DIRECT CONSULAR FILING HELP PLEASE (PHILIPPINES)

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Hello. I need help with my I-130 Direct Consular Filing at the US Embassy, Manila. I filed my I-130 petition last July 16, 2010 at the US Embassy, Manila. I received a letter from the US Embassy saying that my petition was approved last Aug. 13, 2010. The details of the letter is displayed below:

The visa petition you filed has been approved. The beneficiary for whom you filed has been giventhe appropriate classification. Note the approval gives no assurance that the beneficiary will automatically be found eligible for a visa issuance. ETC....

1. X PETITION TO CLASSIFY THE BENFICIARY AS AN IMMEDIATE RELATIVE OF A UNITED STATES CITIZEN HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE AT MANILA, PHILIPPINES. THIS COMPLETES ALL ACTION BY THE SERVICE ON THE PETITION. THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE, WHICH IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WILL CONTACT THE BENEFICIARY AND GIVE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA. QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING A VISA SHOULD BE MADE TO THE IMMIGRANT VISA SECTION, U.S. EMBASSY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.

Is this letter the NOA Notice of Approval already? Will I be receiving the packet 3 after this? The packet 3 only contains personal cover sheet for DS230, DS 230 part 1 signed and part 2 unsigned, 2 Visa photographs and DS 2001 signed. And I will send it to:

Consular Section

Immigrant VISA Unit

American Embassy Manila

1201 Roxas Boulevard

0930 Ermita, Manila

Can I send the packet 3 even if the US Embassy have not sent the packet 3 to me yet?

Thank you so much.