Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	just received my visa yesterday, Feb 14... yay! thanks Visa Journey for answering all my question... POE next!!! Interview at the embassy Feb 18. Was told at the releasing window I was approved, except they were waiting for the medical result from St. Luke's, which the clinic promised to me they would transmit to the embassy on the 18th around 9 AM. The American consular officer took my passports (my current one and the old one with a previous US visa). That should be a good sign, right? Except when I check the CEAC website, it's still in AP and my case was updated or touched on Feb 19, 20, 21, but nothing since then. Others who got interviewed on or after my interview date have been posting that their status indicates visa ISSUED. This is like waiting for NOA2 all over again, in the sense that others who applied or got interviewed after me get approved before me! Arrggghhh!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-02-26 02:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	My case status on the CEAC website still says Administrative Processing 2 days after being told at the interview that I was approved. I did notice that my case was last updated on 19 February 2014. I hope the 'update' is related to my medical data being received late by the US Embassy. When I was interviewed by the American consul (an Asian-American), he mentioned that they're still waiting for my medical, so I told him I finished my immunizations at St. Luke's clinic around 6 PM of the 17th but the clinic staff promised me that they'd transmit my medical result to the embassy on the 2nd batch on Feb 18, around 9 AM. I was interviewed on the 18th of Feb.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-02-20 00:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I was approved for the K-1 fiancé visa at US Embassy Manila a couple of days ago! Woo-hoo! We booked our flights to the USA on Delta Airlines on the same day the visa was approved. MNL-NRT-SFO So now, we're just waiting for the visa to be issued so we can pick it up at 2Go. We are so relieved to finally have this approval and the chance to re-start our life together. My future in-laws were crying over Skype as we talked about the approval and made plans for the wedding. Lots of luck and good wishes and vibes to everyone still going through their fiancé visa process!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-02-19 16:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	just received my visa yesterday, Feb 14... yay! thanks Visa Journey for answering all my question... POE next!!! It took almost 2 weeks from approval at the USEM interview to getting the visa in hand? Wow, that sounds too long.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-02-16 20:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	@sjk&cjj,   go to page 6 of this topic, there is an instruction on how to check when your package arrived at the consular office.   J Hi! Is that the one where you convert a date to some alternative calendar then use those numbers to get an estimate of the courier delivery of the files to the US Embassy? That's still mostly guesswork, correct?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-30 08:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	So the same thing happened to mine.... haha.... they can´t even type a DOB correctly.... I spoke with them they asked me to do the same thing.... I asked her if this would be a problem to ship the case... she said no worries, if it does not get fixed before it leaves NVC, the embassy will correct it.... so as long as USCIS has it correctly on the NOA1 it will be fine.... they go by what you put on the DS160 and what USCIS sends them.... so no worries... go ahead and schedule your interview... we did it with no problems.... let me know... good luck!!! How did the interview go?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-12 06:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Perfect timing since I will be in Manila from jan 17 for 4 weeks. I will come with her during the interview.  I am hoping to bring her home Good luck to all of us. I was checking your timeline and I noticed that you indicated that the US Embassy in Manila received your case file on 21 December 2013. May I know how you know the exact date? Did you receive an email? Thanks for your reply.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-10 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Hi everyone, my case is now in transit to the US embassy in Santo Domingo,I sent my petition on Sept and Nov,12 they approved my case, but they sent it to the NVC almost five weeks later, I called USCIS and don't know how many times until i get a CR that told me that i will receive a message from them before Dec. 14, So Dec 13 they sent me a message saying that our case was shipped to the NVC, I was waiting for this 9 years, and we have to THANKS EDIE WINDSOR for what she did for us..Happy New Year everyone.. Yes, as 2014 approaches, let's take a moment to thank Ms. Edie Windsor, without whom, we wouldn't have immigration equality. I also want to thank Ms. Mary Bonauto of GLAD who won the first ever DOMA lawsuit in federal court, setting the stage for the defeat of DOMA by Ms. Windsor at the US Supreme Court. Thank you to these two ladies, all the DOMA plaintiffs and their lawyers and all those binational same-sex couples whol told their stories to the media and Soloway's The DOMA Project. All of these kept chipping away at the unconstitutional DOMA law that broke up loving couples, caused these same couples to go into exile or live apart continents away in some cases, and in extreme cases, caused the non-citizen partner of a US citizen to go out of status or go undocumented, subject to deportation and arrest at any time. Thankfully, this nightmare is over for same-sex binational couples.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-31 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	yess!!!! La vida loca!!!! wohoo.... I am not really sure how many times you can re schedule the interview without having to pay the fee again.... I still have not decided if I am going... most likely not because the immigrant visas are processed at another consulate far away from the capital... ugh! but we still trying to decide on the wedding date ..... Your fiancé will have his interview at Ciudad Juarez, correct? It might help if you go with your fiancé to the interview...	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-26 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I tried to make an appointment for manila embassy just now but it's giving me "There are currently no appointments available.   Anyone here experience this? what did you do to correct the issue? You need to wait and keep checking the appointment website until appointments are available. That's what I did.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-26 06:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	We have all flights, etc. set up for ours, so no chance to change anything, even if we wanted to!   Can't wait to receive another update from you guys after the 10th!!! We have an interview date, USC fiancé has booked flight for himself back to USA, I (beneficiary) still have no flight booked, but we already chose a date for the marriage! Living la vida loca like Ricky Martin sings about!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-24 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I am soooo happy.... we found an appt. for January 10th!!!! pray for me... we booked it!!!! How many times can you reschedule the interview without being asked to pay the visa fee again?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-24 20:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	glad you found a good date! Yes, thank you the stars aligned and we got a good interview date!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-24 01:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	The interview dates are back to April 15, 2014   **did you booked the first avaialble dates & just change it when you know that there has been an opennings for earlier dates or you've waited till the earlier dates was released? When we were trying to schedule, there were no available dates at all, so we waited. Finally, when dates became available, we immediately booked the interview date. The earliest available date in our case was 6 January 2014. There were other dates in January and February available.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-21 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Yay! Just got off the phone with DOS agent, he gave us our MNL case number... so happy... Congrats! Since you now have your case #, you can print the visa fee slip, go to BPI and pay $240, wait at least 8 hours, then schedule your interview. Good luck!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-20 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	for Mexico it is different.... we go online and make the fingerprints and interview appointment from the calendar they have... This sounds similar to the procedure for the US Embassy in Manila. I had to print a form called the fee deposit slip (available online). This requires the case number and some other info. Then I had to take it to a specific bank to pay the visa fee then the bank returned the deposit slip with a receipt printed on it. The bank transmits the info to the USEM and in my case, I was able to schedule the interview (biometrics done right at the interview) online after 8 or 9 hours of payment.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-20 02:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	wow!!! So I cannot believe it.... the interview is 02/14/2014 in Ciudad Juárez!!!!! .... a little longer than I expected but we got something I am happy ... It is on Valentine´s Day!!! haha... A very auspicious date! Congrats!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-19 20:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I'm not in panic mode yet but soon it will be setting in, sometime in January, LOL	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-19 18:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Absolutely thrilled that we got our interview date today. It's in mid January, much quicker than we anticipated. Let the panic set it!!! I'm trying to enjoy the holidays, LOL Edited by sjk&cjj, 19 December 2013 - 06:22 PM.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-19 18:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I don't understand how it can be that far away? The stats page says Manila is on avg 50 days from consulate receiving info to interview...can the stats be that wrong? That is scary for us...we are counting on having our interview in London before April.  Interview dates opened up earlier than what was available previously. I think everyone who was affected by Typhoon Haiyan got their interview dates set so all other reserved slots were then released. The 50 days average you mentioned would probably turn out correct.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-18 18:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	the point is that you are almost there... and thank goodness that we have this opportunity to reunite with our fiancé .... keep checking for an appt cancellation... I think lots of people canceled or changed their interview dates so we were able to schedule our interview in Feb 2014 instead of April or May of 2014. Any updates on your case number?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-18 09:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	London makes the appointment for you and mails it anytime up to 6 weeks after the medical, ds-160 and a readiness form are submitted. But I found out I can call DOS in a couple of weeks to get the date over the phone. Oh OK, you should call DOS and be proactive about it, is what I'd tell you. For the Manila embassy, the applicant goes to their secure website and chooses their own schedule. My holiday wish for you is that you get an interview date very soon!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-18 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Great news! Thank you, Davesings! Do you have an interview date yet? If not, how come?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-18 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	OK, the dark skies cleared and the sun shone brightly all of a sudden!!! Slots opened up for earlier interview dates at the US Embassy Manila! Whereas previously, the earliest interview date available was 29 April 2014, today, the earliest interview date available was 6 January 2014 and multiple other dates in January 2014 and February 2014 were now available for scheduling. 6 January was too early as we still need to get certain documents from the Philippines and USA so my fiancé (USC) and I (beneficiary) chose to interview in February 2014. We're getting close to the end of our K-1 visa journey...lots of luck to everyone else waiting to be reunited!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-18 07:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Yes...just those two things are needed.  I would say go ahead and make the interview appt.  There is some reprieve for Filipinos who were affected by Yolanda as they are given exception to schedule an earlier date.  That requires a telephone call to the consulate for consideration.  The exceptions can be extended to those who are secondarily affected (family piles into the house and now there are too many living there)...April . hmm.  As far as it seems today, this whole thing was unimaginable 6 months ago....and the time has flown since then. It is painful separation i know, but there is joy inside just waiting.  Also, while you can make the appt online, you can also call for an appt. I'm not sure how you are "waiting" for the system.  If you have the health exam and the visa payment receipt number, then there should be no obstacles.  The consulate there really does have many ways to make it convenient.  good luck guys.  it's on the way. MabuhayDaniel, waiting for the system means the online scheduling website shows no available appointments. Thanks for everything else you wrote. We're going to stick to scheduling online instead of calling. The visa gurus (Hank, for one) in the Philippines sub forum say that we can't call on the phone to schedule the interview since the USEM doesn't have our petition yet, since NVC still had it as of Tuesday, 17 December.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-17 18:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	the point is that you are almost there... and thank goodness that we have this opportunity to reunite with our fiancé .... keep checking for an appt cancellation... Yes, it is what it is...the available interview date changes almost everytime we try to schedule. The system still won't allow us to schedule. Perhaps the bank is yet to transmit proof of visa payment to the embassy. We can wait. We've waited much longer for the pieces to fall in together (DOMA making its way up the courts and ending with its defeat at the Supreme Court). Good luck on getting your case number soon!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-17 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	congrats!!! one step closer    oh wow!!! that far away??? ..... I heard in other posts that the interviews were around April but wow, four months from now, that´s the longest I have seen here... book it!!! Hi, kmiami15! You might be reunited with your fiancé earlier than us, based on the current interview dates available at USEM right now. Good luck!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-16 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	congratulations.  the MNL number will stay with you through the process.  you will use it to complete the online forms.  things move easier once it leaves the NVC.....our experience was that NVC, while they did give me the MNL number,they were of little help after that.  Once your case is received and processed by MNL embassy your status will changed to READY.  At that point you can go online to schedule the interview appt. Your partner will need to pay the visa application before you can make your interview appt.  It's cake. It really is. Enjoy it. peace. Hi! I've read in the Philippines sub forum that I only need the MNL case number and visa fee receipt number to schedule the USEM interview online. We got both now and just waiting for the USEM system to allow us to schedule the interview appointment online. Seems like the earliest interview date available is now April 28 in 2014!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-16 23:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	We called NVC on Monday, 16 December 2013 and were told that our fiancé petition was received Friday, 13 December. So she asked for petitioner's name, petitioner's birthdate, beneficiary's name, beneficiary's birthdate, and she gave us our Manila case number. That's it. Piece of cake this part. LOL	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-16 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I guess we are on the same boat... the cases are starting to pile up at TSC before they are sent to NVC.... hopefully they send ours to the NVC in the next week or so... Do you know of any same-sex K-1 visas being approved or issued in Ciudad Juarez?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-11 10:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	NOA2 date November 18...USC fiancé called up NVC and they still haven't received the case file from USCIS. A same-sex couple got approved by US Embassy Manila for the first same-sex K1 visa from this consulate, so it gives us hope. http://www.gmanetwor...ame-sex-couples	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-12-07 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I believe it's the beneficiary's alien registration number Good luck on your trip and new life in the USA!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-27 02:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Positive vibes to everyone!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-22 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Our case on the CEAC website is showing "READY".  I checked the DHL website and the documents left Cincinnati early this morning and should be delivered to AIT in Taipei on Friday 11/22.   Service Center : Vermont Service Center Transferred? Texas Service Center on 2013-08-06 Consulate : Taipei, Taiwan I-129F Sent : 2013-07-17 I-129F NOA1 : 2013-07-23 I-129F RFE(s) : 2013-10-1 RFE Reply(s) : 2013-10-17 I-129F NOA2 :  2013-10-24 NVC Received: 2013-11-14 NVC Left:           2013-11-19   Are the 'NVC received' and 'NVC left' information obtained from the USCIS website using the receipt number of the NOA1?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-20 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I would personally give them another week.   Have you tried to do a research according to RFE and date of NOA2?    For instance, the last couple who received NOA2 in Italy had an RFE on 10/29, their answer was received by USCIS on 11/05, and they finally received their NOA2 on 11/15.   Hope this helps. Is it the petitioner or beneficiary who needs to call DOS for the case number?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-19 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	yay!!!! congratsss Finally!!! Woohoo!!! NOA2 approval notice from USCIS website and email dated 18 November 2013. Hope you get yours soon, kmiami15!	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-18 23:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	9:15pm today and nothing What is the significance of the "9:15 PM" time again? And is this Eastern or Pacific time?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-08 19:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	How about the question of how many same-sex couples filing for K-1 visas versus those doing AOS (adjustment of status) in the US? Those in exile outside of the US trying to reunite and come to the US versus those undergoing deportation or expiring temporary visas inside the US?	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-04 20:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	I think you will have NOA2 in a few days! From your lips to the higher being's ears. (Avoid the hips)	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-02 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Same Sex K-1 I-129F Filed	Received an email from USCIS that our reply to RFE was received on 1 November 2013...hoping for good news soon.	sjk&cjj	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-11-01 23:17:00