221g for NSO Birth Certificate

[snowcat 58]

I didn't have an original copy of my birth certificate for my K1 interview today (had to give my original copy to Japan Embassy for a recent family trip to Japan and completely forgot to order a new one in time for my USEM K1 interview - careless mistake, I know!) but was approved anyway, just with a 221g for the birth cert. I asked Releasing how long it'll take and he told me it shouldn't take more than 2 weeks for my visa to be officially approved after they receive the birth cert... but I've been reading different things on the forums.

 

Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to mine and how long the extra wait time was in your experience? I just ordered the birth certificate online and am expecting it by next Tuesday (Jan 10). I will also be sending it via 2GO on that same day. I am hoping to leave by mid-February 2017 (next month), hopefully before Valentine's Day, and I'm curious if I'll be able to make it. I also chose the PICK UP option, thinking that would be faster than having it delivered straight to my house.

 

Thanks!

Edited January 6, 2017 by snowcat

[Sagot 1,548]

1 hour ago, snowcat said:

I didn't have an original copy of my birth certificate for my K1 interview today (had to give my original copy to Japan Embassy for a recent family trip to Japan and completely forgot to order a new one in time for my USEM K1 interview - careless mistake, I know!) but was approved anyway, just with a 221g for the birth cert. I asked Releasing how long it'll take and he told me it shouldn't take more than 2 weeks for my visa to be officially approved after they receive the birth cert... but I've been reading different things on the forums.

 

Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to mine and how long the extra wait time was in your experience? I just ordered the birth certificate online and am expecting it by next Tuesday (Jan 10). I will also be sending it via 2GO on that same day. I am hoping to leave by mid-February 2017 (next month), hopefully before Valentine's Day, and I'm curious if I'll be able to make it. I also chose the PICK UP option, thinking that would be faster than having it delivered straight to my house.

 

Thanks!

 

Quite a few have gotten a 221g for missing documents, the delay is like said at the last window during your interview - a couple weeks after they receive the document.

 

I would think by before the end of January you would see your visa if the embassy gets the BC quickly.   Did you order an extra BC or two to bring to the states with you?  You will need it there.

 

Do you have CFO completed?

Edited January 6, 2017 by Sagot

[snowcat 58]

1 hour ago, Sagot said:

 

Quite a few have gotten a 221g for missing documents, the delay is like said at the last window during your interview - a couple weeks after they receive the document.

 

I would think by before the end of January you would see your visa if the embassy gets the BC quickly.   Did you order an extra BC or two to bring to the states with you?  You will need it there.

 

Do you have CFO completed?

Thanks for the response, Sagot! That's reassuring. Will be sending the BC to the Embassy as soon as I get it! I ordered an extra copy, thinking I would probably need another one down the line. I'll also probably get another one just in case, before leaving. Thanks for letting me know I'd need one again!

 

Yes, I've had my CFO seminar. Just need to go back to get that sticker on my passport, after I receive my visa.  

[Sagot 1,548]

[Greenbaum 12,258]

You'll need a couple of extra BC's when you are here in the USA.  Few originals and some extra copies. Don't go crazy.

[snowcat 58]

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

You'll need a couple of extra BC's when you are here in the USA.  Few originals and some extra copies. Don't go crazy.

Interesting. How many original copies do you think I should order before leaving? 

[Greenbaum 12,258]

2 should be plenty. You can make copies here in the USA so don't have to bother from there.

Edited January 7, 2017 by Greenbaum

[Bob_B 26]

On 1/5/2017 at 11:17 PM, snowcat said:

Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to mine and how long the extra wait time was in your experience? I just ordered the birth certificate online and am expecting it by next Tuesday (Jan 10). I will also be sending it via 2GO on that same day. I am hoping to leave by mid-February 2017 (next month), hopefully before Valentine's Day, and I'm curious if I'll be able to make it. I also chose the PICK UP option, thinking that would be faster than having it delivered straight to my house.

 

Thanks!

 Does not seem right to me that they would outright keep your birth certificate!! Here in the U.S. the original is required when applying for passport but is returned shortly thereafter. I actually received my passport first, then b.c. about a week later.

[Sagot 1,548]

The PSA birth certificate is a required document for the visa process ..  don't get a visa without providing it.    

 

I see you are just starting this adventure... very soon the real fun will start.

 

Here is what you can look forward to:  http://visaconnection-philippines.com/index.php/2-visa-process/3-usem-k-1-visa

[Bob_B 26]

On 1/6/2017 at 0:46 AM, Sagot said:

 

Do you have CFO completed?

 Please explain.....what is a CFO?

[Sagot 1,548]

4 minutes ago, Bob_B said:

 Please explain.....what is a CFO?

Here ya go:

 

http://cfo.gov.ph/gcp.html

http://visaconnection-philippines.com/index.php/2-visa-process/5-cfo-gcp-seminar

[snowcat 58]

3 hours ago, Bob_B said:

 Does not seem right to me that they would outright keep your birth certificate!! Here in the U.S. the original is required when applying for passport but is returned shortly thereafter. I actually received my passport first, then b.c. about a week later.

Well, when we say "original", it's not the actual original BC, just an "original copy", if that makes sense, from the National Statistics Office. It has their official seal and a barcode that states when that particular "original copy" was ordered (it is usually "valid" for 6 months - which really makes no sense to me, because I mean it is the same BC, like I was born under the exact same circumstances whether or not that copy was ordered 6 months or years before - it's not like the events on day of my birth gets updated, right? lol).  Anyway, yeah so the Japan embassy never returned mine and I'm not sure if the US embassy will return mine either. Best to have a few copies to bring back to the US when I leave!

[snowcat 58]

2 hours ago, Bob_B said:

 Please explain.....what is a CFO?

 

1 hour ago, Sagot said:

Here ya go:

 

http://cfo.gov.ph/gcp.html

http://visaconnection-philippines.com/index.php/2-visa-process/5-cfo-gcp-seminar

 

Hi Bob_B, you can also read my recent CFO experience here:

 

[Bob_B 26]

Thanks, Cat! I will share this info with my fiancee! Neither of us realized there is "so much" on the beneficiary's end!! We thought medical exam, embassy interview, done. Whew!!

[Sagot 1,548]