January 2014 Interviews Thread!

[RedPepper 9]

RedPepped howd u know ur on the list of the names at 2Go?

coz in wondering if their gona update the name list of the passports they have in their system upon receiving at 530pm.

their hotline is only til 7pm weekdays. til 5pm on a Saturday.

*Crossed Fingers* Hopefully and prayfully they have my passports too so il pick them up tom.

Well i called them (at the extension for US visa and asked if my name is on their list for visa delivery as of date; they put me on hold for a few minutes and they told me that they have my name on the list. Gave me the tracking number so I can check if I can pick them up in the morning.

Sorry for call center schedule confusion! Really thought they were 24 hours. Anyway, you can call them tomorrow and check! Good luck!

Edited January 27, 2014 by RedPepper

[NoOtherWoman 0]

Well i called them (at the extension for US visa and asked if my name is on their list for visa delivery as of date; they put me on hold for a few minutes and they told me that they have my name on the list. Gave me the tracking number so I can check if I can pick them up in the morning.

Sorry for call center schedule confusion! Really thought they were 24 hours. Anyway, you can call them tomorrow and check! Good luck!

Thanks again RedPepper

I will call them tom morning. Hope and pray for good news

God Bless!

[Manileña Heart 0]

NoOtherWoman,

CnYforever,

and The Americans,

You know what was frustrating, was calling from a mobile phone and using up P1000+/- just following up from the USEM. So I found a secret.

If your status becomes ISSUED on the CEAC website, it takes about 2-3 to 7 working days for them to send out your visa with the packet. Now, how do you check where your visa is--I kept asking 2Go operators their usual routine with the USEM.

(1) Every weekdays, M-F at 4:30pm USEM sends out the visa to 2Go courier for delivery

(2) At around 5:30pm, your name should already be in their (2Go's) system if your visa is with them already that means it should be on its way to you. If not then maybe it would be sent out to them the next day, so best tume to follow up is at 5:30pm.

(3) If your visa is with them, ask for the tracking number from the operator so you can check it on their e-tracking website.

http://supplychain.2go.com.ph/customersupport/etrace/index.asp

Better to call 2Go at (+63) 2 7799222 to check. I thinks its a 24-hour customer service.

USEM on the orher hand has recently been unreachable. It's operations shoul be from 8am-8pm--but no use calling!

Don't know why they have been difficult to reach lately. It's like they know we are calling and are avoiding us to mess up with our minds!!! Lol

Update me, ok?! Good luck!

And oh!!!! Goody good news! As I edit this post, my name came out positive in 2Go's list of visas for delivery! Yhey!!! Mine's for pick-up tomorrow!!!! Yahoooo!

Woot woot congratttttttttttttts red pepper!!!!!!! Woooooot wooooooot! And thanks for the info :)

What date were u able to give the document they asked of u and what document did they ask for?Coz they asked me for a cenomar again and NSO told me that USEM picked it up Friday Jan 24, and I want to have an idea how many days it takes for 221g cases from the time USEM gets document to the day the visa is in the applicant's hands :)

[Hank_ 9,174]

My best guess is--if the visa get printed this Wednesday or Thursday, it'll get issued by Friday--Visa on hand by Saturday--depending on our location though. That is a rough guess for our visa issuance given that you are in the Luzon region. Other regions take longer most probably. Thank you too!

Have a great day everyone! Here's to the best journey we ever had

In our lives! ;-) Cheers!

Other way around, visa gets issued then it gets printed and then the package is prepared for pickup by 2GO

[RedPepper 9]

RedPepped howd u know ur on the list of the names at 2Go?

coz in wondering if their gona update the name list of the passports they have in their system upon receiving at 530pm.

their hotline is only til 7pm weekdays. til 5pm on a Saturday.

*Crossed Fingers* Hopefully and prayfully they have my passports too so il pick them up tom.

I missed out on one of your questions. Hehehe so here is my answer:

There is a 2Go office right inside USEM, the truth is there are 2 or more submissions per day. Once our packets are ready, they are directly for "submission" to 2Go (remember window 67/68 at the US Embassy?)

--but all our packets leave USEM to go at 4:30pm no matter what time of day it was handed to them. By that time, they have already scanned and submitted all the details needed to get our info into the system.

By afternoon at 4:30pm, 2Go truck comes to pick it up from USEM branch to bring it to their warehouse for pick-up. As they do, they are being scanned again to confirm receipt--and when they do, our names are already automatically in their system like magic!

Once you get your tracking number, you can click the link for "scan details" and at the bottom of the page appears when your visa was given out to 2Go within the USEM and when it leaves USEM to their warehouse for sorting and delivery.

Good luck on the call!!! xxx Don't forget to update us asap!

My flight is on the 31st of January--exactly on the Chinese New Year--LUcky year of the Horse--this is the time everything is fast tracked--especially good luck!

[RedPepper 9]

Other way around, visa gets issued then it gets printed and then the package is prepared for pickup by 2GO

Lol! Sorry about the jargon mix-up---but I guess it was just all about my misinterpretation of the ISSUED terminology. When I said issued--I meant issued to 2Go for delivery. Hehehe

But analyzing how it took USEM to send out our visas over 2Go from the time the Consul approved our visas--only was it clear to me that the process is just as you said.

Thanks for the enlightenment!

[RedPepper 9]

Woot woot congratttttttttttttts red pepper!!!!!!! Woooooot wooooooot! And thanks for the info :)

What date were u able to give the document they asked of u and what document did they ask for?Coz they asked me for a cenomar again and NSO told me that USEM picked it up Friday Jan 24, and I want to have an idea how many days it takes for 221g cases from the time USEM gets document to the day the visa is in the applicant's hands :)

Based on my experience, the docs were submitted to the American Consul a day after they received it. Then give them

3-5 days for review. If there is no problem, then it gets issued on the CEAC website by noon. After that, give another 2-3 days for the printing and endorsement to 2Go for delivery.

20140107...interview with 221g

20140114...221g sent to USEM

20140115...221g received at USEM

20140116... 221g endorsed to American Consul

20140123...Visa Issued

20140127...Visa sent out to courier for delivery

20140128...visa for pick-up

FyI

[Hank_ 9,174]

Lol! Sorry about the jargon mix-up---but I guess it was just all about my misinterpretation of the ISSUED terminology. When I said issued--I meant issued to 2Go for delivery. Hehehe

But analyzing how it took USEM to send out our visas over 2Go from the time the Consul approved our visas--only was it clear to me that the process is just as you said.

Thanks for the enlightenment!

All in fun, ..

[RedPepper 9]

To everyone, thank you for the company you have provided in this thread. You all have kept me sane and positive! Lol

Thank you also for the best wishes and congratulatory remarks! Feels good!!!

Now sharing with you all a lot of good luck! xoxoxo

P.S.

Will just be here on standby...for anyone who may need me! xxx

Edited January 27, 2014 by RedPepper

[RedPepper 9]

All in fun, ..

:-P Fun it is!

[NoOtherWoman 0]

I missed out on one of your questions. Hehehe so here is my answer:

There is a 2Go office right inside USEM, the truth is there are 2 or more submissions per day. Once our packets are ready, they are directly for "submission" to 2Go (remember window 67/68 at the US Embassy?)

--but all our packets leave USEM to go at 4:30pm no matter what time of day it was handed to them. By that time, they have already scanned and submitted all the details needed to get our info into the system.

By afternoon at 4:30pm, 2Go truck comes to pick it up from USEM branch to bring it to their warehouse for pick-up. As they do, they are being scanned again to confirm receipt--and when they do, our names are already automatically in their system like magic!

Once you get your tracking number, you can click the link for "scan details" and at the bottom of the page appears when your visa was given out to 2Go within the USEM and when it leaves USEM to their warehouse for sorting and delivery.

Good luck on the call!!! xxx Don't forget to update us asap!

My flight is on the 31st of January--exactly on the Chinese New Year--LUcky year of the Horse--this is the time everything is fast tracked--especially good luck!

Thank you RedPepper Goodluck and Bon Voyage

[TheAmericans 1]

Just got off the phone with 2GO and my fiancee's passport/visa is also out for delivery today! Thanks Red Pepper for all your info and help. Good luck everyone else!

[NoOtherWoman 0]

Just got off the phone with 2GO and my fiancee's passport/visa is also out for delivery today! Thanks Red Pepper for all your info and help. Good luck everyone else!

Congrats!

me i cant get through 2go line yet...

[Pat&Arleah 1]

got a text from 2go this morning. my passport will be delivered this afternoon!

[eweeks1970 0]

My fiancee had her interview on Jan 14, and was given the 221g for some NSO items. I know the embassy received the last item directly from NSO on 1/24, and I keep checking the CEAC website for some other status besides "Administrative Processing" which was last updated 1/28.

From what I've read here, I'm waiting for the status of the CEAC website to show Ready, then Issued? If anyone can shed some light about what those mean, and perhaps the number of days between those items, and how that relates to when 2go finally has it, that would be wonderful.

All of you make this process more bearable. Thanks!