hello, can anyone help me...i'm not familiar with my case.
i am an applicant for a k1 visa at us embassy in manila...
i was interviewed last april 2, 2008...the embassy staff verbally told me that i need to pass my fiance's income tax return for 2007 coz i dont have it at that time...they still let me proceed with the consul interview...the konsul said they cant give me visa unless i can prove that i wont be a public charge...he said i can anytime challenge thier decision...then i had my fiance's 2007 income tax return which i ask a attorney if it meets the embassy's guidelines before passing it to the embassy (the attorney assures me that it meets the guidelines), the embassy accepted it and they asked my to pay the visa delivery fee, then instructed me to just wait for thier notice or for my passport/visa coz my paper is for review, after two weeks we inquired at the embassy and they just reply now saying it is still for consular officer review...
i'm thinking how long it will take and will they still work on my paper while i'm done with my interview and i didnt able to provide the papers they ask at that time...
thanks

If you are under the Officers final review the time frame that it could take for him/her to complete it is differnent in every case. At this point in the process they finalize all of the information that you have given them review everything to make sure that they have all that the need once there finished reveiwing everything and and see that they have everything they need from you ( which at this stage they do) then they will contact you and have you bring in your passport and soon there after you should recieve your Visa. But as far as the time frame it varies. If i were you i would just contact them at least every 2 weeks to have them give you an update on the current status of your case at that time. I hope this helped, and i wish you all the best and pray tha you will have your visa soon.





AJ1

thanks, yah we tried to e-mail and call the embassy every week actually...
they already have my passport...they asked it when i passed them the papers last april 17th....

i'm just thinking, at the time i passed the papers, the embassy staff at the window where we are getting our individual number to follow, he asked me for a white paper having the list of what documents i should passed but i told them no one gave me that white paper...all they gave is the instruction sheet to what window, where and when i should passed that documents plus the blue paper where i should indicate what exactly the documents i passed them coz they just verbally told me what i need to pass....then i proceed to the window where i need to submit the documents, then he (embassy staff) accepted and looked at what i passed, he didnt asked for the white paper listing, then he get my passport intructed me, just wait for your passport at home and if the embassy need something more they will contact me by phone/mail...then he asked me to pay the visa delivery fee...
i'm thinking, does that white paper listing affect thier review for my application....i hope not....
thanks a lot...

I think you will be just fine. If they kept your passport and told you all that you explained then you will be just fine. I know it can be very frustrating but it seems to me that they have everything that they need and when they are finished with the Final Review then they will send you the Visa. But i wouldn't worry i think everything will be just fine.

AJ1

thanks, for the info....have a good day...