Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	MEDICAL at St. Lukes...	As I understand it, you get bad news but do not get any good news. Your only clue is that St Lukes keeps your passport after the 2nd day. If you interview is within a week of your medicals they will most likey return your passport and tell you its because they can't get it over to the embassy before your interview. Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-01-28 13:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	Hello everyone, I know there must be some tax folks out there who understand the I-134 requirments. My question (questions) is (are): At what point are the tax records for 2008 required for an I-134? As soon as possible? Only after April 15th? Or just as soon as I get my 2008 taxes filed?? Thanks for any imput on this! Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-01-29 11:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I recieved Letter from Manila Consulate	QUOTE (mamalou @ Jan 30 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yesterday I received Letter from USEManila dated 01/29/2009, but I have called USEM already for my interview appointment & its gonna be on Feb 12/2009. I hope for Almighty guidance. Good Luck to all! & those with Feb appointment. Congrats!! Get your medical done this next week!! Wish you the best of luck with that too!! Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-01-31 08:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	how long you wait to call the embassy to schedule the interview?????	QUOTE (marybeth @ Jan 13 2009, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello!!!how long did you wait before you schedule your interview after the nvc sent the papers to the embassy?????????? I waited 2 weeks and then called. I was told to wait 2 more weeks but I plan to call after only one more week GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-01-13 22:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 - Letter of Emploiyment Question	You might want to think about including a copy of your bank statements for the past few months as well. Just to show that your cash flow is in good order. I think the letter from your employer is a Must Have. -Phil QUOTE (rsn @ Oct 19 2009, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (rstout95 @ Oct 19 2009, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi, We have a scheduled interview date at the embassy in Manila now for a K-1 visa. I am working on the I-134. I have all of my tax returns and W-2's for the past 4 years. But I have a question on the letter of employment. How important is it to have a letter from my manager on company letterhead? The reason I ask is I work for a large company that uses a service called "The Work Number" to verify employment and salary. I can easily login there and get a form sheet with all of the pertinent info and has the company logo on it. But it isn't an actual letter signed by my manager. That one would take some more time to obtain since I am located in the US and he works out of his home in Ireland. If I need to get an actual letter I am sure I can... but will take longer and our company prefers using the service to verify employment. Also, how important is it to have letters from your banks if salary is more than enough to meet income guidelines? Thanks. -Bryan No need to declare any assets at all if your salary is sufficient. Regarding the employment letter, I'd better let someone from the Philippines chime in since handling of I-134s can vary depending on the consulate.	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-10-19 12:51:00
Canada	Volunteering while waiting for EAD	Hi, My wife is volunteering at the day care center across the block from our house. She can walk over in the morning and come home for lunch. Its great. After her green card arrives she is told she will have a full time job there. Shir works in the nursery, 13 babies!! Of course she shares them with 4 others but she is very fussy when it comes to 'her' babies! Its so sweet to listen to her talk about her special babies when she gets home. Her eyes just light up and she gets this big smile on her face.... Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-05-20 09:56:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	My will be removing conditions this June	Greetings, My wife will be filing for removal of conditions this June. After that she will apply for citizenship as soon as she can. I understand that she can not file any sooner, for citizenship, than 3 years after she removes conditions. That being said... when does the 3 year clock start ticking? From the date on her new 10 year card or from the date of approval to remove conditions?? Why do I ask you might question??? Well... She has a younger sister who could come over with her parents if the timing is right. Her sister is going to be approaching 21 years old about the time my wife could become a citizen. If we file to bring her parents over, after my wife is a citizen, this should include all younger children as I understand things. Yes? No?? This would include her younger sister... But.... If this sister turns 21 after we file, is she still included on the parents application?? Grandfathered in so to speak... Thanks for any info on this. -Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2011-01-28 16:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	HELP! Visa interview "unscheduled" by NVC?? (merged)	received again today 10/03/2013 notification for interview on Nov 12 at 6:15 am. hope this is not an error again from NVC   Ours was Nov 7th and I called NVC to confirm!   Medical set for the 15th!   -phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2013-10-11 17:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	HELP! Visa interview "unscheduled" by NVC?? (merged)	Our date is sometime in Feb. but I do not recall the exact date. I will need to look when I get home.	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2013-09-16 13:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	HELP! Visa interview "unscheduled" by NVC?? (merged)	I would like to hear more about this letter. I sent a letter to Senator Grassley, he is top man in government on immigrations these days. I am also one of his constituents so I expect to hear something soon. We need to get everyone who has had this happen to them and all contact Senator Grassley.   -Phil	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2013-09-13 11:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	HELP! Visa interview "unscheduled" by NVC?? (merged)	What?? already closed Oct interview dates??	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2013-09-11 10:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	HELP! Visa interview "unscheduled" by NVC?? (merged)	same thing happened to me! i was trying to get my mom and i just got an email with the interview date for my mom and abt 24hrs getting the mail, they called me that there was no interview date yet! it was an ERROR!! i am so F***ing  mad right now!	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2013-09-11 10:15:00
Philippines	Vaccination Requirments	QUOTE (sunandmoon @ Nov 15 2008, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Vaccination Requirements United States immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. Panel physicians who conduct medical examinations of immigrant visa applicants are required to verify that immigrant visa applicants have met the vaccination requirements. See IV Vaccination Requirements for the list of required vaccinations and additional information. As a fiancé(e), you are not required to fulfill this requirement at the time of your medical examination for a fiancé(e) visa. However, you may want to do so. These vaccinations are required when you adjust status following your marriage. http://travel.state....tml#Vaccination Ok, I now understand that they are required before a Change of Status. Last question is: Is the CoS required within the 90 day window? Thanks, GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-15 19:30:00
Philippines	Vaccination Requirments	Good Morning (Afternoon) everyone. It is so nice to have this site for help and assistance. Without it I would be pretty much lost. Thank you everyone for all your posts! I would like to know when the vaccinations are absolutely required. I have a friend who just got to the US from the Phillipines and we chat from time to time. She is SOOOOOOooooooo very happy with her new husband and he is a great guy. A really luck SOB in fact cause she is a really sweet gal. But I digress... On our last chat she spoke about getting all the vaccinations for herself and her kids. With all the costs of getting her here, they are running a bit short of cash and were going to delay getting all the shots for everyone. She thinks they cannot file the Change of Status until all the shots are given and are going to delay doing so. I thought a Change of Status was required... I was under the impression that all vaccinations were required before she could apply for citizenship, not Change of Status... AND that Change of Status was mandated within the 90 day time frame. She went through hell to get here and I don't want to see something go wrong. She said they called immigrations and were told as long as they were married its ok... I am not sure I would accept that... Does anyone know the facts on this?? Thanks for everything and to everyone! GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-15 13:38:00
Philippines	NVC to MANILA EMBASSY, HOW LONG?	QUOTE (john & jean @ Nov 20 2008, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (marea @ Nov 20 2008, 02:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah give them 1 to 2 weeks and try calling again, if your MNL case number ready for interview schedule and you could choose your desired date. In the meantime you can now work on the Document Verification which can be downloaded in the USEM website and get instruction there how to pay DV. In most cases this is the cause of delay of VISA issuance because this would take 3 to 4weeks to process... Here's the USEM website in the Phils. http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3024.html you could download here the packet 3. Goodluck! mmm.. I think d.v. has been suspended, there are new proceedures that need to be followed.... Any one have a URL to support this change? I would really like to see some official statement on this.... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-20 16:42:00
Philippines	Passed medical but might have ruined my interview results :(	QUOTE (Hunnybaby @ Nov 24 2008, 07:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To all who shared their thoughts, and opinions, most especially, those who prayed for me on this day( esp Fe, Bheng, Uday), THANK YOU ALL GUYS!!!! I got a pink SLIP today!!!! ======================================================================== Pre screener - I was jst asked - So your daughter will just follow? and I said, yes.... no more follow up on that.... Final Interview - asked those common questions for K1..then... The CO ( window 29, i think early 30's, Lady CO) continued... "so, your daughter, from your past relationship? ex bf?" Instead of just confirming her assumption, not to deceive them, I just replied, She's been my dependant since she was one month old, then was asked, Legal adoption? I said, informal adoption. Then she told me, "do you know that you cannot bring a child w/o legal adoptions? " I replied, we plan to legalize everything later and that we just included her on the petition so she won't be unknown later. She just replied, "ok". Then, after scanning my papers again, she told me the GREATEST line I've ever heard from her.... " Okay, your visa is approved! wait outside and your name will be called again." I replied, thank you and she closed it with "Goodluck!" wohooooooooooooooooo! Again, thanks for all the prayers! This is wonderfuil news indeed. I am very happy for you. Because you told the CO that you planned to make the adoption legal you must follow through on that or you could have big problems!! Good Luck on your new life. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-24 09:06:00
Philippines	question about ds156, ds156k and ds157	Also Please check here: http://travel.state....forms_1342.html these aare the ones I am using. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-26 10:31:00
Philippines	Medical Form	Hi, Thanks for all the replies! I understand that the doctors at St. Lukes give the shots and that its included in the cost there. However... Everything I read here at VJ says the doctors will only give a few. anti cervical cancer,MMR, HPV and varicella to name a couple... The list of required shots is about 20 long... No one can get all of those at one time. Not and live anyway... I wanted to get her started on some of the others on the list but was confused about this form the doctor insisted we needed to get from the embassy... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-03 22:52:00
Philippines	Medical Form	Hello Everyone! I was going to have my love get started on some of the shots required for the medical but her doctor told her that a form issued by the embassy was required so he could record the shot dates and other information. I have not heard of a form issued by the embassy... Is this downloadable or is the doctor mistaken? GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-03 17:38:00
Philippines	HOLY COW!!	One person puts in the wrong dates and it shifts things by 8 weeks? I am not sure I would call that plausible... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-01 17:22:00
Philippines	HOLY COW!!	I see my slot on Igors has not changed just my adjudication date on the timeline. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-01 15:09:00
Philippines	HOLY COW!!	Thanks for your reply. Trust me, I do understand being patient...I been waiting for months as it is. I have noticed the date shifting a few days from time to time but this is the first I have seen is shift 8 full weeks! I am simply trying to understand what would cause such a HUGE increase in time. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-01 14:23:00
Philippines	HOLY COW!!	Last week I checked my timeline and it was looking like I would get NOA2 sometime this month. This morning I checked and its shifted to the first week in Feb!!! I lost 8 weeks over the holidays!! I was reading posts last week from July filers who got NOA2 in Nov. I filed in August with CSC. Did something happen? 8 more weeks is a LONG time! Anyone out the who filed in July with CSC who has their NOA2 now? GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-01 14:12:00
Philippines	WILL IT BE TURKEY OR FILIPINO FOOD FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER?	I will stay at home, stare out the window, watch the snow blow across the yard and wonder what the sky looked like when the grass was green... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-25 12:12:00
Philippines	TO ALL FILIPINOS	WOW, your bouquet of flowers in your Friendster page is absolutely beautiful!! Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!! GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-10 15:22:00
Philippines	Visa application Fees	Oh Well... 600... 650... about the same as for the $650 for the one way ticket. I plan to fly over and get my sweety when the time comes so I will spend more. I just cant allow her to fight through customs alone... And a long time friend had to fight with ariport staff in Manila just to get on the plane. They made her kids cry and everthing. Then accused her of making them cry. She is a tough lady and gave it right back to them and they backed off. She is now very happy in her new home here in the US with the man of her dreams. The Thousand Bucks to get AOS is a complete rip off however and I don't even want to start in on that!! GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-10 14:21:00
Philippines	Visa application Fees	I think there is a fee for the counseling. About 600Php I think... Please correct me if I am wrong... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-10 12:00:00
Philippines	Friggin Case Status Online	Welcome to the stupidity of the US government... No one ever said anything was done well over here. Get used to it, Get over it, Move on... I have lived with it for over 52 years... Does not mean I am happy about it, but thats just the way it is... GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 10:44:00
Philippines	DS-156K Nonimmigrant Application fee	Hello Everyone, I will be visiting my honey this Christmas and I was wondering if I can pay for her 156K Application when I get there. We have not received our NOA2 yet... Is the tracking number required when this application is submitted? Thanks for all the help from this site and all the kindness from the members. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas ( Happy Holidays to the spoil sports ) GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-12 11:00:00
Philippines	BELOW ZERO DEGREEES	-2 F here this morning, 35MPH winds make for a -35 F Wind Chill. Got 6 to 8 inches of snow forcast to tomorrow so the drive to work will be very entertaining to say the least... Merry Christmas to Everyone!!! Oh!! CSC is working on August fillers now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-15 09:24:00
Philippines	Questions about the interview	QUOTE (Corbin @ Nov 21 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (GreatWhiteNorth @ Nov 21 2008, 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you everyone for your encouragement. I found the poverty level charts so I know I make enough to be ok for that. They can be found here: http://www.visapro.c...les/?a=394&z=64 I also have my tax records all set and I have my phone logs and chat sessions all printed. I will be back in Philippines this Christmas to visit Shirryl and her family so we will have lots of new photos. I am not sure what else I need... Oh, the employment letter... That should have date of hire, amount I am making, that I am in good standing... What else in the letter?? GWN You need to look at this page for up to date poverty guideline http://travel.state..../info_1327.html Well... Even with those numbers I am 350% or better of the poverty level so I will not worry about that! Thanks for the update. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-21 15:24:00
Philippines	Questions about the interview	QUOTE (Allan_D @ Nov 21 2008, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am 60 and my wife is 35. She just had her interview (passed!). The CO did not ask about age directly but she did ask "Why this guy?". My wife's answer: "Because he is the one who asked me" lol I guess that satisfied her. That is about the most perfect reply I can think of. I wish you both the very best in your future years. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-21 11:57:00
Philippines	Questions about the interview	Thank you everyone for your encouragement. I found the poverty level charts so I know I make enough to be ok for that. They can be found here: http://www.visapro.c...les/?a=394&z=64 I also have my tax records all set and I have my phone logs and chat sessions all printed. I will be back in Philippines this Christmas to visit Shirryl and her family so we will have lots of new photos. I am not sure what else I need... Oh, the employment letter... That should have date of hire, amount I am making, that I am in good standing... What else in the letter?? GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-21 10:47:00
Philippines	Questions about the interview	Hi, I was reading over a post : http://www.visajourn...h...ost&id=4619 And the last few words have me a bit worried... "I asked some of them why it took so long and it's either there are some documents missing or the age gap is too big." What is this about age?? I was under the impression that age was of little consequence. I am older than my fiancée and now I am worried that there may be problems that will result in a failed interview. What can anyone tell me about this? Thanks GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-20 19:49:00
Philippines	k1 filers to NEBRASKA...	QUOTE (phgirllovesjoe @ Dec 17 2008, 01:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ez2007 @ Dec 17 2008, 03:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Our lawyer sent our application to Nebraska last November 1, 2007. It was returned to the lawyer (she should have known better ) Nov. 27, a delay of almost a month for the reason that they no longer process K-1 applications. Attached was an instruction to send it to California Service Center. Merry Christmas ! Hi,ohhh really thank you that someone answer my questions here,anyways my fiance is from ALASKA?what do you think w/c service center we can choose? ADVANCE MERRY CHRISTMAS!!GOD BLESS! Hi Welcome to VJ!! I am pretty sure the Alaska filers will use the Califorina Service Center for filing all K1 applications. Your lawyer should have been fully aware of this... Almost any questions you have can be answered but the wonderful folks here at VJ. Good luck with your journey! GWN PS: I lived in Alaska for a number of years, I hope you like cold weather...	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-17 11:58:00
Philippines	does anybody know a pill or medication to delay menstrual period?	QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 19 2008, 01:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (GreatWhiteNorth @ Dec 19 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 19 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> there's a pill call "pregnancy" that prevents periods for 9 months. Perhaps so but I don't think you can buy that over the counter... well, you could......... Perhaps a really.... short ...counter then....	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-19 14:50:00
Philippines	does anybody know a pill or medication to delay menstrual period?	QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 19 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> there's a pill call "pregnancy" that prevents periods for 9 months. Perhaps so but I don't think you can buy that over the counter...	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-19 14:38:00
Philippines	Best Phone Cards to Call Philippines?	I use Yahoo and it cost me 19 cents a minute. GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-12-19 21:08:00
Philippines	August 27 K1 filers	QUOTE (Maribob @ Nov 26 2008, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello i am i am waiting for the Noa2 this dec..anyone who have the same date like me? Hi, Our NOA1 August 13th. Hoping for a NOA2 this Dec too! GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2008-11-27 09:46:00
Philippines	Letter from NVC	Hello everyone! I just got my letter from NVC that shows my MNL2008xxxxx case number. Can my SO now file her DS-156 application now?? Can she schedule her medical now? I know I need to wait till Manila gets the paperwork to schedule her interview... Thanks GWN	PhiLandShiR	Female	Philippines	2009-01-05 20:46:00