we just got our approval on dec 7th. are interviews scheduled upon arrival of hardcopy or electronic? im wondering if we will make the latest cut

Congrats to you!! To answer your question, no, interviews are scheduled regardless if you get the hard copy of the notice from NVC. Snail mail is the hard proof that in fact the case is moving on. Since you have a case number, you can call the Embassy in Manila to see when they receive the packet and ask for interview dates if they have already scheduled them. I believe the US Embassy in Manila schedules the interviews and relays this info to NVC and Department of State. Now, Ive been tracking the schedules online at the USE Manila website, and currently Ive only gotten 2 interview schedules for MNL2007819XXX, which the interview date at the Embassy is Jan 9, 2008. They haven't scheduled anyone after that or at least not updated the website for inquiring for the past 3 weeks.

What phone number are you using to call the embassy in Manila? All I can find on the website is the call center number, which I tried ($18.00 cost) and they aren't very helpful. I think they are using a Philippine call center, which would be both appropriate and ironic. I'd prefer to just call overseas if I could and talk with a live person in the Embassy.

The only other numbers I've got are for NVC and the DoS here in Washington, DC. They only seem to have the information about when the package was sent and can't even confirm that it was received.

Hi there! Anyone got their NOA2 hardcopy last november 19, 2007 and has a Manila Case Number already?

and anyone from davao?

thanks and good luck to all.

Im using +63 (2) 301-2000 ext 5184, the Department of State and NVC should know the interview date as well once Manila Embassy schedules them.

Rather then calling Grace at the embassy it is easer to just put your MNL# here They update it while they are scheduling the interviews.

http://203.177.135.10/ivappointment/login.asp

Just called manila got great news tonight.Interview is Feb 6 .Just got my plane ticket. I wish i was going over there tonight.I hope everybody gets good news soon.My case #MNL2007823***.

congrats i hope we all get that great news soon

Are you serious? Our case number is MNL2007819***....Did you talk to someone?

I agree it is easier to check the website, but it seems many people have called in and gotten their interview dates before it was available on the website.

@captainJeff228- congratulations!!

@ tanjay - just like at USCIS they do not always go in order. I hope everyone heres something soon.

i just called manila after reading captain jeffs post and i also got good news our interview is feb 8 so i hope everyone here gets theres soon i checked the interview website nothing there yet so im hoping alot of you also have dates already also

Congrats !!!!!
Very nice to hear that good news for you.
Good luck

Thank you for sharing Captainjeff!!! I called USEM..our interview date is February 4th....7:30 am

Just called Manila Embassy, our interview date is February 7, 7:30 am. Our case number is MNL2007827XXX.

waaaaaaaa...huhuhuhu...i am really overwhelmed with all of the interview dates stated..i hope I can get my mnl case # and have my interview by february also..huhuhu... hi ripolo i will do that i will send a scanned NOA2 to nvc...waaaaa

HURAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i HAVE AN INTERVIEW DATE!!
FEBRUARE 4TH


SUPER HAPPY DANCE

FINALLY we can see the light at the end of this part of the tunnel.

We have medical on Dec. 27th and our interview on January 7th. Our record number is in the MNL2007820XXX group. We are three months pregnant. Since she is in her mid 30's and has never had children, in the states she would be considered somewhat "high-risk". So we sent a fax to the Embassy last week requesting an accelerated date. Not sure if this date reflects that request being granted or not.

In any case, I have to admit it feels good. I hope everyone gets their dates soon if they have not gotten them yet!

I AM GLAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR INTERVIEW DATES NOW WE ALL HAVE A LOT TO BE HAPPY ABOUT.I HOPE THE REST OF YOU WHO ARE READY THIS GET YOUR DATES SOON.

I started a chart and will improve it later this week.

Name Medical Interview

Tanjay..................... ..... 4-Feb

captainjeff228........... ..... 6-Feb

edp333.................... 30-Jan ..... 6-Feb

Raquel_1208............ 30-Jan ..... 7-Feb

todd1000................. ..... 8-Feb

Well it got you an early medical

We will need to meet for lunch
God bless
Tim

With all the folks on here who seemed to have luck calling the embassy, I did the same and was told both the Medical date scheduled (12/27) and the Interview date scheduled (01/04/08).

They also said the sent the packate out to honey ko on Friday, Dec 7 and that it should be there in the next day or so. I'm waiting for confirmation that it arrived.

Well See ya there

congratulations..i am happy for you,God bless and Goodluck

Hi to all,

I'm glad to hear that all of us have our appointment dates already !!!!!

Goodluck & God Bless us all


regards,
sopie

epd333 maybe i will see you there good look to all of us

can somebody tell me what i need to do to have my timeline show when i put a new post on here.

Most people are entering their timelines into their Signatures, in addition to the Timeline database. That way, people reading the forums, comments, and threads can see at a quick glance what the person's situation is. To enter anything into your signature, do the following....

Touch "My Assistant" on the Light Blue menu bar at the top of the screen.
Select "Edit Forums Signature" from the pop up menu.
The text box that opens can be filled with anything (mostly) you want. Its HTML friendly, so if you speak that language you can get really fancy. If not, just simple text is fine. Each time you press "Update my Signature" it will display what you input in the upper section and return you to the editing box in the lower section. When you're done, just select another menu option.

Play around with it a little and see if you can get the hang of it.

THANKS ROUGUEWAVE.WERE DID YOU GET THE NAME?I AM A CAPTAIN ON A BOAT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.IF YOU ARE GOING OVER THERE FOR THE INTERVIEW YOU COULD TRY USING BOOKINGWIZ.COM MOBISSIMO TRAVEL IT SAVED ME ALMOST FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ON MY FLIGHT

ROUGUEWAVE......you and I both have the same NOA2 dates.
Can you tell me what number you called, and what info that you had to give them.
I sure hope that we are there with you all also.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HERE..........

EDP333 WE HAVE THE SAME DATES.ARE YOU GOING OVER THERE FOR THE INTERVIEW?OURS IS AT 7:30 AM ALSO.I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.I AM HEADING THAT WAY ON FEB.2

I noticed that 98% have NOA2 dates of late Oct. and early Nov.
rouguewave is the only one with a late Nov. NOA2.......wow, I really hope that we are with all of you all for the early Feb interview.
I took my vacation from Feb4-Feb20, because my work made me choose last month........
Can anyone here tell me the number that you called at the embassy, and what info they asked you for.
Thank you so much

I just called 888 877 9888
They asked me for my CC info and said that a pin# will be $18, is this the number and route that you all have been going to get info??
Thanks

Try 63 2 301 2000 press 7 then 5184#.


Glad to hear most of you guys have interview dates already, we are still waiting for our turn. Hopefully we can join the February batch.

To get info from the NVC, I called 603-334-0700. Press 1, then 5 to talk with an employee.
If all operators are busy, you might get cycled back into top menu, or popped out to an exit msg.
I called late (11:30pm) Eastern time, as they are on-duty until Midnite and seem less busy then.
Be prepared to give USCIS Rec't number, beneficiary name & Date of Birth (for verification).

I asked if they had rec'd the application. If so, what was the date of receipt (at NVC) and case number.
I also asked if they'd sent it to the embassy yet. 1st time I called, they said they hadn't and they told me when to call back to check again. They were very nice.

When I called the US Embassy Manila, I called +63(2) 301-2000 ext 5184
I had to provide the Case # (from NVC) and also verify beneficiary. I asked if they had rec'd package, if the Packet had been sent to beneficiary.

Hope this helps.




I did this first and got connected to a call center. It was hard to understand them and the connection was poor. I also got the sense they were a commercial call center, not USEM employees. After that, I called the embassy directly.

It was an $18 education.

I hope to, but will need to see if I can get off from work since I am on contract. I will let you know if I can make it.

@ runs4fun - To call USEM consular office from the US dial 011-632-301-2000 ext 5184

I work with computers and there is a company that makes software named that. I always thought it was a cool sounding name.

Okay I did my search again, and the next batch of schedules from MNL2007819XXX and MNL2007820 is already Feb 4, 2008 and Feb 5, 2008 respectively.

Here is the breakdown: 41 interviews for K1 Visa where their Medical is on Jan 28,2008 and Embassy Interview is on Feb 4, 2008, both fall on a Monday. There is one case which falls on January 7 interview (maybe from US Military and has deployment) and then about 15 cases where they have their Embassy interviews on Feb 5, 2008.

For MNL2007820XXX, I found 38 interviews for K1 Visas and 7 K3 Visas and they have their Medical on January 29, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 5, 2008 and both fall on a Tuesday.

So no interviews for nearly a month from the last schedule from MNL2007818XXX case numbers where 2 cases have interviews on Jan 9, 2008 and then there is a big leap of 8 interviews scheduled on Feb 4, 2008. Then I found 2 IR visas, one IR3 visa is scheduled for Embassy on Feb 5,2008 and one IR4 scheduled for Embassy interview on Dec 12,2007.

So based on this, it seems USEM doesnt schedule any interviews after the first week of the month, same thing went for the first batch of Jan interviews.

I have a long way to go if there are a lot of case numbers between 820XXX and 830XX, I might actually be a March interview (I dont even want to think about it) if this pace keeps up. My case is MNL2007833XXX. Any cases from 820XXX to 830XXX, please let me know and post here so we can project the next batch of interviews.

Thanks.

got mnl case number via email from nvc MNL2007840###
waaaaa..thanks Be to God...waiting for medical and interview dates......anybody from MNL2007840###??

Okay, I spoke too soon!!! Im already scheduled MNL2007833XXX, with Medical on Feb 1, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 8, 2008.

Here are the rest of the cases found:

MNL2007822XXX and found 66 K1 visas and 12 K3 visas and are scheduled for Medical on Jan 30, 2008, Embassy Interview on Feb 6 and 7,2008.
MNL2007824XXX and found 5 K1 visas and are scheduled for Medical on Jan 30, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 7,2008.
MNL2007825XXX and found 18 K1 visas and 1 K3 visa and are scheduled for Medical on Jan 30, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 7,2008.
MNL2007827XXX and found 17 K1 visas and 1 K3 visa and are scheduled for Medical on Jan 30, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 7,2008.
MNL2007828XXX and found 1 IR5 visa and scheduled for Medical on Dec 13, 2007 and Embassy Interview on Dec 19 ,2007.
MNL2007830XX and found 24 K1 visas and 1 K3 visa and are scheduled for Medical on Jan 30, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 7,2008.
MNL2007832XX and found 11 K1 visas and are scheduled for Medical on Feb 1, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 8,2008.
MNL2007833XX and found 33 K1 visas and 1 K3 visa and are scheduled for Medical on Feb 1, 2008 and Embassy Interview on Feb 8,2008.


Congrats to all!!



Congrats! NVC or USCIS never emailed me even when I was on their emailing updates.

hi ripolo congrats to your medical and interview appointments,.....when do you think i can have medical and interview?

Im checking right now.. I hope they havent stopped, but the last scheduled is 834XXX, with 5 K1 visas.

I hope ours is one of those 834xxx

Hey congrats!!! I am so happy for you
See ya on our Feb thred

darling&RG---------30-Jan ----6-Feb

I don't think this goes with IR's right?

Cause my number is 753XXX and still in the process of NVC, a step closer to Case Complete though..

Please do not quote me on this, but what I noticed last month was that IR1/CR1 interviews were schedule during the last week of November for January. Also, on another thread someone stated that NVC schedules the IR1/CR1 interviews.

I didn't want to quote you but since you quoted me.. :-)

From what I heard NVC does the scheduling for IR/CR Visas? Please Correct me if I'm wrong..

So this numbering thing with the case # doesn't go with IR/CR cases?

Also I just thought of this.. What it 1 case was put on hold due to an RFE, that would mess up the numbering..

I was told by Grace at USEM IR/CR interviews are scheduled by the NVC

I dont know what you mean my "mess up the numbering" but the scheduling of your interviews will be "out of sync" with the rest of the batch numbers if you have an RFE at NVC for IR/CR cases. (Do they give RFE at NVC?). If not, then all batch cases should have the same coinciding schedules unless you have priority like medical/military deployment where your schedule would be first... and a note, IR/CR are usually scheduled by themselves and not with K1/K3 visas so thats why the numbering looks "messed up". Im not sure if that answered your question... on regards to your last statement.

Now that most of us have our interview schedule, how long will it be that we get the packet in the mail