rsiegel

26 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

@rsiegel yes.. K-1 visa and I forgot one question... He also asked what my job is

 

I'll definitely relay that info to my fiancée for her interview 

1 minute ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

@J.M. was spot on. Jaycel just had her interview a few hours ago and she was approved!! She said it was easy as long as you know your fiancé and know the important dates of your relationship. She was fortunate to get a kind, pleasant visa officer who put her at ease. The questions consisted of: "What is your name and DOB?" "Who is your petitioner?" "How old is he?" "What is his address?" "How and when did you two meet?" "When was the last time you talked to him?" Then he said, "Neither of you have ever been married before and neither of you have kids? Let's get you outta here! Congratulations I am approving your visa!" The final interview took about 3-4 minutes.

This was for the K-1 visa, right? 

So scan and email documents then? Got it. I don't have to worry about a divorce decree. 

I've gotten info from a couple of people, but I just want to get more information on it. My fiancée has her visa interview next month. I was planning to mail her the documents she needs from me, but I've heard that I can just email these to her instead. Would she be fine if emailed, or do they need to be original physical copies? 

7 minutes ago, JimmyX said:

The form I completed in April did not. It had blanks for the intended date of arrival (which obviously can change based on when the visa is issued) and the address the beneficiary will be staying in the U.S. (which will be a residential address, presumably the petitioner's home address, rather than an arrival airport). So we can help better, do you mind pointing us to the spot in question?

I messed up with posting it but it's above this post. 

20 hours ago, rsiegel said:

If the DS-160 has already been submitted, is it an issue if the visa applicant arrives in another city than the one given on the DS-160? 

 

e.g. DS-160 says she'd arrive in Atlanta but she arrives in Dallas instead. 

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"?

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). 

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

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

2 minutes ago, TexasRafael said:

In the visa application the beneficiary states where they will live in the USA, not where they will enter the USA. It does not matter. 

In the DS-160 it does have a spot for the "arrival city" though. 

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

It doesn't matter.  The visa holder can enter the US at any POE.  Flights change all the time.  There is no requirement to enter at a specific POE.

Alright, thanks for the input. 

11 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Not an issue.

You have experience with this? I just don't want to have any problems at the POE.

If the DS-160 has already been submitted, is it an issue if the visa applicant arrives in another city than the one given on the DS-160? 

e.g. DS-160 says she'd arrive in Atlanta but she arrives in Dallas instead. 

1 minute ago, barakyah said:

still no appointments, has anyone gotten an appointment? If a few people could update that would be great

Still nothing for my fiancée 

My fiancée has been checking for about a month now, still no appointments available. 

My fiancée has been checking for about a month, still nothing. 

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

When I waited for my work visa in 2016, I had a similar situation. I checked every 15-30 minutes. I think since embassies implemented some limits... Can she only check few times a day? No surprise here, as Manila is super busy.

No, she could probably check more times a day. She just hasn't had an opportunity yet. 

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

How many times a day does she check? How far ahead does she check? These appointments sometimes open at random times, even through the night and early morning. Which embassy?

US Embassy in Manila. She's only checked twice. Once last night and once this morning. She checks for any appointment, and it says none are available. 

I haven't found anything regarding this on here. My fiancée is trying to set an interview date for her K1 visa, and the embassy website tells her that there are no appointment dates available. Has anyone else experienced this? 

20 minutes ago, J.M. said:

Correct.  You might get an email from the embassy, but you do not need to wait for it.  You are not short cutting anything.  This is just the way it is done in Manila.

Our validity date expires in July, do you happen to know if they would extend if we weren't able to get an interview before then? 

3 minutes ago, J.M. said:

Everything in the Philippines is applicant driven.  The embassy will not contact you.  Just forge ahead with what needs to be done.

 

You can track your case by entering your MNL case here:  CEAC (state.gov).  Select immigrant visa.  "In transit" means it's still on the way.  "Ready" means it is there already, waiting for you to complete the steps needed to schedule the interview.  It is probably already there if you got the notice 2 weeks ago.  Ine was there 2 days after I received the NVC email.

 

First on the list is completing the DS-160, then paying for it.  After that, you can start looking for interview openings.  Once you have an interview date, schedule medical a week or so prior to the interview date.

So even though it says "If you do not have a schedule from NVC, please wait for scheduling instructions or a notification from the U.S. Embassy Manila." we should still move forward and make our own interview appointment? 

My fiancé lives in the Philippines and I live in the US. We have been approved by the USCIS and received notice from the NVC that our I-129F petition was forwarded to the Philippines embassy. It says it'll take several weeks for the transfer process to happen and the embassy will contact us when they are ready. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Philippines embassy and K1 visa. Like how long should we actually expect to wait. We got the notice a little more than two weeks ago.