Manila Embassy Interview

[Pinay Wife 47]

Updated to add Uling's timeline. Do you know your Manila case number, Uling?

Legend:

OK - Visa approved

AR - Admin Review/Add'l Docs Required

ME - Military Expedite

Name-------------NOA2-----MNL REC’D--PACKET--INTERVIEW--MNL CASE#--STATUS

K1 LIST

PatientlyWait---07-27-05--08-22-05--01-06-06--02-13-06--2005-723xxx--AR

Windchaser------08-29-05--09-27-05--07-25-06--09-01-06--2005-756xxx

djcess----------03-10-06--03-24-06--xx-xx-xx--08-09-06--2006-579xxx--OK

Rustyash--------03-07-06--03-29-06--06-08-96--08-09-06--2006-580xxx--OK

davidg----------04-20-06--05-13-06--xx-xx-xx--09-11-06--2006-625xxx

Audrey&Romy-----05-01-06--05-22-06--07-13-06--09-22-06--2006-635xxx

randyandrechie--05-01-06--06-05-06--07-13-06--09-20-06--2006-635xxx

mychelle--------05-03-06--05-31-06--07-06-06--09-14-06--2006-639xxx

danlet----------05-12-06--05-31-06--06-27-06--08-10-06--2006-xxxxxx--??

Tomnjas---------05-23-06--06-14-06--07-11-06--09-28-06--2006-656xxx

sillygirl-------05-17-06--06-14-06--06-29-06--09-28-06--2006-657xxx

Brittaniquec----05-25-06--06-20-06--07-10-06--08-08-06--2006-660xxx--OK

kevlar_kev------06-30-06--07-18-06--07-27-06--10-05-06--2006-691xxx

YnaYeBa0808-----07-24-06--08-10-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-712xxx

Uling-----------07-31-06--08-08-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-xxxxxx

K3 LIST

sweety_33.......04-11-06--04-25-06--xx-xx-xx--08-24-06--2006-608xxx

phirephly-------05-08-06--05-23-06--07-01-06--09-21-06--2006-635xxx

IR-1/CR-1

jpg-------------08-15-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--07-17-06--2005-xxxxxx--OK

JoelAndAnalyn---12-29-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--09-25-06--2006-510xxx

Shortie81-------02-03-06--05-16-06--05-28-06--06-07-06--2006-544xxx--OK-ME

Biancashey------03-09-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-576xxx

phirephly-------05-02-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-642xxx

[Sheriff Uling 3]

PW - Oh sorry... our case number is 2006-712xxx. Thanks again!

[Pinay Wife 47]

No prob, Uling. I had a feeling it starts with 712 just like Yna as your NOA2 are so close to each other.

Good to hear from you StarProg. Good luck on your wedding. Are we invited?

We're nearing 50,000 number of "views" but our list is not getting that much longer. Guess there are a lot of lurkers who are too shy to post their timelines OR maybe they're still stuck in IMBRA limbo and waiting for NOA2?

Legend:

OK - Visa approved

AR - Admin Review/Add'l Docs Required

ME - Military Expedite

Name-------------NOA2-----MNL REC’D--PACKET--INTERVIEW--MNL CASE#--STATUS

K1 LIST

PatientlyWait---07-27-05--08-22-05--01-06-06--02-13-06--2005-723xxx--AR

Windchaser------08-29-05--09-27-05--07-25-06--09-01-06--2005-756xxx

djcess----------03-10-06--03-24-06--xx-xx-xx--08-09-06--2006-579xxx--OK

Rustyash--------03-07-06--03-29-06--06-08-96--08-09-06--2006-580xxx--OK

davidg----------04-20-06--05-13-06--xx-xx-xx--09-11-06--2006-625xxx

Audrey&Romy-----05-01-06--05-22-06--07-13-06--09-22-06--2006-635xxx

randyandrechie--05-01-06--06-05-06--07-13-06--09-20-06--2006-635xxx

mychelle--------05-03-06--05-31-06--07-06-06--09-14-06--2006-639xxx

danlet----------05-12-06--05-31-06--06-27-06--08-10-06--2006-xxxxxx--??

Tomnjas---------05-23-06--06-14-06--07-11-06--09-28-06--2006-656xxx

sillygirl-------05-17-06--06-14-06--06-29-06--09-28-06--2006-657xxx

Brittaniquec----05-25-06--06-20-06--07-10-06--08-08-06--2006-660xxx--OK

kevlar_kev------06-30-06--07-18-06--07-27-06--10-05-06--2006-691xxx

YnaYeBa0808-----07-24-06--08-10-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-712xxx

Uling-----------07-31-06--08-08-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-712xxx

K3 LIST

sweety_33.......04-11-06--04-25-06--xx-xx-xx--08-24-06--2006-608xxx

phirephly-------05-08-06--05-23-06--07-01-06--09-21-06--2006-635xxx

IR-1/CR-1

jpg-------------08-15-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--07-17-06--2005-xxxxxx--OK

JoelAndAnalyn---12-29-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--09-25-06--2006-510xxx

Shortie81-------02-03-06--05-16-06--05-28-06--06-07-06--2006-544xxx--OK-ME

Biancashey------03-09-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-576xxx

phirephly-------05-02-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-642xxx

[kismet 0]

No prob, Uling. I had a feeling it starts with 712 just like Yna as your NOA2 are so close to each other.

Good to hear from you StarProg. Good luck on your wedding. Are we invited?

We're nearing 50,000 number of "views" but our list is not getting that much longer. Guess there are a lot of lurkers who are too shy to post their timelines OR maybe they're still stuck in IMBRA limbo and waiting for NOA2?

Legend:

OK - Visa approved

AR - Admin Review/Add'l Docs Required

ME - Military Expedite

Name-------------NOA2-----MNL REC’D--PACKET--INTERVIEW--MNL CASE#--STATUS

K1 LIST

PatientlyWait---07-27-05--08-22-05--01-06-06--02-13-06--2005-723xxx--AR

Windchaser------08-29-05--09-27-05--07-25-06--09-01-06--2005-756xxx

djcess----------03-10-06--03-24-06--xx-xx-xx--08-09-06--2006-579xxx--OK

Rustyash--------03-07-06--03-29-06--06-08-96--08-09-06--2006-580xxx--OK

davidg----------04-20-06--05-13-06--xx-xx-xx--09-11-06--2006-625xxx

Audrey&Romy-----05-01-06--05-22-06--07-13-06--09-22-06--2006-635xxx

randyandrechie--05-01-06--06-05-06--07-13-06--09-20-06--2006-635xxx

mychelle--------05-03-06--05-31-06--07-06-06--09-14-06--2006-639xxx

danlet----------05-12-06--05-31-06--06-27-06--08-10-06--2006-xxxxxx--??

Tomnjas---------05-23-06--06-14-06--07-11-06--09-28-06--2006-656xxx

sillygirl-------05-17-06--06-14-06--06-29-06--09-28-06--2006-657xxx

Brittaniquec----05-25-06--06-20-06--07-10-06--08-08-06--2006-660xxx--OK

kevlar_kev------06-30-06--07-18-06--07-27-06--10-05-06--2006-691xxx

YnaYeBa0808-----07-24-06--08-10-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-712xxx

Uling-----------07-31-06--08-08-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-712xxx

K3 LIST

sweety_33.......04-11-06--04-25-06--xx-xx-xx--08-24-06--2006-608xxx

phirephly-------05-08-06--05-23-06--07-01-06--09-21-06--2006-635xxx

IR-1/CR-1

jpg-------------08-15-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--07-17-06--2005-xxxxxx--OK

JoelAndAnalyn---12-29-05--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--09-25-06--2006-510xxx

Shortie81-------02-03-06--05-16-06--05-28-06--06-07-06--2006-544xxx--OK-ME

Biancashey------03-09-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-576xxx

phirephly-------05-02-06--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--xx-xx-xx--2006-642xxx

I am one of those wishfully lurking ....

How i wish ours was on that list already.... but soon enough

Now don't mind me, and get that list going.... go go go guys.... good luck!

:energetic:

Gen

[Sheriff Uling 3]

PW - By far, you have the most complicated looking case that I have seen. NOA2, Interview, Annulment, Annulment, Cert of Finanlity, Manila Hall annotation... If it's not too personal, can you explain what your case is about and why it appears to have a lot of extra activity? It looks really confusing to me, but of course, I'm a novice.

[Pinay Wife 47]

PW - By far, you have the most complicated looking case that I have seen. NOA2, Interview, Annulment, Annulment, Cert of Finanlity, Manila Hall annotation... If it's not too personal, can you explain what your case is about and why it appears to have a lot of extra activity? It looks really confusing to me, but of course, I'm a novice.

Hehe, it's not as complicated as it looks, Uling To make a long story short, I married my ex-husband twice. The first one was a "secret marriage" when I was underaged (20 years old) which my parents knew nothing about (up to now!). Then I married the ex "officially" for a second time, this time with parental consent.

So seventeen years after marriage no. 2, I filed for annulment which was granted but forgot that I had a first marriage (I know that was dumb of me ). So for all intents and purposes, I still had an existing marriage at the time I was interviewed which the embassy found out. Anyway, the consul was nice. He did not deny my visa outright but gave me a chance to get another annulment for marriage no. 1

I tried to shortcut the process by submitting the court Decision for annulment #2 as soon as the ink was dry but it was no dice to the embassy. I had to go through the whole process until it gets registered at the NSO.

The Philippine annulment process is a long, tedious process that would have the petitioner going back and forth between the court, the Local Civil Registry of the city where annulment case was filed, the Civil Registry of the city where the marriage took place, and finally the NSO office. I had to register the annulment with these various offices and final stop is the NSO.

I'm in the final stage now, tomorrow the NSO will release my annotated marriage contract then on Wednesday, I will submit this to the embassy.

I can almost see the finish line now, it's so near and yet so far. But I am patient that's why I am called....

PatientlyWaiting

p.s.

Hey Kismet, looking forward to your announcement of NOA2 so we can add you to the list!

Edited August 14, 2006 by PatientlyWaiting

[brittaniquec_Chic 0]

PW - By far, you have the most complicated looking case that I have seen. NOA2, Interview, Annulment, Annulment, Cert of Finanlity, Manila Hall annotation... If it's not too personal, can you explain what your case is about and why it appears to have a lot of extra activity? It looks really confusing to me, but of course, I'm a novice.

Hehe, it's not as complicated as it looks, Uling To make a long story short, I married my ex-husband twice. The first one was a "secret marriage" when I was underaged (20 years old) which my parents knew nothing about (up to now!). Then I married the ex "officially" for a second time, this time with parental consent.

So seventeen years after marriage no. 2, I filed for annulment which was granted but forgot that I had a first marriage (I know that was dumb of me ). So for all intents and purposes, I still had an existing marriage at the time I was interviewed which the embassy found out. Anyway, the consul was nice. He did not deny my visa outright but gave me a chance to get another annulment for marriage no. 1

I tried to shortcut the process by submitting the court Decision for annulment #2 as soon as the ink was dry but it was no dice to the embassy. I had to go through the whole process until it gets registered at the NSO.

The Philippine annulment process is a long, tedious process that would have the petitioner going back and forth between the court, the Local Civil Registry of the city where annulment case was filed, the Civil Registry of the city where the marriage took place, and finally the NSO office. I had to register the annulment with these various offices and final stop is the NSO.

I'm in the final stage now, tomorrow the NSO will release my annotated marriage contract then on Wednesday, I will submit this to the embassy.

I can almost see the finish line now, it's so near and yet so far. But I am patient that's why I am called....

PatientlyWaiting

p.s.

Hey Kismet, looking forward to your announcement of NOA2 so we can add you to the list!

Just a quick question.

My sister just got her approved annulment last April 2006, but she got married twice with the same guy(one thru civil and the other thru church) so based on your story my sister is not legally free to marry yet!? unless she filed for another annulment!?

P.S.

Kinda off-topic but can't help myself to ask the question

[Pinay Wife 47]

Brit,

I married the same guy twice in civil rites. I could have annulled the two marriages in one stroke of the judge's pen but I forgot about the first one!

Your sister's case is different. Following the separation of Church and State principle, if the civil marriage is already annulled, she is legally free to marry as far as the civil law of the US and the Philippines are concerned.

She will not, however, be allowed to marry in church if she does not annul her church wedding. But as far as civil law is concerned, she is free as a bird.

PW

[brittaniquec_Chic 0]

Brit,

I married the same guy twice in civil rites. I could have annulled the two marriages in one stroke of the judge's pen but I forgot about the first one!

Your sister's case is different. Following the separation of Church and State principle, if the civil marriage is already annulled, she is legally free to marry as far as the civil law of the US and the Philippines are concerned.

She will not, however, be allowed to marry in church if she does not annul her church wedding. But as far as civil law is concerned, she is free as a bird.

PW

Oh oks.

I called her and asked her about it. She told me that the only marriage they registered was the civil.

So officialy and legally she's single .

Thanks for answering my question.

[Pinay Wife 47]

Brit,

It is my understanding that whoever performs a marriage ceremony is duty-bound by law to register the marriage to the LCR. The duty to report the marriage does not rest on the couple who married but on the celebrator like the judge, the priest, the minister, etc.

I can safely assume that somewhere in the NSO records, your sister's church wedding exists. The parish that married them would have reported it to the LCR. To make sure, sis should check with NSO by ordering a copy of the marriage certificate.

But then again, even if the church MC exists, it doesn't matter anymore since the civil aspect has been taken care of.

PW

Edited August 14, 2006 by PatientlyWaiting

[Pinay Wife 47]

Sorry if we're off-topic but someone else might be also in the same situation.

Brit, on second thought, I think that the church wedding should have also been mentioned in the Annulment Decision so that the civil aspect of that marriage could have also been annulled.

I know one friend who was married only in church but she filed annulment for both civil and church. Which means that even if she married only in church, she had to do the civil aspect of it in court to make her eligible in civil law to marry again.

All these is too technical for my simple mind so maybe you need to ask your sister's lawyer about her situation.

As an aside, since your sister's annulment is fairly recent. If she finds out that a MC for church is existing, she can have the court decision amended to include the church wedding so that she doesn't have to file another petition.

Look what you started Uling, you opened a can of worms!!!

Edited August 14, 2006 by PatientlyWaiting

[brittaniquec_Chic 0]

Brit,

It is my understanding that whoever performs a marriage ceremony is duty-bound by law to register the marriage to the LCR. The duty to report the marriage does not rest on the couple who married but on the celebrator like the judge, the priest, the minister, etc.

I can safely assume that somewhere in the NSO records, your sister's church wedding exists. The parish that married them would have reported it to the LCR. To make sure, sis should check with NSO by ordering a copy of the marriage certificate.

But then again, even if the church MC exists, it doesn't matter anymore since the civil aspect has been taken care of.

PW

You explained it very well.

My sister told me that my grandmother talked to the priest and asked him not to register it anymore (priest happens to be a close friend of my grandmother) – maybe my grandmother had foreseen the future of the EX-couple . The church wedding was done because of my grandmother and my mother’s request only.

[brittaniquec_Chic 0]

Sorry if we're off-topic but someone else might be also in the same situation.

Look what you started Uling, you opened a can of worms!!!

My sister now is asking me why suddenly I'm getting interested with her annulment case and she's saying that I'm just going to get married and I'm already analyzing those things .

[kismet 0]

Sorry if we're off-topic but someone else might be also in the same situation.

Brit, on second thought, I think that the church wedding should have also been mentioned in the Annulment Decision so that the civil aspect of that marriage could have also been annulled.

I know one friend who was married only in church but she filed annulment for both civil and church. Which means that even if she married only in church, she had to do the civil aspect of it in court to make her eligible in civil law to marry again.

All these is too technical for my simple mind so maybe you need to ask your sister's lawyer about her situation.

As an aside, since your sister's annulment is fairly recent. If she finds out that a MC for church is existing, she can have the court decision amended to include the church wedding so that she doesn't have to file another petition.

Look what you started Uling, you opened a can of worms!!!

Hi again!

yup off topic but i'm butting in

I had a church wedding, Catholic rites only! no ciivl rites... and I got an annullment in court... only way i can be legally free to marry again. My lawyer and the Clerk of Court never told me to get a church annullment in order to be free to get married again.. so can safely conclude that the court decree covers it all right.

Thanks PW...yup, can't wait to be in this list!

Gen

Sorry if we're off-topic but someone else might be also in the same situation.

Look what you started Uling, you opened a can of worms!!!

My sister now is asking me why suddenly I'm getting interested with her annulment case and she's saying that I'm just going to get married and I'm already analyzing those things .

oh and Brit, since you got it all cleared already.. back to the list now

Uling... my guess is your fiance didn't have to go through the annullment process that's why you are not knowledgeable about it... you are so lucky! My fiance is an expert at it after three gruelling years of annullment hearing postponements .. an expert at what reasons for postponement the court will give in the next hearing!

Taught us patience indeed..

now now back to the very important list ... really!

Gen

[john_and_marlene 162]

The interview date lookup is now working on the Embassy page:

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3227.html

Shows ours for the first time. Wonder if it goes into October yet?

Where on that page does it show an appointment lookup?

Well they changed the page and it is no longer there, nor the info on the packets. I didn't try it but I assume Joel's direct link still works.

http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/rp1/wwwfvisa.pdf