ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesWhich St Lukes does the Medical Exam?

thank you
that may have just saved us some trouble




wow file (wwwfk1en.pdf) is great, does anyone know the link to the same form but for the CR-1?


for you http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfiven.pdf
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-15 17:12:00
PhilippinesReport of Marriage question

What about at the NSO? :unsure:


thats the reason why you need to report your marriage :D they will record your marriage here at the NSO back home ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-19 18:50:00
PhilippinesReport of Marriage question

I also have a question re: Report of Marriage. My husband and I got married in the civil court last month, but we also would like to go back to the Philippines later this year to get married in church. Which marriage should we report to the Philippine consulate and to NSO back home? :unsure:


your marriage here in the US :yes:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-19 18:37:00
PhilippinesMiddle names

Ok, I fell into a cultural difference trap. When I filled out the I-130 for the wife I put the same middle name I knew she had. What I didn't know is that when we got married that middle name dropped and her maiden last name became her middle name and then she took my last name. Think this will be a problem and if so what advice can you give.

Thanks


it will not be a problem when i got married i dropped my middle name (maiden name in the philippines) and i use my surname as my middle name now and then my husband's last name :thumbs:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-19 10:44:00
Philippinesbuying the ticket for Pam to come here what does she need

the PTA is at the airport right? is that where we had to pay the 750 pesos?


theres a booth at the airport where you can pay the terminal fee/travel tax
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-18 08:24:00
Philippinesmarriage license

oh yeah! i know exactly what you're saying...been there done that. even faster than you can think of...lol! but why encourage others specially newbie to cut the corners...? and also, you can not say that "it's only a marriage license....lol...you cant get married without it can you? lol. just remember, if you are aware of, that 1 pinay vj member was denied bcoz of what you called "just a marriage license"...lol. bcoz they've tried to cheat the system and thought that the embassy wouldn't find out about it...lol. guess what? the embassy did! they even called the LCR where the couple got their ML. cheated the system + fraud = visa denied.


:thumbs:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-23 14:35:00
Philippinesmarriage license

where do you get the marriage license in the Philippines. is it in the us embassy in manila


dude you cant file any petition if you wouldn't READ AND UNDERSTAND the guides you keep asking a lot of questions but you don't even answer in any of those threads if you UNDERSTAND or not! :bonk:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-21 18:45:00
PhilippinesUSPS

HUsband got our NOA1 today in the mail....wants to thank you all guys who gave my some ideas and not to worry too much on this USPS to get the NOA1...but anyway, my husband didnt receive the other NOA1 for my other daughter...how is that guys? is he going to call the USCIS? or just wait again? anyway, how can we track if the papers was approved? what site we will go here in VJ? Thanks guys...you guys rock!!!GodBLess us all


you can check your status here https://egov.uscis.g...is/Dashboard.do
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-23 09:15:00
PhilippinesChat/Call Documentation for Interview

My Interview is fast approaching and I'm really super nervous about it. This will be my first time in applying a visa in US and I don't have any idea what usually to expect but I'm keeping myself together for I know we will be fine for I have all the documents ready and good.

My question is - I have so many Skype, Yahoo and MSN Chat and Call Documents like 1300 pages and it's really heavy.. :lol:
These were our chat and call history since 2008 and I don't have any idea how will I carry all this stuff including my Primary Evidences that I'll be submitting. Is it alright to submit all of this? Or its too much? It's ready and we work hard to finish documenting everything.

Advice will be appreciated.


just bring some they wont read it tho :D
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-25 08:53:00
Philippinesneed help!

USEM will not give them LCM they are married :blink:


oh sorry my bad i didnt see that they "already married" :unsure:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-14 22:34:00
Philippinesneed help!

Hi to all!
First of all Happy Valentines day to all! (L) (L) (L) (L) (F) me and my wife are planning to go back to Philippines this coming october for our church wedding.Now one of the requirements is to get LEGAL CAPACITY TO MARRY.so here is my question.should i call USEM for Appointment or just walk in.?
And how many days it will take to get that Legal Capacity to marry?
I really need your advices here..i want to get it as early as i can..
Thanx.. :) :) (L)


MarknRoda


no appointment needed they are open 7 to 10am only for those who's getting a LEGAL CAPACITY TO MARRY

Edited by DianneWalgreens, 14 February 2010 - 08:26 PM.

RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-14 20:25:00
Philippinesim home...

:dance: :dance: :dance: yeah...hello guys...im happy now with a safety trip...thank god..im with charlie now..charlie and i will happy together,,,thank u guys for having u here posting message to calm charlie down while im on the air... :) i really like the tread...now i am starting for a new environment. and new life with charlie..we are going to get married soon..oopss...for the next month charlie celebrating his bday,i dont know wat will i do...help me guys...i want charlie to get him happy... :unsure: ...thank u..godbless all...


im pretty sure charlie wouldnt ask/want anythting now that you're in his arms now, why not just give him a card or cook something for him any pinoy food remember its the thought that counts ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-25 22:42:00
PhilippinesPam is in the air!!!!

Yeah, Mhay is telling me that if I cant find a cheap ticket for myself, that she could travel alone. the thing that sucks is I will only be able to get about 2 weeks off to come get her because of my job in alaska, right now we are shooting for the last week of may and beginning of june. I think it would be a an act of GOD to get us an interview in April.


sorry if i may interrupt :) Scott im curious about your papers i dont know how you working with the NVC but you were on expedited right? your AOS and DS230 should presented in USEM Manila and not in NVC :unsure: after i sent the DS 3032 they finally approved our petition and send the papers in Manila
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-25 10:45:00
PhilippinesPam is in the air!!!!

that is great !!! U both will be together before you know it !!!





I wont forget I just dont know how I will react when I see her walk through the gates !!!


I'll tell you its unexplainable! ;) when i saw my husband at the lobby of the airport he have a huge smile on his face but instead of giving him a hug and a kiss i bite him just to make sure he's my husband cause he's wearing his ACU uniform that time :lol:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-23 10:00:00
PhilippinesVISA RECIEVED!!! YAY!!!

Got my visa today! :dance:

thanks to all the VJers for helping me get through everything! (F) (F) (F) :thumbs:

God bless us all!!! :) and Good luck to those that's still processing!!!


congrats! don't forget the CFO :thumbs:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-25 06:01:00
Philippinestwo questions

do u need to make an appointment at the embassy to get the affidavit in lieu of a certificate of legal capacity to marry?

can my fiancee accompany me in the embassy?


no appointment needed its 7-10am only yes she can accompany you just bring your passport and pen
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-27 05:50:00
PhilippinesNBI Clearance

yeah, i didnt know how it was going to print out...so we just had them issue one in the maiden name too....it only cost 115 pesos extra. We did do the police clearance from her hometown too, but as stated before, you only really need the NBI clearance from everyone else's experience...I just wanted to make sure I had everything just in case.


hey Scott i see you're almost done with the NVC did your wife had her medical already?
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-20 06:39:00
PhilippinesNBI Clearance

Hi ,

Hi folks I have been reading your posts and learning from them, we are September filers too and just recently received our approval , now I'm starting to gather my next requirements for the NVC

I'm about to get an NBI clearance next week, so I have to get 2 NBI clearances??? One with my maiden name and another one for my married name?? did I understand it right?? And also do I need to get police clearance as well, I have never been to another country aside from USA when I visited Alaska.


you only need 1 NBI clearance when you fill up the form make sure you check the box that you're married and write your new name in there (your name) (your last name when you're still single) and your (last name now) it will came out like this (maiden last name) de (married last name) (first name) y (maiden middle name) and you dont need police clearance from other country if you didnt stay or work there not more than 6 months
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-20 06:03:00
Philippineswhat it called

CENOMAR


:thumbs:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-28 15:34:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package

Where is he stationed? I dont think I would be eligiable for that as i was previously married and I am not in an "overseas" location....it is an overseas location, but we dont get all the benefits of overseas.


So back to the original question...My wife only needs the NBI clearance from the PI and not separate police clearances right? I dont want to send anything extra if I dont need to.

Thanks


He's in Kuwait now in Arifjan. Yes, she only need the NBI but im not sure about the police clearance if you have to send it to NVC also i know police clearance should be presented in the interview
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 18:17:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package

I dont know how i will get her here for free as i have been at my current duty station for over a year now.


I did call them and they said I had to send an expedite request in to the NVC in a separate envelope with my request and military orders...but they said to just send in the DS-230 and I-864 packages to them anyway.


when did your RFE come into play? it was before the NVC right? or was it after it went there?


while were still waiting for noa2 hubby called USCIS and asked them how to get me faster USCIS said they sent us RFE and they need a copy of his order so he sent the RFE with a copy of his order and after 3 days we got approved from USCIS :) the army bought my ticket and after 3 weeks when i got here we got additional $2,400 on his paycheck have your wife in your orders or talk to your S1 about it ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 18:05:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package

HMMM i don't know. Even if I just had to send a copy of my military orders here or from my deployment to the NVC, that would be better. I was under the understanding that I would have to call at each stage of the process to expedite. When the USCIS expedited our case, they didnt ask for orders or anything...just my APO zipcode.


i think because you were already deployed when you call them being in the military you should use all your benefits to get your wife faster you can even get her a plane ticket for free and you will get paid also when she gets here ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 17:49:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package

im trying to call them now...it's busy....

I asked once before, but they said I wasnt expedited. Maybe the operator just said that, or maybe things changed in the past year. I hope this is true, but i am still getting the package ready...it would be much better feeling to be sending this back to my wife and not the NVC


im not sure how the military helpline work we didnt get our expedited from them my husband sent a copy of his order together with the RFE while our papers still in USCIS thats why after i sent the DS 3032 they sent our papers right away to USEM Manila
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 17:41:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package
you were expedited all through out your process not only with the USCIS nor NVC keep calling them twice or once a week to update your status cause even you got expedited they still taking their own sweet time
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 17:22:00
PhilippinesQuck question on DS-230 package

I have read that all that is needed to send to the NVC is the NBI clearance from the philippines. Is that correct? We do have police clearances for Mhay's hometown (in maiden and married names) are they required or just extra junk for them to nit-pick over? I am putting together the package and need to know if I should send the Police Clearances along with the NBI... Just need some reassurance that I am doing it right. :blink: Thanks


call NVC your AOS and DS230 should present at USEM Manila since you were expedited :unsure:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 17:09:00
PhilippinesResearch Study, need help lng sa research study ng sister's brother in law ko sa P
did you really join this forum just for your research :whistle:

Edited by DianneWalgreens, 02 March 2010 - 06:07 AM.

RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 06:06:00
PhilippinesNeed help K-1 visa

Hi everyone i am new here and I need help with filing a K-1 visa.My future wife is from the Philippines and we want to marry here in the U.S.A what will I need to start the k-1Visa and where do I find the forms and what forms will I need..Thank you


:guides: http://www.visajourn...amp;page=guides
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 10:32:00
PhilippinesQuestion for those who have interviewed already...

In my case, I was not asked about I-864 but I had copies (all our documents) on hand just incase they wanted it. Everything you submitted in USCIS and NVC will be in the CO's hands.


in expedited case like mine after we paid the AOS the NVC sent my papers to USEM Manila right away and they told my husband to just present the AOS papers on my interview the USEM Manila is the one who sent my appointment letter with the DS 230
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-05 12:12:00
PhilippinesHas anyone gotten a chest X-ray in the Philippines before the medical exam?

Thanks for the price estimate. I've also heard a range of 500-1,000php.


Do you or your wife happen to know a place that might have a "high-tech" X-ray machine?


What makes you say that? I've seen some horror stories on here of people who had previous chest X-rays look clean but St. Luke's still found abnormalities! :o


It sounds to me like St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic ONLY performs these medical exams for visas and is very busy and crowded. I doubt they have time to perform "early" chest X-rays, but please someone -- correct me if I'm wrong about that! It would be great if any of us could go to St. Luke's just for the chest X-ray ahead of the rest of the medical exam!


theres 2 St. Luke's in the Philippines the one is St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City and the one is St. Lukes Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLMCEC) in Ermita Manila this clinic only perform medical for visa purposes only they dont do early chest x-rays.
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-01 07:12:00
PhilippinesGREEN CARD WAITING TIME

i was waiting of my green card too... i was here in the us feb 1.. husband and i wondering how long it takes since my port of entry said that takes 2-3 weeks but im one month now..green card still nothing.. can we follow up the us embassy about it?


actually no specific time i got mine after 2 months
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 10:44:00
PhilippinesCooking in the US?

Thanks for the tip!!

Wah!!!! I'll need to buy a mask because I can imagine smell permeating around the apartment!!! :wacko:

Who eats ISAW (grilled chicken intestines) here?? I'm having a serious isaw craving :P hahah


miss ko na yan ng sobra :crying:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 17:38:00
PhilippinesCooking in the US?
Americans dont like any foods with MSG.

I've been here for 10 months now and i still dont like to eat american food, we have asian store that only sells pancit canton/bihon, lumpia wrapper, datu puti suka and toyo and some veggies thats it and when i found this website that sells alot of pinoy foods i always order from them every month i dont mind if its triple or quadruple the price just to please myself i even bought the bay leaf online that i use in my adobo the only problem i have in my adobo is the chicken (sobrang taba) the only fish that i can eat here is tilapia with head and tail they have it at walmart, i miss bangus, galunggong, dalagang bukid etc..etc...theres still a lot of pinoy food that you cant find in any asian store even on the internet but what can you do?
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-02 11:20:00
PhilippinesWe are pregnant!!

:) I never thought I would ever post this. :wow: My beautiful wife Ruchie is now pregnant. We found out tuesday morning. Still in shock here. Somebody wake me up!!!


congrats! welcome to the club ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-02-24 02:45:00
PhilippinesAnybody know why a NBI Clearance would take 2 weeks

My wife said when she went to get her NBI today they told her to come back in 2 weeks. Any body ever heard of this? She said the problem she could think of would be a old cell phone bill. Would that show up on a NBI report. She does have a name that is common in th Philippines.


she will only have a record at NBI if she got in jail before she just got a HIT nothing to worry about :thumbs:
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-09 07:37:00
PhilippinesVisa Journeyer's help
im pregnant and i enjoy going to the doctor i did all the lab test that they require here and until now we haven't pay anything yet i got some medicine that my OBGYNE gave me and i only pay $3 :D its really diffrent here unlike in the Philippines once you go to the doctor you were wondering how much is your bill after, but here once you entered at the the doctors office sign a paper with your initial check out after then see you next check up appointment ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-09 11:35:00
PhilippinesAbout adding me to my husband TAX

theres a vj member whos trying to add his wife to his taxes also and shes still in the philippines they said a copy of her passport is what the needed go to DFA and get a red ribbon or notarized copy of your passport but im not sure if the SSA office will accept that


sorry my bad not in SSA office in any IRS office
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-10 07:30:00
PhilippinesAbout adding me to my husband TAX

I just sent my papers to my husband and he received my passport notarized certified copy...with my birth certificate, marriage certificate....and that will i still be filling up W7 form ? or just my husband can do this? or if not, scanned and send it to him via email? Thanks again :) I appreciate your input....God Bless


i didnt fill up W7 or any form, all they need is your signature
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-10 07:01:00
PhilippinesAbout adding me to my husband TAX

Hi DiannneWalgreens, thank you for replying...but i dont have yet ssn...am still here in the Philippines now...but my husband wants us to be added on his tax this year...any idea? God Bless ..


theres a vj member whos trying to add his wife to his taxes also and shes still in the philippines they said a copy of her passport is what the needed go to DFA and get a red ribbon or notarized copy of your passport but im not sure if the SSA office will accept that
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-10 06:46:00
PhilippinesAbout adding me to my husband TAX

Good day fellow VJs....

Just want to ask you guys who have done this also....my husband is about to add us in his Tax...what does he need? thanks so much for your time in answering my query...

Does he need to fill up W7? or any idea please...thanks God Bless us all...


he just need your ssn ;)
RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-10 00:45:00
PhilippinesSo..........
congrats!! :thumbs: btw were only like 2 hrs away :D

Edited by DianneWalgreens, 16 March 2010 - 07:14 PM.

RVIANE?FemalePhilippines2010-03-16 19:13:00