JaniceDave

Additionally, I read that local field office may take the ORIGINAL (expired) Green Card if they place stamp in passport.  So I'd keep away from the 1-551 stamp option if your are with in 11 months of the NOA extension expiry date.

here is the what you can do about obtaining the "STAMP"

When your Extension letter is almost expired, you should make an InfoPass appointment (online at your local USCIS office) and get your passport stamped with I-551. Green card can be kept by USCIS in exchange for a stamp, so you should make a copy of the card before you go to get a stamp.

St Louis is wide open for appointments!!

Se here: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/carrier-information-guide-english page 38

You can also schedule an appointment at your local USCUS office and the can put some sort 

of travel stamp

In any case BRING YOUR ORIGINAL NOA

You should double check on this as your circumstances may differ.

Yes fiancee went on Tuesday and passed

Its a relief to get that done

Yes, relax -- for now -- 6 hours it too short. to panic!

Probably 4 to be safe -- we have 7. You can never have enough copies of anything.

Remember the CENOMAR is only good for 6 months

The NBI good for a year.

We had same problem

Notify the IVManilaReplies@state.gov[/size] via email that you passed the date on your NOA2 for the following reasons.....(cite them)

They will reply with a long consular letter (email) stating you will be considered....we had good enough reasons

You must monitor the appointment page SEVERAL times a day coinsiding with the opening of the embassy.

For instance on 06 FEB ... I encountered

At 6pm CST only appointments for 11 and 12 FEB showed

Then at 9pm CST 11,12,24,25 FEB then showed

Then at 12am that evening, 25 March was added -- we took that.

So you must monitor persistently!!! Monitor in parallel with the hours of operation.

We have interview scheduled on the 25th March!

She is doing St Lukes this coming Tuesday

Fingers crossed,

I would take reliability over speed.

We have used DNL and the yare awesome

You can track parcel on their web site -- just make sure you get waybill number

Also -- you can ship to one of their offices and have your party collect.

Thats waht we do -- it never gets lost and I can track it online even if they

dont notify receiving party

I would check several times a day one the embassy opens for business -- EACH day

for instance...

On Feb 06

I checked 6pm and only Feb 11 and 12th were open

Then at 9pm Feb 11,12, 24 and 25

Then at 12am CST and March 25th opened up

There are cancelations and also staff reallocation.

I saw the same situation as you are seeing back in early February

There was this post a few days earlier...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/481062-need-address-of-scammer-from-sulitcomph/

Yes this was a very enlightening thread -- good info!

We were going to do the CFO the day after the interview.

So, consequently fiancee would not get the sticker then

Once we collect the VISA -- how much time are you at CFO office to get sticker or is that another full day.?

Is CFO office near St Lukes or USEM?

Do you have to schedule CFO appointment? First come first serve?

Only on select days?

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I hate asking the same question again but the words are so common they results are too many to pine through.

Q1 What are the USEM -Manila Processing phases in order of occurrence?

AP // READY // ISSUED

Q2 Does it appear visas are being process faster if you collect in Central Manila <2 weeks?

(you cant discern this from the tabular data since the collection point is not a stored value -- would be nice feature to add!)

Another idea - is book flight from STL (St Louis) to LAX then also a RT ticket from LAX to MNL AND MNL to LAX

Then like you say change / amend the PAL ticket as required on the MNL to LAX leg. However, there may be issues with the associated

PAL ticket class (below) -- I think it could be more than 100 dollars. But with my experience with PAL they

are pretty fare if you change / amend BEFORE the flight date -- however missing the flight you get shafted.

1) Budget

2) Regular

3) Premium

4) Business

5) Business Premium

In response to the posters above...thanks

I like the idea about purchasing a one way ticket. It just makes me a bit nervous if they ask for the return ticket.

I'd like to believe they would let you in with the VISA excuse. If the don't can you just buy a ticket?

Actually if you have to buy another full fare ticket it still might be less than buying an unrestricted far

Ok, We finally have an appointment booked on 25 March

I need to get to Manila to attend the interview with fiance

I will NOT book fiancee ticket until I have VISA in hand but my ticket concerns me

My first thought is that an unrestricted round trip ticket was the best bet but those run from 4k - 7k

I planned on booking a reservation on United for a 2 week layover in Manila --I know I must have RT ticket to enter Phils.

There are reasonable fares but if you have to amend -- you can really get hit with high fees

Any one have any first hand experience with this strategy?

Can fiancee fly / transfer through Japan - Narita?

So far I have heard Kora / Canada are not transfers points on K-1

You company may use "The WORK NUMBER" Its a web site where your earning are also tracked. As your HR department.

Also don't for get your most recent W-2 -- you may just miss this years if you are leaving within a week. Those are usually mailed by the end f JAN.

Question

Lets say you grab the soonest date offered. Then upon checking regularly can you amend your interview to

the sooner date. I suppose you will be required to cancel the later date first and then reschedule to the more

current date -- of course you risk loosing on both dates if some one slides in before you book.

It sounds like you cannot reschedule from what I am reading

I was wondering the very same. With the lack of current appointments coupled with the possibility of only getting a cancellation

I believe this is the way to go so you can jump right into your interview.

I thought the limit is 6 months but I could be wrong. I don't think 3 months is unreasonable with the current backlog.

Not to beat this issue to death;

but I just phoned the USEM Manila and the advisor there said we will probably NOT be assigned an MNL#

She said they will most likely process us with the KWT#

\Of course she may not know for sure but it sounded like she knew what she was talking about

At least she gave me an answer which NVC seems to be in capable of doing

When you say NVC email are you speaking of a screen shot of the CEAC site.

Did you actually get an email or did you request it afterwards?

Did you aso get paper copy?

Well I just called NVC today and explained I never got email or US mail from them. They said they do not mail or email anything and that I should contact the embassy

Our packet is IN TRANSIT from Kuwait to Manila now

I fou look at the St Lukes site it does note as one of the requirements:

(A) Two (2) photocopies of your Appointment Letter / Instruction Letter

I guess that also means you cant do St Lukes -- since you need the embassy voucher for that .

Thank you

TWO QUESTIONS

Q1) Is Packet 3 / 4 applicable for K-1. I'm thinking not since timelines are not populated with any dates

for these events.

If not, will the USEM-Manila send any correspondence (information) to my Fiancee?

Q2) Also on the St Lukes requirements

It states the following...

2 photocopies of your Appointment Letter/ Instruction Letter

Is this NOA2? Or is it some other correspondence? Pls be specific