St. Lukes Medical in Manila

[Coco Puff 0]

Someone mentioned about getting a SEALED ENVELOPE at St. Luke's together with the X-ray and vaccination record...what is that SEALED ENVELOPE since my fiancee was given only her X-ray and vaccination record NO SEALED ENVELOPE WAS GIVEN!!! We're worried please advise...

Thank you!

Coco Puff

[vsmtghdy 2]

After the medical, applicant will only be given a personal copy of the vaccination/immunization record and the CXR plates. The sealed envelop (medical results) will be forwarded by SLEC to USEM for the interview together with the applicant's passport.

[Coco Puff 0]

Hi everyone! We just finished our Visa Interview in Manila today and it went without a hitch or problem. Here are some tips I can give:

- Someone had a guide here with layout of the place. Print that out and follow it.

- DO NOT BRING YOUR X-RAY films. I saw a lot of people with it - it's not necessary. Just make sure you brought the sealed envelope St. Luke's gave you. It's a hassle carrying that large envelope around anyhow.

- If a guard outside tells you to wait on the side first and you can't get in the "Waiting Shed" area, don't believe him. I dropped my fiance off to park the car and found her waiting on the side (where the vendors and fixers are). I went to the line and asked another guard and he said I could go in. Just tell them you're for immigrant visa. We were there around 5:40AM and our appointment was 7:30AM.

- If USC is here to be with the fiance for the interview bring your PASSPORT

- Don't bother bringing cel phones or any other electronic device. You'll just surrender them.

- Inside the place you'll be given a ticket number ACCORDING TO YOUR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT TIME. Ours was 7:30AM so we had to sit and wait until all the 6:30 appointees got their numbers first. So getting there really really early if your appointment is at 8:30AM is useless.

- Don't worry about the numbers being called or flashing on the board seem to be higher than yours. You haven't been bypassed. They call the numbers in a somewhat random order - I think according to who can get your file together quicker.

- Familiarize yourself with the surrounding - which window is what number - A few people wandered around when their number flashed looking for the room or window to go to.

- Make sure you have 2 extra passport photos and your complete forms. The person in front of us didn't and so they asked him to go back outside and have passport photos taken, gave him missing forms and had them complete it frist. Instead of being #1 for our time slot they went to #24. still no big deal it was about an hour difference.

- Bring at least Php 300.00 for paying Delbros for delivery of fiance's passport and visa. Ours cost around $165 (??) I think.

- Be honest - don't be nervous.

- They asked us the following questions:

> How did our relationship start

> When did we first meet face to face

> When did I propose

> Were we ever married before

> Do we have kids

> What do I do for a living? (the petitioner)

> When did I arrive here in Philippines (petitioner)

> When do we plan to leave for U.S. (we said sometime in May)

.... Pretty basic questions. There wasn't even any cross-examination, i.e. we weren't tested to see if we really know anything about each other.

- I prepared a new set of pictures and copies of boarding passes, receipts, etc. to present as an ongoing relationship. The pre-screener Just took the pictures gave us back all the other photocopies. Then the Consul NEVER even looked at the pictures just gave it back to me, which surprised me. She just went through my old pictures (from my submission of the petition in the U.S.)

- Here's another thing that surprised me. They didn't ask for her Police Clearance or Barranggay Clearance or CENOMAR. Just NBI and Birth Certificate is what we handed over.

Well that's it. No big deal. No hassle. Just make sure you have all your papers ready. Good Luck Everyone!!!!

Arnold & Joan

Check this post from "Arnold & Joan"...that is what I learned too that the results will be forwarded to the USE together with the passport.

Coco Puff

[Jasman0717 9]

DELBROS will bring you the sealed brown envelope along with your passport and the VISA! Good luck! Make sure you do your CFO training!

[Ken_Maria 0]

Coco, here are my comment for someone who works at the Embassy (not immigrations) and who has already been through the process:

Going in early does you no good. Wait your turn like everyone else. Once inside, they will arrange you in the waiting areas by appointment time and not take you before your scheduled time.

- If a guard outside tells you to wait on the side first and you can't get in the "Waiting Shed" area, don't believe him. I dropped my fiance off to park the car and found her waiting on the side (where the vendors and fixers are). I went to the line and asked another guard and he said I could go in. Just tell them you're for immigrant visa. We were there around 5:40AM and our appointment was 7:30AM.

Unless you did your medical less than 7 days prior to your interview, SLE will forward your required photos and the sealed medical results to the Embassy. I think these folks went after their scheduled medical appointment and SLE did not have time to get it to the Embassy. If you gave SLE 2xpassport photos, no need to get more but if you have extras, no harm in bringing them with you.

- Make sure you have 2 extra passport photos and your complete forms. The person in front of us didn't and so they asked him to go back outside and have passport photos taken, gave him missing forms and had them complete it frist.

The guidelines, Sheriff Ulings and SillyGirls examples tells you to bring actual photos for the screener, not photo copies.

- I prepared a new set of pictures and copies of boarding passes, receipts, etc. to present as an ongoing relationship. The pre-screener Just took the pictures gave us back all the other photocopies.

These are only required if you worked outside the Philippines after the age of 16. This is also in the NBI webpage and Visa guidelines.

- Here's another thing that surprised me. They didn't ask for her Police Clearance or Barranggay Clearance or CENOMAR. Just NBI and Birth Certificate is what we handed over.

Ken & Maria