PhiLandShiR

Hello Everyone,

My motherin laws interview was successufully completed this week.

Now comes CFO.

As I understand it, all she needs to do is show up, fill up a couple of forms, pay the fees and off she goes.

Is this correct?

As she is over 60 she should not need to get there early nor attend any seminars.

Any thoughts on this?

-phil.

Hello everyone,

I understand that with the K class visas you get the infamous DO NOT OPEN envelope.

Does this also apply to I-130 class visas?

I would need to make sure my MiL does not open anything if she gets one as well.

-Phil

That is an IMMIGRANT fee... not for K-1

Can you give me a link on this?

My MiL will be an Immigrant and I want to see if she needs to pay this.

Thanks

-P

I think you need a serious introduction to HEAT! You need a trip to Arizona in July or August!

Head out to Vegas abut then as well!

-P

My mom is coming to Minnesota this November but she is afraid of travelling alone. Please PM me if you plan on coming anyday in November and would want a company. Thanks!

My wife is flying out Nov 16th and back on the 23rd.

Heading to Toyko > Manila and then back Manila > Toyko > Minn.

Are you flying about that time?

-Phil

It's not odd. It's part of a woman's medical history.

While this is true, a medical designed and implemented for immigration purposes is not one for collecting medical history.

I guess I should have said, I find it odd they would ask for that sort of thing for immigrations.

Oh well,

Off to Nov 7th!

-Phil

Mother-in-Law made it through her medical yesterday!

My poor wife was fit to be tied all night. Not sure she got any sleep.

Having met and spent time with the family I was pretty sure MiL would make it just fine but Shir is a worry wort!

Now its on to the interview Nov 7th!!

Really odd thing was they wanted to know about every child that was stillborn and every miscarriage.

Took extra day for her to dig up, no pun intended, that info from over 40 years back.

-phil

Ok... What does 0 day mean?

-Phil

I see that F2A's are not moving in November.

Anyone have any thoughts on how these are going to move over the next few months?

-Phil

My parents had their IR-5 interview yesterday & USEM didn't ask for I-864 AOS & supporting documents. No other civil documents were asked either.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3217.html

The I-864 AOS is NOW VALID INDEFINITELY ONCE IT HAS BEEN SIGNED (this is a change from the previous requirement of being valid for one year). In other words, applicants will no longer need to submit a new I-864 AOS or new tax forms due to long processing delays between the date of the signature of the I-864 AOS and the date of the interview.

What kind of questions were they asked?

-P

Hello

Anyone know what kinds of questions are asked of parents at the interview in Manila?

My Mother in Law is getting nervous.

-Phil

Does parent need to attend CFO? i thought they don't have to..

Thanks for your help.

EVERYONE MUST do CFO before leaving the Philippines!

Those over 60 don't need to do the one on one and they can have some one else file the papers it needed but the filer must have permission paperwork as well.

-Phil

I have now my MNL Case Number. Do I have to wait for my packet 3 before scheduling for an interview?

If your petition was an I-130 you do not schedule the interview. NVC does that.

Ours took a bit over 2 months from approval to receipt of interview date.

And then the interview was a month out!!

-Phil

received again today 10/03/2013 notification for interview on Nov 12 at 6:15 am.

hope this is not an error again from NVC

Ours was Nov 7th and I called NVC to confirm!

Medical set for the 15th!

-phil

if you don't mind , when her mom get case a complete? because i want to know how long to wait between the case complete to get a interview date @ embassy manila. thank u and good luck..

We waited almost 2 months to get the interview date.

I have heard others have waited longer...

-phil

I actually have quite a bit if experience with the 3 major brands of prescription sleeping pills, not sure of their availability in the Philippines. I do know thay are considered controlled meds here in the US, I think Class 3 meds? So not automatic refills, only a few pills at a time, etc.

Ambien, probably the least "strong?" usually knocks me out for about 4hrs, fairly gentle effects, kind of makes you drowsy and lets you drift off to sleep. I ususally only take 1/2 a pill at a time. I've never had any side effects, and usually awake feeling fairly good, no groggyness or feeling drugged up afterwards. People have reported side effects, sleep walking, doing things that they don't remember later, etc Usually when they combine with alcohol.

Sonata, I've only used it a couple of time, since it's a capsule you can't easily take a half dose. About the same "out" time as Ambien, maybe a little longer, felt a little more groggyness upon waking.

Restoril, this is the biggy! I take this when I really want to be knocked out, 6-8 hrs down time, I usually don't take this one untill I'm ready to sleep, acts pretty fast. If you are awaken before you're ready you will feel groggy and out of it for awhile.

Again, all of these are prescription meds, and need to be carfully used. Ambien claims to be non-addictive, but still would treat it as so. I would try to test whatever one you decide to use before hand when you know you have full day to recover.

On the non-med side, I have used melatonin with pretty good results. Your body actually produces melatonin naturally and it regulates your sleep cycle. Mostly as stated befroe, it just makes you drowsy to let you fall asleep naturally. I use it fairly regularly, especially after trips to get my wake/sleep cycle back on track. I have used it in conjunction with OTC sleep med like Tylonol PM to get rid of those little aches that can make sleeping harder also. Other things that will help are a sleep mask and ear plugs

Hello Everyone!

We finally got a valid interview date for my Mother in Law!

My wife is SOoooooo happy!

The interview is Nov 7th.

She wants to book tickets for mom to fly over on Nov 23rd.

I think this is playing with fire!

I really don't think its a good idea to book anything until mom has the visa but I am not getting anywhere with this reasoning...

Anyone have thoughts on just how fast we can expect the visa to show up at Mall of Asia 2Go offices?

http://blogs.usembassy.gov/philippines/?p=1533 says to expect 7 to 10 days.

Maybe faster if its held at MoA.

Shir really wants her mom here before the end of Nov.

Any thoughts??

-phil

Hi, we have the same fate. My parents interview date (Oct 3) also got cancelled and for reasons we dont know. We called the NVC and they said that they sent the email by mistake (NVC doesnt make mistakes; they even are the ones who looks for an error in the documents that we file)..

Question:

1. Can we use the same letter to proceed with the Medical examination at St. Luke's?

2. If we proceed with the interview, will US Embassy Manila reject us?

3. What's the best way to approach this?

We plan on calling the NVC first thing in the morning. I need my parents with me because I have a son who will be having a heart surgery. He's only 4 months old and I would like them to be with me for support.

Sorry to hear about your son. I hope all goes well.

I do not know if you can use the letter or not.

I would not do it just to avoid screwups but its your call I guess.

-P

Our date is sometime in Feb. but I do not recall the exact date. I will need to look when I get home.

Remember CFO!!

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The college diploma and licenses related to profession proved incredibly important.

Birth Certs for everyone. Maybe 2 copies each.

All education transcripts, diplomas and such. From high school to college!

Any medical records you can get.

Family photos!!

Shir left those behind and really misses them. I wanted to get all of them scanned and on to disk because many were starting to fade. Some family members have passed away and the photo is all that is left.

-P

Send her the money and let her purchase the ticket. Or contact San Rafael Travel http://www.santraphael.com/home.php and purchase the tickets online, they are in the Phils. They include the travel tax in the airfare so one less counter to stop at in NAIA

Hawaiian does not fly to Manila anymore.

Do NOT go to that web link it download bugs on your computer!!!

JS/Blacole-Redirect.ag (Trojan)

JS/Exploit!JNLP.d (Trojan)

I closed the window before it got any more...

DO NOT OPEN THAT LINK!!

I would like to hear more about this letter.

I sent a letter to Senator Grassley, he is top man in government on immigrations these days.

I am also one of his constituents so I expect to hear something soon.

We need to get everyone who has had this happen to them and all contact Senator Grassley.

-Phil

- anybody get case complete?

Our I-130 application has been case complete for almost 4 weeks now.

We got a email with an Oct 3rd interview date but NVC backed out of it saying the email was 'a mistake'...

Now they say 'don't know, no way to find out'.

I am a US Citizen and I was petitioning my mom to come over here in the US. And now she has an interview sheduled this month.

So I'm here wondering if anyone could share what kind of questions the Manila Embassy staff asked to your parents during their interview. I get nervous thinking about my mom specially she doesn't really know how to speak english:) I really appreciate your input guys. That would be so helpful for my Mom's interview soon. Thanks a lot guys!

When did you file your I-130?

When did NVC fianlly approve your petition?

We are doing the same thing but NVC just backed out of our interview date and called the interview letter we received 'a mistake'.

Did you confirm that you actually have an interview??

-Phil