DennisMN's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Dennis
Beneficiary's Name: May
VJ Member: DennisMN
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2023-09-25
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Immigration Checklist for Dennis & May:
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USCIS I-130 Petition:
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Dept of State IR-1/CR-1 Visa:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Event |
Date |
| Service Center : |
Potomac Service Center |
| Transferred? |
No |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| Marriage (if applicable): |
2018-05-12 |
| I-130 Sent : |
2018-07-25 |
| I-130 NOA1 : |
2018-08-01 |
| I-130 RFE : |
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| I-130 RFE Sent : |
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| I-130 Approved : |
2018-12-22 |
| NVC Received : |
2019-01-15 |
| Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : |
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| Pay AOS Bill : |
2019-03-04 |
| Receive I-864 Package : |
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| Send AOS Package : |
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| Submit DS-261 : |
2019-03-04 |
| Receive IV Bill : |
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| Pay IV Bill : |
2019-02-27 |
| Send IV Package : |
2019-03-04 |
| Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : |
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| Case Completed at NVC : |
2019-04-10 |
| NVC Left : |
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| Consulate Received : |
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| Packet 3 Received : |
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| Packet 3 Sent : |
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| Packet 4 Received : |
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| Interview Date : |
2019-07-26 |
| Interview Result : |
Approved
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Visa Received : |
2019-08-07 |
| US Entry : |
2019-08-25 |
| Comments : |
With my petition of my wife and three kids, We have gotten the NVC uploaded for 3 out 4 of the family .
One child still needs to get entered at NVC, slows us down. His petition must have been in a different box.
NVC did accept my expedite request, all four now send to Manila Embassy as a group, awaiting for interview date.
I choose a later Interview date for travel arrangements
When doing the St. Luke's Medical, we had to the extra three day sampling for the sputum test. 5 day Smear Test Negative, waiting for 8 week culture test results. |
Processing
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Your I-130 was approved in 143 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 359 days from your I-130 NOA1 date. |
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Port of Entry Review
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Date |
| Port of Entry : |
Chicago |
| POE Date : |
2019-08-25 |
| Got EAD Stamp : |
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| Biometrics Taken : |
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Lifting Conditions
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Date |
| CIS Office : |
National Benefits Center |
| Date Filed : |
2021-07-09 |
| NOA Date : |
2021-07-12 |
| RFE(s) : |
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| Bio. Appt. : |
2021-12-20 |
| Interview Date : |
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| Approval / Denial Date : |
2023-06-30 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Got I551 Stamp : |
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| Green Card Received : |
2023-07-13 |
| Comments : |
No Interview, the math came to about two years from submitting. |
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Citizenship
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Date |
| Service Center : |
Online |
| CIS Office : |
Saint Paul MN |
| Date Filed : |
2023-07-14 |
| NOA Date : |
2023-07-18 |
| Bio. Appt. : |
2023-07-21 |
| Interview Date : |
2023-08-11 |
| Approved : |
Yes |
| Oath Ceremony : |
2023-09-12 |
| Comments : |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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| Review Date : |
July 29, 2019 |
| Embassy Review : |
A big week, it started with our completion of eight week from the sputum culture test on July 24. Reviewing that we started our Medical in Manila at St. Luke’s on May 20 and were introduce to the protocol for the extra testing for TB. The three days of sampling and then the three day Sputum Smear test results. We were negative on the all three smear test, but still had to wait for the eight week culture test results. At the time both I and my spouse were confused and worried. (Thank you to the forum for information to calm my nerves, but I must say that St. Luke’s could do better in communicating to the client the why and how.) We got the three negatives on the on the cultured tests as well and were able to get the last of the vaccinations and release.
Friday July 24 we had our interview, a friendly place as others have stated. We had all of our paper work except for one surprise. My wife was widowed and in our marriage, NVC process, and uploading at CEAC we had to of course have the death certificate of the first spouse. But at the window they asked for the first spouse marriage license, this was not on my radar. Lucky my spouse had it and we were good.
The staff did not let us petitioners to go to any of the windows. They keep me in Row E, I was the only one there for most of the time. A note, as I waited I could over hear the one window’s interviews. I estimate that during my time about 30 to 40% got a 221g for more information, missing documents and one with the birth dates not matching the NBI. On our case, the final window interview went well and approved. Waiting now for “issued†status for VISA. Thank you to this community for the “missing operator’s manual†to questions.
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| Rating : |
Very Good |
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Timeline Comments: 6Which year’s tax transcript did you send?
To the https://ceac.state.gov upload system, I uploaded 2017, 2016 transcripts.
But also the 2018 W2 and a letter from my employer.
Did you have to wait until you recieved a case number before you could request an expedite at NVC?
Yes you need a case number.
If accepted keep the Acceptance email for use at St Lukes.
*Notice about estimates: The estimates are based off averages of other members recent experiences
(documented in their timelines) for the same benefit/petition/application at the same filing location.
Individual results may vary as every case is not always 'average'. Past performance does not necessarily
predict future results. The 'as early as date' may change over time based on current reported processing
times from members. There have historically been cases where a benefit/petition/application processing
briefly slows down or stops and this can not be predicted. Use these dates as reference only and do not
rely on them for planning. As always you should check the
USCIS processing times to see if your application
is past due.
** Not all cases are transfered
ver 5.0
Hadeelalli on 2019-03-04 said:
MrsMRB786 on 2019-05-24 said: