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Petitioner's Name: Chad Beneficiary's Name: Dhew VJ Member: coa24 Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2023-04-02 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Chad & Dhew:

USCIS DCF 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): 2018-08-25 I-130 Sent : 2018-12-12 I-130 NOA1 : 2018-12-12 I-130 RFE : 2018-12-20 I-130 RFE Sent : 2019-01-15 I-130 Approved : 2019-02-04 NVC Received : 2019-02-12 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 : 2018-12-12 Packet 3 Received : 2019-02-04 Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : Interview Date : 2019-03-25 Interview Result : Administrative Review Second Interview (If Required): 2019-04-08 Second Interview Result: Approved Visa Received : 2019-04-27 US Entry : 2019-06-24 Comments : CFO on June 10, 2019. Visa was issued on April 15, but there was a holiday. Then issued again (date change) on April 23rd, and on April 25, the passport was sent. April 27, the passport was received. Note: I did not have a second interview. I only received a 221g for more documentation at which was approved once those documents were reviewed. Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 54 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 103 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Washington DC POE Date : 2019-06-24 Got EAD Stamp : Biometrics Taken : Harassment Level : 0 Comments : It was smooth. Officers were well.

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Date Filed : 2021-04-09 NOA Date : 2021-04-28 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2021-08-25 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2023-03-14 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Green Card Received : Comments : MSC - Cases was approved without an interview, even though we were with MSC. The card is on the way as of the 13th of March. 3/20/23 - received NOA. Stated card will arrive within 60 days. 3/27/23 - Card was sent. 3/30/23 - Card was received

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : May 3, 2019 Embassy Review : We filed via DCF option. We had a good experience overall. After submission of the I-130 we were requested to submit more documents to the embassy about a week after submission (December 20,2018) (December 12 was the submission date). We finally submitted the extra documents at the end of January and was approved for interview in the first part of February. We decided to have our interview on March 25, 2019 (we were not in a hurry). The whole interview process went smoothly. We paid the fee at the embassy. Though it caused a delay in our interview process because after part 1 of the process we had to pay on the 2nd floor. Once paid the interview process continued. We were eventually given a 221g and needed to submit more documents because they did not accept my late wife's death certificate or the marriage contract by itself. We were asked to submit my sponsors tax transcripts, the PSA copy of the advisory on marriages (they call it the CENOMAR), and the PSA copy of my late wife's death certificate. We submitted the extra documents on April 3rd. They received it via April 5th. We noticed date changes on the ceac site but maintained the Administrative Processing on April 8, 11, and 12. On April 15, the status changed to Issued. However Passover weekend came and the visa was not sent. There was another date change, but maintained the issued date on April 23rd (the real issued date) and finally the last date change (issued) was on April 25, when the visa was actually sent out from the Consular section. Our next process is the CFO which will be on June 10, 2019. Our travel to the USA is no June 24. Hope this helped you. Rating : Very Good

Timeline Comments: 11



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