Xia

As far as I know the ex-husband father was a US citizen when the child was conceived and born, and the father was the one who processed the mothers IR1 visa. The father did not register the childs citizenship with the US embassy in Manila, paternity testing would be required and possibly court ordered if the father is not cooperative. 

I'm asking for a friend. My friend is from Philippines and a US permanent resident, her US citizen ex-husband is the father of her child, her child is still in the Philippines while she lives in the US remarried to another US citizen. She was told by RapidVisa that she herself should file for her childs IR2 visa as a permanent resident, and not her new US citizen husband to avoid visa denial due to her ex-husband being a US citizen and that shes remarried to another US citizen. To me this does not make sense, as filing an immediate relative visa petition as a permanent resident could take 3-10 years as far as I know, when the new husband could simply file as Stepfather and process the IR2 petition in 10-12 months. Shouldn't her new US citizen husband file the IR2 petition as the child is now a Stepchild (I myself recently brought my 2 stepchildren to the US using IR2 visa)? Or better yet, since the childs biological father is a US citizen this should automatically make the child a US citizen, how can she go about registering the child's US citizenship and obtaining a passport for the child? Her goal obviously is to be united with her child by bringing the child to the US to live with her and her new husband.

Wow so many interviews scheduled today congrats i'm so happy for everyone!! 

18 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

I got two emails at the same time (same timestamp) from NVC. One says birth cert is invalid (which I know is valid), and the other said I'm Documentarily Qualified. I called them to ask why they sent me two conflicting emails, the rep said we don't need anything from you at this time. Your case is complete and line to be scheduled for an interview. In any case I'm CC now but since I don't trust the reps too much I have ask my spouse to go collect a certified birth certificate as I don't want any surprises interview time @ USEM Ghana.

 

All documents were submitted 03/07 and Case Complete[Documentarily Qualified] today, 3/13 - so just about week.

Congrats thats very fast! My daughters took 12 days and my sons took 16 days to become Documentarily Qualified

1 minute ago, Keila_27 said:

My PD is March 22, 2018.

Cc is Feb 22, 2019 

CR1

20 days waiting for an interview appointment.

Our priority date was Feb 22, 2018 for IR2 child of US citizen (my step kids), we just arrived in the US last Wednesday Mar 6

2 hours ago, Keila_27 said:

It's really surprising for Manila Embassy taking long to give an interview schedule. Is it also because of NVC?

My cc is Feb 22, 2019

Manila embassy

CR1

1 hour ago, jhenril said:

CC Feb. 14th 

No interview yet! 

Manila Embassy

IR5 Category 😫

April is a lot of holidays so please NVC i need my parents bring together with us to the usa..

Wow that is very unusual for Manila embassy! We received the "Case Documentarily Qualified" email from NVC on Dec 27, then 12 days later we received the "Immigrant Visa Interview Appointment scheduled" email from NVC on Jan 08 with the interview date scheduled for Feb 04

Finished this long process and arrived in the US with my 2 kids Aleah and Armie last week Wednesday, posting our timeline for others to estimate processing times. I am the US petitioner, my Filipino wife stayed in the US while I went to Philippines to escort my kids to their embassy interview and bring them to the US. We got a 221g RFE requesting IRS tax transcripts, despite the fact we brought past 4 years W2's including 2018, past 3 years 1040's, past 6 months pay-stubs, and letter from employer stating hire date job title and annual salary, causing me to stay in Philippines 5 weeks to complete the embassy phase of processing. I also was harassed at Manila airport 20 minutes and Los Angeles airport 1.5 hours by immigration officers asking repeatedly why the mother was not traveling with the kids even after I made clear my wife stayed in the US with our 10 month old baby girl and despite the fact I had presented all required travel and consent documents and Philippine embassy power of attorney, and that their mother was waiting at Los Angeles LAX terminal for our arrival.

I-130 IR2 Immediate Relative Child of US Citizen2018-02-19  ●  I-130 Petition Mailed to USCIS Phoenix
2018-02-22  ●  USCIS: NOA1 petition Received/priority Date, Delivered to Phoenix
2018-02-28  ●  USCIS: NOA1 Text & Email Notification
2018-02-28  ●  USCIS: Petition routed to USCIS Nebraska Service Center for processing
2018-03-03  ●  USCIS: NOA1 I-797C Hard Copy Letter Received
2018-10-01  ●  USCIS: NOA2 Petition approved (221 days after NOA1)
2018-10-03  ●  USCIS: NOA2 Email Notification
2018-10-05  ●  USCIS: NOA2 I-797 Hard Copy Letter Received
2018-10-15  ●  USCIS: Case Was Sent To The Department of State for visa processing
2018-10-22  ●  NVC: Petition received (21 days after NOA2)
2018-11-23  ●  NVC: Embassy Case Number Created (32 days after NVC Petition received) (6:04am PST)
2018-11-26  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees SUBMITTED (9:30am PST)
2018-11-27  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees RECEIVED (5:00am PST)
2018-11-28  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees PAID (1:30pm PST)
2018-11-29  ●  NVC: DS-260 COMPLETED SUBMITTED
2018-11-30  ●  NVC: Affidavit of Support and Civil Documents SUBMITTED
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: RFE marriage termination documents for Petitioner (Stepson)
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: Marriage termination documents SUBMITTED (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2018-12-12  ●  NVC: Email: Fees, Forms, and Documents ACCEPTED (Stepdaughter)
2018-12-27  ●  NVC: Email: Case Documentarily Qualified, Fees, Forms, and Documents ACCEPTED (Stepson)
2019-01-08  ●  NVC: Interview date scheduled for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM
2019-01-13  ●  SLEC Medical Exam (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-01  ●  Flight: Departure Las Vegas Nevada 6:10am (Michael)
2019-02-02  ●  Flight: Arrival Manila Philippines 10:30pm (Michael)
2019-02-04  ●  EMBASSY: Interview Manila Philippines 09:10 AM (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-04  ●  EMBASSY: 221g IRS Tax Transcripts mandatory required (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-04  ●  CEAC: Administrative Processing
2019-02-05  ●  IRS: Tax Transcripts ordered, postal mail delivery
2019-02-12  ●  IRS: Tax Transcripts received by postal mail
2019-02-13  ●  EMBASSY: IRS Tax Transcripts delivered to 2GO MoA (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-15  ●  CEAC: Case Updated. IRS Tax Transcripts delivered to embassy? (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-21  ●  CEAC: Case Updated. (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-28  ●  CEAC: Case Updated, status: Ready (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-02-28  ●  CEAC: Case Updated, status: Visa Issued (Stepson & Stepdaughter)
2019-03-04  ●  USTRAVELDOCS: In Transit From Post
2019-03-04  ●  2GO Courier: Your passport is ready for pick up at 2GO SM MALL OF ASIA
2019-03-05  ●  Visa on Hand, picked up at 11:30am
2019-03-06  ●  CFO seminar scheduled for 9:30am (Stepson)
2019-03-06  ●  Flight: Departure Manila Philippines 4:55pm China Airlines Flt 704 (Michael, Stepson, & Stepdaughter)
2019-03-06  ●  Flight: Arrival LAX Los Angeles CA 8:03pm China Airlines Flt 8 (Michael, Stepson, & Stepdaughter)
2019-03-06  ●  LAX Airport: Finished Customs and Immigration 9:45pm
2019-03-07  ●  Drive: Arrival in Las Vegas 4:30am

4 hours ago, KG2015 said:

Yesterday, the IV fee was cleared at the bank. Its still showing "in process" at NVC. When will it change to paid? Tia

Here's how our payment went...

2018-11-26  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees SUBMITTED (9:30am PST)
2018-11-27  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees RECEIVED (5:00am PST)
2018-11-28  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees PAID (1:30pm PST)

18 hours ago, Mrsamoah2019 said:

Where did u upload the w2 and employer letter?

No maam😡

5 hours ago, Loubalam said:

 

Hello everyone, How long does it take to have CC after ""Documentarily qualified"".

thank you , wish you good luck 

 

The "Documentary qualified" email means you are now CC and awaiting the embassy interview to be scheduled

On 1/26/2019 at 10:15 PM, Asii said:

Did you skip filling the DS-261, or you did at once filling and paying the fees?

On 1/26/2019 at 10:16 PM, Asii said:

Sorry i mean DS-260

If I remember correctly, you are not even given the option to fill the DS-260 or upload documents until AFTER you pay the fees AND the status changes to PAID

2018-11-26  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees SUBMITTED (9:30am PST)
2018-11-27  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees RECEIVED (5:00am PST)
2018-11-28  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees PAID (1:30pm PST)
2018-11-29  ●  NVC: DS-260 COMPLETED SUBMITTED
2018-11-30  ●  NVC: Affidavit of Support and Civil Documents SUBMITTED

On 1/27/2019 at 5:32 AM, Jere & Kath said:

Did u submit tax transcript or w2 wil be enough? 

We submitted W2's and 1040EZ forms for past 3 years, past 6 months pay-stubs, and letter from employer. We did not submit tax transcripts. All of our documents were accepted, and our embassy interview date is scheduled for next Monday Feb 4. 

20 hours ago, KG2015 said:

Has anyone uploaded documents with dpi (dots per inch) resolution of less than 150? 

I converted my PDFs to 225 dpi in custom settings and was able to get them each down to under 2mb

On 1/11/2019 at 5:27 PM, josie125 said:

They have now changed things, they now automatically assign you as the DOS.

I have two IR2 (Children) Cases which is the same timeline as CR1, the first one is CC already and that's what they did to that first case.

 

However I do not know if that only applies to IR2 Cases. But once the fees have been paid, I would give them a call to make sure it also applies to you. You probably can change it after then!

I'm just waiting on this case now.

We have two IR2 child cases also, wife has been in the US 2.5 years now while kids are in Philippines due to strict birth certificate rules not allowing us to apply for their passports till errors fixed on birth certificates via court order (illegitimate children cannot share the fathers last name!?). From my observance and personal experience I think all I-130 Immediate Relative petitions are processed the same regardless if they are for a spouse or child. We were delayed for my stepsons petition after we submitted all documents then NVC asked for my divorce decree from my prior marriage (RFE), which I thought was odd since I am currently married to the mother and why would they need my prior divorce decree for a child petition? I had a feeling they would ask for my divorce decree for my step daughter as well so I quickly uploaded the decree to her petition within the hour of notice for my stepson, her petition was CC the following day, while my stepsons petition took an additional 16 days to be reviewed again then CC.

For those inquiring, I believe "Choice of Agent" is only used if you are using a lawyer or 3rd party to assist with your petition process, if you are processing your own petition then you do not chose an agent since there isn't one.

1 hour ago, Nill said:

Hi, thank you so much for replying , yeah I got my interview email as well last night, and else the status is like yours, I wish your interview goes well 

Oh thats awesome congrats! What is your interview date? And are you interviewing in Manila?

On 1/9/2019 at 1:37 AM, Nill said:

Hi, congratulations to all who take the interview email, I have a question that what your status shows now and before you take your email? Was showing "at NVC" or " in transit" before you take your letter?

Before interview scheduled email - At NVC

Immediately after interview scheduled email - In Transit

9 hours after interview scheduled email - Ready

12 hours ago, qwe_ggn1 said:

Hey guys, if you have filled in the DS 260 online,  is the application still asking for applicant's passport size picture? would be great if you can direct me to the link where i can see the dimensions if required.

Thanks for letting me know. 

The DS-260 does not ask for passport pictures, instead in the section where you upload your IV CIVIL DOCUMENTS there is a PHOTOGRAPHS document type where you should upload the 2" x 2" passport photo

10 hours ago, Keila_27 said:

Hello there, is there anyone else who got cc this week who submitted or re-submitted documents on Dec 26/27? Im still waiting for a cc. Resubmitted docs Dec 26/27. 

We re-submitted documents on Dec 11, documents Accepted and CC on Dec 27, interview scheduled on Jan 8

2018-11-30  ●  NVC: Affidavit of Support and Civil Documents SUBMITTED
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: RFE marriage termination documents for Petitioner required (Stepson)
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: Marriage termination documents SUBMITTED (Stepson)
2018-12-27  ●  NVC: Email: Fees, Forms, and Documents ACCEPTED (Stepson)
2019-01-08  ●  NVC: Interview date scheduled for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM MANILA PHILIPPINES

qwe_ggn1 heres the IV CIVIL DOCUMENTS upload page...

1 hour ago, MJgc said:

Finally just got my interview at the Mumbai Consulate for Feb 13th! (CC: Nov 30; PD: Feb 20). Yay! Fingers crossed all goes well. Quick question: I'm in the conditional green card category. I've heard that if you're married 2 years at the time of the interview, they give you an unconditional GC. I'll be married 2 years as of March 6th (a couple of weeks after my interview) - Is there any way they would remove the conditions anyway? 

From what I understand from previous years of research the conditional / unconditional green card is based on the date the visa is issued not the date of interview, they wont give an unconditional green card based on you will be 2 years married after the date visa issued. If your interview date is scheduled for 2 weeks before your 2 year married date, it might be a good idea to call the embassy to ask if you can reschedule your interview date for a day or more after your 2 years married date, so you can get the 10 year green card. Of course, do not mention that as your reason for rescheduling, if they ask just say some other reason.

CONGRATS!! To those who finally got interview dates scheduled! 

4 minutes ago, nicedamsel said:

So you think I can pay with someone account number?  

Its possible but I dont know for sure, I haven't seen anyone make the payment with someone else's bank account. Is there a reason why your spouse cant open a new bank account, maybe at a different bank, to at least pay your NVC fees? This is possibly going to be a problem if your spouse cant maintain an open bank account, it doesn't look good to immigration officials if financially unstable.

3 hours ago, D & T said:

Guys, NVC asked to put my husband’s w2s on the horizontal on dec 29th and our lawyer replied it on the very same day. Still no answer. We thought we had CC but we didn’t yet just because of this. Anyone is still pending to hear from NVC regarding a document?

 

We had a request for document also, on 2018-12-11, they approved the document and CC on 2018-12-27, it took 16 days till NVC reviewed the uploaded document.

2 hours ago, Mr & Mrs said:

Are you sure ? I think you can do payment with anyone card's

1 hour ago, Mr & Mrs said:

I mean you still be able do the payment with anyone checking or credit/debit card. I haven't received my case number yet so not sure if credit/debit cards is even an option or they just ask for saving/checking bank account information.

1 hour ago, nicedamsel said:

I'm confused and my husband cannot call NVC now because he's outside the state. I don't know if I can pay through someone's account or mail the fees. Someone told me if I pay through another person account that it will affect me. 

The NVC fee payments can ONLY be made online, they REQUIRE a bank account-routing number, they do not accept debit cards and there are NO other options for payment.

20 hours ago, nicedamsel said:

How do you mail your fees if you can't pay online 

Unfortunately you cannot mail your NVC fees this is not an option, the ONLY option available is online payment.

13 minutes ago, nicedamsel said:

Please how do we upload documents because I saw that it will not be more than 2megabytes. I want to add them in one file but if I do it will be more than 2megabytes. Please I need clarification 

No you cannot upload in 1 file, you will see on the upload page there are specific individual preset files they request. You should save your files in adobe PDF format, then compress the file using the optimize utility in acrobat (File> Save as Other> Optimized PDF) to reduce the file size to smaller than 2mb.

6 hours ago, ScarletSnow said:

@Xia my interview was in US Embassy in Muscat, Oman (not a pivot case yet) I’m a resident here in Oman with my son and my husband working here, and chose to had an interview here. 😀

Oh wow ok now I understand, yes middle east takes very long. It would have been wise choice if you went back to Philippines to process your petition at US embassy Manila, much much faster and easier! 

11 minutes ago, P and R said:

Does asking for supervisor guides you better???

did u asked for the same ???

NVC phone reps say it should not take longer than 3 weeks (21 days) to review documents, only call to ask for supervisor if it has been longer than 3 weeks and be very polite do not stress do not show negativity, as they say you get better results with sugar than with salt and vinegar. We did not ask for supervisor since my sons documents were finally accepted after 16 days but we were prepared to call and ask for supervisor if we reach day 22 without review. On day 16 we received the NVC email saying documents were accepted and they will contact the embassy to schedule an interview date.

Dear Armie Xxxx Xxxxxxxx,

The National Visa Center (NVC) received all of the fees, forms, and documents that are required prior to attending an immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General overseas.

NVC will work with the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MANILA, PHIL to schedule an interview appointment for you. Once we have confirmed an interview date, we will send a notice to you, your petitioner and attorney (if applicable).

Please do NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until you have received an immigrant visa from the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General.

The U.S. Embassy/Consulate General may require additional documentation at the time of the interview. Please visit https://nvc.state.gov/interview for information about immigrant visa interviews.

Regards,
National Visa Center,
U.S. Department of State
http://nvc.state.gov/ask

**NOTE: Please do not reply to this email. This is not a monitored account. If you have questions or need to get in touch with NVC, please follow the instructions at http://nvc.state.gov/ask to call or email us.**

7 minutes ago, P and R said:

We have uploaded all the documents.

how did you done yours ???

and yes my husband used to call at nvc but the representative always says your case is being reviewed and will notify you if anything is there.

 

seeing yours and others timeline i quite feels afraid what is going on with my case, can you please tell me hiw much time right now they are taking to reviewing the documents ???

 

By thr way thanks for the reply😊

We are petitioning my step kids IR2 child visa, Aleah is my stepdaughter her documents took 12 days to review, Armie is my stepson his documents took 16 days to review after we had RFE request for my divorce decree. After you submit documents it takes 10-20 days to review, if you get a RFE request for additional or replacement documents they remove you from the review queue then when you submit the documents again you start over at the end of the review queue line and takes another 2 weeks to review. NVC rep will always tell you much longer than it actually takes, they do this to deter or discourage you from calling again, I do suggest you call NVC if it has been longer than 21 days since you submit your documents and ask for a supervisor.

Here is our NVC timeline...

2018-10-22  ●  NVC: Petition received (21 days after NOA2)
2018-11-23  ●  NVC: Embassy Case Number Created (32 days after NVC Petition received) 
2018-11-26  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees SUBMITTED (9:30am PST)
2018-11-27  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees RECEIVED (5:00am PST)
2018-11-28  ●  NVC: AOS and IV Fees PAID (1:30pm PST)
2018-11-29  ●  NVC: DS-260 COMPLETED
2018-11-30  ●  NVC: Affidavit of Support and Civil Documents SUBMITTED
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: RFE marriage termination documents for Petitioner (Armie)
2018-12-11  ●  NVC: Marriage termination documents SUBMITTED (Armie & Aleah)
2018-12-12  ●  NVC: Email: Fees, Forms, and Documents ACCEPTED (Aleah)
2018-12-27  ●  NVC: Email: Fees, Forms, and Documents ACCEPTED (Armie)