Steve17's US Immigration Timeline
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Petitioner's Name: Steve
Beneficiary's Name: Roxy
VJ Member: Steve17
Country: Philippines
Last Updated: 2020-03-30
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Immigration Checklist for Steve & Roxy:
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USCIS I-129F Petition:
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Dept of State K1 Visa:
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USCIS I-485 Petition:
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USCIS I-765 Petition:
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USCIS I-131 Petition:
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USCIS I-751 Petition:
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USCIS N-400 Petition:
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K1 Visa
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| Service Center : |
Texas Service Center |
| Transferred? |
California Service Center on 2019-07-12 |
| Consulate : |
Manila, Philippines |
| I-129F Sent : |
2019-06-24 |
| I-129F NOA1 : |
2019-07-01 |
| I-129F RFE(s) : |
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| I-129F NOA2 : |
2019-10-04 |
| NVC Received : |
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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 : |
2020-02-04 |
| Interview Result : |
Administrative Review
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Second Interview
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| Second Interview Result: |
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| Marriage : |
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| Comments : |
Regarding the interview, Roxy was told that she passed the interview, but that she needed to mail her passport back to the Embassy along with her mother and father's marriage certificate, and that once received by the Embassy, she should get her Visa within a week. That was February 4th, 2020. She sent her passport and the required marriage certificate on February 10th.
In early March, when Roxy still didn't receive her passport and visa, I called the Embassy. I was told that I would receive a response in a day or two. A few days later the Embassy responded by e-mail, saying that they are still completing administrative processing in order to verify her qualifications for the visa. She was told at the interview that she was approved already, but that she needed to send in her passport and the required marriage certificate. I don't know how difficult that could be, even with a large volume of mail that they probably receive every day.
As of today, March 30th, we still have not received a response. And now, with the Wuhan virus affecting normal operations at the Embassy, I'm not sure how much longer the process will take. |
Processing
Estimates/Stats : |
Your I-129f was approved in 95 days from your NOA1 date.
Your interview took 218 days from your I-129F NOA1 date. |
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Member Reviews:
Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: K1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
September 27, 2020 |
| Embassy Review : |
UPDATE: As of September 26, 2020, we are still in a holding pattern. The consular officer told my fiancee at her February 4th interview that all they needed was a copy of her mother and father's marriage certificate and passport, and that she should receive them back in about a week from receipt at the Embassy. We never did hear anything back. Then the Covid shutdown came in the middle of March. Finally on July 2nd, came back a simple denial of the visa, with no explanation. We were both a little stunned because there's nothing in either of our backgrounds to justify this response. No health issues. No criminal background. No additional marriages, etc.
I learned that the Embassy kicks all paperwork back to one of the service centers for a final review, and that the service center can either confirm the embassy's decision or overturn their refusal, and approve my fiancee. How long does that take? The embassy's refusal came on July 2, 2020 and today is September 26, 2020. It's been almost 3 months, and we haven't heard anything. We first applied for the K1 visa on July 1, 2019, so this whole process has taken 15 months so far. I understand the virus has slowed down progress, but how long does it take to review the case and approve or deny? I wish I knew how much longer this is supposed to take. |
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Very Poor |
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Timeline Comments: None yet, be the first!
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