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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresabout money order for AOS Bill
USPS Money Orders are actually issued and guaranteed by the Federal Reserve Bank, a US Bank, actually, THE US Bank. So, yes, a USPS Money Order is totally acceptable.
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-08-28 14:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEmail sample for ds-3032??
Did this all last week, as per James Shortcuts, but still have a question. My wife sent the email and it was accepted, but before the DS-3032 was generated. Do I still need to wait for the AOS Fee Bill to be generated or can I send it in right away? I guess the question is will the system accept the AOS Fee now, and if so what should I put for the bill date?
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-09-07 11:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 and temp or part time jobs
Thanks for the replies. I can send my W2s from FY2005, but I was filed as a dependant in 2005 and did not make 125% then (I only returned to the US after volunteering for a year in Sept). I'll get letters from employers stating that my temp job is stable and long term, but that is the best I can do. Do you think that will help?

Anyway, I feel a bit better, thanks all.
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-09-29 21:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-864 and temp or part time jobs
I am a bit concerned about filing the I-864 (possibly the EZ). My income, thru 2 jobs, is above the 125% I need to be my wife's sole sponsor, but upon deeper inspection may not seem sustainable. Last year I was volunteering for most of the year, did not make much and was claimed as a dependant on my parent's tax return. This year I have had a hard time finding regualr employment and have worked for a temp agency for most of the year, though most of it assigned to one company. I also have a PT job in retail.

My question is: how concerned should I be that NVC or the consulate (Nairobi) will dig into my finances and what can I do to bolster them. I do not want a cosponsor (don't like the idea of others having any pull in my life). I do have assets that can be liquidated and put in an account, but do I need that, and how much?

Also, what kind of letter should I get from a PT job and a temp agency? The ones I have seen here describe annual salary, that is kind of hard to determine with these jobs, should hourly be put in its place, or approximate earnings expected this year?

Thanks
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-09-29 09:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFILLING OUT DS 230
I just did it today, you actually have to fill it in like mm-dd-yyyy.
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-10-30 16:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNew Address for Wife
In the last week both our I-130 and I129f were approved and are being sent to the NVC. I guess I did not read ahead far enough when I origonally filled out the forms and gave my wife's physical address. As I understand both the first communications will be sent to her.

Unfortunately physical addresses mean nothing in Kampala. I don't think even a courier service will go anywhere other than a business. Few streets have names and her address is something like Plot 17xx, Kigowa I, Ntienda, Kampala. Directions go something like, "head past the market in Ntienda, go down the hill, past the two pork joints and make a left at the huge jackfruit tree. Ours is the third green gate on the left with one light out."

Anyway, can I change the address to a PO Box in Kampala, or will the communications come to me, will they call her to pick up the forms, or should I head it all off and make my own DS-3032 so all further communications are sure to come to me?
HoosierlandMaleUganda2006-08-22 22:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

If she comes into the US on a K-1 visa and marries you within the United States within 90 days of activiating her K-1, she HAS to stay in the States while she is Adjusting her Status, or she receives Advanced Parole to travel, otherwise her application to adjust is considered abandoned and then you would have to start over with a CR-1/IR-1 visa application and she cannot be in the US while doing that.


Thank you very much. That is exactly what I was confused about.
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-08 11:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

Yes she can stay while her AOS is processing. If she were to leave before her AOS (without getting and advance parole) they may not let her back in the states as the F1 visa is only good for 1 entry into the country, and that is for her to come and marry you, then she stays here and begins the AOS.


Thank you, thats what I was looking for.
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 17:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

re-read it, slower this time, pay attention to commas and parentheses closing marks.


I replied before you edited your post so the snide 'read slower' comments are a pretty stupid. Reading what you wrote before your edit at one word per minute still wouldn't have told me anything.

Thanks just the same.
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 17:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

she has 90 days after her POE date, ( note the expiration date on the I-94 form that she'll receive at the Customs/Immigration CheckPoint at the airport) to get married. And that's it- no other regulation covering her presence in the USA. Some people confuse 'to file AOS' within the 90 day window, but there is no Regulation that states that. Don't wait too long, aye? (too long = 2 years ) . So, she has 90 days of 'legal presence' in the USA. She must get married within those 90 days. After marriage, she has no 'residence status' until the AOS is filed, but she is still legally IN the USA, since she married you within those 90 days.

Don't forget any medical stuff, to do, for the I-693 - will be d@mn near impossible to see a civil surgeon on the day that she arrives. Review the AOS guides here (train yer eyes up, click on guides, AOS on right panel) and pay attention to the medical stuff. Seriously.



Okay... 90 days to do what? Stay in the States? File for the AOS? This is what I am asking...
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 17:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

Your petition has been approved she still has to have the medical exam and the visa interview. Once she has her K-1 visa she will have (usually) six months to enter the US and then after entry 90 days to get married. As soon as you have the marriage certificate (which in some states it is possible to obtain the same day as the marriage) you can file for AOS. You may file for EAD and AP at the same time as the AOS at no additional cost.

Remember the K-1 visa is a one entry only visa and once she uses it if she leaves the country for any reason prior to obtaining her AP she cannot re-enter as an immigrant (very rare exceptions apply).



I suppose that is what I am asking. On her trip to the States with her K1, after we are married (which in my state/city, you can receive your marriage certificate the same day at the court house which would mean we would have our AOS package in the mail with the quickness) is she legally allowed to stay in the States until she is approved or denied for her AOS? We have been told that she could be married but would have to return to Poland if the AOS was not completed by the time the K1 expires. We have also been told the exact opposite by someone in the same office at the same embassy.
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 17:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...

I'm really confused by your post. You filed for her K1 visa and are waiting for the interviews? How many people will be having an interview? Also, you say she's your wife? Or are you referring to her as your wife after she arrives here with her K1 visa? One last thing, did you say you were filing for AOS the first day of her arrival? If so, I highly doubt that she can arrive early in the day so you can get married, get your marriage license and file for AOS.

Diana



To clarify, she is the only one that will have the interview. As stated, we are waiting on the interview to be scheduled and, yes, the medical exam.

The 'wife' comment was referring to the future stage of our process. That is why I put, "at this point, my wife" meaning that from this point on in the post everything would be post-marriage. We plan on simply visiting the court house, in my state & city we can have the marriage certificate the same day and we literally plan on doing so on our first full day in the US while on her K1 and sending in the AOS package that afternoon. Real romantic, I know, but yadda yadda.

My question is, after we are married and filing for the AOS, can she legally stay in the US?
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 17:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresPost K1 Confusion...
I would like to thank anyone who can help me on this as I have gotten different information from the consulate in Krakow, the embassy in Warsaw, Poland and the immigration lawyer I consulted so I am pretty confused.

I am a US citizen (currently a student in Poland) who has applied and been approved for a K1 visa with my fiance. We just mailed in our DS-230 Part 1 form along with the I-134 & the I-1864a form and are awaiting our interviews to be scheduled.

Assuming that everything goes well and we are able to go to the States to be married, will my fiance (at this point my wife) be able to stay in the US while we apply for her Adjustment of Status?

She won't need to return to Poland for any reason will she? We are hoping to apply for the change of status on the first day of the K1 (we are waiting to get the visa to jump on the plane) and are hoping that we can file the I-765 so that she can start working as soon as possible.

Are we missing a step or does that sound about right? We have been told several different things and are really getting tired of the 'officials' all contradicting each other.

Thanks again!
JacksonRyMalePoland2010-07-07 16:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions before starting process I-129F/K1
yes, when CBP was checking her out a lady asked to search through her purse, which I assume they have the right to. She found that fake SS card in my fiancee's wallet which she had completely forgotten about because she had never used it. What Karolina told me was that the lady then used her bank card to pull up her account information. My fiancee was never presented with any court order to show reason to allow the CBP to pull her account information.
JasonLeeMalePoland2009-06-30 06:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions before starting process I-129F/K1
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QUOTE (JasonLee @ Jun 29 2009, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello All, I have looked around this site several times but just signed up today and I hope I can get some real answers and advice here. I am a US citizen and my girlfriend/fiance' is Polish. We met last year (Valentine's Day) while she was living with a friend here in Indiana. She was here on a visitor visa. She was working (pay was non-taxed, unreported) and had a fake SSN that she never used. She went back to Poland to visit family and upon trying to enter the US after her trip, she was turned away and sent back. They found out she was working because of the deposits she was making to her bank account and they found out she had the fake SSN but she explained to them she never used it.

Before i go any further telling you about our relationship I want to ask, will we run into problems with me applying to bring her here as my fiance' because of the situation she faced upon her last attempt to come to the US? This is our number one worry that we have going in to the process.

We have plenty of proof to show a valid relationship between us. We have pictures from when she was in the states. I went to live with her for two months earlier this year, in Dublin where she lives now. We have tons of emails, chat history, etc.

Any insight, feedback, information they anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Jason


How did they know she had a fake SSN if she never used it? Was the SSN just a fabricated number, or was it obtained from the Social Security Administration? If the latter, then she may be guilty of fraud. Did she use the SSN to open that bank account? If so, she may be guilty of fraud again. The US government obviously knows about these offenses because they denied her entry because of them.

Sounds like you need an attorney.

She bought the fake SSN off a friend of a friend and believes it was made up. She never used the number at any time nor did she have a bank account here in the US.
JasonLeeMalePoland2009-06-29 14:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestions before starting process I-129F/K1
Hello All, I have looked around this site several times but just signed up today and I hope I can get some real answers and advice here. I am a US citizen and my girlfriend/fiance' is Polish. We met last year (Valentine's Day) while she was living with a friend here in Indiana. She was here on a visitor visa. She was working (pay was non-taxed, unreported) and had a fake SSN that she never used. She went back to Poland to visit family and upon trying to enter the US after her trip, she was turned away and sent back. They found out she was working because of the deposits she was making to her bank account and they found out she had the fake SSN but she explained to them she never used it.

Before i go any further telling you about our relationship I want to ask, will we run into problems with me applying to bring her here as my fiance' because of the situation she faced upon her last attempt to come to the US? This is our number one worry that we have going in to the process.

We have plenty of proof to show a valid relationship between us. We have pictures from when she was in the states. I went to live with her for two months earlier this year, in Dublin where she lives now. We have tons of emails, chat history, etc.

Any insight, feedback, information they anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Jason
JasonLeeMalePoland2009-06-29 13:39:00
PhilippinesAdministrative Processing/Review
7 weeks sounds too long. I had an administrative review but only for a month. I will be crazy thinking what's taking so long. I hope you get your visa soon smile.gif
sheila526FemalePhilippines2009-07-08 19:58:00
PhilippinesShe's doing it again.

I always try to keep the kitchen organized. She knows where everything goes but does not care to try and put things back where they belong. So, when she puts things away they end up in the most bizarre places.It just means that I have to always ask where stuff is, and when I am done it goes back where it should have been.

Yesterday she asked for pancakes for breakfast. I could find all but the measuring cup I needed. I asked her for it 5 separate times as I cleaned the dishes that were left in the sink, she would not tell me because she considered talking to her friend on the phone more important. The 6th time I butted in, interrupting her call, she came into the kitchen and showed me where it was. Instead of it being in the cabinet above the prep area, with the rest of them, she pulled it from under the cook-top. Thanking her, I started making the pancakes, and she went back to her call. I heard her friend laughing on the phone from our antics. To me, and apparently her friend, it is a normal interaction that happens between married people.

When the pancakes were finished I called her again. She had just hung up the phone and came. Only instead of coming to get the pancakes, she lays into me saying things like I'm rude, she was on the phone, I don't respect her, etc. She then opted to not eat, because she was not hungry. Note: It was now 10am, and she had not eaten anything yet. She ended up throwing out the pancakes while I was doing the below.

I ate my half, tried and failed to get her to eat hers, took a shower, and proceeded to start making our grocery list. I decided the other day to go on a diet starting Monday. A coworker told me about a site that I was getting recipes from and adding what I needed to the grocery list. I made up a full weeks meal plan for me, she said she didn't want any of the stuff. She's pregnant, so she should be eating more, etc. She'll pick up what she wants when we are there. Whatever, I'm heavy enough I'm starting at 36 points on the weight watchers diet plan. The recipes I found are enough to satisfy that. They would have been fine.
After hounding me the entire time I was making the list about, am I done yet, when we are leaving, she wanted to go over her friends this afternoon,etc., I finished. Only to have to wait for her to take her shower and get ready because she didn't do anything but be mad at me, waste food, and try to annoy me.

I didn't know where a bunch of the stuff I needed for the recipes were. I had never even heard of a matzo cracker until the other day, so this trip took longer than normal. As we went through the store and I got the stuff on the list, she threw things in the basket that she wanted as well, it wasn't much. And she took most of it over her friends house later.
Towards the end of the list, trying to track down the obscure stuff I had no idea about, she started complaining about being hungry. It was now close to 2pm. She then proceeded to walk off in a huff.
I eventually found everything and got in line, called her several times because I could not find her, eventually paid for everything and went to the car thinking she might be there. She wasn't so I packed up the car, called her again several times, and then went back into the store to look for her. I found her at the service center. She had blown $10 on scratch tickets, and didn't win anything. She was now mad at wasting the money.

She got in the car, complaining about being hungry again. I was hungry too so I asked where she wanted to go. "I don't know." I gave her several options, to which she just told me to pick. We went to Burger King. Being hungry myself, and her having not eaten all day, I opted to go in. She opted to stay in the car and not eat??? I ordered, she stayed in the car. I ate; she eventually came in, complained the entire time, still did not eat but again complained about being hungry. I pointed out that she was acting more childish than the 3 kids that had just came in with their parents. She wanted me to hurry up because she wanted to go out with her friends.

We made it home, I unloaded the car and put away the refrigerated stuff, she stormed around the house saying I was taking too long, etc.She kicked things, threw things (her phone being one of them), pulled things out of the refrigerator and threw them out, etc. I had grabbed her keys saying she was not driving to her friends because only grown-ups are allowed to drive. She begged me for the keys, destroyed my key-ring trying to take mine from me,and partially undressed me, laughing the entire time like it was a joke, trying to convince me to give them to her so she could drive her friend to her other friends house, she would then come back and get me so I could drop her off at the same place. Apparently said friend had been waiting since we were at thestore for a ride. Her friends were waiting on her and were making food for her etc... I stuck to my guns and said I would drive.

Eventually we got in the car and left, more than a half hour after we had gotten home. Most of that time dealing with her temper tantrum. She wanted me to promise not to say anything to her friend. On the way we found out said friend had already gotten a ride, it was over an hour after we were at the store at this point. We rerouted to their destination so she could meet them. I forgot to give her keys back; I had used them to start the car because my keys were all over the place in my pocket as the key chain was destroyed.

After dropping her off I got a new key chain and bought stuff to work on the house.

She texted me later asking if I was home, she didn't have her keys so I had to be there to let her in. After getting home she again went off. I don't respect her, etc. We went back and forth about who is disrespecting who.
First off, she has been here for 4 years and still does not consider this home. I consider this disrespectful to our marriage and our family.
The following I consider as me respecting her and her disrespecting me.
When she got a job I let her manage her own money, which she has proven to not know how to manage. She contributes almost nothing to the family bills. She does give me $230 a month for the loan payment on the bathroom remodel but I had to negotiate with her on that. She used to only give me $200 a month to help with the rent on the apartment we had, which cost $1100 a month. She brings home $1000-$1400 a month, so that leaves her with $800-$1200 a month. She sends money to her family the day she gets paid; I have no issue with this. But she blows the rest on useless stuff, like $100 pocketbooks etc., and constantly complains about having no money. And she wonders why I say her becoming a stay at home mom, like she wants, is not going to hurt us financially? Yes this may be disrespectful, but it's the truth.
I taught her how to drive so she is not dependent on her friends, public transportation, or me to get where she needs to go. We still only have one car, because I can't afford to pay for 2 and insurance for both. Note above.


I get mad at her for things like not coming home when she gets out of work when she has the car. Because of this I can't do any of the errands I need to do. Wasting money on $100 pocketbooks or name brand clothing, or things we don't need.
She gets mad at me for stuff like interrupting a phone call, playing on the computer or watching TV, which I only do because she isn't spending time with me and is always on the phone/Skype with her friends or family or playing video games of her own. Hell, if she put as much into our marriage as she does into that damn zynga poker game (she has won $20 million), we wouldn't have any issues.

She says I should give her a divorce, which I will never give her. I don't believe in it. She seems to think that if we got divorced that she would get our son after he is born. Hello? Police record? Acts more childish than I did when I was a kid, and my parents said I was a hellion. She can't manage money to pay for herself, never mind a baby too.
I won't give her a separation either, a husband and wife should always live together.

She is going to be a mother soon and she acts like a spoiled child. I told her if she wants to act like a child she will be treated like one. I told her she is grounded, no going out with her friends, etc. She is only allowed to go to work and to the doctors on her own. Anywhere else she wants to go, she has to go with me. I told her she is not allowed to drive; children are not allowed to drive cars.
She then tells me that it hurts when I call her a child; she'd rather that I hit her than call her names...... First off, guys should never hit a woman, especially the mother of your child. Second, she's 27, is going to be a mom in about 2 months, and she throws temper tantrums. What the hell else is she?

She wouldn't come to bed last night, opting for sleeping on the couch, complaining the entire time that it hurt her back and her stomach. I tried to carry her to bed, but with the 30 lbs. she gained since coming here, the baby weight, and her having a death grip on the couch, I couldn't do it.

She woke up this morning with the intention of walking to work, which I would not let her do. First, she's pregnant. Second, she woke up only an hour early. Normally she gets up 20 mins before she needs to be there. She was ready to leave 20 mins before she needed to be there, and it would have taken a fit person 52 mins to walk there, according to Google maps. Hello? Pregnant??


All this because she didn't put a measuring cup back and I interrupted a phone call.

Was the measuring cup worth all of the Headache? Seems to me like you made a poor choice in selecting a wife, but you also make some poor choices in dealing with her. You can't treat her like a child and tell her what she will and won't do. I know Filipinas from my previous experiences and all you are doing is pissing them off. I am not takng your wifes side eiher as she is immature, selfish, materialistic and probably has hidden agendas that you do not know about. It is obvious there is a marital breakdown between both of you and both of you are at fault in the marriage.She is hot headed and I have exerienced that many times with Filipinas. It must be because of their Spanish heritage. I try to be smarter when dealing with my fiancee who is a Filipina. If I say the wrong thing or something I think was innocent, watch out, here comes the attitude and you pay for it, all over something stupid. So learn to pick your batttles. Sometimes when you lose a battle you win in the long run. It is an art you need to learn and learn it quickly. So try to get her to go to counseling with you and if she won't, whether or not she is pregnant you may have to face the reality of divorcing her, even if you don't believe in it or your going to live in hell FOREVER!!!! Try to watch what you say to her since you know she is hot headed, but don't treat her like a child even if you think she acts like one. Filipinas get offended easily and a lot of it has to do with cultural differences. Both of you need to learn the fine art of integrating them as one and both respecting each other. By your lengthy post I can tell that you both do not respect each other. You wanted a pretty young Filipina wife and you got one. If you didn't see the warning signs before you married her, then either she is a great actress and needs to receive an Oscar or you were blinded by your lust for a beautiful young wife. Remember everything that looks good, is not good for you. Both of you have a long hard road ahead of you, but you need to start by not trying to control her and treat her like a child, no matter how much she acts like one and pisses you off. And if you think her Filipina friends will side with you, you got another thing coming. Most Filipinas side with Filipinas because they are their country women. Maybe not all, but most and I speak from my previous experiences. Either learn patience and respect for each other or get it over with and get divorced. Do you want to see your child be raised in a household where there is no love and respect. I fear for the emotional welfare of your child. Good luck to both of you. You both need it.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-04-18 23:55:00
Philippinesset for interview question

Hi! visajourney! i need your help as soon as possible.. On may 8, 2012 my case number from NVC forwarded to manila embassy that day.. I told my fiancee to set an online apointment interview on may 30, 2012 while our packet still on the way to manila.. When she set her interview online, instead of may 30,2012 she accidentally press the may 21, 2012 interview date which is to close when the NVC sent our case number to manila embassy.. On the online apointment she receive a confirmation interview date.. Our problem now is if incase the manila embassy hasn't receive our case yet.. What will i do now? Do you think our case has been there by the time of her interview? im worried now because i might think that if incase she will go for her interview without the case yet.. i remember what other people told me about online apointment set for interview, they said it appears not in our system yet if it's not in their system yet.. But when my fiancee scheduled online apointment, she received a confirmation on her email about the date of her interview.. Do you think, they already receive in manila our case number? any advice? i called manila yesterday may 13,2012 to follow up if they received my case number from NVC i spoke to an operator, and they said it's not in our system yet.. isn't you cannot make online apointment if they didn't receive your case? why when my fiancee set an interview apointment online, she receive a confirmation on her email about date of her interview.. do you think the operator is giving wrong information for us? what will i do now? any advice ASAP thank you!

Just have her go online and reschedule the interview to a more convenient date. Most interviews should be at least 3 weeks out anyway. She need to get her medical done minimum one week before the interview date in order for the Embassy to receive her medical results. If you need some links for the interview preparation packet and Saint Lukes medical exam information and online registration they are below. Good luck. Make sure she has eveything that is required in the inerview preparation packet and that you sent her an I-134 with out original signature, IRS transcripts, W2's, 6 month most recenty paycheck stubs, letter of employment verification from you employer with your yearly pay and hire date, letter from bank, etcccc. Some of this may be over kill, but better to have more than enough than for them to stop the issuing of the VISA until you have other documents that they could ask for. Good luck.

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#required-docs

http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

http://www.cfo.gov.p...onals&catid=140

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-14 13:20:00
PhilippinesConfusion on Parental Advice for CFO Seminar for 25 yar old fiancee

From the Family Code of the Philippines. So Rick it's 21-25 for advice and 18-21 for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

 Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.



As usual LeatherNeck, you are Da Man!!! I will have both of her parent do a notarized parental advice letter in their hand writing and then her mother will go with her to the CFO in Cebu for the seminar in case they try to give her a hard. She may een try the seminar at the PRISM in Manila when she goes for her medical exam. I will make sure she takes the parental advice letters and everything under the sun that they could ask for. Thanks again to you and everyone who has given their input. It is appreciated. Just stuck now waiting to get the MNL Case # from NVC. I call daily and get the typical you need to wait 15 business days answer. I will continue to call hoping they will have it in their system soon. Take care.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-15 06:26:00
PhilippinesConfusion on Parental Advice for CFO Seminar for 25 yar old fiancee

(Persons ages 18 to 21 must have written parental consent to marry in the Philippines; those ages 22 to 24 must have received parental advice. Philippine law prohibits marriage for persons under the age of 18.)

Whats the source. I looked all over the internet and had mixed revuews ob the 24 abd 25 year still requiring it. I sent a message to CFO Cebu inquiring. I hope they reply back, bu they probably won't.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-14 23:41:00
PhilippinesConfusion on Parental Advice for CFO Seminar for 25 yar old fiancee
This question is geared toward the petitioners/beneficaries for the Philippines. My fiancee is 25 years old and will need to take her CFO seminar in Cebu very soon. There seems to be some confusion on the age for parental advice. Some say it is between 21-25 years old and if you are a day over 25 years old you don't need it. Other information I have found said if you are 24 years old, which is below 25 years old. A little confusing. I don't think a 25 year old woman should need any parental advice in order to get married. Those who have experience please advise me correctly with your experiences. Thank you.

Edited by RickJovi, 14 May 2012 - 09:55 PM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-14 21:53:00
PhilippinesCFO Orientation

^^^ I'm wondering the same thing.

I'm also wondering if there were any red flags on their case.

Chinook completed her CFO seminar at PRISM and had no problems with them.

Based upon the reports I've read here on VJ, it seems that PRISM is the best place to complete the CFO seminar. St. Mary's would be the second choice. The CFO seminar in Cebu seems to be the one to avoid.

Where did you get your informtion on the Cebu CFO being the one to avoid? My fiancee is 25 years od and the Cebu CFO is the closest for her unless she does the seminar in Manila while she is getting her medical exam done. Anyway if she goes to the one in Cebu, her mother will go with her. I don't think she needs any parents consent or advice since she is 25 years old.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-14 18:32:00
PhilippinesCFO Orientation

We were told that my Fiancée needed to bring the following documents to the CFO:

1.Two (2) valid identification cards (IDs) with photograph;
2.Duly completed guidance and counseling form;
3.If married, certified true copy and photocopy of marriage contract on security paper from the National Statistics Office, or Local Civil Registry Offices; or original and photocopy of marriage contract duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/ Consulate (if married abroad)
4.Other documents as may be required by the counselors; and
5.Payment of P250.00 counseling fee.

Her first Day:
My Fiancée brought the required documents but did not get her passport stamped.
The lady that handled her case said that she wanted to see actual pictures of us together and not copies. The questions that were asked were similar to the K-1 VISA interview. The lady also would not accept her parent’s official notarized consent to marry (completed by an Attorney in Manila). My Fiancée was told that her parents would have to hand write their consent.

Day 2:
Luckily her Parents just returned from the Provence to Manila. Her Parents hand wrote the Consent to Marry.

I called her Parents and asked them to go to the CFO Orientation with my Fiancée.

My Fiancée decided to bring our large document binder that she used during the K-1 Interview. It was lucky she did. The lady at the CFO Orientation asked her for my proof of support and proof of employment. Right when things seem to be over the Lady wanted to see my driver’s license. Luckily we included the license in the document binder. Then she asked for a copy of my Passport. Then the lady asked her Parents to produce their driver’s licenses.

At that point, I wish I was a fly on the wall! My future Mother in Law had about enough! Whatever she said it worked. The questions stopped and my Fiancée walked out with her Passport CFO certification.

What CFO did you go to?
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-13 00:22:00
PhilippinesBest Way to Ship Magic Jacks to Philippines
Use at your own risk. It says it is new, which means it is not activated. It doesn't have a U.S. number assigned to it. You pick a U.S. number when you plug it in and register it, providing your U.S. credit card also. I am pretty sure it will pick up the IP for Cavite area and show you what phone numbers are available. Google how to activate Magic Jack to find out more information. I activated my Magic Jack Plus here in the U.S. anf took with me on my last visit. Why do you need a Magic Jack to talk to your fiancee, you are still in your initial K1 phase and only have an NOA1. Programs like oovoo will help you have a call history. Magic Jack won't provided a detailed call history with your names in it. It is free and you can even capture screenshots of you and yur fiancee talking on the webcam. It is also free. Whatever decision you make, Good Luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-12 07:51:00
PhilippinesBest Way to Ship Magic Jacks to Philippines

You can buy them in the PI

Buying there defeats the purpose he is using it for. If you buy them there you cannot configure them with a U.S. number, so the calls won't be free U.S. number to U.S. number.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-11 23:47:00
PhilippinesSaint Lukes Medical - X-Ray
She passed her medical now we are having problems woth the power crazed A_ _ holes at the PRISM CFO which people reported didn't give much problems. I created a separate post for it already.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-22 08:35:00
PhilippinesSaint Lukes Medical - X-Ray

Good luck with the medical. :thumbs:

Thanks. I Should know something in the next few hours.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-21 22:15:00
PhilippinesSaint Lukes Medical - X-Ray

Most people finish their medical in two days. Some finish it in one day. It depends on how busy St. Lukes is.

For those who take two days, they find out the results of the x-ray on the second day.

Okay. That answered my questions ask my fiancee had her Day 1 on Monday with her X-Ray, but they did not tell her anything. She will be starting her Day 2 in 3 hours. She had a clean medical last year with an X-Ray. I just don't want any hold ups on us being together. I guess she will let me know later and I will find out when I wake up to go to work tomorrow.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-21 15:37:00
PhilippinesSaint Lukes Medical - X-Ray
Just curious if there are others whose fiancee took the X-Ray at Saint Lukes for their medical and got thier results the same day as the X-Ray or on Day 2. I am more interested in those whose fiancee had TB show up in the X-Ray. Were they told the same day of the X-Ray or the following day after completing the medical exam. My fiancee just finished Day 1 of the medical and had her X-Ray, but was never told anything. SHe had an X-Ray done a year ago and it was negative for TB. I guess I just don't want anything to get in our way as she has her interview at the Embassy on June 4th. Thanks.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-21 08:32:00
PhilippinesCFO at PRISM in Manila No Better/Givin Fiancee a Hard Time

Instead of getting pisses and trying to make waves.... "superior and chain of command...", give them what they request and move on with the important things in life.... namely your new life with your soon to be wife. What is the cop going to do? Manila Massacre... part dux....?

Your real funny aren't you. One of the letters they wanted I couldn't obtain from the lady who introduced us. She is in Clarion, Iowa and I was am from Indianapolis, Indiana. THey wanted it from her becasue she introduced us, which has nothing to do with the seminar, period. She is separated from her husband and claims not to have access to a PC, which I know is BS. So I made a letter from my best friend and his wife who rent a room in my house and it basically said they witnessed me talking to her and being introduced to Jovi and that they witnessed how much we loved each other, blah, blah, blah. You get the point. I photo copied the letter with their signatures and drivers licenses and sent it to Jovi. CFO accepted it, but questioned her about my previous marriages again. I guess they were trying to see if she would give them different information. Long story short, they released the certificate to her, but we had to jump through unnecessary hoop because they are Power Monger and Losers who are jealous.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-23 08:37:00
PhilippinesCFO at PRISM in Manila No Better/Givin Fiancee a Hard Time

Wow....
Sorry to hear this Rick, I hope i don't get the same people hmmmm Being this is my second time too? Wonder if my fiancee will not have trouble with them being she is 28 soon to be 29 and has a child that is 7. I do know the Philippines in general the stores/malls are picky when hiring girls there they wouldn't even hire my fiancee just because she was over 25 what kind of bull is that? Hell i think she looks better than a lot of the younger girls there. But hey Rick I hope it works out because I'm kind of in the same boat and following you on this.

She got her certificate. I had my friend and his wife a letter and send thier IDs since they rent a room in my hoise. They released it to her today. Next step June 4th interview. We are almost there.

I totally agree with you. The CFO is not a government agency. Where do they get authorization to say who can leave the country and who can not leave?
You said you have a friend from Clarion. That is only 15 minute drive from my house...

She didn't help me. I went a different route and they released her certificate a few hours ago.

**May not be a government agency performing the "service" but it is a government requirement, which makes it about the same: Per Republic Act 8239 and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Order 28-94, Filipinos proceeding abroad as spouses and other partners of foreign nationals are required to attend the CFO’s guidance and counseling program as a pre-requisite to the issuance of passports

SHe got her passport first, so the system is screwed uo isn't it?
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-22 23:13:00
PhilippinesCFO at PRISM in Manila No Better/Givin Fiancee a Hard Time

If you think PRISM is giving you a hard time then your going to love Cebu, PRISM is a piece of cake compared to Cebu. Do what they ask, make them mad and they will simply ask you to leave.

I guess we will see won't we. If she has to go to SMEF-COW because PRISM isare A _ _ holes, then we will see what SMEF-COw says when her father a Police Officer shows up with her. Right now we are only waiting for the letter from the friend that introdiced us and she said she would send it today. By the way, everyone has a superior and a chain of command tney have to answer to, even in the Philippines.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-22 14:27:00
PhilippinesCFO at PRISM in Manila No Better/Givin Fiancee a Hard Time

That is scary because that is where I will have to go I think. Do you think it will help if my Joe goes with me, he is American but was adopted from the Philippines.

They won't allow him in, only you. Better be prepared for everyhting under the sun. If you are 25 and younger, better have parental advice and consent letterss, his divorce dewcrees, a letter from him summarizing why his previous mnarriages failed, a letter from you stating you know about his divorces and why you want to marry him and if somone introduced you then a letter from them stating that fact with their photo ID, etc.... Just a bunch of BS because they want to make it as difficult for you and try to discourage you from leaving the Philippines. Read some of the other CFO posts they are like nightmares,
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-22 09:29:00
PhilippinesCFO at PRISM in Manila No Better/Givin Fiancee a Hard Time
THe CFO in PRISM is really starting to piss me off. Who in the hell do they think they are. My fiancee is 25 years old, has notarized parental advice letters from her parent, my divorce decrees and everything that will be available for her upcoming interview at the Embassy. Now they are tell her that the additional requiremtns they need are a letter with a photo ID of her friend and mine that is here in the U.S. in Clarion, Iowa stating how we met and that she introduced us. What a crock of Sh_ _! Then they want a summarized letter of why my marriages didn't work out and then she has to give them a notarized letter saying she knoiws about my previous marriages and she will marry me. What a bunch of BS for power mongering A_ _holes!!! Of course she wants to marry me or she wouldn't be doing the CFO seminar, of course she knows how mnany times I have been married because she gave them my divorce decrees and finally it should not matter that we met through a friend here in the U.S. If I can't get in contact wiht the friend and they still refuse her then when she goes back home I will have her father go with her to the CFO in Cebu and raise some hell! :devil: THe CFO is BS! People of no consequence who are jealous that some people are able to leave the country. They are a bunch of haters who probably don't get laid and enjoy making peoples lives miserable. Everything she had should have been more than enough. :bonk:
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-22 07:42:00
Philippinesscheduling an interview appointment

ok then thank you so much rickjovi.... im planning to sched on july... i got my case number already and i am waiting that the embassy receive it so that i could pay for my visa.

Go ahead and pay the VISA fee. Don't wait to her from the Embassy. It is good for 1 year. Go online once the fee is paid an see what dates are available. The fee receipt is tied to you Philippine passport number. The fee payment normally take 4-24 hours after payment to be used in the online appointment system. Good luck.

Edited by RickJovi, 26 May 2012 - 08:47 PM.

RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-26 20:46:00
Philippinesscheduling an interview appointment

wow!! thank you so much for the detailed answers that you had given me.. thank you!!
one more thing... does june or july dates are available or those months are already occupied?! hopefully not.....

June is still available as far as I know because I called last week after using the online appointment system to see if I could get an earlier date. NVC had received my petition on May 16th. I used the online appointment system snd scheduled a June 4th interview. When I called the appointment desk, they said they no longer had any May appointments I had seen earlier, but had the first week of June. Don't wait too long. If you are able to schdule an appointment then go ahead an do it. I called NVC back a coupole of days later and that is when I found out they had transmotted the petition to the Embassy on May 18th. Good luck.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-26 16:39:00
PhilippinesCan We Schedule the Interview without the NVC Letter?

We received our I-797 that shows she's been approved (NO02 was on April 18, 2012). I called earlier this week to see if i could get the case number, and it was given to me and I was told they were going to mail this to Manila soon and that I'd be told when it occurred via email. I've not seen any emails and as you can imagine I'm dying to schedule the interview. Is there a way to schedule the interview now with just the case number and the other info that we have?

My fear is that it will take forever for any mail to reach her small town in the provinces... time seems to be moving in slow motion waiting in agony for a simple letter to arrive.

Thanks.

Pay the VISA fee and then schedule your interview online. You will see that most dates for interviews are at least 3 weeks out. Your fiancee can do her medical 1-2 weeks before the interview. Others cannot speak on this because the Manila Embassy doesn't schedule the interview for you, you have to schedule it. Below is the packet for preparing for the interview. Good Luck.

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-12 22:52:00
PhilippinesName Changes after wedding...

Curious people's opinion and thoughts.

After my fiance is here, we will get for her a SSN. We'll have to do that in her maiden name I'm guessing, since we won't be married yet.

OK, then we get married. And now my fiance will want to change her last name.

I'm curious the next steps.

Will we file the AOS in her NEW last name, or the one in her passport?

Will she get a new passport? What about the visa, does it need to get reissued?

I'm guessing we can just keep the old things as they were, just curious how many things we need to do in her 'new' name versus her old name....

Slightly confused on that changeover process, curious the thoughts from anyone who has done it.

Tim

File the AOS paperwork to show the married name that you want on the gc. It will normally be her first name, her last name will be her middle name now and then the last name will be your name. This is how they do it in the Philippines. When she gets her gc then go to the SSAN Office and do the name change on the SS card to reflect the married name on the gc.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-05-30 21:13:00
PhilippinesMy BabyGirl got her K1 VISA approved today
Thanks everyone for the Congratz. It has been a long process, but Jovi is worth the wait.
RickJoviMalePhilippines2012-06-04 11:08:00