Our papers just reached USEM March 28 and we will be calling for interview appointment Monday or Tuesday next week. We will probably be asked to choose dates on months of May or June and i am kinda leaning towards May schedule. I just want to know if there are others who have May interview schedule already. I hope we could keep each other posted.

May God be our constant guide.

Hello we have 14 May 08 0730, for our interview date . You may be surprised I was offered 22 Apr for an interview date when i called 4 days ago, but we are working on CRBA also so needed time to get everything done, wish you luck on getting the dates you want.

HELLO EVERYONE! WE GOT OURS ON THE 23rd OF MAY! WE WERE OFFERED WITH APRIL 22 TOO BUT WE THOUGHT IT´S TOO SOON, WE GOT TO GATHER ALL PAPERS YET! SO, JUST NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH AMPLE OF TIME...

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL! LOOKING FORWARD TO MEET YOU GUYS IN THE USEM ON OUR RESPECTIVE INTERVIEW SCHEDS

GOD BLESS US ALL...

So far we just have 5 members with May interview.. if you guys get your medical schedule just PM me or post it here so we could add your medical date on the list and if there are others who have or will have May schedule just let me know.

Rick & I are not yet on the list but we are surely hoping to be included when we call USEM come tuesday.

Good luck to all and may we all get the visa with no hassle.

God speed.

good luck on your interview and medical,,,everything will be fine.....godbless

My wife has an interview May 12 at 6:30 a.m.

Thank you dear, we don't have the exact interview date yet but as the bible say, "believe that you have recieved it and it shall be yours"

I hope you get your approval soonest. I'm looking forward to giving you the warmest congratulation.



Copy Sir. Sandra & Matthew (mogdog), number one on the list.

Congratulation in advance

our case was approved on 27.02.2008 for I-130 still waiting for interview date.

HI! We are already on the list. My Fiancee Maria has her interview May 12, 2008 at 7:30am. She will fly to Manila (her first flight) for an early med the week of April 28th. Then she'll return to Manila on May 11th to get ready for her Monday appointment at the Embassy. Good luck and God Bless to us all.

I set up interview ( via pin #). Zenaida's interview is set for May 16 TH 7:30 am. While I had them on phone, asked questions about I-134 (self employed questions).

This is great ! , everything smooth so far and way ahead of the 7/8 months I had planned for.

Thank God for this web site and everyone here !

That's great news dennis777. Good luck on the coming medical and interview for zenaida.

BTW, clicking on the names on the list will take you to the members profile. I can't add the screen name anymore coz there is not enough space already.

Good luck everyone, may there never be anybody who will be put on AR or encounter medical problem.

God speed everyone.

Hey guys, how did you know if the case is in USEM already?

and what number to call to get an interview? Thanks, maybe May is good for us.. Thanks..

i checked DHL and saw that the package i assumed mine was in was there so I took a chance and called the call center and the man on the phone just gave me an interview date

Please, what number to call for the interview? I am about to make a phone call to check for ours. Thanks..

The telephone appointment system (Call Center) charges approximately PHP 53 per minute for calls from the Philippines. (An additional long distance charge may be applicable from outside the Manila area.) There is a flat rate of $18 per call charged to persons calling from the U.S. To contact the Call Center from the Philippines, dial 1-909-101-7878. To contact the Call Center from the U.S., dial 1-888-877-9888.

Good luck

Thank you for the info. Im goin to call and see if i can get an interview schedule already.. Thanks again..

Hello again,

i have called just now, i was given choices of April 24 or May 12 through 29.. I chose May 12, 2008 7:30am Interview..

wow, will be busy then by now.

This is so great I can't wait to be included on this list. My husband and I are looking at getting an interview schedule for me sometime last week of April but since we don't have our case # yet, then we're praying for May 12 interview schedule or anytime within that week.

Thanks dbears for creating this thread. I'll PM you as soon as we have our interview date scheduled.

Goodluck everyone

I'm dying to call but that rate is just too much for me. If I will be on hold for say even 5minutes and then it will take 15minutes to complete the whole call that will be PHP1060 already + long distance charges since im from Davao. PHP1,060/41=$25.85

I'll just wait one sleep and a few hours for Rick to make the call instead and save some precious $7.85 (yeah I am really a little bit "kuripot"). we plan to call tomorrow, tuesday morning which would be monday evening his time. I'm really itching to call now but well, I will just let my kuripot nature take control.

Now we have the LUCKY 7 for May. Latest addition is Jeffe & Aingela (shape of my heart- i just followed the spelling of your name on your timeline, you do have a unique spelling )

At least we will know who will be going on the same day with us (crossing my fingers to get the interview sched tomorrow) and if we want to PM and make arrangement to meet up with those people who will have the same interview or medical date as ours, we can just click on the names and it will take us to their profile for easy access to PM. Just let me know when you guys will have your medical sched so we could add that info on here. Thank you very much and God be our constant guide.

Thank you..

My husband has a unique spelling for his name is why USCIS sent us wrong spelled of his name. haha.. Me, i got two names , and Aingela is the second.

Yeah, I am also "kuripot" and last week I was able to convinced my husband to make the call since it will be cheaper that way.

We finally got our interview date May 23 @ 7:30am and we plan to have the medical on May 14. We were even given the option to have interview on April 9th... but that will be next week already, just too soon for us and then the next option would be anyday on May and since there is already a fellow davaoena who will be having interview on the 23rd, I decided to have that one also. It will be better to have someone you know during the interview

Now there are 9 members for May interview Scheds

That much??Yea, It´s really expensive.. Good thing my fiance wasnt able to convince me to call we were thinking it was cheaper if Id do the call, but since he got all the questions to ask so it´s better if he´d be the one to call. This is really somehow too much of a charge, but well we cant do nothing much about it



Yep, and I´m so glad you did choose May 23 gay! Thank you! It´s really a good thing to know i´ll get to meet someone on this day that i know already! God bless to us all on our upcoming interviews!

WE CALLED USEM AND THEY LET US DECIDE THE INTERVIEW DATES. APRIL 21 AND MAY 12 TO 29 WE DICIDED TO HAVE MAY 23, 2008 @ 7:30 AM...

That´s good to know stevent! We are looking forward to meet you there soon God bless...

WOWEE!!! We both have the same interview and medical sched, so I guess I will see you on the 14th of May . Btw, please do update your timeline, it will surely help the vj processing times. Thank you and God bless us all. You're the PERFECT 10 on the list.

Hey guys, how do you get a medical schedule? Please let me know how to do that..
And also, how long until the DELBROS confirm? i have texted them that i paid the document verification fee but i dont receive any reply from them yet. The number i texted was 09175555313, is it correct?
Thanks guys..Please answer my confusions. Thank you all..

Your # for DELBROS looks correct to me. Zenaida paid them about 24 hours ago and hadn't got the return tex either.

I am not sure about the contact # and info for setting up medical, I'll try to find out from Zen.

I'm still debating whether to pay delbros or not...

As for the medical: The embassy and even those call center people will only advise you to have your medical at least 1week prior to interview but I think you can just go to SLEC even a month or more in advance and have your medical as long as you have your appointment letter with you and all other requirements. You can just go there without calling but you can also call in advance if you want to.

"SMLCEC is located at 1177 J. Bocobo St., Ermita, Manila. They can be reached by telephone at 521-0020 and 521-8647. SLMCEC is open from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is best to arrive for your medical examination between 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m."

What should I bring to my medical examination?

• Appointment letter (I was told that the confirmation email from the visa call center could be used)
• Appropriate medical examination fees- ($182.65 for adults (15 years of age and older) and $154.65 for chldren (under 15 years of age)
• Passport (valid for at least 6 months)
• Two colored pictures (2 inches x 2 inches) with a white background

*SLMCEC does not accept dollar payments. The fees must be paid in Philippine pesos at the prevailing exchange rate.

for further info: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3218.html

Thank you dbears, that solve my confusions.. Oh, thats what im wondering also about the appointment letter. (i have read print from their main page, which i couldnt find) Anyway, thanks for informing me that email from them can be used. I have the email.

As for the document verification fee, i have paid it first, hehe.
I plan to have my medical 1st week of May.

And about the DS157 , did you really fill it by hand? (handwritten)

And lastly, about the DS156, it says at the instruction not to answer and leave blank the #3. question. Issuing country - Philippines ; State/province,_____
did you guys follow that instruction? Im confused whether to leave it blank (as what the instruction said) or answer it.

Sorry for this, im just really confused. I cant pay yet the DS 156 forms coz i cant finalize yet my answers to the forms (ds156 and ds157)

Thank you again guys..

Im sorry for my typo error.. I meant number 2 and not number 3..
It says: 3. Section 2 should only include the city of issuance for the passport. Do not select Philippines for place of issuance, and do not include State/Province. Leave these two fields blank.
Source: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhevaf.html

thank you for pointing this out.... i haven't even read this part.

Hi, where did you get the email from?

I received an email from them confirming my scheduled interview. here's what the email says:

From: philippines@us-visaservices.com
To: -----------------------
Subject: Appointment Confirmation from the Visa Information Service - The Philippines
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:13:19 -0600

(DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL)

-----------------,

Thank you for using the Visa Information Service. You have successfully scheduled an appointment for your visa interview. Here are the details of your appointment:

Appointment Confirmation Number: ---------------------

Applicant's Name: ---------------------

Appointment Date: 12 May 2008

Appointment Time: 7:30 AM

Consulate: US Embassy - Manila

Visa Type: K3 and K4

Confirmed on: 31 March 2008 02:11 PM

Last date for editing information: 07 May 2008

Last Date for Cancellation: 07 May 2008

Security Advice: Please arrive one hour before your appointment time. You may not enter the Embassy with guns, cellular telephones, photographic or video cameras, electronics such as radios or other equipment, including computers. Please do not bring any type of electronic equipment.

For safety and security, applicants are no longer permitted to bring cell phones or other electronic devices into US Embassy grounds. There will be no storage facility for cell phones and electronic devices at the Embassy; applicants should leave their electronic equipment in a safe location off Embassy grounds during their appointments.

Thank you,

The Visa Information Service Team

http://Philippines.us-visaservices.com/

Is this the appointment letter for medical or different appointment letter?

whoever will be calling the USEM call center should provide the beneficiary/visa applicant's email address so they could email your interview appointment confirmation letter.




We were told that I could just print that email out and show it to SLEC when i go there for my medical and also when I go to USEM for interview.

It has the necessary info already like: visa applicant's name, case number, interview appointment date and type of visa applied.

for those who are also applying for k2 or k4.. the letter will only show the principal applicant's name but they said that is good to go since k2 or k4 are derivatives of K1 or K3.

for medical schedule, they just advised to go to SLEC at least one week prior to interview and bring the necessary requirements, no need to call for SLEC appointment.


good luck everyone.

thank you for this clarification ate..

your welcome dear.

hey guys, im done preparing with my checklist. only medical is not done yet. im goin to create a new topic for that, it might help others also to guide them preparing their documents.

Hello, Just curious guys, how many copies of BC and CENOMAR did/will you get from the NSO? How many might be required by the USEM?
Does BC also has specific validity like CENOMAR?

Hi,
cenomar just one, and for a bc (birth certificate) has no expiration. but some advised its best to present something new (like less than 2 mos. issued) during interview.
For applying passport they need the original bc, at least just request some extras for your future use.
As for me, i had requested 3 before and this March i had requested 2 since i will be having interview on May.

Good luck.

BC is valid for life but for interview purposes I have read somewhere here (posted the exact post or thread) that it will be best to have the newly ordered copies.

I will be ordering 1 CENOMAR and 5 copies of BC each for me and my 2 kids. USEM requies only 1 copy but we might be needing some more when we get to the US so daghanon nalang nako kuha.

We have May Interview..but my fiancee will do the medical in mid April..lets keep everybody posted.

Welcome to the May group Joe & Ghe

GOOD LUCK TO US..

Zenaida and I moved her interview up to April 25 th. Good luck everyone....

Oh, you're leaving us, that is so sad .. but I am happy for you. If you are all ready and set for the medical and interview why wait longer noh?

Best of luck to you and Zenaida. God be with you all the way!

*now we are back to 10 members on the list.