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Step Daughter had her Immigration Interview Today

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Neonred   3,461

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My step daughter had an easy and successful interview today in Moscow. Only one question asked about her mother, and that was how she got to the US and got married. Essentially it was an automatic approval.

We petitioned for her 4 years ago when she was 19. It's been a long wait but she was able to get a tourist visa and visit us several times. It also allowed her to get some great advanced education in Russia. Next we will see what it is worth here in the US. Looks like it will be a few months before she moves.

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Congratulations, si man! :)

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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4 years. Wow!

At least I know it'll be at least four years once my MIL decides to move here.

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Congrats! That's a long time to wait!

Wife's visa journey:

03/19/07: Initial mailing of I-129F.

07/07/11: U.S. Citizenship approved and Oath Ceremony!

MIL's visa journey:

07/26/11: Initial mailing of I-130.

05/22/12: Interview passed!

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My step daughter had an easy and successful interview today in Moscow. Only one question asked about her mother, and that was how she got to the US and got married. Essentially it was an automatic approval.

We petitioned for her 4 years ago when she was 19. It's been a long wait but she was able to get a tourist visa and visit us several times. It also allowed her to get some great advanced education in Russia. Next we will see what it is worth here in the US. Looks like it will be a few months before she moves.

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My step daughter had an easy and successful interview today in Moscow. Only one question asked about her mother, and that was how she got to the US and got married. Essentially it was an automatic approval.

We petitioned for her 4 years ago when she was 19. It's been a long wait but she was able to get a tourist visa and visit us several times. It also allowed her to get some great advanced education in Russia. Next we will see what it is worth here in the US. Looks like it will be a few months before she moves.

Obviously she didn't qualify for the fast track I-130 visa which is too bad given she was 19 years-old when you started. My stepson got in under the wire. He turns 21 soon.

Anyway, our respective step kids will be coming over about the same time.

Congrats!

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My step daughter had an easy and successful interview today in Moscow. Only one question asked about her mother, and that was how she got to the US and got married. Essentially it was an automatic approval.

We petitioned for her 4 years ago when she was 19. It's been a long wait but she was able to get a tourist visa and visit us several times. It also allowed her to get some great advanced education in Russia. Next we will see what it is worth here in the US. Looks like it will be a few months before she moves.

We used ECE to evaluate Alla's education and it was considered equivilent to a US education in the same subjects, good enough to get her a teaching certificate in Vermont with just some minor classes needed here. That's the good news.

The bad news? Schools do not just jump all over a foreign educated, non-native speaker to teach English. Go figure. So she will complete her MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA-TESOL)this week on FRIDAY (YAY!) and then will have an "English education" on the subject

Depending what your daughter studied she may or may not have the same issues. If it was a science related subject, maybe not so much. Sergey is feeling around and the general consensus is that his degree is physics from Russia will be just as well accepted here.

Anyway, best of luck to her, ECE can do the evaluation.

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