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Baltyz   0

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Hi there I just got the approval from the USCIS, the NOA2. After that what's next? Do we need to wait for the embassy to mail the PACKET 3 or get all the forms we need and once we get the MNL number from NVC we can schedule an interview. Please help me throughout the process.. Thank you guys..

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Dave&Roza   748

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Hi there I just got the approval from the USCIS, the NOA2. After that what's next? Do we need to wait for the embassy to mail the PACKET 3 or get all the forms we need and once we get the MNL number from NVC we can schedule an interview. Please help me throughout the process.. Thank you guys..

I suggest you look at this flow chart within the guides to see where you are and what needs to be done next. You need to look at PI specific information as that is the Embassy you are going thru. When you have specific questions you can ask.

Good luck,

Dave

bartlvsmercy Rookie

bartlvsmercy   1

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As soon as the packet arrives, go pay for the Visa App. We paid at BPI and needed to print out the Visa Deposit slip from online. Her is the link for K-1 http://ustraveldocs.com/ph/pmisdepositslip.htm?amount=240&country=philippines.

I had all the forms ready except the DS-156 (that she had to do online) and went crazy waiting for my fiancee to get her packet. I had a bit of a mix-up with my last name being spelled with an F instead of P so I used that as excuse to call the Manila Embassy and asked if we had to wait and they said yes. She got her packet 2 days later (about a 3 week wait).

We now have all the forms done (DS-156 (2 copies), DS-157 (2 copies), DS-156K (1), and the DS-230 part 1 (1). We have 3 folders with them in there (overkill I know). We basically have everything in triplicate just in case. Some things like the Visa Deposit slip (payment receipt), Embassy Letter from the packet and the Appointment letter (from online that I did from the US) we have 6 copies of.

She had been to Japan for close to six months before. She has her police clearance from them. NOTE: DO NOT OPEN THESE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES (so we were told).

Her NBI is only 4 months old. We did her Passport before we even met face to face so I could get a copy when I was there. We have 6 complete copies of it and 6 copies of the biographic page.

I had sent my I-134 package to her via FedEx ($133) as soon as I got my NOA2 (in triplicate also)

Congratulations on the approved I129F and good luck dancin5hr.gif

Thank you Lord! You have literately given me Mercy!

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   47,561

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*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Stevephoto Proficient

Stevephoto   230

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Congrats! Find any post by Hank and follow the guide in his signature. It has everything you need...I know...I followed it and we were approved for our visa today!

Mahalo/Salamat!

Steve and Joan
Met on Facebook 2/24/12
Met in person 6/5/12
Second visit 10/2/12
Engaged 10/3/12
NOA10/15/12
Third visit 12/10/12
Joan got her passport! 2/20/13
NOA2 4/24/13
Fourth visit 5/28/13
CFO 5/30/13
Embassy Interview APPROVED 6/6/13

Joan passed through immigration in Hawaii! She's home! 6/13/13

MARRIED 8/24/13

AOS, EAD and AP petitions sent to Chicago via Express Mail

EAD/AP Received 11/13/13

AOS Interview APPROVED 11/26/13

2-year Green Card in hand 12/5/13

ROC (I-751) sent to CSC via USPS Express Mail 8/31/15

ROC check cashed 9/4/15

ROC Biometrics 10/1/15

ROC Approval 4/6/16 (waiting for actual card)

Permanent Green Card Arrived 4/14/16
Naturalization Interview 2/22/17 APPROVED!

Oath Ceremony 3/21/17--Joan is a US Citizen!

Dual Citizenship 7/7/22 Joan is now a Dual US/Filipino Citizen!

Kayak small lagoon crop 10 72 for VJ.jpg

Louis and Aya Enthusiast

Louis and Aya   17

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It's actually _Hank

and the post is i

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/425860-after-noa2-approved-preparing-for-forms/?p=6172276

Edited by Louis and Aya

01/15/12 - Sent Aya a message on a dating site
03/10/12 - We became "exclusive"
03/15/12 - We told each other "I love you"
08/17/12 - 2 week trip to the Philippines to be with her
08/27/12 - I asked her to marry me (in Cebuano), she cried and said yes
09/02/12 - I came back to the USA

Started on the paperwork

09/22/12 - Mailed I-129F
09/25/12 - Saw on USPS that the package was delivered in Texas
09/28/12 - NOA1
10/08/12 - Received hard copy NOA1
12/19/12 - CFO Counseling Session (to get it out of the way)
04/27/13 - NOA2
05/06/13 - NVC Received and MNL # assigned
05/21/13 - Medical Exam Day
06/04/13 - Interview Day
xx/xx/xx - Visa Arrived
xx/xx/xx - Off to Chicago

Stevephoto Proficient

Stevephoto   230

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Thanks for the correction!

Mahalo/Salamat!

Steve and Joan
Met on Facebook 2/24/12
Met in person 6/5/12
Second visit 10/2/12
Engaged 10/3/12
NOA10/15/12
Third visit 12/10/12
Joan got her passport! 2/20/13
NOA2 4/24/13
Fourth visit 5/28/13
CFO 5/30/13
Embassy Interview APPROVED 6/6/13

Joan passed through immigration in Hawaii! She's home! 6/13/13

MARRIED 8/24/13

AOS, EAD and AP petitions sent to Chicago via Express Mail

EAD/AP Received 11/13/13

AOS Interview APPROVED 11/26/13

2-year Green Card in hand 12/5/13

ROC (I-751) sent to CSC via USPS Express Mail 8/31/15

ROC check cashed 9/4/15

ROC Biometrics 10/1/15

ROC Approval 4/6/16 (waiting for actual card)

Permanent Green Card Arrived 4/14/16
Naturalization Interview 2/22/17 APPROVED!

Oath Ceremony 3/21/17--Joan is a US Citizen!

Dual Citizenship 7/7/22 Joan is now a Dual US/Filipino Citizen!

Kayak small lagoon crop 10 72 for VJ.jpg

Tahoma Veteran

Tahoma   2,298

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Hi there I just got the approval from the USCIS, the NOA2. After that what's next? Do we need to wait for the embassy to mail the PACKET 3 or get all the forms we need and once we get the MNL number from NVC we can schedule an interview. Please help me throughout the process.. Thank you guys..

Once you get your MNL case number from the National Visa Center (NVC), you can pay the visa application fee at BPI and then schedule an interview appointment. You do not have to wait for the Embassy. The Embassy does not send packets to K-1ers. Instead, they send a letter via PhilPost. The letter informs you that you are eligible to schedule an interview appointment and it gives instructions on how to prepare for the interview. Don't wait for the letter. Sometimes the letter never arrives. Go ahead and schedule your interview.

Here's the "eligibility" letter: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction_rtf2_005.pdf

 
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