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I called the embassy directly and questioned them about why she needed to come back. The gal I talked to said it was just an interview for more questioning and she didnt need to bring anymore documents. This makes me feel more positive that it was probably the mental health check that caused this second interview. The medical was the only thing marked missing or incomplete on the 221g. She had everything else to there satisfaction. Hope its that simple anyway!

What is a CENOMAR cert?

Well I talked to my fiancée again last night about the interview and her medical. I found out that she did get a piece of paper from her interviewer but she did really look that closely to see if it was a 221g. It was a request for her to finish her medical. She didn’t have it at the interview. St. Luke wanted to do a mental evaluation because of the scares on her arm so they had her come back a third time instead of the standard two day. They wanted her back on the day she had her interview. They ended up having her come back the day after the interview and it was transferred the following day to the Embassy. During her evaluation she was asked if he was a Shabu (M E T H A M P H E T A M I N E) user! Of course she is not and passed her evaluation without a problem but its got me thinking that maybe this is the problem.

So my questions are.....When your at the interview do they review your medical and ask questions about it? Do they ever do drug test at the Embassy? I asked my fiancée if they did a drug test but they did not so I’m wondering if in her medical report if they document the questions asked in her evaluation and im wondering if the Embassy would ask for a drug test because of the Shabu thing? This is just my paranoid mind working on reasons why she has to go back! We have had about every problem you could believe in this process. We are over a year being stuck in this process and at this point I really hate to think about being denied!!

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Thanks Jasman but if there was a document missing wouldn’t they have asked about it in the interview? My fiancée said everything went very smooth and she had everything they asked for. She said they never really questioned her papers.

Thanks Mrs.mnez. She has called just before I left her but all they say is that it’s still in processing. At the time I didn’t think that possibly the case had been put on an AR. I want to call because she seem to be reluctant to question or press for more of an explanation. Do they charge to give info out on the number you gave me? If they don’t it's probably cheaper for me to call actually. My rate to the Philippines is 16 cents a minute. She has been calling what she calling the Hotline. I’m not sure what the Hotline number is but every call is about $6 US.

What was your AR for? I just confirmed that our case was put on an AR. The embassy just sent out a letter requesting her to go back on April 25th but im not sure why yet. Did you have to go back to the embassy because of your AR?

Since your fiancee was given a date to go back to the embassy on April 25th, that would probably mean she will be interviewd again by the Consul. If it's possible, call the embassy again and ask what kind of documents she could bring as additional proof of the relationship or something.

On the white slip for AR(221g), there are several items there where the CO will ask for the beneficiary to bring with her the next time she is called for another appointment. I could say it's a very good sign she's being asked to report there again. Good luck and I pray for her visa approval.

Thanks Mrs.mnez

I question my fiancée about the interview last night and im back to thinking she passed the interview without a hitch and I was premature in saying we were put on an AR for sure. When I called they never told me out right that she was put on an AR and I never asked I just assummed. I now thinking something else must have come up during processing of her papers to have them request her to be asked to come back. She told me that her interview was very complete and she didn’t miss a thing. We were very careful to have everything need and made sure we had plenty of proof of everything. The interviewer even said she was very organized and very complete. The person that interviewed her took her passport and all the papers and even said.....Good luck with your new life in US when she left her interview! She was then told to wait for her name to be call to pay Delbros for the visa delivery. She never received a 221G form and she never felt that there was a problem. So maybe I was wrong saying that she left being put on AR. We had more then enough proof of our relationship too. I cant imagine that is the problem but she did have one problem at her medical. She has a bad scare on her arm from a tattoo that got infected and a very fresh one on her arm when she fell on some broken glass. The person that did her medial wanted her to come back for a mental evaluation because they feared she is violent or into self abuse! She is anything but violent so she passed the evaluation without a problem. The only other issue I can think that might make them question something is that she widowed but she had the death certificate from the NSO, pictures of the funeral and cancer that they removed from his brain trying to save his life. I would think she had enough proof but maybe they want something else for proof. I a bit confused because it sure seems like she passed without a problem and we were not put on an AR. Has anybody els

e out there had something like this happen???

Thanks Jasman but if there was a document missing wouldn’t they have asked about it in the interview? My fiancée said everything went very smooth and she had everything they asked for. She said they never really questioned her papers.

Thanks Mrs.mnez. She has called just before I left her but all they say is that it’s still in processing. At the time I didn’t think that possibly the case had been put on an AR. I want to call because she seem to be reluctant to question or press for more of an explanation. Do they charge to give info out on the number you gave me? If they don’t it's probably cheaper for me to call actually. My rate to the Philippines is 16 cents a minute. She has been calling what she calling the Hotline. I’m not sure what the Hotline number is but every call is about $6 US.

What was your AR for? I just confirmed that our case was put on an AR. The embassy just sent out a letter requesting her to go back on April 25th but im not sure why yet. Did you have to go back to the embassy because of your AR?

I really got to say I hate things I cant contol, that seem to take forever and leave you feeling in the dark haft the time!!!!

Well I just got off the phone with the DSO and they tell me that they send a letter yesterday to my fiancée to come back to the Embassy on April 25th. I guess this confirms that she was put on an AR but they didn’t have any info on what the letter says. What could this mean? Anybody else been through this? I’m sure we had all the documents they required. The only thing I can think of that they might question is that is she really a widow. We had a certified copy of the death certificate but it was really unclear becuase the original was in bad shape.

I guess it’s a good thing that they are asking her to come back but it would be nice to know why or what they needed that they didn’t state in the interview was lacking? I guess I will know when the letter arrives.

Thanks Jasman but if there was a document missing wouldn’t they have asked about it in the interview? My fiancée said everything went very smooth and she had everything they asked for. She said they never really questioned her papers.

Thanks Mrs.mnez. She has called just before I left her but all they say is that it’s still in processing. At the time I didn’t think that possibly the case had been put on an AR. I want to call because she seem to be reluctant to question or press for more of an explanation. Do they charge to give info out on the number you gave me? If they don’t it's probably cheaper for me to call actually. My rate to the Philippines is 16 cents a minute. She has been calling what she calling the Hotline. I’m not sure what the Hotline number is but every call is about $6 US.

Does anybody have the DSO phone number and the email address to contact for visa info at the Manila embassy. I already tired one email address and they responed back that the were not the right department with out directing me to the correct one.

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My fiancée had her interview last month and thought she was approved but her visa has not arrived now for almost 6 weeks so now im beginning to question why its taking so long and im beginning to think our case has been put on a AR. After her interview all she was told was to pay for her visa delivery and she was not told she was approved or that this case needed further review. She thought since they told her to pay for delivery of the visa that she was approved. I never questioned her about the interview so I didn’t know the details until my trip there hoping to bring her home with me. I stayed as long as I could but had to return last week and im sad to leave her behind again. So my question is do they tell you your case needs further review and if you are put on a AR do they have you still pay for your visa delivery?

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My fiancée had her interview last month and thought she was approved but her visa has not arrived now for almost 6 weeks so now im beginning to question why its taking so long and im beginning to think our case has been put on a AR. After her interview all she was told was to pay for her visa delivery and she was not told she was approved or that this case needed further review. She thought since they told her to pay for delivery of the visa that she was approved. I never questioned her about the interview so I didn’t know the details until my trip there hoping to bring her home with me. I stayed as long as I could but had to return last week and im sad to leave her behind again. So my question is do they tell you your case needs further review and if you are put on a AR do they have you still pay for your visa delivery?

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It been almost 6 weeks and no visa for my sweetie yet. I just got back from my trip to Cagayan and I was very disapointed to have to leave my sweetie again because her visa is coming slow. This has been our story the whole way through this process! If there was a way for somthing to take longer then it should.....It WOULD! Good luck and I hope yours comes very quickly.

Hello,

I know from getting a RFI after sending my I-129 in with just a copy that you need a certified copy. I think some get through the service centers with copies but its up to the person reviewing the papers on what they want to see. So its better to cover you butt with a certified copy just incase. The RFI that we received cost us about 6 weeks. Good luck!

Thanks everyone!! I'm busy getting things in order for a smooth trip and return trip! Good luck to all of you and I will let everyone know how things went on my return.

I hope the visa arrives before I get there. I will be there for two weeks so a total of 1 month will have passed since her interveiw by the time we leave. I would think that the visa would arrive by then but her packet never arrived so you never know. The only thing we have left to do before we leave is to take her daughter to the CFO for the semiar and get the final stampings. We plan to stay in Manila a couple days to take care of this before our flight leaves on March 12st.

It's been a year and a half since I have been with my sweety. Im very happy the wait is finally over!

Thanks to all that have answered my question over the past 11 months. Thanks all!! Im wishing everybody good luck in there interviews.

Im dancing now!!! The visa lords let her past!!! Yeah!!!!!!Im will be leaving to get my sweety on March 8th!!! Thanks for all the good luck wishes!!

congratulations!!!

if you may, cud i asked wat age of her daughter?? bcos i was thinking if i should bring along my son as well for the interview, but he was only 4 yrs old... should i or not bring him????

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Hi,

Her daughter is 13 and she had to come to the interview. Im not sure if a child at age 4 would have to go or not.

Im dancing now!!! The visa lords let her past!!! Yeah!!!!!!Im will be leaving to get my sweety on March 8th!!! Thanks for all the good luck wishes!!

My fiancé and her daughter are waiting in line for here interview right now...... 14th in line to be exact. We have had our share of problems getting to this point but my hopes are high that we will have success today!!

I will post the answer as soon as I hear what it is. Wish her luck!!

My fiancee is filling our her DS-156 Form and has a few question.

The first is question 40....

40. Application Prepared By:

I told her to leave blank because she fill it out herself. What did you all do??

The second is question 37....

37. Are Any of The Following Persons in The U.S., or Do They Have U.S. Legal Permanent Residence or U.S. Citizenship?

Mark YES or NO and indicate that person's status in the U.S. (i.e., U.S. legal permanent resident, U.S. citizen, visiting, studying, working, etc.).

I told her to fill this out as......yes.....fiancee.......permanent.

She is filling one out for here daughter too. Does she fill that out no for her?

Here is the link to see the full question.

https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp?lang=1

I just want to make sure im advising her correctly.

We just went through the same thing. No packet!! My fiancé never received hers. We collected all the forms on our own and prepared it on our own. Like Jeeleebee said you can get help from the Embassy and St Lukes. It may still show up to. You never know but be prepared to pull it together yourself.

My fiance just left today for Manila and will have her medical on Monday. The interview will be on the 21st. I pray we have everything needed and in order.

Congrats and Im gald to hear about Seattle being very laid back. I live in Seattle! My fiance and I will be coming back through there on 3/22 as long as she gets that Visa!

They say on the list of requirements for the interview that they need proof of payment for the visas at the bank.

What does the bank give out as proof? Is it just a receipt?

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