ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesLess and Less Communication
Two words..."run away"

He doesn't deserve you and deep down you'll never be able to trust him (he also will never really trust you)

Just my opinion
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-03 12:50:00
PhilippinesIs this typical for a Filipina?
It is difficult with my fiancee as well, I think it's difficult to have lofty dreams when you had no chance of anything coming true. I expect once she gets to the states and your life together starts sinking in, she will allow her self to dream and look into the future more.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-17 17:53:00
Philippinesso hard to be far away
There are a lot of issues here that sound similar to Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. I would recommend that you are very careful and do everything you can to keep yourself and your child safe. Obviously I'm not saying 100% that's what the issue is, but it can be extrememly dangerous.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-25 17:10:00
PhilippinesFlying from Manila.
We are going to use Hawaiian Air, it's a great airline and it has direct flights to Hawaii...but then I live in Hawaii so that makes much more sense for us.

Good luck!
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-25 17:32:00
PhilippinesPassed the CFO seminar
Right now we are planning for my fiancee to take the seminar at the CFO office instead of PRISM or SM-COW because I'm hoping they will be less of a mentally abusive place. I agree 100% that people should be aware of possibilities, and have a way out in case of an emergency. I do not agree with some of the ways I have heard they present this.

Do bad things happen? Yes.

Do they happen to everybody and so you should give up on any chance of happiness and go back to the province where you belong and stop having these silly dreams of living with somebody that truly loves you? NO
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-25 17:20:00
Philippinesmilitary spouse..
If you are still in the Philippines there is an agency in Angeles that helps with US visa issues. They may be able to help clear this problem up for you. It's called the Jim Boyd Foundation, they also assist ex-pats with their taxes etc.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-25 17:30:00
PhilippinesFinally will be leaving tomorrow, thanks you vjers
Aloha nui loa! Welcome to (the other) paradise!

We have less rain here and it's not as hot as the Phlippines :-)

We even have Red Horse (Pacific Market in Waipahu) and two Jollibee now!
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-07-31 18:21:00
PhilippinesAmerican vs Filipino
:ot2:

American ketchup = tomato
Philippine ketchup = banana
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-06-20 16:33:00
PhilippinesAmerican vs Filipino
When I was in college I was dating a Filipina nurse and was at her family's house for a party. Her sister got rice from one of the rice dispenser boxes and I was like :blink:

Her sister said "American's staple is potatoes, ours is rice" to which I replied "but we don't have a huge bin in our kitchens where we push the 2 button and two potatoes drop out" LOL

I later bought a rice dispenser for my inlaws when they got married (my best friend married my then wife's sister) and his family freaked out the same way :P

I think our cultures have way more in common than most people care to admit, people just tend to notice the differences.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-06-07 14:01:00
PhilippinesAmerican vs Filipino
In America they say "Damn hurricanes"

In the Philippines they say "damn Typhoons" (or bagyo if they are speaking Tagalog)
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-05-31 18:49:00
PhilippinesDirect Flight
Why do you hate Hawaii so much? It's nice here :-)
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-16 10:34:00
PhilippinesPOE Experiences arriving in the U.S.
My friend just came to Hawaii and from landing to her walking out the door was 1 1/2 hours. She was already married but was her first time here with a shiny new visa. I don't know if K-1 visa will be longer, but I wouldn't see why it should be too much.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-22 16:25:00
PhilippinesBooking A Flight
Anybody have the issue with buying a ticket from the Philippines with a credit card if the card holder isn't flying? I keep getting told that my fiancee won't be able to fly unless the CC used to buy the ticket is hers and she has it on her when she checks in.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-21 15:54:00
PhilippinesPhilippines CFO Question - timing
When they say two ID's can her passport count as one? My fiancee only has passport and one other ID (no driver's license just 'postal ID'). Where is she supposed to get another ID?
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-27 18:03:00
PhilippinesHK CNCC completed!!!!
Last requirement from the US Embassy was her Police clearance from Hong Kong. That was approved and sent to the Embassy Monday :dance: so now we just have to hope that the Embassy doesn't drag their feet and she gets her visa this week so it's only a quick trip to the CFO then a long plane flight to Hawaii...


Almost there... :dance: :dance: :dance:
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-29 19:09:00
PhilippinesNBI from hong kong
Update: I received an email yesterday from them (I had inquired via email twice before) that it was completed and sent Monday :dance:

Good luck, I think having your friend drop the package off and pay is your best bet. We were going to do that but my friend had to fly to the US during that time.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-29 19:17:00
PhilippinesNBI from hong kong
IF you were there you could use octopus card (with balance of course), but otherwise you need a check. I think if you just send a copy of your NOA2 and a print out from the website showing police clearance required it (along with the fingerprints, application and check) you would be fine.

Good luck, it's another frustration added to all the ones you had to endure earlier.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-28 17:34:00
PhilippinesNBI from hong kong
We didn't get ours started until after the interview, and the Embassy gave us a letter stating they needed it then. Also getting a bank draft made out to Hong Kong dollars is extremely frustrating. I had to open an account at a specific bank here then mail it to my fiancee...then LBC refused to send a letter with a check inside. If you still know somebody trustworthy in HK it may be better to send your packet to them and transfer money.

They say it takes 3-4 weeks for the Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) and so far we are in the fourth week and still waiting :angry: Good luck!
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-27 17:41:00
PhilippinesFollow up/wait time after 221g
:angry: This thread makes me a very sad panda :(

We had to wait for Hong Kong clearance and that was sent to the embassy two weeks ago...we were hoping that after that we only needed a few day wait but this post is making me think it may be a month or more

Embassy -> :bonk: <- me
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-05 17:33:00
PhilippinesBank draft
We had the same problem, she needed a bank draft in HK$ and nobody in the Philippines would do it. I actually had to open an account at a bank here in Hawaii which would and then mail the check to her. (a $23 equivalent check that cost me $200 in total :angry: )
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-06 19:09:00
PhilippinesHow long to get your visa?
I think the embassy officially hates me...we had to wait for her HK police clearance (which took a month) and the embassy is still saying "in process" for the last three weeks :crying:

Congrats to everybody else though :thumbs:

Edited by Shawn C, 13 September 2012 - 05:19 PM.

Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-13 17:18:00
PhilippinesYepey!!! Visa Approved!!!
Congratulations fellow (soon to be) Hawaii resident! :dance: :dance: :dance:

Evidently our Hong Kong Clearance sat in the mailroom for two+ weeks so we are waiting for final approval and then 2Go.

I live on Oahu near Waikiki hopefully we can all meet up sometime (our wedding date is hopefully 11 Nov)
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-19 15:48:00
PhilippinesApproved!
Sing a little song :whistle: do a little dance :dance:
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-27 10:53:00
PhilippinesFinally Approved!!!
Marife lives in Pangasinan, I live just out of Waikiki on Oahu.

Please don't say another week :unsure: ...when I called the Embassy yesterday they said it was completed the 25th so I'm hoping she receives it early next week and I can put her on a Saturday/Tuesday flight either (PhilAir or Hawaiian) the following week.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-27 10:45:00
PhilippinesFinally Approved!!!
OMG finally! But when I try to track her passport # or MNL number it says "invalid" :(

Hoping for her to receive it this week so she can CFO Monday/Tues and fly to Hawaii Thursday...and I can be the happiest man on the planet :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-26 20:37:00
PhilippinesVisa in hand!!!
Not that I care why we kept getting 'invalid' when we tried to track it via both 2GO and USEM but wanted others to know that evidently that happens. CFO Monday and on the plane Thursday! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-28 03:04:00
PhilippinesInspection at a U.S. Port-of-Entry:
Aloha and welcome to Hawaii! Marife flies here Thursday as well :dance:

I had a friend who recently arrive here that said they asked for her medical 'CD' and that some people were turned back because they didn't have it.

You should feel very comfortable in Waipahu, there are many Filipinos that live right in that area and Pacific Market (Philippine grocery store) plus Jolibee and Max's of Manila are there. I live near Waikiki but on the same island and only a few minutes away.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-10-01 11:36:00
PhilippinesEmas CFO experience
Mahalo for posting this. I sooooo can't wait until all of this BS is completed.

I think Marife will be able to write my memoirs after all this questioning
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-08-01 11:12:00
PhilippinesPolice Clearance from other countries you worked in???
Mahalo, but I have that information and it doesn't give a ball park for how long the process takes after they receive all of the required documentation. Just trying to do some rough planning on what month our wedding can take place.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-06-06 19:37:00
PhilippinesPolice Clearance from other countries you worked in???
Does anybody have any experience with getting the Cert of No Criminal Conviction from Hong Kong? Just curious how long it takes. I have a friend who's wife is still waiting for her's from Malaysia and I'm hoping HK is much faster.
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-06-06 11:57:00
PhilippinesWhere is the visa? Automated email check
I got the invalid number...did you include the two letters at the beginning of the passport or just the number?
Shawn CMalePhilippines2012-09-13 17:25:00
Philippinesrequirements to get marry in the philippines
hi i am a us citizen and want to marry my fiancee in the philippines what are the documents and requirements to get married in the philippines? do i need to go there twice to receive all my requirements needed
hbk8941MalePhilippines2010-02-19 22:25:00
PhilippinesAnybody noticed a slow down at NVC

did you get it after all?


this is the lifeNot Telling02013-07-04 13:04:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 (Services Centers applications status)
I reckon you'll get your bio letter soon wink.gif I wasn't expecting it so soon I was ready to wait a few weeks. oh, by the way I only sent my pack to CSC it never went to NSC. Thanks for your help biggrin.gif

Edited by Tegan, 04 October 2007 - 02:11 AM.

TeganFemaleAustralia2007-10-04 02:10:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 (Services Centers applications status)
Can someone please update my status for me it always comes out jacked when I copy and pasts tongue.gif

Name Service center date arrived at CSC date NOA1 (received in mail) Biometrics
Tegan CSC 09/10/07 10/01/07 10/20/07

Thanks !
TeganFemaleAustralia2007-10-03 22:41:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 (Services Centers applications status)
UserName............Serv. Ctr.....Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Approved
tumbin..............TSC...........04/22/06..........05/04/06........--/--/--........--/--/--(RFE 07-31-07)
Feliz...............CSC...........10/26/06..........11/01/06........08/04/07-.......--/--/-- RFE
haozi101............NSC...........11/27/06..........12/06/06........01/03/07........09/14/07
jennybirgitta.......NSC...........01/13/07..........01/18/07........02/14/07........--/--/--
fragile093..........TSC...........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........--/--/--
Peter T.............NSC...........01/27/07..........02/26/07........03/09/07.........--/--/--
shahkr..............VSC...........01/29/07..........02/xx/07........03/01/07........--/--/-- RFE
ven2lin.............TSC...........02/01/07..........02/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Illinois............NSC...........02/19/07..........02/23/07........04/18/07........--/--/--
kn687...............TSC...........02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........--/--/--
tweety..............TSC...........03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........--/--/--
Boscouple...........VSC...........03/16/07..........03/21/07........04/10/07........09/19/07
Frances.............NSC...........04/02/07..........05/05/07........05/24/07........--/--/--
Kearinne............NSC...........04/09/07..........04/30/07........06/02/07........--/--/--
gyuwono.............NSC...........04/17/07..........04/20/07........05/18/07........--/--/--
James...............TSC...........04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............VSC...........04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--
Cassie..............TSC...........05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........TSC...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--
Joel'sWife..........VSC...........06/08/07..........06/21/07........07/07/07........--/--/--
thea................VSC...........06/09/07..........06/25/07........07/06/07........--/--/--
Silvanski...........TSC > CSC.....06/27/07..........07/12/07........08/17/07........--/--/-- (RFE 08/29/07)
Sweet Melissa.......TSC > CSC.....06/28/07..........07/10/07........10/10/07........--/--/--
wifiman.............NSC.> CSC.....06/29/07..........08/05/07........08/15/07........08/25/07
ForYou..............VSC...........07/20/07..........08/06/07....... 09/08/07........--/--/--
Sami................NSC > CSC.....07/20/07..........08/04/07........08/15/07........09/15/07
stina&suj...........TSC > CSC.....07/13/07..........07/26/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Stefanie............NSC > CSC.....07/16/07..........07/25/07........military........--/--/--
Bree................TSC.> CSC.....07/24/07..........07/27/07........09/13/07........09/25/07
6901................TSC.> CSC.....07/24/07..........08/04/07........09/12/07........09/20/07
smushtaq............NSC > CSC.....07/26/07..........08/09/07........09/07/07........--/--/--
mahal...............TSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........07/27/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Jo1973..............TSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........08/20/07........09/21/07........--/--/--
Widge...............NSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........08/22/07........09/12/07........--/--/--
Smoothsailing.......NSC.> CSC.....07/28/07..........08/17/07........09/10/07........09/15/07
dcl766..............NSC.> CSC.....07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/13/07........09/19/07
Lugn ...............NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/11/07........09/13/07
Gene&Maria..........NSC > CSC.....07/28/07..........08/20/07........09/10/07........--/--/--
mcutchin............CSC...........07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/18/07........--/--/--
bsokny12............NSC > CSC.....07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/08/07........09/12/07
gwsmith01...........VSC...........08/03/07..........08/22/07........09/07/07........--/--/--
metta...............TSC > CSC.....08/04/07..........08/30/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Gemma12nEl..........VSC...........08/07/07..........08/07/07........10/02/07........--/--/--
gandagirl505........CSC...........08/08/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
moe_lisa............NSC > CSC.....08/09/07..........09/06/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Alie................TSC > CSC.....08/11/07..........09/12/07........10/12/07........--/--/--
beggartl............NSC > CSC.....08/11/07..........08/13/07........10/09/07........--/--/--
pj1959us............NSC > CSC.....08/13/07..........08/15/07........09/29/07........--/--/--
guapitoyguapita77...TSC > CSC.....08/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
annelizabeth........NSC.> CSC.....08/15/07..........08/17/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Bubibu..............CSC...........08/15/07..........08/20/07........10/04/07........--/--/--
ca_babe.............CSC...........08/16/07..........08/17/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
eau_xplain..........TSC > CSC.....08/18/07..........08/21/07........10/11/07........--/--/--
nutmarg.............TSC > CSC.....08/20/07..........09/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Kez.................VSC...........08/24/07..........09/01/07........10/02/07........--/--/--
maguilart...........NSC > CSC.....08/29/07..........08/30/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
kitty0657...........NSC > CSC.....08/31/07..........09/04/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Inlove_tx...........TSC > CSC.....09/01/07..........09/05/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
DougandNancy........VSC...........09/04/07..........09/06/07........10/03/07........--/--/--
poppinslp...........CSC...........09/04/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
hopeful_laura.......NSC...........09/07/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Tegan...............CSC...........09/10/07..........10/01/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
FVA.................NSC...........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
silent-whispers.....TSC...........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Whodat..............VSC...........09/10/07..........09/19/07........10/16/07........--/--/--
Pedro...............TSC...........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Aussielad...........VSC...........09/11/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Moldovandish........TSC...........09/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Wild Wind...........CSC...........09/20/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Little Bear.........VSC...........09/20/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Serenity............NSC...........09/25/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Buckeye6976.........NSC...........09/27/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--

Edited by Tegan, 02 October 2007 - 12:47 AM.

TeganFemaleAustralia2007-10-02 00:46:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI-751 (Services Centers applications status)
UserName............Serv. Ctr.....Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date.......Biometrics......Approved
tumbin..............TSC...........04/22/06..........05/04/06........--/--/--........--/--/--
haozi101............NSC...........11/27/06..........12/06/06........01/03/07........09/14/07
jennybirgitta.......NSC.......... 01/13/07..........01/18/07........02/14/07........--/--/--
fragile093..........TSC...........01/27/07..........01/31/07........03/03/07........--/--/--
kn687...............TSC...........02/27/07..........03/21/07........03/29/07........--/--/--
tweety..............TSC...........03/09/07..........03/28/07........04/06/07........--/--/--
Kearinne............NSC...........04/09/07..........04/30/07........06/02/07........--/--/--
gyuwono.............NSC...........04/17/07..........04/20/07........05/18/07........--/--/--
James...............TSC...........04/18/07..........04/20/07........05/31/07........--/--/--
Gringa..............VSC...........04/27/07..........05/24/07........06/22/07........--/--/--
Cassie..............TSC...........05/08/07..........05/09/07........06/04/07........--/--/--
Mr.Bigdog...........TSC...........06/06/07..........06/19/07........08/30/07........--/--/--
thea................VSC...........06/09/07..........06/25/07........07/06/07........--/--/--
Sweet Melissa.......TSC > CSC.....06/28/07..........07/10/07........10/10/07........--/--/--
Bree................TSC.> CSC.....07/24/07..........07/27/07........09/13/07........--/--/--
6901................TSC.> CSC.....07/24/07..........08/04/07........09/12/07........--/--/--
smushtaq............NSC...........07/26/07..........08/09/07........09/07/07........--/--/--
mahal...............TSC > CSC.....07/27/07..........07/27/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Widge...............NSC...........07/27/07..........08/22/07........09/12/07........--/--/--
Smoothsailing.......CSC...........07/28/07..........08/17/07........09/10/07........--/--/--
dcl766..............NSC...........07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/13/07........--/--/--
Lugn ...............NSC...........07/28/07..........08/24/07........09/11/07........--/--/--
Gene&Maria..........NSC...........07/28/07..........08/20/07........09/10/07........--/--/--
mcutchin............CSC...........07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/18/07........--/--/--
bsokny12............NSC...........07/30/07..........08/20/07........09/08/07........09/12/07
gwsmith01...........VSC...........08/03/07..........08/22/07........09/07/07........--/--/--
Gemma12nEl..........VSC...........08/07/07..........08/07/07........10/02/07........--/--/--
gandagirl505........CSC...........08/08/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
moe_lisa............NSC > CSC.....08/09/07..........09/06/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
Alie................TSC > CSC.....08/11/07..........09/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
pj1959us............NSC > CSC.....08/13/07..........08/15/07........09/29/07........--/--/--
guapitoyguapita77...TSC...........08/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
annelizabeth........NSC.> CSC.....08/15/07..........08/17/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Bubibu..............CSC...........08/15/07..........08/20/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
ca_babe.............CSC...........08/16/07..........08/17/07........09/28/07........--/--/--
eau_xplain..........TSC > CSC.....08/18/07..........08/21/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
nutmarg.............TSC...........08/20/07..........09/12/07........--/--/--........--/--/--
Kez.................VSC...........08/24/07..........09/01/07........10/02/07........--/--/--
kitty0657...........NSC...........08/31/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Inlove_tx...........TSC...........09/01/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Aussielad...........VSC...........09/11/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Tegan...................CSC..........09/10/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
Moldovandish........TSC...........09/14/07..........--/--/--........--/--/--........--/--/--
TeganFemaleAustralia2007-09-17 14:56:00
PhilippinesHurray, YIPPEEE, WOW.. Annie is APRROVED!!
congrats !! I also met a fellow VJer (well VJer's fiance) at the embassy when I had my interview a few years back... Visajourney is great isn't it !!!
TeganFemaleAustralia2007-09-13 00:14:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionCard Ordered :)
QUOTE (sionnach @ May 22 2008, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So happy and relieved today.

I was delighted to check my email this morning and get the notification that my card has been ordered...

Fantastic news, hopefully it arrives in the mail without issue, a big thanks to this website and the posters who provide such valuable information good.gif

Just for our timeline as follows:

08/2/13 Mailed Paperwork.
08/2/20 Check cashed.
08/2/23 Letter with 1yr extension arrived.
08/2/27 Received Biometric appointment letter.
08/3/14 Did Bio exam.
08/5/21 Card Ordered smile.gif





youtubeNot TellingChina2008-05-22 21:00:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionI got my 10 years greencard today
QUOTE (pinay @ May 30 2008, 09:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes i just got right now my 10 years greencard. Goodbye USCIS see you in december 2009 for my citizenship...Thank God its done for now.



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