cjmc

Let's meet at Ivars Lake Union sometime My fiancé will be here in a few days after a 1yr plus process

Yes, lets do that for sure....send me a PM with your contact info so we can connect later before summer is over.

Cheers,

cjmc

Well, I am off tomorrow from Seattle for my 4th trip in a year to the Philippines to visit my honey !!!

I will be flying into Clark Airbase, connecting up with Dahlia in her home town of Angeles City late Monday night. We will go over all of our paperwork on Tuesday and make sure everything is in order.

On Wednesday, we will head to Manila and stay at a hotel close to the Embassy, our appointment is Thursday (the 8th) at 7:30 am. We will probably show up around 6:00 am and wait in line....

We are well prepared and have lots of great documentation of our relationship.

I will post as we go in real time the best I can, telling our story moving forward.... :-)

Good luck to everyone going down this path....it is truly an exciting experience....and a little stressful !!!!

Cheers,

Curt

You light the way for others when you share your experiences. Thank you and God bless. Happy sailing forward.

I am leaving Seattle tomorrow for Manila and we will also write up all about our interview on Aug 8th....and then the CFO right after...and then, we will sail off into the sunset !!!! :-)

Cheers,

Curt

We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!

cjmc

We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!

cjmc

We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!

cjmc

Thanks for sharing your story. I enjoyed reading it.

Bookmarked!

Looks like you are in the Seattle area....Dahlia will also be living with me in Mill Creek, just North of Seattle...I also read your story....not much has changed in 4 years :-)

The Visa Journey is certainly about true love and strengthens those it does not break.....!!!

Cheers,

cjmc

Can i get those shots before the medical exam? On my health unit of my town

I am sure you can....you just have to be able to produce the records of the shots you have already had.

cjmc

Its been about 40+ years since I lived up that way... Tacoma.

I live about a 1 1/2 hr drive North of Tacoma on the North side of Seattle....you would be very surprised how much Tacoma has changed in the last 40 yrs..... to the better :-)

cjmc

Just to make this perfectly clear....Dahlia means that they will ask "When was the First Day of your last period " In her mind this means " When was your last period"

Oh well....enough of this.......

cjmc

Enjoy your flight...

I was going to say enjoy the rain too, but being from Washington I'm not sure you would notice...

Actually Hank...here in Washington State from about the first of July through September it is actually very dry....if you don't water your lawn, it will turn brown an die off until the rain starts again in October.

Our average temp right now runs from 70-80 degrees and no humidity....!!!! It has been a great summer so far....

I am not looking forward to the hot and humid days in the Philippines and changing your shirt every few hours... :-)

I will enjoy my flight....free wine..... !!!! three glasses right after the first main meal and I sleep for at least 5 hrs, a couple of movies and I will be there to be with my Honey !!!!

Cheers,

cjmc

Great job writing that up...... :-) I am sure others will benefit from this play by play description.....

cjmc

My fiancé is finally all done with her medical !!!! Now to get ready for our interview next Thursday....time for me to start packing !!!!!

Cheers !!!

cjmc

My Fiance' is on her way to St Lukes for her shots now....will be glad when this part is all over...!!!!

cjmc

If you don't mind me asking. How did you guys meet and where is she from? Have you filed for a fiance' visa or gotten married already?

We meet over 9 years ago through a good friend of mine that is married to her older sister...it is just in the last year that we reconnected :-)

We are on the path of the fiance' Visa, our interview in Manila is next Thursday. We plan on getting married here in Seattle on September 28th if the rest of this process goes ok. She is from Angeles City North of Manila.

cjmc

Thanks for the answers everyone and CJMC, what's the latest on your fiancé and her Medical?

She is sleeping at the hotel right now and is suppose to show back up at the hospital for her shoots Friday morning at 8:30 am and hopefully all will be over....next our interview on Aug 8th and then the CFO right behind that.

Cheers,

cjmc

when they asked me to go back at 1:30Pm..they immediately told me its for vaccination so i knew right then i'll come back to get the 3 shots that the lady doctor told me during the immunization interview

They missed that part....telling my Fiance' that she would be coming back for her shots.....she waited and waited when she came back...nothing...finally they told her she would have to come back the next day....still did not tell her for what....she was nervous that she did not pass...then finally she was able to confirm that it was for her shots !!!!!

We are both so relieved..... !!!!!!

Congratulations to all today that made it through this stressful time !!!

Cheers,

cjmc

Hi cjmc, what hotel did your fiance stayed? Im having my medical next week and im thinking of staying at casa bacobo. I heard it was just a 3mins walking distance to SLEC

Yes, she stayed there at the Casa Bacobo...it is nice and clean and has wifi...it is also very cheap and as you say, not to far from SLEC. It was definitely a good choice.

cjmc

I have a question. Where do you know where to go... what entrance? Is there only one line to be in? I'm asking because if you are the first one there, how do you know where to go exactly. Thanks

My Fiance' took a couple of pictures of the front of the hospital....there was the address that is on the application form....some steps going up to some glass doors.

There were also some vendors around that were offering to rent you chairs to sit in, that I guess was the big give away.... :-)

Once the line started, there was only one.

cjmc

So if she was asked to come back at 1:30 PM, does that mean she passed the X-ray test ?? seems like I read something about that....

cjmc

Just received a call from my fiance' ....... it is 10:00 am there now and she is on her morning break.. made it through the physical and has been asked to come back at 1:30 PM, I guess that is when we find out the results and if she can finish up today. So far, so good !!! :-)

cjmc

We are just hoping it can be done today, we both know things can come up....just like in this entire process of getting a Visa...."Plan for the Worst, but hope for the Best"

cjmc

X-Ray was completed by about 8:00, now she is in her physical exam...hope it all turns out ok...she is getting tired, was up at 12:30 am this morning to get ready and get in line at the hospital.

cjmc

In the door at St. Lukes at 6:00 am, payment made and on we go....first vitals...

cjmc

OK ~

Nice One Hank !!!!! :-)

5:30 AM there now....all the ladies waiting in line still to get into the building, the guard has been sleeping just inside the door and they don't want to wake him up...he might be grouchy...!!! :-)

My Fiance' has her I pad with her and will try to keep me informed on what is happening as the day progresses.

cjmc

My Fiance' is first in line this morning for her medical at St. Luke's, also others from VJ there she says.

I wish everyone there today the best of luck getting through this part !!!

cjmc