June CSC

[gap1 21]

No text or email for me yet. I keep checking hahaha.

[SimplyMacy 4]

July 12,2010. I just got the NOA2 via text APPROVED!!!

Congrats!!! I guess they didnt update our case status online and just send off the NOA2 in mail. Gap1 and J , OURS is coming in the mail next week!!! My hopes are over flowing!

No text or email for me yet. I keep checking hahaha.

Me too!

[gap1 21]

It is so odd that they electronically update some but not others.

[idaho_and_surigao 3]

this maybe out of topic but i have a strong feeling members here have the right answer....

my noa2 was touched (and hopefully approved) on nov 17.....

my concern is...... by december, i have to move around for my volunteer work.....

and during that time US embassy manila might send me the letter.....

i have to do some steps to receive it the soonest....

would anybody here let me know what courier they use?????

that way, i will try to make arrangements with the concerned courier as i live alone....

this matters a lot to me.....

thanks co vj members......

we are closer to our goals.....

They use Air21. But DO NOT wait for the Embassy in Manila to deliver your letter. They often send these out after people have been interviewed or never. After your NOA2 is approved, and then goes through NVC and is forwarded to the Embassy, You need to call and schedule an interview. Manila uses a different procedure then most consulates. Here is a link that describes the process. http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/301443/pdf-files/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet_001.pdf

Also please note that as of Dec 1st the Embassy is switching contractors that it uses to handle the call center scheduling interviews, so the number will change. Link here describing this. http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3024.html Please note that Manila handles K1's through the Immigrant Visa Unit BUT this change will still affect k1's I called and asked. You should consider getting your Medical done if you have not already (you can do this once you recieve your NVC MNL case number).

Good luck,

Message me if you have any questions. Sa Fiancee' Filipino. I also lived in Cavite for 2 years. So I am pretty well versed in the goings on the PI.

ingat,

Idaho

[LGC 2]

It is so odd that they electronically update some but not others.

dont worry, i am sure our NOA2 are in trans.

[H and H 0]

Thank you all!

I hope NOA2 will come to you all soon.

I know waiting without knowing anything for months is hard.

[JlovesA 109]

Congrats to all those approved!!!

Was dying for a letter in the mail today but no dice. Maybe next week.

Edited November 20, 2010 by JlovesA

[gap1 21]

A is in Michigan so we will probably get ours on the same day.

[OBX 51]

I just received an email.

And guess what, my case was approved yesterday the 19th, same day as it was touched. I guess they just updated the system today.

Yeah!!! What a long waiit! Almost hit 5 months.

Me too! Ours was approved yesterday 11/19!! Congrats to both of us!!!!

July 12,2010. I just got the NOA2 via text APPROVED!!!

Great news everyone! Congratulations all!

[JlovesA 109]

A is in Michigan so we will probably get ours on the same day.

Yeah, I am anxiously awaiting next week. You should send me a message on fb when (not if!) you get it so fb texts my phone! I'm here until Monday so I'm going to wait until the mail arrives before I leave.

[th and jv 3]

They use Air21. But DO NOT wait for the Embassy in Manila to deliver your letter. They often send these out after people have been interviewed or never. After your NOA2 is approved, and then goes through NVC and is forwarded to the Embassy, You need to call and schedule an interview. Manila uses a different procedure then most consulates. Here is a link that describes the process. http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/301443/pdf-files/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet_001.pdf

Also please note that as of Dec 1st the Embassy is switching contractors that it uses to handle the call center scheduling interviews, so the number will change. Link here describing this. http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3024.html Please note that Manila handles K1's through the Immigrant Visa Unit BUT this change will still affect k1's I called and asked. You should consider getting your Medical done if you have not already (you can do this once you recieve your NVC MNL case number).

Good luck,

Message me if you have any questions. Sa Fiancee' Filipino. I also lived in Cavite for 2 years. So I am pretty well versed in the goings on the PI.

ingat,

Idaho

uh oh...... so i dont have to wait for the embassy letter????? all the while, i thought i should...... thanks for that !!!!!! how many days from noa2 date do we call nvc(?) (because others said they got info not fr nvc but dept of state!!!) and nvc tells us the status of our case then they give us our mnl number thru phone? we dont have to wait for nvc's letter in the mail? and how would i know if manila has received my case already? i understand that manila has to receive our papers first before we can schedule my medical and interview, is that right? now now now...... am i in panic????? LOL !!!!

your continuous help really appreciated......

and i am glad i came across vj......

i am learning so much here that i cant read from websites.......

[idaho_and_surigao 3]

uh oh...... so i dont have to wait for the embassy letter????? all the while, i thought i should...... thanks for that !!!!!! how many days from noa2 date do we call nvc(?) (because others said they got info not fr nvc but dept of state!!!) and nvc tells us the status of our case then they give us our mnl number thru phone? we dont have to wait for nvc's letter in the mail? and how would i know if manila has received my case already? i understand that manila has to receive our papers first before we can schedule my medical and interview, is that right? now now now...... am i in panic????? LOL !!!!

your continuous help really appreciated......

and i am glad i came across vj......

i am learning so much here that i cant read from websites.......

Dont Panic. 5 business days after you receive your NOA2, call the NVC(NVC IS the Dept of State) at 603-334-0700, give them your USCIS receipt number and they will give you your case number it will be MNLXXXXXXXXXXX, this will be your DOS case number going forward, ask them if they have sent your case to Manila yet, if they have not yet, call back everyday until they tell you they have. They send your case electronically same day, and it usually takes about 4 days for them to DHL the hard copy to the Embassy in Manila, however once they send it electronically, you can start calling for an interview appointment, as it will be in the system. Once you call into the call center and make an appt, you can go for your Medical, as the call center will send you an email verifying your interview appt print this out, along with a copy of your NOA2 to your interview. I have heard of people going to medical, and just giving there MNL case number...you can try, but I cant verify if this is accurate or not!

So the procedure is, wait 3-5 business days after your NOA2, call the NVC, get your MNL case number, then start calling to schedule your interview, once you have done this, they will send you an email with your interview appointment verification, then go for your Medical.

good luck, you will be fine, dont panic!

Ingat,

Idaho

[gap1 21]

I WANT MY DAMN NOA2 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

*ahem*

Sorry.

Anyway! So um, I was thinking about this today. For those of us that were touched last week, while we're waiting for our (potential) hard copy approvals in the mail our case could be, at this very moment, on its way to the NVC. Maybe the mail truck headed to our the various beneficiary's places of residence with the Golden Ticket will pass the mail truck with our new and improved approved petitions headed to the NVC and the drivers will tip their hats, nod, flash a winning smile at one another and zoom off into the distance. It could happen, right?

[idaho_and_surigao 3]

I WANT MY DAMN NOA2 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

*ahem*

Sorry.

Anyway! So um, I was thinking about this today. For those of us that were touched last week, while we're waiting for our (potential) hard copy approvals in the mail our case could be, at this very moment, on its way to the NVC. Maybe the mail truck headed to our the various beneficiary's places of residence with the Golden Ticket will pass the mail truck with our new and improved approved petitions headed to the NVC and the drivers will tip their hats, nod, flash a winning smile at one another and zoom off into the distance. It could happen, right?

mind the gap1....you crack me up.

[gap1 21]

*omit 'the' before various

Stupid disappearing edit button.

Guys it's 9pm on a Saturday night. I just ordered soup delivery and I'm wearing pajama pants.