Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Letter of Eligibility from Manila Embassy	Thanks Grace... So what if I do schedule online? That shouldn't be as difficult as TRYING to call in, right? Or is it hard to schedule online too? I called that U.S. number, and I'm guessing it was routed to the Philippines because the guy had the accent. Anyway, he couldn't hear most of what I was saying... So, hopefully online works better. Hi, so long as your case number is in the system already, it should be easy, either online or by calling. (I personally prefer calling). And don't mind the under-informed call agents who insists you should have your eligibility letter first. If your number is not yet in, you would get a "case number not valid" feedback from the online scheduler. By the way, forgot to mention that you gotta pay the visa fee first before trying to schedule. Grace Edited by graceroxas, 09 May 2011 - 09:22 PM.	graceroxas	Female	Philippines	2011-05-09 21:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Letter of Eligibility from Manila Embassy	You don't have to wait for the letter of eligibility to schedule an appointment. If you have your NVC case number already, you can try scheduling an interview appointment online or by phone. The operative word here is "try" because you would have to make several attempts before getting through. It depends on when your case number is already in the US embassy system. You may want to include interview scheduling among your daily routines for a week or two That's how long it may take. Once you are able to schedule an appointment, either through online or by phone, you can then download the appointment letter which you should bring with you during the interview. From my personal experience, calling the US number seems to produce a faster result. But it could have just been a coincidence. Grace Edited by graceroxas, 09 May 2011 - 07:39 PM.	graceroxas	Female	Philippines	2011-05-09 19:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	got my visa!!!!! whooohoooh!!!!	[quote name='pechez' date='Apr 13 2008, 06:52 PM' post='1752110'] Finally, I got my visa!!!! I'm on AR before because of document verification. Thank you to all vjr's for all your support. I'll be flying on Ist week of may. Mag eenjoy muna ako dito , and spend time with my loved ones here, magrerelax dahil sobrang stress yun. Hehehe!!! Thank GOd! I finally have my visa.... [/quote Congratulations! My interview was on April 4, 2008, and I was also given the white slip of paper with note - document verification. They also checked "wait till you hear from us". I called Delbros today after reading a lot of advice from this forum, and the guy said they will forward TODAY my docs to NSO and I will have to call him tomorrow to confirm (make sure) that my papers were actually forawrded to NSO for verification. I then called the US embassy, and the guy told me (impatiently) that their computer system says our case is "under review", and he said to call again after 8 weeks. 8 long weeks??!!! I kept asking him if under review specifically means document verification only or could it mean any other problems, and he said rathr impatiently that their computer says it's just under review. My question is - will it really take 8 weeks since I dont lack any documents? Oh well, I hope I also get my visa in time and it's just document verification that's lacking. Anyway, I asked the consul if I was approved during the inreview and she said that she doesnt see any reason why I won;t be, since all the papers are in order, and they just have to do some document verification. . . Congratulations to all who got their visas already and I pray for those who are waiting for theirs	betsay	Female	0	2008-04-13 22:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	K-1 Together at the interview?	Hi Everyone, I'm just curious to see how many couples went to the visa interview together. Is that even allowed? Thanks. Vik	Cory si Vik	Male	Romania	2007-02-18 11:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	attorney and packet 3	Hi, Most of the people here are driving this process by themselves, if there are no special conditions that requires legal advice. I've heard from many people here at VJ that heaving a lawyer involved just complicated a case otherwise simple. And it cost money also. You may run a search on this forum to read what other people with lawyers wrote. So... I have no advice, just a thought. Good luck! Vik hello all today my attorney got the packet 3 in California and send application to my fiance in Armenia to sign and than return to California and than attorney will mail all to embassy in Armenia to get the packet 4 . is this normal ?	Cory si Vik	Male	Romania	2007-03-03 10:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet3/Employment query	Sweet thanks!	aloren	Female	Canada	2011-02-09 20:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet3/Employment query	Wow, this is exactly what I am trying to figure out. I am about to send in my I-129 and struggling to find a cosponsor. How soon after I mail in the I-129 will I need to have the I-134's? Also, my mom did not make enough to cosponsor in 2009 but she thinks she will in 2010. If she has already filed for 2010 by the time they ask, does that mean that I still have to use 2009? Man would that blow! Thanks in advance for your assistance..I sure need it!	aloren	Female	Canada	2011-02-08 17:52:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Medical Question - UK/England	You would need your case number issued after your NOA2 in order to even book the medical exam. While you're waiting for your NOA2, I would suggest applying for the Police Certificate (it's good for 12 months) and gathering vaccination records since you will need both for the medical. Come hang out in the UK Regional Forum, you'll probably find a lot of your answers there. I certainly did.	LB & PC	Female	United Kingdom	2011-02-11 01:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ankara Embassy interviews	I just recieved my interview date for Nov 7, my case was complete Sep 2, so about a month for an interview date. The CEAC website still says my file is at the NVC, I will update once it has been sent. I hope this encourages you, but I am also still worried if the shutdown could further effect my case I read on forums that they normally schedule interviews the first week of every month.	nattypruett	Female	Turkey	2013-10-04 07:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA PICK UP	QUOTE (indaylovesjudah @ Oct 10 2007, 02:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Okay my VJ friends, Can a Visa be picked up instead of mailed? Since my lady will be in Manila after the ainterview date of Nov 5, I was wondering if she could just pick it up instead on snail mail? This question I have not read or seen addressed in JV, so I am waiting for the repiles. Blessing, Judah Yes it can. My asawa picked her's up at the embassy (she was in Hong Kong), because we had her plane scheduled to leave two days after the final interview. We have been married 18 months, and I've never been so happy. Good luck to you brother!	Sandy-Mercy	Male	Philippines	2007-10-20 19:38:00
Africa: Sub-Saharan	Interview Details	QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Jun 2 2008, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Here are the details of this second time around. His interview was at 1pm. He got to the embassy at 12:45, sat for an hour and 15 minutes and was called to the first window. He said it was a fellow Ghanaian who must have been having a bad day or something because he was very rude. He took the letters that Inusah had brought and then told him to sit back down. He waited for another hour and was called to another window. It was the same CO who interviewed him at the first interview. CO: Good afternoon Inusah: Good afternoon. How are you today. CO: Very well thank you. Do you have your passport? Inusah: Yes CO: Can I have it? Inusah: Sure CO: I have spent the past 30 minutes going over the letters you have brought. I am certain that your relaitonship is a true and stable relationship that has been going on for some time. Congratulations. CO gives Inusah blue slip for visa pick up on Friday. CO: Welcome to America And that was it!!! Congratulations!	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2008-06-02 23:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC link is working	Is the immigrant case number IS the NVC case number? cause I just inserted the NVC number and didnt work, may be it is the USCIS reciept number? I think it is NVC case number coz I tried the USCIS receipt number & it didn't work.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2012-12-22 07:18:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	How long til DS3032?	Called NVC today on 12/31/2012 and they finally got my I-130 package into their system. My NOA2 date was 12/20. They gave me the NVC case number, and I provided email addresses for myself and my spouse. I asked about the IIN, but they said nothing has been invoiced yet. How long should I expect to wait before receiving emails about DS-3032? Also, approximately how long before they'll set up an IIN? I called today too (Dec 31) & was told that my dad's case have the case number. Dad's NOA2 was Dec 3 and it arrived in NVC dec 10. Mom's NOA2 Dec 14 & case arrived last week & not yet in the system & no case number. I received an email today from NVC for dad's case, it contained the case number, IIN & the choice of agent. It took 20+ days to received the DS-3032 (choice of agent) from the date they received the case. Edited by let-it-be, 31 December 2012 - 06:14 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2012-12-31 18:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NOA2 what to do next?	Thank you so much for everyone's help. We got the NOA2 on January 2, but it was through text. I knew we would have to wait to receive the actual letter in the mail, but I just wanted to see what we had to do next. I saw that people said to call NVC about a week of getting the noa2, but I too figured they would be busy so I might just wait for the letter NVC sends. NVC will just assign you a case number & will forward the petition to the consulate/embassy.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-05 15:07:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	DS-3032 Choice of Agent for a Parent	Yeah, I read the other day about sending email in specific format instead of mailing DS-3032. Hopefully it will work for us, as well. As soon as the petition is approved and I get the case number, I'll email that, then do AOS bill and package. Already have almost all the papers for that. Hopefully by that time mom will have sent me her additional original civil documents. NVC customer rep told me they have to all be originals, but no translation is needed since she'll go to the local embassy for the interview. Aside from DS-230 Part 1, is there any other form I need her to sign? You are better off sending translations with the DS-230 packet. Read this: http://travel.state..../info_3195.html EDIT: Opps, didn't see you already replied & posted the same link. Edited by let-it-be, 05 January 2013 - 10:55 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-05 22:54:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Does your entire file get transferred to NVC after USCIS?	$400 to replace that opened envelope I think.... He/she simply had the US embassy re-sealed/placed the packet in a new envelope.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-06 11:40:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Does your entire file get transferred to NVC after USCIS?	The WHOLE file goes into the brown envelope? What if the whole file is 6 inches thick and had to be sent to the NVC in a box? I assumed/think they forward everything. That was just what I thought., I am not sure if they indeed do it. The brown envelope that i carried when I flew here feels pretty much the whole file we have submitted from petition to the visa application. One member here accidentally opened the brown envelop & browse through it. He/she thinks that all the documents/forms that were submitted was in that brown envelope. It was a K-1 visa so not a whole lot of paper works compared to a I-130.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-06 11:30:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Does your entire file get transferred to NVC after USCIS?	On the same note, does the same thing occur between NVC to the Embassy? Does NVC mail everything including all supporting documents to the Embassy before the interview, such as birth certificates, marriage certificate, etc. I think they do forward everything to the embassy. On the interview day, you can actually see the consular officer going thru your whole file. The whole file is then mailed to the visa applicant in a brown envelope together with the visa stamped in the passport. At the port of entry, when the immigrant is going thru the immigration inspection, this will be handed to the immigration officer. Maybe someone else can chime in & explain it a little better.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-05 15:05:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC email	Thank you! It says processing at NVC. Still the "wait" continues.... I heard that other's status remains on the "Processing at NVC" despite that the case is complete.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-05 22:58:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC email	Hi there. I just received an email from NVC and it says "The National Visa Center has received all documentation necessary to complete pre-processing of your case. As soon as an interview date has been scheduled, the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable) will be notified. Etc..... Uhm my question is that, how long it'll take for my husband to get an interview date after receiving this email? And how will I know if our case is already "CASE COMPLETE"? Will they notify me or do I have to call the NVC to check? Thank you so much guys! You can check the status of your case here: https://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-05 22:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	bar-coded cover sheets by email	Hi all, just trying to figure out if this is normal. There's all this talk about making your own barcoded cover sheets and I was getting ready to do that so as to not have to wait for the post to come to Chile. However, NVC has been sending me everything by email, right after paying the bills. In fact I got an AOS packet barcoded cover sheet instantaneously, even before the bill showed as paid. Hoping the same thing happens once I pay the IV bill as well. Is this happening to everyone else? Hopefully this is another step toward moving everything online, which will be great for future VJ-ers. I received the document cover sheet too through email. I chose to have it emailed rather than print it right away.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-14 21:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	No case number still from NVC..Please help...	congrats. i wish I had called later this evening though LOL cos now I cant sleep and I need to after work last night and working again tonite( keep checking my email for the update). Let-it-be yours will by tomorrow if not this night . I am sure it wnt go past end of the week You were so right! Checking emails every hour now.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-11 16:15:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	No case number still from NVC..Please help...	Hey!!!We got our case number to our attorney!!! That's great! You're the 2nd member that has the case number today!	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-08 11:34:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	No case number still from NVC..Please help...	If the line is busy, keep calling, but be prepared to be on hold for a long time. You can call up until midnight I believe. My NOA2 was Dec.20. Got my NVC number and IIN number on Dec.31. Already emailed DS-3032, paid AoS bill, and mailed AoS (received by them last Friday). Now I'm just waiting for them to process the DS-3032 and invoice the DS-230 bill. As soon as you get your NVC case number, things will start rolling pretty quick. Yes, I know. One time I waited close to an hour and other times 20 mins or so. I don't really mind waiting that long. I got case number, IIN & choice of agent last Dec 31 for my other petition. I am just waiting for the other one so I can proceed with both petitions at the same time. It did went fast with the first one. In a matter of 24 hrs I got case number when I called & received the emails with the PDF. Edited by let-it-be, 07 January 2013 - 03:08 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-07 15:05:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	No case number still from NVC..Please help...	Approved Dec 14 & case received in NVC 3rd week of December. No case number assigned yet, I tried to call this morning but the line is busy.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-07 11:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I used to be really good at this stuff	Hello all: My wife who is a U.S citzen filed I-130 for her mom. After approvel of I-130 my wife paid the AOS fee and the Immigrant visa fee both online. However she did not get any more forms in the mail. When my wife e-mailed NVC to inquire about the case they e-mailed her two links http://travel.state..../info_3197.html http://travel.state..../info_3190.html so now some questions 1. Is the NVC supposed to send her an I-864 cover sheet? 2. Which I-864 verison is she suppoused to file? 3. where can i find the poverty guideline that are in effect currenlty? As always thanks in advance for any help 1. No, NVC is not going to send her the I-1864 cover sheet. It is found in the payment portal/center. Once you are logged in, click on Payment Receipts. If you can't print the cover sheet, choose the "Email Document Cover Sheet" and print it out. 2. She files the I-864. 3. Sorry, I tried searching & can't find it. Edited by let-it-be, 24 January 2013 - 12:49 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-24 12:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-134 Affidavit of Support	Hello All, Do you need to send the Employment Letter and Paystubs along with I-864 and the tax returns? I am not sure if I need to include it? Thanks for your help I included the employment letter & pay stubs for the last 6 months (for good measure). It was delivered last week ( Jan 18).	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-25 15:36:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-134 Affidavit of Support	yeah sorry about that i meant the i-864 was on the phone with NVC to see if i have a case number yet..	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-24 23:23:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-134 Affidavit of Support	if my income exceeds poverty guideless from the previous 3 years 2012, 2011, and 2010 do I still need to fill out part 7 or can I skip it without getting and RFE? Why are you filling up I-134 form? You need the I-864 for I-130 petition.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-24 22:46:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	RFE question	it takes 3 weeks to wait mail from NVC about the RFE, print out the checklist from NVC about the missing documents they need from you and use the same cover letter from DS-230. i did the same to save time and i don't see any problem. good luck Good to know that NVC accepted the RFE without the actual RFE cover letter.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-25 00:18:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	RFE question	"Available. Applicants may obtain birth certificates at any NSO branch for a small fee. Relatives in the Philippines may obtain these documents. The NSO can also provide an index of all children born to an applicant. Birth certificates can also be ordered on the website www.ecensus.com.ph. The site accepts credit cards issued in the U.S., Japan, Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong. There is a flat fee for each document of $20. The fee includes shipping by courier to the delivery address abroad. A certified copy of a birth registration (less preferred) may be obtained from the local civil registrar at the place of birth. Local Civil Registrar records are often incomplete and it is often necessary to augment local birth certificates with baptismal certificates. "Affidavits from two disinterested persons" are generally considered unreliable but may be useful in cases where pre-war records are not locatable." -------------------------- Taken right off of NVC's site: http://travel.state....5.html?cid=9719 I understand they prefer NSO birth certificates, but I did send in her local birth certificate AND her baptismal certificate. Why wouldn't they accept that? It's written in plain English on their website.. Just wait for the RFE mail. Send them what they ask for so you'll finally be done with them.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-24 23:27:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Possible to send AOS and IV stuff in same package via DHL?	No problem there just make sure they are bundled together with correct cover-page (you know they are lost without the cover-page). Thanks, I will.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-11 16:33:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Possible to send AOS and IV stuff in same package via DHL?	you can send them in one package if you want and it is fine. i did that when I filed for my mom last year and it worked out great...no false check list for the other or things like that. Just make sure you seperate the IV and AOS in separate envelopes before you package it. I am waiting for my IV tbill to be sent so I can send mine in the same package again. If I may ask, why use DHL? USPS is pretty reliable( esp for domestic next day delivery)and it cost lesS than $20. USPS EXPRESS MAIL that is... oh! it appears you live outside the U.S.? Glad I saw this thread. I might just have 1 USPS box for two AOS packets & two DS-230 packets.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-11 16:21:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	January i-130 Approvals Waiting for NVC.	Maybe a moderator could add "case number" to the title.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-28 14:56:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Case Number ISSUE	Good luck! Edited by let-it-be, 31 January 2013 - 02:44 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-31 14:36:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Case Number ISSUE	I called NVC today and they did assign us our NVC case number and IIN yesterday. The woman who gave me the number was very kind. However, when I went to the NVC website(https://ceac.state.g...ice/signon.aspx) to login, it says that the system has failed to login because of an incorrect combination of IIN and NVC #. Has this happened to others? Should I call back NVC and re-confirm the numbers? Or wait a few more days for the system to catch up to our case? It has never happened to me. Go ahead call NVC again to confirm the numbers. Did they send you the case # & IIN email yet? Edited by let-it-be, 31 January 2013 - 10:14 AM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-31 10:12:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	all capital letters	Instructions doesn't state that it should be typed/printed in CAPITAL/uppercase letters.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-12 16:42:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	Do i wait or send?	I finally got the email today that I have a Case number and IIN. Then i received emails with my AOS bill is ready and my wifes DS DS-3032 generated. not bad after the USICS issues i had to go through finally something good for once happened. Okay the website say's processing bill after i made payment and let me print the cover page do i wait to send them the package when says paid or just send now? I Have the Following: NVC cover page Table OF Contents I-864 AOS Package 1. Completed & Signed I-864 2. Employment Verification Letter 3. 2012 Tax Returns 4. 2011 Tax returns 5. 2010 Tax Returns 6. Last 3 paystubs from 2013 7. Final Pay stub statement For 2012 8. My Wife's DS-3032 Filled out and signed (Emailed copy to NVC research site) This should be sufficient? I used the VJ's DS-3032 template & it took about 10 business days for NVC acceptance. I went overboard with the pay stubs. Sent pay stubs for the last 6 months. I followed what was suggested from the guides here. I waited until the AOS bill status changed to PAID when I sent my AOS packet. Didn't take long, it changed to PAID the next day. But it doesn't really matter, you don't necessarily need to wait because once NVC receives the packet it stays in the their mail room for a while. Edited by let-it-be, 31 January 2013 - 08:49 PM.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-31 20:47:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Phone (603)334-0700	I am on the same time zone with you. Cheers! You are right, it seems 7PM-9PM PST would be a great time to call, sometimes, it is connected to the representative without having to hold the line. I will try again later. Thanks let-it-be! Good luck.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-23 14:24:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC Phone (603)334-0700	Hi guys, Tried to call NVC today many times but the line is busy (line-busy noise). Did anyone here call NVC and had the same experience please? Yes, I've experienced that a few times during morning hours (I'm on pacific time). I am not sure what time zone you are but I noticed that if I call later in the evening like 7 pm, the line is not busy & i didn't have to wait too long to talk to them.	let-it-be	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-01-23 14:10:00