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We just got an RFE today!!! A day after my birthday... Yay! Oh, Brian and I are so relieved...Thank you God for hearing us.. whohoooo!

Good luck to those who are still waiting..

That's good news. Hope it's an easy RFE.As for me, we found out BPI won't accept payment for your visa application without your passport. We could still pay it online with her old passport number but she would have to have a bank account or paypal account. I wonder if I could pay for her here in the states?

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Just wanted to drop a note for the April filers. Not sure if any of yall fall into this group, but if you do, please do us all a solid and fix your timelines. There are April 2015 filers listed on ig

gavw72
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A new week.... Fingers crossed for positive news for the early April filers ?

gavw72
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NOA2 email this morning ???

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Brian&Rosie   2

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That's good news. Hope it's an easy RFE.As for me, we found out BPI won't accept payment for your visa application without your passport. We could still pay it online with her old passport number but she would have to have a bank account or paypal account. I wonder if I could pay for her here in the states?

Hi Mark! I am not sure if you can. I have sure read about this in our regional forum but cant exactly remember the details. Sorry I cant be of any help to you but you might want to post a question in the Philippine forum- there are lots who can aswer this for you and can guide you and Aileen with the process. ??

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That's good news. Hope it's an easy RFE.As for me, we found out BPI won't accept payment for your visa application without your passport. We could still pay it online with her old passport number but she would have to have a bank account or paypal account. I wonder if I could pay for her here in the states?

Hi there when i pay my visa last july 2, 2015 BPI never ask my passport. I think they just ask it to check if your name is same with the passport but here is the HELpfull tips you can read.. I hope everything will get back in tract with you both praying for you mark nd eileen, brian and rossie... I'm not active posting but i read all your post..

What do I need in order to pay the K1 Visa Fee at a BPI branch?

There are three (3) important things to bring to your BPI branch:

1. Passport Some tellers may or may not require identification when paying the visa fee. If they do ask, the teller would ask for your unexpired passport.

2. K1 Visa Fee Payment Starting September 12, 2014 , the K1 Visa Fee will be at $265 (previously $240). It will be paid according to the prevailing exchange rate which you will find on your

3. $265 MRV Deposit Slip MRV means Machine Readable Visa. This is important. You must print out the $265 MRV Deposit Slip found on the US Travel Docs Website. Click this link to go directly to the page where you can download the $265 MRV Deposit Slip »

$240 MRV Deposit Slip Link | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs (www.mrspresson.com)

$240 MRV Deposit Slip Link | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, U.S. Department of States Bureau of Consular Affairs (www.mrspresson.com)

How to Pay the K1 Visa Fee at BPI

1. Bring the three (3) necessary items mentioned above: Passport, K1 Visa Fee Payment and the $265 MRV slip with the prevailing $ to Php exchange rate. (Consular Fee Changes effective September 12, 2014)

2. Go to your nearest BPI Branch.

3. Use the BPI Express Assist terminal, also known as the touch-screen BEA Terminal, and proceed with selecting your banking transaction type and payment category: US Visa. When youre done, BEA will give you a number. This is to facilitate an easier number queuing at BPI branches.

This was my BEA Terminal Number / Queue Number. LOL | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Life As Mrs. Presson (www.mrspresson.com)

This was my BEA Terminal Number / Queue Number. LOL | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Life As Mrs. Presson (www.mrspresson.com)

4. Your number will be called and/or flashed on the queuing monitor.

5. Present the $265 MRV Deposit Slip and pay the necessary fees. If asked, present your passport.

$240 MRV Deposit Slip Sample | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs (www.mrspresson.com)

$240 MRV Deposit Slip Sample | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, U.S. Department of States Bureau of Consular Affairs (www.mrspresson.com)

6. The teller will give you back the Customer Copy of the MRV Deposit Slip after theyve printed the transaction info at the back. DO NOT LOSE THIS. You need the MRV Receipt Number in order to schedule your K1 Visa interview online and you will have to present this slip on your K1 Visa Interview at the US Embassy, Manila.

This was my actual $240 MRV Receipt / Deposit Slip Customer Copy. Notice that I only paid $10,080 unlike the Sample MRV Slip above. This is due to the prevailing exchange rate during that time. | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Life As Mrs. Presson (www.mrspresson.com)

This was my actual $240 MRV Receipt / Deposit Slip Customer Copy. Notice that I only paid $10,080 unlike the Sample MRV Slip above. This is due to the prevailing exchange rate during that time. | K1 Visa Fee Payment at BPI (Philippines) | © 2013, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Life As Mrs. Presson (www.mrspresson.com)

Thats it! After four to eight hours (at least it was eight for me), you will be able to proceed to the next step: How to Schedule Your K1 Visa Interview Online »

You can now pay your K1 Visa Fees online!

If you have a bank account with either the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) or BancNet, you may click on these links to be taken directly to the US Travel Docs website where you can pay for your visa fee online.

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)

BancNet

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US Travel Docs (Philippines) http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph

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So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

Sent I129f - April 28, 2015

Received I129f - May 1, 2015

NOA1 - May 5, 2015 (Email on 6, Harcopy on 9)

NOA2 - July 9 (Email and text)

NOA2 Hardcopy - July 13

NVC Case # Assigned - July 30

Consulate Received - Aug. 3

Medical - Aug. 12 (We passed! Well, almost. She needs to see a psychiatrist on the 28th, which shouldn't be a big issue. She cut her wrist long ago in her teenage years.)

Interview - ??? (Originally Aug. 26, but since she is now required to see a psychiatrist on the 28th, it will be rescheduled, probably sometime in Sept.)

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So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

Congrats! I would recommend going to the Philippines portal and read up on the consulate information, then you can get a jump start on what you need. You can also try to track the packet from NVC with the DHL tracking trick http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302190-dhl-tracking-from-nvc-to-us-embassy/

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That is great to hear that you got your case number! It's exciting to finally be onto the next steps

So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

AOS Journey

12/03/2015 - Submitted AOS, EAD, & AP

12/09/2015 - USCIS Received

12/13/2015 - Received 3 texts confirming receipt

12/17/2015 - Received Hard Copy

01/07/2016 - Biometrics completed

01/08/2016 - Received an RFE

02/19/2016 - Case Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview

​03/30/2016 - EAD/AP approved

​04/01/2016 - EAD/AP mailed

04/01/2016 - AOS Interview/approved card is being produced

04/06/2016 - EAD/AP received

04/09/2016 - Green Card Recieved

​01/01/2018 - ROC

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My fiance got his interview date set and medicals appointment set.. We are so excited!

He goes into his medicals appointment on this Tuesday August 4th and his interview is on August 19th.

I am hoping for everyone else to hurry and get your noa2, and speedy process for your interview dates

AOS Journey

12/03/2015 - Submitted AOS, EAD, & AP

12/09/2015 - USCIS Received

12/13/2015 - Received 3 texts confirming receipt

12/17/2015 - Received Hard Copy

01/07/2016 - Biometrics completed

01/08/2016 - Received an RFE

02/19/2016 - Case Ready To Be Scheduled For An Interview

​03/30/2016 - EAD/AP approved

​04/01/2016 - EAD/AP mailed

04/01/2016 - AOS Interview/approved card is being produced

04/06/2016 - EAD/AP received

04/09/2016 - Green Card Recieved

​01/01/2018 - ROC

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Greetings from China. Lei and I are on our way to Wouzhen. Supposedly the oldest water town in China. A little like Venice I guess only smaller. Overnight train ride. Lousy sleeping berth. I need a new back. Having a great time with my honey.

Much congratulations to all moving forwards and good luck to the rest of us lost in the sauce.

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So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

Congrats on this, Jolly Rajah!

My fiance got his interview date set and medicals appointment set.. We are so excited!

He goes into his medicals appointment on this Tuesday August 4th and his interview is on August 19th.

I am hoping for everyone else to hurry and get your noa2, and speedy process for your interview dates

Good luck for the interview process, TandL!

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So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

Congrats! Now that you have your case number, you can now have your fiance pay the visa fee, schedule the interview and fill out the ds-160. It's basically rock and roll time... hehe.?

The medical is walk-in. She should do this prior to the interview. She can just go anytime. As for the CFO seminar, she needs to register and she can opt to do this prior or after the visa is issued. Good luck... ?

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Greetings from China. Lei and I are on our way to Wouzhen. Supposedly the oldest water town in China. A little like Venice I guess only smaller. Overnight train ride. Lousy sleeping berth. I need a new back. Having a great time with my honey.

Much congratulations to all moving forwards and good luck to the rest of us lost in the sauce.

Enjoy RUSH HOUR! Sounds like a great time! I hope you get good news before you leave and out of the sauce.

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So I got my case number! Awesome. But, I need to ask, what's next? What should I be doing? Because my promotion and other things in life have left me too tired to think about this stuff lately... but now that I'm off for two days I'd like to get things rolling again.

I've been doing a really deep research on what's suppose to be doing of the fiancé(e) beneficiary next after getting the MNL#. I've found this really helpful guide specifically for Philippine applicants - K1 visa guide. You can basically skip the waiting part of NVC file transfer to USEM and start up to the interview scheduling process even without the packet arriving to USEM. But of course, you got to wait until the packet arrives 'till you show up for the interview. Otherwise, what files are the consul's going to examine?.. :idea:

The guide above is pretty much what my fiancée's going to do after we get our NOA2 as we're planning to get her here by November this year.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

Cheers!

K1 Visa Progress (71 days)

Sent I-129F via FedEx: July 22, 2015

I-129F received at Texas Lockbox: July 23, 2015

Electronic NOA1: July 28, 2015 CSC

Hard copy NOA1: August 01, 2015

Electronic NOA2: August 12, 2015

Status: APPROVED!!!

Hard copy NOA2: August 15, 2015

Forwarded to NVC: September 08, 2015

Case # Assigned: September 08, 2015

Left NVC to Manila Embassy: September 09, 2015

Received at Manila Embassy: September 14, 2015

Medical through St. Lukes Extension: September 10, 2015

Interview: September 21, 2015

Status: APPROVED!

READY Status 1: September 21, 2015

READY Status 2: September 29, 2015

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING Status: October 01, 2015

ISSUED Status: October 02, 2015

POE LAX: October 09, 2015

Wedding: December 04, 2015

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Adjustment of Status Progress

Sent AOS packet via FedEx: December 30, 2015

AOS packet received at Chicago Lockbox: December 31, 2015

Electronic NOA1: January 05, 2016 NBC

Hard copy NOA1: January 09, 2016

Bio-metric Letter: January 16, 2016 (Scheduled for Jan. 27, 2016)

Bio-metric Walk-in: January 21, 2016

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