Zai & Gary's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Gary Beneficiary's Name: Zai VJ Member: Zai & Gary Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2010-11-09 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Gary & Zai:

USCIS I-130 Petition:       Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:     USCIS I-751 Petition:   USCIS N-400 Petition:

IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Date Service Center : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage (if applicable): 2009-11-19 I-130 Sent : 2010-04-11 I-130 NOA1 : 2010-04-21 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2010-07-15 NVC Received : 2010-07-26 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2010-07-29 Pay AOS Bill : 2010-07-29 Receive I-864 Package : 2010-08-02 Send AOS Package : 2010-08-03 Submit DS-261 : 2010-07-29 Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : 2010-08-03 NVC Left : 2010-08-03 Consulate Received : 2010-08-09 Packet 3 Received : 2010-09-16 Packet 3 Sent : 2010-09-16 Packet 4 Received : 2010-09-16 Interview Date : 2010-10-12 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2010-10-15 US Entry : 2010-10-26 Comments : Oct 26, 2010 Flight from Manila to Tokyo-NRT to Houston-IAH. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 85 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 174 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Houston POE Date : 2010-10-26 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments : POE was simple and easy.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : October 12, 2010 Embassy Review : Interview appointment was at 7:00. Zai arrived at USEM before 6:00 am. Preliminary processing/interview was very easy and pleasant but she was not called for her CO interview until after 2:00 pm javascript:emoticon('') The CO asked her the following questions: 1) How did you meet 2) When did you meet 3) When was the last time we saw each other in person 4)When was our wedding and 5) How old is our son. Although Zai had tons of proof of our relationship with her, the CO never asked to see anything. He then told her in Tagalog "Congratulations, your visa is approved". The only negative part of the whole experience was the all day wait she had. We still do not know why she had to wait so long but we don't even care why anymore! Rating : Good

Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!



*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 USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.

** Not all cases are transfered

ver 5.0