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8 minutes ago, majune06 said:

Update : My father got his visas today in Mumbai (May 2019 to Aug 2022 - long wait is over)

Congratulations after three long years! This pandemic was such a hassle for all of us!

On 6/3/2022 at 1:16 PM, luckygal said:

Thanks my husband has the same case. He also got an approved 601a but is still afraid to go home. Let me know the result next week. Wish him luck.

So he was approved today and they didn't gave him a hard time. The questions they only asked were:

Name of petitioner?

How and when did you guys meet?

When and where did you got married?

How many kids?

When and why did you overstay?

They took a while to check the i-601a waiver if it's real. Once they saw it's real, that's when they said "Congratulations, you're approved." I took the earliest appointment time (06:30am) and he was able to finish at 08:30am.

16 minutes ago, luckygal said:

Hi lurker and new member here. Any update of a manila embassy interview? Do you mind what your case was to apply for the 601a waiver?

Hello, He just had his medical at st lukes on June 2-3 and his interview will be on June 6 so I can give an update on Monday on what will happen. I'm very nervous but our lawyer said to calm down 😅

He had C1/D Visa and jumpshipped. He is unable to adjust status because of the visa restrictions on it.

1 hour ago, Gee2021 said:

Hello, I'm still currently waiting to get my i-601A waiver approved. I submitted it last October 2021 and it's still a long way before it gets approved. I am hoping I'll get mine approved within 36 month mark but it could be longer because USCIS is extending it out every cycle 😢 But regardless the way I think about it is that my turn will come one day and all I can do is to be patient. 

 

Current timelines I'm seeing based on other applicants approvals are:

- Nebraska: 26-30 months 

- Potomac: 35-39 months 

 

 

It's nice to know that we're from the same country. I honestly don't know what to expect during the interview as I don't know anyone other than me doing this i-601A waiver from the Philippines. But per feedback from other countries like Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador it's not that bad. You just have to make sure you do your ds 260, do your medical/vaccinations before the interview date, attend the interview (make sure you bring all the original approval letters, proofs and docs), get approved, and wait for you passport. But I assume you've already completed these steps since your husband will have his interview next month June. 
 

My question to you though is what's your husband's timeline? Date of 1-601a submitted? Date it was approved? How many months after the I-601A approval did you get the interview in the Manila embassy? I would really appreciate it. Thanks 

 

Ours was way back 2019 and what our lawyer did was i-601a waiver first. When it was approved, that's when we did the petition but annoying part was that covid has already started when we got the waiver.

Notice Date: 04/05/2019

Service Center: NSC

Fingerprint: 04/26/2019

RFE: 11/14/2019

Case Approved: 02/19/2020

He is going to be finally interviewed on June 6, 2022. I hope everything goes smoothly. I also petitioned my mother and she was interviewed March 7 and mentioned that petitioners aren't allowed in the embassy because of the covid restrictions so I didn't bother to plan and go with him because of our two kids that's here with us.

On 3/6/2022 at 2:44 AM, Gee2021 said:

Hi, I've been following this FB support group and the members are very current with the timeline.

As of this date:

- For the Nebraska office, they're barely approving January 2020, it's around 24-27 months.
- For Potomac they're barely approving May 2019, 32-35 months. 
 

I'm pretty sure you will hear the great news in about 1-3 months from now! 

Hi, were you able to get your waiver? My husband will be interviewed in Manila in June and we have this waiver too. It's kinda nerve-wracking to let him go home.

Did anyone have a hard time rescheduling an appointment in US Embassy in Manila? I tried calling and they said I can only schedule online on US Travel Docs website. I've been checking daily for more than 2 months now and I couldn't get a new appointment. My mother was supposed to have an interview on Nov 17 (we recieved the notice on october 20, she did medical on october 26) and then the medical results is released on dec 29 so she wasn't able to do the November 17 appointment. I am a bit frustrated now. I tried emailing and calling but they're not helpful at all.

47 minutes ago, tommybear said:

Hello, Congratulations! when did you filed for your mom? Still waiting for my mom’s interview.. Her case is still in NVC waiting for interview in Manila embassy.. 

I filed May 12, 2019 and the last additional documents they requested was submitted June 2020. When was did you filed yours? I hope you get an email too soon!

On 7/2/2021 at 11:35 PM, patrickleevill said:

Yes my mom had an appoint last year that got cancelled, and no I didn’t have to call them.
 

My father-in-law’s papers are also still with NVC and I was asking my wife to do the same thing you are planning. Let me know how it goes. 

Hi again, 

How did the interview went? I finally just recieved an email for my mom's interview after waiting for so long. Do you have any tips you can give? I'm trying to make this last process as smooth as possible for my mother. I am so excited!

4 minutes ago, patrickleevill said:

Received an email last night about my mom’s interview at US embassy Manila. Now scrambling to schedule her medical and get her police clearances and other documents again.

Hello! I have two questions, did your parents had an appointment scheduled last year before the pandemic started? Did you call them to have it expedited?? I wanted to try and call nvc for my mom

US Embassy in Manila, Philippines has started interviews! Thank goodness now I only have to wait when my mom's interview will be. I hope it's soon. She's so ready to pack her bags and fly 🤷🏻‍♀️

2 minutes ago, patrickleevill said:

Received interview appointment today. Interview date April 27

Congratulations!

1 hour ago, StaGor said:

Congratulations on the progress! I am a July 2019 petitioner myself, so I am looking closely at May and June folks like yourself.

I wanted to ask how do you know what's coming in mail? Is there some sort of a pre-screening sign up I can do? Is it expensive?

Thank you!

I signed up with USPS Informed Delivery so I can monitor whats coming in the mail daily. It is free and you can check if your area is eligible here: https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action

Best of luck to you!

I got nervous when I saw this on my account 

My being super scared went to google and made myself more anxious when results shows "administrative closed case" but thank God I can finally see my moms case in the Case Tracker App and I am receiving something in the mail this afternoon 🤦‍♀️

Has anyone recieved an IOE reciept? Because my mom's case number is like that and this shows up. 😣

I'm joining this forum as well. I'm very excited and nervous at the same time!

May 1 - Sent I-130 through usps

May 3 - I-130 recieved at Texas Service Center

May 10 - Recieved a receipt when i try looking it up it says, "My Case Status does not recognize the receipt number entered. Please check your receipt number and try again." Why can't I check the receipt online?