CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner; Filipino Beneficiary in the Philippines
LOCATION: Petitioner: New York; Beneficiary: Manila, Philippines
Our client is a U.S. citizen who married her Filipino boyfriend in the Philippines in 2011. She had her marriage ceremony with her husband in the Philippines in September 2011. When she came back to the United States, she wanted to bring her husband over here.
She contacted our office in late March 2013 and retained our office to help bring her husband to the States. Since the client’s husband was not in the United States, and their marriage occurred in the Philippines, our office filed the I-130 on April 15, 2013.
After the I-130 was filed, everything went smoothly and the receipt notices came on time. The I-130 Petition was approved by the USCIS on December 5, 2013.
After the I-130 approval, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on April 29, 2014, who in turn forwarded the client’s materials to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines. An interview notice was set for the client at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. On July 16, 2014, our client’s husband appeared at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines. They then asked for an NBI clearance and CENOMAR, which were eventually submitted. Eventually, on September 23, 2014, the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines approved and issued his immigrant visa.
With the approved Immigrant visa, our client’s husband can come to the United States immediately, and he will get his green card within two weeks of entry.