MY INTERVIEW ATUS EMBASSY MANILA

[condz 0]

Here are some details of my interview yesterday....

I arrived there around 4:30 am. The gate opened 5:30 am. The guard called the schedule of 7 am for interview around 6:30 and I went there.

1. They'll check your appointment letter and I presented my postal ID.

2. I entered at the check point for the things that I brought.

3. Need to follow the signage where should I go.

4. The right most window, need to submit the DS-230 and the appointment letter then they'll give the stub number. If they ask your passport, tell them that St.Lukes have it and you're done with the medical.

5. It took me almost 4 hours of waiting before my pre-interview.

PRE - INTERVIEW (I was assigned at Window 20) - Filipino Guy

1. They ask my complete name.

2. My birthday.

3. Who is my petitioner?

4. My address.

5. They look for my CENOMAR and I submitted my Marriage Index

6. Do you have pictures, remittances, call logs came from your husband?

(he attached my wedding pictures (4 pcs), remittances from western union recently, and our call logs with my documents).

7. I submitted also my NBI Cearance.

Need to wait again for finger scanning. They'll call your name so you should listen attentively.

Finger scanning at window 16. They'll ask your complete name and birthday.

CONSUL INTERVIEW - 11:30 am

Black AMERICAN Lady - Nice and pretty( she told me that her daughter's birthday was the same as mine)

Window 32

1. My complete name and my birthday.

2. who is your petitioner?

3. how many years that I am married?

4. where am i going to live in the states?

5. she ask also if my husband is living with his parents?

6. How did we meet?

7. When our relationship started?

8. she ask as well if this is my first time to be out of the country if ever?

9. another question was if i have committed any criminal records?

10. how many times my husband went home here in the Philippines?

11. She ask what's my plan for my birthday? ten she laugh.

12. she double check my papers and ask to present more picture... I showed to her my wedding album and she's looking for picture before we got married and I said I didn't bring those pictures.

13. Then waiting again for her answer.

for almost 5 minutes:

she said: " O ANO APPROVED KA NA"...

Yahoo!!!!!She said again, need to wait for my name to be called for the instruction about my visa at window Y.

AND I SAID THANK YOU SO MUCH MA'AM.. I almost jump and shout there but then of course nakakahiya....

Went outside again, then after 15 minutes they called my name at Window 18.

The lady asked my complete name and my birthday. She gave my appointment letter and a delivery form for 2go for the delivery address of m visa.

Filled up that form and submitted that to 2go booth at the corner area. and went home.

I did not pay anymore because it's already a package according to them.

THANK YOU GOD..

Hope it will help you guys about this....

[Markieboy 104]

Congratulations on a successful interview!!!

Happy to hear everything went well!

[Maxx121 14]

Congratz and get ready for a long boring flight

[jkelly07 120]

congratulations

[condz 0]

Here are some details of my interview yesterday....

I arrived there around 4:30 am. The gate opened 5:30 am. The guard called the schedule of 7 am for interview around 6:30 and I went there.

1. They'll check your appointment letter and I presented my postal ID.

2. I entered at the check point for the things that I brought.

3. Need to follow the signage where should I go.

4. The right most window, need to submit the DS-230 and the appointment letter then they'll give the stub number. If they ask your passport, tell them that St.Lukes have it and you're done with the medical. You have to give 1 pc pf 2x2 picture.

5. It took me almost 4 hours of waiting before my pre-interview.

PRE - INTERVIEW (I was assigned at Window 20) - Filipino Guy

1. They ask my complete name.

2. My birthday.

3. Who is my petitioner?

4. My address.

5. They look for my CENOMAR and I submitted my Marriage Index

6. Do you have pictures, remittances, call logs came from your husband?

(he attached my wedding pictures (4 pcs), remittances from western union recently, and our call logs with my documents).

7. I submitted also my NBI Cearance.

Need to wait again for finger scanning. They'll call your name so you should listen attentively.

Finger scanning at window 16. They'll ask your complete name and birthday.

CONSUL INTERVIEW - 11:30 am

Black AMERICAN Lady - Nice and pretty( she told me that her daughter's birthday was the same as mine)

Window 32

1. My complete name and my birthday.

2. who is your petitioner?

3. how many years that I am married?

4. where am i going to live in the states?

5. she ask also if my husband is living with his parents?

6. How did we meet?

7. When our relationship started?

8. she ask as well if this is my first time to be out of the country if ever?

9. another question was if i have committed any criminal records?

10. how many times my husband went home here in the Philippines?

11. She ask what's my plan for my birthday? ten she laugh.

12. she double check my papers and ask to present more picture... I showed to her my wedding album and she's looking for picture before we got married and I said I didn't bring those pictures.

13. Then waiting again for her answer.

for almost 5 minutes:

she said: " O ANO APPROVED KA NA"...

Yahoo!!!!!She said again, need to wait for my name to be called for the instruction about my visa at window Y.

AND I SAID THANK YOU SO MUCH MA'AM.. I almost jump and shout there but then of course nakakahiya....

Went outside again, then after 15 minutes they called my name at Window 18.

The lady asked my complete name and my birthday. She gave my appointment letter and a delivery form for 2go for the delivery address of m visa.

Filled up that form and submitted that to 2go booth at the corner area. and went home.

I did not pay anymore because it's already a package according to them.

THANK YOU GOD..

Hope it will help you guys about this....

[happyme 0]

congrats!

[marklovetina 52]

thank u for sharing it will be a helpful post for us that still waiting...

[Tahoma 2,292]

Congratz again!!!

Thanks so much for sharing your interview experience...I enjoyed reading it.

By the way, ang asawa ko ay nasa trabaho, so maybe someone would not mind translating "nakakahiya" into English for me. Maraming salamat.

[HaroldJucy 0]

WOW! Thanks for posting this....COngratulations!

[crystal01 29]

to the OP, congrats!!

Congratz again!!!

Thanks so much for sharing your interview experience...I enjoyed reading it.

By the way, ang asawa ko ay nasa trabaho, so maybe someone would not mind translating "nakakahiya" into English for me. Maraming salamat.

@ Tahoma: Nakakahiya in this context means it's embarrassing

[Tahoma 2,292]

@ Tahoma: Nakakahiya in this context means it's embarrassing

Hey...thanks Vanessa... ...now I can finally finish reading condz' interview experience.

[BigJohn 4]

Congratulations! A couple questions

By cenomar I am guessing you mean the CEMAR certificate of marriage that you get when you apply for a cenomar after married?

What is marriage index i've never heard of that is it required?

[pookaphilus 12]

Congratulations...same here Window 32 as well..and same Consul officer..the lady is indeed very nice and considerate...God bless on your trip going here in the US..:-)

[BigJohn 4]

I hope my wife gets that lady for her interview! I'm just crossing my fingers she passes the medical next week if so she'll be heading to the US in february.

[enzocute 2]

Congrats!!Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us