September 2013 Filers

[M Turner 11 0]

Yep he called back in case it was jus somone who didnt know what theywete doing and they told him we arent giving out that info for K1 visas anymore.

I was fuming lol, its only a little thing but you know what its like being stressed in this process and i was annoyed they changed their tune and wouldnt say even though they must have on their screen.

In a bad mood i sent an email tothe embassy not expecting a response but i woke up to one this morning!! They must have taken pity lol. Interview is Feb 11th at 8:30 am

Yaaaayyy

[KatyF28 0]

APPROVED!!!

She went back to the embassy this morning with some documents that hadn't shown up in time for her interview. They took her passport, told her they would email her in about a week to come pick up the visa. This is a great feeling!!

HI... CAN I ASK YOU? IM SO WORRIED WITH MY K1 VISA. ACTUALLY LAST JAN. 2 or 3, FIANCE GOT LETTER FROM NVC THEN AFTER 2weeks waiting, I CHECK MY STATUS ON US EMBASSY MANILA AND IT SAYS READY. EVERYBODY SAYS WE CAN SET A SCHEDULE SO WE DID IT. BUT WHAT DO I NEED TO RECEIVE FROM US EMBASSY MANILA? HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR ME TO GET IT? COZ WE ALREADY HAVE SCHEDULE ON FEB. 27, IM WORRIED NOT TO RECEIVE ANYTHING BY THEN. PLEASE HELP...

[Gai 18]

You probably won't ever get anything from the embassy in Manila. You need to fill out your DS-160 and make sure you go in for your medical.

This will help you: http://visaconnection-philippines.com/#

[sind27 41]

To add on to my previous reply, it seems like the DOS isn't giving out interview information anymore. A few other people have called and gotten the same response. I guess you'll have to wait for your letter.

Something happened to me too, i called DOS on Jan 24 and the ladie that I spoke told me that the consular sent a letter to my fiancee on Jan 23, i asked her if it was the Packet 4 and she said that she can not see in the system what it is, so an hour later i called back to DOS so the man that answered told me that i havent any updated so I told him somebody told me an hour ago that they sent a letter to my fiancee and he said i dont see nothing abiut that... so now i sent an email to the embassy... let's see what they gonna tell me...

[Gai 18]

We have our visa! Now to wait for him to be released from work...

[sind27 41]

So now when u call DOS the first thing they asked u is what kind of visa u have? If u said K1 visa they tell you that u have to call NVC for that... so when u call NVC they will tell you that they dont have your case and you have to call ur embassy....

[M Turner 11 0]

We have our visa! Now to wait for him to be released from work...

So now when u call DOS the first thing they asked u is what kind of visa u have? If u said K1 visa they tell you that u have to call NVC for that... so when u call NVC they will tell you that they dont have your case and you have to call ur embassy....

Yes Sind, its soo annoying!!

Gai that will feel great!! No more work! Are you guys all resigning from your jobs??

[watdog 8]

She finished the interview this morning and had a very stressful day. However, they were really nice to her and asked a few questions and took a few documents I had prepared already. One thing to note. They will not take an Israel police clearance from you, in any case. It has to be mailed from the police station to the embassy. Even if someone tells you something else. We lucked out as I made her go back and request another sent to the embassy as the first was sent to her.

Anyway, Interview is done and they said 3-4 weeks which seems a bit longer than usual. Is there a way to check if it's approved online?

[jgoodman 8]

Woo Hoo!! Annie recieved her passport and visa yesterday at 6:00 pm local time! She now has everything she needs for her flight to the US on Feb 16.

[volkditty 23]

She finished the interview this morning and had a very stressful day. However, they were really nice to her and asked a few questions and took a few documents I had prepared already. One thing to note. They will not take an Israel police clearance from you, in any case. It has to be mailed from the police station to the embassy. Even if someone tells you something else. We lucked out as I made her go back and request another sent to the embassy as the first was sent to her.

Anyway, Interview is done and they said 3-4 weeks which seems a bit longer than usual. Is there a way to check if it's approved online?

If you go to CEAC and type in your case number it will show you when it is issued. You may see it bounce back and forth between "Ready" and "Administrative Processing" first, that's normal. Congrats!

[watdog 8]

Thank you! I was trying that website however, since I was tunneled in on my work computer it kept giving me errors. Once off the VPN tunnel it showed No Status. Hmmm. Just wait a few days as I'm in no hurry. However, they told her 3-4 weeks...does that seem right?

[Yuri S. 2]

U.S. Department of State
IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION

Ready

Immigrant Visa Case Number: ............................. Case Creation Date: 12-Dec-2013 Status Updated Date: 29-Jan-2014

Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at:http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3731.html

status was updated, is it normal? what is that mean , last time it was updated on 22 of January.

[PalmTrees 34]

Congratulations to everyone having interviews scheduled and passed and flights being booked!! It's so exciting. Never thought September filers would go through this process so quickly compared to wait times earlier last year.

I had my medical exam 2 days ago and I'm waiting for the results to be logged. When the CEAC website updates with those, I will probably call a week or two from then and hopefully have my interview date!

Congratulations to everyone in the process so far

[jgoodman 8]

Congratulations to everyone having interviews scheduled and passed and flights being booked!! It's so exciting. Never thought September filers would go through this process so quickly compared to wait times earlier last year.

I had my medical exam 2 days ago and I'm waiting for the results to be logged. When the CEAC website updates with those, I will probably call a week or two from then and hopefully have my interview date!

Congratulations to everyone in the process so far

I want to echo what PalmTrees said. When I started this thread, I thought if anyone was through the proces before Feb/ March it would be a miracle. If we had done things a little differently, Annie would already be here with me. I hope you all get through the process and are with your loved ones soon.

Cheers,

Jon

[volkditty 23]

I want to echo what PalmTrees said. When I started this thread, I thought if anyone was through the proces before Feb/ March it would be a miracle. If we had done things a little differently, Annie would already be here with me. I hope you all get through the process and are with your loved ones soon.

Cheers,

Jon

CEAC just updated us to Issued this morning, although the embassy hasn't emailed Michelle to actually pickup her passport yet. We're planning on her being here the first week of March, which will be just under a year from the last time we were together. This is far beyond the best-case scenario I expected when we filed. I guess the gov't shutdown in Oct really helped free up time for them to push everyone's cases through.