How critical is it to be engaged befor the interview???

[B_J 2,752]

Yes this is it my mistake, the question should be if a ring is required. Sorry about this

Please don't apologize. The mistake made for a very interesting thread.

But to answer your real question....no, you don't need the ring.

Assuming the interview will take place in Manila, the interview won't be too difficult. Make sure you have all your paperwork in order, have proof of the relationship, and most important, make sure you meet the financial requirements. Other than that, there's not much to fear in the interview.

But, in the medical, fear the sputum test.

[RobBell 32]

Rings were never brought up in the interview, nor wedding plans. They were more concerned about how well Lili knew me than anything else.

The best kind of evidence is pictures together, chat logs, phone logs, and best of all boarding passes with both names if you have them.

IMO, having the evidence just mentioned and knowing each other well is most important.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 192]

Knowledge of a date is NOT a requirement. Stop making things up.

Although not a requirement, it is best to know the date she got engaged. A CO can ask any question about their relationship and would cause a big red flag for not knowing the date of her engagement. In most countries, engagement is a big deal, often a formal ceremony. I would absolutely advise her to know the date of the engagement even if it isn't a requirement.

[Al422 221]

There is no one event that marks you as engaged, as oppposed to the one event that marks you as married. What you need is evidence to support your verbal claim that you are engaged, i.e. things to show them that you are acting like engaged people. Phone calls, emails, chat logs, Skype records, gifts you bought one another, etc.

[KayDeeCee 4,892]

Yes this is it my mistake, the question should be if a ring is required. Sorry about this

They may ask her when you got engaged or when you proposed, but having a ring is not required for the interview.