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Reaching the end! Medical and Interview set up for December. A few last questions.

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We are reaching the end of this long journey! Medical at St. Luke's is scheduled for 12/5, followed by biometrics appointment near MOA on 12/20 and the interview on 12/23 (3 days after I land in Manila for Xmas). 

 

I'm double checking we have everything set up and ready and I noticed on the CEAC site that the financial documents uploaded are from 2023 (Federal Income Tax Statements, W2 and tax statements, and her police/NBI clearance certificate). Should we update these docs with the most recent ones we have? There's no mention of this anywhere on the USCIS emails or websites. 

 

Also, we read that for the interview, no cellphones are allowed into the embassy. We definitely need to have our cells before and after the interview to order a Grab back to the hotel. Is there a place where we can safely store our cells at the embassy or nearby? 

 

Thanks!

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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The NBI clearance should have a "Valid Until" date on it. As long as the interview is before that date, it should be ok. (If it's close then I would definitely get it renewed to be sure). For tax documents, 2023 is the most recent tax year. Unless you are saying your documents submitted to NVC are the 2023 documents from tax year 2022... then I don't know enough about the I-130 process to tell you if you should upload the new ones unsolicited. 

 

It is true that cellphones are not allowed into the embassy, but there are people right outside where you check in who will hold your phones for a small fee (200-300P I think). 

K1 Visa
EventDate

Service Center :California Service Center

Consulate :Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent :2023-09-16

I-129F NOA1 :2023-09-20

I-129F NOA2 :2024-06-11

Interview Date :2024-08-13 icon13.gif Submit Review

Interview Result : Approved!!

Visa Received : 2024-08-20

US Entry : 2024-08-30

Marriage : 2024-10-25

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office :Denver CO

Date Filed :2024-11-18

NOA Date : 2024-11-21

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. :

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date :

Approval / Denial Date :

Approved :

Got I551 Stamp :

Greencard Received:

Comments : Phoenix, AZ LockBox - Received 11/18/2024 - Checks cashed and eNotification text 11/22/2024  - NOA1 Received in mail 12/2/2024

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1 hour ago, TerrySF said:

We are reaching the end of this long journey! Medical at St. Luke's is scheduled for 12/5, followed by biometrics appointment near MOA on 12/20 and the interview on 12/23 (3 days after I land in Manila for Xmas). 

 

I'm double checking we have everything set up and ready and I noticed on the CEAC site that the financial documents uploaded are from 2023 (Federal Income Tax Statements, W2 and tax statements, and her police/NBI clearance certificate). Should we update these docs with the most recent ones we have? There's no mention of this anywhere on the USCIS emails or websites. 

 

Also, we read that for the interview, no cellphones are allowed into the embassy. We definitely need to have our cells before and after the interview to order a Grab back to the hotel. Is there a place where we can safely store our cells at the embassy or nearby? 

 

Congratulations!!!

 

Any documents that you have updated be sure to upload and submit them to CEAC.  NVC won't review them but the Embassy will want copies of the actual documents you bring to be uploaded.  They have been sending people back outside the embassy on interview day to upload updated documents which is not fun.  NBI Clearance and CENOMAR should be less than a year old.  It's not strictly necessary to upload updated tax documents but if you have them and they are good then there's no harm in updating that.

 

On interview day they aren't going to let you into the embassy so you are the designated phone holder anxiously waiting outside on the sidewalk while your wife is inside.

Wife and Stepdaughter                                                                            

  • December 17, 2020:  Married in Costa Rica
  • March 08, 2021: Filed l-130s Online
  • March 09, 2021: NOA1
  • April 26, 2021: NOA2, I-130s Approved
  • April 30, 2021: NVC Received
  • May 01, 2021: Pay AOS and IV Bills
  • May 06, 2021: Submit AOS, Financial Docs and DS-260s
  • May 14, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Stepdaughter
  • May 21, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Wife
  • June 25, 2021: NVC review for Stepdaughter, RFE submit additional Doc
  • July 08, 2021: Wife Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • August 31, 2021: Stepdaughter Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • September 15, 2021: Received Interview Date from NVC, October 05, 2021
  • September 22, 2021: Passed physicals at Saint Luke's Extension Clinic
  • October 05, 2021: Interview at US Embassy Manila. Verbally approved by US Consul. Positive interview experience.
  • October 05, 2021: CEAC status changed to "Issued"
  • October 07, 2021: Passports tracking for delivery on 2GO Courier website
  • October 08, 2021: Passports with visas delivered.  "Visas on hand"
  • October 08, 2021: Paid Immigrant Fee
  • October 12, 2021: Temporary CFO Certificates Received
  • October 26, 2021 POE arrival at LAX
  • November 02, 2021 Social Security Cards arrive in mail
  • January 31, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Is Being Produced"
  • February 04, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Was Mailed To Me"
  • February 07, 2022: Green cards received. 

 

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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4 minutes ago, top_secret said:

On interview day they aren't going to let you into the embassy so you are the designated phone holder anxiously waiting outside on the sidewalk while your wife is inside.

 

Oh yeah.... hehehe forgot about this 😆

K1 Visa
EventDate

Service Center :California Service Center

Consulate :Manila, Philippines

I-129F Sent :2023-09-16

I-129F NOA1 :2023-09-20

I-129F NOA2 :2024-06-11

Interview Date :2024-08-13 icon13.gif Submit Review

Interview Result : Approved!!

Visa Received : 2024-08-20

US Entry : 2024-08-30

Marriage : 2024-10-25

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office :Denver CO

Date Filed :2024-11-18

NOA Date : 2024-11-21

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. :

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date :

Approval / Denial Date :

Approved :

Got I551 Stamp :

Greencard Received:

Comments : Phoenix, AZ LockBox - Received 11/18/2024 - Checks cashed and eNotification text 11/22/2024  - NOA1 Received in mail 12/2/2024

Posted
22 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

The NBI clearance should have a "Valid Until" date on it. As long as the interview is before that date, it should be ok. (If it's close then I would definitely get it renewed to be sure).

Oh yes, we didn't think about that one. Just checked and it expired on 7/24. We'll get a new one!

Posted
21 hours ago, top_secret said:

 

Congratulations!!!

 

Any documents that you have updated be sure to upload and submit them to CEAC.  NVC won't review them but the Embassy will want copies of the actual documents you bring to be uploaded.  They have been sending people back outside the embassy on interview day to upload updated documents which is not fun.  NBI Clearance and CENOMAR should be less than a year old.  It's not strictly necessary to upload updated tax documents but if you have them and they are good then there's no harm in updating that.

 

On interview day they aren't going to let you into the embassy so you are the designated phone holder anxiously waiting outside on the sidewalk while your wife is inside.

Thanks! We definitely have everything on CEAC and now we'll just update some of the docs from 2022/23.  And thanks for clarifying I (US spouse) won't be able to be there with her!

Posted
2 minutes ago, TerrySF said:

Thanks! We definitely have everything on CEAC and now we'll just update some of the docs from 2022/23.  And thanks for clarifying I (US spouse) won't be able to be there with her!

 

They stopped letting US Citizen spouses in to attend interviews in 2020 "because of ronan-virus" and to date I have not heard of them reversing that policy. The same entrepreneurial ladies hanging around the sidewalk outside the Embassy who would offer hold your phone for P200 also have chairs you can rent for P50 so you can have a seat in the shade while you wait.

Wife and Stepdaughter                                                                            

  • December 17, 2020:  Married in Costa Rica
  • March 08, 2021: Filed l-130s Online
  • March 09, 2021: NOA1
  • April 26, 2021: NOA2, I-130s Approved
  • April 30, 2021: NVC Received
  • May 01, 2021: Pay AOS and IV Bills
  • May 06, 2021: Submit AOS, Financial Docs and DS-260s
  • May 14, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Stepdaughter
  • May 21, 2021: Submit Civil Docs for Wife
  • June 25, 2021: NVC review for Stepdaughter, RFE submit additional Doc
  • July 08, 2021: Wife Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • August 31, 2021: Stepdaughter Documentarily Qualified by NVC
  • September 15, 2021: Received Interview Date from NVC, October 05, 2021
  • September 22, 2021: Passed physicals at Saint Luke's Extension Clinic
  • October 05, 2021: Interview at US Embassy Manila. Verbally approved by US Consul. Positive interview experience.
  • October 05, 2021: CEAC status changed to "Issued"
  • October 07, 2021: Passports tracking for delivery on 2GO Courier website
  • October 08, 2021: Passports with visas delivered.  "Visas on hand"
  • October 08, 2021: Paid Immigrant Fee
  • October 12, 2021: Temporary CFO Certificates Received
  • October 26, 2021 POE arrival at LAX
  • November 02, 2021 Social Security Cards arrive in mail
  • January 31, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Is Being Produced"
  • February 04, 2022: USCIS Status changed to "Card Was Mailed To Me"
  • February 07, 2022: Green cards received. 

 

Posted
17 hours ago, top_secret said:

 

They stopped letting US Citizen spouses in to attend interviews in 2020 "because of ronan-virus" and to date I have not heard of them reversing that policy. The same entrepreneurial ladies hanging around the sidewalk outside the Embassy who would offer hold your phone for P200 also have chairs you can rent for P50 so you can have a seat in the shade while you wait.

 

Makes sense and it also helps clarifying some reports I read in the past about the US spouse being there physically during the interview

 
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