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US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Are any of the fiancees out there claiming, if any, their deposit into the govt SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig. After all most of us will give up our PI citizenship.. Is this hard to do? Hi fellow Vjers, I would like to share with you my experience with Pag-Ibig. A month before my visa interview date (Feb 13), I dropped by Pag-Ibig to follow up the processing of refund of my brother who had moved to Canada and is now a citizen. In the process of waiting for the check to be released and filling up the waivers and quitclaim, I sort of quipped that I am also planning to stay in the USA if I get a fiancee visa. The lady Ms. Pearl was so gracious to inform me that I just need to present my fiancee visa and accomplish some of the forms including a history of the dates and employers so they can trace your benefits. And this is just so easy...they even have the affidavit form that you just fill out and have it notarized, attach a photocopy of your visa, and in 3 days, you get a check in your name as refund of your contributions. I am still amazed at their efficiency. And for the SSS refund, they need to see that you are already 60 years old and you will have to open a bank account for them to deposit your benefits, and after one month, they will make out the check to you and they will credit your bank account monthly for your pension. I have no idea about Philhealth. Feel free to call me at 09229224000 until March 3. I leave on March 4 for Wisconsin for a wedding on March 10. Maria I asked refund too. I had 65 months of contribution,I claimed it the day before I left Iligan City.As for my SSS and Phil health,I'll continue paying it as voluntary payee. hi mar, how come i havent shared it to you?It's my 3rd time to avail Page ibig loan Cos my co-teachers always encouraged Us, they say other people will use our contributions.I'm not sure if there's an online transaction, but I do Know, someone can claim your contribution but you will be the one who will apply the loan.Try asking them. Tell your family to inquire for you. They have phone numbers in the directory.Sayang din yun. fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-28 16:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Are any of the fiancees out there claiming, if any, their deposit into the govt SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig. After all most of us will give up our PI citizenship.. Is this hard to do? Hi fellow Vjers, I would like to share with you my experience with Pag-Ibig. A month before my visa interview date (Feb 13), I dropped by Pag-Ibig to follow up the processing of refund of my brother who had moved to Canada and is now a citizen. In the process of waiting for the check to be released and filling up the waivers and quitclaim, I sort of quipped that I am also planning to stay in the USA if I get a fiancee visa. The lady Ms. Pearl was so gracious to inform me that I just need to present my fiancee visa and accomplish some of the forms including a history of the dates and employers so they can trace your benefits. And this is just so easy...they even have the affidavit form that you just fill out and have it notarized, attach a photocopy of your visa, and in 3 days, you get a check in your name as refund of your contributions. I am still amazed at their efficiency. And for the SSS refund, they need to see that you are already 60 years old and you will have to open a bank account for them to deposit your benefits, and after one month, they will make out the check to you and they will credit your bank account monthly for your pension. I have no idea about Philhealth. Feel free to call me at 09229224000 until March 3. I leave on March 4 for Wisconsin for a wedding on March 10. Maria I asked refund too. I had 65 months of contribution,I claimed it the day before I left Iligan City.As for my SSS and Phil health,I'll continue paying it as voluntary payee.	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-28 16:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Hey guys, just a quick question here, is there a number at the US Embassy here in Manila that you can call to check the status of your visa after you have been interviewed? I am kinda wondering if there is such a number aside from the call center number that they have. Any information you guys can provide will be appreciated. Thanks in advance! hello karen,remember me?i remember u well the embassy will not entertain questions unless u have a written inquery,that's what is said on their site. Frank sent a letter (fax) asking for early release of our visa and it was released on feb 20,after my interview last feb 16. delbros delivered it on feb 23 and i flew to US. I couldnt believe im here now with my honey here's the contact numbers.hope this helps u: http://manila.usemba...v/wwwhnv10.html i wish u luck for ur journey! Hey Fel, who could have forgotten YOU and all those LOVELY PEOPLE at the dinnner that we had? Hehehe. Thanks for the information anyway, I'll try to tell my fiance what you guys have done and maybe we may opt to do that as well. But don't you think its to early? I just had my interview February 21, I'm still kinda thinking of waiting until tommorow February 27, if I still don't get any news from Delbros then I guess that's the time to send them a written inquiry. By the way, do you mind sharing to me the letter that you guys sent to the embassy? Thanks is advance. Best wishes to you both! hello karen, the letter was a convincing one as what ate anna has said hehe...he asked me to prepare the letter for him.i made it simple and sent to franko ,then he sent it over to the Phil,USE. (fax)I think u dnt need it cos ur visa might be around tomorrow. It's feb 26 here in Cali.well, just like to share my letter hehe i indicated my case number then the reason. It was a brief letter. I typed as if i was Franko, requesting for early release of the visa because his fiance (arrived in Manila for the first time) was alone,far from her family and love ones.His concern of my safety and needed to come and join him in california as soon as possible. Though i had my plane tickets already for US, i didnt mention it. Only to Delbros mmm 7 days is enough for u to wait for ur visa. That if u r really in a hurry like me inquire Delbros, once they have ur visa, it will take few days to deliver it to u if ur in manila. Goodluck! fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-26 14:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	My flight is tonight at 10pm ,PAL ,non stop flight to LAX... ill see u tonight mari at the airport. Good luck to all of US and GOD bless us always! fel Best wishes on your flight tonight, Fel! Give my regards to Mari as well! hi jinky! thank u so much!havent replied ur text msg hehe i used up all my load before i left....im using roming # now. we had a safe trip and thank for all the prayers and wishes this family did and gave us. this site encouraged me well to go on with my journey calmly and confidently...million thanks,,,,,ill be needing u guys still so im expecting more help soon. regards, fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-25 16:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	ooopppss wanna share this: sis mari,ate ana and other VJ girls,here's my update. i got aprovd last feb 16,got my visa yesterday,feb 23 then flew to usa last nyt at 10pm.i arived n l.a. airport at 6:30,feb 23.boy,4 hrs earlier wen i left manila hhehe m so hapy now wd my honey.we spent almost 2hrs driving bak to bakersfield.b4 going home drectly,frank gave me a tour around d place n even shopped 4 thngs.i was surprised of his valentine gifts.wen i enterd our room,there r big heart balons n bears wd hearts,choclates n cards.oh its so nice to be wd ouR love.. about xray,a lot handcarried it but wasnt asked.the airport ncharge n manila told me to handcary but stil wasnt used upon entry to usa.maybe it dpends to some ports. goodluk to everyone! fel big thanks to my VJ family!	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-25 15:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Hey guys, just a quick question here, is there a number at the US Embassy here in Manila that you can call to check the status of your visa after you have been interviewed? I am kinda wondering if there is such a number aside from the call center number that they have. Any information you guys can provide will be appreciated. Thanks in advance! hello karen,remember me?i remember u well the embassy will not entertain questions unless u have a written inquery,that's what is said on their site. Frank sent a letter (fax) asking for early release of our visa and it was released on feb 20,after my interview last feb 16. delbros delivered it on feb 23 and i flew to US. I couldnt believe im here now with my honey here's the contact numbers.hope this helps u: http://manila.usemba...v/wwwhnv10.html i wish u luck for ur journey!	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-25 15:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	ooopsss another thing: download the form at www.cfo.gov.ph then fill it up with necessary/important information beforehand,so u can save time when u get ur stamp at main cfo office.	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-22 22:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	HIPW! update me ;)feb 23,received my visa ,in M.Manila wanna share this: frank sent a letter to the embassy (fax) requesting early release of our visa and it has been granted. Sad to say, DELBROS has it for 3 days,instead of delivering it to me in one day (they said by the time the embassy released the visa,they will send it for just 1 day) sigh I received a text message yesterday that my visa was coming, but all i got was disappointments...called them many times (339-2761) and even tried to pick up my visa, but they wont allow that. So they promised me to deliver it today,and got it! Last night,the delivery man texted me and he said he'll deliver my visa first before the others MMMM their reason was that,we had miscommunications, they delivered the visa in Makati where i previously addressed my visa delivery after my interview (feb 16), but i changed it to Ermita last saturday (feb 17) and got the confirmation from them that they had my address changed. So, it was a case of negligence to their part for they had received my fax of request and i always called them to follow -up the new address ive given and they said, it was all ok. Guys,we can call them to be sure they have done their part well and to make some follow-ups even if they noted on the paper they gave us that they entertain text messages only.But that if u cant wait to have ur visa like me hehe, and i got a lot of queries..still, i appreciate Delbros for considering my case Many thanks for them! My flight is tonight at 10pm ,PAL ,non stop flight to LAX... ill see u tonight mari at the airport. Good luck to all of US and GOD bless us always! fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-22 22:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Well, for me it was because Florenda lives in Cagayan de Oro and waiting for delivery would have been risky given that we are leaving on 2/23. I small delay in the delivery would mean rescheduling flights. Hi Gary and Florenda! How are you guys? I will be flying to SFO too on 2/23 via PAL as ive been granted visa pickup and hoping to receive a call on tuesday from the USE. Wheres your POE? It was very nice meeting you both in person. Regards, Mari Yes it was meeting you too. Maybe we will see you at the airport. We're on CO a 11:10PM to LAX. Hi eric and marie! i am glad to hear that, we r planning to go to disneyland too in summer! mmmm we might bump with each other hehe anyway, we still have yahoo and this site to keep our friendship alive thanks to the warm friendship:marichu,ate ana,tessa,lebby,eldalin,julie ann,te luzy,jinky,ate cora and the rest of the vj girls...i'll see u around right now im waiting for the visa,delbros said that it was already in the distribution center. wish ill have it tomorrow flight is 2/23,PAL,non-stop flight to LAX... Goodluck to all! fel p.s. oh tessa, i feel what u feel but so sorry about that reservation thing. Can u just tell them that ur visa is coming?and u need that flight schedule so badly, anyway, ur paying it. take care...	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-21 10:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Oh Tessa congratulations! wish ill have a text from them too, im ready to leave on the 23rd, so i need to have my visa before that date Just got back in Ermita, i have addressed my visa delivery here in Metro Manila...Im hoping i'll have it after 3 days of my interview, just like nemogurl. ooooohhhh was worried but im ok now...thanks to lebby hehe. by the way, my fiance will fax a letter to request early release to the embassy. Hope it will turn out fine.he got a very sweet valid reason...mmmm hope the he'll fax it to the right number. fel Hey Fel, Have a good flight ok! Too bad Eldalin will not be flying with you. We has she will follow you soon after! Enjoy the California area and hope too meet you here! Victor hi vic, we will still be neighbors there bakersfield is not too far right from ur place?el lives near our barangay.we are neighbors here. It's a nice thing to know that we still be living not too far with each other abroad. still i wish u the best of luck and God bless! fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-21 09:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Oh Tessa congratulations! wish ill have a text from them too, im ready to leave on the 23rd, so i need to have my visa before that date Just got back in Ermita, i have addressed my visa delivery here in Metro Manila...Im hoping i'll have it after 3 days of my interview, just like nemogurl. ooooohhhh was worried but im ok now...thanks to lebby hehe. by the way, my fiance will fax a letter to request early release to the embassy. Hope it will turn out fine.he got a very sweet valid reason...mmmm hope the he'll fax it to the right number. fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-20 03:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Im back! oh i would like to congratulate everybody, including myself hehe, for being approved. WOW! A lot have been very happy! GarynLuzy, thanks for the dinner, u are very warm and always a pretty couple also i thank everybody who was present at that time. PW, guess what? We've chatted a bit but didnt realize right away that u were PW! haha, when we went home, ate ana and mari mentioned ur username and then i was surprised! all i knew was ur real name and havent asked ur username hehe ...U are very pretty in person, very nice too! It was so nice meeting everybody though we had not chatted much, but everybody was very happy...the smiles were there and their was a warm friendly atmosphere shared I wish u luck guys see u again next time, hopefully hehe just see u around here fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-19 12:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	now my interview is next week and im getting nervous...worried about a few things: my fiance is self-employed, he gave me his 3yrs ITR and 3 yrs W-2 plus letter with the letterhead and his position in his own office. He sent his bank statements and a letter also, but in his last 12months statement (up to Dec.), his remaining bal is not that much. He has spent his savings for some important things. Would this affect my interview? also, age gap would really contribute to AR? worried huhu fel Hey Fel, My statement was very low also, but the also had list a Average Daily Balance on it. But it was not asked for for our case. El was asked about our age gap, but we have no idea if that was why we were put under our AR. Victor thanks Vic, hope everything will be alright... i even include ur application be out from AR in my prayers Ive talked to El last time ...she is so blessed and very happy having someone so like u. thanks to those who replied made me calm hehe i appreciate it much. fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-14 09:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	now my interview is next week and im getting nervous...worried about a few things: my fiance is self-employed, he gave me his 3yrs ITR and 3 yrs W-2 plus letter with the letterhead and his position in his own office. He sent his bank statements and a letter also, but in his last 12months statement (up to Dec.), his remaining bal is not that much. He has spent his savings for some important things. Would this affect my interview? also, age gap would really contribute to AR? worried huhu fel I don't an age gap would contribute to AR unless they have other some reason to suspect a sham. It's not unusual to see 20-30 year gaps in Fil-Am couples, but I suspect 30-40 years might cause some additional scrutiny. I think a gap of say, 50-60 years would cause some real investigation! hehe thanks interview's gonna be on friday...oooohhhhhh mari,thessa,ate ana and the rest of the VJ members... ill see u guys there in manila we'll have a great time again! and share anxiety whenever we feel it hehe hope there isnt one goodluck to all of Us!!! fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-14 09:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	now my interview is next week and im getting nervous...worried about a few things: my fiance is self-employed, he gave me his 3yrs ITR and 3 yrs W-2 plus letter with the letterhead and his position in his own office. He sent his bank statements and a letter also, but in his last 12months statement (up to Dec.), his remaining bal is not that much. He has spent his savings for some important things. Would this affect my interview? also, age gap would really contribute to AR? worried huhu fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-07 04:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	thessa , gudluck to u ! see u there ok Thanks Fel! Yeah, so u there I miss our Malling and Eating, hahaha... I wonder if my wedding dress will still fit me We will also visit ate Ana (Steve-n-Ana) tomorrow Hey Mari, Good luck on the fitting tom and see ya and ate Ana Tessa oh good for u guys, u got ur dress, bet all are excited haha can i borrow it?kidding ill just wear what i could find there ...miss u all fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-06 06:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Correct, the DS-230 is for the immigrant visa (CR-1,IR-1), not the K1/K3 which are non-immigrant. Oh #######, no DS-230 required for K1? Where did I get that idea from? My fiance bought Visa/Immigration guide books (1 for me and 1 for him) and on it they said DS 230 will be required but i dont see it on my instruction packet and i dont see anyone mentioned it before here on visajourneyso i thought i dont need it, until Garya mentioned it earlier so I panicked (even though im still 1 week away from my interview..- OH my gosh, 1 WEEK nalng!!!) by the way, the book wasnt as helpful as Manila thread. We're thinking of selling it on ebay.. hahaha thessa , gudluck to u ! see u there ok	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-06 05:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	my name is a "hit" on nbi records but they put "no record on file"...should i still secure explaination from nbi why my name hits? it's really me on the record...about the DOST scholarship...scholars are not allowed to go abroad unless they have returned service for them for 2 years...unfortunately, i didnt availed the scholarship. With supporting certificate from DOST stating that i didnt avail it, nbi released a clearance for me. ill bring the certificate during my interview. Would this be enough to support my nbi clearance or it would not be needed? im afraid of AR for this . it really bothers me... Hi Fel, Only the four (4) notations below require a letter of explanation from NBI: 1) No Criminal Record 2) No Criminal Conviction 3) No Pending Case 4) With Derogatory Record NBI will not issue a letter unless your notation is one of the 4 mentioned above. I tried to get a letter last year from NBI to explain "No Derogatory Record" because I wanted to cover all bases but NBI refused. Ang kulit ko no? Oh, by the way, did you put the purpose for NBI clearance as "for travel to USA" or "for travel abroad"? I think NBI has different notations for different purposes. I suggest bringing your certificate from DOST just in case. I hope you can join us in our get-together. PW Hi PW, I need your expertise again. I know we already talked about the thumb print. But it also says not valid without dry seal. We don't see any kind of seal on Sheryl's NBI. I guess you could assume the NBI "seal" that is printed on the paper is it. But we are not sure. Wondering if there is some other seal they put on it. Thanks, Dean hi, it s a dry seal.my seal is not so clear too.check the lower left corner of the paper, i only see half of the seal on my paper but i think it s ok...right PW? fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-06 05:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	My fiancee's medical is coming up this friday. I printed her a post regarding what to bring with her for the medical. On this list, were 3 passport pictures. We wonder if there is a difference between the passport pictures and visa pictures that we submitted with her K1 petition. Is the specifications for the passport pictures are the ones that came with the packet 4 documents? i recall while i was in PI that there were instructions on the photos. Aloha for your responses. hi b.d., i had my medical exam last jan 25, and these were asked from me: -photocopy of the appointment letter(this would be submitted to them along with ur results) -passport (photocopy ur passport for keeps, u may need it when u fill up the ds156, if ur not done w/ it yet) -3 visa pics(2x2 pics) +dnt forget a ballpen the guard will ask the appointment letter, both the original & the photocopy, they will stamp the original then keep it for interview...the copied one will be attached to the forms they will give u along with ur passport and prepare a visa pic with ur name at the back.The guard will give u the number for the reception area but after u fill up the forms (check properly if all checked items were answered) u can directly have a video capturing of ur face the other 2 visa pics will be asked when u get the result on the second day. dnt forget to write ur name at the back. after the reception area---run fast! i arrived at 8:30 cos i came from DFA to retrieve my renewed passport, but i was first to finish than those who came earlier...vick's el came at 6:30, but i finished earlier than her i went first to the floor where people were too many, the xray (3rd flr) then when i went to 4th flr for blood test/urine, there were only 6 of us that made us work fast... 1st day is firt come first served bases...names are called in groups.when ur name is called last, run fast so u will come first on line,others may not be around cos they will have lunch, i suggest bring biscuitS with u..time wasted would not be regained...it s worth to sacrifice for a day, in exchange for a life with ur love one eternally hehe u may have ur lunch and just come back right away...tell them that ur name has called and ull be entertained right away. 2nd day is not cos it depends on the person working on ur result...luzy c. came very early than me on the 2nd day for her son's vaccination and result , i went there at 12:30(they will tell u when to come back), had my vaccination after her son was called and got my result ahead of her around 5pm well, the effort we exerted were all the same, finished earlier or late doesnt matter...what matters most is that we finished it with a big smile in our faces it s worth the waiting ! fel p.s. i still want to scream out loud! mmm after the interview, scream with me mari ok? ingatz	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-05 00:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	my name is a "hit" on nbi records but they put "no record on file"...should i still secure explaination from nbi why my name hits? it's really me on the record...about the DOST scholarship...scholars are not allowed to go abroad unless they have returned service for them for 2 years...unfortunately, i didnt availed the scholarship. With supporting certificate from DOST stating that i didnt avail it, nbi released a clearance for me. ill bring the certificate during my interview. Would this be enough to support my nbi clearance or it would not be needed? im afraid of AR for this . it really bothers me... Hi Fel, Only the four (4) notations below require a letter of explanation from NBI: 1) No Criminal Record 2) No Criminal Conviction 3) No Pending Case 4) With Derogatory Record NBI will not issue a letter unless your notation is one of the 4 mentioned above. I tried to get a letter last year from NBI to explain "No Derogatory Record" because I wanted to cover all bases but NBI refused. Ang kulit ko no? Oh, by the way, did you put the purpose for NBI clearance as "for travel to USA" or "for travel abroad"? I think NBI has different notations for different purposes. I suggest bringing your certificate from DOST just in case. I hope you can join us in our get-together. PW thanks pw, ur always there to count on that's why i wanna meet u and the other guys...im with marichu (erichu) on the 15th and we'll be meeting the rest of the members too when i get to manila..erichu told me about this get together when we were still in manila so we r looking forward to this act anyway,ill be bringing my certificate for sure...oh im soooo excited! wish they will grant pick up for me...could anybody give me a good reason for the consul to allow pick up?my fiance wouldnt be around...can he call the embassy after my interview to let me pick up?hehe if he's allowed. or, ill just tell them, im staying with my parents the rest of my stay here in manticao, punta silum (our beach house) , and my parents are just new here in the province...for sure delivery would be a problem! mmmmmm got a plane ticket already	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-04 23:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	hi all esplly to PW, im back! had a hard time connecting online... to lebby, goodluck on ur interview sis to el, nice meeting u in iligan city & at st. luke, she was with joy from cagayan de oro and a manila girl whom el met in st. luke's too...el is too friendly like julie ann,erichu,steve-n-ana, thersch and luzy c...met them all! would like to meet others too. to luzy c., i didnt make it to the WOF get-together act...wish i could make it now in vj! marichu,ana and thessa,ill see u again, had a lot of fun being with u guys...miz u ol! & good luck to our interviews just one query: my name is a "hit" on nbi records but they put "no record on file"...should i still secure explaination from nbi why my name hits? it's really me on the record...about the DOST scholarship...scholars are not allowed to go abroad unless they have returned service for them for 2 years...unfortunately, i didnt availed the scholarship. With supporting certificate from DOST stating that i didnt avail it, nbi released a clearance for me. ill bring the certificate during my interview. Would this be enough to support my nbi clearance or it would not be needed? im afraid of AR for this . it really bothers me... thanks, fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-02-04 22:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Maraming Salamat PW. paulily, hi! have u booked ur flight already? hopefully, my port of entry is LAX too...ill be flying alone, my fiance cant make it but i know, it would be ok...i might find filipinas too on my journey let me know of ur planned flight and ur plane tickets, i might get the same if it's ok with u. fel Hi Fel, We have the same interview date too. My travel agent says Feb is fully booked already so I will get March ETD. I will inform you before I confirm my flight. You can txt me if you like - 0927-9170047. We will meet in USE on Feb 16 I'm sure. I think you were right I like to have you as my seatmate on my flight going to LAX so as other pinay VJ members. God Bless, Lily hi paulily, im here in manila right now with the other vj gals,we had our medical exam yesterday..be back today for the result, hoping everything's fine my fiance just booked me yesterday for feb 23 philippine airlines , non-stop flight...still wish we could travel together hehe gudluk to our interview fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-25 21:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Maraming Salamat PW. paulily, hi! have u booked ur flight already? hopefully, my port of entry is LAX too...ill be flying alone, my fiance cant make it but i know, it would be ok...i might find filipinas too on my journey let me know of ur planned flight and ur plane tickets, i might get the same if it's ok with u. fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-23 02:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	hello guys Im back! whew, im in robinsons malate right now, guess what? been to DFA 4x! huh they asked me the green certificate of the cfo (attended yesterday) ...i only had the yellow one, thought it was the only one needed. i went to cfo main office in quirino then paid 400p for the green certificate then photocopied it along with the yellow one and submitted to the passport renewal section... whew! thank God im done! and with the help of my student's father, my passport would be claimed in the director's office and noted as "FOR EARLY RELEASE!" yahhooo!thank God and to my HONEY who always there when i need him most...oh i miss him so much... and to Julie ANn, big thanks for your company yesterday, i appreciate it! when i get my passport on the 25th, ill have my medical exam right away see u guys! fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-23 02:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	well, it s about my NBI clearance...i have one since april 2006, my interview is on feb...do i need to get a new one which is recent and closer to my date of interview? clearance here in Phil is good for one year, so mine is not expired yet...buut. just want to make sure if the USE would require me a recent one.. thanks, fel Hi Fel, I think I read it somewhere that it should be a recent as 6 months, so I would recommend getting another one just to be on the safe side. And, just a reminder, the NBI clearance needs to be stamped "for foreign travel" or "for US travel", or something like that. gary and steve, thanks...what about my police clearance?it s good for 6 months here and i got mine last november ... thanks again fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-07 12:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	well, it s about my NBI clearance...i have one since april 2006, my interview is on feb...do i need to get a new one which is recent and closer to my date of interview? clearance here in Phil is good for one year, so mine is not expired yet...buut. just want to make sure if the USE would require me a recent one.. thanks, fel Hello Fel and Frank I just noticed that your interview is on 2/16 my fiancee will also be at the embassy on the same date , best of luck to you steve thanks, if her name is ana, we'll be sharing a room on the medical maybe, if not, we'll have a fellowship with all the vj n wof members on the 25th, if they can make it but, we'll be there with mari(erichu) fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-06 01:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	well, it s about my NBI clearance...i have one since april 2006, my interview is on feb...do i need to get a new one which is recent and closer to my date of interview? clearance here in Phil is good for one year, so mine is not expired yet...buut. just want to make sure if the USE would require me a recent one.. thanks, fel	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-06 01:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	my fiance is about to send the documents i need for the interview, just wanna know what r the other things i could need from him aside from the form 134.ITR n W2...thanks couldnt find the thread bout this...	felnfrank	Female	0	2007-01-03 10:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	here it is PW: mnl20067921xx	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-28 13:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Hi PW, Quick update. Manila received 12/19/06. The lady at the embassy told me again that they received it electronically 12/14/06 and that our interview would be 3 to 4 months from that date. yes, ull receive ur packet a month before the interview. it took u so long to be approved. Did they ask you RFEs? Look forward on March or April interview. good luck! gary, thanks for the info, scott also recommends that to me... i read its reviews and i like it http://www.virtualto...Hotel-BR-1.html best of luck to all! fel Edited by felnfrank, 27 December 2006 - 09:25 PM.	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-27 21:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	hey fellow philippine vj'ers, just thot i'd pass this along...if ur having trouble contacting your loved one/family/frenz n d philippines, they are having sum kind of nationwide telecommunications problem right now, including no internet service. from reading n another post it appears 2 b affecting other areas n asia, maybe due 2 the earthquake, or maybe some computer virus that spread thru all the telecom providers. not sure the cause, but there is a problem of some sort. Yes, it's bad. Apparently some phone cables were cut when the earthquake hit off the coast of Taiwan. The news said this could take 2 or 3 weeks to fix. my wife just called me, she said d latest info there is it wil take abt 5 days 2 repair. lets hope 4 a speedy fix I did notice an unusual number of disconnects last night when I was online with Mira. She has Bayantel DSL. The phone line was bad too. But at least land line, mobile and internet were working even if sparodic in Butuan City region. my intyernet connection now is so fast!last night and the other day, i experienced disconnection.i cant even call manila to check hotels. but good thing my fiance still can contact me through the cellphone...i miss him so much! bayantel has badly affected, pldt and other company are sill affected but not that much, internet is still working but just experience disconnections not all the time...mine is my dsl...i fell asleep last night waiting to reconnect!	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-27 20:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	that s a good news rob bout her health...though she will have a new appointment, ull just to wait more and be patient uve been so patient im looking for hotels now near the embassy, my fiance booked my flights already. he is looking for a place for me too where i could stay near DFA and St. Luke...ill have my passport renewed then medical exam will follow... Is CFO office just around the area?ill attend the seminar first before the renewal. any suggestions for places to stay? thanks	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-27 20:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	EVIDENCE OF A GENUINE ENGAGEMENT. Letters, e-mails, phone records, bank records, Photographs, or other evidence of a genuine fiancé(e) relationship should be submitted We are going nuts with all the proof we have, we wish too trim down how much she needs to bring. 100 of pages of proof is too much? Chats, emails, phone records, photos, Xoom and WU receipts (support fo her and he son) 129f, packet 4 forms Chats we are picking 4 of month. (some is over 20 pages each) Emails we don’t use a lot, maybe forwarding things. Photos: 3 trips, our travels, our engagement party, many family photos Xoom and WU receipts: trying too bring all 129f copy (required) with NOA1, 2, NVC, manila receipts. Packet 4 forms with copies 134,156,156k,157. (did we miss any?) Less have a month too finish that mess. Any ideas on what other did? Thanks lol it s a burden for me to carry all papers! i printed almost everything of our proofs, prepared a lot, but learned here that too much of something is not that good hehe well, we have different cases here, but still, i am going to bring a little of everything...but strong proofs! refer to my signature, to see what ive prepared we got similar proofs/papers already best of luck! btw, my fiance will book flights for me for medical exam(jan 22-31) and interview on feb 15-16,(2 round trip tickets)...cebu pacific is ok they got a promo for christmas... Edited by felnfrank, 26 December 2006 - 12:45 PM.	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-26 12:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	oh sorry to hear bout lila, read it here too...i believe everything will be ok, everything has a reason and it always gives us lessons to learn. Lila's case is helpful to all of us.Let's pray for her, for the smoothness of the process. hope she can have the interview on the 28th... hope the results are becoming clear and negative of any disease...if not, we should accept that she needs medication,thus more delays (patience is a virtue :)oh no, let s try to be optimistic! best of luck and GOD BLESS to all of us here... especially to Lila. you can do it!	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-25 08:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! ooppps i read about xoom here...we also use xoom, both the express sending and the regular one...takes 24 hrs for the former and 2-5 days for the latter.the charge is half to that of western union if regular, but express sending is still cheaper...i got an account so it's sent to my account/atm directly.That if u can wait and if money is not that really for use right away Edited by felnfrank, 25 December 2006 - 07:30 AM.	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-25 07:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	Cograts to FelandFrank. Merry Christmas to you guys!! thanks dave n fleur, yes i got it! but i wasnt soooo excited as i was when i knew bout my interview date, i even cried and jumped . yet, im still happy, i could move on now on preparing more of the requirements like visa pics and fees. by the way, is anybody here from iligan city? there's BPI here but it's not included in the list of banks where to pay the visa...so i have to go to cagayan de oro for the payment..also, just curious if photoshops near the embassy produce good qwuality pics?if not, ill just have my picture taken in CDO too... planning to have the medical exam on the 25th of january... thanks	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-23 05:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	please update my timeline...0ct 23,mnla received our case, i received my packet4 yesterday,12/22/06 thanks n meery christmas to all! dont use "x" as xmas...x means no difinite value... let s put christ before "mas" because He's the heart and the reason of Christmas!	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-23 04:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	hi guys, i got my copy of my vaccination record ill present it to the clinic...it has a license number of the doctor, ive read it somewhere here that it's important oooooo hh im ready for the medical exam! ill be meeting some of the vjmembers with same sched with me in manila...we'll have our medical exam in january... thanks to VJ, i found great friends for the rest of the members, see yah there! goodluck!	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-20 00:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Manila Embassy Interview	got a lot of info here, it's just too long that i get tired reading posts which r not really a help or related to the topic just being honest...but still, i got the patience to read each page...hoping to find more important info cos im interested with the subject ...really wish to put my timeline but dont have the interview yet anyway, goodluck to all !	felnfrank	Female	0	2006-12-10 22:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	How did your fiance bring evidence to the interview?	hi check my videos below	felnfrank	Female	0	2008-05-30 22:05:00