ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesMagic Jack
I took one with me when i went to cebu to meet rhio in jan, forgot to pack it in my baggage on return home, we use all the time and it works real good, like the others have said, it really depends on the internet connection, while i was there i set up pldt phone service with internet for them.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-03-30 20:25:00
PhilippinesCheap airlines to southeast U.S.A

I just curious which airlines is cheaper and which one does international flights from manila?(Not including Delta)




Check with korean airline you should be able to get a flight from manila to incheon then to atlanta, i flew to Cebu in Jan from atlanta.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-04-18 16:33:00
PhilippinesK1
so lets say my NOA 2 is valid till 9/20/2010 and my fiancee has her interview and receives her visa say in 07/20/2010 then the visa is valid from 07/20/2010 till 01/20/2011 ?
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-05-31 15:51:00
PhilippinesK1
I am curious as to the K1 petition afetr the NOA 2 is issued is valid for 3 month's, after the interview and the K1 visa is issued to the Fiance(e), how long do you have to use it ?
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-05-29 11:54:00
PhilippinesDS-160
Looks like the DS-160 takes the place of the 156,156K and the 157

http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfniv1.pdf
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-06-05 11:15:00
Philippinesneed one or two I-134?
also you will need two Ds-156 for your fiancee and two Ds-156 for the daughter and also 2 DS-157 for your fiancee and 2 for the daughter
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-06-24 20:48:00
Philippinesneed one or two I-134?
if you are filing a I129-F for a K1 ans K2 you need to fill out 2 I-134 one for your fiancee and one for the daughter




note: I learned this from Gary, he gets the credit.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-06-24 20:44:00
PhilippinesMEDICAL EXAM on July 6 and 7

Anyone here who will do their medical on the 6 and 7? I hope I will be done with no problem..Pray for me :yes:



My Fiancee and daughter will do their medical on the 5th and 6th
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-01 04:46:00
Philippinesmedical passed or not?
Rhio's interview is july 12th, i do recall her saying she will be getting vaccine on Wed.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-05 16:20:00
Philippinesmedical passed or not?
My fiancee and daughter were told to come back Wed, at 10 am, they need to read the skin test they gave my daughter.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-05 15:02:00
Philippinesgoing to the philippines.a few questions
I took 2,300.00 with me when i went to Cebu to meet my gf and propose to her, which i came back to the states with 300.00 but i splurged while i was there, i was there for 2 weeks.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-05-01 07:56:00
PhilippinesMedical Exam Problem
my fiancee had to do the sputum test, they told her they saw white lines that looked like feather's...... i asked her when did she start snorting chicken's,, we both had a good laugh on that one.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-08-12 15:52:00
Philippinescheapest hotel in Manila
i recommend the casa bocobo it is real close to St. Luke's and that is where my fiance and daughter stayed to do there medical here is the website:

http://www.casabocobo.com.ph/
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-08-06 07:38:00
PhilippinesSAD SAD SAD SPUTUM

hi everyone,

done medical but so sad, i will be undergo sputum, anybody here have the same recent situations in here, they found lesion on the right lobe of my lung suspicious of tb, not sure why i got it,i went to work in singapore i didnt have prob with my medical. is it wise to go to other local doctor to have check/opinion before going to a 3day smear tests?


Chrismae, My fiancee just went through all, she had to do the sputum test on 12th,13th,14th of july because St Lukes said they saw white lines that looked like feathers, she done the sputum test on those dates and then on 16th july, she went back and they told her the smear test was neg, so we waited the 8 weeks, which she is in manila now and has completed her medical.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-16 12:14:00
PhilippinesLet me ask what Hotel walking distance from U S Embassy
i booked my fiancee at Miramar right in front of the embassy, try www.agoda.com the room i booked was 47.00 us a night
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-07 17:56:00
PhilippinesGOT APPROVED! Yahoo!
Congrats on your approval, you were there the same time my fiancee and daughter was.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-04 19:36:00
Philippinesvalid evidence..
my fiancee had her interview on oct 4th and we did not have any emails, we had chat records and she took copies of phone bills where it showed i called her, she was asked if she had emaila and her answer was no, showed the chat logs and phone bills and also told them we talk on skype everyday.

Good Luck on your interview
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-12 04:47:00
PhilippinesQuestion

What did she mean by "there will be a follow up?"

What is going to be delivered? Rhio's visa?

Why does she want you to call back on Friday?

Did she explain why Rhio was not allowed to enter the Embassy to submit the birth certificate?


She did not say what the follow up was, and she was talking about her daughter visa, why i have to call back i do not know, she did not go into details about why she was not let in the embassy.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-28 04:23:00
PhilippinesQuestion
She does not have a blue slip. Tahoma i called the embassy, the lady i talked with, i explained to her that the security guard would not let her in, she asked for the case number and i gave it to her, she looked it up and said Rhio was approved, i said yes mam i know, but we did not receive passport with visa for daughter she looked and asked me if daiughter came with her to interview i said yes, she looked again and said she just needed to submit her BC, i told the lady that is what she is there to do but the security guard would not let her in, she came back and said there will be a follow up and asked what address did she give for the delievery. i told her the address and she told me that the it would be delievered and for me to call back there friday.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-27 15:18:00
PhilippinesQuestion
My fiancee and daughter had to return to manila to give some paper work for her daughter that she had to get from cebu, she was told to return between the hours of 1pm and 2:30pm and go to windows 17-20, she returned but the security guard would not let her in, she was not told to make a appointment, just return and go to windows 17-20. my question is should i make a appointment for her, she is in manila now.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-26 15:01:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
sorry for the late reply, picked fiancee and daughter up at Atlanta airport on 11/12/2010 was a very joyful and tearful reunion, had no problems going through customs at the airport.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-11-19 17:33:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
My fiancee and daughter are in incheon right now waiting for their flight to atlanta, they arrive in atlanta at 9:20 am.... :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-11-11 16:51:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
6 days and a wake up to go
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-11-05 19:25:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
Fiancee and Daughter leave Cebu on Nov 12th POE will be Atlanta
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-25 16:18:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
Fiancee received her packet on Oct 8th
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-10 08:21:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
update: VISA APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-03 23:42:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
fiancee and daughtyer are at the embassy now, man this is killing me
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-03 17:47:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
i will be staying up late tonight
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-03 08:49:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
Fiancee is in manila right for her interview on october 4th at 7am, pls pray for us for a good interview.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-10-02 21:01:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy

Oh ok...too bad you couldn't get an earlier interview date. Have you guys looked at airfare?


right now one way for two tickets with korean air is 1,740.00 that is from Cebu to incheon to atlanta
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-27 16:44:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy

Why? What happened? :(



Fiancee and daughter was to be in her cousin wedding on that date, we were excited about the interview date we for got about the wedding.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-27 05:21:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
update: Interview had to be reschedule for October 4th
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-26 18:35:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy

hi mike&rhio. just wanted to ask, how long does the medical for kids take? because i have two kids that will go through the medical when the time comes. i want to get an idea so that i can have my wife have some plan as to how to keep the kids entertained if will require the kids to be there the whole day.


I know when my fiancee and daughter went the first time on 07/05/2010 they were there all day, i would say it depends how many people are there and are in front of them.

Ok, fiancee passed medical and St Lukes reschedule her Interview for September 24th 2010 at 8:30 am.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-15 15:28:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
Fiancee and Daughter leaving for Manila at 9:45am Tuesday PI time to finish medical and pray that they will reschedule their interview two to three days after compeltion
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-09-13 18:59:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
oh i am going to hang in there, she also told me that they will call her sept 13th to tell her the results and then to reschedule her interview.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-16 18:25:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
just got off the phone with my fiancee and the sputum smear test was negative :dance: :dance: :dance:
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-16 00:30:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
My Fiancee is to be a St Lukes at 8 am on the 16th to get the smear test results and go over the x-ray
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-15 15:10:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy

Mike...Sorry about your additional wait. Waiting is especially difficult when it's for your loved ones.

On the bright side, Rhio should have no problem with the culture. In 2007, out of 52,530 applicants at St. Lukes, only 505 had TB. Even fewer applicants had TB when their smear results were negative and their cultures were positive...only 306 of them. So, the chances that Rhio has TB are less than one-one hundredth of one percent (if my math is correct!). Pretty good odds. That means a two-month wait for you guys instead of a much much longer wait. :thumbs:


Thank You for the boost of positive, i just feel bad for what i have put Rhio and our daughter through.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-07 17:43:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy

It's gonna be a long 8 weeks waiting for the results, but hope for the best! Hope the results come back negative, and she gets her visa! God Bless!


I agree with the long wait, and yes i pray for the results to come back neg. just hope we get results before 09/20/2010 and we can do interview before that time.
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-07 17:04:00
PhilippinesSt Lukes and Embassy
just found out my fiancee has to take the sputum test.... daughter passed her medical
mike&rhioMalePhilippines2010-07-07 05:09:00