I am starting a new thread to track cases from NVC - embassy to GC.
The best news for RN in China, Phillippines and India has been great and informative thread, but I think it is more appropriate and convenient if we start a new thread.
Also with the rapid scheduling of interviews for most of us, I am looking beyond the CP and anticipating the GC!
The August interview schedules are out already in India, and recently in the Philippines and hopefully in China.
Here is my case details
Category : EX Schedule A
USCIS receipt : April 2004
Processing Center : Vermont
I-140 approved : October 2004
NVC case number : MNL2004813XXX
NVC forwarded packet 3 : April 5, 2005
Packet 3 sent back to NVC : May 3, 2005
NVC case completed : May 16, 2005
Consular Interview : August 29, 2005
Visa received : ???
Date of entry in the US :???
GC receive : ????
I hope you can also post here your details interview experience.
mine isnt included too. disappointing!! i thought it only takes 8 weeks for us to receive the next instruction? May sched is already out too, so does this mean i have to wait and see f ill be in the sched for june?? does anybody know what is causing the delay?:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire
gwapo: hang on there because they will also be releasing schedule next month (maybe 2nd week of April)... A lot who were included in the recent list were cases completed last November. I'm waiting more than 12 weeks already though...our time will come.
4:30am - parked in front of chowking (at php50.00 rate). went to the waiting shed (this shed is half a block away from the embassy entrance), the queue has just started moving towards the embassy. as advised, left all electronic gadgets in the car.
5:00am - security allowed the people within the embassy waiting shed. looks like people were already there (the 1st waiting shed) since 4am. based on headcount, we were numbers 31, 32, 33, and 34! word of caution: get ready with your off lotion, people. nothing to do but wait.
6:00am - security started letting people in (by 5s). by this time, you'll notice a separate queue for seafarers and applicants for niv.
6:20am - inside the embassy. after the x-ray, your position in the line won't matter anymore. we were annoyed by a mother with her 2 kids (who were behind us in the queue) started running to get ahead of our line. expect people with no discipline to try to get ahead of you. relax.
6:40am - step 1: inside the immigrant section of the embassy. wait. at least you get to choose your seats. around this time, wifey got our number. don't worry about people trying to get ahead of you. the 1st step is dependent on the time of your interview schedule (ours was 630, the lady with the 2 kids was 730. all her running was all for nothing after all. ). hold on to your numbers. this will be flashed over and over during the whole process.
you'd probably notice a pinoy guy who barks out instructions. this is the embassy jester, i suppose. frankly, i don't know his official position in the embassy. this is how i perceive him: a pinoy inside the embassy = a position of pseudo-authority. you be the judge when you get to see him.
they call out the interview schedule for lining up to the get the number approximately every 30 minutes.
6:50am - wifey was called to go to window x. the birth certificate of the baby was asked (our baby wasn't applied previously). a quick process.
7:05am - step 2: our number was flashed on the screen for the first time. went to window 10 for the pre-screening. a pinoy will do the pre-screening.
expect the pinoy to be thorough with your documents. if your previous ds-230 is missing or contains iffy infos, they'll make you change it. this is the point when i got to pay the visa fee for our baby. exchange rate is $1 - php55. the personnel will also ask for your family pictures. bring group shot pics as well. the lady asked for a group/crowd shot during our wedding, we weren't able to present one, but no hassle.
she asked questions about our previous trip to the us.
expect a bit of rudeness. but highly torelable.
7:50am - step 3: fingerscanning. your kids won't be subjected to this. quick and painless.
8:08am - step 4: the interview proper. we were astounded by how swift the process was for us. i think dhel is right. they must've prioritized families with minors (and our baby was the youngest at 3-months :)). a brief sit-down was all we got before another step happened.
one thing i like about iv interviews. you get to sit down during the interview! far from niv interviews where you just stand in front of the consul, just like in the bank.
consul only asked questions to my wifey. basically, she was asked about her working experience in the philippines. very basic questions. which hospital? how long? which area? bed capacity?
she was quizzed only in the area of burn care because she use to be the head nurse of the burn unit of her previous employer.
what was thrown at me were mere conjugal questions -- have you been previously married? are these your only children?
none for my 9-year old.
expect no eye contact from the consul. he's busy checking your papers and your pictures while asking the questions.
we were told to wait for our number to be called. he provided us no verbal indication that we're approved. i just saw him pick and sign a card (or a sticker) that says "iv approved."
8:15am - step 5: our number was flashed again, this time to get the pink slip in order for you to pay the courier outside the immigrant section. loooks like we're approved after all!
note: check the delbros website on how to check the progress of your visa delivery through sms (http://www.delbros.com)
[color=sienna]march 16: 12pm passports released by the embassy
[color=sienna]march 17: 9pm passports received at distribution center
this concludes our 14-month (and 2hr 20mins) cp experience, as we look forward to another chapter in the lives of my family.
my heartfelt thanks to suzanne, dale, rep, dhel, denzel, leah, gwapo, adia, and to all my friends here in allnurses for the support, guidance, and prayers.
i wish all the others around here a sincere good luck, as i will continue to pray for you.
hopefully mine would be that smooth too...goodluck to you and your family to your new journey...god bless po...
to evryone who are still waiting for their turn, please post when was your case completed by the nvc so that we could compare and expect our soon to be schedule...
). hold on to your numbers. this will be flashed over and over during the whole process.
gwapo
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mine isnt included too. disappointing!! i thought it only takes 8 weeks for us to receive the next instruction? May sched is already out too, so does this mean i have to wait and see f ill be in the sched for june?? does anybody know what is causing the delay?:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire