Not sure what to do

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

^^^ If you had been paying attention, you would have known that St. Lukes has turned away some people who showed up with their MNL case number simply written down on a piece of paper or who just gave it verbally. However, I guess that's asking too much.

More "scruffy wisdom"...

...wait...there's more...

...and yet more...

You should try listening to yourself sometime!

Newbies whatever you may take from all this, please please go to this link and pre-register before your future wife goes to St. Luke's please. Like I said earlier my main goal is to help Newbies get through this as painless and quickly as possible by giving you good accurate info and sometimes Tahoma and I bump heads about what that is . Despite what he said doing this is preferable to just walking in.

Pre-register online and have her print out this letter. This is the appointment letter she needs to present at SLMEC.

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

[Hank_ 9,174]

Newbies whatever you may take from all this, please please go to this link and pre-register before your future wife goes to St. Luke's please. Like I said earlier my main goal is to help Newbies get through this as painless and quickly as possible by giving you good accurate info and sometimes Tahoma and I bump heads about what that is . Despite what he said doing this is preferable to just walking in.

Pre-register online and have her print out this letter. This is the appointment letter she needs to present at SLMEC.

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

Actually St. Luke's will want a copy of the confirmation page for the interview at the embassy OR the confirmation letter the embassy mails out... the registration page from the St. Luke's website IS NOT an appointment letter and I am not sure why you keep calling it that. Now THAT is giving out bad information for NEWBIE'S

[Tahoma 2,292]

I will be glad to inform St Lukes that Tahoma has decided they no longer make appointments .

You do NOT make an appointment for the medical.

This is the appointment letter she needs to present at SLMEC.

...give them your appointment letter...

This is the appointment letter she needs to present at SLMEC.

... the registration page from the St. Luke's website IS NOT an appointment letter and I am not sure why you keep calling it that. Now THAT is giving out bad information for NEWBIE'S

Hank...In scruffy-world, words mean what scruffy says they mean!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hank...In scruffy-world, words mean what scruffy says they mean!

Ya I know, he does it quite often though.. and its not helping anyone. He is like a dog with a bone it seems.... until he sees a reflection in the pond.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Ya I know, he does it quite often though.. and its not helping anyone. He is like a dog with a bone it seems.... until he sees a reflection in the pond.

And telling people they do "walk in only" and not even mentioning that you can preregister is helping people.. OK posters I stand corrected it is a "Registration Printout, Form, Letter," whatever you want to call it is fine by me. The fact remains that if you just walk in , as the Odd couple suggests it is going to cause you a lot more time and trouble.

Please go to the website and printout the " from the is generated after you fill it out and hit print" Give "that" piece of paper to the guard, that allowed you to pre register, ( making sure not to call it making an appointment at St. Lukes" like the other gazillion people that have gone thru this, and it will save you a lot of time.

BTW way Tahoma per our 6 month running disagreement on, can you schedule an appointment for an interview as soon as you get your MNL from the NVC. You still maintain that is not possible. I eagerly await you and Hanky Poo's response to whatever I address to you.

Like I said all I want is for people to understand the easiest quickest most painless way to get thru this. I did it in a bit under 5 months from NOA1 to touchdown in this country, I must have done something right?

[Tahoma 2,292]

OK posters I stand corrected

ruff-ruff ruff-ruff

[Hank_ 9,174]

And telling people they do "walk in only" and not even mentioning that you can preregister is helping people.. OK posters I stand corrected it is a "Registration Printout, Form, Letter," whatever you want to call it is fine by me. The fact remains that if you just walk in , as the Odd couple suggests it is going to cause you a lot more time and trouble.

Please go to the website and printout the " from the is generated after you fill it out and hit print" Give "that" piece of paper to the guard, that allowed you to pre register, ( making sure not to call it making an appointment at St. Lukes" like the other gazillion people that have gone thru this, and it will save you a lot of time.

BTW way Tahoma per our 6 month running disagreement on, can you schedule an appointment for an interview as soon as you get your MNL from the NVC. You still maintain that is not possible. I eagerly await you and Hanky Poo's response to whatever I address to you.

Like I said all I want is for people to understand the easiest quickest most painless way to get thru this. I did it in a bit under 5 months from NOA1 to touchdown in this country, I must have done something right?

I tell every newbie that asks "what's next?" to pre-register. As for scheduling the interview at the embassy as soon as you have the MNL # I totally agree with you... there is no need to wait "for the packet to arrive", I scheduled my fiancee's interview as soon as I had the number. We did the whole journey in a sneeze over 5 months from petition to visa, only we hung out in the Phils for two months so we just got home.

~~

For the NVC:

Give them 7 - 10 days before calling. Call after 4:45 PM eastern time for shorter wait times

K1's are not tracked through the AVR, ever. They are processed like an immigrant visa, but they are NOT immigrant visas, so they fall into a completely different class of their own. Therefore you need an operator. To get there:

1-603-334-0700 Operator assistance is available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 12:00 AM (Eastern Time)

Press 1 for English

Press 5 for an operator

NVC CONTACT INFORMATION:

Website: www.immigrantvisas.state.gov

E-mail: NVCInquiry@state.gov

REQUIRED SECURITY INFORMATION:

You are required to provide the following security information with each inquiry to receive a case specific response:

* NVC Case Number or USCIS Receipt Number (Place in the subject line of the e-mail).

* Petitioner's name and date of birth.

( NOTE: If the visa petition is employment-based, include the employer's company/organization name instead of the petitioner's name and date of birth. )

* Principal Applicant's name and date of birth.

* If you are an attorney, include your name and the name and address of your law office.

After NOA2 AND YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (no mention of waiting... you got the number... its Rock 'n' Roll time!!!)

(open all of these links then save them to your bookmarks so you have them for easy access)

Embassy:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet%20_3__rtf2_003.pdf

The DS-156 can be difficult to complete sometimes, if you have issues try a different web browser. I had problems getting it to print with IE8, Chrome, Firefox, finally got it to print using Safari.

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning of the passport number.

Make sure to print two copies of the interview confirmation page as you will need one for St. Luke's and the other for the embassy.

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/us-visa-applicants.shtml#required-docs

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy, and of course the 2X2 photos.

CFO:

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&catid=140#ThirdA

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 for advice and 18-21 for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Medical fees are: 15 years and older USD 213.35 / PhP 9,387.50.

^^^ More misinformation !!!

[Hank_ 9,174]

^^^ More misinformation !!!

Correct information is: $223 / 9589 PHP

[sunandmoon 450]

just to note, when you pre-register online, there is no data field for date of medical. scuffydog could have avoided alot of the discussion by simply adding you can save alot of time at St. Lukes by using online registration, but instead he chose to keep picking at the bone...

ONLINE REGISTRATION

(For U.S. Immigrant Visa Applicants Only)

Upon arrival at SLEC, applicants WILL BE ACCOMMODATED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY. This online registration form aims to reduce registration time by having most of the applicant's information ready upon arrival at the registration area. Pre-registered applicants should only need to have their biometrics captured upon arrival at the reception area.

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

just to note, no appointment is necessary means walk-in basis.

[Hank_ 9,174]

... of course

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I tell every newbie that asks "what's next?" to pre-register. As for scheduling the interview at the embassy as soon as you have the MNL # I totally agree with you... there is no need to wait "for the packet to arrive", I scheduled my fiancee's interview as soon as I had the number. We did the whole journey in a sneeze over 5 months from petition to visa, only we hung out in the Phils for two months so we just got home.

~~

For the NVC:

Give them 7 - 10 days before calling. Call after 4:45 PM eastern time for shorter wait times

K1's are not tracked through the AVR, ever. They are processed like an immigrant visa, but they are NOT immigrant visas, so they fall into a completely different class of their own. Therefore you need an operator. To get there:

1-603-334-0700 Operator assistance is available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 12:00 AM (Eastern Time)

Press 1 for English

Press 5 for an operator

NVC CONTACT INFORMATION:

Website: www.immigrantvisas.state.gov

E-mail: NVCInquiry@state.gov

REQUIRED SECURITY INFORMATION:

You are required to provide the following security information with each inquiry to receive a case specific response:

* NVC Case Number or USCIS Receipt Number (Place in the subject line of the e-mail).

* Petitioner's name and date of birth.

( NOTE: If the visa petition is employment-based, include the employer's company/organization name instead of the petitioner's name and date of birth. )

* Principal Applicant's name and date of birth.

* If you are an attorney, include your name and the name and address of your law office.

After NOA2 AND YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (no mention of waiting... you got the number... its Rock 'n' Roll time!!!)

(open all of these links then save them to your bookmarks so you have them for easy access)

Embassy:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet%20_3__rtf2_003.pdf

The DS-156 can be difficult to complete sometimes, if you have issues try a different web browser. I had problems getting it to print with IE8, Chrome, Firefox, finally got it to print using Safari.

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning of the passport number.

Make sure to print two copies of the interview confirmation page as you will need one for St. Luke's and the other for the embassy.

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/us-visa-applicants.shtml#required-docs

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy, and of course the 2X2 photos.

CFO:

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&catid=140#ThirdA

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 for advice and 18-21 for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

Good info