Manila Embassy Interview/Visa Status

[~Chad~ 0]

Thats so exciting jelloshotgirl! Lira is 20 days away from her interview! God bless us all!

[Christine n Carl 0]

Hello All

Just a quick question? I recieved my NOA2 approval on April 5, 2007. I contacted NVC today by email requesting status of whether they had recieved my petition yet and what was the status. They replied they had no record of it and that I should contact USCIS for a status. I'm sure Im just impatient, but I have been noticing in the timelines that most people are showing 8-12 days approx from NOA2 approval reciept to receipt by NVC (not embassy in manila which I see is 3-4 weeks).

Should I keep waiting? or contact USCIS as NVC email says I should?

I just hate to wait and find out there was a problem I could have helped resolved instead of waiting around till someone noticed it.

Thanks

Carl

I would suggest you email NVC if calling them won't do the trick. I didn't have any luck calling them as well so what I did is daily email inquiry. It took quite some days before they replied, I think around 5 days and when they did, they informed me that our case has been forwarded here in Manila consulate and they also gave me my MNL case number.

Mae

Thanks for the responces all...

Just to clarify, I did email NVC. They replied the same day.

Carl

[Sheriff Uling 3]

14. When was the last time you had sexual contact? [/color] <yes, I was asked this during my medical last year!>

I've heard the follow-up to that question is... "How was it?" Hahahahah!!!

[Pinay Wife 47]

I felt like a virgin, touched for the very first time!

*** edited for General Patronage

Edited April 19, 2007 by PatientlyWaiting

[Psoas10 17]

Hmm PW, they sell the whole fish and prawns here, head and all. I dont really like the fish head to much, but it is eaten by alot of people here. But the prefered way to eat fish, is raw. I am curious on how all of the filipinas are doing in the mainland. I fell kinda bad that my fiance will come here and feel like she never left today. In fact today at the mall the food court was 90% Filipino today. Yeah it looked like the mall in Manila.

[alohaspirit 0]

In fact today at the mall the food court was 90% Filipino today.

Which mall? Ala Moana Center? Pearlridge Mall? Windward Mall? Kahala Mall? Fort St. Mall? Pretty much every where you go, you will see alot of Filipinos.

[Skeeter211 2]

Well I just got off the phone with my Sweetheart Mirasol. Her medical exam is done for the first day and it's only about 4pm there now. She said it went okay, but that they don't really know anything in the results until tomorrow. Of course she was scheduled in the afternoon batch to come back for vaccinations and results instead of the morning batch. As my honey would say, "NGEK!" You mean I gotta wait 24 hours on pins and needles to hear if she has passed? Why can't they just give you a hint as you go along that you passed this portion and that portion as its completed. Nope...you gotta hold those knots in your stomach for a whole nother day!!!

Sorry...I told you I would be a basket case by now. Does anyone know if they wait till the results day to tell you if there is a disqualifying issue or problem or do they just tell you as soon as its discovered in the medical? The waiting is gonna kill me!

Scott (aka Worry Wart )

[jeffry 0]

Well I just got off the phone with my Sweetheart Mirasol. Her medical exam is done for the first day and it's only about 4pm there now. She said it went okay, but that they don't really know anything in the results until tomorrow. Of course she was scheduled in the afternoon batch to come back for vaccinations and results instead of the morning batch. As my honey would say, "NGEK!" You mean I gotta wait 24 hours on pins and needles to hear if she has passed? Why can't they just give you a hint as you go along that you passed this portion and that portion as its completed. Nope...you gotta hold those knots in your stomach for a whole nother day!!!

Sorry...I told you I would be a basket case by now. Does anyone know if they wait till the results day to tell you if there is a disqualifying issue or problem or do they just tell you as soon as its discovered in the medical? The waiting is gonna kill me!

Scott (aka Worry Wart )

hey scott, i just finished my worrying also. my wife got her vaccination yesterday afternoon. yes ther told her that she passed. the best part, all the girls there asked where she got the printed direction about the st. lukes procedures?

i had her print the ones under the sheriffs name. said that they were very helpful, but i dont think that she let on about where she got them. just told the girls that her husband was very smart. ha! thx everyone. (our little secret) Jeff

[Alanlvsjudy 0]

My home has never been so clean, Nor my heart so happy. Sweet Judy is in the bed with the flu, she refuses to go to the doctor. If she is not better within the next day or two...well, I am bigger than her.

Aha, threatening her already!

Oh and Gents, be aware of the cultural differences that you will face...I caught Judy a fresh fish which she promptly cooked...Then I watched in near horror as the beautiful, delicate flower of a woman that I love deeply...ate its head.

YUMMY!!! It would have been priceless to see the look on your face when she ate the head

Have you tried barbequed chicken feet (fondly called Adidas), and barbequed chicken intestines (called IUD). Exotic food with American-sounding names. Careful what you order in the restaurants here next time.

I've always wondered why the fishes and prawns in the US were headless. Can someone please explain?

Judy seems much better, so no more threats...

I'm sure the look on my face can be duplicated simply by kicking me in the "pebbles"

And NO, I have not tried any such things (adidas, iud) as I am a vegetarian, I will on occasion eat a little fish but when it comes to the head, my policy is "just say NO!"

It really does not bother me, I do understand it is simply a cultural difference. Watching her eat a fishes butt with its head inside would still be a tiny price to pay for the incomparable happiness she has brought.

Don't tell her, but for her I would give a hungry alligator a root canal with a paperclip!

Peace and congrats Cora!

PS. PM us your number in the states and Judy will call you.

[Pinay Wife 47]

Hey, long time no hear Steven! I’m glad you are enjoying your married life. Good luck on the job-hunting!

Hmm PW, they sell the whole fish and prawns here, head and all. I dont really like the fish head to much, but it is eaten by alot of people here. But the prefered way to eat fish, is raw. I am curious on how all of the filipinas are doing in the mainland. I fell kinda bad that my fiance will come here and feel like she never left today. In fact today at the mall the food court was 90% Filipino today. Yeah it looked like the mall in Manila.

Aha, Hawaii is 90% Filipino! No wonder they sell fish and shrimp with their head intact.

x x x You mean I gotta wait 24 hours on pins and needles to hear if she has passed? Why can't they just give you a hint as you go along that you passed this portion and that portion as its completed. Nope...you gotta hold those knots in your stomach for a whole nother day!!!

Stop worrying, Worry Wart! We would know if there was problem with the medical on the first day. St. Lukes would usually advise a client on Day 1 to come back some other dates for sputum test, or "we cannot give you vaccination", 'more tests need to be done" etc.. That's your hint that Houston has a problem. If not, then she's okay.

[dhen 0]

Wow! Our little thread got so big the great Capt. Ewok had to step in and close it I was nervous when I saw his name as the last poster. I thought we had violated something and we were being warned hehehe.

By the way, the link to the Old Manila thread is in my signature.

Legend:

OK - Visa approved

AR - Admin Review/Add'l Docs Required

ME - Military Expedite

AO - Age-Out (Derivative approaching age 21)

Name..................NOA2....MNL REC'D..PACKET...INTERVIEW..MNL CASE#..STATUS..DELIVERED/#OF DAYS/PLACE DLVRD

K1 LIST

01..gobdogman.......09-07-06..10-20-06..xx-xx-xx..02-26-07..2006-789xxx..AR..Baby's DNA on its way to embassy

02..patrick808......10-18-06..10-30-06..01-24-07..03-08-07..2006-800xxx..OK..Date and place delivered please

03..Joone745........10-20-06..11-01-06..xx-xx-xx..03-09-07..2006-800xxx..OK..Mar 16/07 days/Bacolod

04..Wes.............11-02-06..11-17-06..12-29-06..03-20-07..2006-818xxx..AR..Pending result of add’l tests

05..49bstreet.......09-29-06..11-21-06..01-23-07..03-21-07..2006-820xxx..OK

06..maylet29........10-27-06..11-21-06..xx-xx-xx..03-22-07..2006-820xxx..OK..Mar 27/05 days/Quezon City

07..kismet..........11-02-06..11-20-06..01-26-07..03-22-07..2006-820xxx..OK..Mar 28/06 days/Cainta

08..iya.............11-02-06..11-20-06..02-02-07..03-23-07..2006-820xxx..OK..Mar 29/06 days/Quezon City

09..boch............11-08-06..11-29-06..01-05-07..03-23-07..2006-820xxx..OK

10..B&N.............11-03-06..11-29-06..01-24-07..03-26-07..2006-824xxx..OK

11..Alanlvsjudy.....11-06-06..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..03-27-07..2006-824xxx..OK..Apr 02/06 days/Pasay

12..EllaJosh........11-14-06..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..03-23-07..2006-834xxx..OK

13..jackieadam......11-20-06..12-28-06..xx-xx-xx..03-23-07..2006-xxxxxx..OK..Mar 28/05 days/Makati

14..DeaniWait.......11-28-06..12-19-06..02-27-07..04-04-07..2006-842xxx..OK

15..wthornton.......11-28-06..12-19-06..02-26-07..04-04-07..2006-842xxx..??

16..DocMay..........11-15-06..12-12-06..02-26-07..04-10-07..2006-845xxx

17..genlramos.......11-17-06..12-19-06..xx-xx-xx..04-11-07..2006-845xxx

18..DaveandFleur....10-17-06..12-19-06..02-28-07..04-11-07..2006-845xxx

19..George&Jenny....11-27-06..12-12-06..xx-xx-xx..04-10-07..2006-845xxx

20..PatientlyWait...12-04-06..12-27-06..02-26-07..04-13-07..2006-852xxx

21..Kayz............12-14-06..12-27-06..02-26-07..04-16-07..2006-854xxx

22..sanfrancisco....xx-xx-06..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..04-17-07..2006-8xxxxx

23..supra...........12-07-06..01-08-07..03-03-07..04-18-07..2006-860xxx

24..elmasguapo......12-15-06..01-08-07..xx-xx-xx..04-24-07..2006-xxxxxx

25..Dean/Gra........12-26-06..01-04-07..02-27-06..04-23-07..2007-503xxx

26..CocoPuff........12-29-06..01-16.07..03-03-07..04-25-07..2007-5xxxxx

27..Mike Marivic....01-04-07..01-20-07..02-26-07..04-24-07..2007-508xxx

28..MarieandBryan...01-10-07..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..04-27-07..2007-52xxxx

29..Skeeter211......01-17-07..02-27-07..04-02-07..05-03-07..2007-52xxxx

30..chadandlira.....01-25-07..xx-xx-xx..04-02-07..05-09-07..2007-536xxx

31..Honeysweet......02-01-07..02-20-07..xx-xx-xx..05-10-07..2007-540xxx

32..imaskin.........02-07-07..xx-xx-xx..03-30-07..05-24-07..2007-xxxxxx

33..gracy_byron.....02-08-07..02-28-07..xx-xx-xx..05-18-07..2007-xxxxxx

34..chadmides.......02-12-07..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..05-10-07..2007-547xxx

35..joemaria........02-12-07..02-28-07..xx-xx-xx..05-22-07..2007-55xxx

36..orion44.........02-22-07..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..2007-xxxxxx

37..David-MaeForev..02-27-07..03-14-07..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..2007-564xxx

38..joseph and dhevie 02-28-07..03-13-07..xxxxxx..03-19-07..2007-573xxx

K3 LIST

01..KimTung.........10-06-06..10-26-06..12-21-06..02-16-07..2006-792xxx..OK

02..Archie07........10-16-06..10-24-06..xx-xx-xx..02-16-07..2006-xxxxxx..OK..Feb 26/10 days/??

03..dj2004..........11-16-06..12-12-06..02-27-07..04-03-07..2006-839xxx..OK

04..M&M.............11-20-06..xx-xx-xx..03-02-07..04-16-07..2007-503xxx

05..Jeff&Boo........12-26-06..01-12-07..02-26-07..04-26-07..2007-5xxxxx

06..CherylandMike...02-05-07..02-26-07..xx-xx-xx..05-16-07..2007-546xxx

07..Robor007........02-06-07..02-26-07..03-30-07..05-15-07..2007-546xxx

IR-1/CR-1

Name.................NOA2.....CASE CMPLT..PACKET..INTERVIEW...MNL CASE#..STATUS

01..Jazzy...........08-03-06..10-17-06..12-30-06..02-08-07..2006-729xxx..OK..Mar 09/31 days/Cebu

02..w1n78...........09-05-06..11-16-06..02-05-07..03-02-07..2006-764xxx..AR..Mar 23/21 days/Makati

03..soulm8z0928.....09-06-06..11-16-06..02-05-07..03-14-07..2006-76xxxx..OK..Mar 20/06 days/Metro Manila

04..M&M.............09-07-06..11-15-06..02-05-07..03-15-07..2006-765xxx..OK..Mar 19/4days/Taguig

05..dims1...........09-20-06..12-01-06..02-06-07..03-19-07..2006-775xxx..AR..hang in there!

06..KimTung.........09-26-06..12-21-06..xx-xx-xx..03-22-07..2006-779xxx..AR

07..randynrose......09-29-06..02-06-07..03-06-07..04-20-07..2006-xxxxxx

08..StarProg........12-28-06..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..2007-508xxx

09..Robor007........02-06-07..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..xx-xx-xx..2007-xxxxxx

[Kayz 0]

Hi everyone!! Sorry for the late post! We had our interview last Monday and the consul said that we are good...I'm assuming that we were APPROVED ..They asked us to go to the releasing window and paid for Delbros.No documents were returned to us so it kinda made me worried a bit..Now, 3 days later and still no update about our VISA..I'm starting to panic now..after alot of failed calls to US embassy today,my fiance and I decided to stop by the embassy to see what's going on but we still didn't got a clear update about our case.they told us to wait till next week and give them a call back again.I'm hoping that we're not gonna be on AR coz I would really love to fly out with my Honey back to US in less than 2 weeks..

[Skeeter211 2]

Stop worrying, Worry Wart! We would know if there was problem with the medical on the first day. St. Lukes would usually advise a client on Day 1 to come back some other dates for sputum test, or "we cannot give you vaccination", 'more tests need to be done" etc.. That's your hint that Houston has a problem. If not, then she's okay.

Thank you for your reassurance Cora. It made me feel a lot better. It seems logical anyway that they would not have you come back for vaccines if you had a problem discovered before that. (Then again...since when is anything in this process logical...hehehe) I guess I just get myself all worked up because this and the interview are all that is keeping me from the woman I love so very much. I will just keep praying that everything will be fine and finished tomorrow, but with your information I will breathe a little easier.

Thanks again!

Scott (and Mirasol)

[Ken_Maria 0]

Sorry, ####### is a nicer way of saying puwet in english when in mixed company ... Dean already answered the "ICE" question. Ken & Maria

Pardon for my ignorance but whats ####### and ICE? Im not familiar with these terms. Also thank you for replying Ken and Maria, will text my friend now and let her know. My friend's ex lives here in PI.

[Psoas10 17]

Well Kauai, Hawaii is about 35% to 40% percent unofficially Filipino. Most of them are Ilocanos, who are family of the sakada generation. But the NCL was in port, and this the foreign flagged one, so alot of the workers are PI nationals. So they were at the Kukui grove shopping center eating lunch. So them plus some mainland filipinos, and the local ones, mad it 90% filipino at the mall. How weird too I ate adobo for lunch at the same mall.