MNL Case Number... Should we wait now ?

[Loida and Ed 11]

Hi Fellow VJ'ers

Sooo ,, we feel like were in a "holding pattern" and seek some feedback on the whens's and how's to lessen the time we have to wait.

Heres our "current status"

• Our package left NVC and is at the US Embassy in Manila
• We have yet to get a package yet from the embassy
• The Beneficiary K1 / K2 Philippine passports should be completed and in hand by 30 August
• We do not "yet" have passport ID numbers to submit the package we have pre-pared
• We have our MNL number already
• Neither I or she has received any information on who and how to pay fees

Do we:

• Wait until we get the package, before paying the Visa App fees?
• Wait to schedule medical and interview's after the passports arrive

I dont know what is specifically "needed" to pay the fee's and I dont want to pay too early and have it get lost in the system

because they are scheduling already for September interviews and medicals, I'd like to be proactive, but am unsure how to properly execute this...

Any thoughts are appreciated...

ed

[thinkerlove0212 158]

Hi Fellow VJ'ers

Sooo ,, we feel like were in a "holding pattern" and seek some feedback on the whens's and how's to lessen the time we have to wait.

Heres our "current status"

• Our package left NVC and is at the US Embassy in Manila
• We have yet to get a package yet from the embassy
• The Beneficiary K1 / K2 Philippine passports should be completed and in hand by 30 August
• We do not "yet" have passport ID numbers to submit the package we have pre-pared
• We have our MNL number already
• Neither I or she has received any information on who and how to pay fees

Do we:

• Wait until we get the package, before paying the Visa App fees?
• Wait to schedule medical and interview's after the passports arrive

I dont know what is specifically "needed" to pay the fee's and I dont want to pay too early and have it get lost in the system

because they are scheduling already for September interviews and medicals, I'd like to be proactive, but am unsure how to properly execute this...

Any thoughts are appreciated...

ed

Hi.. If you have the manila case number already you can proceed to the next step which is, you can pay for the visa fee, at BPI at any branch separated to k1- and k2 payment..

You don't have to wait the the packet, as long as you have a manila case number go and pay. bring your passport upon paying the visa payment.

I already got here in US when my parent's received the packet from the USEM..

Good-luck.. Pm me if you need help...

[thinkerlove0212 158]

Ohh i miss that part, you don't have a passport yet..

Yes you need the passport because when you pay the visa fee at BPI they need to get your passport ID, because your passport ID should be in your visa fee receipt...

[Loida and Ed 11]

Darn it.. but thank u for the good advice !!

I guess no rush to fill out the DS-230's

Ohh i miss that part, you don't have a passport yet..

Yes you need the passport because when you pay the visa fee at BPI they need to get your passport ID, because your passport ID should be in your visa fee receipt...

Edited August 4, 2012 by Loida and Ed

[Ontarkie 14,938]

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[Tahoma 2,298]

Wait until their passports arrive.

That's my final answer!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Darn it.. but thank u for the good advice !!

I guess no rush to fill out the DS-230's

K-1 DO NOT complete a 230. The embassy DOES NOT send out a packet, and if you wait for the letter from them you will have cobwebs covering you, my wife never got the "packet letter" but I included a link to it below.

Here is a list of what we did: (of course you can't do anything until you have your passport)

Manila Embassy:

After NOA2 AND YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (don't need to wait for the letter from the embassy )

Once you have your MNL # you can take your passport and required visa fee (in Php) to BPI and pay your visa fee. The embassy website states that within 4 hours of paying at BPI you can schedule your interview appointment but most times it seems to take about 24 hours.

http://www.ustraveld...paymentinfo.asp

When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning of the passport number, your passport number IS your receipt number (normally).

Priorty Date; this is the date the NOA 1 was accepted.

Make sure to print two copies of the interview confirmation page as you will need one for St. Luke's and the other (maybe, they might mail the interview letter) for the embassy.

(open all of these links then save them to your bookmarks so you have them for easy access)

Embassy Letter:

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf

(Tagalog) http://photos.state....2__rtf2_007.pdf

(The DS-156 can be difficult to complete sometimes, if you have issues try a different browser.)

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

Embassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email)

(632) 301-2000, extension 5184 or 5185 (local number: USEM 3012000 loc 5184/5185 call them around 3-4:30pm)

** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

In order to serve our visa applicants more efficiently, we have created this new e-mail address: IVMNLAppointments@state.gov , for early appointment requests and visa scheduling issues. Please note, however, that early appointment requests will be approved on a case to case basis (i.e., aging out cases, or in cases involving personal or medical emergencies), and only if visa interview slots are available.

For other immigrant and K visa concerns, please send an e-mail to IVManilaReplies@state.gov

.

To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below.

The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant's last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.

Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less. The mail size should not be more than 15 KB.

Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments.

Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.

INTERVIEW DAY: Remember no electronics are allowed in the embassy; no cell phones, no cameras, no memory stiks. And no food.

***

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#required-docs

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy (or if the embassy mails a confirmation letter bring a copy of that), and of course the 2X2 photos. (copy of annulment is asked for at times)

PREREGISTER at St. Luke's website, it saves time when you arrive. http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend. There are been changed with CFO so for sure read through their website.

http://www.philembas...w_gcp_flyer.pdf

http://www.cfo.gov.p...onals&catid=140

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

Edited August 4, 2012 by Hank_

[thinkerlove0212 158]

K-1 DO NOT complete a 230. The embassy DOES NOT send out a packet, and if you wait for the letter from them you will have cobwebs covering you, my wife never got the "packet letter" but I included a link to it below.

Here is a list of what we did: (of course you can't do anything until you have your passport)

Manila Embassy:

After NOA2 AND YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (don't need to wait for the letter from the embassy )

Once you have your MNL # you can take your passport and required visa fee (in Php) to BPI and pay your visa fee. The embassy website states that within 4 hours of paying at BPI you can schedule your interview appointment but most times it seems to take about 24 hours.

http://www.ustraveld...paymentinfo.asp

When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning of the passport number, your passport number IS your receipt number (normally).

Priorty Date; this is the date the NOA 1 was accepted.

Make sure to print two copies of the interview confirmation page as you will need one for St. Luke's and the other (maybe, they might mail the interview letter) for the embassy.

(open all of these links then save them to your bookmarks so you have them for easy access)

Embassy Letter:

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf

(Tagalog) http://photos.state....2__rtf2_007.pdf

(The DS-156 can be difficult to complete sometimes, if you have issues try a different browser.)

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

Embassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email)

(632) 301-2000, extension 5184 or 5185 (local number: USEM 3012000 loc 5184/5185 call them around 3-4:30pm)

** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

In order to serve our visa applicants more efficiently, we have created this new e-mail address: IVMNLAppointments@state.gov , for early appointment requests and visa scheduling issues. Please note, however, that early appointment requests will be approved on a case to case basis (i.e., aging out cases, or in cases involving personal or medical emergencies), and only if visa interview slots are available.

For other immigrant and K visa concerns, please send an e-mail to IVManilaReplies@state.gov

.

To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below.

The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant's last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.

Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less. The mail size should not be more than 15 KB.

Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments.

Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.

INTERVIEW DAY: Remember no electronics are allowed in the embassy; no cell phones, no cameras, no memory stiks. And no food.

***

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#required-docs

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy (or if the embassy mails a confirmation letter bring a copy of that), and of course the 2X2 photos. (copy of annulment is asked for at times)

PREREGISTER at St. Luke's website, it saves time when you arrive. http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend. There are been changed with CFO so for sure read through their website.

http://www.philembas...w_gcp_flyer.pdf

http://www.cfo.gov.p...onals&catid=140

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

[abner137 48]

So sad....yuh....should have had the passport a long time ago. No choice but to wait.

Good luck the rest of the way!

[Loida and Ed 11]

Thanks Everyone....

It was a Mis-cue on the passport thing...(suckssssss LOL) ... I think we saw a 7-10 day time window , but obviously we ( ok,, not 'we" ... but "I" ) was mistaken..

it's super good info update on the DS-230 not being required. I had mmade e note that I would have possibly needed it, and in afterthought saw my own note to myself and it must have been a stale note.

its kind of strange tho, that they dont send packages out. How else will we know otherwise? But alas,, I wont complain of rationale, but continue onward with all the """Excellent""" information I have here at my fingertips.

I thank you all very much !

ed

[actob99 156]

Thanks Everyone....

It was a Mis-cue on the passport thing...(suckssssss LOL) ... I think we saw a 7-10 day time window , but obviously we ( ok,, not 'we" ... but "I" ) was mistaken..

it's super good info update on the DS-230 not being required. I had mmade e note that I would have possibly needed it, and in afterthought saw my own note to myself and it must have been a stale note.

its kind of strange tho, that they dont send packages out. How else will we know otherwise? But alas,, I wont complain of rationale, but continue onward with all the """Excellent""" information I have here at my fingertips.

I thank you all very much !

ed

If you go to the Manila U.S embassy website they have links that explain everything you would receive in a packat. It is in both english and Tagalog. I suppose, as in our case, it isn't really possible to send a packet to an undeveloped Island. Plus with it saying UNITED STATES all over it, what's the chances it might get lost?

[Loida and Ed 11]

finally.... after the "rush" processing ( which isnt rushed )... she is off to get the passports today... i pray no issues an they are there waiting, this has been a long unexpected delay...

Edited August 31, 2012 by Loida and Ed

[Loida and Ed 11]

finally.... after the "rush" processing ( which isnt rushed )... she is off to get the passports today... i pray no issues an they are there waiting, this has been a long unexpected delay...

update: Passports in hand Yahhhhhhhhh Medical and Interview schedule time