Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Interview date set	Congrats !!!...... As Hank would say...."Time to Rock and Roll" !!!   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-14 16:39:00
Philippines	Understanding how to track your approved Visa/Passport	U.S. Department of State NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION Administrative Processing Application ID or Case Number: MNL2----------- 01 MNL Case Creation Date: 13-Aug-2013 Status Updated Date: 14-Aug-2013     Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved after administrative processing, your passport will be delivered by our contracted courier to the address you specified when you booked your interview.          ......................   .........getting excited.......     Me tooooooooooo !!!! Ok, so what does this mean as stated above.....   "This processing can take several weeks" !!!!!   cjmc Edited by cjmc, 14 August 2013 - 05:40 PM.	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-14 17:39:00
Philippines	LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP	What a great time we live in with all the technology... very good statement.    Anyone remember when technology was a phone with a "party line" ?       Yup...we are showing our age Hank !!!!    cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-18 13:37:00
Philippines	LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP	I believe also that a LTR can strengthen your relationship, in most cases, you learn how to communicate with your partner through necessity.     Since Dahlia and I started our relationship, we have used almost all the available types of communications....... email, Facebook, texting, phone calls, Skype, Viber, and even a SAT Phone and SAT internet....what a great time we currently live in with all this great technology. We spend hours and hours together everyday :-).   Also, because of these great ways of communicating, when we have been able to be together during the 5 trips I have made to the Philippines in the last 9 months, it has been like we have been together the whole time, the transition from "not being together" to "being together" has been great and the physical contact then just brings us even closer together......   My good friend Bill, who has been married to Dahlia's older sister for over 18 yrs has shared with us what it was like back when they first met. They were writing each other letters everyday, and Bill's phone bill averaged over $500 per month, communicating by mail with weeks before delivery must have been a challenge...but we do what we need to do !!!   Dahlia and I use Skype most of the time, we both have MacBook Pro's with wifi on both ends and also at my office. This system has allowed us to be with each other for hrs and hrs everyday. With normal verbal conversation along with visual support, it has made it possible to be in each others lives the best you can without physically being together.   I am usually up at 4:00 am here in Seattle which is 7:00 pm in Angeles City....so we usually get 3 plus hours in before she goes to bed. Then when she gets up in the morning around 7-8:00 am, I am there waiting for her and we talk and share well into my evening.   We Skype while eating, when in bed....... :-) watching each other go to sleep....with our families for functions, birthdays, holidays, doing projects around the house, and even at my office.     One day, I wanted Dahlia to meet everyone in my office, so I set up my MacBook Pro at the front office door and she greeted everyone as they came to work.....wow !!! what a great experience. I have toured her around my office so she could see what it is like, also my home and the area around it.    Because of Skype and all the hours we have been able to visit with each other, we feel very connected and educated about each other in all aspects of life...it has certainly played a big role in being able to move our relationship forward in a positive way.   We have often said that when she gets here physically with me, that every once in a while.....we can go to separate rooms and Skype each other for old times sake....    Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-18 11:54:00
Philippines	Manila flooding - Embassy status?	More storm updates.....pray for those that are in the flood zones.....!!!!   http://newsinfo.inqu...her-intensifies   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-18 14:30:00
Philippines	Manila flooding - Embassy status?	Probably a good day for an interview if you can make it and the Embassy is open....I am sure lots of people will not be showing up :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-18 10:43:00
Philippines	Philippines--CFO and GC Certificate and Visa sticker	SIGH.....OK...I GUESS I AM FINALLY CONVINCED..... THIS PROCESS IS RIDICULOUSLY LONG....THANKS us govt.....CANNOT DO ANYTHING EXPEDITIOUSLY ...!   Seems like the "illegal" way is much easier.....just get her somehow, wait long enough and our government will just bless you to be able to stay here!!!!!   Our government does nothing well !!! except screw us all over....!!!!!, sorry !!! off topic    Cheers !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-19 13:50:00
USCIS Service Centers	IR1/CR1	We're relatively new here but reading topics gave us a load of information never known to us before VJ. We know that processing times differ whether your CR1/IR1 is a stand alone petition or if there are other factors like kids and whatnot but what we noticed is that in general, K1 visa filers have been approved..say processed faster compared to I-130 in general.   Welcome to VJ....you are certainly correct, lots of information here....start digging and ask questions if you are in doubt of anything.   Good luck on your journey !!!   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-21 16:46:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC June 2013 - K1 filers	Our NOA2 was also approved on June 13th....nothing from NVC so far, I sent them an email yesterday.	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-21 18:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	How to call to NVC?	Hello Everyone,   Trying to call NVC and if there is no connection. phoned last week and today, and they are not available. What's going on NVC? I was sent the DS_230 and I was curious if everything was good and that they have received my paper, however, after more than a month.     I called them this morning as soon as they were open at 7:30 am....no problem, had to only wait about 5 min and then I was talking to an operator.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-15 11:14:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	The Waiting room for fiancé visa case number is it 10 days or 20	NOA2 came on June 13th....I called NVC and they told me....15 business days for them to receive the file, but yet some have already received their case numbers from the June 13th notice....who knows what the deal is....we are waiting on our government :-)   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-24 17:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	The Waiting room for fiancé visa case number is it 10 days or 20	I really think the amount of time to get the case number is a moving target.....depending on how many files they have to process...I received the NOA2 on June 13th and have not heard anything yet....I will start calling next week.   From what I am reading, by getting your case number by calling and not waiting for the official notification, will allow you to start moving forward...working on your medical would be the next big step. As soon as you have that case number....you can pay the Visa fee's, start working on your medical and interview date....   Good luck to everyone !!!!   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-22 08:52:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC General Information	Just called NVC trying to get a case #.....Our NOA2 was approved on 6/13/13   The nice lady told me that it is taking 15 business days for NVC to receive the package for processing....ok...hurry up and wait....!!!!   Cheers,   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-24 17:11:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC General Information	Hi AgnieszkaS- Looks like it just takes a few days to get from the USCIS to the NVC and a few days then to send it off to the Embassy.... I am now waiting for the same next step just like you are :-)   Good luck !!!   Cheers !!!	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-19 13:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Petitioner Attending the Interview	I am also planning on attending the interview with my fiancé in the Philippines....I feel that the support shows really good intent and the willingness to participate in such an important part of immigration...would not miss it !!! It truly starts a new beginning of the relationship, what a great time to spend together..... :-)	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-21 20:09:00
Philippines	After NOA2 Approved - Preparing for FORMS	Hi Dustin- I just sent an email off to the NVC....we will see what happens :-)   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-20 15:46:00
Philippines	After NOA2 Approved - Preparing for FORMS	Hi Dustin- Hopefully the CA Service Center is quicker than Vermont :-)   Thanks for the info....every little bit helps !!!   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-20 15:35:00
Philippines	After NOA2 Approved - Preparing for FORMS	We received our NOA2 on 6/13/13...from what I am reading, I can call the NVC to get our MNL case number eventually and do not have to wait for an official notification from the Manila Embassy....How long should I wait to start making that phone call based on current processing times ??   Once I have the MNL case number....can I then have my fiancé pay the application fee.....once that is done,  can we start working on an interview appointment date.....??   Can my fiancé get her CFO done at any time before the interview or do we again have to wait for the MNL case number...??   Thanks for any help on this....so much to understand and learn and I want to be prepared so there is no wasted time :-)   Cheers,   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-20 15:13:00
Philippines	Anybody noticed a slow down at NVC	Wow !!! I hope that long wait is not really true......   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-06-20 16:30:00
Philippines	Appointment Letter from US Embassy Manila	We did it all online.  As soon as I got the MNL number, I booked away.  Funny thing though, I flew over for the interview, and came back home after a few days.  I checked my mail and there was the confirmation letter from the embassy.  Oh well...better late than never, right?   My faince arrived yesterday!!!!   Wow !!! Congratulations....how are things going now that your love has arrived ??? :-)   Curt	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-07 12:12:00
Philippines	NBI Clearance ??	We just received our case number and are now starting on the rest of the information we need to move our process forward.   I am hearing a few things about a "NBI Clearance" that is also needed.   I cannot seem to nail down any clear information about that and I am told it is not the same as the "Police Clearance" could someone point me in the right direction for this....   Thanks so much for any help you can throw at me....I thought I had this figured out....ugggg !!!   Sincerely,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-08 15:47:00
Philippines	Scheduling the interview.....Help Please !!!!	Priority date is as noted by April n Gary and as listed in my link, it the received date on your NOA1... relax, read slowly.    No you do not need to wait until you get the notification from NVC....   Take a deep breath, read through everything more than once, then have a good time!   Thanks Hank....wise words for sure from you....this whole process is so emotional....especially when it appears there are problems..... !!!   We will slow down and look forward to the end of this "VisaJourney" when my lady and I are finally together !!!! :-)   Cheers !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-08 23:34:00
Philippines	Scheduling the interview.....Help Please !!!!	Have you looked at Hank_ 's link? it pretty much walks you thru the entire process.  It's been a great help to me.  But, basically, per Hank_ the priority date is the received date on your NOA1.  So according to your timeline, 27 Feb 2013     Wow !!! Thanks so much....now when I go back and read Hank's instructions....it says that :-)   We will try to register again....   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-08 23:03:00
Philippines	Scheduling the interview.....Help Please !!!!	I have read in several places that once you receive your Case # over the phone from NVC and pay your Visa fee, you can then schedule your interview date.   During the online registration for the interview on the scheduling website, they ask you for your "Priority Date" the priority date is not on the NOA2 so how can you proceed ???     Looks like you have to wait until you have received the actual Case # notification from NVC.....is this true ?? Am I missing something here ???   Wow....this is certainly getting more complicated as we go....thank you all so much for your help !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-08 22:25:00
Philippines	How long for a green card ??	Once you are married to your fiancé, how long does it typically take to get a "Green Card" so you can leave the US ??   Thanks for any help with this.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-08 21:00:00
Philippines	We have our interview date now !!!!! :-)	Question- Now we have booked our interview date for Aug 8th, but we don't have yet our official case # notification, verification that our file has been shipped by NVC or the embassy receiving it and processing it for the interview..........is there any problem with all that being completed before our interview date ?? We are just 4 weeks out now :-)   As always, thanks for your help and input...   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-09 07:09:00
Philippines	We have our interview date now !!!!! :-)	So my bride went and paid the Visa Fee, filled out the online paperwork and wow !!! we now have an interview date of Aug 8th :-).....now to get everything else done !!!!   What a process this is....thanks again everyone for all your help.... !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-09 06:47:00
Philippines	How long now for K1 package to process thru Manila after leaving NVC ?	If you have the email confirmation for the interview from USEM with the MNL # on it, don't worry about NVC, you just need one or the other to make SLEC happy.   Hank- I just looked at the email and it does not have our MNL # on it   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-09 12:54:00
Philippines	How long now for K1 package to process thru Manila after leaving NVC ?	Did you print the confirmation page after scheduling the interview online?   Did you list an email address when setting up the account?  Did you get an email from the embassy confirmation the appointment (check your spam folder) ?   You can call the embassy, or email them requesting they send another confirmation email.   Lastly, even though you already have you MNL # from NVC you can email them (per the info in my link) and they will reply with the MNL # , you can then print that to make SLEC happy.   Hi Hank-    Yup...confirmation page printed, email confirmation response for the interview from- no-reply@ustraveldocs.com, received.   I will email the NVC having them reply with our MNL #   Thanks for the info, as always, you are certainly a big help.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-09 12:46:00
Philippines	How long now for K1 package to process thru Manila after leaving NVC ?	Question- Now we have booked our interview date for Aug 8th, but we don't have yet our official case # notification, verification that our file has been shipped by NVC or the embassy receiving it and processing it for the interview..........is there any problem with all that being completed before our interview date ?? We are just 4 weeks out now :-)   As always, thanks for your help and input...   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-09 08:11:00
Philippines	K1 Visa Philippines interview experience July 2013	Wow !!! Great job writing your review, this will certainly help others...... including ourselves :-)   Thanks so much !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-10 09:33:00
Philippines	Where can a K1 Visa recipient go after arriving in the US	Ok, thanks.....not what I wanted to hear but it is what it is :-)   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-11 00:14:00
Philippines	Where can a K1 Visa recipient go after arriving in the US	Just wondering if my fiancé after arriving in the US, can she go up to Canada with me ? or, at what point can she travel there. Before the wedding, only after the wedding....need a Green Card first ??   Thanks for your input.   cjmc Edited by cjmc, 10 July 2013 - 10:43 PM.	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-10 22:42:00
Philippines	CFO Documentation ??	My fiancé is getting ready for her CFO.....on Hanks list is:   6. Copy of fiance's proof of singleness (tax transcript and paystubs)   I don't see this requirement on the official government website on what is required for the CFO, am I missing something here ?? Has anyone been asked for this information during the CFO ??, especially the tax and paystub information.   I am bringing this to the K1 Visa interview at the Embassy but did not know it would be required before then....   Any clarification would be great ..... :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-14 07:23:00
Philippines	Received Our Case # today :-) A Great experience with NVC !!!	Thanks everyone....we are paying the Visa fee today :-) !!!!   We paid our Visa fee and now have our interview date for Aug 8th !!!! :-)   Keep up the faith everyone.....the waiting is tough but keep reading, asking questions and things do move forward....   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-10 07:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam	Thank You Jay-Kay, I found the answer in the bottom of the link which you send me, is says so. I may have mis communicated, I was referring to vaccination     But I have the answer now, however i do not know if she has to do these  vaccination all over again, since she did them all last week in Iran?   Ira   IMPROTANT NOTE: Immunization records as well as any other test results from Iran will not be accepted. For further information, please visit: http://www.travel.st.../info_3739.html	irahajjar	Not Telling	0	2013-12-21 07:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam	http://www.visajourn....php?mid=170971	irahajjar	Not Telling	0	2013-12-20 16:33:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	medical exam	I read recently that the Medical vacations exams from Iran is not valid, can anyone provide feedback and their experience. My Fiancée has done all the vacations and plan to go to Ankara for interview.   Please advice, IH	irahajjar	Not Telling	0	2013-12-20 15:33:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Is this plausible?	Ok, I understand thank you.	Kye260	Not Telling	South Korea	2013-02-10 20:37:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Is this plausible?	Yes, I am a US Citizen and yes I do know he has committed a federal crime. I shouldn't have said he has not committed any crime for he has. What I wanted to emphasize is that besides overstaying which is obviously a huge crime, he has not committed any other crime or had trouble with the law. This is what I meant when I commented on him not having committed any crime. I should have been more specific when I have posted the comment and will do so from now on. To get back to the question, I was under the understanding that one has to file i-212 for readmission. That even if you do petition for i-601, you still have to petition for i-212 as well. Seeing as it is hard to prove extreme hardship, I was wondering if he can file for i-212d3 and i-192 at the same time. i-212d3 to be temporarily allowed even with the bar and i-192 so he can have advanced permission to enter as a non-immigrant so that he can wait inside the country while I invite him to US. Excuse me if I am wrong, but I am under the impression that I can invite him if he does not have the ban on him and that even without the ban, it takes years for him to get a green card. I want him to be able to enter US as a non-immigrant with i-212d3 and prolong his stay with i-192 as a non-immigrant. It said on USCIS site that i-192 is a waiver for advanced permission to enter as a non-immigrant and can petition for this if you already have in your possession appropriate documents. Does not me inviting him fall under appropriate document? If it does not what falls under appropriate document? I would greatly appreciate if someone can answer my questions for I am turning 21 soon and if possible I want to invite him as soon as possible. Also sorry for the long writing but does anyone have any clue to what the ICE officer meant when he told my father not to worry for he should be able to come into US after I turn 21? He told my father specifically that I should be able to bring him in if he pays some fine. He said that ICE have no reason to deny his admission and that DHS also SHOULD NOT (emphasis on should not for it is not definitive) have any problem with him entering for he is not a threat to national security. Did he meant i-212 and i-601? Thanks for reading my posts and I eagerly await for more answers.	Kye260	Not Telling	South Korea	2013-02-09 23:03:00