John & April

Thank you! Happy too... although a bit jet lagged yet and had been crazy busy with unpacking and all that stuff, like getting me an American phone number
 
I don't really have a POE picture, since Gary was travelling with me, but here's what I have... 
Jaime was so happy to be back at home, since he stayed on the animal hospital while Gary was in Spain

Hello all!  It’s been a long time since I’ve checked in and posted.  I just wanted to give an overview of how disjointed and disconcerting the whole process is but how elated my fiancé and I are that we’re continuing to move forward!
I am posting this for others on this forum dealing with the aftermath of the USCIS approval and the NVC/London Embassy.
1) waited waited WAITED for the I129 approval
2) called twice a week after 5 months, discouraging platitudes from the office 
3) finally received the RFE text from USCIS,
disappointed a little, but happy that they knew we existed!
4) WAITED for the RFE letter
5) turned in the response NEXT DAY (thanks to all your advice!!)
6) about a week to 10 days later got a text from USCIS of approval (woohoo)
7) started contacting the NVC, daily.  I was super nice, they were super nice.  Only the petitioner can inquire.
8) a week of calling.
9) the questions changed one day by the NVC person... (whoa,.. what’s this).... what’s your birthdate.  What’s the name of the petitioned.  What’s his birthdate?  We have your NVC number.  Also here’s the invoice number.  I ask what’s that?  It’s your password.  Keep both numbers for reference.  We’ve received your file from the USCIS and once processed we’ll be sending it to the London embassy (WOOHOO!)
10) another week of waiting, meanwhile I’ve mailed my fiancé the ENTIRE packet, the application the RFE paperwork officially known by us as THE BOOK. I hate to say it but it was nice to pass on that albatross to my fiancé..lol
He (the brilliant man) researches here and finds out he can book the medical with the information we received and has booked the medical within 10 days at Knightsbridge.  All they need is the NVC number to book.  
11) I start calling the NVC again because no news is not good news
meanwhile my fiancé has gathered all documents, medical files, police reports, vaccinations from the schools that have administered them to his children, etc 
12) NVC now tell me it’s been sent to London. Wait for “the letter” aka packet 3 for those in the know.  They say once it’s left them (and by the way it’s an electronic transmission from the US to U.K.) they have nothing to do with it.
13) researched it here.  Packet 3 is not an instruction packet, it’s a letter on instructions that basically refer you to the London embassy website.  
14) more research here.. the DS-160 needs filling out.  It requires the NVC number which we have. DONE.
15) a week later still no packet 3.   My fiancé signs on to the LONDON CEAC website.  We are stumped.  Over and over again... Because there’s a warning not to proceed without the packet 3 information or you could lose all your money paid if you don’t fill it out correctly with that info. 
Its over 600£ per applicant (fiancé and his children).  More research here yields nothing helpful— to move forward or keep waiting?— he takes a gamble and goes beyond the warning screen.  Honestly nothing to it... no new information needed that could be held by mysterious packet 3!  He books the VISA interview 10 days after the medical.
16) Medical appointment.  I’ll tell you that story  once we get final approval. Enough... said...
17) 3 days later.. which is TODAY.  And we receive packet 3 approving our ability to get the VISA appointment.  You NEED to present that letter on the day of the interview according to all the information the London embassy publishes so it’s an incredible relief.  But research here says some people never receive it and get by with the NVC numbers.  Packet 3 had the names of the petitioned, their birthdates, the NVC, instructions to go onto the London website via a link, a recommendation to bring your police reports, request to bring a copy of the i129 approval and any other times a petitioner has submitted an i129 for you (in case this isn’t your first rodeo) and information about how to protect yourself if you’re the (future) victim of domestic abuse as an immigrant to the US
18) VISA interview in 6 days... fingers crossed,... 
wish us luck!!!

Hi everyone! Congratulations to everyone who's been approved recently. I had my medical on 18th in Moscow. And it went absolutely smoothly (even though I'd been panicking lol). As I texted before, my interview date was December 27th but yesterday, while I was on the train back to my hometown, a woman from a Russian fiance forum texted me saying there're dates for December 19th. Oh golly, I have spent 40 min trying to remake an appointment because of a horrible reception on the road but now I'm super happy as there's a good deal of chances of me coming to Nebraska before New Year. So now it's literally 2 months before my interview. stressful!!
oh, God bless everyone struggling and waiting in this process. May yall have a good weekend!

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

Visa status changed to issued this morning!

We were approved today! Interview went pretty smoothly.  She will get her visa in a week or two. Next stop, POE!. Good luck to everyone waiting.

Hello there!
 
I just wanted to update everyone! I'm writing in a much happier mood than yesterday! We got an email response from the NVC with our new case number in it! They were responding to my email trying to correct Sam's birthday. They didn't fix it but the new case number was in the email so mission mostly accomplished as far as I'm conceded! He's calling first thing tomorrow to make his medical appointment. CEAC says In Transit so our case should be in London soon!! I'm so glad this latest roadblock has been overcome. 
 
@AnJ Co you totally called it that we might get our number today! Thanks so much also to @Estibaliz and @Yzabelle for all the encouragement and help!

And we got approved an hour ago!!! Thanks to all of you April filers! 

Guys, we got approved today! NOA1 April 24, RFE September 12 (received hardcopy 3 weeks later... -___- ), NOA2 October 19! 178 days ago.

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

I just got a call from Shehide and her visa was approved! We did a video chat and I could tell the outcome by her smile without her saying a word. They asked her 3 questions during the interview. 1. When did you meet your fiance? 2. How did you meet? 3. When did he give you your engagement ring? She picks up her visa next Wednesday and her flight is scheduled for October 30th. Edona will get to go trick or treating for the first time! Maybe tonight I'll rediscover sleep... Assuming the euphoria subsides.

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

Congratulations to everyone who got approved on their interview and also to those who have their visa already!Praying for those who are still waiting for their NOA2. Hope it will be soon

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

By the way, I passed my medical today! Very thankful😇

Hi guys.
Hope all is well.
Just want to share, my case status in CEAC is now ISSUED!!!!
Thank God

I had the interview today: Approved 
 
It was the simplest 'interview' i've ever had in my life. It was even more painless than the medical (excuse the pun) - and that was a breeze. I guess they really do just use the time and money to test out the 'strength' of these relationships. Seems pretty ridiculous.
For those in the UK, i'll write a full review on the UK portal tomorrow
 
 

I usually respond to posts, so it's a first for me to pose a question. 
 
For those that have already received their visa from the Manila Embassy, how did you track it with 2Go?  Do you use the UID number from the Embassy appointment letter as the tracking number in 2Go's system?  I saw an old post that said to do that.  Did the Embassy send you notification with a number? 
 
I'm curious as our status changed to "Issued" yesterday.
 
Thanks