Consulate Review: Manila, Philippines
Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
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Description |
| Review Date : |
August 14, 2013 |
| Embassy Review : |
A lil background about my case and ourselves wife is a USC and we have a year old baby also a USC. Met wifey personally through a family friend in 2003. Got married in June 2011, that time wife was an LPR. She got preggers after a month and gave birth to our daughter in Jan in NYC minus me. She was naturalized on June 2012 then filed the petition the following month. In the periods of 2008-2011, I applied for a tourist visa 4 times, 2 attempts for personal reasons, 2attempts were due to work. Only the third attempt was successful and the last attempt obviously was not. Hookay on with the timeframe...
6:00 AM - Lined up with the 6:15 AM appointment folks
6:30 AM - Filipina embassy employee tore off 1 and took a part of my appointment letter and took my passport then placed it in a ziploc bag then gave back to me the bagged passport with the remaining pages of my appointment.
7:00 AM - Got in the compound and lined up to get my queue number (bear in mind they call them in random)
7:45 AM - Was called for finger prints
9:00 AM - Called for the initial interview with a filipino cosul..an old dude asked the ff. Questions in Tagalog..
1. So your wife, ______ petitioned you?
2. What's does she do? Ahhh so she is a Physical Therapist?
3. Address in NYC is the same?
4. How did she migrate?
5. Did you have any international trips?
6. Did you go the US (took my old passport with the used and expired tourist visa)
Asks me to sign the DS 230 and put my mobile # along with my gradeschool and highschool details like year attended and school. Told me please show your photos to the american consul for your final interview and please take your seat and wait for your number to be called again then wished me luck it was over in 2-3 minutes. (didnt ask for any evidences like photos and etc)
While waiting I overhead part of the interview of a guy who has a similar case to mine by a female consul. "Help me understand why it took you this long to get married? I really need an explanation" in a stern voice. I was like thinking "oh crap"...suddenly the jitters came back
10:15 Called to my final interview by a male caucasian Consul who asked fory left hand fingerprints and instructed me to tge oath. He was emotionless and has a pokerface
1. Who is your petitioner
2. Where does she live? (almost messed up here)
3. Do you have children?
4. Where is your kid now?
5. What was the purpose of your previous trip to the US
6. Child's birthday
10 second pause and said the magic words "Okay your visa is appproved" . It was over in 2-3 minutes. I thanked the guy and still he has that pokerface lol...I never felt sooo relieved that I forgot I was hungry then I was like "damn! he never asked any photos and etc from me"
NOTE: It would be a good idea to eat before going to the embassy. My appointment was 6:15 but I ate a mcmuffun and a hashbrown before heading there and yet it was growling after the initial interview
10:45 Called to a window by a filipino dude who said all your dox are complete and go to the window for 2Go for your delivery address
I went back to Casa Bocobo grinning ear to ear...I forfeited my free breakfast with the hotel since 10AM was their cutoff...heck was too happy and I just let it go. Broke the news to my wife by pretending it got denied lol... |
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Very Good |
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