Horus's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Michael
Beneficiary's Name: Glaiza
VJ Member: Horus
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2017-05-26
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Immigration Checklist for Michael & Glaiza:
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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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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Cambodia |
| I-129F Sent : |
2016-10-31 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2016-11-14 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| RFE Reply(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2017-01-30 |
| NVC Received : |
2017-03-30 |
| Date Case #, IIN, and BIN assigned : |
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| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
2017-03-01 |
| Packet 3 Received : |
2017-03-01 |
| Packet 3 Sent : |
2017-04-17 |
| Packet 4 Received : |
2017-04-17 |
| Interview Date : |
2017-05-18 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
(If Required): |
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2017-06-09 |
| US Entry : |
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| Marriage : |
2017-09-16 |
| Comments : |
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Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 77 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 185 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Cambodia
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
June 1, 2017 |
| Embassy Review : |
Now that I got the issued status on CEAC, I think it's about time I actually sat down and write a proper review of the consulate where I had my interview. Little background: I am Filipino that's been working in Cambodia for a year and a half now. I've also lived in Brunei (until the age of 17), Philippines (6 years), and Korea (4 years).
My packet 3 arrived in February but I didn't send the DS-160 until I got most of my police certificates from the different countries I've lived in for more than 6 months. As soon as I got all of my paperwork (with the exception of the police certificate from Cambodia), I finished the DS-160 form and sent it on April 10, 2017. After a couple of hours, on the same day, I received an email from the US Embassy in Phnom Penh with my interview date being May 18, 2017.
The police certificate took a lot longer than I would like but I managed to get it just in time before my interview (May 17, 2017). I also finished my medical and got a good result on May 12, 2017.
I arrived at the embassy at 8.15 AM because I lived nearby and even though my appointment was at 8.30 AM, I knew I didn't have to line up or anything. I just had to show my appointment letter and my passport, and they let me in, no problem. My fiance was also with me at the time and he had to show his passport as well. We went through two other gates of sorts, where we left our gadgets in a bag and went inside.
We lined up at window 7, and got a number. After 15 minutes, we were called to window number 8, where we talked to a Cambodian who spoke to me a little bit in Filipino. We passed all of the requirement that I brought [Birth Certificates (both original and copy), two 2x2 inches ID photos, proof of relations (I made a whole timeline from when we met to when we moved to Cambodia together), medical results, police certificates (for Brunei, Philippines, Korea and Cambodia, with translation for Cambodia) and the form i-134s (from my fiance and his mom as a co-sponsor), and the interview fee from ACLEDA].
After 20 more minutes, I was called to window number 5 for biometrics, and that was easy enough. He told me to go back to sit at the waiting area, and that it might take 30 minutes or more before we would be called for the interview.
After waiting for a while longer, we were called to window 2. He quickly mentioned that our case was very unique. I was a Filipino applying in Cambodia and that doesn't happen very often, but he assured me that he had plenty of experience interviewing Filipinos when he had worked in the Philippines. He then asked us to raise our right hands for the oath, and when we said yes, he started the interview.
1. Where I lived in the Philippines?
2. What my parents did in the US? (My parents are living in the US - and when I answered that I don't actually know what company that they worked only that they work in a factory, he mentioned that he asked this question because he wanted to be clear whether my parents may have introduced my fiance to me since they also lived in the same city as him... which it seems would have been bad?)
3. What did I do in Korea?
Then he turned to my fiance and asked him the following:
1. What do you do in Cambodia?
2. How much do you get paid?
It was an easy interview and we had a lot of fun joking around with the CO. After the questions, he again brought up the fact that my case was unique and that he would normally ask a lot more questions, but after saying that, he just gave me a blue piece of paper. He then told me to come back on June 9, 2017 for my passport.
And I checked the CEAC for my visa status today (June 1, 2017) to see that the status was issued!
I'm glad this part of our journey is over, now to save money to go to America and start a new life with my future husband! |
| Rating : |
Very Good |
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