ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesWhat's the best way to end a marriage?

I don't like to get involved in these kinds of matters as I feel there is always two sides to the coin and I have yet to hear her side.

 

But I will say, if you want to do this so it is fair to each of you, then you will need to file the divorce as this will permit her to go back to the Philippines and she will have a "status" that she has been annulled/divorced and this will permit her to marry again.

 

I believe she would also need to get a Judicial Recognition of Foriegn Divorce.


sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-12-16 18:06:00
PhilippinesCFO Seminar

Hi All Vj's,

I would appreciate if someone can help me shed the light on my case. I came to US through K1 Visa, got married and got my permanent residency status. Here's the situation: I plan to go home and i dont have worries to enter US as a permanent resident, however I never went through CFO seminar since I got my visa in other country. I worked outside Philippines which they don’t need CFO and CFO sticker in my passport before my flight ( I even called the Philippines Embassy at that time to make sure I am in the right track if they can have any means to provide any CFO for overseas resident, but they told me they don’t have and CFO is not needed in US embassy as this all about Philippine requirements and I never go through Philippine Embassy at that time before my departure.

Now, since I don’t have CFO do I need to go through this process before my flight back to US? Also I didn’t submit yet and report my marriage to Philippine Embassy here in the US, ( its my fault -I don’t have time to do at that time) for sure if CFO requirements need a certificate for Cenmar or Cenomar then I am sure I can get a Cenomar not Cenmar and my passport still in my single name ( I don’t think its an issue having your passport not change yet to marriage name) since I just renewed it before my flight to US. I am a bit clueless what necessary steps should I tackle now to avoid any trouble at the Philippine Immigration before my departure.

Any info is highly appreciated especially to those who went through the same situation. Thanks in advance.:-)


if your passport is in your maiden name make sure to bring a copy of your marriage certificate when you travel to the Philippines. as far as CFO, I found this on it's website under FAQ. The following are exempt from attending the counseling program:

* Filipino spouses and other partners previously granted permanent residence status in the country of destination; or>

* Filipino spouses and other partners with permanent residence visa issued abroad.
http://www.cfo.gov.p...ions&Itemid=858

as far as the sticker, perhaps someone will chime in who has had experince with this situation.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2012-04-15 15:21:00
PhilippinesCFO Seminar Horror Story

 

 

...confidence and honesty are plus points.

 

 

 

agree.good.gif my wife had a similar problem with proof of singleness. she went to the seminar in Cebu. I had provided her with copies of my tax return and pay check stubs, but she forgot them in Davao. they were insistent thet needed them, but she pleaded her case since she left them in Davao. they said sorry, she would need to return with them. after she continued to insist that I was single, she was asked how do you really know? she told them " I've talked to his mother, she told me, we can call her. " after that , they dropped the issue.


Edited by sunandmoon, 23 May 2013 - 06:32 PM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-05-23 18:25:00
PhilippinesCFO Seminar Horror Story

now there are only two offices, one in manila and one in Cebu.


sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-05-23 18:09:00
PhilippinesI-765 for K2
based on my experience and without getting into the technicalities, a K-2 will not be issued a SSN on the basis of an I-94. a K-2 needs an EAD or green card to be issued an SSN.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-03-05 13:24:00
PhilippinesPolice Clearances NBI AND Barangay Clearances??

Okay my spouse has her NBI clearance. I keep reading in the visa requirements that Police Clearances are needed. Does this apply to Philippines? She previously had Barangay clearances, do we need to submit these also?? Just got our IV bill email and wanted to make sure they do not need Barangay clearances. (I think we had to obtain those for her to get her passport.) Anyone know the answer to this one?


if she has only lived in Philippines, only NBI clearance is needed. Barangay clearances have not been needed for many years.

other threads...

http://www.visajourn...lice-clearance/

http://www.visajourn...clearance-help/
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-04-15 16:54:00
PhilippinesQuestions about F2A and F2B classes.

The son/daughter would be considered unmarried and eligible for F2B. as stated in the previous post, they will need  to remain unmarried throughout the entire process. the petitioner will need to have a copy of the death certificate of the son/daughter's spouse.


sunandmoonMalePhilippines2014-04-02 19:33:00
PhilippinesCFO Seminar in Manila (May 30, 2013)

just to note. I haven't noticed that a certificate is issued for attending PDOS. perhaps that's why the visa must be in hand and CFO is only a one day process for Emigrants, along with those exempted from attending PDOS.


Edited by sunandmoon, 24 June 2013 - 11:48 AM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-06-24 11:46:00
Philippineswhat and how long it takes to petition a sibling

Yup 23-25 years sounds right, my remaining aunt and uncles arrived about 2 years ago after almost 25 years of waiting. It would be MUCH faster to petition your parents once you become a citizen, have them become US Citizen(around 5 years of living stateside assuming they follow the rules and don't stay out of the US for any prolonged amounts of time) then petition their children(your siblings)...


First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens...... 14 years. (current priority date Feb. 15, 1999 )

Second: F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents:... 11 years ( current priority date July 15, 2002 )

if a parent was here, it would be faster to file the petition as an LPR.


Visa Bulletin.... http://www.travel.st...letin_5900.html

Edited by sunandmoon, 14 April 2013 - 10:48 PM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2013-04-14 22:45:00
PhilippinesLife after K1 POE
Great post :thumbs:

here's a link to USCIS Civil Surgeon Locator https://egov.uscis.g...office_type=CIV
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2011-07-11 18:39:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough

Any additional fee for the immunization injection? or was it incorporated already to the total fees? how much?


they're included in the cost of the medical.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2012-04-16 23:37:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough

Ok ... I guess this part has changed. I read they no longer take your passport.. sorry if I misinformed you, but like I said, this is two years old.

Right now I'm reading as much as possible for the latest updates regarding the medical procedure. I'll find out as much as possible as I can.

The thing is, I couldn't seem to edit any of my posts in this thread --- mmmm .. I'll go figure.


when you find any changes that need to be made, maybe a mod can help with the edit.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2012-02-12 20:27:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough
St lukes will give all vaccinations required per age appropriate.

from CDC Website. requirements for routine vaccination of adjustment of status applicants who are not fully vaccinated or lack documentation.

http://www.cdc.gov/i...tions.html#tbl1
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2011-03-26 16:17:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough
St.Lukes Extension Clinic Website. http://www.slec.ph/u...pplicants.shtml
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2011-01-20 23:44:00
PhilippinesSt. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough
QUOTE (James & Angie @ Oct 5 2009, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My fiancee will be taking the medical soon and I will share this with her. Wow!!!! THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION!!!!

This post should be pinned!

Thanks


perhaps a St. Lukes & Manila Embassy Interview Experience thread could be created and pinned. there members could post their experiences, or post a link to a thread they created in the forum. otherwise, info which could be of help to other members will get lost in the back pages of the forum.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-10-06 14:43:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
some photos taken of Kadayawan during one of my visits to Davao.




sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-04-20 17:40:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
QUOTE (Señorita Tessa @ Mar 17 2009, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sunandmoon @ Mar 17 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
a little about my wife's workplace when she was in Philippines.

http://www.usvirtual...features01.html


Yazi worked with Davao 911? Can you ask her if she knew Melchor Quitain, former Davao City Administrator and currently Davao City Legal Officer. Melchor is my brother in law, he's married to my older sister.


she knows who he is, maybe met once or twice. the City Administrator she knows and who I met is Wendell Avisado.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-03-18 17:12:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
QUOTE (Señorita Tessa @ Mar 17 2009, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sunandmoon @ Mar 17 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
a little about my wife's workplace when she was in Philippines.

http://www.usvirtual...features01.html


Yazi worked with Davao 911? Can you ask her if she knew Melchor Quitain, former Davao City Administrator and currently Davao City Legal Officer. Melchor is my brother in law, he's married to my older sister.


yes, she was a rescue technician. she does know a City Administrator. I don't remember his name. I'll ask her later. I meant him briefly when we were at City Hall in 2005. I saw the Colonel many times while we were at 911.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-03-17 18:23:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
a little about my wife's workplace when she was in Philippines.

http://www.usvirtual...features01.html
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-03-17 17:49:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
nice to see this thread has been pinned. good.gif
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-03-09 16:41:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
QUOTE (pangga @ Mar 7 2009, 08:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have a Filipino friend who lives in Daly City, California. Daly City is located in the San Francisco Bay area. He tells me that there is a huge population of Filipinos living in that area. He says they have many wonderful Filipino restaurants and grocery stores. My fiancee and I plan to visit him and check it out.


Daly City probably has the largest Filipino population in the SF Bay Area. there are some other cities with many Filipinos: Union City, Vallejo and Newark. A Filipino restarant just opened in San Mateo. now we don't have to drive to Daly City or Newark for filipino cuisine.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-03-07 18:40:00
PhilippinesWhere's your hometown?
my wife is also from Davao. a little of the history of Davao.
Local historians claim that the word davao came from the phonetic blending of the word of three Bagobo subgroups when referring to Davao River, an essential waterway which empties itself into Davao Gulf near the city. The aboriginal Obos who inhabit the hinterlands of the region called the river, Davoh; the Clatta or Guiangans called it Duhwow, or Davau, and the Tagabawa Bagobos, Dabu. To the Obos, the word davoh also means a place "beyond the high grounds", alluding to the settlements located at the mouth of Davao River which were surrounded by high rolling hills. When asked where they were going, the usual reply is davoh, while pointing towards the direction of the town. Duhwow also refers to a trading settlement where they barter their forest goods in exchange for salt or other commodities.

Spanish influence was hardly felt in the Davao until 1848, when an expedition led by Don Jose Uyanguren came to establish a Christian settlement in an area of mangrove swamps that is now Bolton Riverside. Davao was then ruled by a Muslim chieftain, Datu Bago, who held his settlement at the banks of Davao River (once called Tagloc River by the Bagobos). After Uyanguren defeated Datu Bago, he renamed the region Nueva Guipúzcoa, in honor of his home in Spain, and became its first governor. Uyanguren's efforts to develop the area, however, did not prosper.

A few years after the American forces landed in 1900, private farm ownership grew and transportation and communication facilities were improved, thus paving the way for the region's economic growth.

A Japanese entrepreneur named Kichisaburo Ohta was granted permission to exploit vast territories which he transformed into abacá and coconut plantations. The first wave of Japanese plantation workers came onto its shores in 1903, creating a Little Japan. They had their own school, newspapers, an embassy, and even a Shinto Shrine. On the whole, they established extensive abaca plantations around the shores of Davao Gulf and developed large-scale commercial interests such as copra, timber, fishing and import-export trading. Filipinos learned the techniques of improved cultivation from the Japanese so that ultimately, agriculture became the lifeblood of the province's economic prosperity.

Davao was formally inaugurated as a chartered city on March 1, 1937 by President Manuel L. Quezon. Thirty years later, Davao was subdivided into three independent provinces, namely Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. Over the years, Davao has become an ethnic melting pot as it continues to draw migrants from all over the country, lured by the prospects of striking it rich in the country's third largest city.

On December 8, 1941 Japanese planes bombed the city. Japanese occupation started in 1942.

In 1945, American and the Philippine Commonwealth forces liberated Davao City from Japanese forces.


sunandmoonMalePhilippines2009-02-26 00:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPhil-Am CSC February 2007 Filers
best of luck to everyone here. we made, so will you. :thumbs:
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-05-20 14:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUS EMBASSY IN MANILA MODIFIED INTERVIEW PROCEDURES
QUOTE (Forever in Love @ Aug 19 2007, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Roy and Yazi @ Aug 19 2007, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the imformation you are posting has to do with other forms of nonimmigrant visas, such as Tourist Visa. while the K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa, it is dealt with more like an immigrant visa. check the info on the website dealing specifically with the Fiancee Visa.



Oh, so i see!Thanks so much. But i have read the site that you specifically indicated but there's no specific topic that speaks about the "passport" thing! Oh, i hope i didn't miss reading that part though if it's actually there. hehehehe. I might overlooked that since I have been reading so much lately. Thanks anyway.


the others are correct about the passport. I don't remember if there is anything on the website about the passport being taken at the medical by SLEC, then forwarded to the Embassy. have you checked out the Sheriffs Manila Embassy Guide in the Philippine Forum? It contains alot of helpful info.
best of luck with the rest of the process.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-08-19 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsUS EMBASSY IN MANILA MODIFIED INTERVIEW PROCEDURES
the imformation you are posting has to do with other forms of nonimmigrant visas, such as Tourist Visa. while the K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa, it is dealt with more like an immigrant visa. check the info on the website dealing specifically with the Fiancee Visa.

Edited by Roy and Yazi, 19 August 2007 - 08:17 PM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-08-19 20:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWhat happened to common courtesy?
I remember back in March 2006 when I submiited the I-129f. That's when IMBRA went into effect. nothing seemed to be happening till June. When petitions were starting to be approved, CSC seemed to be moving at a snail's pace, while some were zipping thru VSC.
I learned just have to be patient, otherwise the process would have driven me crazy. it can be a long process, but you'll get thru it. wink.gif
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-09-30 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsK2 Visa
unfortunately the answer is no, at least that's the answer i got when I asked the Embassy this question last year. If so, I you don't bring the kids before their visas expire, you will have to start from scratch by filing an
I-130's for them. that process can take over a year. on follow to join, the 1 year is the time you have for the K-2 to be issued. once issued, they have to be used within 6 months. the Embassy does not elaborate on how to extend a K-2, since that option is not available.
still you can contact the Embassy to see if that has changed.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-10-28 15:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsemployment authorization
QUOTE (Bassi and Zainab @ Nov 18 2007, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If you apply with the AOS, it's free.

good.gif and for a K-1, it only makes sense to apply for one when you AOS.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-11-18 18:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsadjustment of status
QUOTE (raphergirl @ Nov 18 2007, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Roy and Yazi @ Nov 18 2007, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
( C ) (9)
your A# will be on your NOA2
non-immigrant visa # is the red number in the lower right hand corner of your visa.





thank u so much for ur response by the way did u know about the EAD form under number that is say's ELIGIBILITY UNDER 8 CFR 274a.12 ( C ) ( 9 ) ( )


smooth sailing with your AOS good.gif
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-11-18 19:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportsadjustment of status
( C ) (9)
your A# will be on your NOA2
non-immigrant visa # is the red number in the lower right hand corner of your visa.

Edited by Roy and Yazi, 18 November 2007 - 06:34 PM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-11-18 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJust called NVC...
I've seen this before with NVC. NVC assigns the case number. for Manila your case number will start with MNL2007.......
the operator at NVC probably will not see any info on your petition until the case number was been assigned. one year ago when I was at the stage you are, the NVC kept telling there was no record of my petition at NVC. allow 4 to 6 six weeks from approval date... after several days and phones calls, they had my case number and said an electronic file of the petition had been sent to Manila. just have to be persistant with NVC, one day you'll call and they will have the case number, good.gif
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-12-03 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNotarised for affidavit
only the I-134 form needs to be notarized. the supporting documents do not need to be notarized.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-12-16 20:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsCSC to NVC... still waiting
QUOTE (Seattle2Cebu @ Jan 8 2008, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I just got through to the NVC OUR VISA PAPERWORK WENT TO MANILA ON JANUARY 3RD. !!! I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR TWO WEEKS AND ALWAYS GOT BUMPED BACK OUT TO THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM. I got our Manila case # MNL ***** I have no idea how long before my fiance gets her
packet though.

so it was about 34 days from CSC to leaving NVC

QUOTE (Jan and Steve @ Jan 7 2008, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

I'm frustrated with how slow this next step is going. We received our NOA2 approval from California (CSC) on December 3rd. and as of January 7th we are still waiting for it to arrive at the NVC. Anyone with a similar experience? At what point do we wonder if it's lost somewhere? I guess CSC is slow with these things compared to other service centers, but this is really delaying. grr.

Any ideas?

Janny



she will not receive her packet until she has been scheduled an interview by the Embassy. you usuallly receive the packet 4 to 6 weeks before the interview date. interview date is about 3 to 3 1/2 months from date Embassy receives your petition.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-01-08 17:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPacket for interview in Manila k-1
Fiance Visa Appointment Packet for Manila.
http://usembassy.sta...la/wwwfivk1.pdf
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2007-12-09 12:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPassed Manila USE Interview!!!

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-03-11 18:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportschange of POE coz of different airline/miles
It's ok. good.gif can use any POE. doesn't matter what you may have put on DS form.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-05-09 21:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 & AOS For K1 visa
QUOTE (Justin242 @ Jul 3 2008, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
.. and I-131 application for travel document or the advance parole is not inlcuded in AOS i mean if we file that is it true that we will pay 305 dollars for that?...... is my lawyer correct or not ?
i hope someone could answer me ....


not correct

NOTE: If you filed a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, on or after July 30, 2007, and you paid the I-485 application fee required, then no fee is required to file a request for Advance Parole or for a Refugee Travel Document on Form I-131. You may file the I-131 for Advance Parole or for a Refugee Travel Document concurrently with your I-485, or you may submit the I-131 for Advance Parole or a Refugee Travel Document at a later date. If you file Form I-131 for advance parole or a refugee travel document separately, you must also submit a copy of your Form I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt as evidence that you filed and paid the fee for the Form I-485 required on or after July 30, 2007.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-07-03 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 & AOS For K1 visa
QUOTE (CherryXS @ Jul 3 2008, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There is no I-130 to be filed in a K-1 marriage, simply AOS.

If you file a packet-deal I-485 (with I-765 and I-131), you get an all-inclusive rate of $1,010; but if you wish to exclude the I-131 and/or I-131, you still fork out $1,010--but will need to pay extra if you wish to add the two parts on later)


I do not believe this is correct. if submitting I-765 or I-131 after filing I-485, you just need to submit a copy of the I-767C Notice of Action for the I-485. no additional fee required.


NOTE: Effective July 30, 2007, if you file Form I-485 to adjust your status as a permanent resident, no additional fee is required to also file an application for employment authorization on Form I-765 and/or advance parole on Form I-131. You may file these forms concurrently. If you choose to file the I-765 and/or I-131 separately after the effective date, you must also submit a copy of your I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt as evidence of the filing of an I-485.

Edited by Roy and Yazi, 03 July 2008 - 02:33 PM.

sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-07-03 14:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 & AOS For K1 visa
QUOTE (KGSodie @ Jul 3 2008, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Spot on advice, CherryXS, though I was of the notion that if AOS is filed for after the I-94 expires, that the I-130 is required. I don't remember why I have this notion, however, and I could easily be mistaken.


they were married before the I-94 expired. no need to file an I-130. an I-130 only needs to be filed when married after the
I-94 has expired.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-07-03 13:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsGOLDEN TEXT FROM DELBROS
for CFO info, check out the pinned Sheriff's guide in the Philippine Forum.
sunandmoonMalePhilippines2008-09-08 18:18:00