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National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
so we tried calling this morning through conference call.. so when the lady told me that they have a different date in their system that's the time my fiance talked to them... Even him confirming his own birth date she still couldnt assist us and transferred us to a supervisor but unfortunately she said there was no supervisor around and she hung up on us. sad.gif So i guess if they already send the papers here to the embassy it wouldnt be our fault.. its theirs so we're thinking that I just bring his original passport with me during my interview. Either way.. it's them who committed a mistake not us.

what do you think? i guess they are really incompetent people. To think that somebody gave us our MNL case number already using the same birth date. So my fiance and I are done calling them so If i get the notice from the consul with his wrong birth date I'll just bring his passport.

Edited by melissa/martin, 26 September 2008 - 03:42 PM.

melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-26 15:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
QUOTE (kid brooklyn @ Sep 26 2008, 12:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So today, I called them to ask the status.. I got the same response... 'oh you got his birth date wrong and can't give out info" I was like again... 'he just called you guys last night and told you the same thing and he got our MNL case number' and the lady said.. 'im sorry but its not right in our system cant give out more info'

If I was that lady at NVC, I would have said "Since your fiance got what you needed last night... why are you STILL calling? goodbye"

Jeez... it seems a lot of people on here have a serious case of OCD.




I know what you are trying to say... I'm just frustrated because we waited for more than two months to even have our papers reach NVC, so please try to understand if i got paranoid when they told me they have a different birth date in their system. We just don't want another delay. We filed January and we are just reaching NVC now.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 11:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
happy.gif that could be it! Thank you for the replies!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 11:16:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
thank you trail mix for your reply.... there is no way that i would have my fiance's date of birth incorrect. It's impossible. I think to confirm this... I will just wait til my fiance gets home today and i will call them and then let him listen and once im done I will have him call them. If they say yes to him and no to me with the same date of birth... then...It will be confirmed.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 11:10:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
it all started when i called them first using the CIS receipt number to get our MNL case number. So they said...'oh you got his date of birth incorrect and you need him to call us to verify' and i was like yey! finally NVC got it after 2 months of waiting! So my fiance called them (I was listening through yahoo) told them the same thing and he got the MNL case number and was told that its on its way to here.

So today, I called them to ask the status.. I got the same response... 'oh you got his birth date wrong and can't give out info" I was like again... 'he just called you guys last night and told you the same thing and he got our MNL case number' and the lady said.. 'im sorry but its not right in our system cant give out more info'


Confusing isn't it?
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melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
the second one... just because im not the petitioner. I'll try calling them later after his work so he can listen and let him call them when im done.... if they say no to me and yes to him with the same birth date.. then it will be confirmed. I just really hope it's not the case because it will really make me feel bad.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:33:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
well i guess i'll try calling them later then him.. if i they say no to me and yes to him with the same date of birth.. then it will be confirmed discrimination. I'll keep you posted. Thank you for your replies!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
I just cant help but to feel bad. oh boy.... -sigh-
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:27:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
oh no its ok really smile.gif I was just wondering why they kept on telling me that i got it wrong. I couldnt help but to think that they are trying to discriminate me. What do you think? I mean.. if they dont or cant give out info they better say it straight off rather than telling me i got it wrong...just my opinion.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:22:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
every time that I call NVC they told me that i have his year of birth incorrect but when he called... he had no problems. his birthdate is 04-30-1970.. so i said his year of birth is 1970 i even said it like 1-9-7-0
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:17:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
hello donna-marie. What dates are you implying?
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 10:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
QUOTE (YMR @ Sep 25 2008, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't know how you write the dates in your country but remember that dates on English are this format: month-day-year. Here in my country is day-month-year. So I had to invert the order of day and month in order to have the info correct when you call them.

Good luck



thank you for the response YMR.. his birth date is 04-30-1970, they kept on telling me i had the year wrong then i thought it must be my pronunciation so i said 1-9-7-0.. still wrong. I was like "what?, why would it be wrong?" my fiance called them last night and told them the same thing and he had no problem at all. Its always me that can't get through .. every time that I called.. they always tell me i have it wrong.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 09:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
QUOTE (payxibka @ Sep 25 2008, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not discrimination as far as I know. You have no legal authority therefore you cannot give or get information



i think you are right.. oh well.. i wouldn't let this thing get to me. They could have just told me straight that i cant get or give information rather than telling me I had his birth date wrong. My fiance and I told them the same birth date but he had no problem. I only wanted to ask if they sent it here.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 09:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)NVC is weird! Is this a form of discrimination?
I called NVC several times yesterday and the day before to ask for a case number and also to ask if the papers had been sent here in Manila, but they kept on telling me that I had a wrong date of birth for my fiance. Then my fiance called NVC last night and and he had no problem at all... He got the Manila Case Number. He said the same birth date that I told them. I was listening when he called NVC.

And just now i called NVC again to ask if they already sent the papers to the embassy here.. yet again.. I was told that my fiance's birth date that i told them is incorrect. Does it sound weird to you? Are they just not giving me information just because im not the petitioner? Does this happen to you? I know my fiance's date of birth and there is no way that i could be wrong and he told them the same thing last night when he called and got more information.

Is this a form of discrimination?

-sigh-
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 09:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWhy is that US Embassy Manila only accepts PLDT subscribers?
hello guys.. just asking coz i cant seem to call US embassy here in Manila coz I dont have a PLDT landline. Is there a way to call them if you dont have PLDT landline? I tried calling their international number from Skype but they dont entertain you when they found out that you are just calling from the Philippines coz you have to call this number 19091017878 if you are local. Their international numbers is the only one working for me to call them from my computer.

Just curious... Why do they only accept PLDT subscribers with IDD and NDD features? Now im having a hard time on how and where to call them. I only have Globe landline.


Thanks!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-19 14:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan i schedule my interview now?
QUOTE (shacouye @ Sep 25 2008, 05:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
visit http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3230.html. u can download instructions and also Delbros account # and there instructions. ( sorry i didnt bring me now my delbros account)



is it better to just schedule my interview and pay delbros after I received the papers?
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 05:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan i schedule my interview now?
QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (EMOTION @ Sep 25 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello guys! thank god our paperworks finally was sent and left NVC and it's on the way to the consulate here. I already have a Manila case number but i don't have the papers yet coz it was sent from NVC last monday. I just want to ask if its ok to call US embassy Manila to schedule my interview? even though i dont have the papers yet?


Thank you!


-melissa/martin-


Sis, call for interview you pay the call center or PLDT
NOT IN METRO BANK



oh i see coz i have been reading threads here that i should go to metro bank and pay delbros... do i just go there? im really confused as of the moment.




Oh i called US Embassy Manila today. They told me they don't have our papers yet. It was sent from NVC last monday and she said she can't schedule my interview until it arrives. Guess there's nothing i can do til it arrives then?
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 04:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan i schedule my interview now?
QUOTE (EMOTION @ Sep 25 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello guys! thank god our paperworks finally was sent and left NVC and it's on the way to the consulate here. I already have a Manila case number but i don't have the papers yet coz it was sent from NVC last monday. I just want to ask if its ok to call US embassy Manila to schedule my interview? even though i dont have the papers yet?


Thank you!


-melissa/martin-


Sis, call for interview you pay the call center or PLDT
NOT IN METRO BANK



oh i see coz i have been reading threads here that i should go to metro bank and pay delbros... do i just go there? im really confused as of the moment.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 03:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan i schedule my interview now?
QUOTE (shacouye @ Sep 25 2008, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes u can.... good.gif anyway u can reschedule it.
but my advice much better u will call the embassy if ur already done paying DELBROS(for the document verification... atleast 1 month before ur interview date or else this may cause visa approval delays). visit USEM website for the documents needed to bring during interview/and for further instructions, paid the K1 form. anyway scheduling for interview is easy. all u need is the case #. star_smile.gif calling the embassy will cost 55php/min.
Dont forget to pray. God do answers prayers. Good Luck!




Thank you! but im confused.. where should i pay DELBROS?
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 03:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncan i schedule my interview now?
hello guys! thank god our paperworks finally was sent and left NVC and it's on the way to the consulate here. I already have a Manila case number but i don't have the papers yet coz it was sent from NVC last monday. I just want to ask if its ok to call US embassy Manila to schedule my interview? even though i dont have the papers yet?


Thank you!


-melissa/martin-
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-09-25 02:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionquestion about passport and medical
thanks spartan.. i had my medical yesterday and it was like a jungle there. There was a lot of people and not enough staff to accommodate us. I got there around 6:30AM and i got out at 9PM. They didn't ask for anything about my surgery, though i told them about it. I'll have to come back on monday for my results. smile.gif I hope there's no jungle on Monday!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-07 06:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionquestion about passport and medical
oh i see thanks envy me... i'll just bring the receipts and all the evidence that i did the surgery. My fiance told me that getting a medical certificate from my cardiologist is not necessary since USEM does not accept any other results other than Saint Lukes and that the purpose that I'm going there is because they need to examine me if I'm fit to travel.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-04 13:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionquestion about passport and medical
hi I just want to ask if they are gonna get my passport during my medical? Are they the ones gonna forward it to the embassy during my interview? Because it says on the requirement that I have to bring my passport during the interview. Also I have a open heart surgery last 2007 atrial septal defect, would that make a problem? or should i just bring all the evidence that I did the surgery?

Just curious smile.gif


Thank you.
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-04 08:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionconfuse about delbros document verification
Agree ako sayo nbjsb.. They work too slow here. I just hope they dont need DV anymore then it would be much better for us!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-17 15:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionconfuse about delbros document verification
hello to everybody here on visajourney! Please enlighten me about how the delbros document verification works. I paid mine last Sep 29, 2008 which is one month before my interview.. I paid them even though i havent had my interview scheduled and just texted them about my payment on Oct 3, 2008 after scheduling my interview.

But im not sure how they work. Just recently, I texted them to ask the status and the reply was "we already confirmed your payment for doc. verification on Oct 3, 2008 we are still waiting for your verification form to be forwarded by the embassy, Thanks" So does it mean the embassy here will forward them some kind of my papers and they will verify it then it will be forwarded back to the embassy? what is the NSO role on those?


I also heard that document verification is a delay too for those who are waiting for their visas.


Thank you!
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-15 08:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMy interview will be on Oct 29. I'm getting really nervous!
thank you! by the way.. i just took our ym voicechat screenshots. I hope I'm all set smile.gif
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-26 13:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionMy interview will be on Oct 29. I'm getting really nervous!
hello everybody! I'm really getting nervous and have been having sleepless nights because my interview date is coming! Finally after the long wait.. It's all coming now. I'm done with my medical and they have my passport and already paid Delbros one month before my interview.

This is all I have see if I forget anything
ds 156 2pcs
ds 156k 2pcs
ds 157 2pcs with bank verification
lots of 2x2 pictures with white background

birth certificate (NSO)
NBI
police clearance (I been to hongkong for 3 days, but still i got this for sure)
CENOMAR (NSO)

I-134 affidavit of support (notarized)
W2 2006, 2007
letter of employment
CA income tax return 2006, 2007
Individual Tax return 2006, 2007
his bank accounts statement
his stocks (from work)
addtl taxes on qualified plans and other tax favored accounts 2006, 2007

divorce paper (all of it)
the original NOA1, NOA2, NVC received and sent, consulate received and my appointment letter
then we got a copy of everything we submitted for RFE
letter of intent

hotel bookings, reservations and receipts
his passport with stamps from his first visit to his fifth visit
our pictures with my family and with his brother
several emails ( we dont really email because we always chat)
chats (i got like 35pages of it)
several western union receipts
gift certificates receipts for my birthday
engagement ring receipt (for the both of us)
my engagement ring
receipts for every packages he sent me ordered online (flowers, stuffed bears and chocolates)


We are trying to get the phone logs but he apparently forgets his sprint password and I cant seem to print our voice chats on yahoo messenger. Do you think my evidences are enough? Thank you! I'm really nervous though...
melissa/martinFemalePhilippines2008-10-26 12:30:00