FINALLY APPROVED!!!

[Z and Roxy 1]

Hello guys!

I had my interview yesterday at Manila US Embassy and I got APPROVED! Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement and for the tips you shared. Now, I also wanted to shared my experience to my fellow Filipinas who are going to have their interview for their K1 Visa Application.

Before I start with my K1 experience, here's a little info about me and my fiance. My fiance's first visit was January 2012.I am living with my fiance here in Manila and we have a baby(29 days old). I gave birth last October 11, 2012. My fiance has been living with me since April 2012. He flew back here in Philippines for the second time after he found out that I am pregnant.

- K1 EXPERIENCE -

After months and months of waiting, finally my big day arrived.

My appointment was November 8, 730 am at Manila US Embassy. I lived in Fairview, Quezon City so I woke up very early. I left the house 340 am and arrived at the Embassy at 440 am. When I got there, there were almost 200 hundred people waiting outside the embassy already including the companions of applicants ( friends, parents, neighbor, etc). Those who have 630am appointment were asked to fall in line first. I waited for the guard to call the 730 am applicants. Before 730, we were able to get inside the Embassy. On the entrance, we were asked to present our APPOINTMENT LETTER(letter with your info and delivery details for your visa and has bar code at the last page) AND PASSPORT. For the appointment letter, they need only the first page. They will put a sticker with your name on it at the back of your passport and they will put your passport inside the plastic. They will ask you if you are done with your medical exam with ST. LUKE'S and what did they give you after the medical exam(sealed envelope). I of course answered YES( done with my medical last October 30). We had to present our bags and envelopes to the guards for checking at the main entrance. YOU CAN'T BRING FOOD INSIDE THE EMBASSY. Don't worry if you get hungry, they are actually selling food inside the shed of the embassy. We have to fall in line again to get our number. There were 3 booths and they will ask you for your appointment letter again and that's the time they will give you your MAGIC NUMBER, mine is 6209. Never lose this. This will be your number till you finish your interview.

I waited for our numbers to flash on the queuing number board. After almost an hour of waiting, my number flashed. And so I enter the building and went to the designated booth. The girl asked for my DS forms(DS 156, DS156K, DS157) and then she told me to go back to my seat and wait.

I went back to the shed since there were no available chairs inside the embassy. I waited for almost 30 minutes again and saw my number flashed. This time, she asked for my name and birthdate. I did the finger print scanning (left and right hand). After this, I have to wait again for my number to flash on the board. This time, I'm getting nervous. It's the pre screening, a Filipino will ask questions and gather the forms. This is another long wait. My eyes were hurt looking at the queuing board and i had a terrible headache. I waited for almost 1 hour again. The Filipina asked my name, my fiance's name, how did we meet, does he have kids or do I have kids, what's his job. She asked me to give her my fiance's Income Tax Return. She asked for the latest which is 2011. She needs 2 pages of it. Also she asked for W2. When I told her that me and my fiance have a baby, she asked for the picture and birth certificate of the baby. I showed her and told her that we have an appointment next week for Consular Report of Birth Abroad here also at the Embassy. She wrote down all the info I gave her and then she told me good luck. I thanked her and smiled back at her. She is really nice.

I went back to my seat to wait for my final interview with the American Consul. I waited for almost an hour again. When I saw my number flashed, I went to booth #60 and I greeted the Consul good morning. He was in his late 20's and very good looking. So he asked me to scan four fingers of my right hand. After that he asked me to raise my right hand and swear. His questions were:

- what's your fiance's name?

- how did you meet?

- for how long did you chat on line before you meet each other in person?

- when was our first meeting?

- where did we go during his first visit?

- has he met my family?

- what's his job in the US?

- where are we going to reside in the US?

After this, the Consul said, everything is fine and your VISA has been approved. Just wait for further instructions from us.

Since it's almost 12 noon, we were asked to take our lunch and come back by 1.

By 1 pm, we were called by our names and then we were told that they will have our VISA delivered to our house or we can pick it up in any 2go branches near our place.

Thank God I was over this process. Thank you to everyone who helped me. One more step for me and my fiance before we can finally fly to US, our baby's passport. Wish us luck!

[Tintin and Mike 127]

Awesome news, congrats!! :dance:

[Pitaya 2,577]

Congratulations !!!

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[Z and Roxy 1]

MY TIMELINE:

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent : 2012-06-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2012-06-13

I-129F RFE(s) : 2012-08-28

RFE Reply(s) : 2012-08-30

I-129F NOA2 : 2012-09-11

NVC Left : 2012-09-19

Medical Exam: 2012-10-30

Interview Date : 2012-11-08

Interview Result : APPROVED

[GodsGift225 54]

Very nice Congratulations!!!

[sk8rpatty 17]

Congratulations!

[cazzers 83]

Congrats! :dance: