This is addressed to everyone who have just paid or are still going to pay their doc verification fee to Metrobank branches:

I paid my doc fee yesterday and texted the info of my payment to DELBROS : 0917-555-5313. I didn't get a confirmation the whole day so I decided to text again the info this morning...no confirmation still. As advised by Loterly to call DELBROS, I just did it this afternoon. I talked to Robbie and told him about my payment and told him that I wanted to confirm if they received my text since I did not get a reply from their end. He asked for my case number, my full name, the Metrobank branch where I deposited the payment. The payment I made appeared in their database after he checked it.

QUESTIONS I ASKED ROBBIE:

1. Do I still need to fax my bank receipt?
Answer: No need since they already confirmed my payment.
ADVICE: Whether you receive or not a text confirmation from DELBROS, always, always make a call and have it confirmed over the phone with the person in-charge. Even if they answer no, still, ask this question, there must be some cases where your receipt is needed to be faxed.

2. Do I need to call and inform USEM about my doc verification payment?
Answer: No need. They will be the one to make a follow-up to USEM.
ADVICE: As advised by Loterly, I should still call USEM, inform them of my payment and give them my case number and full name (which I will do tomorrow or Friday). The primary purpose of this is to alert both DELBROS and USEM about your payment, there is a probability that either one, or worse, both DELBROS and USEM will overlook your case due to tons and tons of application. By informing both parties, both of them will be alerted, thus, avoiding your doc verification to lay idle in the corner.

3. When will my docs be verified to NSO
Answer: May 5 (this makes me )
ADVICE: Call DELBROS the day after they gave you the date they will send your docs to NSO. Like for my case, he said May 5, I will call Robbie again on May 6 to see if they have forwarded my case to NSO.

I actually plan to call USEM tomorrow morning. I will be posting what Grace or Lorraine has to say.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Loterly who inspired me to share this experience to everyone. With the slow issuance of visas due to doc verification, we should not just get contented of having this system linger and mumble to ourselves "that's the way it is, there's nothing we could do...but wait" when in fact there is something we can do to speed up the process by getting up and make an action. Everyone wants to have their visa the soonest time after the interview. However, this doc verification glitch makes everyone crazy. I hope that the future K1 applicants will learn from their predecessors (?) (tama ba term na ginamit ko? pls. correct if I'm wrong )

In everything, and in every step that we will take, always, always ask for God's guidance and wisdom and claim the favors and blessings that await us even before we have them in our hands.

I hope this sharing helps. Will update what USEM people responds after I call them.

-Riza

thanks riza.. im really touched.

thanks for sharing your experience. IF THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY!!!

ROMANS 10:11
"WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

your experience will really help alot, see now we know a short-cut to the steps. and one day for sure, noone would get a white slip anymore due to nso document verification. yipeeee

with regards to predecessors? hmmm check ko din si mister dictionary hehehe dko din alam eh

Thank you Ate Riza and Ate Loterly for sharing this. Very helpful for others.

Thank you guyz, I am bookmarking important facts. We are next in line to all these stuffs.haaayyy.

Muahhh..You're all such a big help to the youngs, hehehe.

Called USEM this morning and talked to Grace. I informed her about the payment I made for my doc verification. She asked if I got a text confirmation and I told her "no" but have called DELBROS to confirm my payment. She said it was great that I called DELBROS. She asked for my case number and read to the name that appeared in their database (which is my name of course). However, she said that it will take a month for the doc verification to be accomplished from the day I deposited the payment I don't know how true this is, but I plan to keep bugging DELBROS instead of USEM since DELBROS is the agency who is in-charge of doc verification. Also Grace added, that there is no need to follow-up to USEM about the status of my doc verification and I will just know if it was already verified on the very day of my interview.

Next week, on Tuesday, I will call Robbie and make a follow-up about it since he said that my request will be forwarded on May 5.

-Riza

I just called up Robbie and he said they have forwarded the document verification request for me nong April 21 so I hope it will be at the embassy na before my interview.

I hope you will get good news about doc verification soon. Unta wala jud problema

That's good news for you Gaye I hope and pray that we will not experience this doc verification glitch like the people who had interview ahead of us.

-Riza

Dugay naman ko nagbayad Riz, tong April 10 pa.... maayo gyud unta dili ta magkaproblema, candidate bya jud ta for intensive doc verification kay mga 30something yr old na nga wa pa naminyo sukad (mas labi nako kay i have two kids out of wedlock pa jud)... though dugay pa ta manglarga, hasol maghuna-huna nga wala pa ang visa oi.

ha ha ha this really made me tinuod jud na Gaye Pero wala man ta angay kahadlukan kay limpyo man ato records. Hayyyy hapit na gyud ni mahuman atong mga kabalaka. Every rising of the sun is a day closer

Btw Gaye, naglukat namo ticket?

Good luck guys! i am sure with all the intensive follow-up and research you are doing to ensure the speedy release of your visa, am sure God will reward you! Ipagdasal ko na sana kapag kayo na ang mainterview, maayos na ng NSO, DELBROS at USEM ang bagong processong ito. May He continue to guide you and direct you in all your thoughts, words and actions in this challenging journey. Be assured that if there are delays, our Lord always has a reason for them. Keep the Faith!

Thank you roxy, you made me smile

Have a safe journey in your upcoming trip

Wa pa jud, basi sa June na, gahinay-hinay mi kay bug-at baya kaayo ning visa process for us... visa fee pa lang $393 na, medical namo $492 + airfare pa nga PHP17,000+ para sa amo tulo and hotel stay pa jud.. maluoy ko kaayo ke Ricky na. Pero we checked economytravel.com na imo gisuggest, we might book there if we can't find cheaper rate sa local travel agencies.

Correct pud nga wa ta kahadlukan sa doc verification... wala pud prob ako birth certificate except sa kahanap na nga ako gireklamo sa NSO tong january (ingon NSO sa kadugay na lagi daw sa BC nako and sa kapila na balik-balik scan, nahanap na daw). I hope they have requested a clearer copy na from our local civil registrar.




USEM has just started this doc verification thing and we can't blame them becoz of the widespread document falsification before eg. http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/re...vestigation.asp
and that is not an isolated case, there were many other similar cases as well as married women getting falsified documents and then marrying foreigners... Kasalanan nila, lahat tayo nagbabayad. But if this is a way to start cleaning up the system then why not di ba.

I have actually lifted everything to God. Its not my will but His be done so whether approved or not, whether I have to wait for visa or not... it will be His will.

Tinuod gyud ka Gaye, dili bya lalim ang mga gasto. I really honor gyud atong mga fiance kay dili basta basta ila sacrifices.



101% Agree

maayo gyud kai daghan palang bisaya dire hehehehe, tinuod lagi gaye and riza, naAR ako kai tigulang nako eh way pa naminyo. hahaha gwapa at seksi pa ang tanan na naAR, asus akala nila bakakun ako kai hatud karoun eh single pako ay nabuang na, hehehe pede intsikin ko na lang, ang hirap eh... nabuhol pati daliri ko.. dont worry, all we have to do is to call and call and do extensive follow ups. kahit masuko pa sila, wai ko labot noh, basta ang gus2 ko, eh gus2 ko.. kahit sumbagun pa nila ako pag gus2 ko magcall eh magcall ako..hmmmp hahahaha

goodluck sa inyo!!! advance congrats na.

noon nga nangutana ako kang grace kung ilang weeks ang docs verification ko sa nso, hay dayyy nahadlok ko, nag ingon ba namang 2 months... sabi ko tinuod grace 2 months? sabi nya pede rin maaga, like 6-8 weeks.. asus, tan-awa, joke lang pala, kai 2 weeks lang na-a na pud ang mga verified docs sa usem. pinapatay lang sa sindak si barbara.

tanong mo si in love with him, sabi nga sa kanya 4-8 weeks eh, diba 2 months din yun? parang gusto nya himatayin tayo. hehehehe epro 2 weeks lang din sya, buti na lang wla kaming sakit sa puso.

Ah ganon ba Lot. I will call RObbie next week and will ask him kung ilang weeks ang doc verification ma process

Bakit ka man marunong ng gamay na bisaya? I admire your effort in doing it

-Riza

ghe call them every tuesday till your interview date and get the same confirmation of that april 21 monday date ha and always mention if your name is on the list sent to NSO. u still have to follow up, make kulit. reconfirm!!! hehehe they have 4 weeks to verify your docs.. pero if i may suggest, hmmm suggest only ha, its worth a try, but u decide. what if u call usem embassy 1 or 2 weeks before your interview and ask grace if your verified docs from nso are submitted back to usem already, and inform grace your interview date.. who knows she might tell you right there and then that they received your verified docs from NSO already, (for your biggest clue kung magcaucause pa ba ng delay ang docs veri)but dont expect an info like how it went ha. try lang natin, first time , who knows it might work that way aswell. hehehe think abt it muna ha pero kayang kaya mo yan, bisaya ta diba, kusog tah.

nope, u will call robbie on tuesday to confirm if your name is on the nso list. then he will check your name on the list, if he confirmed it, then congrats.. but call next tuesday to reconfirm, do call and follow till a week before ng interview and always dictate your case number slowly and clearly,.. u have to follow up so just in case may "problem" u have time to fix it.. but we know for a fact na walang problem sayo kasi u just got a cenomar from nso. im speaking on behalf of those na "not sure" coz they didnt get a copy of cenomar. basta riza cge lang call to reconfirm na nasa NSO docs mo, dili masuko yang c robbie

gamay lang kai quarter bisaya man ako, quarter espanyola at half chinese.. hehehe look, mukha akong kagwang diba? parang mixed breed hahahaha

LOL Loterly, nakakatawa ka sa hina highlight ko na text

Yes ma'am I will keep bugging Robbie to make sure that they have taken action sa doc verification ko Thank you for keeping on pushing me

Planning to call USEM next week.. i have requested CENOMAR naman, we even submitted cenomar with the I-129F (not necessary but I was just compelled to do it just to strengthen our case). Will be requesting another copy of cenomar next week for my interview... I am positive there are no problem with my NSO documents (aside from the illegible copy of BC).

Thank you Lot for the reminders. Would have been nice to meet you in person pero mamiya naman ka hapit... I wish you the best and God's blessings always.