Quote Originally Posted by scotsfiancee
Hi there!

Thanks for your advice, i am really glad here to know that there is no need of medical as what US embassy do to there applicaNT,which is mean to say that i just have to come in manila like once just for the interview. How long will be the papers will be process then,(embassy will call for interview)the time when you applied?? I guess i will stay in Millenium Plaza soon as i have my appointment its just straight away to shang-rila,guess what its only 1,800 per night the room is vewry huge,air conditioned,big tv,showers,kitchen..We have stayed there for one night only last we went there.Its straight to Glorrieta.Yes i am looking to the site you had given below, i really hope i wont get denied! so if they will grant you a visa after your interview,does it takes hours,days or 1 week to wait?they will just send it through courier to your home?
The basic application process is (a) get all your documents together (b) arrange with UKVACS for the courier to pick them up (c) wait for the Embassy to contact you. There's no hard-and-fast time scale for this, it depends on how fast the Embassy is processing applications; in our case, it took about a week for the Embassy to contact Mel to invite her for interview, and they gave her about 3 weeks to prepare for it. Of course, you may be one of the lucky ones who gets a visa without having to be interviewed - it does happen

If they do invite you for interview, then use the time to prepare well, and work on it together with your fiance. Read about it on Pete's site... read it again... and again... Understand the process... the type of questions you will have to face... the way the ECOs' minds work...

If you do have to have an interview, you should know the outcome the same day if your case is straightforward; if the Embassy need to make further checks, then it may take another week or so before the outcome is known for certain. In the former case, if successful, you will get your passport back - with visa - at the end of the day of interview; not sure about the latter case: would the Embassy send the passport via courier or expect the applicant to pick it up in person?

The other thing to consider is the CFO process: this can be done either in Manila or in Cebu, whichever is more convenient for you.

Ivor and Mel