boknat

Thanks for the info, Kevin. I'm going to try and call the BOI and US embassy tomorrow. Unfortunately, neither my daughter or I are in good condition to go out to either office tomorrow. This virus that we have is really painful and looks hideous! I also have to contact my travel agent back in the states so I can change my flight (for a second time).

Hi everyone. My wife just recently became a naturalized US citizen. My wife and our daughter are scheduled to stay here for 5 weeks. I was originally scheduled for 3 weeks, but caught Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease from my daughter who had caught it from a neighbor. I need to reschedule so I can go back with them in March since what I have is highly contagious (but not serious). My original flight is supposed to be this Tuesday, February 19th, and I don't have a visa to extend my stay. I just found out that my wife does not have a balikbayan stamp on her US passport. Are there any special instructions we need to take for her to get one? If so, where? I've read that my daughter and I would be able to bypass the 21 day restriction if my wife had the balikbayan stamp. Anybody with any knowledge or assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi again! We just got a text/email an hour ago confirming that my wife's green card is being processed. Looks like the process is moving along. Hang in there everyone!

Hi everyone. Can you please add us to the list under CSC? Thanks! Congrats to those who've gotten approved and good luck to the rest of us who are still waiting.

VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....

BOKNAT..................03/22/11........03/28/11.......04/25/11........--/--/11....

just wanna share my happiness to everyone here in visajourney! I'm already with my fiance here in Fremont, CA. I arrived yesterday via PAL Nov 6, 08 6:30PM PST. Ohh It was a very long flight i must say! But its all worth it coz as soon as i came out of arrival lobby, I saw my fiance waiting patiently!

AT the POE, the officer (filipino dude) ask me: Who is your petitioner? Where are you gonna stay? What is the purpose of your stay? How/When did you meet? When are you gonna get married? (that's all and he said good luck after taking my fingerprints)

Now, we are just gonna get married and apply for AOS, EAD and AP, then it's all set. I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! This website is really helpful to us! I just hope everyones waiting here to get all their VISA'S and be with your LOVED ONES SOON! Take care!

MELISSA/MARTIN

Congrats Melissa/Martin and welcome to the United States! I remember way back when you were sending me PM's regarding problems with the NVC. It turns out you got to the states before my fiance! =) But all is good, she be here in the next few days.

Take care and God bless!

Congrats Bevs! We're all happy for you and your son! This is good news to everyone that's still waiting...at least we know that they're still working at the embassy (although quite slow).

Bevs, have a safe trip! Have you decided when you're going to be leaving?

i'm glad everyone so far feels the same way. we're looking forward to the day it's our turn to teach our kids tagalog. i'll be brushing up on my tagalog when my fiance gets here. woo-hoo! free lessons!

Where in San Diego are you at? I used to live in Chula Vista 25 years ago. You might be too young to know, but I was an officer of COPAO (Council of Pilipino American Organizations) of San Diego County in 1978 - 1980.

I live here in Chula Vista...was borned and raised in San Diego. Madameng new developments sa chula vista since the last time you were here...well, the east side of chula vista at least.

keep tracking your case on delbros. my fiance didn't get the magic text til the day her visa was delivered (1 day late). i hope you all will be getting your xmas gift (visas) early this month. yoo-hoo...santa claus...saan ka na???

i'm glad everyone so far feels the same way. we're looking forward to the day it's our turn to teach our kids tagalog. i'll be brushing up on my tagalog when my fiance gets here. woo-hoo! free lessons!

Hi everyone! A question came up out of curiosity. If you already have a child or plan on having one, do you plan to raise them speaking English as well as your native dialect whether it be tagalog, cebuano, etc?

kamusta! my fiance's planning to fly out to LAX on november 11 as well. are you flying PAL out of manila?

be leaving pinas in a week..

still packing. i'm beginning to get homesick already while i am still here!

and i still haven't found anyone who has the same flight to LA on nov 11.

YES! My fiance finally got her visa 9 months after we received our NOA1. I can't speak for myself whether it felt like having a real baby, but we're both extremely happy to have it delivered! SALAMAT SA VISAJOURNEY AT LAHAT SA INYO!!!! WOO-HOO!

Good luck to everyone that's still waiting for their visa, especially those who are going through DV hell! You're next in line!

Hiya all.... i feel like im drunk....

I miss posting here but im so sleepy all the time. Ive been working on my poe thingy... halfway thru it. Its kinda long... i dont know if people will read it haha.

jamesnrei and trinidad-lohner: *whispers the juicy details and giggles*

boknat: Congrats, when is she leaving?

JoseRizal: Hindi corny ha... cute nga eh coming from a dude hehe. Any news about the 2nd DV?

natassja: All packed and ready?

bevs: Keep the faith... it'll be over soon.

jetty: When are you leaving? Whats your poe?

Thanks Ping! Sometime next week, between November 5th and 8th. Her POE is LAX.

Kamusta sa lahat! May good news na! My fiance fiance just entered our tracking number on delbros' website, and saw that her visa is out for delivery! Salamat sa dyos at lahat sa inyo! I hope this means good news for everyone that's waiting!

It helped siguro yung tawag mo Bro? hehehe. COngrats. By the way.. from where is your fiancee?

salamat! sa cavite sha. hopefully you get yours soon since we almost have the same exact dates. *crossing all body parts*

OO nga noh! sana sa saunod ng papers nya ung akin. hayzzz But i'm happy for you Bro.. at least may peace of mind ka na. I want to give some good news to my fiance pero parang malabo. hehehe.

hey M@C, we r next in line. sana para hindi na tayo aabot hanggang next year sa paghihintay.

Malaman Sis pero sana sabay sabay na tayong lahat na naghihintay. Para All is Happy. Sana makaabot tayo sa Thanksgiving nila sa US. I want to see how they celebrate it. pa thanksgiving din tayo at nakarating tayo dun. hehe.

Update: my fiance just received her visa a couple minutes ago. i got to see the entire transaction on web cam. sobrang saya! i hope and pray that everyone in this forum gets their visa soon. marameng salamat ulit!

Kamusta sa lahat! May good news na! My fiance fiance just entered our tracking number on delbros' website, and saw that her visa is out for delivery! Salamat sa dyos at lahat sa inyo! I hope this means good news for everyone that's waiting!

It helped siguro yung tawag mo Bro? hehehe. COngrats. By the way.. from where is your fiancee?

salamat! sa cavite sha. hopefully you get yours soon since we almost have the same exact dates. *crossing all body parts*

Hey everyone! It's been a long time since i've posted in this forum. After months and months of waiting, my fiance's visa is finally out for delivery! Woo-Hoo! Thank you VisaJourney!!!

Kamusta sa lahat! May good news na! My fiance fiance just entered our tracking number on delbros' website, and saw that her visa is out for delivery! Salamat sa dyos at lahat sa inyo! I hope this means good news for everyone that's waiting!

Congratulations! Have a safe trip!

I just got off the phone with Grace. Amazingly, I got through the first time around. Anyway, she said that our DV was reviewed by the consulate this past Saturday, and that there weren't any issues. She told me to call back on or before Friday to check the status since there wasn't anything in the system that stated that my fiance's visa is printing. I hope this is a good sign for all of us who are waiting. *cross fingers*

M@C: That happened mine and matt's computer.... it was just a blank page before. We had to update our browser... so it would appear. Anyway when you text delbros, does it give you a reply? Like "case number is in process at the embassy?" Coz its the same database...

When I texted Delbros the reply was "MNL2008****** is not yet released to delbros. It is still in process at the embassy. Thank you for using delbros text online" By the way PING.. I use Internet explorer... same page pa rin. wala talagang inout ung date and time. Hay delbros talaga. Si boknat din experiencing the same problem.. pareho kasi interview date namin. baka di nila na update. THANKS PING!

Yup. In our case, i highly doubt it has anything to do with the browser we use. My fiance actually got her friend's case number and the delivery details are showing up on both of our computers. Delbros must not have updated their system for the people interviewed on Sept. 26.

It was at 1:52 pm yesterday when I got the call from the USEM informing me that our visas were ready for pick up at Window 34. Shocked by the sudden turn of events, my hubby called Grace and from her confirmed that indeed, the USEM did not only approved my and daughter's visas, it also granted our request to personally pick them up.

We have got our passports now with the visas and stickers from the CFO. We will leave on Sunday with Washington as our POE.

I wish that those who are still waiting for their visas will soon get theirs, too, in the soonest time possible.

Congrats to you and your family! Have a safe trip!

Congrats! Have a safe trip! Welcome to America!

pie if you will take a look on the list, boknat has the same dates with you, and boknat's DV is with the embassy already, so there is s chance yours could be at the embassy too. Your petitioner should call the embassy for updates. Or you can do what twilight did, apply for CENOMAR now and try to get it ASAP and take it to the embassy. Try to find her post on this thread on which window to go, find it between page16-18, i can't remember...

bevs, PingLocalHostess is hanging us on suspense here. I saw her too, but she's gone again.

A10n BOKNAT now....teeheee... ...any update on ur visa status??tnx pls..

kamusta pie. i haven't contacted the embassy since last night (it's 7:10am on monday morning here in the states). i'm probably going to give it some time and try calling them back on thursday (friday in manila). i must have tried calling close to a hundred times until i finally got a hold of grace. ay nuku! sobrang mainit ang ulo ko! i can honestly say that it was well worth calling since i found out that it's under review at the consulate. i'm pretty sure you're in the same batch as us.

anyhow, i'll post any updates whenever they happen. good luck!

I just got a hold of Grace and got an updated status. Our DV arrived at the embassy last Friday, October 17. Hopefully this week will bring good news to everyone that's waiting.

hi there. we had to endure a long wait til nvc received our file. in our case, it took almost 3 months for us to get the ball moving. did nvc tell you/your fiance that it would take up to 90 days? you might want to have your fiance contact the USCIS director's office if you haven't already done so. Here's their number: (202) 272-8000. i'm not sure if they'll help you out since it's been 30 days...they'll react more if your file hasn't been received by the nvc after 60 days.

hope this helps. best of luck to you and your fiance.

- victor