ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesPetitioning my older sister
"Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the officer, at the time of the application for a visa . . . that he is entitled to nonimmigrant status . . .”

Interesting... My Father-in-Law has an immigrant visa guaranteed as his daughter is a USC. My Mother-in-Law has been petitioned by my wife and that process is going well. My FiL is not overly interested in living in this country but would like to visit his grandchildren. My MiL is comming over to help with the children for a few years with my FiL's blessing. MiL may stay long enough to get USC but I expect she will want to spend her last days back in RoP.

What are the chances that my FiL can get a tourist visa?

Just thinking out loud...

-P
PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-03-26 16:08:00
PhilippinesCFO experience: I suggest St. Mary's
I agree, good.gif St Mary's was a snap for Shir and I.

Just bring exact change!!

QUOTE (Jeff&Madz @ Jun 17 2009, 05:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Everyone! I just came from the CFO seminar. To those who will have the seminar here in Manila, I strongly suggest St. Mary's since you can have your sticker for the passport after the seminar... and not need to go to a further location just for that.


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2009-06-17 16:34:00
PhilippinesWhat should I send next?

I did pay a fee for the Support docs.

 

So there is another one they will send?

 

What is a IV fee?

 

Thanks

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-05-22 17:26:00
PhilippinesWhat should I send next?

Hello,

 

Just paid the AOS fee at NVC for my wife's mother.

 

I am sending in the Support papers tomorrow as well as the DS-3032 form.

 

Should I also send in the DS-230 and passport photos too?

 

We are running against a very short clock on this application and I do not want to wait for any requests to bounce back and forth between us and NVC.

 

Any help here from those already through this process would be great!!

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-05-21 19:44:00
PhilippinesNeed some help understanding just what NVC is saying.

Check other documents to be sure it matches, like the passport. Maybe her name is different on the passport, date of birth, something like that. Otherwise, just fill it out and resend it. Perhaps they read it wrong.

 

THANK YOU!!!

 

That bit jogged my memory and I had indeed placed Shir's grandmother's birth date not her mom!!

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-06-09 20:36:00
PhilippinesNeed some help understanding just what NVC is saying.

Finally I figured it out!!

 

I fat fingered her birthday!!

 

Thanks fo all the help from everyone!

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-06-09 20:27:00
PhilippinesNeed some help understanding just what NVC is saying.

Youre mother in law is the PRINCIPAL APPLICANT. :-)

 

Yes, and the information in Part 2 is about the mother-in-law.

 

This is why I am confused...

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-06-08 19:48:00
PhilippinesNeed some help understanding just what NVC is saying.

Hello everyone,

 

A few months ago my wife and I filed the I-130 for her mother. It was approved and sent to NVC.

 

Today I get an email requesting more information.

 

On my wife's I-864, they sent a Checklist of us to provide more information. 

 

It states:

 

Part 2 Information on the Principal Applicant

 

     1# This section is incomplete, please answer all the questions completely.

    

     2# The biographic information provided in this part does not match the principal applicant of the associated petition.

 

Ok.....

 

I guess the first part might be because we left items 6 and 7, on the I-864, blank as her mother does not have an 'A' number nor does she have a SSN.

I spose we should have put N/A in there.

 

The second part completely baffles me as Part 2 of the I-864 is not about the principal applicant but its for the principal IMMIGRANT!!

 

Last time I checked my wife was the applicant and her mother was the immigrant.

 

What is NVC asking for???

 

I went over the original I-130 and everything seems to match up as I would expect it needed to be.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-06-08 15:38:00
PhilippinesDid not pass CFO seminar
Sorry to hear about your troubles.

It may be that the certificate of attendence would have been awarded if your wife had not left.

I would say she needs to return and stand up to them. Don't let them bully her.

Make sure you both have discussed answers to all the questions she was asked and that she has all the paperwork that you can imagine they might want to ask for.

Get your ducks in a row so to speak.

I have read many accounts that the CFO people tend to get way to involved in the lives of those who attend.

Its not anything you can change.

Just be prepaired for everything you can think of.

Tell your wife she needs to return and be bold! Now is not the time for shyness.

Good luck!

We all are rooting for you guys!!

-Phil
PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-04-24 17:04:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

Look at the August 2013 Visa Bulletin. Look at the table for Family Sponsored and the line for F2a where every country is "C" for current. This means the Priority Date for all F2a cases will be current on Aug 1, 2013.

 

Ok.... but how does that help my sister-in-law as she would not finish the I-130 and NVC processing for months. Maybe a much as 6 months...


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-24 16:51:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

 

Famed Immigration Attorney Michael Gurfinkel has a PSA on TFC right now advising folks about this change.  Your wife should know about this if she watches TFC...

 

 

Not a clue what TFC is...

 

We get no international channels on TV if that is what you mean...


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-24 14:07:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

You need to get the latest Visa Bulletin.  http://travel.state....letin_1360.html

 

Look at the August 2013 Visa Bulletin.  The PD for the F2a category will be "Current" as of Aug. 1, 2013.

 

As soon as MIL gets her visa, have her come to the US ASAP so she can file for her child.  The faster she comes, the better off her child will be.

 

Guessing, this bit of information changes things?

 

Not seeing anything that states the F2a catagory is any sooner than 2011....


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-24 13:43:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

But if we are prompt in sending everything, it guaranties that she will not get here inside 10 years and that makes the entire process moot.

CSPA is a tricky thing.  

 

The only advice I can give is do not delay anything from your end.

 

 

 

I agree it is very tricky.

 

But if we are prompt in sending everything, it garrrentiees that she will not get here inside years and years of waitng that makes the entire process moot.


You realize that the PD for all F2a beneficiareis will be current as of August 1, 2013, and it would be an advantage for your mother in law to file for her under 21 yeara old child ASAP before the PD regresses right?  If the I-130 is quickly approved, he could file the DS-230 and freeze his age before the PD regress.

 

Not from what I am seeing on USCIS.GOV.

 

They are still way back in 2010


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-23 17:21:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

does you mother-in-law have an interview date yet?

 

 

No, things are still creeping through NVC.

 

We are hoping she will get one in the next few weeks.


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-23 17:00:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

This is not a dig at you. Your intentions to do this is clear.

I just want to warn others that this is a dangerous game for someone who actually wants to come here.

Instead of a 2nd RFE, USCIS could deny and close the case. In this case, the entire processing time is wasted.

For clarity, who is the petitioner and what's his/her status?





 

I understand the possible problems. Mother-in-law will apply for her under 21 daughter. Daughter will turn 21 next July. The only way to get her here js to avoid ageing her out. I would love to have another way but can't think of any. Got any ideas?

 

She does want to come here but not if it takes 10 to 30 years. And I don't blame her.

 

LPR can apply for underage kids and processing time is about 2.5 years.

 

I just don't see any other way...

 

I do not want to do anything against the law. Just play the game to my advantage.


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-22 20:08:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

If we can't get her here within 3 to 5 years its pointless to continue. She is not going to place her life on hold for the next 27 years. Or even 10 years. If they get picky about it and want to ban her, so be it. It won't matter as she would not be coming over anyway.

 

We do plan to submit every document that is requested. Its not up to me to decide if any specific document is readable.

 

Case in point, my wifes birth cert was perfectly readable, to me.  But we got an RFE on it anyway and had to send her mother off to dig through old church records to find a copy of her batptismal that supported what her bitrh cert said and submit that.

 

-phil

 

 

 

Do you really want to play with them that way?

 

Well, let's see...

They got to your documentations and see that something's missing. They sent RFE and put your papers away for 30 days.

After 30 days they check if you responded to their RFE.

 

- If you did, they check if you sent the right (and readable) documents and if you did, they proceed your application forward.

 

- If you did, they check if you sent the right (and readable) documents and if you didn't, they send another RFE. And put your papers away for 30 days.

 

After 30 days they check if you responded to their RFE.

 

- If you did, they check if you sent the right (and readable) documents and if you did, they proceed your application forward.

 

- If you did, they check if you sent the right (and readable) documents and if you didn't, they send another RFE. And put your papers away for 30 days

OR

- they check if you sent the right (and readable) documents and if you didn't, they deny your petition, since it seemed to them that you can't comprehend what's needed to proceed this petition. And they don't have time to waste and come back to your petition over and over again.

 


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-22 17:00:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

 

how do you assume you have up to one year to respond to a RFE?

 

http://www.uscis.gov...eframes-rfe.pdf

 

 

Because every RFE I have received so far says I need to respond back within one year.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-22 16:52:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

 

What do you mean by generate RFE's untril the priority date becomes current? if it's failing to submit required documentation with the petition, the USCIS could send an RFE for all the documentation that is missing. if you sent only some of the documentation requested in the RFE, the USCIS could resume adjudicating the petition based on what was submitted. it doesn't mean the USCIS would send another RFE for what you failed to submit with the original RFE.

 

This is correct. We would submit everything that is requested.

 

We are submitting the I-130 for my wife's sister. But we are having her mother do the submitting.

 

 

 

So, we 'forget' to submit a birth certificate with the I-130,We get a request for one. An RFE. So we send them the requested certificate. As with most birth certificates from the Philippines it will be blurry and hard to read. As was the case with the I-130 we submitted for mother-in-law, they wanted more. So we got a Baptismal from the church.

 

 

 

I would expect we can get 2 requests this way.

 

 

 

We can legally delay sending in the papers for up to one year, per request, with out penalty, as is outlined in the RFE papers.

 

 

 

With only these 2 requests, we can push the approval time out to the point we just may be able to get her priority date current before the I-130 is submitted to NVC.

 

 

Its the only chance we have of getting her sister here inside of 10 to 30 years... before she ages out.

 

-Phil

 

 

.


Edited by PhiLandShiR, 21 July 2013 - 09:56 PM.

PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-21 21:55:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

So...

 

IF:

Preference Classification for Permanent Residence or Derivative

CSPA allows the time a visa petition was pending to be subtracted from the beneficiary?s biological age at the time of visa availability so that the applicant is not penalized for the time in which USCIS did not adjudicate the petition.

AND:

the priority date is the date the I-130 is received at USCIS

 

THEN:

 

the best course of action is to generate RFE's until the priority date becomes current.

 

ELSE:

 

the child can age out.

 

Does that about cover it?

 

Thanks

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-19 16:59:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130 Child aging out.

Hello everyone.

 

I am looking for information on when the clock stops and starts for a child under 21 as they approach their 21st birthday.

I know that when CSC stamps the I-130 as received, this creates the Priority Date and the clock stops ticking for both LPR and USC when they file an I-130.

My question is this:  Does the clock start again for the LPR's child when CSC approves and forwards the I-130 to NVC or does it remain stopped until NVC says they are approved for a visa.

 

Note: I am not saying when NVC says there is a visa available, but only that all the paperwork is completed and correct.

 

I guess for that matter, does NVC even process any paperwork until a visa is available?

 

I am just trying to get the timeline down here.

 

When things start and when things stop...

 

Thanks!

 

-Phil

 


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-06-21 16:13:00
PhilippinesMom in law CFO requirments?

http://cfo.gov.ph/in...-visa&catid=139

 

if she is 60 or older, she does not need to attend the seminar.

 

 

She is 61, if she does not attend the seminar, how does she get the stickers in her passport?

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-24 20:55:00
PhilippinesMom in law CFO requirments?

Hey everyone,

 

What kind of things will my Mother-in-Law require to take with her when she does CFO?

 

-phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-24 16:27:00
PhilippinesInterview questions

Hellp everyone,

 

I have 4 questions:

 

1# I am wondering how I set up an interview for my mother-in-law at the embassy.

 

2#  What kind of querstions will she be asked and what does she need to bring?

 

3# When can she go for her medical and

 

4#  As she is over 60 years old, what is the procedure for her CFO?

 

Ok, thats 5 questions...

 

Anyway,...

 

Thanks for your help.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-29 14:19:00
PhilippinesCFO question

Hello all,

 

Can my mother in law get her CFO sticker at the NAIA desk anytime?

 

Or does she need to have a ticket to get into the airport?

 

I am trying to work out a schedule for her departure day and CFO is one of the remaining headaches.

 

 

Thanks,

 

-phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-08 19:59:00
PhilippinesPetitions Of Brothers, Sisters and Adult Children to be Eliminated

That's great, except for the fact that China has nothing to do with NAFTA.. that's between USA, Canada, and Mexico.


ok, fine. How about this:

That same year, Clinton signed a landmark trade agreement with the People's Republic of China. The agreement–the result of more than a decade of negotiations–would lower many trade barriers between the two countries, making it easier to export U.S. products such as automobiles, banking services, and motion pictures. However, the agreement could only take effect if China was accepted into the WTO and was granted permanent "normal trade relations" status by the U.S. Congress. Under the pact, the United States would support China's membership in the WTO. Many Democrats as well as Republicans were reluctant to grant permanent status to China because they were concerned about human rights in the country and the impact of Chinese imports on U.S. industries and jobs. Congress, however, voted in 2000 to grant permanent normal trade relations with China. Several economic studies have since been released that indicate the increase in trade resulting lowered American prices and increased the U.S. GDP by 0.7% throughout the following decade.

http://en.wikipedia....of_Bill_Clinton
PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-04-03 11:58:00
PhilippinesPetitions Of Brothers, Sisters and Adult Children to be Eliminated

Why the big hate on Republicans since it was a Democrat (Clinton) who signed the current China trade agreement which allowed a huge chunk of our manufacturing jobs to go to China? Thanks Bill.


Following diplomatic negotiations dating back to 1986 among the three nations, the leaders met in San Antonio, Texas, on December 17, 1992, to sign NAFTA. U.S. President George H. W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas, each responsible for spearheading and promoting the agreement, ceremonially signed it. The signed agreement then needed to be ratified by each nation's legislative or parliamentary branch.

Before the negotiations were finalized, Bill Clinton came into office in the U.S. and Kim Campbell in Canada, and before the agreement became law, Jean Chrétien had taken office in Canada.

Each President must honor the agreements of those before him I believe...

http://en.wikipedia....Trade_Agreement
PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-04-02 16:26:00
PhilippinesPhilippines--CFO and GC Certificate and Visa sticker

 

Yes she can get the sticker at the NAIA, from what I have read they request you call them in advance ( 2-3 days) if you want to get the sticker at the airport.   This is just memory stuff on the advance calling.


 

Yes there is.  With advance notice you can get the sticker at the airport.


 

Does anyone have this phone number at the airport?


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-19 16:40:00
PhilippinesLooking for F2A reading material...

Hi,

 

Does anyone have a link as to what might be happening in October for F2A filers?

 

I see that Sept will still be current.

 

http://travel.state....letin_6050.html

 

Thanks

 

-phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-19 16:56:00
PhilippinesYAHOO! NVC finally finished with MiL visa!

Hi Phil&Shir, congratulations!

 

How long did you guys have to wait? WHen did you guys file?

 

Thanks..

 

sorry no advice =)

 

 

Hi!

 

Thanks!

 

We filed the I-130  February....   2nd week or so...

 

We should have been on the ball in January but did not jump on this right after Shir completed her Oath Taking in Mid-January.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-27 15:07:00
PhilippinesYAHOO! NVC finally finished with MiL visa!

Finally!!

 

Just got off the phone with NVC. They said Mother-in-Law has a visa number assigned to her and they are just waiting for an interview date.

 

Got to wait for her medical because they said she will need the letter that will go out when she gets her interview date scheduled.

 

With all the flooding I expect her interview will be in October. Which is a bummer as we were hoping for a September date. Actually, August was the month we wanted but Oh Well... take what we can get.

 

So...  I have read about folks here using a web site to schedule/reschedule interviews??

 

Can I use it to look for a sooner interview date or am I restricted because it was NVC that did the scheduling??

 

Would this visa be delivered any faster than the 'K' class visas?  Or is it all in the same boat?

 

I expect MiL can also ask for a pickup on the visa rather than a delivery?

 

We are running about 60 days behind schedule and are looking for any way to shave a week or 2 from her arrival date.

 

Any thoughts?

 

-Phil


Edited by PhiLandShiR, 27 August 2013 - 02:58 PM.

PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-27 14:56:00
PhilippinesCan you still do CFO at St Marys?

Hello

 

Is CFO still done at the St Mary Euphrasia Foundation?

 

Good Shepard Convent

1043 Aurora Blvd

Quezon City

 

Thanks

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-27 16:45:00
PhilippinesIntroduced by a relative: Is this a red flag?

I was doing advance searches on VJ when I came up with topics that being introduced by a relative to a future fiance/fiancee can be a red flag. In my case I am kind of worry about this. I met my fiancee last year when I went home to the Philippines.  I (USC) was introduced by my uncle to my fiancee.  The next 11 months we spent the time everyday chatting online and our love developed. In April of this year I went home and spent next three weeks with my fiancee, met her family and she met mine and we got engaged during our engagement party.  

 

Will this be an issue to the USEM that I met her via my uncle?  Should I have my uncle write an affidavit about our meeting? Should I have my fiancee friend's or my coworkers write affidavit to show that our relationship is genuine?

 

Will the following proof be enough to prove our ongoing relationship?  Hundreds of facebook chat logs, her postings and my postings on each other's facebook wall with our pictures together taken during skype sessions with date of postings showing up,  skype logs, a few emails ( we dont email each other much), greeting cards I sent via LBC.  Receipt of Johnny air or LBC packages I sent , flower and bear sent during Valentines day with a receipt from Paypal as well as the vendor , Facetime screen shots, some Google voice and Skype voice call logs.  

 

We also did travel together to various places in the Philippines and we have plane stubs to proved that we were together.  We have lots of pictures together from the various places we visited as well as pictures of our engagement party. There are pictures of me with her family . We went to Singapore and have passport stamps to prove our trip as well as plane boarding pass.

 

If needed I have xoom or western union receipts of money I sent her ,but Im not submitting this since USEM might construe this differently.  And just to be sure, I am going with her to USEM during her interview. 

 

Do you guys think we have a strong case to prove our ongoing relationship?

 

 

I do not think it will be a problem. How you met is not so important. The quality of your relationship is the important thing.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-30 08:39:00
PhilippinesUPS, FedEx, LBC, USPS

Will the Embassy accept forms that are copies like the affidavit of support & employment letter?

 

I sopke with a supervisor at NVC this morning about scanning and sending via emails so papers could be printed there rather than sending a packet.

 

I was told it 'depends on the embassy', contact them to see if that is acceptable.

 

But to expect they would want original signatures and that copies would not do...

 

Just FYI...

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-07-30 16:13:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130, box 14

 

from what I understand of the situation, the M-I-L is presenting being petitioned by the OP's wife, and is awaiting an interview. upon arrival, the

M-I-L will petition her daughter (F2A), who is now 20 years old, unmarried, and will turn 21 next July.

 

You are 100% correct!

 

Got the email about an interview being scheduled Oct 3rd only to discover it was a 'mistake' and that we did not have an interview actually scheduled and was told there was no idea when one would be scheduled...

 

I am having my Senator look into it now.

 

Hopfully Senator Grassley will be able to find out what is happening.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-09-11 14:52:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130, box 14

I think it is the Category on the GC.  I'm guessing CF1?

 

My wife no longer has a GC as she is now a USC. They took it when she signed her papers.

 

I am filling out papers for my Mother-in-Law to submit for her daughter. My wife's sister.

 

I am thinking her class would be IR5 but I am trying to confirm it.

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-30 07:59:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130, box 14

Hummm.... I will need to take a look at that...

 

Thanks!!


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-29 16:52:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130, box 14

 

I think this is what you're looking for...  http://www.uscis.gov...-0-0-32054.html

 

I found that a while back.

 

Not a clue what the garb-al-de-###### means...

 

I want a english version in non-government speak...

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-29 16:17:00
PhilippinesLooking for information on I-130, box 14

Greetings!

 

I am filling out an I-130 and hit a stumbling block on Box 14.

 

What is the "Class of Admission" it speaks about and where can I get a list and an explanation of what the different classes are?

 

Thanks

 

-Phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-08-29 15:19:00
PhilippinesHow many people have received those bogus NVC appointment letters?

because when I call NVC they say there is no interview scheduled and the letter was 'a mistake'...


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-09-12 07:24:00
PhilippinesHow many people have received those bogus NVC appointment letters?

Hello everyone,

 

Just looking for folks who have received the bogus appointment letters.

 

We got one for my mother in laws application.

 

Now we sit and wait for who know how long with no explanation on whe the letters were sent or what we can do about it.

 

-phil


PhiLandShiRFemalePhilippines2013-09-11 20:10:00