RufusDawes

Here is an update... my fiance has a friend who lives in Shenzhen, and we sent her an apostilled SPA to represent her to the local authorities and request a PCC. The authorities denied the request (she never met the residency requirements) but issued a written refusal... this is gold! Best outcome outside of getting the PCC, this way we have evidence we tried to obtain the PCC, but it is unobtainable to her. We can now assemble alternate evidence instead of the PCC. Very optimistic now for the eventual USEM interview.

If you are an Afam (US male) you get the royal treatment wherever you are in the Phils (so long as you are behaving yourself LOL). When I visited last summer, some of the kids from my fiance's friends wanted me to place the back of my hand on their forehead as they knelt before me... that was a strange experience, but I was told it was an honor and I was giving them a blessing.

My Pinay just sent a document from Surallah (South Mindanao) to Manila, shipped Saturday (10/19) arriving Tuesday. Did you get a tracking number?

We are not that far yet, currently waiting for NOA2. On track to potential visa interview at USEM in March, I will update the thread with the outcome.

I thought about using them for a "consultation"... I have a unique problem with obtaining a PCC and I wanted to know how to approach this topic when asked during the interview... I think if you have some unique circumstance and you are not sure how to resolve the issue then I can see how a consultancy like this would be useful... they wanted $479 for a 30' zoom call so I passed on it, I was able to find answers to my questions with more research but it was a viable option I considered

curious as well, they have good yt vids

they buy low and sell high, they exchange in so much volume that they only need to skim a little to make money

Once your visa is approved, I believe your fiance has 6 months to leave for the US. So if its probably 2-3 months for NOA2 puts you at November, then if you delay some on SLEC and the USEM interview to January or February? That might work

Enjoy the first meeting, you will never forget it! I just have some advice for your K1 Visa.... make sure your fiance gets a police clearance certificate before she leaves Hong Kong, this will make life easier later on in the process. I filed last month, unfortunately the USCIS has slowed down significantly right now on processing the applications, its in the 4-6 month time frame now just for I-129F approval... it was 2-3 months a few months ago.

Hopefully we can schedule the two appointments in the same day, or at worse back to back days. Otherwise those of us who are coming from Mindanao are SOL and will have an extra plane ticket to book. In theory this should open up more slots for the actual visa interview, but this is the federal government and common sense usually doesn't prevail.

They released like 1000 interview slots for K1 visas yesterday... must be trying to meet the surge that the USCIS and NVC released in the last few months to work down their backlog from the last few years... checked a little while ago and many slots are still open.

I don't have a answer for your specific issue at the moment, but may have the final answer for you if you learn that it is not possible to obtain it. That is the situation I am in right now. If you find that the police clearance is indeed "unobtainable" through no fault of your own, then the visa officer can make an allowance for that and declare the document "unobtainable". I reference this URL from the Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual Section Section 9 FAM 504.4-4(F) a(1)(U) Unobtainable Documents: https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050404.html If this is the path you end up on there are three things you must do: 1) Document all your efforts to try and obtain the document. You need to show, with evidence, to the visa officer that you tried hard to obtain the document. 2) You must be able to explain why the document is unobtainable. Research the laws of the country you want the police clearance and show printouts from government websites that list their laws and explain why you can't get the document. 3) Be able to provide "secondary evidence". In the same section I referenced above for "unobtainable documents" it explains that the visa officer may consider "secondary evidence" in lieu of the unobtainable required documents. Secondary evidence might include; personal notarized affidavit of good conduct while in the country, letters for reference on good conduct from employers/coworkers/friends etc., letters of good conduct from religious organizations she was affiliated with while staying in that country. Be organized, detailed, and have ample supporting evidence. I am working with an immigration attorney now who specializes in obtaining PCC for foreigners in China, he has advised me that he has rarely had in issue with the visa officer when approaching the unobtainable police clearance in the manner described above. Good luck!

Did they ask for a police clearance certificate from when she worked abroad?

Oh ya there are lots of scammers who stand out front of the PSA office who offer to get you a CENOMAR.

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.