ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPossibility of more than 1 K1 for the same Fiance?

the biggest phrase is mahal ko, or mahal na mahal kita, or mahal kita. or if you say I love you and she says mahal din kita, also mis din kita. There are many ways to look at things. Going to her dad's funeral is HUGE. the fact you spent 3 months with her is HUGE. Even more impressive is going to a birth. IF you ACTUALLY witnessed the birth, you are CONSIDERED part of the family. You may even partly be considered a leader of the family. If the men seek and come to you with questions, or consult you on matters. You are a clan leader. Not marrying the girl WILL SHAME her as well as bring shame to the family clan. If you and her slept in the same house together in the same bed, YOU ARE ENGAGED. She is ready to marry you. the family has accepted you. She will go where you go. Your friends and family WILL BE her friends and family. I know the mindanao area very will. I have spent time in Butuan and gingoog city and the in teh villages around there. One of the villages there has many, many people from the village here in Phoenix. A best friend of my fiance's dad actually lives here in phoenix. Another way to tell is does she call you gwapo, nyobo, ang aking soulmate, miss ko ang aking asawa, masakit ang sikmura ko (stomach has pain from missing you), did she take napkins and wipe sweat from your brow and face, did she unfasten and fasten your shoes, did she comb your hair, wash your clothes, help you get dressed or undressed, did she give you massages, did she let you wash or brush her hair, did she always want to hold your hand, were you ever left alone, did she leave you alone with her fmaily, filipinas love very very very intensely. telling me she is a provincial girl, I can tell exactly what to look for and know. I am engaged to a provincial girl myself and many of my filipina friends are provincial girls. She will follow your lead. In provincial areas, it is very traditional, nearly the same as the "family" here in America. Men rile, women follow. Their showing of live is being a servant to their husband and having many kids. the more kids, the more they show how much they love their husband. In her heart, in her village, in her family, she may be already married to you. She will have not one problem here. going back to the village unmarried after coming to America will be a shame on her. Are you willing enough to love her as deep as she loves you? She will give you your freedom, but the more you do together, the more you make her a complete part of your life, the more you will be loved by her. She WANTS to marry you if you spent 3 months in her village and attended her dad's funeral but she WILL NOT force you to. Her way of forcing you is to love you with a servant's heart and pray to God each day. If you need someone to talk with, please contact me.


There are around 45 million Filipino women. Each one is individual. Yes there are differences between "provincial" and "city" women, but these differences probably apply everywhere in the world. Please be careful generalizing about all Filipino women's behavior and intentions based on your knowledge of a few individuals. :no:

Good luck on your visa journey. :)
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-01 04:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1, Fiance Visa
There is no such thing as divorce in the Philippines. I suggest you make sure what she means by "divorced".
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-09 07:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI called NVC and they gave me the MNL #
Once you confirm that your case has arrived at USEM, you can pay your visa fee and try booking your appointment online (or call the visa appointment service). Or you could wait for the "eligibility letter" that the USEM should send the beneficiary, but many people don't do that because it arrives really late, or in some cases not at all.

Here is the link to the website that eligibility letter will ask you to visit for instructions on what to prepare for the interview:

http://manila.usemba...v/wwwh3238.html

Good luck.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-12 19:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPolice Clearance with Lost Passport (Korea)
Will they accept photocopies of the lost passport? And do you have them, including the pages with her working visa from Korea, dates of entry and exit, etc? Or do these copies exist somewhere, for example with her former employer?

That is what we used to get my police clearance from Indonesia. I had lost the old passport too.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-21 18:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC to Manila Embassy

still no luck...is this normal?


Did you try sending an email? They respond pretty fast.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-27 04:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNVC to Manila Embassy
In our case it took 2 weeks from estimated receipt at the embassy, so you should be in any day now. Just keep trying to book online.

You can also inquire by email using this address: ivmanilareplies@state.gov

I got a response within the same day. Good luck.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-24 21:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUsem letter
Yes, it was the same for us, both my fiance and I received that letter of eligibility from USEM.

If she doesn't receive hers, just fax or email her a copy that she can print out and show at St Luke's for her medical.
Use your case number from NVC to schedule an interview appointment online or by phone.

Good luck.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-06-19 01:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurescan someone please give me some advice?...or at least calm me down :)
Also, regarding your original concern about changing the delivery address, they will give you another courier form to fill up when you arrive for your interview. And that's what they will follow. So yes, show up on the date that you have on your appointment paper. Maybe the system has been delayed in updating the info.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-06-17 04:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNumber to call in Manila re arrival of case in embassy
For future inquiries, if any, best to email them at ivmanilareplies@state.gov. Put your case number, beneficiary's name and passport number on the subject line. I made the same inquiry and they replied within 24 hours.

I received my elibility letter weeks after I had scheduled my interview. If you don't want to wait too long, after paying your visa fee, you can try scheduling your interview online or by phone (use that link given above for the website address and/or phone number to call) and keep trying everyday until you get in. Your case number will be "invalid" until the embassy has registered your case in their system. It takes about a week or two for that to happen once your case leaves NVC.

Best of luck to you.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-07-07 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresto wait or not to wait for notice of eligibility?
You posted on this same question yesterday and received a bunch of replies.

It's really your choice whether you want to wait for the eligibility letter or not. If in a hurry, take the advice others have posted here and on your previous thread, ie, pay your fee and schedule your interview once it is in the system. Otherwise, wait. Good luck.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-07-08 00:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAssuming visa denial

I think the Currant Year is more important that last year also. I have read: The Philippines wants to go back 3 years.


We prepared 3 past years of tax transcripts for the interview but they returned all but the last year to me (without even looking at the others). I was told only the last year was needed. Also submitted bank statements and other proof of income.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-07-16 16:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa received from USEM Manila but partly opened/damaged
It is normal that the yellow packet is cut (I wouldn't say "ripped") diagonally at the upper left corner to show that there is a sheaf of papers inside. And there is no "immigrant data summary" for a K-1 visa.

If you are unsure, have it checked by USEM. Good luck and congratulations.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-07-20 01:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresVisa delivery time
If your visa is approved, it could take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. In our case it took 20 days, or 12 working days (my delivery address was Metro Manila) but from what I've seen here the average is about 10-14 days. If you choose to pick up your passport from 2GO you could shave off a day or two.

Good luck.

Edited by PAGE 11, 18 July 2011 - 02:16 PM.

PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-07-18 14:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAOS
It's also on the back of your I-94
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-09-29 18:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresAOS for K1 vISA

Hello everyone!

Can anybody tell me where we can find our nonimmigrant visa number in our passport? I'm confused. There's nothing there as visa number only control number. Is the control number the visa number? I just need help!

Thanks


Check your K-1 visa, the number is printed in red on the lower right hand corner.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-10-10 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDon't want to get married anymore....

It is a 90 day buffer zone, where the foreign bride begins her adaptation period to the USA and her new man. There are TOO MANY cases seen on this board, where the relationship implodes prior to the 90 day marriage deadline period. Sorry you don't see it that way, but if you were a man whose Filipina flipped out on him, stole money, went out with other guys, by day 55, and then you could send her back home by day 60, then maybe you would have a different perspective. Oh, and to quote a guy who did CR1 Visa, and had the latter happen to him, "Gee, I wish I had a 90 day K1 Trial Period. "

Best wishes to you, though.

:star:


May I suggest that you use the generic term "foreign fiance/e" instead of "Filipina" when referring to negative behavior on the part of the foreign national? This is out of respect to the many Filipinas like myself who are in genuine relationships and only wish to be with their loved ones, like most people on this site.

By the way, good luck on your own visa journey :-)
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2010-11-21 01:19:00
VietnamNeed help with gift ideas for recent VN immigrants
What about warm winter clothing for the new immigrants?
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2010-12-20 02:27:00
United Kingdomnew edition of DS 156??

It says, when you google "evisaforms", something about your browser having to support 128-bit encryption. Perhaps that has something to do with it. Maybe we need to change some setting. I'll keep trying.

EDIT: I googled it, then clicked on the 'Cached' link.

http://webcache.goog...ww.google.co.uk

A snapshot of the site from May 9th.


Did you fix the problem?

I found this site that shows you how to check your encryption level.
http://cgi.scotiaban...fy/browser.html

In my case I am using the lastest version of Firefox 4.0.1 (Mac). So it should work but it doesn't. I tried it on Safari too, same result.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-14 19:53:00
United Kingdomnew edition of DS 156??

Hello! We're trying to access to up to date DS 156 form for packet 3, and this page doesn't seem to have a live link:

http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

DOS site isn't working either.

Could someone point us in the right direction?


I have the same problem, just posted about it. This link doesn't work: https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-14 18:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEx - husband
Try this site, it worked for me.


www.birthdatabase.com


good luck.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-12-06 00:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDS-156 Item 2

Place of Issueance- Cagayan de Oro Country- Philippines -
State/Province- Mindanao

I guess that would be the right..



Cagayan de Oro is the provincial capital of the province of Misamis Oriental (Mindanao is not a province, but a huge island with many provinces)

So I would put

Place of Issuance : Cagayan de Oro
Country: Philippines
State/Province: Misamis Oriental
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2010-11-17 07:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSingapore Police Clearance --any updates?

I need help with this too. This is really confusing. Up until I saw this post, I thought that the Sinapore government gave out police reports to non-citizens as well. My fiancee is from the Philippines, and according to the US Embassy in Manila, living in a foreign country for longer than 6 months requires a police report. On the Singapore website it says that the police department needs "documentary proof" from the consulate/immigration authority, but I have been unsuccessful in getting through to the Embassy to ask them to send my fiancee the needed "documentary proof" for her to send to the Singapore police department so that they can process a police report for her to take to her interview in Manila. So what in the world are we supposed to do? My petition expires at the beginning of April. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


I don't have any updates on this either. We haven't received our NOA2 yet (just filed in November) so I've put this on the back burner for a while. I was thinking of contacting the Singapore embassy in the Philippines, have you tried that?
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-01-06 02:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSingapore Police Clearance --any updates?

I found some answers in another forum. Try this link. http://www.visajourn...view=getnewpost


Thanks. I tried your link but it doesn't seem to work.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2010-12-09 04:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSingapore Police Clearance --any updates?
As some of you may know, the Singapore government as of October 18, 2010 has stopped issuing to non-Singaporeans the Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC), which was equivalent to a police clearance. Here is the link: http://www.spf.gov.s...cncc_notice.htm

Does anyone have an update on this?

For those of us who need that clearance for the K-1 interview, this is an area of concern which has been discussed on an earlier post. As far as I know, there have been no changes on the US Embassy requirement for the specific case of Singapore. Some people have suggested writing the Singapore Police Force to request a written refusal, or to print out the notification of the new policy on their website. Is this sufficient? Has anyone gone for their interview without the clearance?


p.s. I am re-posting this as I had mistakenly first posted it in the wrong forum (requested help from an administrator to transfer it but got no response).
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2010-12-07 23:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHow do I get a copy of skype chat transcripts?
What about skype chat logs? Is there anyway to get a list of chat logs with the dates and callers' names?

I can print out the transcripts, but the logs would show communication between us over a longer period of time.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-18 18:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIssue on My Name - need advice!
My question is about my name. My original birth certificate carries my full THREE first names (example) MARIA CLARA TERESA. But for sometime previously I had been using a shorter form of my name, ie MA. TERESA. Then when I replaced a stolen passport 2 years ago, I reverted to my full complete name. Now all my major IDs (passport, driver's license) are in my current full name as in birth certificate. I should also mention that I have previously traveled to the US (and other countries) on both my old passport (short name) and my current one (full complete name). I was also issued a 10 year B1/B2 visa with my current passport, with no problems.

Here is my question:

When we submitted my G-325A with the petition for fiance, on the blank asking All Other Names Used (Include names by previous marriages) I stated "NONE". Is this correct? My logic was that my previous shorter name was a subset of my complete name--it's not as if I had used a different name such as LUISA or ANGELA for example. Now I am uncertain. And now I have to fill up the DS-156 which asks in question 9 Other First and Middle Names Used.

What should I do? Any inputs? I want to be consistent on both forms. Should I go ahead and just state NONE as in my G-325A?

Btw, for my NBI clearance I have my full complete name, but on the line A.K.A. I had them put MA. TERESA.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-24 08:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCase not yet in system...how long?
Our petition was approved April 6, sent to NVC, then forwarded to US Embassy Manila on April 13. Until now the case number has not been uploaded into the embassy's system, and we can't make an interview appointment.

Does any know how long it normally takes? Does it help (or speed things up) if I call the embassy?

thanks
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-26 18:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIs this a routine response?
Thanks for everyone's reply and words of info or encouragement!

I finally got through yesterday and booked my appointment online for June 2nd :)
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-04 07:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIs this a routine response?

Nothing out of the ordinary is going on with your case. It's all routine.

There is an electronic file and there is a physical file. Your physical file has arrived at the Embassy but they haven't entered it into their system yet. That usually takes some time. However, it shouldn't be too much longer before they enter your physical file into their system. Once they do that, you will be able to schedule an interview online or through the call center. Just keep trying every day.

I assume the visa fee has been paid already.

Good luck! :star:


Yes, fee has been paid and I have been trying to schedule online everyday. Just got fed up and sent the email today, and got this response.

Thanks for your reply!
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-28 09:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIs this a routine response?

Yes, you're fiancee (beneficiary) is supposed to receive a packet. But some don't get it or they receive it late so some opt to get their case number from NVC/USEM so they can schedule the medical and interview and work on the other requirements even if they don't have the packet yet. :)


I know about the packet and that many here don't receive it. That's why I have been trying to schedule the interview myself online as I already have the case number. But still can't get through.

I am just confused that USEM says they still have not received the file when the NVC has said it was sent to Manila on April 13. :huh:
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-28 04:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionIs this a routine response?
Our I-129F petition was approved April 6, received by NVC April 11, and sent on to Manila April 13. Until now I have been unable to schedule an interview online, as I keep getting the error message "case type number invalid". Others here have said that means the case has not been uploaded into the embassy system. I emailed the USEM to inquire, and this is the reply I got:

We received the electronic file from the State Department's National Visa Center (NVC) today April 28, 2011, and should receive the U.S. Immigration Service-approved visa petition (Form I-129F) shortly.

As soon as we receive the I-129F petition from NVC, you will be notified in writing regarding the interview scheduling.

Is this a routine response? I was not aware that there was an electronic as a well as a paper file. And it seems to me quite a long delay if they have not received the petition itself from NVC if it had left on April 13 (2 weeks ago now).

Has anyone had a similar response / experience?
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-04-28 04:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion!!**UPDATE**!!
Congratulations! What a roller coaster ride. Glad it's going well for you. The best thing is you're together now. :)

Good luck on the rest of your journey.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-04 07:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCoC for Singapore

Thanks Page 11,
Yeh, the first time I called the CS rep said bring the email i had recieved from SGP police. She also mentioned the COs could check her record in the SGP database from the embassy...that sounded strange. So, now that we have NOA2, I was getting worried and called the embassy again. This CS rep was totally lost...anyway I guess we will take the email, website statement etc. to the interview. Thanks for you response.
Scott


Update: I decided to email the SPF myself to see what kind of response I would get.

FYI, here is what they sent me (slightly more detailed than what you got)

Attached Files


PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-06 05:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCoC for Singapore

My fiancee worked in Singapore for 9 years. She is now back in Phils awaiting embassy call. a couple of months ago, I checked on getting her CoC from Singapore and they informed me that they, since 10/2010, no longer supply CoC for non citizens. There is an appeal process, but I was told it is rarely accepted. I have called the US Embassy in Manila twice. First answer was to have fiancee bring a copy of email that i recieved from Singapore authorities stating they no longer issue CoC. Second call to embassy got a totally different answer. You would think the embassy in Manila would know of this change in Singapore law and would communicate this on thier website or the ST.GOV website. But everyone I call seems to be lost about this. Has anyone had this issue? Attached is the email I recived from Singapore authorities.

Attached File  Re_ Request for Police Record.pdf   36.25KB   18 downloads


I have the same issue. There have been several threads on this topic, check them out (do a search). The most recent cases that I know of in Manila DID NOT procure the COC, and went for their interview with just an email from the US embassy where someone had replied it was not necessary and/or a printout from the Singapore Police website stating the policy change. At least one of them was not even asked for it.

I also read here somewhere that it appears the COs have been advised of this change, but perhaps the persons you spoke to on the phone had not been briefed.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-03 04:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionManila Consulate Receipt to Interview Scheeduling
Back to the OP's original question : it took about 2 weeks from the time we estimated the USEM had received the file to their uploading the case into their system.

We scheduled online too. Try it everyday until it works :yes:
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-10 00:13:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan't access DS forms website
Thanks. The link is working again :-)
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-15 18:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionCan't access DS forms website
Am I the only one having trouble getting into the evisa forms website?

https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp

Been trying for 2 days and can't get in. Need to fill up the DS 156 which you can only do online :(
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-14 18:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioncase # Inquiry
Yes, first 3 letters are for the Embassy location, next 4 numbers the year, next 3 the date NVC received your case minus 500 (for example 502-500=2, so the date of receipt is the 2nd day of the year or Jan 2nd), and the last 3 the order it was assigned at the NVC that day.

Nothing to do with your interview date.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-17 09:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAppointment printout?, Manila
I had the same experience with that emailed link.

Just bring the first one you saved as a pdf.
PAGE 11FemalePhilippines2011-05-18 05:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionHow long for Manila to enter K1 into system?

All,

My K1 petition was received by the embassy in Manila on
the morning of the 9th, per DHL tracking by reference number.
So, they have had it for a week now and I am still getting
"Case type number not valid". From what I gather from other
post is that this translates to, you case has not been entered
into the system yet. (btw. yes my fiance paid the $350 fee already)

How long does it take them to enter petitions these days?
Dose VJ log the time it takes from when the embassy receives
the petition till they enter it into the system?

In this computer age, one would think that they would just transfer
the case over to Manila electronically. But I guess they DHL it and
someone types it in again.
I might call, but I am sure it will be a waist of $20 or whatever it
is, for them to tell me what I already know, it is not entered into
the system yet.

Thanks for any info.
Jim,


Be patient. In our case it took 2 weeks from when we estimated USEM received our file til it was entered in the system and we could book online. I read somewhere also that you can't really rely on the supposed tracking system as NVC will only tell you they've cleared your file to go, not when it is actually picked up by the courier.

Just keep trying to book your appointment everyday and one day it will happen! :yes:

Oh and btw, they do send both an electronic file as well as a hard copy. At least that's what USEM told me when I emailed them. If you want you could inquire here: ivmanilareplies@state.gov

Edited by PAGE 11, 16 May 2011 - 03:51 AM.

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