pcpro178's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Jim Beneficiary's Name: Sara VJ Member: pcpro178 Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2018-02-13 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Jim & Sara:

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 : Texas Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage (if applicable): 2016-04-19 I-130 Sent : I-130 NOA1 : I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : NVC Received : Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : Pay AOS Bill : Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : Submit DS-261 : Receive IV Bill : Pay IV Bill : Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : Case Completed at NVC : NVC Left : Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2018-01-05 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2018-01-04 US Entry : 2018-01-20 Comments : Processing Estimates/Stats : Enter your I-130 NOA1 time in your timeline to get an estimated approval (NOA2) date!

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Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : August 13, 2018 Embassy Review : My wife's interview was scheduled very early in the morning 6:40 AM. We had no real problems. Because it was early in the day, we chose to walk the about half-mile distance to the embassy from our hotel. We followed all the instructions to the letter, dressed nice, brought with us lots of evidence supporting our relationship (enough to fill a 6-inch binder), and copies of all the other legal documents they requested in the interview instructions. I did accompany my wife to the interview. Although it's technically not necessary, we wanted to make sure everything went smoothly. I'd say we were at the embassy only about an hour, 90 minutes at most. There were three parts to the interview. At the first window they reviewed all of my wife's legal documents and asked a few basic questions like, "What is your husband's name?" "When where you married?" and the like. At the second window it was just some fingerprint scans. The third window was where the actual interview took place, but for us it lasted only about 5 minutes. (The poor guy ahead of us in line got grilled for about 20 minutes.) The woman doing the interview noted my presence, asked my wife a few more basic questions, like, "How long have you known each other?" "Why are you applying for this visa?" and said she could process her approval that afternoon. :D We had decided earlier to play tourist in Manila for a couple weeks, before flying out, because we had read that it could take up to two weeks to get her stamped passport with visa back from the embassy. The whole process was blessed. We had her passport back within 2-3 business days. One thing we didn't find out about until somewhat late in the game was that Pinays are required to attend an exit interview (required by the Philippine government) for those immigrating to other countries. Another little gotcha was that she also had to pay (I think it was) an immigration fee at the airport, before she could get her passport stamped for exiting the country. Rating : Very Good

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