Nathan2424

As of January 18, no visa issued. It just says ‘Application Received’ since January 2. I contacted the embassy support line multiple times and received escalation cases twice, but both came back saying to just keep waiting.

Definitely! Fortunately, I have heard that getting CFO slots is pretty easy, so *cross fingers* it should be okay assuming we get it at least 2+ days before our departure date. ...what is this certificate for Philippines immigration though? Are you referring to the certificate you get from CFO or is this different?

Brief Background: My fiancé had her consulate interview on 12/3; the consulate officer said she passed, but she would need to submit a new National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance. My fiancé submitted the correct NBI few hours after the interview (same-day). We never received an actually G221 form, but her CEAC status changed to 'REFUSED', which after having a heart attack assuming REFUSED = DENIED, we called them and found out that 'REFUSED' is used for G221. Well it just updated today to 'READY', so curious if that is a positive sign? PS: I know this is completely independent of the decision, but due to some miscommunication and me being an idiot, I already purchased the travel ticket for her to come to the US at the end of January, so I'm praying she receives her visa before then and just curious if there is a reasonable chance? Timeline: Medical: Nov 5 OFC: Nov 23 Consulate: Dec 3 G221 Submission: Dec 3 CEAC Update From 'Refused' to 'Ready': Dec 27

Yeah in hindsight, we probably should have checked that for further details, but we were going off of this: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/MNL-Manila.html My fiance went to the police station and asked for the NBI for K-1, and the one they gave her (they claimed is what they always give for K-1 visa requests), so we didn't think much of it. Unfortunately, that was our mistake

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Well unfortunately I already scheduled a big visit in January, so what are the chances it'll be resolved/delivered before January 24? PS: I know I was dumb to book everything already, but I thought it was approved and we were just waiting for it to be delivered, so I was like, surely it'll be delivered within almost 2 months.

That's what I did, but still waiting

That is correct. She did not receive anything, which is why this seems so weird.

Right, but how do you know if you are in AP? That's the part that is stressing me out because it has been 2 weeks and we haven't been given either a notice for AP or notice for refused, which both statuses are supposed to be given within instructions from the consulate.

Long story short; my fiancé had her interview earlier this month (Dec 3) and the officer said she passed the interview, but she would still need to submit one of the missing forms*. My fiancé got the new form and went back to the OFC (same-day) to submit it. They sent us an email at the same time to say it would delivered to the embassy within 1 business day (Dec 4). On USVisaScheduling website, it says 'Delivered to Post' for Passport Status and on the CEAC website it says 'REFUSED', which was last updated on Dec 10. I am freaking out because I know usually refusals mean either you start over or you get an attorney, but it also mentions that during administrative processing it will say 'REFUSED'. Everyone I've seen on 'Administrative Processing' said they received a formal email/letter telling them about the missing documentation, but we never received that other than the verbal comment from the consulate officer. *The missing form was a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance. We originally brought the police clearance (white form), but they requested it be the blue form. Additionally, there is nothing on the clearance, so that shouldn't be a reason for a refusal.

Long story short; my fiancé had her interview earlier this month (Dec 3) and the officer said she passed the interview, but she would still need to submit one of the missing forms*. My fiancé got the new form and went back to the OFC (same-day) to submit it. They sent us an email at the same time to say it would delivered to the embassy within 1 business day (Dec 4). On USVisaScheduling website, it says 'Delivered to Post' for Passport Status and on the CEAC website it says 'REFUSED', which was last updated on Dec 10. I am freaking out because I know usually refusals mean either you start over or you get an attorney, but it also mentions that during administrative processing it will say 'REFUSED'. *The missing form was a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance. We originally brought the police clearance (white form), but they requested it be the blue form. Additionally, there is nothing on the clearance, so that shouldn't be a reason for a refusal.