Pink Slip Only!!

[phil and nanz 0]

congratulations and god bless you

nanz

[mlt 0]

Eva is done and got her pink slip! No white slip!

5 minutes with the pre-screener and only about 7 minutes with the CO.

Her pre-screener was very nice and CO was even nicer. Thank God.

More details later when Eva gets back home.

hey RickieAndEva,

Congrats to us both!! just want to share with you that my wife also passed her interview in manila the same day your wife did (17thSep). They probably saw each other inside the embassy hehehehe..but anyway, how long do you think they have to wait for their visa to be delivered?

[RickieAndEva 0]

Congratulations!!!

Maraming Salamat!

[RickieAndEva 0]

Yaaayyyyy!!! Congratulations!!!!!

Thank you and good luck on your medical and interview!

Eva is done and got her pink slip! No white slip!

5 minutes with the pre-screener and only about 7 minutes with the CO.

Her pre-screener was very nice and CO was even nicer. Thank God.

More details later when Eva gets back home.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Thank you. I hope by now you have gotten your visa. Good luck to you both.

[RickieAndEva 0]

congrats!

goodluck and godbless..

Thank you envy_me!

[alexkat09 0]

Eva is done and got her pink slip! No white slip!

5 minutes with the pre-screener and only about 7 minutes with the CO.

Her pre-screener was very nice and CO was even nicer. Thank God.

More details later when Eva gets back home.

CONGRATULATIONS!

[RickieAndEva 0]

congrats!

Maraming Salamat!

hiphiphooray!/.... congratulations!

Maraming Salamat!

Hi Eva, congrats!!

Thank you very much . --Eva

[RickieAndEva 0]

Congratulation ! were happy for you !!!!

Thank you. If i may ask, how are you doing with your visa journey? or are you done yet?

Good luck to you both.

[ED*Riza 0]

Congrats Eva!!!

[RickieAndEva 0]

Congrat's to you both!

Hi.

Thank you Filiricans.

By the way, i hope i didn't come "mataray" to you when i haven't replied to your invites---the IM and the medical.

i have been very anxious and nervous about the whole visa journey that i have preferred to go "solo flight". it's is my way of dealing and coping with very stressful situations. But thank you very much for all your posts here on VJ. My husband and I have gotten so much information from them.

Good luck to you.

Congrats Eva!!!

Thank you very much!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank you.

[RickieAndEva 0]

WOW BIG BIG CONGRATS!!! for the record of vj member for the month of Sept on CR1 route got pink slip only

Thank you boyceedith.

Yeah, it's about time that they (the Embassy) acknowledge and validate our NVC process --- especially the DS-230 packet where we submitted NSO documents on security paper. I am glad they finally get to see that most especially in our batch.

Thank you again boyceedith.

Thats so nice Congratulations

Thank you.

Congrats.God Bless!!!

Thank you. advance congratulations to you too on your interview.

God bless.

yeow! congratulations!!

thank you.

Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you.

congratulations and god bless you

nanz

Nanz,

thank you. best wishes din.

God bless.

Eva

[filirican 3]

[RickieAndEva 0]

hey RickieAndEva,

Congrats to us both!! just want to share with you that my wife also passed her interview in manila the same day your wife did (17thSep). They probably saw each other inside the embassy hehehehe..but anyway, how long do you think they have to wait for their visa to be delivered?

thank you mlt

i wish i knew about that - you're Wife going in for the interview on the same date as mine. anyway, congratulations to you both too.

the duration of the delivery depends on your Wife's location - 2 to 3 working days for Manila area; 3 to 5 working days for other major key cities; 5 to 7 working days for other provinces. You may have your Wife text Delbros through their hotline to monitor the visa delivery status. the number is found on the authorization letter given to her.

Good luck.

Eva

Thank you guys.

[RickieAndEva 0]

Here is an account of my interview experience last Sept. 17th:

Appointment was at 8:30am but went there an hour early with my Sister.

Since the lane for immigrant visa applicants was empty, the Guard told me to go straight to and enter Gate

2. My Sister and i went separate ways. I headed to gate number 2 while she to the waiting area only to find out

later that she was very uncomfortable because it was hot and there was not enough seats for everyone there.

Another check point awaits you upon entering Gate 2. Then you will see colored arrows with the different visa

classifications telling you where to proceed.

All the guards at the Embassy were very helpful and were watching over every applicant. From time to time,

they would check in on the applicants for follow-up. So I handed over my appointment letter to the lady at the

booth which is to the right upon entrance to the interview hall. She returned to me the appointment letter and

was given a "removing conditions" instruction sheet along with the number stub and was told to wait to be called

in my seat.

Finger scanning

I didnt have a watch so i wasnt really aware of how long the wait was until i was called for finger scanning. I

noticed that not everyone there was properly attired. No offense meant to anyone, but at least we have to look

dignified. I shared this observation with my Sister after the interview and she told me that it could be for

psychological reasons that the Embassy isn't really imposing a dress code to applicants. One will feel better and

relaxed if he's wearing something he's very comfortable in. My husband and I totally disagreed on that. (let's set

that aside for now)

I took a while at the finger scanning. The computer couldnt read my prints. hahahahahaha - i can laugh at this

now, recalling that time. but back then, all it did to me was add a little more worry to a very very very worried me.

The lady assisting us in the scanning had to press down my fingers on the scanner and was told by the other lady

facilitating the scan to rub my fingers on my neck. the effort was of no avail. The last recourse, rub the fingers

with some kind of jelly. Finally, they got my prints. I went back to the waiting area to find a seat. Since the rows

fronting the pre-screeners were almost vacant i decided to sit close to their windows. (major reason of doing so is

for the pre-screener to have a head-to-toe view of me as i approach them - in other words for some good

impression. let me add that, the reason why my Husband and I didn't agree with what my Sister said about what

to wear to the interview is that, in times like having a one-shot engagement like the interview, first impression

really matters - dress to impress) So to make it more clear, i wore something nice, professional-looking and

"i-respect-you-/you-respect-me" outfit.

Pre-screening

The things i anticipated and imagined happened. My number flashed on the screen with the window

number which, believe it or not, was right up front of me. I rose from my seat then walked towards the

Pre-screener. He looked at me up and down. I could tell he liked what he was looking at heheheheheheheh.....He

was very warm - unlike the other guy next to him who was intimidating. We greeted each other. Then he told me

about his friends from my hometown whom i happen to know by acquaintance. That brief conversation we had

outside Consulate concerns eased me. But i was still shaking (since i entered the Embassy ground). I even had

to repeat to him the instruction he gave me on my DS-230 just to confirm if i heard him right. At that time my

muscles were too tensed that it was hard to affix my signature on the form. Before signing the form, he corrected

a field in my DS-230. He told me to write "same as in number 10" on the number 11 box. The best part was when i

was adding the text was him telling me " because that is where your green card will be delivered". In my head i

was saying, "Oh my God! is he serious? is this a sign that i will be approved?" Hearing that from him gave me the

confidence that i needed in facing the CO. I held on to what he said. I kept telling myself that it is going to be okay.

He asked me questions like:

- What is your name?

- What is your husband's name?

- How old are you? your Husband?

- What is his ex-wife's name?

- Do they have children?

- Date of marriage

- When and where did you meet your husband?

- How many times did he come to visit?

- When was his last visit?

He asked for:

- pictures - he commented, "Bagay pa la kayo".....My response was "thank you po"

- other proof of on-going relationship: personal correspondences, financial support

I offered all the rest of my proofs, he told me to just hold them for now and show them to the CO in case they

want more. And so i did. I returned to the same seat where i was earlier.

A little more wait

The Consular Officer

It wasnt long enough when i saw my number and the room assignment flashed on the screen again. As i

have observed from the other applicants when they are up next for the interview with the CO, they had to wait

and be seated on one of the chairs outside the CO's room. And so i did.

The CO who handled my final interview was a gentleman in his mid-50's. He was approachable but thorough

with the documents. He asked similar questions asked of me earlier.

The new ones were:

- What do you like about your husband?

- What do you do?

- Did he have prior marriages? How many?

- Do they have children? What is her name? How old is she?

As he went back and forth encoding and writing from the computer to the sheets of paper before him, the

sight of that "dreaded blue paper" was upsetting. With so much worry, i wondered if "could this be the

blue paper one will get if you have been denied?" With that in mind, i was already trying to put together some

lines i will be saying to the Consul if it were really what i thought it would be. To make the situation worse for me,

i saw him shaking his head as he was looking at the computer monitor. I thought, "what flaw or loopholes could

there still be?" I was becoming so paranoid as i desperately tried to read his actuation.

............And there was LIGHT!....after a few seconds of silence, he finally said the words i so desperately wanted

to hear ---- after the stamping a piece of paper, which happened to be my appointment letter, as i later

discovered, he said THE most beautiful words to me......"OKAY, MA'AM, YOUR VISA IS APPROVED. GOOD LUCK

TO YOU."..... I almost cried in front of him. I thanked him before leaving.

Last stop

After the interview with Consul, you have to again be seated and wait to be called, this time by your name. I

was teary-eyed when i sat myself down. I became a little self-conscious that i looked around and see if others

had the same reaction as me. There was none. It was a little weird for me having been seeing others who got

approved who weren't showing a little emotion.

Every document that was asked from you during the interview shall be returned to you. My Husband and I

have expected to be given the white slip along with the pink one when we are approved because the last time we

called the NSO, we somehow caught on the idea that the verification wont be done until friday of this week. When

my documents were handed to me, i meticulously looked for the white slip. I didnt really pay much attention to

the pink slip. It was like the white one mattered more. hahahahaha....Silly me!......Then i double checked my

documents before putting them back to my bag. Walked up to the Delbros booth. A form has to be filled out

before paying the fee. Upon payment, your personal info will be encoded on the computer. Make sure you also

look at the monitor to counter-check what the Delbros personnel is encoding.

I walked out of the Embassy holding my emotions. I was so happy, that i needed to express it. I hugged my

Sister so tightly when we we're reunited. We headed back to the hotel. I texted my husband to call me when we

got to our room. And so he did.