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| Manila, Philippines |  Review on July 29, 2019: |
DennisMN
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
A big week, it started with our completion of eight week from the sputum culture test on July 24. Reviewing that we started our Medical in Manila at St. Luke’s on May 20 and were introduce to the protocol for the extra testing for TB. The three days of sampling and then the three day Sputum Smear test results. We were negative on the all three smear test, but still had to wait for the eight week culture test results. At the time both I and my spouse were confused and worried. (Thank you to the forum for information to calm my nerves, but I must say that St. Luke’s could do better in communicating to the client the why and how.) We got the three negatives on the on the cultured tests as well and were able to get the last of the vaccinations and release.
Friday July 24 we had our interview, a friendly place as others have stated. We had all of our paper work except for one surprise. My wife was widowed and in our marriage, NVC process, and uploading at CEAC we had to of course have the death certificate of the first spouse. But at the window they asked for the first spouse marriage license, this was not on my radar. Lucky my spouse had it and we were good.
The staff did not let us petitioners to go to any of the windows. They keep me in Row E, I was the only one there for most of the time. A note, as I waited I could over hear the one window’s interviews. I estimate that during my time about 30 to 40% got a 221g for more information, missing documents and one with the birth dates not matching the NBI. On our case, the final window interview went well and approved. Waiting now for “issued†status for VISA. Thank you to this community for the “missing operator’s manual†to questions.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #26773