:
It was really easy. I guess we lucked out on the CO’s? Because my wife saw so many blue slips.. The waiting room sucks because there was no A/C. I guess they know Vietnamese people can handle the heat. Behind the Booths look like it’s nice and cool in there lol. Otherwise, the waiting game was LONG! But not too bad.. Wife went in at 7am, we both left around 11am.
Tips: Anyone who needs their medical exams done, please go to IOM (International Organization of Migration). It’s a lot easier which a bit of searching, came up with someone recommending going to IOM instead. Wife did her exam on Thursday at 1pm and was done at 3pm. Blood test results came in the following Monday.
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