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have your us petitioner call Tel. No. : (632) 301-2000 extension 2555, 2246 Consular Section....i talked to a lady named grace and she was really helpful and very nice..those other numbers 909 and 1-888 are just visa infomation services(sced an interview and robot replies)..they told me somthing totally diff and read what they were saying to me from a piece of paper, she was even eating something while talking to me so i couldnt understand her that well....GL

yeah dnt sweat it..i also put my middle intial on certain papers and they didnt say anything....i think they are more focused on your fiancee's docs more than anything....GL

thanks for all the info guys i really appreciate everyones help and experience.. i called the embassy (632) 301-2000 pressed 0, talked to operator and transfered to visa services..i then talked to a nice filipina named grace and she was probably the best person who i have talked to regarding this whole process. very helpfull and to top all the good customer service she tracked our case #dwn and told us that our visa was just printed out yesterday and will be released this tues to be delivered..what a relief it is to know that...it is much better to call this number then to call the visa information customer service number..they didnt really help and just told me to wait. the lady was even answering me by saying mmmhu not yes or no...very bad service......btw i recommend all us petitioners to call the number up top and ask for a status update if you havent heard anything since your last interview date if you are waiting for your visa for along time...

i was wondering as well how come we havent gotten any word..have your us petitioner call them... i havent been waiting that long but i did happen to call this number (632) 301-2000 and press 0 for operator...tell your us petitioner that he is checking the status on the petition...i got my results yesterday finally and our visa was just printed 2 hours before i called(thank god and what a coincidence)..it will be realeased this tuesday...i talked to a nice pinay named grace she gave me the update...hope this helps..

i would wait for the passport to clear

ive been to the philippines 9 years in a row(2000-2009) now and ive never got my dried fish,buko pies,suman and other filipino deserts searched or taken away from me at sfo..i remember bringing 15 buko pies back in 03 and the guy asked what kind of food and i told him buko pies...he said MMM and laughed..closest to have them check my boxs was when i forgot to check and circle food on the customs declarations form but they just asked what kind of food was there and let me go on.....canned foods, cooked deserts and dried fish ive never had any problems with

seems like i must have a problem with our visa..i see everyone getting their notifications from air 21 and visa's deliverd within 3-7 days. i havent received 1 notice or any information on our status....im very worried now.....grr i cant wait to get all of this over with.

congrats guys!! i wish i was in the same boat as you.......

Hello again fellow VJ'rs..I called the embassy today and they told me that the counsel who interviewd (feb 4th) my fiancee has not issued a visa yet. It usually takes 6-8 weeks for a decision to be made??? Is this correct???? Wow this really is making me worry. Feels like something is wrong with our case. I mean they issued her a pink slip and told her to pay the air21 fee, he even said everything went fine....I dont understand

I am so very happy. Shir passed!!!

Congratulations...im so happy for both of you.. Pls include us in ur prayers so that we can pass and be happy like u guys.. Again, I wish u both lifetime happiness. God bless you.

Thank you everyone for your kind words and thoughts in all this. Without all of you, we both would have been lost.

Shir says that most of the counsel questions, all 5 minutes of it, were about our wedding plans and gown selection. I guess if we have all that planned we are serious about this.

She got the really nice counsel who looked like Lady Diane.

The pre-screen made her nervous cause she started with, "So tell me your story"... a free style question like that is hard to answer. She was very nice though.

Thank you all so much.

Phil and Shir

yes my fiancee had the same problems as well with the pre-screen..lady was a filipina and asked why i havent been working lately....she told my fiancee 60+k in stocks and $140 grand in the banks which clearly shows that money has been steadly accumulating over a time of 5 yrs is not sufficient enough but its up to the officer inside that makes the decision...my fiancee even had my condos title in hand and estimated value in hand....my fiancee then felt really bad and her hopes were down, but the officer didnt even say anything about that stuff...pfft what a bunch of horse ###### with the pre-screens!!!! ....why is it that i hear that the pinoys/pinays working at the embassy are the ones that are the headaches and intimidating the applicants??? those filipinos working in the embassy should be happy more hardworking filipinos are trying to come to america....filipinos are knows across the world as hardworking, intelligent, kind human beings...

Phil and Shir CONGRATS seriously!!!!!! Ive had you guys in my prayers since ive passed and rememberd there was 2 others with upcoming interviews soon you guys and miss_jane....Congrats guys, im so happy for you guys!!!

yes yes thanks everyone!!! im so happy and very thankful..once again my prayers and best wishes to everyone going thru this visa process. its tough enough being away from the women/man you love.....hehe any suggestions would be nice for getting her back!!! i was thinking of having one of my friends come with us to the airport and when she comes out of the doors, let her wait for a little bit then just have my friend flirt with her....hehe i got the perfect friend in mind as well!!! hes a lil on the heavy side , kinda scary looking haha!!!!

hello all.

can anyone tell me once my fiancee gets the visa shipped via air21, what does she do about some cfo seminar she has to attend i heard??? they didnt tell her anything at the last window nor did the council who interviewed her at the embassy yesterday....thanks ray

thanks thanks everyone. i wish all of you who will have their interview and are going thru this visa process , and people stuck in sputum/culture tests the best of luck!!!! remember true love cannot be stopped!!!! having patience is key to this whole waiting process. btw can anyone tell me how long air 21 takes to get the visa and will she go to some briefing seminar or somthing like that???............................miss_jane and philandshir goodluck on your upcoming interviews....

WOW!!!!! Is all i want to say WOW..im so happy right now. i just got a call from my fiancee and man did she get me!!! she went to her interview today without me knowing, can you believe it??? she told me her interview was next week feb 11th but it was today!!!! SHE PASSED!!!!! I cant F***'N believe she did this to me!!! im so upset but so so happy at the same time, and she called me up laughing at that haha.......basically we had our delay with the med exam so she had to wait for the culture test which came out this past thurs and it was negative...im just so happy right now.....i also wanted to say thank you if your reading this to the very nice guy that interviewed her!!! he only asked 4 questions 1. how did we meet? 2. when was i last here. 3. where my moms from 4. wheres my dads from and then he said ok have a nice day grace, everything went fine...please wait at the window for your name....she paid for air 21 delivery 250 pesos and thats it.......she got me good!!!!!!!! thank you everyone for the info and support.....im so happy right now, i cant believe she did this to me haha........ray&grace

Perhaps when she arrives here, you can get a regular security guard to pose as an immigration officer and to tell her that the visa she has received is not a real one and that she must get back on the plane and go back.

Oh yea, Congrats

lmao haha that would be really good!!! thanks, im going think of something to get her back!!!!

Thanks guys im wide awake right now!!! O btw can anyone tell me how long air 21 takes to get the visa and will she go to some briefing seminar or somthing like that???

WOW!!!!! Is all i want to say WOW..im so happy right now. i just got a call from my fiancee and man did she get me!!! she went to her interview today without me knowing, can you believe it??? she told me her interview was next week feb 11th but it was today!!!! SHE PASSED!!!!! I cant F***'N believe she did this to me!!! im so upset but so so happy at the same time, and she called me up laughing at that haha.......basically we had our delay with the med exam so she had to wait for the culture test which came out this past thurs and it was negative...im just so happy right now.....i also wanted to say thank you if your reading this to the very nice guy that interviewed her!!! he only asked 4 questions 1. how did we meet? 2. when was i last here. 3. where my moms from 4. wheres my dads from and then he said ok have a nice day grace, everything went fine...please wait at the window for your name....she paid for air 21 delivery 250 pesos and thats it.......she got me good!!!!!!!! thank you everyone for the info and support.....im so happy right now, i cant believe she did this to me haha........ray&grace

Hi! Anyone here had her sputum test in advance? what prompted you-symptoms, that makes u decide to have it?Where is the best hospital can u suggest near Manila and how much? I am just quiet curious since im prone to colds. thanks guys!

Emo

Ooops sorry i guess my post is in a wrong forum section....still i appreciate any replies..thanks in advance!

my thoughts to you is that any signs of symptoms at st lukes med exam will cause you delays in getting to the interview stage..just make sure everything is clear with your health..if you have a bad x-ray(scars or anything unusual on your lungs) but are cured they dont care, you will still need to go thru thier tests which could cause major headaches....trust me, ive been thru this...just make sure your 100% healthy...get checked up before going maybe to diff. doctors to be sure.....GL

hello all. just curious how long does the visa take to get to my fiancee right after the interview??...............**Update**we have gotten our culture tests results back(-) and were good to go thank you god and to those who have sent their prayers.....our interview date is this feb 11th @1pm...we had our initial interview date this past nov 24th but due to her previous tb, we were held up by the med exam(sputum/culture tests) and the 2 months of nervousness and sleepness nights. to all those people who are waiting, i wish all of you the best of luck and gods prayers, seriously this has been probably one of the most grueling experiences in my lifetime...most important thing in life is love dont ever forget.......

i am actually going thru the sputum test and trust me its a pain in the @**. as stated above if u do not have a scar on your lungs you should be fine. my fiancee was cured and has yearly med check ups including for pulmonary disease's. she even came to the exam with the xrays and med certs saying she is cured yet they did not care and told her to come back to take the sputum tests and she has been waiting till this coming feb 3rd when the results come out for the culture test her final test. hopefully your ok and there are no scars showing...goodluck........o and btw if you need to take the sputum tests, they will be the one taking care of your interview date so dont worry about that. hope this info helps..

hello geren. im going thru the same thing as you and my fiancee will have her test results this coming feb 3rd we have to call for results. did they give you and interview date already?? do you get to choose a date???

just be patient. u r not alone. there r some VJ members had d same situation with ur fiancee but they passed and survived all the test that the SLEC required from them. u will b together soon. have faith n God. u will be fine.... all u need 2 do, pray, encourage ur fiancee 2 b positive, after that she will be here.... be strong.... ur fiancee need ur positive point of view....

I was in her situation before. As what have you said here that she will be due on Feb 3 for the result of her sputum culture test. I presumed that she did not received any call from Clark and its only few days more to wait. Then rest assured that she is fine. Usually St Lukes will call during the 2nd and 3rd week of the 8th week period of the culture. She can Call Clark on the day of her due date. She will be given immunization then and will be scheduled for interview within 5 days. God bless

thank you so much for your expierence...that is really the information i was looking for..im so nervous every single day that passes by...how i just wish it was feb 3rd and we are the ones calling back....thank you for your help.....ray

Hello all VJ members. Well i just got back yesterday from my philippines trip. i just wanted to share my story since im so stressed out right now. Anyways we had our interview sced for nov 24th so when i arrived there nov 28th i thought the interview would be done by then. the interview was canceled at her med exam nov19th due to previous tb my fiancee had and the scar which is left on your lungs..anyways i was there for almost 2 months and now im wating for her final culture test which will come out feb 3rd. she passed the sputum tests. i just dont understand if she passed the first 3 tests what are my chances of her coming out positive on the culture tests?? she has yearly check ups for her job at jp morgan and everything is fine....sometimes i think those doctors at st lukes are just crooked and just decide if its positive or negative....please any advice would help me relax.....she was supposed to be here with me right this second, im so nervous i swear.......

If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago...

Hello, thank you so much for the info it really helps me a lot coz i also have scar in my lungs. Thats why i will have an early medical as soon as my case will be approve to avoid waiting that 2 months just for the result. I hope everything will be ok just pray hard and I know everything will be alright =)

P.S

Does St.lukes accept early medical even if we dnt have the appiontment letter but the case is approved?

If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago...

I'm sorry to hear that... Did they deny your visa because of this? just curious.

we were supposed to have our interview date this coming nov 24th but now st lukes have pushed it back and will resched her interview when they are done with the additional sputum tests( 2 months from when she gets that sputum test which is nov 24-26th)...visa is not denied yet

If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago...

Hello, thank you so much for the info it really helps me a lot coz i also have scar in my lungs. Thats why i will have an early medical as soon as my case will be approve to avoid waiting that 2 months just for the result. I hope everything will be ok just pray hard and I know everything will be alright =)

P.S

Does St.lukes accept early medical even if we dnt have the appiontment letter but the case is approved?

If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago...

you need the confirmation letter from the embassy sent to you in your email after you schedule your interview to go and take your med exam...i could have done this right away because we got our interview date about 1.5 months ago and just should have taken the med exam right away since they denied her and asked her to come back for the sputum tests and she will have to wait for 2 months to get results..either way you wil asked to come back if you have a scar regardless if you have med certs saying you are cleared from any tb case just like my fiancee...