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Thanks kit the kat. But im still good to travel if we plan to leave first week of jan and expiration date of my passport is July26,2015 right?

Marley, I am a dude brah! Hahaha! Anyway, my concern is not the change of name but if the airport will not allow me to travel because the life of my passport is less than 1year already at the time of intended travel on january 2015

Thanks everyone. By the way, does anyone know about the validity of passports? My philippine passport will expire on July 26, 2015. We plan to go to the US first week of January 2015. Should i renew my passport now to be sure?

Thanks. Saw the website. Its emphasized that pickups can be done only at sm moa??? I indicated in the appointment letter that I will pick it up at 2go ayala people support. Will that cause any confusion now? The releasing window confirmed if i will pick it up at ayala.. But is it only Moa who stores visas?

Nice!! Thanks for everyones advise and words of encouragement. Thanks also to Hank and Greenbaum for letting me know that its not the end of everything after my admission to st lukes. Truly, honesty is still the best policy (but will bring you in a longer course)

Hank, could you post here your site. I cant see it elsewhere.

I dont want to assume yet but does this mean that i am already approved?the consul nor the releasing window told me verbally that i am

Its quite obvious that the medical results was with the cosular when she interviewed because if not, she or the releasing window would have told me that my visa cannot be repeased without the medical results turned in.

Hi Everyone,

So today was my interview. And i have a gut feeling that I am already APPROVED. The interview went well with the CO, she was very nice and all. She said everything ti her looked good. She then referred me to the releasing window. The releasing employee told me that I can now go home and wait for the text message of the 2go guy if my visa is already for pickup.(i chose the pickup vs. Deliver at my house) i hope this already a good sign. The releasing window did not ask for any other followup documents. The CO did not bring up the admission of drug use many years ago.

Btw, where can i check the status of my visa? Ceac? It says READY and i should check it again after 2days. Is this the site?

Thats my opinion too hank. But i hope that the co thinks the same way too. Of he questions me about why I said no in the ds 160 and yes to the physician, can i say that in my opinion the questions were completely different? I said no to the ds160 because its true that i have never been a dependent or abuser. And i said yes to the physician because its true that i have tried once before... But never happened again.

Hi everyone. So my interview is tomorrow at the embassy. Just an additional concern that i hope anyone can give his /her input is that i checked NO on the question in the ds160 about "have i ever been a drug abuser/addict" but said YES on the question of the doctor if I have ever tried smokin weed at least once in my lifetime. Will there be any misrepresentation or inconsistency issue here? Is there a chance that the CO will question this and what do you think is the best answer here? Thanks a lot and wish me luck!

Hi Yuri,

Im glad the interview went well. Such a bummer that st lukes delays the medical results! But please do inform us about the result. I hope that everything goes to your favor. Good luck Yuri!

I was speaking to a doctor.. A situation where i thought has a doctor-patient privacy thing. Well I was wrong. So he was not a stranger. Whats unbelievable is that there are strangers like you who cant stick with the facts and does not care if you already act like a douchebag. Get a life man.

Goodluck Yuri! Are you done with the personal evaluation with the psychiatrist? Goodluck on your interview!

Is there a big amount of chance that the consul will still deny visa even if the psych has evaluated me as to not falling under the criteria of substance disorder? I hope the psychs eval will help

Im really hoping for the best in the interview. I really hope that this youthful foolishness will no longer haunt me. It is a thing of past, and i have matured since then. Im glad that God answered my prayers to give me the guts to face the psych awhile ago but the biggest challenge is still ahead of me.. The consulate..

Yep, everything is in my possesion already months ago. I thought I would be so ready for the interview until my admission to the doctor came up.. Hope everything ends as planned.. Will update everyone how everything will go.

Okay so my friend who works at the clinic as was able to see my database and accdg to her the impression was : Applicant's use of cannabis does not fit the criteria of substance disorder.

I really hope everything goes well and the consul consider this as a positive point. My interview is on august 13. Im gettig nervous and nervous everyday.

Just finished the interview with the psych. I think it went well imo. Questions wer more about my family,employment history and health condition(I have ankylosing spondylitis, a kind of arthritis) and how am i coping up with it. I just told him just positive attitude(optimisim) and engaging myself to sports. All of these statements are true.

Before i left, i told him i have a concern regarding the wrong information the reception marked check on te paper, last week i saw that the check mark was on the Methampethamine box!! So i raised it to the psych and i said that there must be an error with their checking last week. He browsed my paper and he said that it has been changed. And he said "you're bad" in a joking manner( i hope). Damn i hope they dont take it against me as i was just concern not to have sple error cause my visa denial. I did not open the stapled paper, i just saw the mark against the light.

Tomorrow is my appointment with the psych. Wish me luck guys!

Alright. Thank you still.

@my marley- when does the countdown start? After the last drug use or after the interview? Like i said, what happens if the last drug use was many years? Where are they goong to base the 1 year ban?

@Hank- thanks for the info. Am i correct to assume that the term inadmissable is AKA the 1 year ban? Or is it the Lifetime Ban?

Thanks apple21. But let me confirm that the guideline now is that there is no more lifetime ban and 3 years ban for admission of experimental marijuana am i correct? At least thats what i have been reading here. The lifetime ban was until 2006??

Would like to ask when does the 1 year ban countdown start? After the last drug use or after the medical or consulate interview?

What happens to people who admitted trying marijuana many uears ago? When does the countdown start?

Am i correct to assume that its better to admit trying marijuana like January of 2014 to be able to re apply for visa this January 2015 rather than admitting to trying marijuana many years ago because they will base it on the medical interview which will make the visa reapplicable on July 2015???

Hi apple, after seeing the timeline you sent the other day, it seems confusing. Did he just wait for additional 3months for the visa. I think more than 3 months. If the 1 year should start from the last drug use on Feb 2012, the visa should have been ready for issuance on Feb 2013? And 3 months after that is May 2013 right? Did he wait for 1 year and 2 months for his visa to be issued as its already July 2014!

If the countdown of the 1 year ban is from the date of the last drug use, what will happen to those who admitted drug use many years ago???

Also, did the boy submit himself to quarterly drug testing during the 1 year ban or he just appeared to the medical at st lukes after the ban is lifted and that is 1 year after.

Hi apple, after seeing the timeline you sent the other day, it seems confusing. Did he just wait for additional 3months for the visa. I think more than 3 months. If the 1 year should start from the last drug use on Feb 2012, the visa should have been ready for issuance on Feb 2013? And 3 months after that is May 2013 right? Did he wait for 1 year and 2 months for his visa to be issued as its already July 2014!

If the countdown of the 1 year ban is from the date of the last drug use, what will happen to those who admitted drug use many years ago???

Thank you so much for your advise.. God bless you!