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I got approved! Waiting for my visa to be issued.

Here is my timeline:

What is more "financial proof?" other than the I-134 form I already submitted?

Did you not submit your most recent tax return,w2, and paystubs? The embassy needs that

My fiance brought my ring here when he proposed and it is worth let's just say 5 digits in US dollars. He didnt pay anything. Just make sure he puts it in his pocket or hand carry though, incase his luggage gets lost. Just bring the reciept/papers if anything.

i reaaally wish all u get ur approvals soon, this is a stressful journey. Im already so nervous because my interview is coming soon.

but i can imagine how hard is to wait untill today for the noa2

i wish u guys all the best. Hang in there

thats pretty cool!!

My interview is in 5 days. gahhh, so nervous and excited

When you schedule your interview, you will print out a few copies of the confirmation page.

The Embassy letter is a letter the Embassy is supposed to send to you. The Embassy letter tells you that you are eligible to schedule an interview and it gives you instructions on how to prepare for the interview.

You don't need to wait for the Embassy letter in order to schedule an interview. All you need to do is to get your MNL case number and pay the visa application fee.

Don't wait for the Embassy letter. Usually it arrives very late, and sometimes it doesn't arrive at all. Here is the Embassy letter: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/325288/packets/K1%20and%20K2%20Interview%20Preparation%20Instructions%20-%20English%20_updated%2004%20Feb%202014_.pdf

Do I need to print this out for the interview?

I can only sleep a few hours a day, but in about 5 days everything will be over. Please pray for my visa approval, extending all my prayers and support to those in this visa process too

So the appointment letter is the one being sent to you upon scheduling interview, right, the appointment confirmation? What is the USEM letter though?

Thank you for the kind words, everyone. Good news, my fiance got a raise too! so i guess i should really stop worrying now

I can only guess and give my opinion (which with $5 can get a cup of coffee at Starbucks), but I think the CO will look at the employer letter and pay stubs.

Haha I should really relax. My fiance and I have been fighting the past few days because of me obsessing and.worrying over every single thing

CO looks at the evidence, if it is showing weekly income of X amount he will most likely multiple that by 52. The employer letter most times state his annual income as well

In his employment letter his average annual income with overtime is stated 23, 760 and the computation are as follows 50 hours a week=495 x 4 (assuming the 4 weeks in a month x 12) . Will the CO compute it again? Because apparently there are 52 weeks in a year. lol so 495 x 52 is equal to $25,000 ++per anum. His hourly wage is $9, what would the CO use to compute, his weekly paystubs or his hourly rate?

Ean...You have a good game plan for your interview. The only other thing I would add is to have your petitioner attend the interview with you.

I really wish he could and he wants to, but sadly he can't because of work. I hope the CO would let me explain his situation, things they would probably ask him if he was there. Sigh.

My guess is you're going to be fine. They understand a student just out of school is on the rising curve of his income. They understand he made less in previous years because he was in school. And they're also likely to accept a co-sponsor if needed because of those factors. Its the older, no or little chance of increasing income people they get hard on. I'd put your worries aside for now, as it appears you have this well covered.

Thank you for the kind words. A woman can't help but worry. Haha. I guess I should lessen worrying now.

From May 8th, I rescheduled to May 6, and now March 26. Just keep checking! Slots open up every now and then

Im wondering too, my fiance wants to get updated asap. I wonder where i can leave it near the vicinity.

I would. He may or may not take them

Is overtime considered part of the income? My fiance works 50 hours per week, staple (sometimes even more, but never less) and it is reflected in his paystubs. However I heard the CO only multiplies the hourly rate to 40 which is the usual office hours of companies. I will present about 5 paystubs with 50 hours on it though

You will give the documents to the Filipino reviewer, he will ask for them so there is no wondering.

So when he asks for the documents, should I give out the ones from the co sponsor too?

^^^ This.

Also, the consular officer can take into account the visa applicant's education, training, or special skills which would make them more employable in the U.S.

Ean, you could also gamble on trying to submit a cosponsor. At best, that's a 50/50 proposition at the U.S. Embassy Manila.

Thanks everyone, my fiance earns a few thousand dollars above the poverty line, it's just relatively a new job that's why it gets me worried.

Nonetheless, as i said in my other posts, we are a young couple. 19 and 22, I will be graduating college soon (2 days after my interview, Ha!) from one of the top private universities here in the Philippines, while my fiance was a college student (2012, part time 2013) and his tax transcripts reflect so (Ofcourse, he was not able to meet the poverty guideline in those past two years because of being a student and for visiting me here in the Philippines for almost 3 months in 2013, another thing that gets me worried.)

With an expected average annual income exceeding the poverty guideline, plus a good bit of cash in his bank, I hope the CO lets it slide despite this being a new job.

His great grandma who owns real estates also wrote a handwritten letter stating that my fiance and I will live in a 2 bedroom apartment for free, and the location of which is accessible to work places, supermarket, and a bus stop (She knows I can't drive yet.)

We also made a letter of my educational background which my fiance and I both signed (As per Tahoma's suggestion )

However, his mom also sent in her I-134, I-864(as per Hank's suggestion ) recent 1040, most recent tax return, w2, and paystubs. (Did I miss anything?)

When will I know when to give the CO our co-sponsor documents?

I can't stop worrying about it. lol I heard they are more lenient when it comes to young couples, I wonder how true that is.

How true is it that if your income does not meet the poverty guideline, you need to have triple the amount of difference in your bank account to make up for it. Say you lack 2,000 to meet the 125%, you need atleast 6k in your bank account to make up for it.

Yes, I guess I have all the docs we might need for the interview. My fiance sent me everything via FEDEX .

how long did it take before you receive it?

I'm so worried, my fiance sent me by mail the i134 form, in march 7, I'm afraid it doesn't get here by the interview date. They told him, it takes 2weeks to be here. But he lost the track number!

my fiance is just sending out my papers tomorrow and our interview is on the 26th. I hope FedEx does its job to deliver it in atleast 2 days

Ahh, ok good. Seems a bit complicated. Hopefully your fiance has the funds to take good care of you. Watch out for the CFO, don't give them info that they don't ask for.

He sure does he has pretty good amount of savings and good income.

Congratulations! Hoping to hear those words soon too

Thanks, congrats with your interview!

Do you have all your docs onhand already? What courier did you use?

5 years on AP? Blimey!

You know you could try to expedite your petition, right? Provide medical documentation and all that? I'm sorry you're having a genuine hard time, but that doesn't give you blanket permission to piss on other people. I hope you never know what it's like to live in the middle of a humanitarian disaster. Who said anything about net benefit to all? It's supposed to benefit the needy. If the rest of us have to suck it up for a bit, really, that's just basic human decency. Shooting and throwing in cages? Alrighty... By the way, the standard in Portugal is a dream for a very large portion of the world.

I agree with you. I don't get how people start all the hate and drama when we're already going through this stressful process itself. I hope people who complain about the Philippines should fly to the typhoon stricken areas and see for themselves how it is like there, maybe then they'll stop being so insensitive.