Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	packet 4 for Filipino september interviewees?	hi my interview is set on the 11th of sept, didnt rcv packet 4 yet either. called embassy and girl told me it was already sent july 13. not sure where they mailed it, not able to asked where, hope to call again to know where. but in case we dont get it, how do we get our appt letter. oh by the way, embassy website is not updated as to our schedule so i am not sure where to get the appt letter. hope someone here knows where we can get the appt letter. thanks God bless all hi regie, i suggest you call the embassy again and ask when and where your packet was sent. i called the embassy yesterday morning (monday) and lorraine said it was sent out (meaning: forwarded to DHL) only last Thursday, July 26. This confused me because when i called a few weeks ago, she said the packet was already sent out last July 13. I guess "SENT OUT" has many meanings . anyway, lorraine told me to wait a couple more days and guess what, i got it this afternoon. The DHL guy delivered it. i hope you get yours soon!	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-07-31 04:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	packet 4 for Filipino september interviewees?	hi there, wow.. I am just 1 day ahead of you. My medical appointment is on August 28 and interview on Sept 4 did you receive your packet already? i am still waiting for mine to arrive...i hope it gets here soon.	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-07-28 00:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	packet 4 for Filipino september interviewees?	hi there fellow VJers from the Philippines. Has anybody scheduled for interview this September received packet 4 already?	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-07-27 22:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Petition Approval Problem if the the Petitioner is a Naturalized US Citizen	no need to worry. my petitioner was born in the Philippines, moved to the US in 1987 and naturalized in 2001. we didn't have any problem at all, our NOA2 was issued in 85 days! - khay Edited by tigbok, 09 August 2007 - 09:30 AM.	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-08-09 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	hi everyone, most of you now may be busy preparing for the interview but let me share the good news that we finally got our dates! August 29 (medical) and September 5 (interview). I've been quietly lurking this forum for the past weeks and was kinda 'jealous' that most of you made it to the June approval wave. For some reason, it took almost one month for our papers to travel from USCIS to NVC and finally reached the US embassy June 18 and therefore didn't make it to the June 12 cut-off. Anyway, we have our dates and i'm happy. Just a bit sad that i couldn't join your "bonding" hehehe... Goodluck to all of you and please do share your interview experience. khay	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-07-16 11:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	CFO done.....got my certificates... Summary I arrived at St. Mary's in Cebu for the guidance and counseling at 7:15 A.M. and I am 8th on the list. They will accept 15 only. We were ushered inside the office at exactly 7:30 A.M. We were called one by one. Once called, submit photocopies of my and fiance's birth certificates, passports, (include marriage contract if married). I presented also original copies of these documents together with my 2 valid IDs with photographs. A form was given for me to fill-up. Once done, submitted and paid Php 250.00. Was called again for a picture shoot using a webcam. The picture will be printed on the blue certificate (like the NBI clearance). After all 15 are done, as a group we were ushered inside a room for orientation or guidance and counseling which ends at 12:00 noon. Afternoon session was the one on one counseling. If counselors finds you OK, you will get your blue certificate. I received my blue certificate at 3: 15 P.M. Next stop was CFO office (rode a taxi). CFO: Make sure to photocopy your blue certificate and the receipt of the Php 250.00 from St. Mary's. I submitted my photocopies and presented the original copies at the counter. Paid Php 400.00 and wait...minutes later, I received my white certificate (looks white). If you already had your visa, they will stamp or put a sticker next/beside your visa/passport. I don't have my visa yet. I will come back to CFO to register once I will have my visa and show to them my certificates from St. Mary's and CFO as proof that I have completed the seminar....then they will stamp/put sticker to my visa/passport. Arrived home at 4:30 P.M.....totally exhausted! But it was fun and I really enjoyed the guidance and counseling at St. Mary's. Talked and shared stories with the ladies too. thanks for sharing your CFO seminar experience Bernie4Bien will inquire about it at the PRISM office here in Manila and also get this thing done and over with so i don't have to worry about it later. khay	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-15 09:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	i think the answer under item 11 of I134 is: N/A (K1 visa process for permanent residence). Checkout the visajourney example form http://www.visajourn...xp-04-30-07.pdf anybody who has a different answer? TIGBOK (khay) Edited by tigbok, 14 June 2007 - 12:50 AM.	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-14 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	Hi there! congrats and goodluck to those who already have their medical & interview dates! What numbers did you call? What's the online site? check your case in this site: http://203.177.135.1...tment/login.asp big thanks! i checked the site but our case is not yet found it's ok, you guys are about a week ahead of us so maybe next week will be our turn. - tigbok (khay)	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-13 02:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	Hi there! congrats and goodluck to those who already have their medical & interview dates! What numbers did you call? What's the online site?	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-13 01:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	looks like there's many of us phil-am feb filers okay i'm going to have a list of us so we can track our status: -------NAME---------------------NOA1---------------NOA2-------------INTERVIEW DATE 1)REA-------------------------02/01/07-----------05/01/07-------------WAITING 2)BERNIE4BIEN--------------02/01/07-----------05/01/07-------------WAITING 3)JOANBILL-------------------02/17/07-----------05/02/07------------WAITING 4)2HEARTS1BEAT------------02/05/07-----------05/03/07------------WAITING 5)NOVELYN&GRAGG---------02/07/07-----------05/10/07-------------WAITING 6)SHARON AUSTIN-----------02/27/07----------05/14/07-------------WAITING 7)TIGBOK---------------------02/16/07----------05/14/07-------------WAITING 8)MORAN----------------------02/13/07----------05/15/07-------------WAITING 9)GRACE NINO----------------02/21/07----------05/24/07-------------WAITING 10)REGIE------------------------03/05/07----------05/24/07-------------WAITING gosh, bernie and bien we exactly have the same timeline, noa1 and noa2 i hope we both have the same interview date too goodluck to all of us and keep updating your timeline hi rea, so nice of you to make this list! this will really help a lot in keeping us updated of each other's status. just a correction: we got our NOA2 May 9 and not May 14. if you could kindly edit the list, please? thanks so much! by the way, has anyone of u already attended the CFO seminar? someone told me i can already attend even if i don't have an interview date yet. TIGBOK (khay)	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-12 11:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	hi, our case left NVC last june 6 and is now on its way to USE-Manila. i'm hoping (and praying) to receive my packet 3 by end of this month. do i panic now or wait till i receive my instructions? - khay	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-06-09 05:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Phil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers	hi there, fellow Feb filers...count us in! We got our NOA2 last May 9, took 85 days...no touches. so what's everyone doing so far after NOA2? any updates? papa fhel will be coming to Manila next week and we're quite "lazy" to do any research on what's next. we just want to enjoy the few days we have together. B) keep us posted of your activities, please... khay	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-05-18 22:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	x-ray waiver during medical (pregnant)	Hi? is there anybody here from the Philippines who was pregnant during the medical exam and did not undergo x-ray? I was at St. Luke's yesterday (i'm 14 weeks pregnant) and the nurses informed me that i have to wear an abdominal shield during the procedure but they could not guarantee that it's 100% safe so i did not take it. However, they also said that "most" pregnant women they encountered agreed to take it. Will my x-ray waiver be a problem during the interview? Edited by tigbok, 22 August 2007 - 06:11 PM.	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-08-22 18:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How long is it taking to get packets out of the PI Embassy	B)--> QUOTE(Bill B @ Nov 23 2007, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [quote name='tigbok' post='1348813' date='Nov 21 2007, 03:18 PM'][quote name='Longwait2' post='1346757' date='Nov 21 2007, 10:45 AM']I just called the Embassy in PI and they said they received our packet from NVC yesterday. How long is it taking them to set up the appointments and send the paperwork packets to the finance? Anyone know? [/quote] as far as i know and based on our own experience and "research" when we were still doing the K-1 process, the Philippine embassy only issues interview/medical appointment ONCE a month and that is during the 2nd week of each month, usually on the 12th or 13th of each month. This means if the embassy did not receive your papers before that cut-off, most likely you will be included in the scheduled release of appointments the following month. So its not really an issue of how many days or weeks your papers have been received, it's whether you made it to the monthly cut-off that matters. in our case, our papers were received by the embassy June 18 (we missed the June 12 cut-off) and we got our appointment dates the following month, July 13. So my suggestion now since you did not make it to the November cut-off is for you to stay cool and relax and call again by the 2nd week of December. As for the packet, your fiance will receive it at least one month before the Embassy Interview date. [/quote] Hello, When I called the embassy the other day, they told me this is not the case there anymore..."the Philippine embassy only issues interview/medical appointment ONCE a month and that is during the 2nd week of each month, usually on the 12th or 13th of each month. This means if the embassy did not receive your papers before that cut-off, most likely you will be included in the scheduled release of appointments the following month." They also told me they do K-1 interviews Monday through Friday now and used to only do them on Fridays. [/quote] Well it's good to hear that the embassy is working double-time now...i hope it's true to verify this, i wonder how many filers got their interview dates this month? and when exactly did they receive their appointments? either the embassy is working harder now or they only changed the cut-off date as for the interviews, yes they do it all days of the week. my interview day was Wednesday. good luck to all of you guys! 0 Our K-1 Journey I-129F sent to CSC via USPS.........13 Feb 2007 NOA1.........................................16 Feb 2007 NOA1 hardcopy...........................22 Feb 2007 NOA2!(thru email).......................9 May 2007 NOA2 hardcopy...........................14 May 2007 received by NVC...........................5 June 2007 petition left NVC for USE Manila......8 June 2007 received hardcopy of NVC letter.....9 June 2007 received by US Embassy Manila.....18 June 2007 Packet 4 Received ......................31 July 2007 Early Medical Exam......................22-23 August 2007 Interview appointment.................5 September 2007 arrival in the US (POE: SFO)...........4 October 2007 WEDDING!..................................26 October 2007 AOS mailed I-485 and I-765................18 December 2007 NOAs for I-485 and I-765.............26 December 2007 biometrics appointment...............15 January 2008 EAD card received.......................18 February 2008 AOS interview in San Francisco.....30 May 2008 approved!!! "Welcome to America!" letter received in the mail.....................6 June 2008 Green card arrived in the mail......11 June 2008 YES!!! our interview experience Back to top	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-11-24 15:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How long is it taking to get packets out of the PI Embassy	QUOTE (Longwait2 @ Nov 21 2007, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just called the Embassy in PI and they said they received our packet from NVC yesterday. How long is it taking them to set up the appointments and send the paperwork packets to the finance? Anyone know? as far as i know and based on our own experience and "research" when we were still doing the K-1 process, the Philippine embassy only issues interview/medical appointment ONCE a month and that is during the 2nd week of each month, usually on the 12th or 13th of each month. This means if the embassy did not receive your papers before that cut-off, most likely you will be included in the scheduled release of appointments the following month. So its not really an issue of how many days or weeks your papers have been received, it's whether you made it to the monthly cut-off that matters. in our case, our papers were received by the embassy June 18 (we missed the June 12 cut-off) and we got our appointment dates the following month, July 13. So my suggestion now since you did not make it to the November cut-off is for you to stay cool and relax and call again by the 2nd week of December. As for the packet, your fiance will receive it at least one month before the Embassy Interview date. Edited by tigbok, 21 November 2007 - 03:21 PM.	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-11-21 15:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February Filers!	hi! joining in as february filer too! we sent our I-129F to CSC last February 13 which was received the next day signed for by 'Takeo'. We didn't even know about the new forms, glad we made it before the 18th! cheque's been cashed already. it's been 8 days, we hope to get our NOA1 real soon. good luck to us all! khay	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-02-22 07:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February Filers!	I'm sending out our packet registered mail on Monday after work. Have some serious business at Kinko's today to get boarding passes and color photos copied! Luckily kitkat gave us a heads up that the new I129F form is now ready. Anyone else??? Good luck! I just filed last Friday and used the old I-129F as it's good until Feb. 18, 2007. Still, I have checked the USPS site 4 times already Get there! Get there!	khay	Female	Philippines	2007-02-22 06:45:00
Philippines	St. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough	thank you again! i got both from my fiance yesterday so i'm all set! i think i'll go tomorrow do you think it's better to go in the morning or afternoon?	gene and mai	Female	Philippines	2010-03-23 00:29:00
Philippines	St. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough	thank you so much!!! your walkthrough is really a tremendous help to me. now i'm more confident oh yeah one more question pala. regarding the MNL case number. do i need to have a copy of the NVC letter or is it ok if i just know the case number?	gene and mai	Female	Philippines	2010-03-22 00:06:00
Philippines	St. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough	hi! i know medyo stupid question pero i just want to make sure i understood everything right. do you need to have a schedule for the interview na before you schedule your medical? kasi SLMCEC will forward your passport to them after you pass your medical di ba. so i'm assuming you have to have an interview appointment na din. or else baka itapon nila passport mo at medical results pag natanggap nila sa embassy hehehe....	gene and mai	Female	Philippines	2010-03-21 22:19:00
Philippines	Anyone tried to have advance medical at SLEC recently?	Hi apple, when is your interview day?   I don't have an interview schedule yet.  Would probably get it end of October.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-09-21 20:22:00
Philippines	Anyone tried to have advance medical at SLEC recently?	did the medicals last tuesday Sept 17 but i got the Oct 25 appointment schedule and since it took only a day for me to do the medical i rescheduled my appointment to an earlier date. i don't know how advance you want it to be but they will ask NVC letter or appointment letter for that.   I have the letter (email) from NVC stating my MNL case number.  I also called SLEC and that's what they told me to bring along with the other requirements.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-09-20 21:34:00
Philippines	Anyone tried to have advance medical at SLEC recently?	NVC letter with the MNL #  I have this.      The interview isn't scheduled yet?   Not yet.  My case is still in process at NVC.  Waiting to be case complete because I got a checklist for the Affidavit of Support.     My PD is already current though.  I just can't shake the possibility of taking the dreaded sputum off my head.   Edited by apple21, 19 September 2013 - 10:50 PM.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-09-19 22:49:00
Philippines	Anyone tried to have advance medical at SLEC recently?	What were the documents asked if there's no interview letter yet?  NOA1? NOA2?    Thanks.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-09-19 22:21:00
Philippines	Interview Yesterday - I have some questions please...	Approved. Congrats!	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-03 19:54:00
Philippines	Got a HIT on NBI CLEARANCE	You're not the only person in the entire country who has a hit. I have a hit but never had a problem in getting an NBI clearance. I have to wait 10 working days to get it though. Just relax.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-02-25 20:16:00
Philippines	Im already in the US..What's next?	So far, the timeline to get the GC is 4 weeks or longer.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-03 20:50:00
Philippines	Im already in the US..What's next?	Did you pay the immigrant fee of $165?	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-03 16:38:00
Philippines	Phil Passport	You should have put FILIPINO-AMERICAN in the application for marriage license if he holds both US and Phil passports BUT if he only holds a US passport it should be AMERICAN only.  Maybe you can have it corrected with the LCR.  Show proof of US citizenship plus the Legal Capacity to Marry.   Not putting American in the marriage certificate might cause issues when he files i-130 petition for you. Edited by apple21, 21 January 2014 - 11:37 AM.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-21 11:33:00
Philippines	Phil Passport	You need to attend CFO because once DFA sees that your husband has foreign citizenship, it will be a requirement.   Regarding the ID cards, I think you can still use the old ones and in ADDITION you must present your original NSO marriage certificate and birth certificate.   What I did before is, I brought my voter's ID (maiden name), new driver's license (married name), original NSO BC and MC.   It would be nice if you can renew your DL into married name, at least you have an ID that bears your married name aside from your passport (and I think it's the fastest ID that can be renewed  )	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-14 13:39:00
Philippines	Medical & US Embassy Interview for Minor child	Hi everyone,   Allow me to ask those who may have a first hand information on my question:   Will minor children be allowed to be accompanied by another family member  inside St. Luke & the US embassy in Manila?  ( Say for example my Aunt )     Thank you!       I am wondering with the US Embassy in Manila if they will allow my aunt to go inside with my son.   thank you so much!!   Yes on both counts (based on my personal experience).	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-05 11:21:00
Philippines	K2 visa requirements needed at the interview(US Embassy-Manila)	Yes, nothing is needed from the father.  As long as they were NEVER married, the illegitimate child belongs with the mother.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2013-08-13 22:45:00
Philippines	Pre-Testing for upcoming medical	So if they do the sputum what will that consist of and how long if any are we delayed?   She will be required to go back to SLEC for 3 consecutive days to give the sputum sample then add another 2 months for sputum culture.  If the result is negative, the vaccines will be given and she can proceed to the interview.   If result is positive, add 6 months of TB treatment.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-05 13:03:00
Philippines	Pre-Testing for upcoming medical	I had slight pneumonia back in 2009 and was prescribed to take antibiotics.  I was subjected to xray and the doctor saw little "dots" on my right lung.   That's the reason I did advance medical at SLEC because I was afraid something might show up on my chest xray.  Thank God everything went fine.  I didn't bother having a prior xray from another hospital/clinic because it's the xray that SLEC conducts that matter.    Anyway, 3rd party xrays are often times disregarded by SLEC.     I know someone who had an xray from a lab prior to the medical and results were "clear" but when he went to SLEC his xray was "suspicious" so he was subjected to do sputum.  He never had any medical history or any issue concerning his lungs.  He doesn't smoke too.   It's a 50-50 chance basically. Edited by apple21, 05 February 2014 - 11:59 AM.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-05 11:58:00
Philippines	PLSSSS share your 221g timeline	The CENOMAR (Advisory on Marriages) is often times required for a spousal visa applicant because the embassy wants to double check that they didn't get married to another person after they have married their petitioner.   In my case, I have a fresh CENOMAR (AoM) during my interview but the pre-screener and consul didn't ask for it.  I didn't submit it to NVC as well.   But there were 2 people during the interview that I spoke with and they got 221g for the CENOMAR (AoM).  One was F2A and the other IR category.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-02-05 12:18:00
Philippines	Changing last name after marriage	I'm not sure for the right order but you can change her name on her:   - Philippine passport   - Social Security   - State ID/Driver's License   - GC   Always present her original NSO birth certificate and NSO marriage certificate to prove legal name change. Edited by apple21, 29 January 2014 - 12:05 PM.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-29 12:04:00
Philippines	Expedited now waiting NVC receipt	yeah the waiting for f2b is very very long.... my only hope for this is for the supreme court to finally allow aged out children of f4 petition to retain their parents old priority date... keeping my fingers crossed! :-( I know how you feel. My husband was from F2B too. We continued normally with our life until his PD became current. We had 3 children along the way and they were able to immigrate with him so the 10 year wait was worth it coz all four of them benefited from it.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-15 14:52:00
Philippines	Expedited now waiting NVC receipt	so this is limited to certain categories only? i thought this is applicable to all   Yes.  Available for IR and K categories (immediate relatives/fiancee of US citizens) and F2A whose PD are current.   Waiting time for F2B Philippines is 10-11 years. Edited by apple21, 15 January 2014 - 01:09 PM.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-15 13:06:00
Philippines	Expedited now waiting NVC receipt	thanks for the response guys. i have some few questions, assuming that uscis expedited the process and forwarded the case to nvc, i was petioned under f2b category (above 21, unmarried, son of lpr) if nvc will give me a priority date for me will i be able to get visa eventhough the priority date is not current yet per the visa bulletin? would it be possible?   No.  For F2B your PD must be current in order to be given an interview schedule.  You are not included in the expedite cases because your category is bound by visa limitations.  Sorry.   FYI:  USCIS gives the priority date because the PD is the date they received the i-130 filed by your petitioner.  NVC is the one who assigns the case numbers.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-15 12:10:00
Philippines	What's the best way to send a laptop to the Phils?	Never use USPS when sending stuff to the Philippines.	apple21	Female	Philippines	2014-01-29 11:10:00