Woo hoo!!! NOA2

[Shawn C 11]

Now another wait for NVC then paperwork, $, paperwork, $, physical, $, clearance, $, CFO, $, interview $, airplane... happiness ...at least the long wait is over and just a short sprint left. ~phew~

[kike732 6]

congraz!!!!

[X Factor 1,112]

ConGraTuLaTions

[Mogambi 96]

Don't wait for the next paper from NVC. in about a week, start calling them to get your MNL Case number. Once you have that you can proceed.

[WrightFamily 34]

:dance: CONGRATULATIONS!! :dance: Edited June 5, 2012 by WrightFamily

[gretchen_darren 67]

congrats....It may take up to month to get to NVC from CSC.... Prepare now and get ready. Once you get the MNL case number from calling NVC things go fast......

[Hank_ 9,174]

Congrats!!! :dance:

Things will move very fast now... and for sure it doesn't take a month for CSC to get the packet to NVC.

Check on your embassy case number:

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 # (don't need to wait for the letter from the embassy )

(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 (visa fee is wrong in the letter, not sure when they will update that in this letter)

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, your passport number IS your receipt number.

Priorty Date; this is the date the NOA 2 was approved.

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

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy, and of course the 2X2 photos. (copy of annulment is asked for at times)

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

Preregister at St. Luke's, it saves time when you arrive.

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 years old for advice and 18-21 years old 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.

[Choo.143 3]

Nice. Good Luck with the NVC took them about 2 weeks before they had our case into their system

[Markieboy 104]

Congratulations! Great stuff!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Biggest worry is IF NVC decides to pull your file for AP...

[Shawn C 11]

Biggest worry is IF NVC decides to pull your file for AP...

Nooooooooooo

(fingers crossed)

[Hank_ 9,174]

Really not very common, but it happens. After 7-10 days start emailing (with required info) and make a call a day until you get your MNL #.

[Psoas10 17]

Congrats, and it is time to buy the rice cooker. Oh, you in Hawaii, so you have one already. Good luck, and your future wife should not have much culture shock in Hawaii. So what island do you live on?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Come on now, even guys in Arizona have rice cookers... before! Its just gets used more now...