VISA APPROVED!

[shadesandbalcony 1]

hi just want to update and thank you guys who helped us throughout our journey here. our visa was approved last week feb14 and were just waiting for it to be delivered / pick up. i will give you guys my summary of our interview experience since some of you already know the step by step procedure with interview

my husband and i got at the embassy around 6am for our 630 schedule we fell in line just like some of the applicants tho we noticed that some applicants who were with their usc fiances and husbands skip the first line outside the embassy. we just noticed it and i think my husband is the only american in line. still we opted to stay and be patient. after all we already waited for this to happen for months now so no need to rush.

we got in for security checks and then the giving of numbers then dropping of appointment letter. the first time our number flashed, i was asked to write my address on the ds form that we submitted to nvc. didnt know i put n/a there. so after that my husband and i thought good thing we didnt got rfe for that. then our number flashed again for finger printing. then after a while our num flashed for the filipino pre screener. my husband went with me but the pre screener didnt see him right away so she was surprised when my husband appeared in the window with me. she already asked for my name and then she asked my husband if he is the petitioner and he said yes. the nice filipina lady asked me when we met how we met how long we are married i said almost a year this march and then she asked if i have been in another country and i said yes and she said where so i answered thailand, hk, sg, india, dubai and she said did you stay there for over 6months (or a year not sure exactly i already forgot) and i said no just for vacation. during this time she asked me to write my contact num and email in the same ds form that i wrote the address earlier. gah i dont know why i put n/a on those. then she asked me to sign the second part of ds form. she also asked me if we were previously married with diff persons. i said no i havent been married before. and even my husband this is his first marriage then asked if we have kids and i said no both me and my husband dont have kids. then she asked me if i brought evidences like pictures of us money remittances i said no money remittance just gift delivery receipt and pictures and i showed it to her i asked her if i need to take it out of clearbook or she wants to see it outside the window while i flip it she said just take it and show it to the us consul if she asks for it. by the way the whole time we were talking shes taking down notes. she then smiled and said just wait for your number to be called again we said thanks and greeted her happy valentines day she smiled and greeted us back.

we waited for some more and then our number flashed again for the us consul. we took the oath and she gave me the white booklet re domestic violence (not sure) and asks if i have questions and i said no. so she proceeded asked my name and she asked my husband what he does and then shes looking on docs and got the tax transcript and asked my husband about it i was trying to help my husband coz she said shes confused with my husbands income last 2011 and were not sure what shes confused about so i said its also written in aos form shes asking how much my husband earned that year and im trying to remember so said its written in aos form she said shes looking for tax transcript and she said anything can be written in the form. so i got quiet and she told my husband to explain the lines etc for the income i was quiet coz im not familiar with tax stuff in the states but im listening she gave a paper from tax transcript where the income is written and she encircled it with red ballpen my husband and i were clueless with her question so i was helping him then the consul said shes confused coz my husband didnt submitted w2s my husband said he doesnt have it coz he is self employed. by this time my husband is still looking at the paper and the consul asked me same questions the pre screener asked me how we met when we met if ive been to another countries how many times my husband visited i said 4 times and hes been here for 4 months from the last visit. shes looking at my nbi clearance and then she crossed out a paper and then talked to my husband again and got the paper back asked my husband again about his income and my husband just said thats my income in that line and then she gathered all the documents and told us in a hurry manner that "okay your visa is approved just wait for your name to be called for further instructions" so we said thank you and greeted her happy valentines day this time she smiled coz the whole time she wasnt smiling. then we sat and were like smiling but not talking.

then my name was called in window 72 and the guy just asked for my name and petitioners name and thats it gave me back the appointment letter and said its all okay just wait for my visa to be delivered. i said i opted for pick up how will i know if its already there he said someone from the courier will text me i asked how many days he said no time frame but it will be soon. i said thank you. around past 10am we were inside our car and talking about what happened and smiling the whole time. by the way they didnt return any documents to us even the evidences we submitted in nvc like pictures and emails. but i think its all there coz i can see my folder while the pre screener and us consul were interviewing us. is that okay,

lastly i would like to thank all the people here in vj who helped us to get through this process. saylin, dwheels, darnell, hank, tahoma, apple21, tintinandmike, pigmonk and if i forgot some people i apologize. thank you so much! you guys have no idea how you help people here and how huge your replies and insights are to them. thank you guys!

[Kevin_S 1]

Congrats!

You should receive a package soon. Be sure to observe all the warnings (do not open package). You can take out your passport. If you have not had the CFO seminar, you can do that when you get your passport with the visa inside.

Congrats!

Kevin

[me and t 0]

congratulations to you and your husband! I'm having my interview in a week, wanna know what documents you went in to the embassy with aside from , birth certificate, police certificate, photos, medical, divorce papers, tax papers! is there any other thing u went in there with?

[maricelmilko 0]

Congrats. I am also schedule for interview nxt month. Just want to ask what are the other docs I need to bring aside from civil docs? Thank you

[lemajeca 5]

congrats... i hope my husband's petition will be approved soon... 8 months already of waiting... we need your prayers...

[Tintin and Mike 127]

Awesome news, congrats!!

[Tahoma 2,292]

Congratz on your approval !!!