Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Everyone going through Administrative Processing in ISLAMABAD	QUOTE (Omark @ Sep 25 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (taj'samericanwife @ Sep 25 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WE ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. MY HUSBAND GOT THE WHITE SLIP. I AM SO SAD AND BEEN CRYING ALL NIGHT. TODAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND EVEN THE CONSUL KNEW IT. THEY DIDNT EVEN LOOK AT MY HUSBANDS DOCUMENTS, ALL THOSE THINGS I ASKED HIM TO BRING. THEY JUST WANTED TO SEE PHOTOS OF US. EVEN THE POLICE CLEARANCE THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO BRING AGAIN TO THE INTERVIEW (THE PAKISTAN POLICE CLEARANCE). HE SAID OUR DOCUMENTS WERE FINE AND THEY WERE COMPLETE. HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO CHECK FURTHER SOME THINGS WHEN HE ASKED MY HUSBAND HOW OFTEN HE GOES BACK HOME TO PAKISTAN ( MY HUSBAND SAID EVERY YEAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS DURING SUMMER VACATION WHEN I AM OFF SCHOOL TO VISIT MY PARENTS). I WISH I WAS THERE AT THE INTERVIEW. BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE FINE THEN I WOULD HAVE SAID THEN WHERE THE HELL IS OUR VISA? THE ONLY THING THAT IS OPTIMISTIC IN OUR CASE IS THAT THEY KEPT MY HUSBANDS PASSPORT AND THAT THEY TOOK HIS NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT THEY CAN CONTACT HIM WHEN THEY SEND THE VISA. HOW LONG IS THIS AND WHAT SHALL I DO NOW? (OUR STORY: MY HUSBAND IS FROM PAKISTAN AND BUT HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 6 YEARS NOW. HE IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR STUDYING FOR HIS BOARDS TO PRACTICE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE A SON AND WE BOTH MET IN THE PHILIPPINES. HIS INTERVIEW WAS ON SEPT. 25, IN MANILA EMBASSY PHILIPPINES) In manila they give white slips for AP but at ISL they have either green or blue letters,i got a green one saying i am in admin processing.Its pretty common for paki males to put under AP or AR.Doesnt matter where they file their cases at like in ur case its manila.I was reading another forum admin processing/admin review and all of the members are from philippines and received white slips,u shud check it out.I had the similar experence at the interview, CO kept my passport and told me the same thing that everything looks good but we need to do some office work.My point here is you dont need to cry you just have to wait and hang in there theres nothing can be done to expedite the admin process.....I have been in AP since last 2 1/2 months and counting... by the way do u know how to make adobo? .... Hang in the there everything will be fine IA. 2 and a half months? that is a long time, do u keep calling them to ask what is going on? and yes i can cook adobo...my husband loves it very much...i am missing him so much. he isnt feeling as bad as me and he is so optimistic and positive. he said why are u crying like we got denied or something. =( oh well...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-09-25 23:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Everyone going through Administrative Processing in ISLAMABAD	WE ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. MY HUSBAND GOT THE WHITE SLIP. I AM SO SAD AND BEEN CRYING ALL NIGHT. TODAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND EVEN THE CONSUL KNEW IT. THEY DIDNT EVEN LOOK AT MY HUSBANDS DOCUMENTS, ALL THOSE THINGS I ASKED HIM TO BRING. THEY JUST WANTED TO SEE PHOTOS OF US. EVEN THE POLICE CLEARANCE THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO BRING AGAIN TO THE INTERVIEW (THE PAKISTAN POLICE CLEARANCE). HE SAID OUR DOCUMENTS WERE FINE AND THEY WERE COMPLETE. HE SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO CHECK FURTHER SOME THINGS WHEN HE ASKED MY HUSBAND HOW OFTEN HE GOES BACK HOME TO PAKISTAN ( MY HUSBAND SAID EVERY YEAR FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS DURING SUMMER VACATION WHEN I AM OFF SCHOOL TO VISIT MY PARENTS). I WISH I WAS THERE AT THE INTERVIEW. BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE FINE THEN I WOULD HAVE SAID THEN WHERE THE HELL IS OUR VISA? THE ONLY THING THAT IS OPTIMISTIC IN OUR CASE IS THAT THEY KEPT MY HUSBANDS PASSPORT AND THAT THEY TOOK HIS NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT THEY CAN CONTACT HIM WHEN THEY SEND THE VISA. HOW LONG IS THIS AND WHAT SHALL I DO NOW? (OUR STORY: MY HUSBAND IS FROM PAKISTAN AND BUT HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 6 YEARS NOW. HE IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR STUDYING FOR HIS BOARDS TO PRACTICE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE A SON AND WE BOTH MET IN THE PHILIPPINES. HIS INTERVIEW WAS ON SEPT. 25, IN MANILA EMBASSY PHILIPPINES)	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-09-25 12:28:00
Philippines	newbie	oh i see..just show the bank statement and that the withdrawals were done in the philippines? can bank of america do this?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 10:51:00
Philippines	newbie	YUP I HEARD ABOUT THAT...just open another savings account and send the atm to the philippines....my husband doesnt actually need money...im just doing this for evidence of a bonafide marriage...co mingling of financeS?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 10:20:00
Philippines	newbie	QUOTE (Haole @ Jan 2 2009, 05:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (taj'samericanwife @ Jan 2 2009, 12:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everyone! im new here, im going to petition my husband soon, he is from pakistan but he lives in the philippines (and thats where we met) with our son. i just have a question... if the US embassy will allow him to do the interview and all that at their consulate even though he is pakistani. he is currently on a student visa. i think its 95% okay because people from pakistan who lived in the philippines go to the US embassy in Manila to get tourist visas...does anyone know? also, whats the cheapest way to send money to the philippines...in particular baguio city? i've used only western union so far... I got a ITF [In Trust For] savings acoount for my wife when she still lived in the Philippines. ATM card comes with it. She only had to go to a ATM machine over there. $5 a $100. Also is GOOD for proving a bona fide marriage. I don't know if all banks have them. Shop around, PS! She didn't have to sign or have a SSN. what bank can i do the ITF for? ive called bank of america and other places and they all need SSN...totally sucks...yeah i know western union has a flat rate but im just sending money just to show we have co mingling of finances...but is there another way aside from western union? what bank in the philippines can my husband open a dollar account and i can send from bank of america to that bank in the philippines?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 05:56:00
Philippines	newbie	hi everyone! im new here, im going to petition my husband soon, he is from pakistan but he lives in the philippines (and thats where we met) with our son. i just have a question... if the US embassy will allow him to do the interview and all that at their consulate even though he is pakistani. he is currently on a student visa. i think its 95% okay because people from pakistan who lived in the philippines go to the US embassy in Manila to get tourist visas...does anyone know? also, whats the cheapest way to send money to the philippines...in particular baguio city? i've used only western union so far...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 05:06:00
Philippines	NSO OR CIVIL REGISTRAR COPY	what do you mean less than two months old? i got these copies before i came to the United States...whihc was in july 2007 pa? the NSO certificates have expiration dates on them?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-05 20:41:00
Philippines	NSO OR CIVIL REGISTRAR COPY	so i'm sending the yellow paper from NSO okay?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-05 18:42:00
Philippines	NSO OR CIVIL REGISTRAR COPY	yeah ill just send the original NSO's...good thing I got 2 copies...and my husband and my mom have a copy for them too! MISS THE PHILIPPINES SO MUCH...SO FREAKIN COLD HERE	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 10:21:00
Philippines	NSO OR CIVIL REGISTRAR COPY	hello people of the philippines...what did your USC spouses send for the I 130? a copy of the NSO marriage certificate or the one from the local civil registry? if i photocopy the original NSO copy...it wont be very clear? or should i just send the original NSO marriage certificate...its easy to get another copy anyway from NSO in the philippines right?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-02 08:52:00
Philippines	sending my I 130s soon...	hi VJer's...need a little help here. Im about to send the I 130's of my husband and my son...I just need to double check with anyone who has time to browse through this...so here is what I am going to put IN ONE PACKET for my husband: 1. Payment: Check for 355$ 2. I 130 beneficiary: my husband 3. copy of my birth certificate (from the REGISTRAR’S OFFICE of my town in New York) 4. marriage certificate - in this case the NSO copy because we got married in the philippines 5. my G325a 6. husbands g325a 7. photo of me 8. photo of my husband 9. our evidences of a bona fide marriage: our son's birth certificate (NSO copy) Life insurance I got from them a copy of me sending money through western union 4 - 5 pictures (still choosing which ones) for my son: 1. his I 130 2. check for 355$ 3. NSO copy of his birth certificate since he was born in the philippines 4. a copy of my birth certificate I think I shall include a cover letter too indicating which papers are for which I 130 and i think I need to paper clip my husbands papers together and paper clip my son's as well... did i leave anything out? i am concerned about my birth certificate, my mom gave my a copy of the one she had ever since i was born but it ripped so i ordered from the town that i was born in in new york, through the REGISTRAR’S OFFICE...i hope that is okay. and also if anyone knows about the NSO copies from the philippines, I will send the original marriage certificate and birth certificate for my son but will just send a copy of our proof of bona fide marriage of my son's birth certificate... PLEASE HELP! also...im not even 100% sure that I will send my son's with my husbands...i was thinking my husband first then after 1 -2 months my son? this is the situation...i am worried that if i send my son's and husbands together my son's would be approved months and months before my husbands and it would mean my son would come first before my husband. of course i would love my son to be here (yes i am his biological mother and i am an american citizen by birth but he could not claim citizenship through me because i did not physical live in the united states for 5 years prior to his birth so i have to petition him) but how can i work and support my family when it will just be me and my son. i wish that if i do them together then it would speed up the process of my husbands but i doubt it...im sure my son's will be done in about 3 -4 months because he is only a child 1 year old. but how i can i take care of a 1 year old all alone and i have to work? but i need my husband here with me too... i feel like im betraying my son if i file for my husbands first...i am so confused and lost....i just miss them so much and im planning to visit the philippines after i file my I 130...imagine a mother being away from her son? what should i do?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-05 20:48:00
Philippines	need some adive from my fil community!	hi everyone. i hope i can get answers in posting my situation here...i Have a son...i am the mother and a natural born american citizen...i was born in the united states...i did not grow up in the US...i grew in the philippines. my mom was working in new york when she had me but decided to live in the philippines when i was still an infant. i never gave up my american citizenship and i never got filipino citizenship. so basically i was an american growing up in the philippines. i only spent vacations, holidays and summers in america while i was growing up. i am married to a pakistani...we met in the philippines ( he is on a student visa). i gave birth to our son last 2007 in the philippines. i tried to get CRBA and a US passport for him because i am am american citizen and I am his biological mother. but the consular in the us embassy in manila, philippines said my son can not claim his us citizenship because i have not been present in the united states for 5 years prior to his birth...she adviced that i should petition my son if he wanted to come to the united states with me, meaning he should get a filipino/pakistani passport for his immigrant visa. well, my family and i decided for me to come to america first and establish domicile here. so i left my husband and son back in the philippines. i got a job and i have been away and living here for 7 months now. and i want to petition my husband and son. i know that i have to file separate I 130's for each, one for my son and one for my husband...the thing that worried me the most is that my son's will probably take only a couple of months and his visa will be ready much earlier than his fathers...after all my son is only a child...and i researched that it would not even take more than 5 months for my son to get his immigrant visa. and when he does get his immigrant visa, and enters the US it will not be very hard to get his citizenship because he will be in my custody (USC parent custody). of course i want my family here but i am working...i work at hospitals and if my son's visa comes earlier than his fathers...how can i take care of him (a 1 year old) alone and go to work. i wanted my husband to come first and maybe after 3 months my son...so i will see if my husband can get a job here too and so we can manage out finances before my son comes...of course we want a place well establish for my son when he enters the U.s. I am assembling our package and i have most documents with me already. but i am torn about whether i should already do my son's with my husbands I 130...im sure my husbands will be a longer journey because he might run into some A.P. (administrative processing) and i dont want him to be left behind. i tried asking some immigration lawyers but they did not give me an good answer...most of them just commercializing for me to hire their law firm... i asked that if my send both I 130s at the same time...would my son's affect his fathers by maybe speeding up the process? or what if i send my husbands now and my son's 2 -3 months later so their visa will be issued together? please help and advice....i know its a little personal but i want to hear your opinions... also have a couple of questions regarding filing out the I 130...if i decide to do my husbands and son's I 130 and send together..one for each...in the last question... 1. If separate petitions are also being submitted for other relatives, give names of each and relationship. (for example this is my husbands I 130)... Name of son...(my son/child)????? 2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien? YES (obviously my son) If "Yes," give name, place and date of filing and result........ Son's name, (place)--don't know yet because im still sending the initial I 130's for each, both of their I 130's going together...(date...the date when i signed their I 130;s??) please help! greatly appreciated	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:22:00
Philippines	Filipino community, help me	Are you doing DCFs? ... No i live in the United States now... Do you qualify financially?...Yes I have a job...can meet the 125% above poverty line for household of 3 Have a co sponsor?...could find one if still needed Have you submitted taxes the last 3 years?...my first time to file my taxes...worked since aug. 2008...	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 23:41:00
Philippines	Filipino community, help me	hi everyone. i hope i can get answers in posting my situation here...i Have a son...i am the mother and a natural born american citizen...i was born in the united states...i did not grow up in the US...i grew in the philippines. my mom was working in new york when she had me but decided to live in the philippines when i was still an infant. i never gave up my american citizenship and i never got filipino citizenship. so basically i was an american growing up in the philippines. i only spent vacations, holidays and summers in america while i was growing up. i am married to a pakistani...we met in the philippines ( he is on a student visa). i gave birth to our son last 2007 in the philippines. i tried to get CRBA and a US passport for him because i am am american citizen and I am his biological mother. but the consular in the us embassy in manila, philippines said my son can not claim his us citizenship because i have not been present in the united states for 5 years prior to his birth...she adviced that i should petition my son if he wanted to come to the united states with me, meaning he should get a filipino/pakistani passport for his immigrant visa. well, my family and i decided for me to come to america first and establish domicile here. so i left my husband and son back in the philippines. i got a job and i have been away and living here for 7 months now. and i want to petition my husband and son. i know that i have to file separate I 130's for each, one for my son and one for my husband...the thing that worried me the most is that my son's will probably take only a couple of months and his visa will be ready much earlier than his fathers...after all my son is only a child...and i researched that it would not even take more than 5 months for my son to get his immigrant visa. and when he does get his immigrant visa, and enters the US it will not be very hard to get his citizenship because he will be in my custody (USC parent custody). of course i want my family here but i am working...i work at hospitals and if my son's visa comes earlier than his fathers...how can i take care of him (a 1 year old) alone and go to work. i wanted my husband to come first and maybe after 3 months my son...so i will see if my husband can get a job here too and so we can manage out finances before my son comes...of course we want a place well establish for my son when he enters the U.s. I am assembling our package and i have most documents with me already. but i am torn about whether i should already do my son's with my husbands I 130...im sure my husbands will be a longer journey because he might run into some A.P. (administrative processing) and i dont want him to be left behind. i tried asking some immigration lawyers but they did not give me an good answer...most of them just commercializing for me to hire their law firm... i asked that if my send both I 130s at the same time...would my son's affect his fathers by maybe speeding up the process? or what if i send my husbands now and my son's 2 -3 months later so their visa will be issued together? please help and advice....i know its a little personal but i want to hear your opinions... also have a couple of questions regarding filing out the I 130...if i decide to do my husbands and son's I 130 and send together..one for each...in the last question... 1. If separate petitions are also being submitted for other relatives, give names of each and relationship. (for example this is my husbands I 130)... Name of son...(my son/child)????? 2. Have you ever before filed a petition for this or any other alien? YES (obviously my son) If "Yes," give name, place and date of filing and result........ Son's name, (place)--don't know yet because im still sending the initial I 130's for each, both of their I 130's going together...(date...the date when i signed their I 130;s??) please help! greatly appreciated	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 23:18:00
Philippines	Shipment Returned for Re-Attempt! Visa Delivery	wow...bethzky you got your Nao2 in about a month...how did you do that?	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-06 21:44:00
Philippines	my SLEC medical experience 1st day	keep us posted what happens in day 2 okay?!	taj'samericanwife	Female	Pakistan	2009-01-05 20:49:00