CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing (Immigrant Visa) – Marriage-Petition
CLIENT: US Citizen Petitioner; Filipino Beneficiary in the Philippines
LOCATION: Petitioner: Cleveland OH; Beneficiary: Manila, Philippines
Our client is a U.S. citizen who married his Filipina girlfriend in the Philippines in 2013. He had his marriage ceremony with his wife in the Philippines in June 2013. When he came back to the United States, he wanted to bring his wife over here.
He contacted our office in late November 2013 and retained our office to help bring his wife to the States. Since the client’s wife was not in the United States, and their marriage occurred in the Philippines, our office filed an I-130 first on December 17, 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 February 13, 2014.
After the I-130 approval, we filed the immigrant visa packets to the National Visa Center on August 22, 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 December 4, 2014, our client’s wife appeared at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, The interview went well, and on the same day, the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines approved and issued her immigrant visa.
With the approved Immigrant visa, our client’s wife can come to the United States immediately, and she will get her green card within two weeks of entry.