Manila Embassy Interview

[David-and-Mae 15]

Thanks everyone for the the great posts... Yes, we've come a long way and I'm sure still more to go but we are very positive that everything will be alright. Pardon my being impatient (that's my middle name). I know that once this journey is over, being with my sweetheart is worth all the effort, hardship and hard work.

Thanks again everybody!

Mae

[seattlegirl27 0]

Thanks everyone for the the great posts... Yes, we've come a long way and I'm sure still more to go but we are very positive that everything will be alright. Pardon my being impatient (that's my middle name). I know that once this journey is over, being with my sweetheart is worth all the effort, hardship and hard work.

Thanks again everybody!

Mae

Girl dont worry its comming soon....I know its hard to think of that but all we need to do is be patient haha.Im trying to advice that to my self lol...

Gud luck sistah!

[chipsahoy 3]

APPROVED

she was out of the USE before 11:00am.. the consul just looked at all the supporting document and didn't ask her a lot of question.. wooohoooo.. thanks for all the support

Congratulations Joone and Lyann..

Lyann :: Whoooo!!! I'm sooo happy for you and you'll be with your baby sooonn.. Naks! Kaso you still owe me dahil di ka nagpakita saken nung 23. Twas still nice meeting you last time with Erichu and Fel.. You will be meeting them again huh?! Wuhooo.. Inggit ako..

Erichu and Fel :: I know you guys doin pretty well there in CA. Take care of yourselves..

And to everyone, God bless on our journey!!

[David-and-Mae 15]

Thanks everyone for the the great posts... Yes, we've come a long way and I'm sure still more to go but we are very positive that everything will be alright. Pardon my being impatient (that's my middle name). I know that once this journey is over, being with my sweetheart is worth all the effort, hardship and hard work.

Thanks again everybody!

Mae

Girl dont worry its comming soon....I know its hard to think of that but all we need to do is be patient haha.Im trying to advice that to my self lol...

Gud luck sistah!

Thank you sis for the moral support Don't forget to contact me if you've decided as to when to take CFO, ok?

[Mike_Marivic 0]

Hi,

I am having my medical examination on the 19th of March and hopefully have my CFO on the 20th. Anyone who is going to have medical on that day? I plan to go at 1:00 in the afternoon. I just think it would be nice to be with others from VJ whom i could i get friends with so it wont be really boring while waiting in line. Meet new friends. And i really think it would be fun. Just PM me. Unfortunately i think there's just the 2 of us who are going to have interview appointment on the 24th April according to VJ timeline.

M

[Dean/Gra 0]

CHANGES AT AIRPORT CONCERNING ID CHECK

Hi, Lorna just ran into a problem at Manila airport.

Since St. Lukes kept her Passport she no longer had a photo ID with her new married last name. All of her other IDs have her maiden name.

It was no problem getting back to Cebu FEB 21 after physical. She just showed the guard her marriage cert. and her postal ID and he let her in.

Then, last week Lorna flew to Manila again to be with her friend during her friends physical and interview. They were there about 10 days.

When they went to Cebu Airport... again, no problem..... showed the guard her MC and postal ID. He let her in and everything was fine.

But when she went to Manila airport to fly home to cebu, the guard wouldn't let her in. He said things have changed and she needed a photo ID with her proper last name....(new married name) Lorna got angry and the guard took her to the ticket counter to talk to a guard there. They still wouldn't let her in. Even when she showed them a colored copy of her passport.

Finally, the guard told her to go to a 7-11 and get a photo id. So she junped in a cab and looked for a 7-11 which she finally found. Got the ID (Lucky she had a passpot pic with her)

Then she raced back to the airport and the guard let her in which is weird because the 7-11 id is a temporary ID, not a government id and she didn't have to show any docs to get it.

She still made the flight but WOW! I was so mad that they don't give advanced notice or have so may days to still do things the old way.

Anyway, now today Lorna is running around trying to get a postal ID with her married name. She went to PO.... from there she was instructed to get 2 2x2 photos at a photo studio, then back home to get barangay clearance, then city hall for notary, then back to PO. Jeeeesh!

I can't believe we are within a week of the interview and this ####### is still going on.

I mean this is nothng compared to what we went through to get her a birth certificate, but still.... I am drained!! I know she is hating all of this too.

Oh well..... watch out!! If you give up your passport at St. Lukes and don't have another photo ID with your proper name on it... ouch!

God bless!

Mike

Thanks for the heads up Mike. At least she was able to get it all finished and back home. Just a little more patience my friend and you will be finished. When I tell people to be patient I'm actually talking to my self. LOL

Dean

[ruthiez 0]

Good Morning Fellow Vjers,

I just have a quick question, my fiance received packet 4 however he did not receive DS230forms. Does he need these forms to be filled out for the interview or just the DS156, DS 156K and DS 157? Please advise. Thank you again for all your help.

[sunandmoon 450]

Good Morning Fellow Vjers,

I just have a quick question, my fiance received packet 4 however he did not receive DS230forms. Does he need these forms to be filled out for the interview or just the DS156, DS 156K and DS 157? Please advise. Thank you again for all your help.

If you are k-1, no need for the DS-230, just the 156, 156k and 157. best of luck with the interview.

[Mr.D2006 0]

Hello, my fiance is concerned if she has the right copy of the NBI clearance. When she applied for her passport they took one of the two copies she received when she got her Clarence. Does it make a difference which one she brings to the embassy? Also how recent does the embassy want the clearance to be. She got it back in November and hopefully the interview will be in May.

[ruthiez 0]

Thanks a lot.

Good Morning Fellow Vjers,

I just have a quick question, my fiance received packet 4 however he did not receive DS230forms. Does he need these forms to be filled out for the interview or just the DS156, DS 156K and DS 157? Please advise. Thank you again for all your help.

If you are k-1, no need for the DS-230, just the 156, 156k and 157. best of luck with the interview.

[sunandmoon 450]

Hello, my fiance is concerned if she has the right copy of the NBI clearance. When she applied for her passport they took one of the two copies she received when she got her Clarence. Does it make a difference which one she brings to the embassy? Also how recent does the embassy want the clearance to be. She got it back in November and hopefully the interview will be in May.

I think they want it to be less than six months old. might be a good idea to get a more recent one. we'll see what others suggest...

[Alanlvsjudy 0]

Hello, my fiance is concerned if she has the right copy of the NBI clearance. When she applied for her passport they took one of the two copies she received when she got her Clarence. Does it make a difference which one she brings to the embassy? Also how recent does the embassy want the clearance to be. She got it back in November and hopefully the interview will be in May.

I think they want it to be less than six months old. might be a good idea to get a more recent one. we'll see what others suggest...

I'm pretty sure Roy is correct, six months on a police clearance is a bit long in the tooth, if it were from a country you have not visited in a year, Id say no problem. But from your home country where your situation can change in a flash- much less than six months.

IMHO

[Michael and Milahjean 0]

Wow Mike, thanks for the heads up on this. Only the few CR-1s and K-3s here have to be concerned about this new twist. My asawa is enroute to Manila now for her interview. Similar to your wife, the only ID she has with her married name is her passport, and she doesn't have that now. I'm arriving to meet her on March 25 and then we are planning to fly from Manila to Tacloban on March 28, and we are hoping that her visa will be delivered to her in Manila by then (please, please, please). Now I know why I have been blocked from making online reservations by the Cebu Pacific website, coz I would have used her married name to make her reservation. (No matter what I try to do I cannot get the Cebu Pacific website to accept payment.) We have planned that after she has her interview, she'll make our flight arrangements then. Unless she has a new postal ID in her married name, I'll suggest that she use her maiden name just to be sure. If we have no AR delay and she receives her visa, she can use either ID. By the way, I've emailed my US Rep regarding her case and upcoming interview. Haven't a clue if it will help or hurt.

Are you getting maybe a wee bit anxious there??? Bernie and Sherwin, you're up the day before us...how ya doin'???

May God bless all of us with that glorious visa!!!

Michael and Milah Jean

CHANGES AT AIRPORT CONCERNING ID CHECK

Hi, Lorna just ran into a problem at Manila airport.

Since St. Lukes kept her Passport she no longer had a photo ID with her new married last name. All of her other IDs have her maiden name.

It was no problem getting back to Cebu FEB 21 after physical. She just showed the guard her marriage cert. and her postal ID and he let her in.

Then, last week Lorna flew to Manila again to be with her friend during her friends physical and interview. They were there about 10 days.

When they went to Cebu Airport... again, no problem..... showed the guard her MC and postal ID. He let her in and everything was fine.

But when she went to Manila airport to fly home to cebu, the guard wouldn't let her in. He said things have changed and she needed a photo ID with her proper last name....(new married name) Lorna got angry and the guard took her to the ticket counter to talk to a guard there. They still wouldn't let her in. Even when she showed them a colored copy of her passport.

Finally, the guard told her to go to a 7-11 and get a photo id. So she junped in a cab and looked for a 7-11 which she finally found. Got the ID (Lucky she had a passpot pic with her)

Then she raced back to the airport and the guard let her in which is weird because the 7-11 id is a temporary ID, not a government id and she didn't have to show any docs to get it.

She still made the flight but WOW! I was so mad that they don't give advanced notice or have so may days to still do things the old way.

Anyway, now today Lorna is running around trying to get a postal ID with her married name. She went to PO.... from there she was instructed to get 2 2x2 photos at a photo studio, then back home to get barangay clearance, then city hall for notary, then back to PO. Jeeeesh!

I can't believe we are within a week of the interview and this ####### is still going on.

I mean this is nothng compared to what we went through to get her a birth certificate, but still.... I am drained!! I know she is hating all of this too.

Oh well..... watch out!! If you give up your passport at St. Lukes and don't have another photo ID with your proper name on it... ouch!

God bless!

Mike

[soulm8z0928 0]

Are you getting maybe a wee bit anxious there??? Bernie and Sherwin, you're up the day before us...how ya doin'???

May God bless all of us with that glorious visa!!!

Michael and Milah Jean

hi mike and milah jean, good luck and God Bless you with an approval on the 15th! yea, getting a bit anxious here, but we have done all we can to prepare, made sure we crossed all our t's n dotted all d i's, and my wife has done an awesome job preparing all the proof of relationship to show them. that's all we can do, it's in God's hands now, we r praying and praying. good luck to you guys, and everybody else coming up this month! bernie and sherwin

[sillygirl 0]

Just to add a little controversy since it's been a little quite here.

Why not book the domestic flights in their maiden name wherein they have other photo IDs that they can show? They are not really asking one's marital status when letting people check in for boarding.

Even in international flights, one has to use whatever name is in their passport regardless of their marital status (if they haven't gotten around to changing it) otherwise, they will not be allowed to board.

Just a thought.

Wow Mike, thanks for the heads up on this. Only the few CR-1s and K-3s here have to be concerned about this new twist. My asawa is enroute to Manila now for her interview. Similar to your wife, the only ID she has with her married name is her passport, and she doesn't have that now. I'm arriving to meet her on March 25 and then we are planning to fly from Manila to Tacloban on March 28, and we are hoping that her visa will be delivered to her in Manila by then (please, please, please). Now I know why I have been blocked from making online reservations by the Cebu Pacific website, coz I would have used her married name to make her reservation. (No matter what I try to do I cannot get the Cebu Pacific website to accept payment.) We have planned that after she has her interview, she'll make our flight arrangements then. Unless she has a new postal ID in her married name, I'll suggest that she use her maiden name just to be sure. If we have no AR delay and she receives her visa, she can use either ID. By the way, I've emailed my US Rep regarding her case and upcoming interview. Haven't a clue if it will help or hurt.

Are you getting maybe a wee bit anxious there??? Bernie and Sherwin, you're up the day before us...how ya doin'???

May God bless all of us with that glorious visa!!!

Michael and Milah Jean

CHANGES AT AIRPORT CONCERNING ID CHECK

Hi, Lorna just ran into a problem at Manila airport.

Since St. Lukes kept her Passport she no longer had a photo ID with her new married last name. All of her other IDs have her maiden name.