ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesFrom Manila to the Us?
My Fiance wants to send me 3 documents of paper, From Davao it took like 3 weeks to get a card from her , Would regular mail from manila be any faster? would it be worth going to DHL or FED EX for such a small package?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-17 20:38:00
PhilippinesReasons you were denied K1 or 221(g)
Philippines is pretty easy if you have all the documents. We were worried and Her interview went smooth. He told her " your lucky your cute and pregnant" .... I didn't know how to take that . But you rarely hear of a philippine being denied.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-21 20:13:00
PhilippinesInterview Results...

that's very nice of them to give her a ticket.

*I meant Visa
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-20 10:02:00
PhilippinesInterview Results...
So Jovie ann called me as soon as she got back. She was crying and all she kept saying was sorry, I knew it was the worst. The moment we waited so long for was all for nothing. Until she took her hands away from her face smiling and Said " Babe! I was approved" She said it was pretty easy ,but the CO kept intending that she ran from korea, she didn't have her records from there , She explained to them she could obtain them , and she worked there for 6 monthes and extended her visa for 6 monthes , she didn't run anywhere. Finally, have they debated it , she was approved , and they told her to expect her ticket by feb 1st. Finally , I will see my my love again. Thank you all for your time and support , and all your help along the way , along with the encouragement. Couldn't have a bigger burden lifted off my shoulders!

Chad and Jovie!
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-20 05:12:00
Philippinesvisit fiance in phil

Is it really good advice to suggest its no problem to have a baby without Visa approval? A baby needs two parents, not one. If you are so sure you are going to get the Fiancee Visa, first buy the engagment ring, then I would suggest you buy the plane ticket now for 2 weeks after her interview. That is real confidence but for some reason a baby less of a decision?

After that, I would still think twice on planning a baby before you get the Visa. No one knows your ability to get the Visa except the CO. I think it is a bad idea to get pregnant before you even have the Visa or even live together. I read a few hours ago where a woman has been in the US less than a month and now wants to come home to the Philippines pregnant.

I 'd have to agree , My new addition was in no way planned but we were blessed and very lucky with our process time. She made will make it over here just before her 7 month mark. If you get your fiance pregnant and your visa gets RFED or Refused and your wife can't fly you have to wait a bit longer to be with her , and you could possibly miss the birth of your child, which was my biggest worry. You might want to really think if you want to rush a child in this world, whats the rush on having a baby ? Why not wait and let your fiance enjoy a few months of American life before she is weighed down to a trash can :P
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-22 15:42:00
Philippinesvisit fiance in phil
I am pretty sure Philippines is one of those states that need a Visa to go just about anywhere. I could be wrong though.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-21 20:11:00
PhilippinesContact USEM

ConsManilaNIV@state.gov. (02) 902-8930 and (02) 982-5555, open from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Thanks1!!!
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-26 08:49:00
PhilippinesContact USEM
My fiance wants to contact Manila USEM , but can't find the contact # to call from overseas, she can't get a tracking to her 2g0 and she is getting worried because they told her by 2/1 shed have it. Shes pregnant and grumpy , I told her not to worry but honestly, shes driving me crazy :P. Does anyone know the number so she can call and bug them , and not me ?

lol thanks
~Chad
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-26 06:50:00
PhilippinesQuick ?

It was about a week for my wife to get it between printing and delivery in Davao City. We were pretty quick on that compared to others at the same time last September. 2go never was able to track her visa, and even the day she received it, calls to them said they didn't know where it was or if they even had it. Some other's waiting at the same time waited two weeks from printing to delivery. I know we were all set to rebook her airline tickets if it didn't show up by the day after it did. I should mention there was a 2 day holiday in the Philippines between our approval and printing to the delivery, which kind of mucked up the timing and knowing exactly when things happened.

I really hope she gets it in time. Good luck.

Do the PI send mail on Sat or Sun ?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-27 18:43:00
PhilippinesQuick ?
So they pretty much send it right off after they print it ?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-27 13:37:00
PhilippinesQuick ?

For her to get the Visa on Feb 1st 2Go would have in on either Jan 30 or 31st.

When Anna got Carlo's Visa In Dec (2011) it showed up in 2go tracking the evening before she received it.

Anna had asked about pick-up at the Embassy and was told they don't do that anymore but you can arrange with 2go to pick it up at one of their locations.

The time between Interview approval and Visa delivery is the longest few days of both of your loves but it will pass. Back in December it was taking just about 1 week from Approval at Interview to Visa in Hand with a few taking a couple of days more.

yeah she inquired but they told her they dont allow pick up at hte embassy. They printed it off yesterday , So hopefully she can get it by the 1st .... ohhhh the fusteration.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-26 19:34:00
PhilippinesQuick ?

I would think it would be easier on your Bride to stay with her family for the month rather then being on the military base by herself as you will be gone for a month. Just saying...

She wouldnt be on a military base she would be with my parents. I want to get enrolled in deers and start her benefits before I go. Besides is getting to the borderline of flight in her pregnacy.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-26 12:02:00
PhilippinesQuick ?
Do you think they would let her pick up the visa instead of waiting for it to be delivered? Reason we ask is becuse I am going away for traiing for a month and they told her she would receive her visa by the 1st... which is when she needs it to get here before I go away to JRTC. If I call the embassy on her behalf can i arrange for a pick up instead of 2g0 ? As it stands now the embassy still didnt mail off the visa.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-26 10:39:00
Philippinespre departure Seminar
My Fiance told me the CFO people hounded her over my last divorce , while the CO at the interview never even asked anything accept her time in Korea.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-22 15:37:00
PhilippinesInterviews from 1/20 or later

not yet :(

Yeah my lil fiance has been going everyday since wedesday to check and they dont have any tracking number or anything. :( I just hope she makes it in time for her flight this friday
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 02:14:00
PhilippinesInterviews from 1/20 or later
Anyone get their Visas in hand yet?!?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-29 22:24:00
PhilippinesHow to set up Embassy Interview?

How do I set up the Embassy Interview in Manila?

Do we pay the fee before setting up a time or can we set up a time then pay?

Staying near Robbinson Plaza mall. Where is nearest BPI bank? Do you need a form to take there to pay fee?

Go to BPI with your case number of the NOA2. Its like 246$(around that) for the interview / visa fee. After that it will take like 24 hours and there is a website where you can set the interview up from there.... I don't have it on hand but im sure you can find it in a search on these forums. When my fiance paid , she could of chosen as soon as a week from that point to get her interview.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 22:24:00
PhilippinesCan't get work verification letter - how bad is this?

I could, if only my boss weren't in the UK. Sometimes, distributed software development has its disadvantages.

Honestly if your job is safe and you know your there for awhile ,just slam the signature on it , Its not like they will call and verify. :whistle:
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 18:40:00
PhilippinesCan't get work verification letter - how bad is this?

And by the way, I don't know what it would mean to try to have the web page notarized.... the bank employee really can't verify that I really did go to a web page. Maybe I could write up a separate letter that I sign myself in front of a notary, declaring that this is really printed out from the official work verification web site where I work... no idea though...

I just typed up a letter in form of a Army memo , and then had my Squad leader sign it. It worked. Perhaps you could just type up what you make , who you work for , and your position and have them sign it ?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 11:02:00
PhilippinesClose one!!!

Reason why there are fixers and scammers is because there are people who are willing to pay. She should not have paid 2GO. They receive visas from embassy and deliver it the next day. That is the proper procedure. I got mine delivered right away on my gate.

Yeah , its pretty stupid. They really got her on that one. She thought she wouldnt recieve it till the 2nd and her flight is on the 3rd.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 22:27:00
PhilippinesClose one!!!
Jesus! I didn't realise how much she paid them . Appartenly they werent apost to deliver it till the 2nd. they wanted 2000 peso for her to get it early, I told her she got scamed. But she wanted the visa so bad that she gave them her money for the ticket to manila. I am disgusted right now , how can they hold her mail ? I would of punched them in the face.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 22:07:00
PhilippinesClose one!!!

My dead little filipina fiance went to the courier yesterday and slipped the 2go guy some cash to tell her when the Visa would be there. She got a call this morning telling her tocome pick it up that they are holding it instead of shipping it to the next 2go site. Thank god , I thhought iwas going to have to book another ticket !

Dear*** not dead lol
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 21:14:00
PhilippinesClose one!!!
My dead little filipina fiance went to the courier yesterday and slipped the 2go guy some cash to tell her when the Visa would be there. She got a call this morning telling her tocome pick it up that they are holding it instead of shipping it to the next 2go site. Thank god , I thhought iwas going to have to book another ticket !
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 20:49:00
Philippinesafter marriage?
I got the marriage cert. and its ready for us to sign when she gets here on friday :). In co , we can marry ourselves , pretty simple. What after wards? Will she be able to use her new last name and such right away or is there other things we need to do with USCIS?
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-02-01 22:46:00
PhilippinesThings you found strange about the Philippines
A few things stuck out , but I loved the Philippines. The place I visited was poor, but everyone there was happy and content with their life. They didn't want more. When I would take Jovie's family out to eat ,you can tell they really enjoyed it , When we went to blue jazz in Samal , We got a nice room and I remember how happy her parents were to sleep in a tent on the beach. I didn't kick them out or anything thats what they wanted to do I kinda felt stupid because now me and Jovie had this big room and I thought maybe to others it looked like I kicked them out of the mansion :bonk: . I loved the kids there. They played outside and roasted in the sun happily "Tumbling" .They would follow me everywhere. I remember buying them all some cola from the little stand and they would drink it as fast as they could to hear themselves burp.the deemed themselves my body guards. The most surprising to me is there was a big storm one night. Wind blowing , rain pouring , It was crazy. A tree fell and smashed the house down that was RIGHT behind Jovie's parents, and thank god the little boy who lived there wasn't in his room sleeping, because it was smashed. I remember looking up as I was helping get the water out of the porch( I guess you would call it a porch....) Area , and I saw a freaking roof flying down the road. I remember thinking ... what have I got myself into now... But the crazy part to me , was after the storm how all the fils got together at the end , and laughed about it , counted their blessings , and the next morning they were helping each other put back together the damages. I mean I don't know about you guys that my trip really changed my outlook on alot of things in life.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-22 15:59:00
PhilippinesThings you found strange about the Philippines

Balut and fish paste that has an odor powerful enough to suppress life everywhere it drifts.

I m sorry but Durion had to be the most horrific smell I have ever come across , man if they droppd a few hundred of those on a state , World Domination.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-22 15:46:00
PhilippinesK1 Visa Approved

Congrats on getting your Visa! Wish you the best and a safe trip here!

Congratulations!!!!
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-21 18:12:00
PhilippinesK1 VISA APPROVED!!!!!!!!!! yahoooooooo ;)

Nope, it took less than a year...got NOA2 on the 6th month from the date we applied to USCIS...only 10 months for us...good luck to your journey! :)

gratzzzzz
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-23 20:44:00
PhilippinesSingapore Police Clearance

Unfortunately according to the DOS website Singapore police clearances (COC) for non-singaporeans no longer residing in the country are available. It is the CNCC which is no longer available to non-residents.
Singapore Police clearance according to DOS

This Singapore government website states how to get the COC and they confirm what you said that you will need (among other things) a letter from the US government stating that they are requiring you to get it.

You can try and call the American Embassy in Manila to see if they will issue such a letter prior to your interview so that you can get your COC ahead of time or you can wait until you interview. At your interview they will either tell you the "CNCC" from Singapore is no longer available and therefore waive the requirement or they will tell you to obtain the "COC" which is available to non-citizens who no longer reside in the country. In which case you can ask them for a letter stating that they are requiring the clearance and you can use that to obtain the COC. Usually if a police record is listed as being available on the DOS website your local embassy will require you to get it so my guess is that they will require you to get the COC.

I stand corrected =/
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-30 22:05:00
PhilippinesSingapore Police Clearance

?
Did your fiance worked or stayed in South Korea for a period of at least 6 months? or was it just for Korean trip or short vacation?

I called again to Singapore Police, they said that I need an official letter from US Embassy saying that I need to obtain such Police Clearance before they can process one for me..Only with that letter, then they will issue.

she was there for a year. I think you will be ok without it , as long as you put your work history and explain to them what happened. thats all she had to do .
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-29 23:02:00
PhilippinesSingapore Police Clearance

Hi,

Ask ko lang po if anyone recently able to get a Police Clearance from Singapore and submitted sa Visa Interview?
I just called Singapore Police and they told me that they have already stopped beginning Oct 2010, to issue Police Clearances for Foreigners.

Thanks.

My fiance just went to her interview , and South Korea was marked unobtainable , so she didn't need them. You shouldn't need them either.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-29 22:44:00
PhilippinesAge difference of fiance to fiancee?

Philipina :bonk:



Filipino - Filipina

Tomato Tamato B-)
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-06 14:12:00
PhilippinesAge difference of fiance to fiancee?
When I went to Davao I saw alot of Older Americans with younger Philipinas. I was envyious . Kept telling my fiance I hope I can get women like that when I am that old. Of course I get a big slap =) . Now all my older friends want to go find them a philipina. LoL. All joking aside , Age is nothing, but our age difference is only by 2 years , 27 and 25.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-06 00:41:00
Philippines1040 vs IRS Transcripts

Last time I checked the transcripts are free but to request a 1040 it cost $ 57.00. Form # 4506 is what you need to fill out to order it.
http://www.irs.gov/t...pics/tc156.html

Odd , I just called and got mine like 2 monthes ago , No cost at all. Like I said online everywhere I went costed money , but when I called and waited like 2 hours to ttalk to someone , they just sent it to me.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-17 19:57:00
Philippines1040 vs IRS Transcripts

Well, I guess we won't be having our interview until I file now... thank God this is not November. You can order a 1040 from the IRS but it takes 60 days and $ 57.00. I have the check made out but I think I will just submit 2011 1040 when I file it.

This guy was rejected for bringing Transcripts only.

http://www.visajourn...21g-tax-return/

It shouldn't cost you any money , I got my 1040s and w2s for the last 3 years and it only took a week to get to me. Just call em up and tell them you need it ASAP. Getting them online costs a bit of money ,but directly from the IRS should cost you nothing!
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-17 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsOne-way ticket or round-trip ticket?

Oh, thats possible?! That'll be awesome!!! Flexible return flight :) sounds good :) Thanks for ur advice :) Appreciated big time!!! God bless :)

I used delta over the phoen and it was cheaper than any of the flights online. Plus it was only one stop before she got here. :)
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-02-02 10:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-1 Visa , Or CR-1?
So here is my situation... Its pretty complicated.

I joined the military a year ago today. Afterwards I was married , but blindly to the wrong women. My first duty station was korea, shortly after I found that my current wife was cheating and running around with another... I guess thats the way it works sometimes.. So we decided to divorce but of course the process isn't so easy overseas. It was uncontested and everything is finally coming to a end with her. Now with that , I met a good filipina here who captured my heart. She treats me better than any other has before. She was working here on a visa , and recently went back to the pines.

So I decided to Marry the right one this time... Of course in Korea the process is harder for a American Soldier. She went home in May 1st , I am leaving in September to head to FT. Carson. I would of tried to marry her here , but my divorce didn't go through quick enough and the chain won't let me because my divorce was final just recently... Oh well.

I am going to visit her in August to meet her family and see how she really lives. I'm excited. We want to marry in February... I was going to extend here , but lets just say life is miserable here as a Infantry man, so I decided to take my orders back to the states. She is worried that I will go back and realise how hard the process is and drop her... but I been through a lot of women , and finally this one gives me at ease feeling. I really want to see this through.

So My question is ... Would it be easier to marry her in the philippines and try for a CR1 Visa? Or try to bring her to the states on a K-1 Visa? how much time and money am I looking at for each and can I start some of the paper work now ? I have been trying to follow the posts on the steps but I pretty much don't know where to start. If I am stationed in the states , do I still need a commanders approval? I heard somewhere its alot faster to do a CR-1, but I know the plane ride after I leave here will be like 2000$ ... haha , not looking forward to that...Also ... will my recent divorce give me any trouble with marrying her in the future?

Thanks for the Info !

~P.S~ Please , no put downs. I know all the horror story's. This is not my first Rodeo.Life is funny... After coming here and living here for a year , I realised alot of american women could learn something from the eastern culture. Not just because they are submissive , but they give back what you put in, and they know how to love. I know there are good American women out there too , but they are a dime a dozen. Please help me out...

Edited by Theness, 21 May 2011 - 12:41 AM.

CazwikMalePhilippines2011-05-21 00:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEXPEDITE LETTER SIGNED BY COMMANDING OFFICER
Call the military hotline, then they will give you a number to fax your request, i got expedited 4 days after i faxed them the info.
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-09 13:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEasymarriagevisa.com? Does it work?
Never go with anyone with a garuntee, because you never know what will happen and i doubt you ll get your money back.. Also don't go with a Agent , Go with a immigration lawyer. I used Lawrence R Holmes , all they needed was my info and documentaion( copies of birth cert. , divorce decrees , evidence ect.) , they sent me the forms already typed up nice and neat , I signed them , sent the forms to my fiance to sign and We have our interview on friday and I don't have to worry weather we missed anything or not because they put our packet togather really nice. The reason you want to get a lawyer is because they can represent you, and speak on your behalf if something goes wrong. Agents can't they are more like spell checkers if even that. So make sure you choose realllly carefully if you decide to get help.

otherwise this place is great if you decide to do it on you own :), I am just to paranoid that I will write something wrong or mess something up lol.

Good luck!
CazwikMalePhilippines2012-01-17 02:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresGetting the I-129 togather
Thanks for your help guys. This helps a Little. To be honest , I'm still a little lost but hopefully I'll get through this!
CazwikMalePhilippines2011-05-28 20:17:00