150 days for Manila Embassy to issue an Interview Date?

[bangus delight 0]

I've heard that it can be sooner from isolated cases as posted here but that is the figure now, approx. 150 days from consulate receiving physical docs from NVC. I wonder how one could be lucky? I guess a lot of us will be drafting a letter to the consulate officer to extend our K1 petition since it is my understanding its good for 4 months from the time NVC approves the petition.

[Dean iWait 0]

It's running about 120 days from the time Manile gets the file.

[sunandmoon 450]

I've heard that it can be sooner from isolated cases as posted here but that is the figure now, approx. 150 days from consulate receiving physical docs from NVC. I wonder how one could be lucky? I guess a lot of us will be drafting a letter to the consulate officer to extend our K1 petition since it is my understanding its good for 4 months from the time NVC approves the petition.

since it's common at Manila Embassy for the four months to lapse before the interview, the Embassy will automatically extend the NOA2.

[Pinay Wife 47]

Here’s what the US Foreign Affairs Manual says:

http://foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0941081N.pdf

“An approved K1 petition is valid for a period of four months from the date of Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) action and may be revalidated by the consular officer any number of times for additional periods of four months from the date of revalidation, provided the officer concludes that the petitioner and the beneficiary remain legally free to marry each other within 90 days after the beneficiary’s admission into the United States.” x x x

[Jasman0717 9]

Here is a pretty good link: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html