ATTENTION: APPOINTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE AT US EMBASSY IN MANILA FOR K1 VISA APPLICANTS

[WCF 16]

I check multiple times a day, for over a month . . . Nothing.

[rsiegel 3]

My fiancée just got an interview scheduled for September 24th.

[Edward and Jaycel 158]

7 minutes ago, rsiegel said:

My fiancée just got an interview scheduled for September 24th.

 

Congrats!! My fiancee goes for hers next week. I'll report here what she says about the experience

[barakyah 0]

Curious to what time of day you checked for the appointment and it was available? 

[rsiegel 3]

My fiancée and me were just on video call and she decided to check around 9:30am CST (or 10:30pm in the Philippines), and there was a spot open for September 24th (two available times at 6:30am and 7:30am). 

[Edward and Jaycel 158]

When I found the one for my fiancee (which was a cancelation I believe) i logged on and found it at about 9:13am Manila time

[WCF 16]

I just wanted to congratulate all that just got their appointments.
My fiancee and I are stuck in "St Luke's hell."
Best wishes for those in their interview.

[Brivy 2]

I found a way around this conundrum. After weeks of trying every day multiple times with no luck, I was fortunate to discover that a local agency can get us a slot for only 3,000 peso. I will let you all know if it works. 

[rsiegel 3]

17 minutes ago, WCF said:

I just wanted to congratulate all that just got their appointments.
My fiancee and I are stuck in "St Luke's hell."
Best wishes for those in their interview.

What is "St Luke's hell"?

[WCF 16]

2 hours ago, rsiegel said:

What is "St Luke's hell"?

 

Sorry, My fiancée has now been at St Luke's for 8 days and the the end is not yet in sight.
The communication and explanation of her situation has not been ideal.

[RufusDawes 12]

On 8/8/2024 at 11:07 AM, Brivy said:

I found a way around this conundrum. After weeks of trying every day multiple times with no luck, I was fortunate to discover that a local agency can get us a slot for only 3,000 peso. I will let you all know if it works. 

I would appreciate it if you can provide contact information.... I am aware of these "agent" services but can't seem to find any, these booking services are legal and paying $50 to get a slot is worth it IMO.

[Brivy 2]

1 hour ago, RufusDawes said:

I would appreciate it if you can provide contact information.... I am aware of these "agent" services but can't seem to find any, these booking services are legal and paying $50 to get a slot is worth it IMO.

Let me see if I have any luck first. Fingers crossed 

[Brivy 2]

On 8/8/2024 at 1:40 PM, WCF said:

 

Sorry, My fiancée has now been at St Luke's for 8 days and the the end is not yet in sight.
The communication and explanation of her situation has not been ideal.

Did she get admitted? I’m confused at your meaning… do you mean she has been waiting around? 

[WCF 16]

14 minutes ago, Brivy said:

Did she get admitted? I’m confused at your meaning… do you mean she has been waiting around? 

 

No, not admitted. On the second day, she was scheduled for sputum collection for 3 days. That brought us to 6 days. On the 6th day, she thought that she could leave, but was then told that she had a pulmonary appointment in scheduled in 2 days. The pulmonary was just to tell her why she was scheduled for sputum collection and that she is required to have an examination by another doctor and to submit documentation to SLEC within 7 days. 
9 day stay, missed 2 flights back home, now home to scramble and find a doctor to send documentation to SLEC that she has been seen.
Appointment to return to SLEC first week of October. 
She is frazzled, confused, upset, and worried about her health and her job status because she has missed work . . . 

[WCF 16]

On 8/8/2024 at 11:07 AM, Brivy said:

I found a way around this conundrum. After weeks of trying every day multiple times with no luck, I was fortunate to discover that a local agency can get us a slot for only 3,000 peso. I will let you all know if it works. 

I am very interested to hear how this goes. You should be careful. It is very common that there are "fixers" around any government process offering to help for a fee.
I heard of someone who used one of these fixers to expedite a CENOMAR and received a very official looking document that turned out to be a forgery.
Keep us posted on this story!