Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (effects69 @ Mar 27 2009, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great guys!!!!!!!!! It's a good feeling right! I hope everything goes well for you both CONGRATS!!! I also found the medical and interview painless Oh yeah, totally a great feeling!!! Thanks... and best wishes to us!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-29 04:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ranjen0703 @ Mar 27 2009, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kevin & Maria @ Mar 27 2009, 03:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To my fellow VJ'ers After a few months of preparations and waiting, and weeks of sleepless nights, we finally made it! I had my interview yesterday and I was approved!!! I still feel the butterflies in my tummy and I still feel like jumping for joy. haha. I just wanna thank you, guys for all the help and assistance. Foremost, I am sooo grateful to God for making this possible for us. Kev and I wouldn't have gone this far without His help. My experiences during the medical examinations at St. Lukes and during the interview at the embassy were both great and worth remembering. Had I not only gained friends around, I also find the people inside so accommodating and friendly. To those who are still in process, Good Luck! and know you'll make it, too!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Thanks for sharing the interview questions u had from the US consul. It will be of great help to my coming interview on April. Good luck! Yours will be as easy as mine, you'll see... You just pray always. I got my strength from God and happy thoughts of Kevin... God bless you!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-29 04:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 06:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, very simple indeed. You're truly blessed! So did they give you back the photos and other stuff? I'm wondering because I'd like to keep ours. And I thought they'd want originals of stuff like package receipts and envelopes. Is it okay to provide photocopies then? And is it okay to bring a photo album with all the pics in it? Thank you!!! Yeah, I'm truly blessed!!! I kept whispering, oh God touch his heart... touch his heart... haha. Yes, they returned stuffs. They just keep the important ones like the birth cert., nbi clearance, affidavit of support, and cenomar. Just those. And no, they won't be needing the package receipts and envelopes anymore. They only took the photocopied envelopes of my letters to my honey that he sent to me via Fedex along with the othe docs. The only photocopied proof I had was the envelopes. The rest are either originals or printed). They didn't take the original envelopes from my honey, the package receipts, etc. You shouldn't put your photos in the album, otherwise you'd still be asked to take them off from it. I know you'll make it, too	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 09:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (Jov_mar @ Mar 27 2009, 06:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kevin & Maria @ Mar 27 2009, 07:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 02:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATS! Some of us are still preparing for our interviews. Would you mind telling us more about the experience? hi there. i would love to share to others my experiences during the interview. the system of the embassy is like this, prior to the actual interview with the consul, they conduct pre-screening. the one that pre-screened me was a filipino and so we spoke in tagalog, our national language. there were the questions she asked me: 1.) what is your name? 2.) what is your birthday? 3.) what is the name of your petitioner? 4.) when did you meet? 5.) when was the first time you met him? 6.) when was the last time you saw him? 7.) how long did he stay here? 8.) are you single? never been married? 9.) do you have children? She wrote down notes. She was really nice and was joking. I think she liked the pictures of me and Kevin. she also asked me the ff docs: 1.) my original birth certificate 2.) NBI clearance 3.) CENOMAR (Cert. of No Marriage) 4.) Affidavit of Support 5.) Photos (I gave her 30, she chose about 20) 6.) Emails (I gave her about 10 pages out of 50+ I got), photo copies of letter envelopes sent via airmail. 7.) Chat Records 8.) Phone Records She returned to me the money-wire records and cards. Those are the only docs they got from me aside from the DS forms which was submitted beforehand. During the interview with the consul, I wasn't asked for any more docs. The questions asked to me were: 1.) What is your name? 2.) What is your birthday? 3.) Any previous marriage? Then later he asked me again, are you single? 4.) What is your petitioner's name? 5.) What have you observed of him while he was with you? 6.) How many times did he visit you? That's it!!! haha! Then he told me, ok that's all. I'll give you a chance to be with him. You can go now; just wait for your name outside to be called. Well, I hope this will help to those who are still looking forward to their interviews. Good luck! God bless you... WOWS YOU REALLY HAVE A SMOOTH AND SIMPLE INTERVIEW..I HOPE MINE WILL BE LIKE THAT TOO SOON....HEHEHEHE.. CONGRATS.....FINALLY,DAYS TO WAIT I THINK YOU WILL BE WITH YOUR PARTNER...OHHHHH..NAKAKAINGIT NMAN....HEHEHHEE..HOW I WISH KAMI DIN.... CONGRATS..... GOD BLESS AND GOODLUCK FOR BOTH OF YOU... Thanks, girl! Oh yeah, I hope yours will be as smooth as mine. My key was just pray... pray.. and pray harder!!! The are 2 consuls that share each room. I could hear the other applicant being asked for her profession, the kind of job she's having, etc. I think she had more questions than mine so it really depends to the consul. But the questions asked to me are really the basic ones. Well, good luck!!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 09:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (jOHnLei @ Mar 27 2009, 02:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATULATIONS,.. thank you!!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 07:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 02:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATS! Some of us are still preparing for our interviews. Would you mind telling us more about the experience? hi there. i would love to share to others my experiences during the interview. the system of the embassy is like this, prior to the actual interview with the consul, they conduct pre-screening. the one that pre-screened me was a filipino and so we spoke in tagalog, our national language. there were the questions she asked me: 1.) what is your name? 2.) what is your birthday? 3.) what is the name of your petitioner? 4.) when did you meet? 5.) when was the first time you met him? 6.) when was the last time you saw him? 7.) how long did he stay here? 8.) are you single? never been married? 9.) do you have children? She wrote down notes. She was really nice and was joking. I think she liked the pictures of me and Kevin. she also asked me the ff docs: 1.) my original birth certificate 2.) NBI clearance 3.) CENOMAR (Cert. of No Marriage) 4.) Affidavit of Support 5.) Photos (I gave her 30, she chose about 20) 6.) Emails (I gave her about 10 pages out of 50+ I got), photo copies of letter envelopes sent via airmail. 7.) Chat Records 8.) Phone Records She returned to me the money-wire records and cards. Those are the only docs they got from me aside from the DS forms which was submitted beforehand. During the interview with the consul, I wasn't asked for any more docs. The questions asked to me were: 1.) What is your name? 2.) What is your birthday? 3.) Any previous marriage? Then later he asked me again, are you single? 4.) What is your petitioner's name? 5.) What have you observed of him while he was with you? 6.) How many times did he visit you? That's it!!! haha! Then he told me, ok that's all. I'll give you a chance to be with him. You can go now; just wait for your name outside to be called. Well, I hope this will help to those who are still looking forward to their interviews. Good luck! God bless you...	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 07:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	To my fellow VJ'ers After a few months of preparations and waiting, and weeks of sleepless nights, we finally made it! I had my interview yesterday and I was approved!!! I still feel the butterflies in my tummy and I still feel like jumping for joy. haha. I just wanna thank you, guys for all the help and assistance. Foremost, I am sooo grateful to God for making this possible for us. Kev and I wouldn't have gone this far without His help. My experiences during the medical examinations at St. Lukes and during the interview at the embassy were both great and worth remembering. Had I not only gained friends around, I also find the people inside so accommodating and friendly. To those who are still in process, Good Luck! and know you'll make it, too!!! Edited by Kevin & Maria, 27 March 2009 - 02:54 AM.	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 02:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (effects69 @ Mar 27 2009, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great guys!!!!!!!!! It's a good feeling right! I hope everything goes well for you both CONGRATS!!! I also found the medical and interview painless Oh yeah, totally a great feeling!!! Thanks... and best wishes to us!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-29 04:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ranjen0703 @ Mar 27 2009, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kevin & Maria @ Mar 27 2009, 03:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To my fellow VJ'ers After a few months of preparations and waiting, and weeks of sleepless nights, we finally made it! I had my interview yesterday and I was approved!!! I still feel the butterflies in my tummy and I still feel like jumping for joy. haha. I just wanna thank you, guys for all the help and assistance. Foremost, I am sooo grateful to God for making this possible for us. Kev and I wouldn't have gone this far without His help. My experiences during the medical examinations at St. Lukes and during the interview at the embassy were both great and worth remembering. Had I not only gained friends around, I also find the people inside so accommodating and friendly. To those who are still in process, Good Luck! and know you'll make it, too!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Thanks for sharing the interview questions u had from the US consul. It will be of great help to my coming interview on April. Good luck! Yours will be as easy as mine, you'll see... You just pray always. I got my strength from God and happy thoughts of Kevin... God bless you!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-29 04:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 06:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, very simple indeed. You're truly blessed! So did they give you back the photos and other stuff? I'm wondering because I'd like to keep ours. And I thought they'd want originals of stuff like package receipts and envelopes. Is it okay to provide photocopies then? And is it okay to bring a photo album with all the pics in it? Thank you!!! Yeah, I'm truly blessed!!! I kept whispering, oh God touch his heart... touch his heart... haha. Yes, they returned stuffs. They just keep the important ones like the birth cert., nbi clearance, affidavit of support, and cenomar. Just those. And no, they won't be needing the package receipts and envelopes anymore. They only took the photocopied envelopes of my letters to my honey that he sent to me via Fedex along with the othe docs. The only photocopied proof I had was the envelopes. The rest are either originals or printed). They didn't take the original envelopes from my honey, the package receipts, etc. You shouldn't put your photos in the album, otherwise you'd still be asked to take them off from it. I know you'll make it, too	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 09:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (Jov_mar @ Mar 27 2009, 06:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kevin & Maria @ Mar 27 2009, 07:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 02:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATS! Some of us are still preparing for our interviews. Would you mind telling us more about the experience? hi there. i would love to share to others my experiences during the interview. the system of the embassy is like this, prior to the actual interview with the consul, they conduct pre-screening. the one that pre-screened me was a filipino and so we spoke in tagalog, our national language. there were the questions she asked me: 1.) what is your name? 2.) what is your birthday? 3.) what is the name of your petitioner? 4.) when did you meet? 5.) when was the first time you met him? 6.) when was the last time you saw him? 7.) how long did he stay here? 8.) are you single? never been married? 9.) do you have children? She wrote down notes. She was really nice and was joking. I think she liked the pictures of me and Kevin. she also asked me the ff docs: 1.) my original birth certificate 2.) NBI clearance 3.) CENOMAR (Cert. of No Marriage) 4.) Affidavit of Support 5.) Photos (I gave her 30, she chose about 20) 6.) Emails (I gave her about 10 pages out of 50+ I got), photo copies of letter envelopes sent via airmail. 7.) Chat Records 8.) Phone Records She returned to me the money-wire records and cards. Those are the only docs they got from me aside from the DS forms which was submitted beforehand. During the interview with the consul, I wasn't asked for any more docs. The questions asked to me were: 1.) What is your name? 2.) What is your birthday? 3.) Any previous marriage? Then later he asked me again, are you single? 4.) What is your petitioner's name? 5.) What have you observed of him while he was with you? 6.) How many times did he visit you? That's it!!! haha! Then he told me, ok that's all. I'll give you a chance to be with him. You can go now; just wait for your name outside to be called. Well, I hope this will help to those who are still looking forward to their interviews. Good luck! God bless you... WOWS YOU REALLY HAVE A SMOOTH AND SIMPLE INTERVIEW..I HOPE MINE WILL BE LIKE THAT TOO SOON....HEHEHEHE.. CONGRATS.....FINALLY,DAYS TO WAIT I THINK YOU WILL BE WITH YOUR PARTNER...OHHHHH..NAKAKAINGIT NMAN....HEHEHHEE..HOW I WISH KAMI DIN.... CONGRATS..... GOD BLESS AND GOODLUCK FOR BOTH OF YOU... Thanks, girl! Oh yeah, I hope yours will be as smooth as mine. My key was just pray... pray.. and pray harder!!! The are 2 consuls that share each room. I could hear the other applicant being asked for her profession, the kind of job she's having, etc. I think she had more questions than mine so it really depends to the consul. But the questions asked to me are really the basic ones. Well, good luck!!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 09:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (jOHnLei @ Mar 27 2009, 02:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATULATIONS,.. thank you!!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 07:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	QUOTE (ao_cons @ Mar 27 2009, 02:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATS! Some of us are still preparing for our interviews. Would you mind telling us more about the experience? hi there. i would love to share to others my experiences during the interview. the system of the embassy is like this, prior to the actual interview with the consul, they conduct pre-screening. the one that pre-screened me was a filipino and so we spoke in tagalog, our national language. there were the questions she asked me: 1.) what is your name? 2.) what is your birthday? 3.) what is the name of your petitioner? 4.) when did you meet? 5.) when was the first time you met him? 6.) when was the last time you saw him? 7.) how long did he stay here? 8.) are you single? never been married? 9.) do you have children? She wrote down notes. She was really nice and was joking. I think she liked the pictures of me and Kevin. she also asked me the ff docs: 1.) my original birth certificate 2.) NBI clearance 3.) CENOMAR (Cert. of No Marriage) 4.) Affidavit of Support 5.) Photos (I gave her 30, she chose about 20) 6.) Emails (I gave her about 10 pages out of 50+ I got), photo copies of letter envelopes sent via airmail. 7.) Chat Records 8.) Phone Records She returned to me the money-wire records and cards. Those are the only docs they got from me aside from the DS forms which was submitted beforehand. During the interview with the consul, I wasn't asked for any more docs. The questions asked to me were: 1.) What is your name? 2.) What is your birthday? 3.) Any previous marriage? Then later he asked me again, are you single? 4.) What is your petitioner's name? 5.) What have you observed of him while he was with you? 6.) How many times did he visit you? That's it!!! haha! Then he told me, ok that's all. I'll give you a chance to be with him. You can go now; just wait for your name outside to be called. Well, I hope this will help to those who are still looking forward to their interviews. Good luck! God bless you...	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 07:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa Interview: APPROVED!	To my fellow VJ'ers After a few months of preparations and waiting, and weeks of sleepless nights, we finally made it! I had my interview yesterday and I was approved!!! I still feel the butterflies in my tummy and I still feel like jumping for joy. haha. I just wanna thank you, guys for all the help and assistance. Foremost, I am sooo grateful to God for making this possible for us. Kev and I wouldn't have gone this far without His help. My experiences during the medical examinations at St. Lukes and during the interview at the embassy were both great and worth remembering. Had I not only gained friends around, I also find the people inside so accommodating and friendly. To those who are still in process, Good Luck! and know you'll make it, too!!! Edited by Kevin & Maria, 27 March 2009 - 02:54 AM.	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-03-27 02:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	CFO seminar?	QUOTE (Riggs @ Apr 25 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all, what is the CFO seminar that you have to have to get passport/visa and where do you attend the seminar. My wife is in Bislig City, Philippines. Thankmuch Steve Refer to this website: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-04-25 11:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Am i allowed to go to the USA to visit my husband??	QUOTE (Princess In Love @ Jan 12 2009, 02:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now that we have sent our I-130 petition and we are waiting for our noa1, can i ask for a tourist visa to visit my husband while our case is pending??? anyone of you tried this solution to be together until the i-130 approval??? please help absolutely no, otherwise your application would be jeopardize. i had read it somewhere here before, that it might even led to jail. you can apply only one visa at a time. i hope this helps. God's blessings! Kevin and Maria	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-01-12 05:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	fees	Hello! We are about to begin our process for the K1 visa and we would like to ask for information of how much it costs for the whole process including the medical exams, filing fees for the US embassy, interview costs, etc. All in all, what was your total average costs? Thank you so much in advance. We'll keep you posted with process. God bless us! Kevin and Maria	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2008-09-10 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Seminar as required in spousal/ fiancee visa	I clearly understand that the spousal/ fiancee applicants are required to attend a 1-day seminar for cultural orientation. I would like to know when I should have it, how much is the registration fee, and where in Cebu City it is held, etc.	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2008-10-11 10:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Misspelled street address on NOA2	QUOTE (payxibka @ Jan 26 2009, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kevin & Maria @ Jan 26 2009, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (payxibka @ Jan 26 2009, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> as long as mail is being delivered Just as long as she get's to the airport and makes her turn around, because of the misspelling... huh? who would do that for a transposition of two letters? In mine my street address is Oakview (one word) but they spelled it Oak View (two words)... the postal service delivered all my mail... my wife made through the POE... I was sweating bullets... Cool thanks for the words of encouragement!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-01-26 22:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Misspelled street address on NOA2	QUOTE (payxibka @ Jan 26 2009, 07:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> as long as mail is being delivered Just as long as she get's to the airport and makes her turn around, because of the misspelling...	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-01-26 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Misspelled street address on NOA2	On the NOA2 they misspelled the street address... should be Greenbriar Loop however they spelled it Greenbrair Loop. Who do we notify about this error, or is it important? Thanks all our VJ friends!!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-01-26 22:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	received NOA2 - 1 month later NVC still has no record	I have a question... Maria and I filed by ourselves (no help by outside representation), and received NOA2 Jan 22, 2009 Friends of ours received NOA2 aprox same date, but had attorney or agency help and have already received a case number through NVC!? Could it be because of the attorney or Agency help? Things started to look up we'll keep our heads up though	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-02-04 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ok Im really extremely confused!	QUOTE But there's just a little problem... Then time we spent together, we didn't really take alot of pics or anything like that We do have some but I don't know if it's enough... Some will do. What's important is that there's something you can show to them of you and your guy being together. My friend got only 5 and she was approved. The letter-thing sounds like a good idea. Certainly it is; so start picking on some emails. Sweet and nice ones are better. And what's a skype record? It's a messenger just like yahoo of which you can track records and print of your chat. Anyway luckily I've called him with my phone alot of times, and my service keeps a log online over all my calls for me, so i don't think that would become problematic. Good for you! The thing I'm worried about is just that we didn't really keep boarding passes n such. The ones you still have in your hands will do. And in your other post you said you've been to the States so the stamps in your passport will be of help. Anyway I thak you alot for you answers and Im glad you're not judgmental ^^ You're welcome. VJ had played a big part in the success of my getting a visa. It's THE BEST! Edited by Kevin & Maria, 10 April 2009 - 12:38 AM.	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2009-04-10 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 Question Dates	Hey guys! Thank you in advance. I'm trying to help a friend with his NOA2 situation, and honestly I can't remember... WE RECIEVED THE NOA2 ON THERE WAS DATES IN ONE OF THE BOXS SAID NOTICE TYPE: APPROVAL NOTICE 07-20-2010 TO 11-19-2010 WHAT ARE THESE DATES MEAN IS THIS DATES BEFORE TINA AND THE KIDS NEED TO HERE IN USA OR WHAT? She will recieve a letter in the mail to schedule her interview right? Interview has to be done between these dates right? Sorry for the caps. Thanks again!	Kevin & Maria	Male	Philippines	2010-08-15 23:06:00