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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
 
 
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
 
 
 

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
 
 
 

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
 
 
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. 

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)

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
 
 
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. 

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

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
 
 
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. 

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

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.

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
 
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...
 

Before interview scheduled email - At NVC
Immediately after interview scheduled email - In Transit
9 hours after interview scheduled email - Ready
 

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
 
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...
 

OMG we just received the NVC email with interview date for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM MANILA PHILIPPINES, Case Closed Dec 27 finally were almost finished!! NVC seems busy scheduling interviews today, several of us got our interview date today I'm so excited!

OMG we just received the NVC email with interview date for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM MANILA PHILIPPINES, Case Closed Dec 27 finally were almost finished!! NVC seems busy scheduling interviews today, several of us got our interview date today I'm so excited!

OMG we just received the NVC email with interview date for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM MANILA PHILIPPINES, Case Closed Dec 27 finally were almost finished!! NVC seems busy scheduling interviews today, several of us got our interview date today I'm so excited!

OMG we just received the NVC email with interview date for FEBRUARY 04, 2019 at 09:10 AM MANILA PHILIPPINES, Case Closed Dec 27 finally were almost finished!! NVC seems busy scheduling interviews today, several of us got our interview date today I'm so excited!