Jake77
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3-7 days after they sent the swab back to US. Yes, you'll have to wait for another 221g requesting your passport.
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The list has the names of people who need to do DNA testing. The Embassy periodically sends that list to St. Lukes to schedule swabbing. You have to wait for the Embassy to send a list with your name on it to St. Lukes first. You could keep calling them every week to check. As for what I told them, I asked St. Lukes multiple times (would call every week) if they have my kit. On the first couple of calls I had, they told me no. It took 2-3 weeks or so (give or take) before they told me that they have received my kit. You could also try calling the Embassy because sometimes the Embassy would not immediately send your kit to St. Lukes even if they already have it - don't know why tho. But maybe bugging the Embassy (telling them that your kit has arrived in the Philippines) would speed up the process. Try calling both every week. Note: your name might already be on the next list the Embassy is preparing to send to St. Lukes and St. Lukes only has to receive it.
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Hi, my category is IR2 and I have already gone to the interview before. At the interview, I received a 221g requesting a DNA test be done to confirm paternity because my birth cert. doesn't have my petitioner's name - we did that and now the Embassy has the result. Now, they've sent me a letter (another 221g) telling me to send my passport through LBC. (Perhaps no more 2nd interview, so I can't bring my passport to the Embassy anymore.) DNA was positive, so I'm guessing they want my passport for stamping.
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I know that there're only selected LBC branches that can deliver my passport. My questions are: 1. To where / what address do I write? Is it this address? (Note: Embassy's address on their website is almost exactly the same - except it's 1000 and not 0930. Don't know what those numbers mean.) 2. Do I only have to put my passport, 221g, etc ... in an envelope? (Brown, short). 3. Does anyone know how long it'll take for them to get back to me after receiving my passport? Guestimate is fine.
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Update: 1. Took about a month. Had to call St. Lukes myself. They told me to come the day after because Embassy had already received my testing kit. (Note: St. Lukes fee is P1.5K. I was told on the phone to only pay P1.2K but had to pay more.) 2. Two 2x2 with a white background - just like what they asked for the initial medical exam.
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Update: I'm going to answer all my questions myself after going through the process. 1. Didn't have to attach any document ... My petitioner made a copy of the 221g and brought it with him to the DNA facility. As for my case, St. Luke asked for the original 221g ... They photocopied it and returned it to me on the same day. I don't recall having to show my 221g to the CO that witnessed my swabbing. 2a/b. They never asked for the submission form.
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The entire process - from the day the petitioner gets swabbed to the day the Embassy / St. Luke calls the beneficiary to get his sample taken at the Embassy. ... Also, the instruction on the DNA procedure says to bring a recent photograph of me but there's no detail on the size / number of photographs I need to bring. Is this another 2x2 photograph?
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We will never get ahold of the result as the Embassy will send it directly to the selected medical facility in the US themselves.
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Or, is it my petitioner who's suppose to bring a printed copy of the letter the CO gave me to whatever medical (DNA) facility he chooses?
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Update: VISA validity is exactly as long as medical in my case.
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More tips: Updating CEAC: - You can update your civil docs. on the same day of your interview. I updated my NBI 30 minutes away from the Embassy and the Embassy still received my new NBI NBI: - Unless you haven't had an NBI clearance before or lost your clearance use the Quick Renewal method. Quick Renewal is the one where you don't have to login. The other method is the one where you have to login. (Most guide on YouTube instruct people to do this - don't follow them.) If you use the other method it'll be slower because: - You have to set an appointment. - You have to do biometrics again. Both method renew your NBI but Quick Renewal is as its name, quicker. Plus you can arrive there 24 hours after your payment because you don't have to get an appointment slot unlike the other method.
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Update for people facing the same problem in the future who'll probably see this post: If your NBI and CENOMAR is about to expire or is older than six months, just renew them to be safe. If you still have weeks prior interview: renew them online for hassle-free procedures. If you are in a hurry renew them in person. NBI quick renewal readies your renewed NBI for pickup at their office 24 hours after payment. CENOMAR in-person renewal: Sometimes you can get your new CENOMAR on the same day. However, you'll need to be there early. - I arrived at 9 AM and was able to get mine on the same day. - If schedule is full in your selected PSA Office, just pick another one in your region. ... I was suppose to get mine from Manila(?) but their office was full and so I had to select Caloocan. Unlike banks where they force you to make an account in the nearest branch, PSA seems to not care where you renew your papers. (As long as it's in the same region(?))
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DNA test instruction.
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"IMPORTANT: All required documents marked below must be submitted all at one time with a copy of this letter and document submission form." Questions: 1. Where do I attach "a copy of this letter and document submission form"? I understand that one would normally attach a copy of the CO's letter and document submission form with the missing document the Embassy wants to acquire. However, I don't exactly have a missing document. - DNA testing is a procedure and not a document. - DNA result will be in America and not where I am. And so, there's no document I can attach "a copy of this letter and document submission form" on. 2a. Filling up the submission form. "Please list down below the documents you are submitting:" - There's no document to be submitted. Question 2b: - Am I even suppose to fill this up when I have nothing to send? ... DNA test instruction is in the comments. Thanks.
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Did they get to go back to the interview on the same day after uploading it outside?
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Has anyone in here received their CENOMAR from the office itself? If so, did you get it on the same day? I have my appointment date for CENOMAR on Aug. 29 @ 9 AM.. Some say you get it on the same day as long as you get there early. 9 AM is about as early as I can make it.
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Hi, and thank you. Would it be okay to upload it a day prior the interview? Aug. 29: Upload. Aug. 30: Interview. Or, would the Embassy not have enough time because it'll be uploaded only a day prior the interview?
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Update: Planning to renew both to be safe and have them both be under six months old. Question - Do I have to upload the new ones on CEAC? Or, can I just bring em to the interview?
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Interview checklist says: NBI and CENOMAR must be valid for 1 year from the day they were obtained. 1. My NBI: - Obtained on Sept. 14, 2022. - Expires on Sept. 10, 2023. I don't know if I'm splitting hair here but the exact validity of my NBI is: 11 months and 28 days. So, not a year. Would this be a problem? 2. CENOMAR: - There are two dates, one above and one below. Which date is my CENOMAR considered obtained by the Embassy? ... I think it's Sept. 27 but I want to be sure. 3. Going back to the original question --- 1 year from the date they were obtained: ... This is a silly question but I gotta be sure --- the 1-year validity rule applies only from when they were obtained and NOT from the day of the interview and onwards, right? ------- My Interview is on Aug. 30, 2023. Are my papers still valid for my interview? Many thanks.
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Did not get a green paper but I know the exact date my medical will expire on: Feb. 14, 2024 (was issued on Aug. 14, 2023). If I understand you right, this would mean that my visa would expire on Feb. 14 of next year regardless of when my visa is issued to me? Will it expire EXACTLY on the 14th of February? Or right around that time? I gotta know the specifics because I want to stay in the PH a little longer.
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... From the day you got approved. I'm IR2 and I have an interview set before August ends. US website says visas remain valid for 6 months. 1. Does this 6 month-validity apply to all visa categories? 2. How long was yours valid for? And, what was your category? Thanks.
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Hi, thank you but I don't really know because I'm not gonna stay at a hotel. However, I think there's a hotel right behind SLEC. SLEC's on Bocobo St. So, I think Hotel Bocobo's right behind SLEC, making it the closest.
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Update: I managed to get the confirmation page of 260 without the 260 without the "Thank You" part above the bar codes and immigrant details. What I did: 1. CEAC. 2. IV APP. 3. Review: - Under review there's a next button, "Next: Family >" - Get to the last page and you'll see your confirmation page. The website also allows you to email the PDF to yourself. Note: roamed around this forum, seen some people say to click Sign after IV APP --- don't do that, it'll only log you out. **** Note: Chancy said to print the one that was sent with the email that wrote "CONFIRMATION PAGE IS ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL ..." I received two mails. Second mail has only been received after I did the 1-2-3 steps above. Both mails have "CONFIRMATION PAGE IS ATTACHED ..." But only the second email doesn't have the Thank You --- Don't print this page part. Seems like CEAC made this process unnecessarily confusing. Anyway, if anyone wants a clea copy of the confirmation page with the bar codes without the Thank You part, do the steps I wrote.
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Thank you so much for bearing with me. ... and I hate to ask so many questions but, 1. When it comes to printing, do I need to follow a special format or size for these papers? Or, does it not matter as long as they all fit nicely on the papers. 2. You can see the "Gmail" at the top left corner of this print - that and more details about Gmail because I had to forward this file by email to get it printed. ... Does that part matter? Or, do I have to clean this up by getting rid of the Gmail logo and email forwarding details? .... Again, thank you so much for your patience and help. I remember you helping me out in the past as well so I'm very grateful and appreciative that you've given me a hand this time around again.
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Hi, what happened to my case was quite the opposite. I was able to procure an interview appointment date before I even started looking for a date for my medical appointment. Both have their dates now. Medical s on 14 and interview is on the 30th of August - so two weeks apart. My original category was IR2 but IR2 cases are changed to F1 (temporarily until they change it back to what it was) when cases are sent to Manila from the NVC. ...... And, IR2 people might read this in the future so I'll add this here and now to help others just in case: Cases that went from IR2 to F1 (even when protected by the CSPA or the benefit of being an intermediate relative) will be turned back to IR2 DURING the interview. Many people I talked to reported this process.
