Hi dcho, OJ,
I can't really tell if we were able to convince the VO since iisa lang ang reaction nya from the start of the interview until it ended. She was very rude considering that she is a Filipina. The questions revolved on our relationship, when did we start living together, our definition of common-law relationship, why did we get married, etc. There were some discrepancies with our answer when she asked if how long have we been living together, May 2009 ang nilagay namin sa application since that's the time that we moved in to a residential house. Although we have been living together since December 2005 but renting a room lang. But she gave us back the application form and asked to change all the details na may corrections and let us sign at the last page of the application form. We were able to provide strong evidences like NSO marriage certificate, pictures, barangay clearance, everything na nakalkal namin sa baul. All of the evidences are legal and genuine. So there's no reason para isipin nyang hindi legitimate ang relationship namin. But she didn't say if she was satisfied with the result. All she said was "I will be reviewing your documents and make a decision within this week. I will be sending you the decision thru mail but with the kind of mailing system that we have here, It might take 2-3 weeks before you recieve it." since we're from Baguio City pa.
If she was gonna give us a refusal, why not thru e-mail nalang or say it right after the interview if she's doubtful. And why did she give our application form and let us put all the necessary corrections if she's gonna reject it lang naman. The interview lasted for almost an hour. hay! :'(
Do you think she's referring to the MR? in your case, how long did you receive your MR?