Our SLEC, Embassy, hotel experience, info and pics

[AP&AD 8]

May 23 here as well. But got the late schedule 9am lol

[Calasiao_Ben 1]

May 23 here as well. But got the late schedule 9am lol

Best of luck!

[jannapalmer 10]

You went to the interview with her right? How was it like, were you interviewed separately or the CO interviewed her with you right there? My husband is going with me to the interview.

Also, did the Filipino consul took some docs or just checked it and you gave everything to the American consul? Do I need to make duplicates of everything, and how many? Thanks in advance

May 23 here as well. But got the late schedule 9am lol

aww.. I got 7:30am

good luck to us!

[Tatoosh 1]

Very similar experience for us as well. I did not go with the wife for her interview. However she reported the process to be pretty smooth and the better your documentation is the easier it gets. We definitely did need the I-864 (or I-864ez in our case) but there is no fee charged for it. She had money with her to pay the $120 fee just in case, though.

My wife said there were five steps - two interviews, a preliminary interview (step 1 I think) and she needed her DS-260 printed out for that even though they have one on screen as well, I am sure. Other people who did not have it printed ran into big problems according to the wife. She paid the DS-260 fee, took an oath, and was at step 5 in about 2 or 2 1/2 hours. Other folks were there much longer if they had problems with their documentation. Her second and last interview was with an American. It was very short, our documentation was extensive (though no photos at all) and within a couple of minutes my wife was approved.

She was told to expect her passport and visa packet within two weeks. The slightly longer time may be due to her having to get vaccinations tomorrow morning. She has been through the medical and passed it two weeks previously but St Luke's wanted to wait two weeks before vaccinating her. That put those shots back to one day after the interview. The folks at the interview did not have a problem with that at all.

Note: I may have a step out of order. My wife is still in Manila and I've only had the reports over the phone. I'll get the whole scoop in proper order after she returns tomorrow.

[AP&AD 8]

Best of luck!

Thank you! I'm very nervous. But my fiance will be with me so it's helping with my nerves lol.

You went to the interview with her right? How was it like, were you interviewed separately or the CO interviewed her with you right there? My husband is going with me to the interview.

Also, did the Filipino consul took some docs or just checked it and you gave everything to the American consul? Do I need to make duplicates of everything, and how many? Thanks in advance

aww.. I got 7:30am

good luck to us!

Yes! Hopefully we all get approved.

[Calasiao_Ben 1]

You went to the interview with her right? How was it like, were you interviewed separately or the CO interviewed her with you right there? My husband is going with me to the interview.

Also, did the Filipino consul took some docs or just checked it and you gave everything to the American consul? Do I need to make duplicates of everything, and how many? Thanks in advance

aww.. I got 7:30am

good luck to us!

Yes I went to the interview and stood next to her the entire time.

Filipino asked for nbi, cenomar, and birth certificate is all they asked for from us.

The American only asked us for our ds160 and eligibility letter..and that was it.

But, yes, make copies just in case..and have with you, everything they might ask for..

Just in case. Because even though they didn't ask us for our pictures, or other things, it might be different for others..

Better to be safe than sorry

[ButterFinger 14]

Congratulations! I won't be able to attend her interview because I didn't have enough vacation to both visit her family later this year and attend. I suspect she will have built a lot of confidence by getting her CFO certificate and medical complete - hopefully she will be glowing - as I think her friends are probably sick of hearing about me. It's also nice to see stories like this that I can share with her. Thanks for sharing! Good luck! Ours is May 23, and I am hopeful to get her here for Memorial day so we have several days together without burning up too much vacation time.

My interview is also on the 23rd! Good luck!

My interview is also on Monday!! Good luck to us! I feel positive since we've worked so hard for this =)

[jannapalmer 10]

yay!! good luck and god bless!!

[russandraquel 86]

Wow, interview is Monday! It will be Sunday night for me...good luck to everyone

[Calasiao_Ben 1]

Good luck today you guys!

[jannapalmer 10]

Good luck today you guys!

Thanks!!! We're done with the interview. My visa got approved

[Calasiao_Ben 1]

Thanks!!! We're done with the interview. My visa got approved

YEYHEY! Super congratulations! So happy for you!

[russandraquel 86]

Passed!

[jannapalmer 10]

wow congrats too!!

[AP&AD 8]

Congratulations to those who passed! We passed as well.

We started at 9am and finished around 11am.