NOA2 received, what's next to do and prepare need your help!

[april14MC 0]

Dear everyone,

Received NOA2 feb 5,2013. and I read in the notice: " you should allow a minimum of 30 days for dept. of state processing before contacting the NVC".

Any experience about this stage of processing? Any papers to prepare? Thanks a lot.

Mike

[RyRo 47]

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://ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-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 for the embassy.

for DS forms

http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/forms/visa/

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.

***

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

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

Preregister at St. Luke's, it saves time when you arrive.

CFO: ALL exiting required to attend. Things have changed with CFO, for sure follow the link and read the website

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&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.

Congrats and God bless your journey

[Cathi 5,849]

the previous post is specific to Manila, most of this does not pertain to other countries. there are guides at the top of this page to help you out for the next steps

Edited February 17, 2013 by mimolicious

[AmericanExpat 18]

Dear everyone,

Received NOA2 feb 5,2013. and I read in the notice: " you should allow a minimum of 30 days for dept. of state processing before contacting the NVC".

Any experience about this stage of processing? Any papers to prepare? Thanks a lot.

Mike

What country?

Get the basics together. Original birth certificates, police security clearances (this takes 2 months or more in some places so get started!), marriage certificates, divorce certificates, photos and other proof, joint bank statements, etc All documents need to be translated into English

Everything you want the Embassy that is doing the interview to have to prove the marriage is real needs to be sent to the NVC. They send it along to the Embassy

[dwheels76 5,486]

Dear everyone,

Received NOA2 feb 5,2013. and I read in the notice: " you should allow a minimum of 30 days for dept. of state processing before contacting the NVC".

Any experience about this stage of processing? Any papers to prepare? Thanks a lot.

Mike

Well tuesday you should starting your daily calling to NVC to get your case#.

Meantime come on over to the NVC filers thread and read post #1 and #2.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412212-nvc-filers-february-2013/

[ndu26 114]

congrats!

[april14MC 0]

Thanks to all your responses! Really appreciate it. So with what I understand , I need to call the visa center to get our number? Thanks.

My wife is from Philippines and I'm a US citizen.

[april14MC 0]

Do I need to call NVC now of just wait? We got the approval feb. 5, 2013.its almost 2 weeks since we hot the approval. Thanks again.

[henryano 0]

Do I need to call NVC now of just wait? We got the approval feb. 5, 2013.its almost 2 weeks since we hot the approval. Thanks again.

I got the I-130 approval on Feb 13. I'm also waiting for the documents from NVC. IV for my wife and kids in Myanmar( Burma).

It's no harm in trying to call NVC since your case is almost 2 weeks.

FYI:

Customer Service Representatives are available to respond to case inquiries.

Telephone number: (603) 334-0700

Hours: Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 AM (Eastern Time)

You must include the following information to receive a case specific response:

Your NVC Case Number or USCIS receipt number

The applicant’s name and date of birth and the petitioner’s name and date of birth

If you are an attorney, include the name of the law office requesting the information

Note: This service requires the use of a touch-tone telephone.

[jkelly07 120]

congratulations on your noa-2, after the nvc your case is complete ,call for new case number.and interview appointment scheduled.