i got my noa 2 pls help not paid yet :/

[bacardi101 0]

Hi guys, my name is annie and I got my noa 2 approved around may 22, i was waiting so long for it and I received an email on may 22 that it was approved,

my fiancee got the hard copy a few days later.

Now i dont know what to do, the step by step here in visa journey is not goign to help me much anymore since manila embassy is apparently different and weird.

I read that I am not supposed to wait for any notice coming from the manila embassy to my house because they dont do that anymore.

So should I just go to BPI with my passport and money?

Is there an option to make me pay this online? I read there is one through bancnet and bpi online but it is only for their clients only. Any other banks?

Please help me I am really scared the noa2 is going to expire 4 mos from the date of approval, which according to my estimate would be September 2012.

Thank you in advance.

[reginakrys 33]

Call and ask NVC if you have a case number assigned already. You're going to use that number to pay for the visa fee at any BPI branch.

[Bri & Mar 12]

WOW, I could not immagine waiting this long after getting my NOA2 before trying to contact anyone. You should contact NVC at (603) 334-0700. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 AM (Eastern Time. NVC should have your Manilla case number. Use that number and your passport to pay your visa fee at any BPI. Use the receipt number from your payment to schedule your interview with Manila Embassy. Once your appointment is set you can go to your medical exam.

You are now in the hands of the U.S. State Department and things should move MUCH quicker now. CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!

[B_J 2,752]

Don't worry too much about your NOA2 expiring; if it gets close to the expiration date then just call the embassy and you can get an extension.

[Hank_ 9,174]

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 (I found NVC to be very quick responding to emails)

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)

Go to BPI bank with your passport and pay the visa fee, then wait between 4 and 24 hours before going on the embassy website to schedule your interview (rarely can you do this at the 4 hour mark, we wait a day)

Embassy:

http://photos.state....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 (did not try IE9 at that time), 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.

Contact Info for USEM:

mbassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email)

(632) 301-2000, extension 5184 or 5185

** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)

local number: USEM 3012000 loc 5184/5185 call them around 3-4:30pm

For general inquiries: IVManilaReplies@state.gov

To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below.

The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant's last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.

Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less.

The mail size should not be more than 15 KB.

Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments.

Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#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:

ALL exiting required to attend.

http://www.cfo.gov.p...atid=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.

Edited June 18, 2012 by Hank_Amy

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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 (I found NVC to be very quick responding to emails)

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)

Go to BPI bank with your passport and pay the visa fee, then wait between 4 and 24 hours before going on the embassy website to schedule your interview (rarely can you do this at the 4 hour mark, we wait a day)

Embassy:

http://photos.state....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 (did not try IE9 at that time), 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.

Contact Info for USEM:

mbassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email)

(632) 301-2000, extension 5184 or 5185

** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)

local number: USEM 3012000 loc 5184/5185 call them around 3-4:30pm

For general inquiries: IVManilaReplies@state.gov

To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below.

The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant's last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.

Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less.

The mail size should not be more than 15 KB.

Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments.

Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#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:

ALL exiting required to attend.

http://www.cfo.gov.p...atid=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.

Thanks for this..

153 days since noa1, it's my 5th month now exactly!

still waiting for noa2

we took a risk not to enroll our child here in Philippines

coz we hope to get in US by September, where school starts by September right?

we're on I-129f with child as derivative (OUR CHILD)

Infos that you have posted are big help for me when I get my noa2.. (well I'm positive this week)

my time line says after June 13-16 and no noa2 yet I should call the USCIS.. my question is, Do my fiance have to call USCIS? or wait for another week?

btw, our petition will expire this June 30, and kinda worried about that coz we still don't have our noa2!

[Tahoma 2,292]

btw, our petition will expire this June 30

Don't worry, your petition will not expire on June 30.

Just wait for the approval NOA.

Malapit na!

[Darnell 8,478]

how is that your petition expires? i've never heard of that.

it has a duration of validity, 120 days from NOA-2 issuance date.

What's up?

[bacardi101 0]

i know guys. ive been frantic about this since i got my noa2.

thank you so much for the detailed information hank.

to be honest, since day one i have been the one fixing our paperwork. printing it and sending to my fiancee. i know its weird.

but oh well guys dont want to do paperwork stuff.

it was just a little bit hard because i didnt know what to do. but the good thing is that i was pretty methodical and meticulous in fixing my papers..which is why we didnt suffer anything BUT the long wait of the noa2.

so when the noa2 came i had to print the affidavit of support form out to send to my fiancee. then it took him some few days to send it to me due to being busy. so i am waiting for the filled out affidavit of support form and the noa2 hard copy that i am supposed to bring to the interview with me.

right now i still have not been able to pay and set my interview date.

i have to get my nbi clearance, a new cenomar (certificate of no marriage) since my cenomar expired already (i got one last year june 8, 2011) and birth certificate.

Edited June 19, 2012 by bacardi101

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how is that your petition expires? i've never heard of that.

it has a duration of validity, 120 days from NOA-2 issuance date.

What's up?

My fiance told me that in noa1 it says I-129f petition will expire on June 30, 2012

also checking status in USCIS website we saw the RED INK DATE 6-30-2012 all the way down

I guess it's same date as the noa1 says.

[lufthgiled 6]

Don't worry, your petition will not expire on June 30.

Just wait for the approval NOA.

Malapit na!

Yep my fiance and I talked over skype earlier about this noa2.. He asked me if he should call the USCIS this coming Wednesday (June 20)

since we hit our 5mos mark last June 18 (monday).

and I said I don't know.. maybe yes, just try..

I really don't know if we should call the uscis

or

we wait for noa2 to arrive

we're so worried about the school thing of our child coming 1st grade this June but we took a risk not to enroll

and

secondly the expiration date that says on June 30, 2012 the petition will expire

I am so lost! urgh!

[Caryh 5,206]

Yep my fiance and I talked over skype earlier about this noa2.. He asked me if he should call the USCIS this coming Wednesday (June 20)

since we hit our 5mos mark last June 18 (monday).

and I said I don't know.. maybe yes, just try..

I really don't know if we should call the uscis

or

we wait for noa2 to arrive

we're so worried about the school thing of our child coming 1st grade this June but we took a risk not to enroll

and

secondly the expiration date that says on June 30, 2012 the petition will expire

I am so lost! urgh!

You mean the date that says this on the web page?

OMB control no. 1615-0080

Expiration date 6-30-2012

That is an expiration date on the web page as part of a control system in the US government. It has nothing to do with your application expiration. You'll see a date for that when you get the NOA2. Don't worry, your application is not expiring on the 30th.

[lufthgiled 6]

You mean the date that says this on the web page?

OMB control no. 1615-0080

Expiration date 6-30-2012

That is an expiration date on the web page as part of a control system in the US government. It has nothing to do with your application expiration. You'll see a date for that when you get the NOA2. Don't worry, your application is not expiring on the 30th.

Yep! that's that..

But my fiance said that in our noa1 hardcopy there's a date June 30,2012 as expiration.. we don't know what's that date for..

[Caryh 5,206]

Yep! that's that..

But my fiance said that in our noa1 hardcopy there's a date June 30,2012 as expiration.. we don't know what's that date for..

NOA1 no longer matters. You're operating on the NOA2 now. My wife's NOA1 for a K-1 didn't have any expiration date on it. The NOA2 should give you 4 months from approval to expiration, for you to get things completed. If you're running out of time, you can call the embassy and they can extend that date for you.

[Tahoma 2,292]

NOA1 no longer matters. You're operating on the NOA2 now. My wife's NOA1 for a K-1 didn't have any expiration date on it. The NOA2 should give you 4 months from approval to expiration, for you to get things completed. If you're running out of time, you can call the embassy and they can extend that date for you.

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