bestofboston's US Immigration Timeline

Petitioner's Name: Tom Beneficiary's Name: Joena VJ Member: bestofboston Country: Philippines Last Updated: 2015-02-19 Add Comment to Timeline Register or log in to follow this timeline

Immigration Checklist for Tom & Joena:

USCIS 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 : California Service Center Transferred? No Consulate : Manila, Philippines Marriage (if applicable): 2010-04-24 I-130 Sent : I-130 NOA1 : 2010-05-27 I-130 RFE : I-130 RFE Sent : I-130 Approved : 2010-11-02 NVC Received : 2010-11-12 Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2010-11-20 Pay AOS Bill : 2010-11-29 Receive I-864 Package : Send AOS Package : 2010-12-01 Submit DS-261 : 2010-11-30 Receive IV Bill : 2010-12-09 Pay IV Bill : 2010-12-10 Send IV Package : Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter : 2010-12-13 Case Completed at NVC : 2011-02-01 NVC Left : 2011-02-01 Consulate Received : Packet 3 Received : Packet 3 Sent : Packet 4 Received : 2011-02-16 Interview Date : 2011-03-25 Interview Result : Approved Second Interview (If Required): Second Interview Result: Visa Received : 2011-04-05 US Entry : 2011-04-13 Comments : Got CFO sticker for passport, etc. POE: They asked a lot of questions compared to interview at embassy. As a result, I missed my connecting flight to Boston but I am here now with my husband. Yeah!!!!! Processing Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 159 days from your NOA1 date. Your interview took 302 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review Event Date Port of Entry : Detroit POE Date : 2011-04-13 Got EAD Stamp : Yes,Passport Stamp Biometrics Taken : Yes Harassment Level : 0 Comments :

Lifting Conditions Event Date CIS Office : Vermont Service Center Date Filed : 2013-01-16 NOA Date : 2013-01-23 RFE(s) : Bio. Appt. : 2013-02-21 Interview Date : Approval / Denial Date : 2013-06-13 Approved : Yes Got I551 Stamp : Yes Green Card Received : 2013-06-15 Comments : No interview required.

Citizenship Event Date Service Center : Phoenix AZ Lockbox CIS Office : Phoenix AZ Date Filed : 2014-07-08 NOA Date : 2014-07-15 Bio. Appt. : 2014-07-31 Interview Date : 2015-01-12 Approved : Yes Oath Ceremony : 2015-02-17 Comments : My Visa Journey is finally over. Its great being a citizen of the USA.

Member Reviews:

Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Event Description Review Date : March 25, 2011 Embassy Review : The only thing they asked by wife for was the CENOMAR. Don't know why because it no longer valid and no longer applies to her because she has been married to me since 4/24/2010 They asked to look at chat logs and telephone logs. We had only magic jack telephone logs. Showed pictures as well. They did not want to see anything else. My wife brought certified copies of birth certificate, marriage certificate, and Police certificate from NBI. Did not need them. They did not ask for DS230 copy either. I was wondering why they would ask for these items since they were already provided to the NVC and the NVC forwarded the packet to the Embassy. Oh, by the way, contacting my senator did help. It was documented in my packet that my state Senator got involved with helping me. Rating : Not Rated

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