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| Manila, Philippines |  Review on December 10, 2007: |
bandsawz
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived at the USEM at 5 AM for our scheduled 6:30 AM interview. There were already about 50 people inline ahead of us. We waited on the benches outside the embassy for it to open. It opened about 6:05 AM and the guards tried to keep order and ushered people into the embassy security check area. After clearing the security check we were place in loose order for another que where we would be given a processing number that would follow us through the entire procedure. After being issued a number, about 30 minutes after being admitted to the USEM, we waited for our number to be called. Finally it was displayed on the 'call board' about 7 AM and we went for a pre-interview with a Filipino who checked to see that we had all the proper papers for our final interview. He asked us for letters and pictures to add to the packet from the NVC. He then directed us to a line for biometric scanning. After the biometric scanning were were again directed to wait for our number to be called for our final interview. The interviews began about 8:10 AM and our number was called about 9 AM. We then went to a cubicle for the final interview where we waited a short time for the consular agent to finish a previous interview. Finally it was our turn and we entered the cubicle for our interview. We were given an oath to repeat, he signed the DS-230, previously signed by my wife, and he scanned our documents forwarded by the NVC. After a few questions he said our visa was approved...YEHAY! He did not look at our pictures or letters. I am sure they were not needed since we had already been married almost 3 years and had two babies who were made US citizens by consular report.  We are now waiting for the USEM courier service, Delbros, to deliver my wife's passport with the visa to our home in Leyte.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #2247