How long after interview can my fiance' come to US?

[Glennk 1]

My fiance' has her interview on August 23rd, how long does it generally take to receive visa? Trying to start making arrangements for the big day!!!

[Georgia16 2,858]

Wait until the visa is in hand. When she has the visa in hand you can book right away.

So much can go wrong or being delayed from interview to visa in hand so it's better to wait.

[bowens44 214]

Don't book a flight until she has the visa in hand

[Glennk 1]

I understand that! I was just trying to get a time frame!

[pacerman 5]

they vary, ours we had sent to 2GO Robinsons in Cebu, it took 16 days, but ive heard more and less, we did not book flight until we had in hand, don't forget to get CFO sticker!

[JFH 12,190]

I would wait until her feet are on the ground in the USA before you plan the big day. That's why you have 90 days. Anything can happen between now and the plane landing. Passports get delayed or lost. There also been reports here of passports coming back with a typo in the name on the visa and they had to be sent back for correction. I think someone even got someone else's passport. Human error happens even in the US embassies. Then there are flight delays, cancellations, etc. You'd have to be unlucky to be hit by all of these, but they do happen. Nothing is certain until the CBP officer stamps that passport at POE.

Edited August 10, 2016 by JFH

[Glennk 1]

By big day, I meant her arriving! What is CFO sticker?

[Glennk 1]

they vary, ours we had sent to 2GO Robinsons in Cebu, it took 16 days, but ive heard more and less, we did not book flight until we had in hand, don't forget to get CFO sticker!

What is CFO?

[Glennk 1]

She is leaving from Hong Kong, not Philippines!

[junaidjackie2016 10]

Yes, what is CFO??

[Dashinka 24,505]

I think CFO relates to "Commission of Filipino Overseas", but I could be wrong. Regardless, it took about 10 days for Katya to actually receive her visa/passport which was no big deal for us since she used almost the entire six months before she came over.

Good Luck!

[pacerman 5]

so sorry I mis read,, erase what I said about cfo,, I mis read 2 different posts,, not enough coffee this morninhg

[Unidentified 2,930]

so sorry I mis read,, erase what I said about cfo,, I mis read 2 different posts,, not enough coffee this morninhg

I hate when that happens Not a coffee drinker but I can definitely relate to replying on VJ and you can just tell it's waaaay too early in the morning lol.

[Glennk 1]

I think CFO relates to "Commission of Filipino Overseas", but I could be wrong. Regardless, it took about 10 days for Katya to actually receive her visa/passport which was no big deal for us since she used almost the entire six months before she came over.

Good Luck!

I will book flight the minute Lida tells me she's holding her visa!!! lol

[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

She is leaving from Hong Kong, not Philippines!

I could be wrong, but she may still have to take the CFO seminar.