Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (Rocky_nBullwinkle @ Jun 11 2009, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I met my mom-in-law four times only ever since I got here in 2007 because she lives 500 miles away. I spent 2 christmases with her, a family reunion in 2008 and the first time Bill brought me to LA to see the rest of his family. Mary Jane 83 years old and was widowed twice. One thing I can say about her is she likes to talk which I like too because we both like to talk about everything that's going on in our lives. And she likes to drink champagne.We get to talk to her on the phone only. Bill's dad died when he was 5 years old. She gave me a crock pot as a christmas gift because she got a hint that I am not much of a cook. My in-laws live about an hour from us. We just usually visit when we have party and it's always a good party with lots of food! My Mom and Dad in-laws are a good cooks. I only have one Sister in-law and she also is a good cook and she likes to cook asian food just for me. Oh, Btw, My husband is also a good cook and I love his cooking a lot! Edited by kev_n_jena, 12 June 2009 - 05:30 PM.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-12 17:29:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (Brettanne @ Jun 11 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi fellow VJ's its nice to know how our in-laws loves us and vice versa. My mother in law is wonderful even she is a little shy type. We talked on the phone when i was still in the Phils. We exchange cards for special occasions. We live close to her house and the first time we spent there for a night, she wanted us to sleep on her master's bedroom and she'll sleep in my husbands old room. Maybe she tought that Im so picky but I didnt let her to do that. She is now starting to teach me patiently on how to drive coz my husband said that only my mom in law can drive slow in the family, lol. I have 2 sister in law and they are cool too. The youngest which is the same age as me lives with her and the eldest lives on the next door. My husband spent the holiday in the Phil. last year and most of the stuff in his luggage were all gifts fom my in-laws. My favorite gift was the one from my mom in law, it was a cooking scrap book where you can write your own recipe or a recipe that you learn from others, because she knows that i love watching cooking shows, though Im not a good cook like her hehe. But anyway when i open the book I saw a scan picture of my husband when he was 5 years old on the first page and the rest was her shared recipe's. It was funny because i didnt even recognize the picture until my husband told me it was him. I never had a chance to meet my father in law because he left them when my husband was only 17 years old and he never bother to see them anymore even he only lives on the same town with his new family. This is the sad part too, he even ignored his kids if he see them in the store or in the street like a strangers, kinda weird but its true. My husband said he is a tough guy, he beats them when they were a kid even my mom in law so it dont matter if i dont see him coz for sure he would never care. Hey girls, Magaganda tayong mga Filipina inside and out so stop saying you're not pretty. Nice meeting you here Brettanne, When I was in PI, my Mom in-law sent me a photo album and it has a cute little picture with two kids. Those two kids were really really cute. Then I thought the one little kid was a girl. I realized that it was my husband when he was 4 years old. He really look like a very cute little girl. LOL, I really love his eyes!	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-12 09:15:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (rlogan @ Jun 11 2009, 10:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I love my wife's family. Her parents show respect for their elders, so they are nice to me. Lira has not met my family yet because we live in remote Alaska and they are in the lower '48. My brother sure seems real interested in meeting her. She talks to my mom and brother on the phone. Cool, I'm sure everything will go great! Thanks for replying	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-11 11:54:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (adiiann @ Jun 11 2009, 08:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hehehe.. wanna share mine too... I just arrived here last Friday, and just met my soon to be in-laws last Tuesday. Though, I met them online when I was still in the Philippines, I still had worries of meeting them in person. So, when we got to their house, I hugged them and they uttered how beautiful I am (Sheesh! Kahit di ako pretty, sige na nga... Hahaha!). Then, his mom dragged me with her to get some lunch. We went to grocery, and talked a lot about my trip and how I like it here. She is so nice and so sweet. She showed me around the house, explained to me the wedding pictures, and then showed the spot where she will put our wedding picture. His father is so nice, and full of fun, I kept laughing to his stories (really funny, I know now where did my Bebe ko got his sense of humor). Then, we had to get some of my documents for the church for our wedding, we had to get back home. Then, his dad said we should go back and have dinner with them. It was really wonderful dinner, lots of fun. Then, I was told how happy they are to see how happy we are for each other. Then, just yesterday, I hang out with my mom-in-law to be. She accompanied me to the cake shop where we ordered my wedding cake. Then, we went to the mall because she needed to shop for her summer ou tfit (I love to shop kahit di para sa akin.) We ate lunch at her old fav resto, sooooo yummy the food. When she stopped by in our house, she said she loves what I did in our house. Hahahaha! Our house kinda mess when I arrived last Friday ... clean but disorganize. I can't stand to see a lot of mess around (automatic na agad kamay kong maglinis... Hahaha!). Then, my mom-in-law to be bought me magazines for house decorating. Before my mom-in-law to be went home, she told me how she loved to go around with me. She said she really have fun and thanked me, and she wanted to do it again when she had an off from work. Okay.... bottom line.... I love my in-laws... Wow, Good luck to your wedding Sis. What nice in-laws they are, aren't they? My in-laws did the same thing. I'd say they actually did most of things for our wedding (from the church to the reception). They even paid for almost everything. ADVANCE HAPPY WEDDING TO BOTH OF YOU!!!	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-11 08:45:00
Philippines	How Wonderful Are Your Inlaws?(Naging mabait ba sila sa inyo?)	QUOTE (luckymom @ Jun 10 2009, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am very lucky to have a good mom-in-law though she is kinda forgetful already. She is always with us every time that my husband, my son and I go out to eat. She works in the dry cleaning and laundromat that my husband is working. My father-in-law is nice also but he doesn't go with us to eat out because he is fuzzy. I thank the Good Lord that my in-laws did a good job with regards to discipline because my husband is really the best for me. Even my family is very happy that I find the most wonderful man. I have one sister-in-law but she is in another state and I didn't see her yet but we talked for 2x already. Their family is very small dad-in-law, mom-in-law, sis-in-law and of course my husband. I wish all the filipino women married to USC will have a good relationship with their in-laws. That helps a lot to build a better relationship	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-11 08:19:00
Thailand	Anybody have problems with your family excepting your new foreign spouse?	Sure - check yer profile page for an important message ! Huh? Didn't see one.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-09-24 15:28:00
Thailand	Anybody have problems with your family excepting your new foreign spouse?	Hiya Kev !  Please update yer timeline, nowish?   Thanks so much, and Thanks in Advance !   Darnell, I hate hijacking threads, but you don't accept PM's. What would you like me to add to my timeline? This isn't the first time you've requested that I update it.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-09-24 15:00:00
Thailand	Anybody have problems with your family excepting your new foreign spouse?	Has your mother indicated why she's against the marriage? 30 years out of the house puts you at about my age. Is your mother wondering about grandchildren perhaps? I'm just grasping at straws here.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2013-09-24 13:33:00
United Kingdom	Hi - New Here!	Welcome to VJ and enjoy posting	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-13 15:31:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	I'm having a baby with another woman..filing K1	QUOTE (L179 @ Jun 10 2009, 03:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OUCH! a hit where it hurts!! You definately wanna make sure if the baby is yours first! Then for surely you wanna talk to your fiance and let her know what happened. I do understand you are feeling guilty and to err is human and all these promises you made to her, so for the sake of those promises make sure you tell her what happened before you marry her. Do not lift her from her home and then break her heart. And if you really have any feelings for the mother of your child, if it is your child then maybe marry her. its probably a decision you have to make, just make sure you don't cheat anyone now. a mistake is only considered a mistake if you don't repeat it. you obviously cheated your fiance by getting another woman pregnant, and i doubt the pregnant one knows your engaged either, but you marrying your fiance without telling what you did will be cheating her again. so think wisely now I'm totally agree what you said. I don't know what else to say..	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-10 13:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Guys wish me Good Luck !!!!	Good luck to ya	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-13 16:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Delivery of Visa in Philippines	They will deliver to whatever address you give them. Keep in mind they will only release it to your fiancee or to someone she has given written permission to and she must also leave a picture ID with that person. You can also request that the visa be picked up. To do this you need to make the request in writing directly to the CO at the conclusion of her interview. This is usually only successful when the petitioner is present for the interview. Will you be there? From what I have seen requests from only the benficiary to pick up visa are not usually sucessfull although there are a few exceptions. [/quote] Yes! I'm planning on being there for the interview! Gosh, that will be so great if we can either pick up the visa or have it delivered to her parents house where we will be staying. It will save us alot of airfare and travel time. Thanks for the replies! I really appreciate it. Here is my first post about this subject. http://www.visajourn...mp;#entry864053 Kevin	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-04-26 15:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Delivery of Visa in Philippines	Hi to all, My question is: Is it possible to have the visa delivered to another address other than the one provided on the I-129f form? If not, is it possible for her to pick it up in person? Our problem is that we would like to avoid going back to Mindanao after the interview to the address she put in the I-129f form. We would rather have it delivered to her parents house in Samar or pick it up in person. Thanks for any replies, Kevin Edited by kev_n_jena, 26 April 2007 - 01:53 PM.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-04-26 13:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Going to her interview	Hi all, This is my first post. I'm USA 43 yrs. old. She's 23 Philippines. I have been advised to go to the interview with her. We just got our notice from NVC that everything is headed to Manila now. I estimate her interview to be in July sometime. Prior to getting advice to go with her to the interview, I thought she would go alone, get her visa in about a week and I would fly there.Then we were going to have a party with her family and return together to the USA. This new revelation that I will be with her at the interview has me really concerned. I've been told it could take up to 2 weeks for her to receive the visa after her interview. I realize its usually faster than that but I need to buy a round trip ticket and I need to figure out my return date. One more problem that we have is that the address she gave on the I-129 form is in Mindanao. I was told its too late to have the visa sent to a different address (in manila) and that she can't pick it up in person either. To top it all off, her parents live in Samar and we are requested to have a party there with them before we leave for the USA. If we can't change the address where the visa is sent, or pick it up in person, I guess my only choice it the following. Buy a round trip ticket with a return date of about 16 days. Arrive in Manila the day before the interview. If she is approved, we would then fly to Samar for a party with her parents for one or two days. Then we would fly to Mindanao via Manila (no direct flights from catarman to cagayan de oro I think) and wait for the visa to arrive. After the visa arrives we would return to Manila, buy a ticket for her to the USA on the same flight as my return ticket. If we got all that done many days before my return flight we would try to get on a flight stand by I guess. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY? Gosh I wish we didn't have to go back to Mindanao to wait for the Visa. I was really hoping to have some vacation time left to spend with her when we got back to the USA before I had to return to work. Thanks for any replies, Kevin	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-04-25 19:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Paying K1 Visa fee in Philippines	Does my fiance have to have her packet before she pays her interview fee at the bank? We checked the embassy website and it said her medical is in about 35 days. Her interview is in 43 days. Can she fill out her ds-156 online, print it out, take it to the bank and pay her fee before she gets her packet?	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-05-24 19:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-156, DS-157 info "highschool/college"	Ummm, just off hand why would a woman be filling out a DS-157 anyway? DS-157 is for males over 16... The example form given on VJ has a person with the first name of Jane. http://www.visajourn...p;page=examples Here is a reference to it that i found. http://www.visajourn...php/t31266.html It seems it's up to the individual CO whether or not to require it. I suggest filling it out to be ready in case they want it.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-06-06 10:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-156, DS-157 info "highschool/college"	I just wrote the name of the school. No address, no phone number. I had no problem. THANKS! That's what I was thinking also.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-06-05 10:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	DS-156, DS-157 info "highschool/college"	My fiance is going to fill out the DS-156 online today. She doesn't have the phone numbers for her highschool or college. Basically the same school I think. I searched on the web and can't find any info on it to speak of. It's there, but no real presence on the web. Do they really need the phone numbers of those schools? Kevin	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2007-06-05 10:10:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Question about N-400	Thanks All	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-10-02 10:28:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	Question about N-400	Hi All,   Jena is finally going to apply for citizenship (she's been here over 7 years) and she's filling out form N-400. We have a couple of questions, hopefully someone can help us.    FIRST Question;   Part 4. Information About Your Residence   Question 1.   Where have you lived during the last 5 years? Begin with where you live now and then list every location where you have lived during the last 5 years.   Date of Residence     From _____________            To _______________   Should the date be the first day she lived at the address? She wasn't a permanent resident at that time. She came on a K1 and didn't become a resident until 6 months later. She's lived at the same address since she arrived in the US in 2007 but didn't become a resident until 2008.     SECOND Question;   Part 9. Information About Your Marital History   Question 8. How many times has your current spouse been married (including annulled marriages and marriage(s) to the same person)? If your current spouse has been married before, provide the following information about your current spouse's prior spouse.   She answered 2.   I was married once before and divorced and we are married now. I count that as 2, is that what they are looking for?     I doubt if either question is that important considering our situation but we're just trying to get it right the first time!   Thanks for any suggestions,   Kev_n_Jena	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-09-30 19:07:00
US Citizenship General Discussion	New free tool for studying the 100 questions	Just a note, the answer to 44 should be John Boehner. It needs updated after the last election. Kev & Jena	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2011-06-12 15:14:00
Canada	Someone to help you in your home	Gardener- I need someone to pull the weeds in my vegetable garden and I need him to keep track of those stupid animals under the ground who have been eating the roots of my plants.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-17 15:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	November Filers	Ok, I don't usually have much good to say about the huge bureaucracy we call our US government but... They did well this time! Jena got her card today! Jena's first greencard had her middle name mispelled. Rather than going through the trouble of having it changed, she just kept it and hoped we could fix it for her 10 year. When she went for her biometrics, the woman noticed the mistake. Her name was actually in the system correctly as we thought. It was just a printing error. This card is correct! Happy Day! They got it right the second time! We're so glad we didn't do the infopass thing and drive 3 hours for no reason 2 years ago. lol Good luck everyone still waiting and congrats to the rest of you guys! Now to start the process of registering our marriage in Phils and updating her passport. Oh Boy, another embassy to deal with California Service Center (17 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... COUNTINGDAYS.......11/05/09..........11/10/09.......12/11/09........--/--/--.... PATRICK808 +1......11/06/09..........11/09/09.......12/16/09........12/28/09.... (card received 1/04) LAURA0588..........11/06/09..........11/09/09.......12/18/09........--/--/--.... RINGS..............11/06/09..........11/09/09.......12/18/09........01/07/10.... (card received 1/14/10) PEREIRA............11/09/09..........11/10/09.......12/11/09........12/22/09.... MMMM1982...........11/09/09..........11/21/09.......12/07/09........12/19/09.... (card received 12/21) WILLYKID...........11/10/09..........11/19/09.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... LUCHO562...........11/12/09..........11/16/09.......12/14/09........--/--/--.... JIGI...............11/12/09..........11/13/09.......12/18/09........--/--/--.... UCLA CUTIE26.......11/13/09..........11/16/09.......12/16/09........01/07/10....(card received 1/12/10) JOTS1984...........11/13/09..........11/18/09.......12/16/09........12/18/09.... (early bio 12/11) DUSTIN NILA........11/14/09..........11/16/09.......12/24/09........01/13/10.... (card received 1/21/10) ICEBLUE............11/16/09..........11/30/09.......12/22/09........01/09/10.... PERIDOTGIRL........11/18/09..........--/--/--.......12/15/09........12/30/09.... (card received 01/05/2010) KEV_N_JENA.........11/24/09..........11/25/09.......01/15/10........01/27/10....(card received 02/01/10) SYEDI01............11/25/09..........11/30/09.......01/05/10........--/--/--.... (early bio 12/21) JC1B...............11/27/09..........12/--/09.......01/11/10........--/--/--.... Vermont Service Center (23 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved.... JVK N' CVO.........10/30/09..........11/03/09.......12/16/09........--/--/--.... NAYAN21............11/03/09..........11/06/09.......12/04/09........--/--/--.... ROCNKIMCOLLABO.....11/03/09..........11/--/09.......12/10/09........--/--/--.... DAVID & HRISTINA...11/03/09..........11/05/09.......12/04/09........--/--/--.... YURIKA & JIM.......11/04/09..........11/09/09.......12/11/09........--/--/--.... KARI LINA..........11/05/09..........--/--/--.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... PERVEZ.............11/06/09..........11/10/09.......12/15/09........--/--/--.... SINA2009...........11/09/09..........11/17/09.......12/23/09........--/--/--.... HELEN G............11/10/09..........--/--/--.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... NYTE...............11/11/09..........11/19/09.......01/08/10........--/--/--.... (early bio 01/05/10) REACH 449..........11/12/09..........11/23/09.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... F@RSC@P3 ..........11/12/09..........11/16/09.......12/10/09........12/30/09.... (Expedite Letter, husband is deployed) (Card received 01/22/10) KATIJOHANNA........11/17/09..........11/19/09.......12/23/09........--/--/--.... NANCY07............11/18/09..........11/20/09.......01/04/10........--/--/--.... NINA+MATT..........11/19/09..........11/23/09.......01/20/10........--/--/--.... CHERRY23...........11/20/09..........12/08/09.......01/05/10........01/22/10.... (Expedite Letter, husband is deployed) (Card received 01/28/10) MUQZ&NONZ..........11/21/09..........11/24/09.......01/04/10........--/--/--.... BORA BORA..........11/23/09..........11/30/09.......--/--/--........--/--/--.... (early bio on 12/29) LONA.C.............11/24/09..........11/27/09.......12/21/09........--/--/--.... CANDELARI..........11/24/09..........11/27/09.......12/23/09........--/--/--.... (early bio 12/11) (former EBRULI) YANNIJ01...........11/25/09..........--/--/--.......01/11/10........--/--/--.... NICKLES ONLY.......11/25/09..........12/01/09.......01/12/10........--/--/--.... STUSH..............11/27/09..........--/--/--.......12/18/09........--/--/--.... IMPORTANT! *Make sure that your VJ Text Editor setting is set to Rich Text Editor. *Go to the MOST RECENTLY POSTED VERSION of this list (go to the last post and scroll UP) and "Reply" to it, deleting the "quote" tags in your reply. * Please DO NOT change the font, font size, add colors, stuff like that. * Please PREVIEW before posting to make sure it is properly formatted. Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment Approved = The Date your case was approved *Please Capitalize your VJ Name when adding it to the list *When you're on this list, please come back to update your information accordingly* *If you cannot add your information yourself, please ask another VJ member to help you do so.	kev_n_jena	Not Telling	Philippines	2010-02-01 21:20:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Netherlands	Hello everyone!!! I am SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!! Our visa has been approved!!! Oh my gosh I can hardly believe it. We are so happy. Now we can finally be reunited and not have to say another dreadful goodbye. Thank you all for your well wishes and support. I am so excited I am having trouble typing this! René said the officer that was assigned to his interview was very nice and asked only 4 questions. He did not ask to see any of the evidence that he took with him. That was it and he was approved! Mel Yay!! Congrats!! I hope you can be together soon!	Elena75	Female	Netherlands	2007-02-06 18:50:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Netherlands	How did I miss this thread?! My fiance Thijs is in the Netherlands so I hope you guys and gals don't mind us pulling up a seat in this thread. We just got our NOA1 in the mail this week so now the waiting begins.	Elena75	Female	Netherlands	2007-02-06 12:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Packet 4: US Consulate in Amsterdam, Netherlands question	QUOTE (Nini & Bee @ Sep 10 2007, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations! Its been a long process, but thank you everyone for all your help!	Elena75	Female	Netherlands	2007-09-11 09:01:00