Kenneth Leary

Hello,

My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé went for her
interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".

Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
Philippines?

Ken

Michael D. Young

Kenneth Leary wrote:

    > Hello,
    > My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé went for her
    > interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".
    > Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
    > Philippines?
    > Ken

Hi All!

All depends on what the reason. Normally it's to check her marital status
with the NSO, to see if she has been married or is married. This adds about
6 to 8 weeks on the processing time. If it's for another reason who knows how
long it will take. I would try to find out the reason, which they aren't
going to give up easily. Try calling yourself.

011 632 523 1001 press 7 then 5071 or 5072 then #

Take care,

Mike

Greg Johnson

We just went thru the Manila 'Administrative Review' process for 11
weeks (. They never did give us a reason for the review - not even to
my Senator's office. That 5071 and 5072 number did not work for us
either. Personally I dont think they had a reason - we had all of our
documents in order and non additional documents were requested.

It is a common procedure at that embassy. Some Visa's get approved
at the interview, others get 'Administrative Review'. No known reason
for it. Hmm.... perhaps it is the Consulate officer you get assigned
to......

All I can say is to hang in there -- it *will* eventually be processed.

-- Greg

Michael D. Young wrote:
    > Kenneth Leary wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Hello,
    >>My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé went for her
    >>interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".
    >>Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
    >>Philippines?
    >>Ken
    >
    >
    > Hi All!
    >
    > All depends on what the reason. Normally it's to check her marital status
    > with the NSO, to see if she has been married or is married. This adds about
    > 6 to 8 weeks on the processing time. If it's for another reason who knows how
    > long it will take. I would try to find out the reason, which they aren't
    > going to give up easily. Try calling yourself.
    >
    > 011 632 523 1001 press 7 then 5071 or 5072 then #
    >
    > Take care,
    >
    > Mike
    >
    >
    >
    >

Kenneth Leary

Wow - 6 to 8 weeks. the officer told her only 2 to 3 weeks.

I hope she is right!

Ken
"Kenneth Leary" wrote in message
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    > Hello,
    > My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé went for her
    > interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".
    > Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
    > Philippines?
    > Ken

don hess

Ken:

Since this is January...I am assuming something must have happened by now.

Has your fiance had a second interview yet?

Also: How long did it take between the time you received your fiancee visa approval until your fiancee actually got an interview in Manilla?

My fiancee is in the Phillipines and we should be getting an approval in a month or so...I was just wondering how long after an approval it will be before she gets the paper work so she can get her medical exam and interview.

Dcasper

don hess wrote in message news:...
    > Originally posted by Kenneth Leary
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé
    > > went for her
    > > interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".
    > >
    > > Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
    > > Philippines?
    > >
    > > Ken
    >
    > Ken:
    >
    > Since this is January...I am assuming something must have
    > happened by now.
    >
    > Has your fiance had a second interview yet?
    >
    > Also: How long did it take between the time you received your fiancee
    > visa approval until your fiancee actually got an interview in Manilla?
    >
    > My fiancee is in the Phillipines and we should be getting an approval in
    > a month or so...I was just wondering how long after an approval it will
    > be before she gets the paper work so she can get her medical exam and
    > interview.

hi ken,

once you get a copy of your Approval Notice (NOA2) u can call the U.S.
Embassy in Manila to request that a "K Packet" be sent to your
fiancee. they will ask for her passport info, address, phone
number...so u have to have these. another option for you is to send a
copy of the NOA 2 to your fiance so she can call the Embassy herself.
a couple of weeks after the request, your fiancee should receive the
packet and the forms and instructions for the medical exam, etc...


my fiance is in the philippines too, what is the date on your Notice
Of Action - Receipt Notice...i am expecting my approval in a month or
so as well from the California Service Center.

Dcasper

[email protected] (dcasper) wrote in message news:...
    > don hess wrote in message news:...
    > > Originally posted by Kenneth Leary
    > > > Hello,
    > > >
    > > > My petition for Fiancé was approved in November and my fiancé
    > > > went for her
    > > > interview however the case was placed on "Administrative Review".
    > > >
    > > > Does anyone know about this sort of thing that is happening in the
    > > > Philippines?
    > > >
    > > > Ken
    > >
    > > Ken:
    > >
    > > Since this is January...I am assuming something must have
    > > happened by now.
    > >
    > > Has your fiance had a second interview yet?
    > >
    > > Also: How long did it take between the time you received your fiancee
    > > visa approval until your fiancee actually got an interview in Manilla?
    > >
    > > My fiancee is in the Phillipines and we should be getting an approval in
    > > a month or so...I was just wondering how long after an approval it will
    > > be before she gets the paper work so she can get her medical exam and
    > > interview.
    >
    > hi doni, (sent by mistake to ken, oooopps
    >
    > once you get a copy of your Approval Notice (NOA2) u can call the U.S.
    > Embassy in Manila to request that a "K Packet" be sent to your
    > fiancee. they will ask for her passport info, address, phone
    > number...so u have to have these. another option for you is to send a
    > copy of the NOA 2 to your fiance so she can call the Embassy herself.
    > a couple of weeks after the request, your fiancee should receive the
    > packet and the forms and instructions for the medical exam, etc...
    >
    >
    > my fiance is in the philippines too, what is the date on your Notice
    > Of Action - Receipt Notice...i am expecting my approval in a month or
    > so as well from the California Service Center.

i sent this message earlier by mistake to ken...read wrong...sorry

don hess

Hi D Casper:
Thank you for info>
If you have not gotten your approval,etc yet...how did you find out about the procedures you told me about?

My date they received my application is Sept 25....what is your date

My Service Center is Nebraska, however, not California

Please let me know..
don
Thank you for

don hess

D Casper...I appied once already...but I just wanted to give you my email address...it is [email protected]...it will be easier to communicate through emails I think
don

Michael D. Young

don hess wrote:

    > If you have not gotten your approval,etc yet...how did you find out
    > about the procedures you told me about?

Hi All,

Go join the Mag-anak Yahoogroup.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mag-anak/

They normally have the most up to date info in dealing with the Manila
embassy.


Take care,

Mike