After the I-129 is approved

[tjv2000 0]

What are the first instructions sent to the fiance'e ? ( Embassy in Manila)

[Pinay Wife 47]

Your fiance will receive her appointment letter with the enclosed packet 4. She is expected to receive the packet six weeks prior to her interview date. To view contents of Packet 4 click http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st=0#entry19310

Right now, it's taking 4-5 months from NOA2 for Manila Embassy to schedule an interview.

[tjv2000 0]

If Packet 4 is the first thing sent to her then who gets packets 1,2, & 3 ?

[Jasman0717 9]

Claudeth received a package with some forms to fill out, the interview and medical letter and a form to take to the bank to pay for the interview.

[ilovecookies 0]

your fiancee will get a packet with instructions about applying for the visa. basically she needs to get her birth certificate, police clearance, and have her medical exam done. after the medical exam she will then go to her interview. the packet will have the date for the interview. hope everything goes well with you guys!

[Pinay Wife 47]

If Packet 4 is the first thing sent to her then who gets packets 1,2, & 3 ?

Here's an explanation to what happened to packets 1, 2 and 3

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1540.html

2. Although the IV packet system has served well for over forty years with relatively few changes, the ease with which information can now be maintained and shared electronically makes the linear, rationed approach to immigrant visa information less useful. The numbered packets, many of which are no longer used by consular sections and rarely seen by applicants, were also the source of some confusion. The numbered packet system has therefore been eliminated. Packets 1, 2, 2a and 3a no longer exist. Standardized information sheets should be used to respond to queries as discussed below. The old Packet 3 has now been renamed the "Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants." Packet 4 is referred to as the "Appointment Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants." Packet 4a, important as the mailing that initiates the termination process, is now referred to as the "Follow-Up Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants."

For Manila, there is no Packet 3 as the embassy sends out everything inside Packet 4 ("Appointment Package"). This is the packet your fiance/e receives in Manila.

Consular offices in other cities like London and Montreal/Toronto still send out Packet 3 to beneficiaries, wait for beneficiary to send it back, then they send out Packet 4. The same is not true for Manila beneficiaries. So do not be confused when you read posts from other embassies about Packet 3. Beneficiaries from the Philippines receive only Packet 4.

Edited April 26, 2006 by PatientlyWaiting