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    AOS Interview today

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! Could you please give us a little review of your Interview? What questions did they ask and what documents did you have to present to them?

    Hi ella,

    Here's what we wrote in our Local US CIS Office Review: San Jose CA

    We had our interview today, 23 May 2008. Just a quick bit of advice: No food or drinks allowed as well as no cell phones or electronic devices (laptops, PDA, cameras, etc.) This will save you a trip back to the car which a lot of people were doing (including us). There were two guards at the front checking in people to get into the building. Only those with appointment letters can get in - no drop in appointments. The first guard was nice; the other was quite short tempered with some of the people in line. He was especially short tempered to those who did not understand English very well. After passing through the metal detector, we were a bit confused as to where to go. There were people sitting in chairs and a line for those who used Infopass. The nice guard asked if we were going for AOS and directed us to the hallway on the right. Another guard in the hallway was there and asked for the appointment letter. He checked our letter and our IDs and then instructed us to go upstairs to room 200 and put our letter in a box in the window.

    The room was empty except for rows of chairs and the window where we were to put our appointment letter. There was one other couple in front of us. A short time later, a couple emerged from a door next to the appointment window. They seemed happy and smiled as they went out.

    Finally, our turn came next. The gentleman called out my wife's full name. We went into a office where he had us swear in and held onto our IDs. Looking at our papers, he began to ask my wife some questions. He asked our current address, her birthdate, phone number, place of birth, working status, relatives in the states, criminal records, been to USA before, and if she had any children. He asked for pictures of us together and made some nice comments about them. My wife has a twin sister who is here in the states. Jokingly, he asked if I knew that it was my wife I am applying for. I told him yes because my wife has a beauty mark that her sister does not have. Hahaha. We all laughed and that seemed to lighten the mood. Then, he asked me about wedding location, my occupation, current paystubs, employment letter, and tax records.

    Overall the interview was quite painless. Being overly prepared is always better; we brought more than what he asked for. He said congratulations and told us about the card production time. Also, he told us about the lifting of conditions and time table. He made a copy of our IDs.

    The overall interview took probably 15 to 20 minutes. He asked if we had any questions. I asked if we were approved and he said not yet; even though he told us congratulations. USCIS will send a notice and then began card production. So, I guess that is good news! :)

    p.s. We just checked our status on the USCIS website and it says our card production has been ordered! :dance::D

    Visa Approved!!

    in Philippines

    Posted

    congrats panda_ner!! we had our k1/k2 visa interview today, approved too no sweat, was easy... gonna post a separate thread for that later..

    Congratulations to you as well and thanks jj1028! Can't wait to read about your interview experience too!

    Congrats to you Both!!! :dance::dance::dance: I am very happy to hear the good news!!!! Well Now you have to go plan a wedding!!!! :thumbs::thumbs:
    Thanks Eddie&Mary for all your help and advice! Yep, time to start making some more plans again! Yes!

    Visa Approved!!

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Thanks alexandra!

    My fiancee also told me that there were a lot of people at the embassy but only around 15 or so were applying for a K-1 visa. The rest were applying for other types of visas. So, there ya go! Best wishes to you and your SO!

    Congratulations!! :thumbs:

    and thanks for posting those details (requirements & questions).

    cheers!

    alexandra

    Visa Approved!!

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!Im so happy for you guys :D

    Thanks Steve+Cresvie! Best wishes to you and your SO on your upcoming interview! I'm sure my baby panda is helping out Cresvie prepare for the interview. I think she is a pro now for preparing for the interview! haha. :lol: Take care.

    Visa Approved!!

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

    YES!! My baby panda had her interview yesterday and was approved! Thank you God! She was able to get a visa pickup at the Embassy as well. Thanks to VisaJourney and all the members here who have helped with their insightful information, advice, and well wishes. Without this site and other site's like this, our journey would probably have been more challenging.

    The prescreeners asked her more questions than the actual Consulates. The prescreener was a filipina.

    These were most of the questions the prescreener asked her:

    • What is your finace's age, How did we meet, What is his job, How long she has been working abroad
    • NBI Clearance, CENOMAR, Police Clearance
    • Photos, Letters & Cards, and E-mails

    I say Consulates because when she interviewed with the COs, there were two of them conducting her interview. I asked her why there were two and she said it seemed like one was training the other. She also told me that the lady next to her also had two COs conducting interviews.

    They asked her:

    • What is your name?
    • What is you fiance's name?
    • How did you meet?
    Then, that was it! The consular told her to have a seat and wait for her number. She then gave the letter by me requesting for Visa pickup at the Embassy. The CO said he couldn't guarantee it but she was given the pink slip anyways. The CO also stamped "DONE" on all the paperwork. She told me that the other ladies she went with also had the word "DONE" stamped on their paperwork as well--She meet up with four other ladies. Hope this is just the same as approved. I think so because she still walked away with the pink slip! She asked the guard about the pink slip. And, the guard replied that she was very lucky to schedule a pickup. There were very few who got to arrange a pickup. Horray!

    My last bit of advice to all those with upcoming interviews is to stay positive, remain calm, be confident, and you will do well. Being overly prepared makes the interview experience A LOT easier than not. Best wishes and good luck to all upcoming interviewees!

    Manila Embassy Interview/Visa Status

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Congratulations tigbok! :thumbs::dance: Glad to hear you had a wonderful experience at your interview! :)

    to all wonderful members of this VJ family, thanks so much for all the help, encouragement and guidance. I had my interview this morning and I got APPROVED! The CO at window 29 was sooooo NICE...if there was no glass barrier, i could have kissed him! LOL :D i was literally smiling from ear to ear when i left the room.

    best of luck to those who are next in line.

    :thumbs:

    khay :luv:

    Calling embassy in Manila

    in US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

    Posted

    Hi jerzboi,

    Have you checked out

    Sheriff Uling's Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide?

    4.4 The Department of State (DOS) number is within my signature. After the petition is approved (NOA2), the USC and/or beneficiary have the option of calling the DOS instead of the Manila Embassy to inquire when the electronic and/or hard copy case files have been sent out and received by the USE that we sent by the NVC. In addition the USC and/or beneficiary may call the DOS instead of the Manila Embassy to inquire when and if the medical exam and visa appointment dates are scheduled, which is very helpful when the Visa Interview Appointments website (Section 4.5) is down. NOTE: DOS has no direct participation in the K1 process (only access to the computer system to view the status of cases).

    Here's the number:

    Department of State | (202) 663-1225, press 1, press 0, press 0

    Call them Eastern Standard Time, monday through friday. Give them your MNL#, and they can give you information about your case status.

    Also, here is the link where I got the information:

    http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=68967

    This link is for anything related for those with a fiancee in the Philippines:

    http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=129

    Best wishes to you and your SO!

    Sept 10 interviewees

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Hi dj1206,

    We're almost done with organizing the papers. We had an incident almost similar as yours. They postal service where my SO lives aren't funded well enough. So, the documents sat at their office until they got someone to deliver it...Anyways...

    Thanks ronmay for the pics on how you organized your papers! Seeing how others organized their documents definitely help! :thumbs:

    Here's the link for the DIWATA person's organization of her documents:

    http://www.pinoyinfo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2208

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