December Filers

[ManilatoSeattle 6]

Today, I am stepping on your neck for your file going to Embassy first! Actually, I think it's excellent!!! You're going to be with your family soon Tita Ning Ning!!! Yippeee!!!!! Did you already go to that Flip Seminar that is required for Manila Embassy? I forgot the name but it's on this Thread somewhere... My neighbor just got here a month ago from PI. She said St. Lukes is strict about secondary testing for TB post X-ray reading. This means they will administer the applicant and do a Sputum test if they read possible active or inactive TB on film. It's normal protocol but she is still annoyed I guess. She came on a K1 Visa also, and said that Interview was simple after the medical is approved!

love,

Tita Mari

Tita Mari

Ouch! For real I do have a steep neck right now I felt you stepping on my neck LOL.. Don't worry you'll get there and I am continue praying for you and everyone here so we can all get through Visa thing smoothly! What is the Flip seminar?

Exactly what I'm worried about now is the medical exam...

All the best for you and K.

All the best for everyone on this thread!

Ning

[U & I 1]

ello...thanks for letting me know of this sub-forum..I hope soon I will be the luckier one from December filers to get the NOA 2...wish you luck...I heard New Delhi consulate is much easier and helpful to get the visa than Bombay..

My consulate allows that as mail routinely doesn't make it to the intended recipient in India. Dipu and I have already compiled everything for packet 3, he just has to sign and date the forms. As soon as we know the consulate has our case, we'll turn in Packet 3, pay the fee and turn in the checklist stating that we have everything so that they can schedule the interview. Once the interview is scheduled, we'll know when we can turn in the Packet 4 information.

[Mariye & Ky 172]

ello...thanks for letting me know of this sub-forum..I hope soon I will be the luckier one from December filers to get the NOA 2...wish you luck...I heard New Delhi consulate is much easier and helpful to get the visa than Bombay..

Welcome U & I to the Thread!!!!

Please enjoy yourselves with the Decemberites and our Thread Map will help you navigate around!

All the best,

Mari

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Tita Mari

Ouch! For real I do have a steep neck right now I felt you stepping on my neck LOL.. Don't worry you'll get there and I am continue praying for you and everyone here so we can all get through Visa thing smoothly! What is the Flip seminar?

Exactly what I'm worried about now is the medical exam...

All the best for you and K.

All the best for everyone on this thread!

Ning

Tita Ning Ning,

What's wrong with your neck now? lol... The Flip (Filipino) Seminar is the CFO Seminar at PRISMA requirement by the Philippine Government for all immigrants. I don't know where in our thread the map and info is but I'm guessing it's in pages 15- 40... because somebody else had to go to this also. Check it out! I had left them the map of how to get there, and the contact information as well. Should be fairly easy to find.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO FIND IT... POST IT SO THE Flips who still have to go to it can locate it ... I can add it to the next Thread Map too.

Salamat Po,

Tita Mari

PS: Ice your neck.

[KiwiJen 7]

Ya just got our NOA2 :-)

Hope everyone is well!!

xxx

[DiZZyLoX 114]

Ya just got our NOA2 :-)

Hope everyone is well!!

xxx

CONGRATULATIONS

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Ya just got our NOA2 :-)

Hope everyone is well!!

xxx

Kiwi I'm very happy for you!!!!

love you,

Mari and K

[Shawn-n-Sonoko 9]

So for those of you that are approved...

How is it coming on the Packet 3 materials? Anybody running into any slow downs / bottlenecks? Anything proving to be particularly difficult that those of us waiting should start to look out for now?

Once the petition left CIS, Sonoko and I had no problems and things were super easy!! What did help was the info provided by the Embassy! They had the same exact checklist and instructions on their website as they sent Sonoko to prepare for the interview. Because of that, she was able to get a 1 week turn around until her interview!!

Super easy.. I hope you experience the same!!

-Shawn

[KiwiBird 132]

Congrats, KiwiJen!

(I was just in your neck of the woods this last week, too!)

[ManilatoSeattle 6]

I have a question.

7 years ago I was diagnosed for minimal PTB (Pulmonary tuberculosis) I went through 6 months treatment and I always do an X-Ray once a year since then and I am now clear. My doctor told me that she will give me a Medical Certificate. But I'm still a bit concern that maybe even if I had all that certificate from my doctor they might still have me to do the SPUTUM test.

[mishab 1]

Anyone from the December filers list got their NOA2 after submitting RFE?

[SammyD 0]

[/color]I called the NVC this morning on your question SammyD, and they told me that we need the Bar Code ID paper which they send us from Embassy with Packet #3 ( Identification purposes so our file doesn't get lost?).

This Bar Code paper gets sent back with our Bene's required documents prior to their interview. *I recommend you make a copies of this since it ID's our file. *

In case you have any questions regarding your Bene's Embassy, I am leaving you with fone #'s for NVC & the Main Visa Office which deals directly with each Embassy!

Here is the NVC: 603-334-0700

(press 1 for English, 5 for human to speak with you). They will ask you for Beneficiary's name and Date of Birth. Then ask same of Petitioner. They will confirm your phone # & email addy.

Here is the US Dept of State -- Main Visa Office in Washington DC: 202-663-1225

You call this one when NVC cannot answer your question only. They (NVC) typically will refer you to this one when they're unsure about your Embassy specifically & you cannot get a hold of your bene's embassy yourself.

Love to you all!

Mari

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Thanks for calling in on this. I had read about the Bar Code (making it easier on their end to bring up electronically) but also read that the case number is sufficient.

Will I receive an alert (via e-mail or text) similar to what I got from USCIS when NVC and then the consulate gets the file? Or should I call into NVC after a week?

Thanks,

Sam

[KiwiJen 7]

Congrats, KiwiJen!

(I was just in your neck of the woods this last week, too!)

Yay! I have been in Ohio since March and am missing home already but I am heading back at the end of May to finish up the K1 process.

Kiwi I'm very happy for you!!!!

love you,

Mari and K

awww thanks!!!

xxxx

[Lise+Michael 13]

Good Morning fellow December filers. A big congratulations to all who have received their NOA2, especially our NVC people!

This is my last request for contributions for our recipe collection. Let’s all encourage members from the 23 countries who are on the "recipe wall of shame" below to contribute! Please encourage your fiance to share a recipe...if they do not cook as a rule maybe someone in their family would share, maybe while visiting you tasted something that was really good. It does not need to be a complicated recipe...a simply dessert, a yummy salad... We would love to have contributions from the following countries:

Albania; Argentina; Brazil; China, Columbia; England; Guyana; Ghana; Guatemala; Honduras; Ireland; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Macedonia; New Zealand; Peru; Russia; South Korea; Taiwan; Thailand; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela

Below is a recap of those who have contributed to date:

Derek & Callie (Australia); Michael & Lise (Canada)

Alex & Joan (Dominic Republic); Sean & Sonoko (Japan)

Nicole & Emilio (Mexico); kristen_maroc (Morocco)

Nea & Ola (Nigeria); Marcia & Danny (Poland)

Swissmiss2 (Switzerland); Mari & Kadir (Turkey)

Phillipe & Anzhelika (Ukraine); Gyselle (Singapore)

Mochamich (Haiti); Inna & Stass (Israel)

Lena & Igor (Ukraine); Jonathan & Izabela (Armenia)

Jennifer & Byron (South Africa) ; Pauly & Ning (Philippines)

Wendie and Sam (United Kingdom); Lee & Jeni Bee (Philippines)

Ashley & Meinard (South Africa); Elmer & Jen (Philippines)

Reilly & Carrie (United Kingdom) ; Mark & Jamila (Guyana)

Matthew & Tara (Canada)

Rebecca & Abu (India) are the last couple to contribute....and they contributed 3 fabulous recipes!!!!

Let’s all encourage members from the remaining countries to contribute!

Have an awesome day everyone, I am going to attempt to get Michael to work on the 1-134, wish me luck!

Lise

[Bec_Dipu 103]

Yay! I have been in Ohio since March and am missing home already but I am heading back at the end of May to finish up the K1 process.

awww thanks!!!

xxxx

Well, March and this year, April, suck in Ohio. I live in Columbus...it has not been a pleasant weather month. But just wait! Summer and Fall are AWESOME!!! If you are going to be living in Ohio when you move here, make sure you get to a Buckeye game and when someone shouts O-H at you, make sure you shout back I-O