CASE TRANSFERED ! ! ! Now how long ?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

I called the NVC info number today and they have transfered Kathlene's case to Manila yesterday! (May 22, 2007)

The Manila embassy website says to allow 3 to 5 months for them to set her interview.

How long has it taken you to get your interview? I know I have seen some people get there interview a lot sooner than the time stated by the embassy.

BTW, we have applied for the CR-1 if that makes a difference in processing time.

[CountryBoy 0]

Look at my timeline picture below (in my signature) the one on the right in red letters is the true timeline ...

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

OK, can anyone explain to me when I went to the embassy website and entered Kathlene's case number just for fun and it gave me an interview date of June 6, 2007 ! ? ! ?

NVC just transfered it yesterday, so Manila hasn't even received the paperwork, much less sent Kathlene any of her packets?

I am guessing this is a glitch in the system because there is no way we could have everything ready by then. That is unless I win a sweepstakes and I hand carry everything to my wife's side on the next plane out!

Anyway, I'm just hoping for a late summer (August or so) interview.

[alexandra8886 0]

OK, can anyone explain to me when I went to the embassy website and entered Kathlene's case number just for fun and it gave me an interview date of June 6, 2007 ! ? ! ?

NVC just transfered it yesterday, so Manila hasn't even received the paperwork, much less sent Kathlene any of her packets?

I am guessing this is a glitch in the system because there is no way we could have everything ready by then. That is unless I win a sweepstakes and I hand carry everything to my wife's side on the next plane out!

Anyway, I'm just hoping for a late summer (August or so) interview.

hi, its not unusual..the same thing happened to some applicants.

i saw in other applicants messages ..that packet 4 only includes the list of documents needed for the interview & the DS application forms.

anyway, DS application forms can be downloaded thru the net. Meaning she can already prepare her docs ahead.

Medical in St. Lukes can also be done in advance prior to the receive of the packet. She just need to bring any proof of document that she already has an interview sched. A print out of this info from USEmbassy site will do.

congratulations..you'll be together soon!

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

OK, I guess I had better contact the embassy and make sure she has that date for her interview, then I will have to try and see if I can get the info I was going to send her there in time, I may try and send it to a friend in Manila instead of trying to send it to her where she lives outside of Cagayan de Oro and save a few days that way. I still have my paycheck stubs, pictures, call records, ticket stubs, etc. here with me because I thought I had a few months to send everything and I wanted to keep my pay records as current as possible for her interview.

How many days should she allow for getting her medical done in time so it will make it to the embassy in time?

Worst case - how long a delay if we have to reschedule her interview since we have less than two weeks to get everything done?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

Now I have had a chance to take a few deep breaths and calm down a bit from this unexpected bit of news I see I have three things I need to do.

1. Contact the embassy and see if the date IS correct.

2. Decide if it is worth the risk to try and rush and make the interview and perhaps forgetting something or not having all our papers in order.

3. Reschedule and hope for a new appointment not too far out, but with enough time for us to get all the papers ready.

As it looks right now, if Kathlene waits for me to come and us fly back together, it would be in late July at the earliest I could get there with my work schedule, since we were thinking it would be August or September before she would have her visa anyway.

Thanks for all the help and advice from everyone here and hopefully all this means our visa journey is nearing its end and our new lives together are beginning soon!