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17 hours ago, Martella&T said:

Congratulations!!! But I am always curious about what questions did they ask...especially about your life together? Can you still remember some of them? Would be grateful!

Really nothing special. Questions about who did the cooking, what activities we did for entertainment, and when our wedding was. Nothing a real couple who lives together couldn’t answer.

Hi gang,

Just another update... just to keep everyone feeling good. November 3 AOS filer. Wife's interview is scheduled for April 19 in the AM here in Oregon. Oh my are we a bit anxious. I would say nervous but my lovely wife is a wizard of getting all our documents packaged up and ready to go. Just anxious to get the next phase done and happy with the life we have. God bless all of you. 

On 3/11/2018 at 8:43 PM, Emmz said:

congrats for ur combo card, did u got rfe? coz still now waiting for my combo card

No Rfe

5 hours ago, cherryblossoms916 said:

Congrats! Did you expedited your case?

Nope. Just quietly waiting and it’s all falling in place.

Just thought everyone would like an update from us as well. We are done with all the preliminary steps, and got her combo card. Just waiting patiently for our interview. Hope everyone hangs in there. As you can see pushing some things doesn’t help much.

USCIS has sent text at 10:50PM last night confirming Receipt of AOS packet. Yay!

12 hours ago, SkruDe said:

Hey there!

 

Just curious, how long did the shipping take to get there after you filed, and when did you receive the USCIS notification text email?

I'm still waiting on mine, just curious when I can maybe expect it.

We sent it on Friday for USPS and it was confirmed by USPS that it arrived on Monday. We have not received anything from USCIS yet. We hate the waiting with so much on the line.

 I guys. Got a little disconnected with VisaJourney, but our journey continues. We have shipped off our AOS on November 3, and I have received confirmation that it was delivered. Now the wait continues. It’s nice to see familiar names, and look forward to following everyone on their adventure for AOS.

On 9/6/2017 at 11:32 AM, TriloByte said:

We got married yesterday. Here's a couple of photos as promised.

 

Hoping for a speedy process for those still waiting.

 

Congrats!! What an awesome day for sure! Ours is next weekend.

7 hours ago, mbassett said:

Sputum culture my friend. just waiting on the results. Everything happens for a reason and we just wait patiently for the results

I meant to ask this a while ago, but was Thebes sputum test only for your fiancé? I know it is hard waiting. My fiancé will be here on the 30th.  This last few weeks has been the hardest for waiting.

14 hours ago, TriloByte said:

Successful POE. Toto and Minky together again. Today starts day two of forever 

 

 

I will post some real wedding pictures of us in a couple weeks if they turn out ok. My fiancee made the image above and I thought it was cute. 

 

Good luck to those still waiting. I am rooting for you.

 

As I said before, Ysa and I are super happy for you both. We anxiously wait for her POE on the 30th!

On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 6:43 AM, TriloByte said:

Our visa was approved 15 minutes ago.  

 

This is the happiest moment I have ever experienced in my entire life.

 

For those that still are waiting, stay strong. There is no greater thing in life than to share each moment with the one you love.

How exciting! We are so excited for you TriloByte. It is about time! LOL

How long then til your lady joins you in the US?

7 hours ago, mbassett said:

Great news, Did they deliver or did you pick up?

We choose to pick it up at 2go branch near her place

3 hours ago, FindHerKeepHer said:

Which website do u use to track whether your visa was issued? 

https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/

under immigrant visa: check my visa application status

On 7/20/2017 at 1:25 PM, goodlulck52 said:

Hi Guys,

 

Sorry to ask a common sense question, I am just so worried to be tricked as nowadays there are a lot of fishing website.

 

Is http://www.ustraveldocs.com a legit site? If it is, why it is not .gov?

 

Is https://cgifederal.secure.force.com/ the site to pay the visa fee and make visa interview appointment? Why it is not .gov?

 

Is https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ DS160 site? Since it is .gov, I suppose it is all good.

 

This is quite confusing as such a simple thing requires so many strange sites. Are they all legit? Thanks!

 

Cheers!

 

 Yes they are all legitimate site. 

 One thought into why there are so many various sites is that there are contracting companies that are handling different elements of the processing. 

 Or, since I'm  a webmaster and understand this this happens on a regular basis over time, they were just not able to acquire the .gov URLs. Or just didnt care to coordinate with the various agencies. Reality is that no one who knows what government does and what logic that it does things. LOL

don't worry about the sites. We have all been using them just fine.

Ysa wanted me to pass this on to everyone who is having a Philippine Embassy interview:

Just want to share my interview that happened yesterday July 17. My schedule time was 6:40am. I arrived at the embassy around 6:10 and I asked the guard where I should line up and showed him my appointment confirmation. I was third on the line. 😍After few mins a lady working for the embassy let us enter and they asked for the ds-160 and passport. They inserted the passport in a zip locked plastic and they also put sticker barcode with my name on it on my ds-160. I went inside the embassy.  They scanned my bag, my fault I forgot to remove my USB 😭 I couldn't enter if I had it, so i decided to throw it! 😭😭😭 I just have to  imagine I lost it lol 🤣.

First step was the filipino consular, he only asked me whats my name, birthday, and when and how we meet and if my fiancé is divorce and whats the name of his ex wife. He asked for the divorce paper. His keyboard was not working so he decided to stop asking question and told me to go at window 43 for fingerprint.

Last step is the American consular. In my guess he is only in his late 20's. I was praying that he will not conduct my interview because I can hear how many questions he asked to the person he was interviewing before me, I am guessing they last for 10 mins or more. It was my turn whhhaa... He gave me this poker serious intimidating face 😧. (Im nervous and when I'm nervous I always smile hahaha to cover up the nervousness). He asked me my name but since he was speaking far from the mic I need to tip toe and move my ear closer to the window so i can hear him properly (short struggle is real) then I was smiling again I told him sorry I'm small then he laughed (without the sound) coz he saw how I had to struggle from the tip toe thing I did and he said its his fault he is speaking far from the mic. So he adjusted lol. I got relaxed when I saw his face smiling then all through out the interview he was smiling already. He only asked me whats my name, if when we meet in person and pictures together of me and my fiance. I made a scrap book and I really wanted to present that, as i work my butt off to make that scrap book perfect. I told him "I do sir, but im not sure if my scarp book will fit in the window". He smiled he said "i dont think so". I got sad but I told him I have back up document and showed it to him. He was still looking at my scarp book and he said the scarp book is cute. After that he said he dont see any reason why he should not approve me, he can see how happy I am with my fiance and he stamp the folder and told me I can go home and wait for the visa 7-10 days. Gave me a paper and thats it.  

I cant believed that he didn't asked anything more so I asked him really? (With matching  big eyes and my big giggling smile) and he smiled and said congrats and out of my happiness I just said thank you and I said "happy dance" and he got surprised with the happy dance statement and he laughed.

Overall interview I felt like I am just talking to a friend sharing my love story. Show your big smile! Smile is contagious! It will help you more relaxed. My schedule was 6:40 but I was done 7:30am.

11 hours ago, Greenbaum said:

Be careful. Wait till you have your visa in your hands be booking and paying any tickets.  I have been on here long enough to see people who passed their interview at USEM and were delayed in receiving their visa 2 weeks to 9 months. Some even had to return to get spelling errors fixed. You won't board a plane if your visa is not in the right name as the immigration and the airlines look for that item. So buyer beware.

Good to know! Thanks.

10 minutes ago, TriloByte said:

Hoooorah! Damn, I loved hearing this. Very happy for you!

Thanks! When we are in Austin we should connect and have a few congratulatitory drinks when your fiance is here.

1 minute ago, FindHerKeepHer said:

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH! 

 

I hope she can do a review of the questions she was asked and what documents were requested for us. 

 

i am so happy that all news have been positive for our group so far! good luck to the rest of us! 

We will post something very soon.

16 hours ago, HazeyHaze said:

APPROVED!!! I was at the embassy for less than an hour. I was interviewed by a female consul (probs in her late twenties) who was very cool, conversational, and funny. She talked really fast, so the interview was over in less than 5 minutes. I was 2nd to be interviewed but first to walk outta there feeling like a champ.

 

Words cannot express how happy I am right now. I am so glad I can finally relax!

 

Thanks to everyone who helped me throughout this excruciatingly long and incredibly stressful process. I appreciate every single one of you and I wish you all the best!

 

I shall write a detailed "review" later. Need to catch some z's first because I stayed up all night worrying. Haha! xD 

Ysa and I are super happy for you HazeyHaze. Her interview is Monday, so we are going crazy a bit, but Ysa is super organized and I think she is very ready for this. Once again CONGRATS!!!