Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Help - When to do the medical and CFO Seminar? CR1 Visa	Good question because when i had my medical last May 28, i would have been given the vaccines that day after the check up with the physician if only i passed the xray   that's what im worried about... that xray. oh God, cant imagine experiencing another few months of delay.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-06-07 22:24:00
Philippines	Help - When to do the medical and CFO Seminar? CR1 Visa	hi theres no problem on your date plan i done my medical May 29th and 30th din interview last June 6th and about CFO, last 29th after my medical i attended CFO afternoon but only certificate i got the sticker i can get it when visa on hand which is easier for me to only pick up the sticker before going US. i hope my experienced will help you   hi heilyn. thanks po sa reply. why 2 days for your medical?	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-06-07 22:08:00
Philippines	Help - When to do the medical and CFO Seminar? CR1 Visa	Hello. I just would like to ask when is the right time to do the medical exam in St. Luke's? My Interview date is July 11. My husband wants me to do the medical on July 4, do you think that is so close? I want it to be done this last week of June. Also, bout the CFO seminar? when should it be done? before the interview or after? Help please.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-06-07 21:26:00
Philippines	Rumors True? Don't Let It Be!	hello guys? just want to ask. my interview is on July 11. I kinda need help on when I should do my medical exam? my husband want me to do it on July 4 coz he's thinking it will save us money if i'll stay manila from my medical exam till the interview day (coz im from tacloban, far from manila). But i am thinking do you think that is so close? the medical results, can i get it in one day or st lukes has to send it to my home address? help please.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-06-07 21:33:00
Philippines	Already Have NBI Clearance do I Still Need to get Police Clearance	I suggest few pictures of you both with friends and family, also pics from your wedding. Greeting cards,emails and chatlogs would be ok. thank you	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-03-07 23:34:00
Philippines	Already Have NBI Clearance do I Still Need to get Police Clearance	I just got one copy. Others brought it to the interview but I submitted mine along with the DS230 packet, during the NVC stage. However, I did request for newer copies in time for my interview date, just in case the consul would ask for newly issued ones. But no other documents were requested from me come interview time. Good luck! how about the evidences? Did you print all your chat logs, emails, etc? thank you for taking time answering my questions. big help.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-03-07 21:14:00
Philippines	Already Have NBI Clearance do I Still Need to get Police Clearance	No. That's the common misconception. The CEMAR (Marriage Index) and Marriage Certificate are 2 different documents. Check this out: http://www.visajourn....php?album=3826 OH, i dont have one. How many original copies to have? when do i need to submit that? do i need to send it to my husband? Edited by lemajeca, 07 March 2013 - 09:08 PM.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-03-07 21:01:00
Philippines	Already Have NBI Clearance do I Still Need to get Police Clearance	CEMAR is Marriage Certificate right? thanks for the reply.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-03-07 20:00:00
Philippines	Already Have NBI Clearance do I Still Need to get Police Clearance	Hello. I already obtained 1 copy of NBI clearance, do I still need to obtain a Police Clearance from our municipality? How many months is the validity of PC? Spousal petition has just been approved the other day, I'm wondering to obtain it next week.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-03-07 19:33:00
Philippines	CR-1 Visa Approved (Interview Walkthrough)	Thanks, everyone!  The passport has already been delivered and I've paid the immigrant fee.  All that's left is to get the CFO stamp and we are ready to go.   wow.. that was quick! how long did you wait from the approval to the receipt of your passport? do you live in manila? got approved just last july 11.. but my address is visayas..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-14 07:45:00
Philippines	Approved Visa - quickest delivery options	hi, i wonder how many days i have to wait for my passport to be delivered? my interview was july 11 and i live in visayas... leyte province to be specific...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-14 07:56:00
Philippines	VISA ON HAND!!!	i called the embassy jist 30 mins ago n the lady was the one tht sed its printed n will.be released to 2go by tmrw noon   Hello. When was your interview date? and what number to call? My interview was last July 11. Visa status is in administrative processing. I hope it will not take long days to have my visa.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-18 03:06:00
Philippines	where to buy cheap tickets - MNL to NY	Hello. We are planning to buy my ticket. Is there someone here who knows where we can buy cheaper tickets? Manila to New York. Thanks in advance!	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-18 02:47:00
Philippines	Visa Case Status Still at AP - July 11 Interview (CR1)	Hello!   Just wondering how many applicants who had their interview last July 11 that are still waiting for their visa.   My visa status is still at Administrative Processing and was last updated, last July 19. Visa category is CR1 - Immigrant Visa.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 00:59:00
Philippines	wondering???	JUly 11 interview here still at AP.. last updated last July 19... sent an email to USEM.. waiting for their reply... CR1 category... :/	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 20:51:00
Philippines	interview july 11 2013	yes my wife and stepdaughters are immigrant visas and I just found out that as of just today that their visas have now been issued  thks to Jesus and Almighty God  now we just wait for delivery  and my wife will do her CFO   what number did you call to ask for your visa status?	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 04:10:00
Philippines	interview july 11 2013	I noticed most of the july11 interviewees wer under AP!! I have 2friends right now who are stil under administrative processing, waiting for their visa to be issued!! Its really sad!   are they also for immigrant visa? i know 2 people who had their interview on the same date, they already received their visa last week but they are for K1 visa...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-22 03:33:00
Philippines	interview july 11 2013	same here.. interviewed last July 11.. didn't request any documents... but still in AP... hope this monday status will change...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-20 21:29:00
Philippines	K1 interviewed July 8, 2013	hi sissies, same situation here,interview july 8,2013,on my case i got 221g because my medical results was not present during my interview.So i was put on AP since day 1,until yesterday it change to "READY". I wonder if u guys received a 221g and what for?  if u can share, maybe thats the reason of delay? im sure alot of member who has experienced and or  more knowledge about your case can share their thoughts.Good Luck to all of us visa chasers         i have the same situation with you.. and my interview was last July 11... in fact they already got my medical resultrs july 8... until now still at AP... form 221g is just a form that will tell you what are the documents needed to be submitted or processed.. in our case just the medical results but we dont have control over that since it's for direct submission from St LUke's to USEM..   there's a lot of question in my mind now,, why? when? what? Oh God I wish you release our visa soon to be with our love ones.... good luck to all of us...   same here.. God bless us.. God wants us to wait for the right time...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 21:42:00
Philippines	K1 interviewed July 8, 2013	hello. do you mean 2012 really or 2013? mine is july 11, 2013... havent received my visa. still at administrative processing.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 02:29:00
Philippines	What are the questions they ask in the interview for CR1 in Manila?	Hello. I already had my interview. The american consul just asked me to show our wedding pictures but i just brought chat logs, call logs, money transfer receipts, etc. Just let her bring another original copy of your marriage certificate coz the consuls will compare what you have and what was submitted.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 01:34:00
Philippines	Behold Halo-Halo, the Filipino Dessert That's Taking Over New York City	that's nice.. hopefully, i'll be staying in NY...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 01:30:00
Philippines	ISSUED status July 24,2013	did you call the USEM? try to call them and ask them or better your husband call them..they more accommodate americans when they make follow up thats what i did my husband call them twice.embassy us no#2145711600 and 6462543546!   oh, they have US num. thank you. my husband can call now.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 19:52:00
Philippines	ISSUED status July 24,2013	july 11- interview   july 12- administrative processing 22g form (need to send nbi with a.k.a. name) july 12-sent to usem   july 15-USEM received nbi form   july 18- ISSUED   JULY 24-visa on hand!     we were interviewed on the same date... until now havent got my visa... still at AP:/	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 01:20:00
Philippines	ISSUED status July 24,2013	was interviewed last JUly 11.. was approved except that they have to wait for my medical results where in fact they already received it before my interview.. still at administrative processing.. :/. today is the start of my 3rd week of waiting... CR1 visa..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 01:17:00
Philippines	ISSUED status July 24,2013	oh sorry. your status is already issued. give it 3 days, im sure your visa is on its way to you. congrats!	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-25 01:47:00
Philippines	ISSUED status July 24,2013	i think your visa is not yet available.. i experienced the same thing.. have your checked your visa status in CEAC website?	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-25 01:35:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	No answers for the ways of government.    I would keep checking the website and keep calling.    yes, we'll call them again on monday. thank you hank.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 20:38:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	No control number is a good thing, you are not under AP (from what a read there is a control at the top of the 221g if you are under AP)... just waiting for your medical file to get linked up with the other file, once they do their final review then they should be issuing your visa.     yes no control number. i wonder why it takes more than 22 days for them to review my medical results when it has been there 3 days before my interview. people i know who took their medical the same day with mine already received their visas... it's been 23 days now still at AP..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 20:17:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	Was there a control code at the top of the 221g letter given you?  Have you checked the CEAC website using that code?   there's none... are those numbers? the control code? are those the number being shown on the screen while waiting for the interview?	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 20:11:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	Well that is excellent news!!   Relax and wait for 2GO..... your visa is on its way!!     not really coz i think the agent who talked to my husband didn't really check my status.. i would believe on waiting for a text from 2Go if my status in the website is already issued. until now it is still at AP.. last updated yesterday.. i'm just hoping later today they will change it to ISSuED.. sent them another email..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-01 00:10:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	Sorry to hear this.  But, admin. processing puts a "hold" on issuance of your visa and, from my personal experience, can take at least 30 day to 90 days or longer... to process.  Most petitions put on "admin. processing" take less than 60 days for a decision.  Best of luck!   this is really frustrating.. my medical results were already there even before my interview.. but the fil consul said they havent put it on record... i dont know why it takes so long.. sent them emails already for follow up.. thought everything will be much quicker...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 23:00:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	Have you been tracking and/or calling the embassy for updates?       TRACK YOUR VISA/PASSPORT AT THE EMBASSY   State Dept.  visa tracking:  https://ceac.state.g...ker/Status.aspx?  (not updated or as detailed as the USEM website) Here is a link for requirements for receiving your passport with the visa, there are also options for tracking the status of your visa/passport is currently.  You can also change delivery options. http://www.ustraveld...trackingoptions If your application was temporarily refused under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, you can now check the status of your application online. http://manila.usemba...rocessing2.html       Embassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email) local number: 632-301-2000 extension 5184 or 5185  ( 011-632-301-2000  ext 5184  or ext 5185 ) (632) 982-5555 or (632) 902-8930. ** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)   NEW EMAIL ADDRESS In order to serve our visa applicants more efficiently, we have created this new e-mail address: IVMNLAppointments@state.gov , for early appointment requests and visa scheduling issues.  Please note, however, that early appointment requests will be approved on a case to case basis (i.e., aging out cases, or in cases involving personal or medical emergencies), and only if visa interview slots are available. For other immigrant and K visa concerns, please send an e-mail to IVManilaReplies@state.gov . To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below. The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant?s last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.   Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less.  The mail size should not be more than 15 KB. Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments. Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.   my husband called yesterday and was told to just wait for 2Go to send us a text.. but my status hasnt even changed to issued..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 22:57:00
Philippines	Don't Know Why Visa Still at Administrative Processing	Feeling frustrated, it's been 20 days now since my interview. The american consul said i was approved but haven't placed my medical results on record. They actually received it last 3 days before my interview date. I'm on administrative processing because of that as stated on the form. I don't know why it takes much longer for them to review my case. Anyone here who experienced the same thing? I'm on CR 1 Visa.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 19:56:00
Philippines	CEAC STATUS: ISSUED...Waiting for our visa :-)	Good Day!   I am a K1 visa applicant with a derrived K2 applicant, we had our interview last july 23, 2013 at USEM. During our interview i was being told that my son's medical result has not been forwarded from saint lukes were we had our medical but they said, they verify saint lukes and my son is ready for interview. the consul who interviewed me and my son told me that i'm approved but they dont have my son's medical result yet but i have nothing to worry because they are the one who will follow up my son's medical result from saint lukes. after few days since we left manila i started tracking our visa through CEAC visa tracker. i was told by a friend i meet during my interview  that she saw her status at ceac and it was issued , so i've been tracking our visa too for me and for my son. one of the visa was ready and the second one was administrative processing. i assume the one that has administrative processing is my son's visa because of hes medical result that has not been forwarded to the us embassy. Then on july 31,2013 one of the visa went to issued (the ready-went issued) while the second one stay on administrative processing. i emailed saint lukes about my son's medical result, i ask them if they had forward my son's medical result to the embassy and i got a reply saying they had forward it to the embassy last july 24, 2013. i keep checking our status, yesterday august 3, 2013 both of the visa were issued.( that administrative processing went to issued) i checked it a couple of times just to make sure what i saw.. it was really issued. i closed the windows and continued chatting with my fiance, after we chat and say our goodbye's so he can go to bed. i went back   to CEAC and checked our status again. to my surprised it went back to administrative processing. but what i was wondering is.....when i saw issued there both of them have the same date it was update july 31, it was just yesterday august 3, 2013. Is anyone here encountered the same thing? please i need an opinion.....i feel like i'm riding in a roller coaster...i'm going up and down...       hello. i experienced the same thing. i was approved on my interview but then they said they have to wait for my medical results. i contacted SLEC and said they already submitted it 3 days before my interview. until now, 27th day... i'm still on AP. emailed them and called them already. they just told me to wait and there's no certainty on when this AP will be completed.   Good Day!   BTW...during my interview, the last window gave me a white paper, i believe this is a 221(g) with a checked on the box for medical examination and they put my son's name beside at the underlined blank part, then they put (direct submission)? i got confused about this, did they want me to get my son's medical result  at saint lukes and submit it directly to them? maybe this is the reason why its under AP now? but the consul told me they will be the one to follow up saint lukes? and on the bottom part, they checked and encircled the box  where is says...WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US? I'm thinking what if i misunderstood what they wrote on the paper the (direct submission)? Oh My God...i hope its not like that, they will probably think i'm not following instructions? i hope someone here can tell me if i misunderstood  the(direct submission) or not? i'm worried.....its for my son.... sorry if i'm asking a too much....i just want my son with me wherever i go....and thanks for your help.....    same here...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-07 02:40:00
Philippines	Philippines Passport Trouble	ive lost all my old id's   High School id College id   All of it.. ive lost when ive got holdup   oh sorry to hear that. maybe others can suggest.	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-07 06:08:00
Philippines	Philippines Passport Trouble	I'm from leyte... they wont accept postal id but they accept old school id... ive been having trouble this id... ive lost all my old ids last year ive been holdup. i have only 1 id left its my drivers lisense but still they dont accept it, and also have NBI Clearance and Police Clearance Waht should i do now... i would much appriciate if you advice me on this. thank you very much     do you have old college or school id? they will accept it	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-07 02:32:00
Philippines	CEAC Status	i got 221g on my interview last July 30th coz they're waiting for my SLEM release august 5, got email they received medical docs around 8:30 august 5, my ceac status change to issue around 8pm august 7, check 2go using my UID bar code found in my appointment letter, then got a letter from usem:                  Your document(s) have been collected from the US Embassy/Consulate                  The passport number being returned is EBxxxx and the airway bill for tracking is AxxxxxxxxF       i wonder what is that UID bar code? I experienced the same situation but until now im still at AP..	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-08 23:53:00
Philippines	CEAC Status	mine still at AP for 27 days now... coz of medical results.. SLEC already submitted it 3 days before my interview... and the filipino consul said they havent checked it.. kinda frustrating actually...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-07 06:18:00
Philippines	Is it time to pack my things? CEAC Status - ISSUED	congrats po! hope before this day will end i'll receive good news...	lemajeca	Male	Philippines	2013-08-15 20:07:00