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My wife from the Philippines is being commissioned as an officer, a Second Lieutenant, on active duty, in the U.S. Air Force, as a Registered Nurse in the Air Force Nurse Corps. We will be leaving to join her at her duty station in Germany this summer, for several years.

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My wife from the Philippines is being commissioned as an officer, a Second Lieutenant, on active duty, in the U.S. Air Force, as a Registered Nurse in the Air Force Nurse Corps. We will be leaving to

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She was enlisted in the Air National Guard for 6 years, and just got out as a Senior Airman in July, before being selected for active duty in the Air Force Nurse Corps as an officer. This is her 2nd c

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She was a teacher, and principal, in the Philippines. Now she is a warrior, and a nurse, and an officer, in the United States Air Force. And I will forever be proud of her. 

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Congratulations!!!   As a retired member of the US Air Force and a retired Registered Nurse (not during the same time period), I can proudly say that those are great career choices........Please give my regards to your wife..

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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She was enlisted in the Air National Guard for 6 years, and just got out as a Senior Airman in July, before being selected for active duty in the Air Force Nurse Corps as an officer. This is her 2nd career. In the Philippines she was first an English teacher, then a principal of an elementary school in Manila. She reinvented herself when she came to the USA. 

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25 minutes ago, JoBri said:

She was enlisted in the Air National Guard for 6 years, and just got out as a Senior Airman in July, before being selected for active duty in the Air Force Nurse Corps as an officer. This is her 2nd career. In the Philippines she was first an English teacher, then a principal of an elementary school in Manila. She reinvented herself when she came to the USA. 

She will succeed and move up in rank quickly......

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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43 minutes ago, JoBri said:

She reinvented herself when she came to the USA. 

Loving this sentence. Congrats! 

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RFE USCIS website: September 26, 2018

RFE Hard copy: October 01, 2018

RFE Response Sent:  October 10, 2018

RFE Received by USCIS:  October 16, 2018

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NVC Case Number: November 29, 2018

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On ‎11‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 3:52 AM, JoBri said:

My wife from the Philippines is being commissioned as an officer, a Second Lieutenant, on active duty, in the U.S. Air Force, as a Registered Nurse in the Air Force Nurse Corps. We will be leaving to join her at her duty station in Germany this summer, for several years.

Nice, congratulations! So the Air Force still do direct commission for general RNs (no specialty)?

I-129F sent: 2016-01-09

NOA1: 2016-01-15

NOA2: 2016-03-04

Received by NVC: 2016-03-31

Case # assigned: 2016-04-01

Case sent to consulate: 2016-04-05

Case ready: 2016-04-06

AOS Packet sent: 2016-10-08

AOS Packet received: 2016-10-11

AOS NOA1 x 3 (Text messages): 2016-10-14

AOS NOA1 x 3 (Hardcopy mail): 2016-10-17

Biometrics Letter: 2016-10-28

Biometrics Walk-in: 2016-10-28

I-131 and I-765 approved: 2017-01-04 (Day 85)

I-485 approved: 2017-01-19 (Day 100)

EAD/AP Combo card received: 2017-01-20

Green Card received: 2017-01-25

ROC I-751 Packet sent: 2018-10-26

ROC I-751 Packet received: 2018-10-29

ROC I-751 NOA1 (Text message): 2018-11-02

ROC I-751 NOA1 (Hardcopy Extension Letter): 2018-12-10

ROC I-751 Biometrics: 2019-07-02

 

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On ‎11‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 11:05 AM, pcke2000 said:

Nice, congratulations! So the Air Force still do direct commission for general RNs (no specialty)?

Right. She will be commissioned before going to training. They have to go through Commissioned Officer Training (COT) first, at Maxwell AFB, in Alabama for 5 weeks, then on to her duty station. COT is for nurses, lawyers, chaplain assistants. Yes, just a garden variety RN, MedSurg, that is the slot she is going to fill. She works in neurology right now though, at the hospital.

 

And it will be a mix. Some have no military experience. My wife was in the Air National Guard for 6 years, however. But not health related. She was in Services. She worked in the dining facility at the air base. Got out in July as a Senior Airman.

 

After awhile, she hopes to be sent to school to become a Nurse Practitioner. That is/was our plan B, Family Nurse Practitioner, if somehow the military option fell/falls through for some reason. Right now there is a little glitch of her having admitted to having gestational diabetes 9 years ago when she was pregnant with our son. The surgeon General asked for the paperwork and supposedly is going to sign off on that, because she isn't diabetic now. But if that causes a problem, the heck with it. She will earn double+ the pay and we don't have to go through the hassle of moving then. It really would be a win/win for us. I loved the military and so does she. That's why we are doing this. But if it falls through, I also like stability and the money, and I think she would do awesome as a nurse practitioner.

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On ‎11‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 2:50 AM, JoBri said:

Right now there is a little glitch of her having admitted to having gestational diabetes 9 years ago when she was pregnant with our son. The surgeon General asked for the paperwork and supposedly is going to sign off on that

Just found out this week her waiver for gestational diabetes was approved and signed off on. Green light to go. Background check remaining. Moving forward once again 

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JoBri - Kudos ! 

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As an RN she would have a bachelor of science in nursing and deserves officer pay! Congrats! 

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Statistically only 1 in 5 nurse applicants are chosen for direct commissioning in the Air Force Nurse Corps we found out. Not too bad winning against such odds. Saturday we were told that the paperwork for commissioning will be sent 1 April. She will request a Lieutenant Colonel at the airbase she was at when enlisted in the Air National Guard to administer the oath. 

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I loved the Army. I started my life at age 18 in the Army in Germany. I thought those days were over. Imagine my happiness that my Filipino wife not only sought a career in the military, but will also be an officer AND first assignment in Germany! And now I too will grow old around the military. 

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27 minutes ago, JoBri said:

I loved the Army. I started my life at age 18 in the Army in Germany. I thought those days were over. Imagine my happiness that my Filipino wife not only sought a career in the military, but will also be an officer AND first assignment in Germany! And now I too will grow old around the military. 

Lucky you... I just had a coworker transfer to Germany and she is quite happy as well. 

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We need more threads like this.

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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