Russ&MaryAnn

Congratulations! Won't be long now!
Congratulations!

We scheduled her interview this morning. Very relieved to finally get to this stage. There were many dates available at USEM(Manila) but we scheduled hers for December 19, because that’s the best time for us.
NOA1 4/15/19
NOA2 9/9/19
At NVC 10/9/19
NVC Ready status 11/4/19
Interview 12/19/19
 

We scheduled her interview this morning. Very relieved to finally get to this stage. There were many dates available at USEM(Manila) but we scheduled hers for December 19, because that’s the best time for us.
NOA1 4/15/19
NOA2 9/9/19
At NVC 10/9/19
NVC Ready status 11/4/19
Interview 12/19/19
 

They had some available next week. I was surprised. I wish we were ready, but there’s a few things we need to resolve before she moves here 

We scheduled her interview this morning. Very relieved to finally get to this stage. There were many dates available at USEM(Manila) but we scheduled hers for December 19, because that’s the best time for us.
NOA1 4/15/19
NOA2 9/9/19
At NVC 10/9/19
NVC Ready status 11/4/19
Interview 12/19/19
 

A little update for all hopefuls! I had my interview last Wednesday and got my visa approved today! (There was a delay as the embassy awaited my medical results.)

good luck to everyone waiting!
 
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No not right away, have to wait for it to get to us via courier service. There were only a few questions, name of beneficiary, where will she live in the USA, where did we meet, how many times your fiancé has been married, how many children does he have and ages, how many times has he visited you. She ask if I live in a house or apartment, and asked her to describe the house.

Thanks to everyone! We are both so excited! Few more days to wait for the visa to come and we are off to the states!  Just in time for me to make her a Thanksgiving Feast! 😋 YUM 

Visa Approved today!4 questions about her and 4 about me....easy as pie!  In at 6:45 and out at 8:15! We will do a write up on the interview later. But for now, it’s time to Celebrate!  God  is Great!

Good day. I just want to share my experience when I had the GCP at CFO Clark. I'm not even sure if this will help since it's all written on the appointment letter but I'll share it anyway lol.
 
Scheduling the appointment was smooth for me. I didn't encounter any problems that I've been seeing on groups.
 
CFO Clark only conducts GCP for USA and Canada every Wednesday, from 2PM to 5PM. It states on the appointment letter that you have to be there 1h30m before your appointment since you still have to fill out forms that ask for information about you and your fiancé/e. It's all just waiting for the appointment to start after that.
 
They asked for my passport and my appointment letter and they gave me the forms that I had to fill out. After giving it back to them, they reviewed the forms and asked questions to verify my answers. After that, as mentioned before, I just waited for it to start. The seminar itself lasted for like an hour. It was interactive, very informative, and helpful, especially if you've never been out of the country.
 
After that, we had our one-on-one interview with the officer. For CFO Clark, it was pretty smooth and easy compared to the (horror) stories I've been reading about CFO Manila. Asked for 2 valid IDs, basically asked about how we met and the last time we met, and just asked to see our photos together and that was it.
 
I waited for probably 20 minutes and I got my CFO-GCP certificate already. I don't have a visa yet but we were informed that we can just walk-in on Wednesdays to Fridays (to reiterate, this is for CFO Clark, they're ONLY open on Wednesday to Friday) when we finally get a visa so we can get the sticker. There's no need to schedule an appointment. 
 
That's basically it.
God bless us all in this journey! 

Well, here we are in Manila and the humidity is so thick you can cut it with a knife. Days 1 and 2 are done and over with at SLEC , no issues whatsoever!  She arrived day 1 (Wednesday, Oct 30) at 6:30 am and was out by 11:30 am. Day 2 her appointment (Thursday Oct 31) was scheduled at 9:00 am but she decided to get there earlier and arrived at 7:15 am and finished at 10:25. Now we will tool around town and wait for her interview on Tuesday the 5th. Spent the day at the Mall of Asia and took a stroll on the bay walk taking pictures. I totally understand the meaning of “Moist” as I am leaking from every pore of my body! I have to drink water every 15 minutes to keep from dehydrating.

I live in Houston and my fiancé came a few months ago. We went to the Social Security Office about a week after he got here. You will need the I-94, birth certificate, and passport with Visa in it. They told him they needed to verify something in the system and we would get a letter in the mail. The Social Security card came about 2 weeks later. Then we used his SSN and passport to get the marriage license. Hope this helps

Sorry to hear that. I agree talk to him about your feelings but also have him toss them. No reason to keep them. I think he should have not just offered to get rid of them, but gone ahead and done it 

Wow it's crazy how fast things are moving after the NVC release..! 
Sep 9: NOA2
Oct 15: NVC shipment
Oct 17: embassy received
  - - got police report and medical meanwhile - -
Oct 31: received package 3
Nov 4th: interview! 
luckily there are lots of appointment slots still available for us in Japan. 
Wish me luck, and good luck to you all!

I agree, the entire process is frustrating and slow 

We interviewed today and got approved! So exciting! There were a lot of people that did not know about this site that were not very informed and were missing paperwork (such as tax returns) that encountered issues. I am very fortunate to have done research and am thankful for the resources here. It was pretty disturbing to talk to a bunch of other people at the embassy and some of their beliefs about the process. 
 
The embassy gave a laminated sheet listing what documents to have and what order to put them in. Upon approaching the window, they asked for them in a completely different order.
 
Also, they wanted my Toronto police certificate and they did not want the RCMP... I am not sure why. Maybe because the Toronto police certificate had pretty colors? Very strange but glad we had both. 

I agree, the entire process is frustrating and slow 

It's the part that you have to keep them updated or they are worthless if they are stale. Again, my information is only as good as those who feel thankful and give back to others. The selfish ones can go to H _ _ _!
 
Thanks for your recognition.

Hi guys! I just want to update that i am no longer abjoint sponsor for my sister in law, so i wrote them a letter that i want to withdraw. I didnt have no case number i just had the name & address of the person, they didnt write anything to me, but they send her a letter that she needs to find a new sponsor. In the letterbit says that i didnt meet the poverty guidelines. Thank u guys for all the help & advice.

You’re NOA2 was 10/28, so right not likely. It takes 2-4 weeks for the petition to get from USCIS to NVC. Then NVC processes it before shipping to the embassy. Total time is running about 6-12 weeks now.

You can try. No it won’t affect your cr-1. But honestly from Pakistan with a pending cr-1 it’s a low probability you’ll get it approved 

You can apply for tourist visa, it won’t affect your cr-1

You can try. No it won’t affect your cr-1. But honestly from Pakistan with a pending cr-1 it’s a low probability you’ll get it approved 

You’re NOA2 was 10/28, so right not likely. It takes 2-4 weeks for the petition to get from USCIS to NVC. Then NVC processes it before shipping to the embassy. Total time is running about 6-12 weeks now.

Just checked the status on NVC and our petition has changed from at NVC to In Transit! So relieved we’re finally at this stage!