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Manila, Philippines | Review on September 10, 2016: | sadamevans

Rating: | Review Topic: General Review
I had my interview last Wednesday, Sept. 8th. I arrived at the embassy at 7:30 for my 8:15 appointment and as expected, the line was very long already. For those who would like to finish early, you should come hours ahead of your appointment time and be at the front of the line. Once inside the building, IV greeters are there to guide applicants in every step of the whole process so there is no reason to be confused or nervous as to where we should go or what to do next. The whole interview was really easy; biometrics/fingerprints(my little pinky was not cooperating so i had to do it more than once), pre screening (with a filipina who asked for my original BC, Cenomar, NBI, Russian PC and CNCC (which was missing during my interview) and for some photos of me and my fiance and some questions about me and my fiance and our relationship), oathtaking, and step 4 is the interview with the Consular Officer (same questions were asked about how me and my fiance met. When i said through our mutual friend, he asked me to share more details which i did) and he gave me a pamphlet about domestic violence.
The interview with the nice CO went well and he would have approved me of my visa had it not been for the missing HK police clearance (which i learned was delivered to them on August 31st when i tracked the mail on Philpost). So, my advice to those who have the same requirement, email HK and confirm with them if they have forwarded your CNCC and ask for the registered mail number so you could track your CNCC before your interview date and print a copy of the email and delivery history to show them should they tell you that they don't have your CNCC yet as words are not enough to convince them.
When i got home, I made some calls to HK, the usem call center and forwarded the email from HK Police as well as the photo of the philpost mail delivery history. Last night, i got a reply telling me that my case status is escalated to post. I hope that the CO who interviewed me will attend to my case soon and we won't get stuck in AP for months.
(updated on September 26, 2016)
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