All is included in the cost. You would only end up paying more if you opted to wait until you got into the states. I read it becomes an issue in the AOS portion of the journey.
I was able to talk a bit more with my fiance about her interview which was held earlier today. She was scheduled for 7:15 and everything took about an hour. She said the people at the first two windows were "strict" and added a bit to her nervousness but the woman at the interview window was more welcoming and put my fiance at ease. The longest wait was to get to the interview window.
The CO first focused on my DUI arrests from 15 years ago and my fiance assured the CO she knew all about them and we have talked at length about that. The CO asked her what my mother's maiden name is (we were prepared for that one), my birthdate and asked to see the affidavit of support (not transcripts). She asked her to tell the story of how we met and what it was like when I came to visit (I've only been to the Philippines once). She looked at our photos (my fiance had a little album put together) and asked how often and how long we chat every day. She also asked her if she had met or talked to anyone in my family and my fiance was able to tell her yes because we have video chatted with everyone and she and my sister have become close friends. The CO seemed to like that.
The CO told my fiance she was glad/impressed she had already taken the CFO because they had discussed IMBRA already at the CFO and the CO gave her the pamphlet. My fiance said taking the CFO before the interview was very helpful because it prepared her for the preliminary questions at the embassy and for the interview. After about 3-4 minutes, the CO told my fiance it appeared we were meant to be and congratulated her.
My fiance said she and some of the other applicants - once outside - burst into tears. Happy and relieved tears no doubt. Now we wait for the visa which she was told would be 4-5 working days to process and then it would be shipped so probably 2 weeks. Once she has the visa, we will book her flight.
Thanks to everyone here who has been so helpful especially Hank whose website I referred to countless times. I know we have a lot more ahead as we navigate the next steps but we are just going to relax and enjoy our success on this part of our visa journey. Salamat!
When you scroll up the history in Whatsapp it actually shows the date which dissapears quickly, but gives enough time to make a screenshot. This is what we did. Looks like this:
NO. You will provide a copy of your divorce decree for the interview so that will put 2 n 2 together.
CFO tends ask for tax return or transcript if a person has never been married ... they got the stupid idea a few years back. If divorced CFO does want to see a copy of the divorce decree
Ours is on 3/28! I've already booked her flight to Manila from Mindanao and the hotel for the 25th. She'll do medical on the 26th/27th and CFO on the 29th. I will arrive on the 26th.