Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED!!!	Congratulations!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-11-27 06:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Appealed & Approved	Edited by cazzers, 29 November 2012 - 07:12 AM.	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-11-29 07:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K 1 Visa Approved		cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-11-29 12:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	got visaaaa!!!!!	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-11-28 08:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa Approved yesterday :D		cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-11-30 10:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	sveta,s visa approved	Congrats!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-10-25 05:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Having interview RIGHT NOW!!!		cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-12-04 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Having interview RIGHT NOW!!!	Hope everything goes ok at the interview. Good luck!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-12-04 07:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	VSC June Filer - **Approved**	COngrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-12-08 06:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	BY HIS GRACE WEVE BEEN APPROOOOOOOOOOOVED -VSC JUNE FILER	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-12-09 06:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	VSC June Filer	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2012-12-08 06:36:00
Philippines	filipina fiancee	Welcome and good luck! There are so many great people and resources here--especially Hank, Harpa and Darnell. As mentioned, spend time going through the guides and old posts--most of the answers to your questions are there, but ask anything and people will answer you very soon. It can be a long frustrating and uncertain process. Hang in there.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-03-28 11:42:00
Philippines	CFO Seminar in Manila (May 30, 2013)	Joan did not have her visa for the CFO in Manila. She returned for the sticker later....	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-06-23 13:18:00
Philippines	CFO Seminar in Manila (May 30, 2013)	UPDATE: You guys can use your Passport as one of the valid ID's required. It is after all a government issued identification. Check out this post. His fiancee is the "Joan" I mentioned on my topic/thread post. Apparently, she just used her Passport AND Postal ID.     http://www.visajourn...-cfo-in-manila/ I may have been mistaken...Joan had her nbi too...but passport and postal should count as government issued ids...again though the more you can bring the better! Remember that they look for different documents on a case by case basis...	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-05-31 19:04:00
Philippines	CFO Seminar in Manila (May 30, 2013)	Hi, I'm assuming you're Janice?   Yes, you can take the CFO Seminar before the interview. You just have to go back there after you get your Visa and have them put the emigrant sticker on your passport.   Yes, a postal ID is accepted.   Joan is 23 and wasn't asked of any parental consent letter/form. But it won't hurt to bring one. Just bring all the docs you can bring, it's a case-to-case basis. It really depends on the counselor.   You're very much welcome. Glad to help out. Yes Joan was not asked for the advice nor the cenomar, but better to have it...it really seems like a case by case basis...you want to have all your documents just in case.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-05-31 18:46:00
Philippines	Update on Hawaii Marriage Certificate	Mahalo Steve, this shall be usefull, when I need more copies of my marriage certificate. So I guess your wife is learning Ilocano now, and making a lot of trips to Waipahu for food.   HA! No there are plenty of tagalog speaking pinay here. I do work in Waipahu, but we haven't shopped there yet...well, not true...Elena's catered our wedding..yum!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-08-28 23:22:00
Philippines	Update on Hawaii Marriage Certificate	I cannot find the thread where we discussed the virtues of dealing with the State of Hawaii for anything important like obtaining a certificate of marriage in time to avoid going out of status. Here is a happy update: http://www.visajourn...iage-in-hawaii/	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-08-28 12:06:00
Philippines	Done With Medical	Whoohoo! One more thing finished! CFO then USEM then POE!!! You will be together soon!!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-04-12 17:05:00
Philippines	Medical Report From St. Luke's GIven On CD	So you just filed the DS 3025 and never saw Civil Surgeon?  DId your wife have to get booster shots in the US?  Candy was told she needs a booster in 30 days, and it is a close call as to whether she will be in Manila or New York at that point.  If she has to go to a CS, so be it, but if it can be avoided with a few sensible steps now, I am trying to find out what those steps are.   No, we just sent in the 3025 (and a copy of the instructions I posted above). It was only mentioned in passing at the AOS interview. Joan did not need any booster. We did show the vaccine form to our personal physician and he said that she was up to date and good for a long time.    [Edit] Where are you from in New York? I am from Long Island originally. I took Joan "home" to meet mom over Christmas. It was her first time to see real snow! Edited by Stevephoto, 14 May 2014 - 02:59 AM.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-05-14 02:57:00
Philippines	Medical Report From St. Luke's GIven On CD	You just need the vaccination report when you do your AOS after she gets in the US and you get married within 90 days.   You would need to find a civil surgeon to transcribe the vaccination report to another form (no need to do another medical); it will cost you less than 50 dollars for this official transcription. The civil surgeon will hand you a sealed envelope, which you will then send along with the other requirements for Adjustment of Status (I-485). As for the CD, I haven't had any need for it, so far.    So far, so good. I hope she doesn't forget about the need to attend the CFO seminar and get the sticker on her passport.     Note: I did my St Luke's medical exam Sept 2013. I am now in the US, married, waiting for my Permanent Residency card after sending the AOS papers last Dec. 30.            The CS is not always necessary and is sometimes a lot more than $50.00!   Are you K1?   www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-693instr.pdf   3. What if I am a K nonimmigrant visa holder and already had a medical exam overseas?   If you were admitted as a: a. K-1 fiancé(e) or a K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e); or as a b. K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen or a K-4 child of a K-3 spouse of a U.S. citizen; and c. You received a medical examination prior to admission, then:    (1) You are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485 is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination, and the medical examination did not reveal a Class A medical condition, or if you did have a Class A medical condition, you received a waiver of inadmissibility and have complied with the terms and conditions on the waiver.   (2) Even if a new medical examination is not required, you must still show proof that you complied with the vaccination requirements. If the vaccination record (DS 3025) was not properly completed and included as part of the original overseas medical examination report, you will have to have the vaccination report completed by a designated civil surgeon. In this case, you are required to submit the vaccination record and page 1 of Form I-693.   Green Card in hand with no RFE!   http://www.visajourn...port/?p=6206232	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-05-14 01:46:00
Philippines	Cenomar misspelled parents name	Feb 2014 is only a 3 months old... use it, avoid potential problems.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-05-22 00:52:00
Philippines	medical exam results wont be released unless...	I work with children with severe disabilities within the school system. There are a lot of immigrants from a lot of countries (not just PI) in Hawaii. Some of them have children with severe disabilities. You won't get denied because of your son's autism. SLEM probably just wants a recent diagnosis to move on. Should be "routine" from there. How old is your son (or did I miss that?) If he is school age then get as many records as you can from his physicians/schools and go to your local school and make an appointment with the school principal. Explain that your son has "special needs" and request an assessment to see if he qualifies for special education services. IF there is a need for a cognitive assessment then request to have one conducted in his native language (unless he is fluent in English). Cite the case Diana v. Board of Education if the school objects (Diana states that all children have the right to be assessed in their home language). Good luck.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-05-16 04:32:00
Philippines	Is frontloading the I-129f packet necessary?	I am disabled too. I had an attorney review our packet (1 hour, $200.00--worth the investment for the advice--but NOT worth the $2,000.00 for her to file for us--we filed on our own--no problems). The advice from the attorney was to focus on our relationship and not the fact that I am disabled (you don't want USCIS to think the your fiancee is a caregiver). Just provide evidence that you love each other and you will be fine! Send EVERYTHING you have except the kitchen sink! The more you send the less they can ask for! This was what we sent:   Payment in the amount of $340.00 A?Form G-1145 B?I-129F Cover Letter C?Form I-129F D?G-325A (Petitioner) E?Petitioner?s Birth Certificate  (Front and Back) F?Passport style photo (Petitioner) G?G-325A (Beneficiary) H?Passport style photo (Beneficiary) I ?I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18, explanation of meeting in person J?Record of over 7,000 emails with sample correspondences K?Passport copies showing entrance to Philippines and Oct. 2012 Boarding Pass to Manila from Honolulu L?Photos of my fiancée and I together in the Philippines in June, 2012 M?Evidence of in-person meeting with my fiancée in June 2012 including: Boarding Passes, Airline Itineraries, Car Service, Hotel Receipts, Miscellaneous Receipts. N?Photos of my fiancée and I together in the Philippines in June, 2012 O?Evidence of in-person meeting with my fiancée in June 2012 including: Boarding Passes, Airline Itineraries, Car Service, Hotel Receipts, Miscellaneous Receipts. P?Proposal plans with the hotel, Ring Receipt, Photos of the ring and my fiancée?s acceptance Q?My letter to my fiancée?s parents asking them for permission to marry their daughter R?My fiancée?s parents? response to me in Tagalog and translated into English by my fiancée S?Letters of Intent to Marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-06-07 03:34:00
Philippines	K1 Fiancee Visa interview preparation	Hi everyone, i am just wondering. 1.How do you prepare your documents for visa interview? Do i have to put the original copies and photocopies in one envelope or it is done separately? 2.How do you file your evidence of genuine relationship? 3.Except for DS-160,Is there any other forms i need to fill up and bring during the interview? Please help,i want to be prepared during my interview. Thank you   Hi Chaves!   This is old post of ours showing how we organized all of the papers. Everything went fine for us last June (2013). Please note that some forms that we included are no longer required. You might cross-check this list with the embassy letter per Hank's advice...there was no need to bring the entire I-129F but again cross-check this with the embassy letter. GOOD LUCK!!!   I know that we each have our own way of organizing the materials for the interview and CFO (in the Philippines), but this is how Joan and I organized ours. Hopefully it will make it easy to find the papers when asked for them. There are five 9X12 envelopes with originals and two photocopies of the contents separated by paper clips?easy to hand over each set of documents or photocopies on demand. Here is what we have:   Envelope 1 (CFO?Philippine specific)   Registration form?two copies Copy of my passport (bio page) Copy of my birth certificate Collage of photos from my three visits?three copies (3, not photocopied 2 more times) Notarized Parental Advice Copy of Joan?s parent?s letter to me accepting my request for her hand in marriage (in Tagalog and translated by Joan into English) 1x1 and 2x2 passport style photos Joan?s Passport and copies of her bio page Joan?s Cenomar and copies Joan?s Postal ID and copies My 1040 (ITR) cover sheet with SS# X?ed out (proof that I am singe) Joan?s NBI in case they ask for it.   Envelope 2 (Embassy forms)   BPI Visa Receipt Appointment Confirmation from website NVC letter NOA1 NOA2 DS-156?2 copies DS-156K?2 copies DS-157?2 copies DS-160 Part 1 (and 2 but part 2 is not needed?the whole form printed)?2 copies (only 1 needed) Joan?s Birth Certificate Joan?s NBI Joan?s Cenomar Notarized Parental Advice Joan?s Police Clearance (not required because Joan has not lived outside of the Philippines, but she wanted to get it) 3 2x2 photos (no photocopies)   Envelope 3 (Copy of original I-129F packet including original receipts)   Only one copy of this packet   Envelope 4 (Embassy financial packet)   I-1134 2012 W-2 2012 ITR (1040) Last 4 pay stubs Letter from bank (statement of deposits) Proof of employment   Envelope 5 (Embassy proof  of on-going relationship?maybe we will bring one copy to the CFO!)   Collage of photos my last trip to the Philippines (photos from my first two trips and our engagement are in the I-129F envelope) Xoom money transfer receipts Evidence of over 15,000 emails Letter to a Congressman from a different state Letter from that Congressman to USCIS (never sent because the NOA2 came first) Letter to my Hawaii Congresswoman asking for an inquiry (just as the NOA2 came) New Fiancé Letter of Intent New Fiancée Letter of Intent Letter from our Hawaii State Senator to USCIS Sample emails spanning from NOA1 to now   I think we are READY!!!!!!!!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-07-03 12:56:00
Philippines	Legal capacity for K-1 US	CFO looks for either a divorce decree/death certificate or a copy of your tax return (black SSN and such) showing you file single.     We had my tax return (filed as single) with my SSN blacked out (CFO does NOT need to know that information). I don't think they asked Joan for it but it depends on who you get. Anyway the tax return "should" work. Good luck.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-07-02 13:34:00
Philippines	NVC to US Embassy in Manila	Steve, fantastic! Congrats to both of you   Salamat!   *ad=and in my post!*	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-07-19 19:59:00
Philippines	NVC to US Embassy in Manila	Joan and I never received a packet from the embassy. We DID finally get a hard copy confirmation from NVC...but we were finished ad Joan was in Hawaii with me before we received it! Proceed per Hank's instructions and good luck!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-07-19 19:35:00
Philippines	In love with a girl in the Philippines.	Ahem...New Yorker here getting his feelings hurt!! New York is AWESOME!!! In all seriousness the comments above are accurate: every city has inherent dangers, but most of them are way over-exaggerated. I have cerebral palsy and walk with two canes (read: "easy mark"). I've been through Manhattan alone hundreds of times and spent close to two months in the Philippines over 4 trips. Never had a problem...just be alert and aware of your surroundings.   Go and see your girl.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-09-19 02:27:00
Philippines	restaurants near St Luke's Extension Clinic	I plan to go to the clinic as early as 4 o'clock in the morning, and I dont know where to go which is safe and clean area.   Don't worry too much...you won't be alone!!! Joan was there at 3:30 and it was already crowded. Joan just said that there were places open to buy food when she was there--maybe Jollibee or 7-11.  You could pack a small snack bag that you can throw away before entering SLEC just to be sure. Oh..bring a heavy shirt or a jacket...it is cold inside! Good luck!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-10-07 14:25:00
Philippines	NOA2 approved - passport and vaccine questions	Welcome to the group and congratulations on the getting past the first step! There are a lot of great resources here---you have already met one of if not the best resource for Manila-based K-1 processing. Hank is an incredible support to all of us at each step in the process and his guide is complete. Now, be prepared for what could be a long and frustrating journey. Let the process happen and don't worry if it seems to be taking a long time. Joan and I started the process with nothing...she had plenty of time to get her passport, birth certificate and copies, new NBI clearance, and cenomar before the interview--and we had some issues with typos on some of the documents. Start now and you should have everything in plenty of time for the interview. Good luck!!!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-10-07 14:07:00
Philippines	pls take no offense	We are 29 years apart (I am 53--on Sunday) and Joan is 24. We met on Facebook.  No problem at all with the K-1 or the AOS. The others have said it best...just show the the relationship is real and you will be fine. Good luck!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-10-09 13:47:00
Philippines	US Manila Embassy allows petitioner to attend the visa interview?	I was with Joan for biometrics, Filipino and American consul. It was great to be there to support her and hear the approval first hand.	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2014-10-21 11:29:00
Philippines	St. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough	Salamat!!!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-01-16 01:44:00
Philippines	St. Luke’s Medical Exam Walkthrough	This was terrific...salamat for the information...I have one question that I could not find the answer for: you said that St. Luke's keeps the passport? I assume that it goes to the embassy with the medical results? How or when does Joan get it back? Sorry, this may be a naive question, but this is all new to me!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-01-13 23:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Finally APPROVED	Thanks to everyone for helping us put together our RFE response! It worked and now we are approved! WOOO HOOOOO. Next stop, NVC! P.S. I love you Misha! GREAT NEWS!!! Very happy for you! Steve and Joan	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2012-10-19 23:16:00
Philippines	Where's your hometown?	i was born in Aklan where you can find the famous Boracay Beach. But i grew up in Manila. I stayed for some months (6 months) in Magsingal,Ilocos Sur and been going back and forth to Ilocos since 2007. From then on I became close to Ilocanos and understand a bit of their dialect. I also understand illonggo because my bro was married to a Negrense. Since then i also been going back and forth to Bacolod,Negros Occidental. I also understand some of Kinaray-A (antique's dialect cuz i have relatives over there) and of course Aklan's dialect. My fiance was born in San Jose,California where he spent his 23 yrs and move to Honolulu,Hawaii last October 2007. Edited by gennyangel, 28 July 2009 - 08:11 AM.	gennyangel	Female	Philippines	2009-07-28 08:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How to determine that NVC recieves our I- 29f package?	QUOTE (mkg265 @ Feb 26 2009, 01:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Call them and ask. 7am-12pm EST Phone number is in Wiki and such. Don't remember it off the top of my head i have been approved recently and still waiting for the notice and my case number..i've been waiting for a week now,if another more week and no mail yet.I will tell my fiance to contact NVC.... As i have observed it takes a week or 15 days to recieved the mail here in the philippines so nothing to get anxious about...	gennyangel	Female	Philippines	2009-02-26 01:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CFO Seminar	higherground i think so its possible but why hurry?	gennyangel	Female	Philippines	2009-06-16 01:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	visa approved today...	way to go! congratulations	gennyangel	Female	Philippines	2009-06-16 22:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Approved!!!	i think you should attend the CFO before you go back to cebu..	gennyangel	Female	Philippines	2009-06-09 04:20:00