Fiancee Visa-expedited Approved

[Rob Rosan 1]

I was able to get my Fiancee Visa-expedited Approved based on heath issues and got the NOA2 done, My fiancee is from the Philippines.

I know that the next step is USCIS sending it to the Visa center

What are the next steps?

When will I need Affidavit of support by?

I am having her work on the BPI clearance and told her for the medical exam she need to bring Vaccines and take the immigration class

What else can I do?

Am I correct that the visa could be issued by September 1?

Thanks

[bigdog 377]

See the Philippines threads and members so you can avoid the pit falls, great job on the expedite.

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Philippines regional forum; the "next steps" are country specific.

[Mogambi 96]

I was able to get my Fiancee Visa-expedited Approved based on heath issues and got the NOA2 done, My fiancee is from the Philippines.

I know that the next step is USCIS sending it to the Visa center

What are the next steps?

When will I need Affidavit of support by?

I am having her work on the BPI clearance and told her for the medical exam she need to bring Vaccines and take the immigration class

What else can I do?

Am I correct that the visa could be issued by September 1?

Thanks

USCIS will send the petition to NVC, where it will sit for a while, but not too long hopefully. At some point NVC will forward the entire package on to Manila Embassy. You don't have to wait. After about two weeks from the date you know USCIS forwarded your package to NVC, start calling NVC and ask them for your 'Case Number'. It will start with MNL. This is the number you need so that you can schedule your interview.

Your fiancé will need your Affidavit of Support AT the interview, not before.

You mean NBI clearance, not BPI. BPI the bank where you will go and pay your Visa fee. NBI isn't hard to get, but can take a couple of weeks, but usually much faster.

Here's what I would (here's what I did

1) In about two weeks start calling NVC to get your case number. They are backlogged at the moment, it could take a month. Once you have that number...

2) Go to BPI and with that case number and her Passport number, pay the visa fee.

3) Go to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ This is where you will set up an account so you can schedule your interview. Schedule an interview and print out the confirmation page that will be emailed to you.

4) Go to the Saint Luke's Extension Clinic www.slec.ph and 'register' for the medical. You don't pick a date, but you can enter a bunch of info that will make it go faster for your fiancé. Print out the registration page for her to take to the medical, read all the instructions.

5) Also immediately register online with the NSO to get her CENOMAR and also you might as well get an official NSO Birth Certificate, as this what they'll want in the interview. I got two copies of both, since they'll keep one at the interview. https://www.ecensus.com.ph/Default.aspx

You can register online, super easy, go to the bank to pay the fee, and in a couple of weeks at most they'll deliver both!

These are the main things you need to get started on. Hope that helps!

At some point you will receive the official notification with your case number, at least you should. It will come from the US Embassy in Manila. But you don't need to wait for it to move forward. Your fiancé should get that in a letter at some point. But by then you can have nearly everything ready already!

[Darnell 8,479]

some light reading:

1. use a telephone.

Dodi - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/264972-shortcuts-when-checking-for-updates-from-the-nvc-and-dos/

read posts #1 and #7.

2. Study Wally G's Masterful Post at Wally G http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=367487&view=findpost&p=5369357

(yes, click the links, study the content, click more links when you see them)

[Mogambi 96]

Also, the immigration class is the last step, don't worry about that until you have the passport back with the Visa. There's no appointment needed, it's a single day thing, and she can go the day after she gets her passport. It's run by CFO, you can find threads about it here.

It's possible you can have the visa by September 1st, but it might be pushing it. The problem is that in May there appears to have been a screw up at NVC where a bunch of petitions were sent to the wrong place. They got them back, but appear to be in a backlog. It seems to be taking at least a month at the moment for them to catch up on petitions. That's why you just have to start calling and asking if you case has been assigned a case number yet. Because that's all you need. Once you have it, you can schedule an interview within two weeks usually.

Some things to remember:

Get the NBI clearance request in now, and make sure she tells them it's for travel to the US. There are two colors, and they should ask her why she needs it, but you don't want her to get the wrong one!

Get the CENOMAR and Birth Certificates ordered asap as well. They can take up to a couple of weeks to get as well.

She'll need to do her medical (which takes two days for most) at least three or four days 'before' the interview, because it takes St. Luke's a few days to forward the case file to the Embassy. You want it already there when you interview.

After the interview, if she is approved, it will still take anywhere from 5 to 15 days for 2GO the company the Embassy uses, to deliver the passport. If it's a huge rush, she could inquire at the embassy if she can return herself to pick it up, I'm not sure.

Ours took 12 days to arrive after the interview.

So you see there still are lots of little things that can and could delay things. Best not to assume Sept. 1 as a given.

NVC can also hold on to the petition for administrative processing. This can hold it up at NVC for months. Pray that doesn't happen. For most it doesn't, but it does happen.

You'll be much more sane if you don't try and hit a certain date. You're tempting fate if you do. You're well on your way now, so just keep your eye on the ball, get started on those things I mentioned, and you'll be good to go! Let us know if we can help more.

Also, this is the form / packet that they will eventually send to your fiancé, that lists pretty much what I have. But study it, it's all the things you'll need at the interview!

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet%20_3__rtf2_005.pdf

[Rob Rosan 1]

USCIS will send the petition to NVC, where it will sit for a while, but not too long hopefully. At some point NVC will forward the entire package on to Manila Embassy. You don't have to wait. After about two weeks from the date you know USCIS forwarded your package to NVC, start calling NVC and ask them for your 'Case Number'. It will start with MNL. This is the number you need so that you can schedule your interview.

Your fiancé will need your Affidavit of Support AT the interview, not before.

You mean NBI clearance, not BPI. BPI the bank where you will go and pay your Visa fee. NBI isn't hard to get, but can take a couple of weeks, but usually much faster.

Here's what I would (here's what I did

1) In about two weeks start calling NVC to get your case number. They are backlogged at the moment, it could take a month. Once you have that number...

2) Go to BPI and with that case number and her Passport number, pay the visa fee.

3) Go to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ This is where you will set up an account so you can schedule your interview. Schedule an interview and print out the confirmation page that will be emailed to you.

4) Go to the Saint Luke's Extension Clinic www.slec.ph and 'register' for the medical. You don't pick a date, but you can enter a bunch of info that will make it go faster for your fiancé. Print out the registration page for her to take to the medical, read all the instructions.

5) Also immediately register online with the NSO to get her CENOMAR and also you might as well get an official NSO Birth Certificate, as this what they'll want in the interview. I got two copies of both, since they'll keep one at the interview. https://www.ecensus....ph/Default.aspx

You can register online, super easy, go to the bank to pay the fee, and in a couple of weeks at most they'll deliver both!

These are the main things you need to get started on. Hope that helps!

At some point you will receive the official notification with your case number, at least you should. It will come from the US Embassy in Manila. But you don't need to wait for it to move forward. Your fiancé should get that in a letter at some point. But by then you can have nearly everything ready already!

Yes meant NBI

[Hank_ 9,174]

I was able to get my Fiancee Visa-expedited Approved based on heath issues and got the NOA2 done, My fiancee is from the Philippines.

I know that the next step is USCIS sending it to the Visa center

What are the next steps?

When will I need Affidavit of support by?

I am having her work on the BPI clearance and told her for the medical exam she need to bring Vaccines and take the immigration class

What else can I do?

Am I correct that the visa could be issued by September 1?

Thanks

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

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 1 was accepted.

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:

Embassy (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/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:

ALL exiting required to attend.

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.