US Immigration from Philippines

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I was last here. The last thread I posted was about how my fianc was in the final stages of the K1 Visa process, attended her medical exam at St. Luke's and was ultimately sentenced to 18 months of TB treatment. Yes, you read that right... 18 months of going to St. Luke's, every single day that they were open for business.

Anyhow, in early November of 2020 she completed this treatment. On the final day, St. Luke's scheduled her to come back in on December 28-29, 2020 to re-take her medical. This is not by our request - they just went ahead and scheduled it for her and handed her a piece of paper with the time, date, and required fee.

At first, I took this as good news that this nightmare would soon be over. We re-paid the visa application fee (the consulate didn't give a rat's *** when I wrote them an email explaining that it expired through no fault of our own). However, when I went to the website after paying the fee to see if we'd be able to schedule an interview within the next 3 months, all I found was a message informing me that "There are currently no interviews available."

That's when I came here and found out that apparently they are not allowing anyone to schedule their own interviews due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are instead issuing interview dates at some point after their case is forwarded to the Consulate in Manila. Am I understanding that correctly? If so, I have no idea where that leaves my fianc whose case has been in limbo since well-before these COVID-19 protocols started.

I have written to US Consulate Manila several times explaining our unusual circumstances, asking for instructions on what to do, and each time they've replied with a canned response, citing articles that don't specifically address our situation. I can't get anyone there to converse with me like a human being. I even requested an expedited interview due to the fact we have been in this process with St. Luke's for nearly 2 years already, and are desperately trying to avoid having to start all over again if her medical results expire. They seemingly denied my request (replied with a list of conditions that qualify for expedited interview - none of which specifically applied to us).

I have no idea if St. Luke's is going to request an expedited interview on her behalf after she passes her medical. I have no idea whether the Consulate would actually approve the request even if St. Luke's did. My fianc says St. Luke's didn't say anything to her about it other than mentioning that an interview needing to be scheduled within the 30 day timeframe in which the medical exam results would be valid.

I feel like after everything we've been through with this already, we're stuck between a rock & a hard place and no one at the consulate seems to give a ****. I'm lost as to what to do and have zero confidence that it's all just going to work itself out if we wait and see how this plays out.

Any advice/recommendations?

Thanks.

Hello guys!

I was scheduled for my oath taking on Dec 18 however I got a notice that it will be rescheduled. I was wondering if this happened to anyone else? Especially for those in Phoenix, AZ

Hi All,

First time poster, I would first like to say thank you to this this community. It has been extremely helpful in navigating our K1 process and it helps to know that other people out there are in the same situation and just want to be with their loved ones.

I am planning on meeting my fianc in Brazil over Christmas. I am looking for anyone here that has had similar recent experiences. There are many hoops to jump through, and things are changing daily!

Here is what we have so far for requirements and procedures. I've also noted my questions. Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Davao--Manila--Istanbul--Sao Paulo

To leave Davao:

Barangay Clearance - What is the difference between LGU and Barangay clearance?

LGU Clearance - Davao is currently under GCQ, does that mean that an LGU clearance may not be issued?

Police Clearance

Medical Clearance - There will be no COVID swab test required? IATF Resolution 80 lifted the COVID testing requirement for outbound non-essential travel.

Transit In MNL Terminal 1 - Terminal 3

?- Is there anything required for this terminal transfer because technically they are leaving the airport via cab or grab and need to be screened again through security.

Istanbul Transfer

None

Arrival in Sao Paulo

None

Return to PH

Will we need to show accommodations at a quarantine hotel upon arrival back in Manila?

Hi, did anyone get an RFE from NBC for a JForm with the AOS for approved I140.

My PD is July 28, 3018.

I have had interview march 2020 and since my PD was not current during that time my case was sent to NBC.

It took a while until they work on my case and sent an RFE, to send a jform.

My job completed it with the lawyers office and I got a response from NBC that they approved the JForm?

What's next?

Thanks so much.

Cherry

Does anybody know how long does it take to get to your visa after the interview? My wife went this past Monday (7 Dec ) for her CR1 interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the CO recommended approval (she got the 2 white papers! Hahahaha).