Manila Embassy Interview/Visa Status

[David-and-Mae 15]

Congrats, Scott and Mir! I'm sure Mir is very much delighted with the result of the visa process!

--Mae

[Skeeter211 2]

Thank you everyone for the congratulations! We are very happy and excited that Krrystal will be here soon. Good luck to those still in the visa process. We pray that your patience and diligence will pay off in the end for all of you.

Ingat ka!

Scott

[gracy_byron 0]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

[Skeeter211 2]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

Thanks! Congrats on finding work too! What is the "NOC" shift? I guessed the N = Nights, but not sure about the OC...

Scott and Mirasol

[RyaNRiza 1]

Mae, Mira and I are visiting the Philippines in April. Yes, fares are more expensive than last year at the moment. I did a lot of searching to find the cheapest possible and got an $875 round trip including taxes etc from LA to Manila on Cathay Pacific. Eva Air are running specials from Seattle through May if you can still find seats, 650 plus tax is the lowest. www.bt-store.com also can find good deals on their search engine. Phillippine airlines usually has a low fare for one way immigrants from Manila. Hope this helps, good luck.

Cliff.

Since June is in the prime travel months, it's bound to be more expensive. I was looking at economytravel.com the best thing about them is that they are a little lower than most sites and show you the total including all taxes and fees before you book. I am still hesitant to start booking airfare, since Riza and I have no idea how long it will be.

-Ryan

[sunandmoon 450]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

Thanks! Congrats on finding work too! What is the "NOC" shift? I guessed the N = Nights, but not sure about the OC...

Scott and Mirasol

think that NOC is short for nocturnal. guess it's not as dreary sounding as graveyard shift.

[Skeeter211 2]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

Thanks! Congrats on finding work too! What is the "NOC" shift? I guessed the N = Nights, but not sure about the OC...

Scott and Mirasol

think that NOC is short for nocturnal. guess it's not as dreary sounding as graveyard shift.

LOL....ic okay. Thank you!

Scott

[gracy_byron 0]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

Thanks! Congrats on finding work too! What is the "NOC" shift? I guessed the N = Nights, but not sure about the OC...

Scott and Mirasol

think that NOC is short for nocturnal. guess it's not as dreary sounding as graveyard shift.

I think so too. Anyway its my day off today so I'm gonna catch up on some sleep.

Gracy<-------- sleepy head

[Skeeter211 2]

Congrats Scott and Mirasol, I'm happy for you guys. Haven't been in here for a while, I started working 2 weeks ago and I'm overwhelmed, having NOC shift doesnt help either.

Hope everybody is doing great and good luck on the upcoming interviews

Thanks! Congrats on finding work too! What is the "NOC" shift? I guessed the N = Nights, but not sure about the OC...

Scott and Mirasol

think that NOC is short for nocturnal. guess it's not as dreary sounding as graveyard shift.

I think so too. Anyway its my day off today so I'm gonna catch up on some sleep.

Gracy<-------- sleepy head

Ok...now I get it. Hope you were able to catch up in your sleep. Mirasol works in the day time, but she is always tired too. It's because she goes to bed too late and wakes up very early, so she is always tired during the week. She makes up for her sleep on the weekends.

Hope everything is going well for you and your new family there. We are doing good here. Going to a concert on Saturday night with Sarah Geronimo, Richellene (sp?) Go, Mark Bautista and Christian Bautista in San Jose. Should be a good time. Other than that, just working a lot.

Take care.

Scott

[Skeeter211 2]

Wishing you all a very happy Easter from our family to yours!!!

Scott and Mirasol

[sunandmoon 450]

Hope everyone had a great Easter.

[ryza 0]

hi! hows everyone? anyway i have a few concerns. how many days/weeks does it take for me to receive my NOA1? coz i sent my AOS package last feb 26, 2008 but until now i dont receive any notice yet. is there a number where i can call to inquire about my package? or how can i check if they already received my package? i didnt send my personal check that's why i cant check it if they have encashed the payment already, instead i sent them a cashier's check. thank you in advance.

[David-and-Mae 15]

hi! hows everyone? anyway i have a few concerns. how many days/weeks does it take for me to receive my NOA1? coz i sent my AOS package last feb 26, 2008 but until now i dont receive any notice yet. is there a number where i can call to inquire about my package? or how can i check if they already received my package? i didnt send my personal check that's why i cant check it if they have encashed the payment already, instead i sent them a cashier's check. thank you in advance.

My friend is in the same boat with you so that makes me think that they are pretty slow in issuing notices. Did you send your AOS package with a return receipt where you will receive a receipt if your package has been delivered? How about a tracking number for your package so you can track if it arrived safely in Chicago Lockbox? That's what I did with my paperwork so I could monitor it's shipment. You can try calling their Customer Service but I don't think they could help you.

--Mae

[ryza 0]

My friend is in the same boat with you so that makes me think that they are pretty slow in issuing notices. Did you send your AOS package with a return receipt where you will receive a receipt if your package has been delivered? How about a tracking number for your package so you can track if it arrived safely in Chicago Lockbox? That's what I did with my paperwork so I could monitor it's shipment. You can try calling their Customer Service but I don't think they could help you.

--Mae

yes. i have. it says its been delivered in the chicago lockbox but that was like 3 weeks ago and eversince i didnt receive any notices yet. hmm

[David-and-Mae 15]

My friend is in the same boat with you so that makes me think that they are pretty slow in issuing notices. Did you send your AOS package with a return receipt where you will receive a receipt if your package has been delivered? How about a tracking number for your package so you can track if it arrived safely in Chicago Lockbox? That's what I did with my paperwork so I could monitor it's shipment. You can try calling their Customer Service but I don't think they could help you.

--Mae

yes. i have. it says its been delivered in the chicago lockbox but that was like 3 weeks ago and eversince i didnt receive any notices yet. hmm

I see... Like I said above, you can try calling their Customer Service but I don't think they could help you. I bet they'll tell you to wait for 90 days for the NOA to be issued but for your peace of mind, at least try. Who knows, your case might be in their system already despite lacking of Notice of Action.