GOT MY K1 VISA INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT/SCHEDULE ON AUGUST 11TH! (Schedule made today July 11, 2014)

[erryen 0]

I paid my appointment schedule (240$ or P10,560) thru BPI on July 8th (tuesday) @10am then my payment appeared online(https://cgifederal.secure.force.com) by 6pm of the same day(contrary to the said 4-6 hr clearing time), called US Embassy right away for interview appointment, but no available slots yet.

Started to monitor online for available schedule every chance i get starting tuesday(july8) til yesterday (july10) i got restless and googled topics about k1visa appointment unavailability and got surprised a lot of people are experiencing the same difficulty i have.

Then i read the threads related to my problem, read thru every post i see then ended up downloading the Check4change (my first time to hear about this fancy application) on my macbook. I applied it on the Dashboard page i want to refresh every second to not miss any slots. It was already 4am (july11) and my macbook is on 4% battery plus i got sleepy so decided to just sleep away.

When i woke up i talked to my fiancé about this strange stuff im doing (check4change), and somehow i mentioned that ive read threads that they had their medical exam first even w/o appointment schedule.

We were like is that possible? So to address our curiosity he said go and call the embassy right now (10am,july11,today) to ask if u can get the medical exam w/o appointments.

So i called the Embassy (02-982-5555) and talked to an agent (the same person i talked to last july 8th when she said that there was no sched available yet) and before even telling my main concern if i can have a medical first w/o appointment she quickly mentioned the available schedule is on AUGUST 11, 7:30am, i was surprised and i was like oh, okay, im picking that one. )

So she sent me an email right away regarding the appointment page i have to print and bring to St.Luke's 2weeks before my interview date.

Then i asked 'Is it possible to have medical exam even w/o appointment?' She answered 'Yes in some cases that's possible but we dont encourage it since the medical exam result has an expiration date and you need to be sure about your interview schedule date'.

So my question was answered with a surprise bonus of Appointment Schedule! ))

I wanted to make the story short however there may be a lot of fellow k1 visa applicants out there being in the same boat.

A very quick shoutout to all who created threads/topics like this one, theres many of you i cant name you all guys but its just so nice to have these people make an effort to help others who are hungry for information that none of some websites can answer.

Conclusion:

Its best to be proactive than to pass time and wait for your chance that other's might have been getting away from you.

SO! BEST OF LUCK FELLOW VJ PEOPLE!

PS: this is my first time to create a topic/post, did i miss out on anything? Please let me know. This post was made by my adrenaline rush anyway )))

[Yanyan 3]

Good luck!

[erryen 0]

Good luck!

[princesstammy 6]

congrats. i got mine today too but i got august 19th, but the lighter side is that it took me 1 minute only to grab an appointment.

[Emanettes 11]

Yay!!! Youre lucky... Some people dont get an appointment that quick.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

~ Moved from K-1 Process to Philippines regional - topic specific to interviewing in Manila | 2 duplicate topics removed~

Edited July 11, 2014 by KayDeeCee

[erryen 0]

lucky you! congrats as well =)

congrats. i got mine today too but i got august 19th, but the lighter side is that it took me 1 minute only to grab an appointment.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

I paid my appointment schedule (240$ or P10,560) thru BPI on July 8th (tuesday) @10am then my payment appeared online(https://cgifederal.secure.force.com) by 6pm of the same day(contrary to the said 4-6 hr clearing time), called US Embassy right away for interview appointment, but no available slots yet.

Started to monitor online for available schedule every chance i get starting tuesday(july8) til yesterday (july10) i got restless and googled topics about k1visa appointment unavailability and got surprised a lot of people are experiencing the same difficulty i have.

Then i read the threads related to my problem, read thru every post i see then ended up downloading the Check4change (my first time to hear about this fancy application) on my macbook. I applied it on the Dashboard page i want to refresh every second to not miss any slots. It was already 4am (july11) and my macbook is on 4% battery plus i got sleepy so decided to just sleep away.

When i woke up i talked to my fiancé about this strange stuff im doing (check4change), and somehow i mentioned that ive read threads that they had their medical exam first even w/o appointment schedule.

We were like is that possible? So to address our curiosity he said go and call the embassy right now (10am,july11,today) to ask if u can get the medical exam w/o appointments.

So i called the Embassy (02-982-5555) and talked to an agent (the same person i talked to last july 8th when she said that there was no sched available yet) and before even telling my main concern if i can have a medical first w/o appointment she quickly mentioned the available schedule is on AUGUST 11, 7:30am, i was surprised and i was like oh, okay, im picking that one. )

So she sent me an email right away regarding the appointment page i have to print and bring to St.Luke's 2weeks before my interview date.

Then i asked 'Is it possible to have medical exam even w/o appointment?' She answered 'Yes in some cases that's possible but we dont encourage it since the medical exam result has an expiration date and you need to be sure about your interview schedule date'.

So my question was answered with a surprise bonus of Appointment Schedule! ))

I wanted to make the story short however there may be a lot of fellow k1 visa applicants out there being in the same boat.

A very quick shoutout to all who created threads/topics like this one, theres many of you i cant name you all guys but its just so nice to have these people make an effort to help others who are hungry for information that none of some websites can answer.

Conclusion:

Its best to be proactive than to pass time and wait for your chance that other's might have been getting away from you.

SO! BEST OF LUCK FELLOW VJ PEOPLE!

PS: this is my first time to create a topic/post, did i miss out on anything? Please let me know. This post was made by my adrenaline rush anyway )))

Congratulations your doing a good job by being proactive. Read the threads with the topics of interest to you. There is a wealth of information to help in your journey. From the main page of the Philippines Threads you can search for those topics you are interested in. There are guides to help you along the way. One of the best guides out there is the one Hank has on his website. It takes you through the process step by step. Look for Hank's name and snoopy camper, scroll to the bottom of his post and follow the handy dandy world wide famous flashing red arrow.

BTW you don't have to call the Embassy as everything you need is online including interview dates, medical, CFO, NSO, NBI etc.

Good luck

Hank's red arrow. http://visaconnection-philippines.com/#

Edited July 11, 2014 by Greenbaum

[Hank_ 9,174]

That was one very lucky phone call! All goes to show that - Chance Favors The Prepared Mind

[JIJourney 96]

Wow. So I got Check4Change on July 4th and on July 7th we got a September 10 Interview.

Found out things were going to get in the way of our process because of my work and told my Fiance. She called the Embassy and explained the situation and got us the August 15 Day! WOW I am so happy

[Hank_ 9,174]

You got lucky that there were open dates on the calendar. Could have done the same thing online BTW.

[sweet cakes 326]

I paid my appointment schedule (240$ or P10,560) thru BPI on July 8th (tuesday) @10am then my payment appeared online(https://cgifederal.secure.force.com) by 6pm of the same day(contrary to the said 4-6 hr clearing time), called US Embassy right away for interview appointment, but no available slots yet.

Started to monitor online for available schedule every chance i get starting tuesday(july8) til yesterday (july10) i got restless and googled topics about k1visa appointment unavailability and got surprised a lot of people are experiencing the same difficulty i have.

Then i read the threads related to my problem, read thru every post i see then ended up downloading the Check4change (my first time to hear about this fancy application) on my macbook. I applied it on the Dashboard page i want to refresh every second to not miss any slots. It was already 4am (july11) and my macbook is on 4% battery plus i got sleepy so decided to just sleep away.

When i woke up i talked to my fiancé about this strange stuff im doing (check4change), and somehow i mentioned that ive read threads that they had their medical exam first even w/o appointment schedule.

We were like is that possible? So to address our curiosity he said go and call the embassy right now (10am,july11,today) to ask if u can get the medical exam w/o appointments.

So i called the Embassy (02-982-5555) and talked to an agent (the same person i talked to last july 8th when she said that there was no sched available yet) and before even telling my main concern if i can have a medical first w/o appointment she quickly mentioned the available schedule is on AUGUST 11, 7:30am, i was surprised and i was like oh, okay, im picking that one. )

So she sent me an email right away regarding the appointment page i have to print and bring to St.Luke's 2weeks before my interview date.

Then i asked 'Is it possible to have medical exam even w/o appointment?' She answered 'Yes in some cases that's possible but we dont encourage it since the medical exam result has an expiration date and you need to be sure about your interview schedule date'.

So my question was answered with a surprise bonus of Appointment Schedule! ))

I wanted to make the story short however there may be a lot of fellow k1 visa applicants out there being in the same boat.

A very quick shoutout to all who created threads/topics like this one, theres many of you i cant name you all guys but its just so nice to have these people make an effort to help others who are hungry for information that none of some websites can answer.

Conclusion:

Its best to be proactive than to pass time and wait for your chance that other's might have been getting away from you.

SO! BEST OF LUCK FELLOW VJ PEOPLE!

PS: this is my first time to create a topic/post, did i miss out on anything? Please let me know. This post was made by my adrenaline rush anyway )))

Sounds like you have a positive experience in setting up an appointment! Cheers and all the best to your upcoming interview!

[sassyseawitch 1]

Congratulations. It must have been a cancelation. It took us a month. We finly got one 2 weeks ago for Aug 14.

Hiedy and DJ just completed their medicals yesterday.

[chaves 0]

Congratulations! Good luck for the interview..

[erryen 0]

thank you =) i just checked the link u provided. Very informative! Bookmarked.

Congratulations your doing a good job by being proactive. Read the threads with the topics of interest to you. There is a wealth of information to help in your journey. From the main page of the Philippines Threads you can search for those topics you are interested in. There are guides to help you along the way. One of the best guides out there is the one Hank has on his website. It takes you through the process step by step. Look for Hank's name and snoopy camper, scroll to the bottom of his post and follow the handy dandy world wide famous flashing red arrow.

BTW you don't have to call the Embassy as everything you need is online including interview dates, medical, CFO, NSO, NBI etc.

Good luck

Hank's red arrow. http://visaconnection-philippines.com/#