She got approved but....

[ADAMandKAREN 15]

She had her interview yesterday and this is what happened....

They took her fingerprints, had her raise her hand and swear an oath, gave her a brown envelope and kept her passport..

they told her to come back in a week to pick up her passport...

However, they didn't use the word approved.

Now i'm not stupid, i know this means approval but the question i have is this. How definite is this? She has to give a 1 month resignation notice at work. Is she safe to go ahead and give that notice tomorrow or should she wait another week (until she has the visa in hand). I know anything is possible, but how possible is it that she won't get a visa at this point?

[thelastpetitioner 218]

if you have seen the embassy reviews you know that at times embassies can act irresponsible and not go within the time frame they give,if i were her,i would till i receive the visa,since its good for 6 months

[patient2010 93]

congrats on the approval and I too would wait until she has the visa on hand

[ladyangel341 0]

I would suggest to let her resign for it usually takes several weeks to receive the visa via mail. And as a sign of courtesy to the employer I would let them know I'm going to resign to let them prepare for a lost employee...

[ADAMandKAREN 15]

I would suggest to let her resign for it usually takes several weeks to receive the visa via mail. And as a sign of courtesy to the employer I would let them know I'm going to resign to let them prepare for a lost employee...

Well she is going to put in a resignation. the deal is she has to put a 1 month resignation or they keep her last paycheck. So we are trying to decide if its okay to go ahead and put in the resignation now (one week before she has the visa in hand) or wait until the visa is in hand. Either way, her resignation will be effective 1 month after she submits a resignation letter.

The reason she kind of wants to do it now instead of waiting a week is because there is a festival in her home town in the philippines (she's in singapore right now) that is about a month from now, so if she is going to attend that she needs to put in her resignation asap instead of waiting a week to put in her resignation.

[Markieboy 104]

She had her interview yesterday and this is what happened....

They took her fingerprints, had her raise her hand and swear an oath, gave her a brown envelope and kept her passport..

they told her to come back in a week to pick up her passport...

However, they didn't use the word approved.

Now i'm not stupid, i know this means approval but the question i have is this. How definite is this? She has to give a 1 month resignation notice at work. Is she safe to go ahead and give that notice tomorrow or should she wait another week (until she has the visa in hand). I know anything is possible, but how possible is it that she won't get a visa at this point?

IMO, if they kept her passport, most likely she was approved. During our USEM interview, the CO never said the word approved, either. He just said, "Okay, I think I have everything I need. Please wait outside for your number to be called." That's it! Personally, I would wait till visa is in hand. However, it does sound like she was approved.

Good luck with whatever you decide! And congratulations!

[Kimbear 53]

She had her interview yesterday and this is what happened....

They took her fingerprints, had her raise her hand and swear an oath, gave her a brown envelope and kept her passport..

they told her to come back in a week to pick up her passport...

However, they didn't use the word approved.

Now i'm not stupid, i know this means approval but the question i have is this. How definite is this? She has to give a 1 month resignation notice at work. Is she safe to go ahead and give that notice tomorrow or should she wait another week (until she has the visa in hand). I know anything is possible, but how possible is it that she won't get a visa at this point?

If you received the envelope you were more than likely approved. the envelope is all the stuff you need to process the visa at the POE when you cross. It contains your entire file, medical information etc. I would wait at least another week or two depending on where she lives. it could take a while to get the visa back depending on the consulate, mail delivery etc.

[Theresa0828 65]

She had her interview yesterday and this is what happened....

They took her fingerprints, had her raise her hand and swear an oath, gave her a brown envelope and kept her passport..

they told her to come back in a week to pick up her passport...

However, they didn't use the word approved.

Now i'm not stupid, i know this means approval but the question i have is this. How definite is this? She has to give a 1 month resignation notice at work. Is she safe to go ahead and give that notice tomorrow or should she wait another week (until she has the visa in hand). I know anything is possible, but how possible is it that she won't get a visa at this point?

I am just wondering why she will pick up her passport... most of us receive our passport via express mail... did she specifically ask for this?

As for the resigning... if you are not in a hurry yet to get her on a plane and leave.. then I suggest you wait until the visa is received.

[ADAMandKAREN 15]

I am just wondering why she will pick up her passport... most of us receive our passport via express mail... did she specifically ask for this?

As for the resigning... if you are not in a hurry yet to get her on a plane and leave.. then I suggest you wait until the visa is received.

I guess in Singapore they have you pick it up VS in Manila where they send it to you. Yeah we pretty much decided to wait until the visa is received. She was just hoping to go home to Philippines in late April for the festival in her home town but it looks like she won't be able to go until early May since she won't have the visa in hand until next week.

[Bec_Dipu 103]

I guess in Singapore they have you pick it up VS in Manila where they send it to you. Yeah we pretty much decided to wait until the visa is received. She was just hoping to go home to Philippines in late April for the festival in her home town but it looks like she won't be able to go until early May since she won't have the visa in hand until next week.

Why doesn't she just call or email and ask? The consulate I'll be dealing with has answered my questions very quickly and efficiently, albeit in India not the Philippines.

[Smoochie1209 0]

Hey wow, small world. My wife knows your fiancée from the Church in Singapore. I served my mission there and met my wife there. Congrats on the news, It sounds good. I wouldn't worry too much. Take care

-Nick

[Habakkuk2vs3 3]

Congratulations, sounds like a SURE THING!!!!! But just in case there was any delay in processing anything at the embassy, I would wait until she has the Visa in hand......once again congrats

[DasBoot 7]

Why doesn't she just call or email and ask? The consulate I'll be dealing with has answered my questions very quickly and efficiently, albeit in India not the Philippines.

Seriously? I'm a bit surprised to hear that. Which consulate was that? Did you contact the consulate directly or through VFS?

[Bec_Dipu 103]

Seriously? I'm a bit surprised to hear that. Which consulate was that? Did you contact the consulate directly or through VFS?

I have emaled the New Delhi consulate three times with various questions and each time, I received a response within 1 business day with a thorough answer...lucky me

[Margarida Castela 0]

Hi Adam!

I'm afraid I'll have to agree with what the "lastpetioner" said: Sometimes Embassies do act irresponsibly.

For instance, my fiance filed a I-129F petition and after several months we finally received the NOA2 and I was contacted by the embassy saying that they would send me the package with instructions and forms.

Everything looking good so far and they did send the package but the wrong one! They sent me the K2 package instead of the K1. Fortunately we noticed this before the interview and emailed them to confirm the date, subject and documents for the interview. They admitted their mistake and replied us fairly quick. The interview went well and my Visa approved but not given to me right away.

We were not sure if the American consulate in Lisbon would issue the visa after the interview but I had prepared everything at work for either situation.

Done with the interview they told me that I had to wait for my visa to arrive and I asked them how long will that take but they couldn't give me an answer. They said that the immigrant visa time lines are quite unpredictable and they depend on how well the "computer system" is working.

Well, as you might imagine that was not the clearest answer ever and I felt sad, not so much because of waiting but just for the fact that they never give you any date or any sort of guarantees.

My interview was on the 24th March and based on other VJ's time lines, I suppose the visa will arrive soon.

Still on the bright side, the visa was approved and this process is almost finished and soon I'll be in the US with my fiancee, Matt!

Hang on there and I hope both of us will receive good news soon.