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Anyone else from Phils schedule a interview with the embassy in Manila recently? How long was their schedule out? My fiancé and I will be scheduling soon and are trying to plan out some dates. Would be nice to have an idea on other people's personal experience with scheduling times. Thanks!

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You just have to look at the online scheduling to figure out next available date. Think generally can be 2-3 weeks but openings happen all the time from people canceling. If you select a date say 5 weeks out and keep checking back if an earlier one comes open you can always move into that spot.

08/15/2014 : Met Online

06/30/2016 : I-129F Packet Sent

11/08/2016 : Interview - APPROVED!

11/23/2016 : POE - Dallas, Texas

From sending of I-129F petiton to POE - 146 days.

 

02/03/2017 - Married 

02/24/2017 - AOS packet sent

06/01/2017 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received in mail

12/06/2017 - I-485 Approved

12/14/2017 - Green Card Received in mail - No Interview

 

   

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9 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

You just have to look at the online scheduling to figure out next available date. Think generally can be 2-3 weeks but openings happen all the time from people canceling. If you select a date say 5 weeks out and keep checking back if an earlier one comes open you can always move into that spot.

I appreciate your input and I realize what you are saying. I'm really looking for personal experiences though. We have a service doing this for us, so I'm not the actual one doing the scheduling. There is somewhat of a language barrier and my fiancé is sleeping right now so interpreting what the service is saying is not going to happen at this moment and I'm impatient lol

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First week of July is now the soonest. Most of July slots are gone too. I scheduled my interview online at the website where you can see the calendar of available slots. I have been checking daily and I was able to reschedule to an earlier date when slots opened. A fellow VJ filer mentioned it when he saw it. You can only reschedule once. 

Timelines

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AOS Process

2017 Sept 20               AOS/EAD/AP Sent via FedEx

2017 Sept 26               USCIS RECEIVED - Notice Date

2017 Sept 27               Email & Text Notifications for 3 Forms (11:30pm)

2017 Oct 02                 NOA hard copies received

2017 Oct 14                 Biometrics appointment letter received (Oct 7 Notice Date)

2017 Oct 26                 Biometrics at Austin ASC 11:00am (Completed in 10 min)

2017 Nov 14                AOS Case Status Changed to "Ready to Be Scheduled For An Interview"

2017 Nov 27                EAD/AP Approved (68 Days) - Notices received  Dec 1, combo card on Dec 04

2018 June 27               Interview Notice Date (Mail received July 2) 

2018 Aug 01                Interview Date - Approved

 

I-129F K1 Process

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K1 Visa - PH K1 Visa Guide

2017 Jan 09                 I-129F Sent                           

2017 Jan 10                 I-129F Received           

2017 Jan 13                 I-129F NOA 1                         

2017 Apr 05                 I-129F NOA 2 (82 Days from NOA1)

2017 Apr 26                 I-129F NVC Received (21 Days from NOA2)

2017 May 2                  Consulate Received (6 Days from NVC)

2017 May 8                  Medical SLEC (1 Day - passed)

2017 Jun 01                 Interview - Approved (139 Days from NOA1)

2017 Jun 06                 Visa Received (5 Days from Interview)

2017 July 26                US Entry (PoE: San Francisco)

2017 Aug 04                Applied for SSN

2017 Aug 28                Wedding                                  

2017 Sept 15               Applied for SSN Name Change

 

 

 

 

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*** Country-specific thread is moved from the 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(!).

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12 hours ago, cgl5915 said:

Anyone else from Phils schedule a interview with the embassy in Manila recently? How long was their schedule out? My fiancé and I will be scheduling soon and are trying to plan out some dates. Would be nice to have an idea on other people's personal experience with scheduling times. Thanks!

You can answer your own question by logging onto your dashboard/profile.   Getting an early date has not been an issue.  BTW... appointment openings vary from day to day.

 

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Keep in mind you can only cancel and reschedule your interview 2 times else you will be charged another fee again and end up at the back of the line. Tread lightly. Head over to Sagot's website and follow along with the process. Too many times we have seen "agencies/lawyers" screw up big time.  the link is in his last post.

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Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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