Manila Embassy Interview

[LuzyC 0]

hi guyyyyyyyyyyys im baaaaaaaaackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Hi Ann,welcome backkkk!!Where's our wedding pics???patingin naman...

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Hi Uling

Welcome blackkkkkkk i mean backkk lol..how are you and your sweetie?

[jamrok 0]

The "Name check" was completed on Monday the 27th! The consul approved the visa on the 28th, and today we checked Delbros and saw the following messages:

11/29/2006 8:14:16 AM SHIPMENT OUT FOR DELIVERY

11/29/2006 8:08:44 AM SHIPMENT BEING PREPARED FOR DELIVERY

11/28/2006 6:31:19 PM SHIPMENT RECEIVED AT DISTRIBUTION CENTER

11/28/2006 6:24:32 PM SHIPMENT IN PROCESS

11/28/2006 3:05:48 PM SHIPMENT RELEASED BY THE EMBASSY

The visa was delivered at 1:45 PM!

Wahooooooooo! The feeling of joy is indescribable!

CONGRATS GOODMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LuzyC 0]

The "Name check" was completed on Monday the 27th! The consul approved the visa on the 28th, and today we checked Delbros and saw the following messages:

11/29/2006 8:14:16 AM SHIPMENT OUT FOR DELIVERY

11/29/2006 8:08:44 AM SHIPMENT BEING PREPARED FOR DELIVERY

11/28/2006 6:31:19 PM SHIPMENT RECEIVED AT DISTRIBUTION CENTER

11/28/2006 6:24:32 PM SHIPMENT IN PROCESS

11/28/2006 3:05:48 PM SHIPMENT RELEASED BY THE EMBASSY

The visa was delivered at 1:45 PM!

Wahooooooooo! The feeling of joy is indescribable!

Yayyyyy..So happy to hear the results of your case..lets' dance to that..

Goodluck and wish you both all the blessing and happiness in life together!

..psst..we want pics on your wedding lol

Edited November 29, 2006 by LuzyC

[arch and cel 0]

Anybody else get a similiar letter?

We received the fiancée visa petition (I-129F) from the State Department's National Visa Center (NVC) on October 25, 2006. No appointment has been scheduled as yet, but the case is already queued for scheduling of a visa interview appointment. Because of our heavy volume of fiancé(e) visa applications, the waiting time for a visa interview at present is approximately 150 days from receipt of the petition in Manila .

We will inform you of the interview date as soon as it is scheduled. We will mail an appointment packet with information and instructions to apply for a visa about 30 days before the scheduled interview.

A list of immigrant and fiancé(e) visa cases that have been scheduled for an interview is available at our website at http://philippines.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html. You may check the interview date at this Internet address, where appointments scheduled for the current month and the following month are listed according to case numbers. The list is updated in the middle of each month. You need not wait for the hard copy of the appointment letter and can proceed based on the posted appointment time, downloading the application forms from our website, as needed.

If you would like to inquire further about the status of the visa case, you may contact the Embassy's Visa Call Center at telephone 1-909-101-7878. This number is for subscribers of PLDT and Smart telephone touchtone landlines with national and international distance dialing features (NDD or IDD access). Callers in the USA can contact the Call Center at 1-888-877-9888. The Call Center is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Manila time). There is a fee assessed to callers by the Call Center for its services.

Immigrant Visa Correspondence Unit

Consular Section

U.S. Embassy, Manila

1201 Roxas Boulevard

Manila , Philippines

Telephone: (632) 528-6300

Fax: (632) 338-4129

I got this letter today ( mail!)

Dear...........

On 10/18/2006 we received your approved I-129F non immigrant visa petition from National Visa Center (NVC) according you status as the fiance(e)(K1) of a U.S. Citizen under the provisions of section 101(a) (15) (K) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as ammended.

Further action on your case awaits assignment of an interview date. Because of our heavy volume of K1 / k3 visa applications, the waiting time for visa interview at present is approximately 150 days from the date we receive the petition in Manila. We will inform youof the interview date as soon as it is scheduled. We will send you an appointment packet with information and instructions to apply for visa about 30 days before the scheduled interview.

In the meantime, you can now begin preparing for your visa interview.Enclosed is a list of documents required in support of your visa application......

[DaveHorton 0]

Well things are not looking good for interviews scheduled for early next week.

The tremendous storm, Typhoon Durian, seems bent on becoming a cat 5 tomorrow, and will still be cat 4 or 3 as it passes directly over the embassy Saturday or Sunday. The chances of anything moving in Manila on Monday or Tuesday are rather slim. This is much larger than the recent Bagiuo Millenyum.

And I recently went to great pains to get our interview rescheduled for Monday! Not a good omen...

[lovebug 0]

Not a bad idea Rob. We spend so much time to make sure our documentation we are sending our wife's is perfect most of us never think of an NSO issued document getting challenged. I would think to have extra copies at the time of interview will help. The only thing I don't understand is why the embassy would ask my wife to bring another one if they are going to take 4 to 6 weeks to request their own copy from manila cso???

Then again, not much about this whole process makes sense to start with. It is sad that so much fraud puts the legitimate people through this extra waiting. Oh well, a new day and we will make it.

You guys can tell me if you think this will work or not. I am ordering one copy of Lilia's birth certificate online and having it delivered directly to the USE in NSO envelope with our MNL file number on the address. Lilia will order one additional copy (other than the one she currently has) from NSO on NSO paper in unopened NSO envelope. Hopefully, the one mailed from NSO will find its way to our file prior to the interview. We will have one additional copy from NSO in unopened envelope from NSO PLUS the one she already has in her file. I will also attend the interview. These are all the measures I can think of to head off what appears to be almost automatic AR.

Hi cybernutguy,

I wonder why the consul ask your girl to have another copy of her BC from NSO. What was wrong with the BC that she brought during her interview? when did she order a copy of her BC from NSO before interview date? I just wonder if the consul would want the latest date of the requested copy of the BC in security paper from NSO. I also wonder if that's the case with the CENOMAR coz I ordered 2 copies of BC and 1 CENOMAR last August and Im thinking of ordering new copies by January before my interview so I will have the latest copies. Just taking some measures as Robhankins said.

By the way, my BC is also registered late. I was born Dec 1972 but my BC's date of registration which was received by the local civil registrar was Aug 1973. On the other hand, it doesnt have any comment that it was late registered. Honestly, Im getting worried also about my BC. But someone said that it wasnt much a big deal coz my BC was only few months registered late and not years. i just have to bring back up documents like school records and employment ID or any documents that would help proved my identity.

Lara

[BJZags 17]

I wonder why the consul ask your girl to have another copy of her BC from NSO. What was wrong with the BC that she brought during her interview? when did she order a copy of her BC from NSO before interview date?

Where can anyone determine what date the BC was actually printed. In her case she's had it for three years, but it could have been printed 3-months ago, or even 3-yrs ago. I've taken a look at the scan of Jenalyn's and I can't see any indication of when it was requested and printed by NSO. The BC isn't like the NBI clearance that is dated and valid for one year.

[Steve-n-Ana 0]

I got my packet IV today, i picked it up @ DHL...

Good Luck Everyone..

Roxy

CONGRATS WAFA ROXY

Congrats pretty roxy and goodluck.

shimmy goodluck on your interview this 11th of dec

[Birdysboy 5]

My fiancee got the same letter through the mail though, i believe. wonder why as the petitioner I did not get an email. wonder if the embassy has sent it to the wrong email address

I as petitioner and Birdy as applicant got emails. She got snail mail today too, so mine is probably forthcoming but 2 weeks away.

[cguytx 0]

Lara, not sure, they never gave my wife a reason.

UPDATE:

My wife returned to the embassy on 29th at 1PM and submitted another copy of her bc at window 17. The filipino pulled her case on the computer and then asked her why she was back. She showed her letter and then produced the nso copy of her bc she had picked up earlier that day from nso in Quezon city. The man then told her your case is approved the document review has been removed by the consul. Go home and wait for delivery of your visa.

My wife was very happy but I am cautious and won't beleive it until she has visa in hand. She is in Makati City with aunt and the man told her 2 days for debros delivery. I will beleive it when she calls me and has visa in hand.

Meanwhile I will be calling embassy on a daily basis when they reopen Monday to check status. I will be relentless until I "see" a result.

Not a bad idea Rob. We spend so much time to make sure our documentation we are sending our wife's is perfect most of us never think of an NSO issued document getting challenged. I would think to have extra copies at the time of interview will help. The only thing I don't understand is why the embassy would ask my wife to bring another one if they are going to take 4 to 6 weeks to request their own copy from manila cso???

Then again, not much about this whole process makes sense to start with. It is sad that so much fraud puts the legitimate people through this extra waiting. Oh well, a new day and we will make it.

You guys can tell me if you think this will work or not. I am ordering one copy of Lilia's birth certificate online and having it delivered directly to the USE in NSO envelope with our MNL file number on the address. Lilia will order one additional copy (other than the one she currently has) from NSO on NSO paper in unopened NSO envelope. Hopefully, the one mailed from NSO will find its way to our file prior to the interview. We will have one additional copy from NSO in unopened envelope from NSO PLUS the one she already has in her file. I will also attend the interview. These are all the measures I can think of to head off what appears to be almost automatic AR.

Hi cybernutguy,

I wonder why the consul ask your girl to have another copy of her BC from NSO. What was wrong with the BC that she brought during her interview? when did she order a copy of her BC from NSO before interview date? I just wonder if the consul would want the latest date of the requested copy of the BC in security paper from NSO. I also wonder if that's the case with the CENOMAR coz I ordered 2 copies of BC and 1 CENOMAR last August and Im thinking of ordering new copies by January before my interview so I will have the latest copies. Just taking some measures as Robhankins said.

By the way, my BC is also registered late. I was born Dec 1972 but my BC's date of registration which was received by the local civil registrar was Aug 1973. On the other hand, it doesnt have any comment that it was late registered. Honestly, Im getting worried also about my BC. But someone said that it wasnt much a big deal coz my BC was only few months registered late and not years. i just have to bring back up documents like school records and employment ID or any documents that would help proved my identity.

Lara

[Birdysboy 5]

Well things are not looking good for interviews scheduled for early next week.

The tremendous storm, Typhoon Durian, seems bent on becoming a cat 5 tomorrow, and will still be cat 4 or 3 as it passes directly over the embassy Saturday or Sunday. The chances of anything moving in Manila on Monday or Tuesday are rather slim. This is much larger than the recent Bagiuo Millenyum.

Dear Lord God,

Protect Manilla and all her people. We are in need of your protection always, but help us right now. We are all lonely and want to be with our honeys. Amen.

[bigbee 0]

GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CASE STATUS from the Visa Public Inquiries Line (202-663-1225) in Washington D.C.

You do not need to keep calling the embassy, if you want to find out information about your case such as :

1) If your case has left the NVC

2) If your case has been received by the Embassy

3) If your SO's interview has been scheduled

4) If you want to find out if your visa has been approved

Save yourself the international long distance charges and call the Visa Public Inquiries Number in Washington DC.

202-663-1225

Give them your case number and additional personal information and they can provide you up to date information regarding your case shown in their linked worldwide database.

If you want to know something specific about your case, such as why you were put on AR or something like that, then you should call the embassy.

Good luck to all!!!

[Dean iWait 0]

This is scary. Sustained winds at 138 MPH right now. Headed straight for Manila. God bless everyone in the Phils.

http://www.typhoon2000.ph/

[garya505 2]

This is scary. Sustained winds at 138 MPH right now. Headed straight for Manila. God bless everyone in the Phils.

http://www.typhoon2000.ph/

Holy ####### Batman!

[JelloShotGirl 0]

AWWW S*&%&*# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So far my honey's house hasnt' flooded out yet at all this year from d typhoons etc! Praying for everyone over there! Just got word about it 7:30 am New york time today....

uh, does anyone know how far from Manila and what is it's course as of late????????

just looked at d link...OMG!!!