Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa approved! things that i experienced during my interview.	QUOTE (mikeuday19 @ Oct 29 2008, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Oct 29 2008, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thank you guys! Good luck to everybody here in visajourney!!!! congratulations! just one question, did they ask for document verification receipt? yes they will ask that during the pre-screening.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-29 09:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa approved! things that i experienced during my interview.	thank you guys! Good luck to everybody here in visajourney!!!!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-29 09:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa approved! things that i experienced during my interview.	QUOTE (ahjoy77 @ Oct 29 2008, 08:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello! i'm new here...i would like to ask for some advice...i received letter from embassy last oct 23 that i'm eligible to be scheduled for visa interview...but i havent called yet for appointment coz my fiance has not prepared the 1-134 & ITR yet...will that be ok? i dont want to call when i dont have this documents yet...hope somebody can help me...thanks! well you can schedule your visa interview ahead of time. Like my case, I scheduled it when my fiance didn't have his affidavit of support. We scheduled it 4 weeks ahead. No problem if you still don't have those those are not hard to get because their papers are all online. He can easily get those online.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-29 08:01:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa approved! things that i experienced during my interview.	thank you guys... this website is really helpful to me. Don't worry i'll keep on updating or posting whatever i will or have experienced during this journey. Good luck to all of us	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-29 07:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	visa approved! things that i experienced during my interview.	I'm done with my interview today and it's approved! finally! i felt like I'm gonna have a heart attack waiting for my number to be called! I was there at 6am my schedule is at 7am and I finished at 10:30am. It was very fast, i must say. Now, I'm just waiting for it to be delivered... Here are the things that I experienced. present your appointment letter and ID to the guard at the gate, then go to gate 2 turn right. make sure there's no errors in your ds forms, make sure you signed the ds 156 where it says.. "i intend to marry(name of your fiance)" then your signature below. Don't sign the one below that. Also there's one in ds 156k. always look at the screen for your number to be called. then they will call you either window 37 or 33 for finger scanning. (listen carefully coz their mics are crappy!) at the pre-screening, give your nbi, birth certificate, cenomar (all should be nso authenticated), affidavit of support, some evidences (i got like tons but they only ask me 10 pictures and some chat and email logs). pre-screening questions: who is your petitioner? when did you first meet? exact date how and where did you first meet in person? when was the last time you saw him? then she said "ok wait for your number to be called again for your final interview" Waiting for my final interview really made me nervous.. then after like 20mins my number is called again. final interview questions: who is your petitioner? how old is he? how, when and where did you meet? whats his job? has he been married before? how many times? does he have any children? where does the child stay? how often did he visit you? do you know his parents? have you met his parents? has he met your parents? does he have any brothers/sisters? how many times hes been divorced? was he divorced when you met him? do you know his previous job? was he in the army before? so last week was your birthday... did he send you any gifts? do you mind if i take a look at your pictures? then he signed something and stamped on my papers and said "ok mam your visa is approved, good luck" I couldn't believe it	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-29 06:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	waithing visa dilevery!!!!!	QUOTE (todNasmeen @ Nov 5 2008, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ladyinpink @ Nov 4 2008, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello Every one!!!! i just spoke Grace now!!!! she told me my VISA was done already just withing for delivery since i am living on the province it take 7 days i am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy withing for so long..................with to much streeeesssssss and deeprest now i almost smell it!!!!!! hi ladyinpink hearing the great news that you just heard from Grace I am soo happy for you.. We are of the same date nagbyad ng DV Sept09, mine was forwarded Sept10 while yours was delayed in couple of days. Your day of your interview was Sept 19 which mine was ahead ng 10 days BUT you are soo lucky to have your VISA ahead... Still I am very happy that you have it gurl already Everybody are waiting for their return and that of course includes me Congratulations! Congratulations!!! God bless us all! .I really think I got lucky not having to undergo that DV although I paid them. I'm a January Filer and got delayed for 2 months because our papers were stuck between CIS and NVC. I'll be leaving tomorrow,finally, and my interview was on Oct 29... I know how stressful this waiting can be... but lets be all strong and help each other here in VISAJOURNEY. Good luck! Edited by melissa/martin, 05 November 2008 - 03:00 PM.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-05 14:58:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	got N400 interview date but no Biometrics yet?	Ohh so if its within 15 months then... they do not do the biometrics? I should not have paid the $80 then LOL!!!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2012-01-17 21:23:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	got N400 interview date but no Biometrics yet?	Hello, I am a little bit confused with the process. I submitted my N400 Dec 8, 2011 and I got NOA Dec 12, 2011 saying they have received my application. 12/8/11- submitted N400 12/12/11- NOA stating they received my application 01/13/12- another NOA for my interview date which will be on 02/21/2012. I did not have any letters for my biometrics yet? Is this going to be a problem? I am applying naturalization through marriage to a US citizen. I got my Green card (unconditional) in 2011. Is this the reason why I did not get a letter for my biometrics? I saw on my letter here it says on the bottom "USCIS has a free booklet to help you study for the naturalization test. Ask about them when you go to have your fingerprints taken at the Application Support Center. Can I just go to the office and get the booklet? Or call the USCIS? Thank you! Melissa	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2012-01-17 20:00:00
Philippines	about paying delbros.. how does it work? what documents do they verify?	QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (yoyong&dr k @ Sep 25 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 07:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm a little confused here.. They said you need to pay delbros for document verification. What documents do they verify? How does it work? I only have a MNL case number and called US Embassy Manila today to supposedly schedule my interview but they told me they haven't received our papers yet so they cant schedule my interview. So my question is... Can i pay delbros for document verification now? they said.. the earlier the better to avoid delays in visa processing but since there is no papers yet at the embassy what documents they will verify? I hope i'm getting this right as im really confused as of the moment. Thank you guys! -also when you pay delbros at Metrobank... Will they tell you the delbros account number? where to get it?- Hello. just wait for the appointment Letter(date for the interview and medical). Document verifications its takes a months to wait. Pag may schedule ka na pwede ka ng magbayad sa Metrobank. Goodluck oh i see so i'll just need to wait for the appointment letter from the embassy here? cool... Thank you so much.. We've been waiting for this for a very long time. We are January filers and we are just getting to this point. I feel like I wanna cry that its finally happening little by little. what about paying delbros at metrobank? do i just go there and tell them i need to pay delbros and they know it already? thank you so so much!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-09-25 08:08:00
Philippines	about paying delbros.. how does it work? what documents do they verify?	QUOTE (yoyong&dr k @ Sep 25 2008, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Sep 25 2008, 07:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm a little confused here.. They said you need to pay delbros for document verification. What documents do they verify? How does it work? I only have a MNL case number and called US Embassy Manila today to supposedly schedule my interview but they told me they haven't received our papers yet so they cant schedule my interview. So my question is... Can i pay delbros for document verification now? they said.. the earlier the better to avoid delays in visa processing but since there is no papers yet at the embassy what documents they will verify? I hope i'm getting this right as im really confused as of the moment. Thank you guys! -also when you pay delbros at Metrobank... Will they tell you the delbros account number? where to get it?- Hello. just wait for the appointment Letter(date for the interview and medical). Document verifications its takes a months to wait. Pag may schedule ka na pwede ka ng magbayad sa Metrobank. Goodluck oh i see so i'll just need to wait for the appointment letter from the embassy here? cool... Thank you so much.. We've been waiting for this for a very long time. We are January filers and we are just getting to this point. I feel like I wanna cry that its finally happening little by little.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-09-25 08:05:00
Philippines	about paying delbros.. how does it work? what documents do they verify?	I'm a little confused here.. They said you need to pay delbros for document verification. What documents do they verify? How does it work? I only have a MNL case number and called US Embassy Manila today to supposedly schedule my interview but they told me they haven't received our papers yet so they cant schedule my interview. So my question is... Can i pay delbros for document verification now? they said.. the earlier the better to avoid delays in visa processing but since there is no papers yet at the embassy what documents they will verify? I hope i'm getting this right as im really confused as of the moment. Thank you guys! -also when you pay delbros at Metrobank... Will they tell you the delbros account number? where to get it?-	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-09-25 06:09:00
Philippines	what's next after MNL case number	QUOTE (jsphnlovemrk @ Sep 25 2008, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you for all the reply.. Yuki lyka Honeyskin sonomacountygal We also have a MNL case number and i just called US Embassy Manila and they told me that I can't schedule the interview yet coz they don't have my papers. So i guess just wait til you receive a letter from the Embassy.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-09-25 05:37:00
Philippines	cfo question	i just don't understand the logic of people who are not giving any stamps or whatever they stamp on somebody else's passport just because they think.. everything happened so fast and yet she already has a visa? wow... surprising. Don't they trust the US embassy judgment? wow wow wow... I cant believe that at all. -sigh-	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-07 15:33:00
Philippines	cfo question	my friend has already booked a flight on monday and her flight time is at 8am going to USA. The problem is, she still doesn't have a CFO stamp. Is there any CFO stamp available at the airport? Or there is no way to get it but to go and attend the seminar? Thank you!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-03 08:16:00
Philippines	what questions do they ask at POE?	hello everyone! I just want to say thank you for answering all of my past questions here and I must say that this website really helps us a lot! I have another question again whistling.gif My visa will be here anytime next week... after Halloween. (I hope). All i need to do is attend the CFO seminar and book a flight. Should i just book a one-way flight? and at the POE what kind of questions do they ask? Do they ask how long I intend to stay? Can I say 90 days? coz thats the allotted time i can stay using a fiance visa or say permanently since I will be married to my fiance? Thanks!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-31 14:01:00
Philippines	waiting for visa	I think mine is window 32.. Old guy with eyeglasses. He talks and looks professional and only asks several questions. My interview date was OCT 29 and my visa will be here on monday(i hope) i checked delbros. I guess I got so lucky not having to undergo document verification. Good luck to all of us!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-31 14:44:00
Philippines	Already here in Fremont, CA. yey!	QUOTE (sunandmoon @ Nov 8 2008, 01:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> welcome to the SF Bay Area. I'm familar with Fremont. There's a Goldilocks not too far from you in Newark. have a happy life here in the USA. Are you from Fremont of near Fremont? maybe we can get together coz I don't really know any Filipinos here yet.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-08 04:18:00
Philippines	Already here in Fremont, CA. yey!	QUOTE ('my_destiny @ Nov 7 2008, 11:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, USA Thank you! Good luck to all of us.. I know our journey has just began.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-07 10:47:00
Philippines	Already here in Fremont, CA. yey!	QUOTE (boknat @ Nov 7 2008, 11:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Nov 7 2008, 07:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just wanna share my happiness to everyone here in visajourney! I'm already with my fiance here in Fremont, CA. I arrived yesterday via PAL Nov 6, 08 6:30PM PST. Ohh It was a very long flight i must say! But its all worth it coz as soon as i came out of arrival lobby, I saw my fiance waiting patiently! AT the POE, the officer (filipino dude) ask me: Who is your petitioner? Where are you gonna stay? What is the purpose of your stay? How/When did you meet? When are you gonna get married? (that's all and he said good luck after taking my fingerprints) Now, we are just gonna get married and apply for AOS, EAD and AP, then it's all set. I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! This website is really helpful to us! I just hope everyones waiting here to get all their VISA'S and be with your LOVED ONES SOON! Take care! MELISSA/MARTIN Congrats Melissa/Martin and welcome to the United States! I remember way back when you were sending me PM's regarding problems with the NVC. It turns out you got to the states before my fiance! =) But all is good, she be here in the next few days. Take care and God bless! oh yes thank you so much for your advices! I really appreciate them! Thanks! I hope you be with your lovely fiance soon!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-07 10:39:00
Philippines	Already here in Fremont, CA. yey!	just wanna share my happiness to everyone here in visajourney! I'm already with my fiance here in Fremont, CA. I arrived yesterday via PAL Nov 6, 08 6:30PM PST. Ohh It was a very long flight i must say! But its all worth it coz as soon as i came out of arrival lobby, I saw my fiance waiting patiently! AT the POE, the officer (filipino dude) ask me: Who is your petitioner? Where are you gonna stay? What is the purpose of your stay? How/When did you meet? When are you gonna get married? (that's all and he said good luck after taking my fingerprints) Now, we are just gonna get married and apply for AOS, EAD and AP, then it's all set. I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! This website is really helpful to us! I just hope everyones waiting here to get all their VISA'S and be with your LOVED ONES SOON! Take care! MELISSA/MARTIN	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-07 10:23:00
Philippines	Future St. lukes Med Exam people......	QUOTE (luvs_del @ Nov 15 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (pho4ray @ Nov 12 2008, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago... Hello, thank you so much for the info it really helps me a lot coz i also have scar in my lungs. Thats why i will have an early medical as soon as my case will be approve to avoid waiting that 2 months just for the result. I hope everything will be ok just pray hard and I know everything will be alright =) P.S Does St.lukes accept early medical even if we dnt have the appiontment letter but the case is approved? QUOTE (pho4ray @ Nov 12 2008, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you know you have some complications with your x-ray or have a scar in your lungs you might want to sched your med exam asap or atleast time it so you dont have to wait...you will be denied regardless if you have current med certs and x-rays showing that you are cured from the tb and asked to come back for a 3 day tests and wait for 2 more months so might as well get it over with and get your sputum test and 2 months out the way...just make sure you have the req passport and pic....i wish i knew this when i got my case number back 2 months ago... I'm sorry to hear that... Did they deny your visa because of this? just curious.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-14 12:42:00
Philippines	tagal naman	QUOTE (mikeuday19 @ Nov 20 2008, 01:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi te cloe, yes we had the same CO, he was nice though, i thought you already have your visa, hmmm... i feel for you ate, ilang araw pa lang akong naghihintay at nagkakaganito na ako, tapos ikaw more than a month na pala, hay grabe, bilib ako sayo te, sana lang dumating na visa natin, miss na miss ko na kasi lolo ko e QUOTE (jeffcloe @ Nov 19 2008, 05:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Uday, praise God you are done with your interview. I think we had the same CO on window 31 (young man, black hair, slim)... I am still waiting for my visa now exactly 1 month and 3 days since I was interviewed. It was because I had to wait for my Document Verification... And now he is reviewing my papers. I think you have only waited for few days and I think before the week ends or probably next week you will have your visa (God Willing)... Just pray for it, most of the applicants who were interviewed this November did not encounter any delays so BE POSITIVE and keep praying for it. Keep us posted... Cloe bakit they still do the document verification? i thought temporary wala na yun? I hope you get your visa's soon. I'm a january filer but I got interviewed October and i think i got lucky coz i didn't have to wait that long for my visa. Grabe naman yung iba months na??!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-19 14:09:00
Philippines	Incompetent people at CFO seminar	QUOTE (nickoftime @ Nov 6 2008, 04:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I had my seminar at Prism and everything went smoothly. But I also think it's a waste of time. For one thing, why give the seminar after the visa was issued or after the marriage with a foreigner? Isn't that too late already? I think that CFO certification is nothing but another way of milking people some money. you got it right! Same thing my fiance's been telling me.. but we cant do nothing but to OBEY their rules. It's our corrupt government's agenda. They are not even connected to the US EMBASSY! (i think, coz if they were.. US EMBASSY should have told us that we cant get a VISA without a CFO seminar first!) Edited by melissa/martin, 05 November 2008 - 03:12 PM.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-05 15:11:00
Philippines	Incompetent people at CFO seminar	QUOTE (Eros_the_Plumber @ Nov 5 2008, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Nov 3 2008, 11:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just wanna share my experience about my CFO seminar today 11/03/08. Then, she told us...."we can't release your certificate today because our computer crashed coz of the virus. It crashed last friday so they are just working on it now and it will done on THURSDAY!" (mind you THURSDAY! just for a single certificate which doesn't even have a code!) "and if you are thinking to go to other counseling site, it wont work coz they'll see that you are registed here" (what a dictatorship!) I am sorry to hear about your bad experience...don't let them get to you..get your sticker and look forward to the time you will reunited with your loved one. Just one comment.... They should have called me...i get the computer VIRUS free in less then 4 hours.... Second comment... the Idiot CFO should not go visiting PORNO sites....he would not the virus in the first place....or open e-mail from people he/she does not know...LOL hehe thanks! Yea I should have called you! I'm really hoping to get my certificate this THURSDAY, even though, she signed the receipt that says "claim the certificate on THURSDAY 11/06/08 at 1:30PM" I don't trust them anymore.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-05 14:42:00
Philippines	Incompetent people at CFO seminar	QUOTE (sonomacountygal @ Nov 5 2008, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (melissa/martin @ Nov 3 2008, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just wanna share my experience about my CFO seminar today 11/03/08. My visa packet arrived today at noon delivered by delbros. As soon as I got it, I hurried my ### to go to Taft Avenue to do the CFO seminar. I got there between 3:30-4:00PM. (in front of DLSU BDO bldg.) 1. I paid P250 for registration and gave me papers 2. lady at the registration told me to go to room S3 to watch the documentary about Filipina girls being abused by their foreign husband. I sat there for like 10mins and It's all done! (i guess didn't see the entire video). So I asked the nice lady there... what to do after this? she said "ohh are you goin to USA?" i said.. "yes mam" she said.. "ok go to ____ " I forgot the room number. There, she told us where to go if being abused, what numbers to call, what to do after your marriage and what papers we need to apply for the green card.... just basic info. Then, she told us...."we can't release your certificate today because our computer crashed coz of the virus. It crashed last friday so they are just working on it now and it will done on THURSDAY!" (mind you THURSDAY! just for a single certificate which doesn't even have a code!) "and if you are thinking to go to other counseling site, it wont work coz they'll see that you are registed here" (what a dictatorship!) 3. One-on-one interview... ask me how we met, how long we been together, how often hes been here.. etc etc... just all about my fiance. She took my divorce paper copy and told me to photocopy one picture. Then she asked me a very weird question.... "What is your fiance's middle name?" so i said... "Rowling, thats his middle name" then she said.. "no what is your fiance's moms maiden name?" I was like "huh? they dont carry it, the name that i gave you is just a name not a last name of her mom" Well its a good thing I know his moms maiden name coz we do genealogy... I didn't argue with her.. so i told her. 4. Then after the interview, she signed the receipt for the release of my certificate on thursday 1:30PM. (I really should hope this time they have it all ready coz I just paid $150 for rebooking and cancellation fee!) I know I'm not supposed to book yet.. but my fiance didn't know that this seminar is MANDATORY. He said its a complete DICTATORSHIP, what kind of country wont allow their citizen WITH VISA to not live WITHOUT this seminar? Tell me what you think about the CFO seminar. Thank you. Good luck to all of us! Hi Melissa/Martin! What a dictator indeed that lady at the CFO seminar where you went to. I also went to that place in front of the De La Salle University in 2007. And that woman whom I had one on one interview also asked about my mother in-law's maiden name. I gave her my husband's middle name. But she said it was his first name. So I had to call my husband in the middle of the night just to ask him what is his mom's maiden name. Crazy huh! But it's either that or I don't get a CFO certificate. CFO is a waste of money and a waste of time. They give loads of misinformation. I guess you just do what you have to do and let what they say go in one ear and out the other. thank you for agreeing with me! I thought I'm alone on this matter! Yea.. my fiance also thought that it's a waste of time.. I mean.. yea counseling is good. It is a very good thing to offer to teach our people but it should not be MANDATORY! like its a matter of THEM versus YOU and you CANT LIVE the country WITHOUT their permission. Isn't having a VISA enough to live the country? I believe CFO SEMINAR has a good intention.. I agree with some of VJ'ers that it's needed.. but like I said.. shouldn't be MANDATORY.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-05 14:14:00
Philippines	Incompetent people at CFO seminar	QUOTE (jasman0717 @ Nov 4 2008, 03:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, guess we were lucky. Claudeth did her CFO in Cebu the day before she left. She got there at 7:00am and was there until 6:00pm but got what she needed. Good luck in getting yoru certificate and I hope everything else is very uneventful for you. thanks Im really hoping to get my cfo certificate on Thursday.. If i knew i wouldnt get it today.. I would have fled to Cebu myself! If it means faster! lol	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-03 14:25:00
Philippines	Incompetent people at CFO seminar	Just wanna share my experience about my CFO seminar today 11/03/08. My visa packet arrived today at noon delivered by delbros. As soon as I got it, I hurried my ### to go to Taft Avenue to do the CFO seminar. I got there between 3:30-4:00PM. (in front of DLSU BDO bldg.) 1. I paid P250 for registration and gave me papers 2. lady at the registration told me to go to room S3 to watch the documentary about Filipina girls being abused by their foreign husband. I sat there for like 10mins and It's all done! (i guess didn't see the entire video). So I asked the nice lady there... what to do after this? she said "ohh are you goin to USA?" i said.. "yes mam" she said.. "ok go to ____ " I forgot the room number. There, she told us where to go if being abused, what numbers to call, what to do after your marriage and what papers we need to apply for the green card.... just basic info. Then, she told us...."we can't release your certificate today because our computer crashed coz of the virus. It crashed last friday so they are just working on it now and it will done on THURSDAY!" (mind you THURSDAY! just for a single certificate which doesn't even have a code!) "and if you are thinking to go to other counseling site, it wont work coz they'll see that you are registed here" (what a dictatorship!) 3. One-on-one interview... ask me how we met, how long we been together, how often hes been here.. etc etc... just all about my fiance. She took my divorce paper copy and told me to photocopy one picture. Then she asked me a very weird question.... "What is your fiance's middle name?" so i said... "Rowling, thats his middle name" then she said.. "no what is your fiance's moms maiden name?" I was like "huh? they dont carry it, the name that i gave you is just a name not a last name of her mom" Well its a good thing I know his moms maiden name coz we do genealogy... I didn't argue with her.. so i told her. 4. Then after the interview, she signed the receipt for the release of my certificate on thursday 1:30PM. (I really should hope this time they have it all ready coz I just paid $150 for rebooking and cancellation fee!) I know I'm not supposed to book yet.. but my fiance didn't know that this seminar is MANDATORY. He said its a complete DICTATORSHIP, what kind of country wont allow their citizen WITH VISA to not live WITHOUT this seminar? Tell me what you think about the CFO seminar. Thank you. Good luck to all of us!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-11-03 12:56:00
Philippines	Filipino's Favorite Food	HAY NAKU naman... wala na nagutom na tuloy ako! huli na ang lahat!!!! Gusto ko lahat ng food basta PINOY!!!!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-12-25 23:20:00
Philippines	What's What's your 1st christmas present from your loving husband?	QUOTE (Allen & Sally @ Dec 26 2008, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (usa_honey @ Dec 25 2008, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Allen & Sally @ Dec 25 2008, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone!! Merry Christmas to ALL!! My christmas present from my husband---- A very cute rare black Pomeranian Dog..I am so excited about it... Whats yours?? Sally Sorry for the double "WHATS"hehehe... merry christmas din sau....my hubby to be gave me a laptop and a plane ticket to be with him!!!! Thats great!! Being with our asawa is the MOST important,right!! its our Happiness... QUOTE (nickoftime @ Dec 25 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's our third christmas and this time, he gave me a computerized sewing machine. Don't know how to sew, though, hahahaha! Hahaha!! you need to learn then, hhahaha!! Our gift for each other is bike! so that we wont get so mataba from eating delicious pinoy foods. Edited by melissa/martin, 25 December 2008 - 10:44 PM.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-12-25 22:44:00
Philippines	i dunno what to do? actually i do..	QUOTE (mrsartis @ Jan 3 2009, 04:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi guys, first dont get me wrong im very happy with my husband and our life right now..i know that i should just wait for stuffs to come when they are due (i.e, ead , ap and gc) but that's not my concern.. i need a friend, someone i can call, talk to maybe online but someone i can meet up, have a coffee with some laugh talk about anything and everything.. i got a lot of friends here in vj i know but i need someone i can see, hug and you get what i mean? i know i sound deperate but please friends help me, please let me know if you are interested.. i live in chatsworth, ca 91311, if you live in close proximity please let me kjnow.. i need to tell someone how boring my new year was and i get depressed about it! im not used to silence in new year i want to bang my head...my husband did took me to a party to one of his friends but damn, its soooooooooooooo boring than a funeral. i told my husband as soon as we got in the car.. and he admit that it as soo lame... anyways, so he told me to find a friend here close that i can hang out with... thank you so much in advance.. I live in Fremont, CA 94536... I don't know if its close or what but i would like to hang out. I understand you. I have been alone as well as my husband always works on weekdays.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-01-04 03:21:00
Philippines	To All Pinays	you don't want to do that... in the US the law is that you can't get birth control pills unless its prescribed to you. If they caught you, there might be some consequences because obviously you are getting birth control pills from the Philippines when they have birth control pills here. You are ignoring their law here if thats the case. I wouldnt want to continue that if i were you.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-01-25 20:16:00
Philippines	Valentines Day road trip	hmmm... I'm surprised about that.. do they have rights to ask anybody's nationality?	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-02-19 10:20:00
Philippines	Done with the AOS interview! but problem with passport	Thanks for the info.. I guess i have to go there again and get a new passport instead of ammending it. Will need to wait for state ID so i will have ID just in case I don't have a passport for 6 weeks.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-02-19 10:51:00
Philippines	Done with the AOS interview! but problem with passport	do i need to apply for renewal of passport even though mine will expire on 2012?	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-02-19 10:28:00
Philippines	Done with the AOS interview! but problem with passport	Thank god it's all done and we're approved! yay! The interviewer was so nice and she is a Pinay. She just asked us typical questions a couple should know. Like date of marriage, how we met, where we stayed, if he met my parents etc.. etc.. It went smoothly as if we were just having a normal conversation. The interview was in San Francisco 02/17. It was raining so hard and we couldn't find a place to park along the road. Oh well... just happy that it's all done. I also got my EAD card that same day but I don't think it matters now. Then, we went to Phil consulate since its just near from the Immigration office to ammend my passport (change it to my married name). So, went there but they are telling me to go back the next day which is impossible because my husband has to work. My husband and I are planning to go to the Philippines sometime in May. Do you think it will have a conflict or problems if my green card name is on my married name and my passport is on my single name? Should i just bring my marriage certificate? because if i would have a problem... I will just wait for my green card to arrive then apply a state ID and driver's license then send off my passport to the Phil Consulate in San Francisco... it says on the website you can send it (not really sure though). I could use some advice here. Thank you so much!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-02-19 09:51:00
Philippines	pinay from san francisco	not from San Francisco mismo but I live in Fremont just an hour away from San Francisco.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-02-24 00:56:00
Philippines	CFO	I have the same problem dealing with evil CFO supposed-to-be-seminar. I just gave them everything I gave US embassy all the papers and stuff coz i thought i didn't need anymore hassle in my life. We spent too much problem dealing with NVC and CIS already. went there monday and my flight was tuesday and was told that their computer is down and wont be up til thursday. See how third world is that? to think that it isn't even rocket science to fix a computer and printer that prints the certification that I attended them so called "seminar" and one more thing.. how can a "seminar" be mandatory anyway?!? it's like a matter of you boarding out of the country or not. They don't respect the decision of US EMBASSY, CIS and NVC. Clearly, when you have a visa it means you already passed their through background check.. i just don't understand ####### it is a mandatory class? Oh well.. all is done and I'm with my husband and living our lives happily and forgetting all the horror stories dealing with people from the government.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-03-04 00:19:00
Philippines	confuse about PDOS and CFO	hello everyone! I just want to ask if I can do the CFO before my interview? Isn't PDOS and CFO the same? Please enlighten me because I'm confused about the two. Thanks!	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2008-10-07 20:11:00
Philippines	Do you find this irritating?	Maybe its just me but it really really turns me off when they ask me. Sometimes i don't know how to reply. Usually if its ym I just stop answering but if its in person... really caught me off guard. I don't want to be rude but sometimes when i'm not in the mood i really shove them off and act so mean. I guess I'm too serious My husband doesn't like it too and said it gives some Filipina a bad name. Like what would their intention be? If its for money or love... we wouldn't really know right? I just don't want to take the risk and be blamed afterwards. One wrong move by a Filipina could easily be judged by the entire world. Sad but it is true. Not all people are open-minded.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-03-24 16:21:00
Philippines	Do you find this irritating?	hello again to my fellow visajourney goers! Hope you are all ok and happy with your loved ones! I know it's hard to be separated but I hope for those who are still waiting for their visas, you'll get it soon! Just always be positive Anyways, I just one question and need your opinion about this. Do you guys find it so irritating (or seems not right) when your fellow Pinays ask you this "uy hanap mo naman ako ng papa dyan... or sino ang irereto mo sa akin dyan?" -translation- (hey, could you find me a lover there? or do you have somebody who you can introduce me to?" It really turns me off when my friends,so-called friends or even just somebody i worked with at the office ask me those. It seems for me that they only want a ticket to go to the USA. Sounds like it for me... but this is just my opinion. I might be getting paranoid too from not having enough sleep. lol No pms yet! Can't help but to think.. can't you find your own man? Just want to know your opinion about this kind of attitude.	melissa/martin	Female	Philippines	2009-03-24 09:23:00