DECEMBER interview at US Embassy Manila

[Mrs. Jaz 0]

Thanks Bill!

Bye Bye Shai & Wilson...

[beng_and_carl 0]

i know somebody who has some good news later. hehehe..

Hehehe! Sorry Beng! I passed out yesterday when we got back at the hotel from the mall! I was soooooo tired!!!! I can't believe we got approved after a night with no sleep and no food in my tummy during the interview! I was feeling dizzy during the whole time! hahaha Thank God we got approved! Please call me today sis! Oh, and I met Jasmine at the embassy!!!! weeeeepeeeeeeee!!! She was smiling as she went out from the consul's cubicle!!! CONGRATULATIONS to u also sis!!!

To the rest of Dec. interviewees, good luck! It's not frightening at all! hehehe I was just starving and my tummy kept making some noise that made me feel uncomfortable and nervous.

P.S. The visa pick-up was approved too.

wehehehehehehe!!

CONGRATS again shai shai and wilson. i'll call you later in your hotel.

GOSH! i'm so excited for you.. woooohhhhhhhoooooo....

Thank You Guys! Congratulations to you too Wilson & Shai... You look good together... Bonvoyage Sis...

thanks sis for your reply in my message.

congrats and God bless.

im so excited and happy for you and mareng shai.

:dance: :dance:

[Parachute4U 1]

We PASSED the interview today

It was short and sweet

Thanks V.J. for your help

[ryza 0]

congratulations!!

We PASSED the interview today

It was short and sweet

Thanks V.J. for your help

[RandyandRina 2]

Congratulations to all who passed their interview!

Sorry po for the delay for not updating this list yet and still have not replied to the PMs that I have received from you folks. Don't worry, I will be doing that today.

[Ness and Keith 0]

Hi VJ'er,

Got approved from my interview this morning.. The pre screener and the consul was so friendly.. the entire process went smoothly.. I got my CR1 visa and they change my interview to CR1 instead of K3 that was supposedly assigned on this date. I'm so happy the consul grant our request for visa pick-up..

I will post the details of my interview whn i finally in the US.. My flight is on Dec 8. So hopefully USEM will call me 2moro to give me the date and time whn i possibly get the visa on friday.

Thanks again guys for all the HELP.. B)

Good Luck to those who have up coming interview..

GOD is so GOOD..

~~Ness

[Mike & Beth 0]

Congratulations to all the recent approvals! I love hearing the good news. :thumbs:

Shai, can I ask how you went about asking for visa pickup? Any special pointers for that? Beth and I plan to request that as well and since they granted yours I'd love to hear how you approached it. I asked my lawyer about it and was told the consulate would never grant that .... (i know...mornons!). I guess it still takes a few days for the visa to be created before it's ready for pickup?

[Tim & Cai 15]

yet another good reason to not hire an attorney

[Mike & Beth 0]

yet another good reason to not hire an attorney

I don't know, there are a lot of positive points to having one, but you just can't always take what they tell you as absolute truth. I'm glad I've had one so far, it does make things less stressful. But if I had to do it again, knowing more about the whole process, I don't think I would pay for one again.

[WiL and ShAi 0]

Hi mike! After the interview, we were called to another window. I asked the lady if we can pick up the visa. We didn't make a letter requesting for it like what others did as we were at the interview together. The lady asked the reason why we want to pick it up. We said we're leaving soon. We were asked if we already have tickets, we said yes, and the exact date. We didn't show her the itinerary. She told us to take our seats and wait for a while as she's gonna ask permission from the consul first. She said there's no assurance that the visa pick up will be approved. Then after waiting for about 15 minutes, my name was called and she gave me a pink card to write the name and contact number of the person picking it up. Of course I wrote mine. I asked when we can get it, she said they'll just call us when and where. They haven't called us yet.

[WiL and ShAi 0]

We PASSED the interview today

It was short and sweet

Thanks V.J. for your help

Hi VJ'er,

Got approved from my interview this morning.. The pre screener and the consul was so friendly.. the entire process went smoothly.. I got my CR1 visa and they change my interview to CR1 instead of K3 that was supposedly assigned on this date. I'm so happy the consul grant our request for visa pick-up..

I will post the details of my interview whn i finally in the US.. My flight is on Dec 8. So hopefully USEM will call me 2moro to give me the date and time whn i possibly get the visa on friday.

Thanks again guys for all the HELP.. B)

Good Luck to those who have up coming interview..

GOD is so GOOD..

~~Ness

CONGRATULATIONS PARACHUTE4U AND NESS AND KEITH!!!!!

yet another good reason to not hire an attorney

YUP, I AGREE.

[Mike & Beth 0]

Hi mike! After the interview, we were called to another window. I asked the lady if we can pick up the visa. We didn't make a letter requesting for it like what others did as we were at the interview together. The lady asked the reason why we want to pick it up. We said we're leaving soon. We were asked if we already have tickets, we said yes, and the exact date. We didn't show her the itinerary. She told us to take our seats and wait for a while as she's gonna ask permission from the consul first. She said there's no assurance that the visa pick up will be approved. Then after waiting for about 15 minutes, my name was called and she gave me a pink card to write the name and contact number of the person picking it up. Of course I wrote mine. I asked when we can get it, she said they'll just call us when and where. They haven't called us yet.

Ah ok, thanks for the info. We may hang around manila a few days after and try to catch a taping of wowowee so if it's just a few days wait that would be perfect for us. Again, CONGRATS! I'm so happy for you two!!

By the way Shai, how are you posting to the forum? They have internet at your hotel? Does anyone know if Bayview has internet access?

Edited December 5, 2007 by Mike & Beth

[Tim & Cai 15]

VJ was my attorney. I didn't get a RFE and I have sure seen people with attorneys that have gotten them for reasons the attorney should have seen. It would have been nice to have someone to ask questions to but I think the wonderful members here have done that for me. I am glad I didn't pay a grand for someone to fill in blanks for me. But I can see it both ways. Like you say you wouldn't pay now that you know how it works. I can say It may have been worth knowing someone that already knows what they are doing is making it more likely my loved one will be with me sooner. I wish we could just pay that grand to the process to speed this painfully slow process up

[WiL and ShAi 0]

Ah ok, thanks for the info. We may hang around manila a few days after and try to catch a taping of wowowee so if it's just a few days wait that would be perfect for us. Again, CONGRATS! I'm so happy for you two!!

By the way Shai, how are you posting to the forum? They have internet at your hotel? Does anyone know if Bayview has internet access?

Thanks!

Yup, all rooms in this hotel have internet access. I'm not sure if Bayview has internet access though. But Miramar Hotel, just next to Bayview, has internet in all rooms too and their room rates are cheaper 1,910 pesos.

[Mike & Beth 0]

Ah ok, thanks for the info. We may hang around manila a few days after and try to catch a taping of wowowee so if it's just a few days wait that would be perfect for us. Again, CONGRATS! I'm so happy for you two!!

By the way Shai, how are you posting to the forum? They have internet at your hotel? Does anyone know if Bayview has internet access?

Thanks!

Yup, all rooms in this hotel have internet access. I'm not sure if Bayview has internet access though. But Miramar Hotel, just next to Bayview, has internet in all rooms too and their room rates are cheaper 1,910 pesos.

hmmmmm, we already booked bayview for medical but maybe I'll take a look at mirimar for interview time....