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PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
DATA CALL: Any inputs or suggestions...??? unsure.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-09-13 17:21:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
QUOTE (Roy and Yazi @ Aug 28 2007, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
perhaps more about K-2's could be added. the question of travel clearance for minors has been asked twice in the past couple of days.
http://www.dswd.gov....tails.php?id=47

Thanks! I have added this information to Section 2.2 of the guide...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-09-04 11:45:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
Read the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-08-28 15:04:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
I'm always looking for suggestions on how to improve the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide. So post a message or send me a PM with any suggestion or updates.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-08-25 14:28:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
QUOTE (ryza @ Aug 21 2007, 05:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Sheriff Uling @ Aug 22 2007, 12:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (rea @ Aug 21 2007, 04:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi sheriff,

just a suggestion to correct 6.2 of the guide, the paragraph that starts with "In Cebu.."

i took my cfo in Cebu, the guidance and counselling is done at St. Mary Euphrasia Foundation located at 3F Aya-ay Arcade, 60 Mango Avenue, Cebu City (near San Carlos Boys High).

then the CFO sticker is being done in Commission on Filipinos Overseas located at Causing-Lozada Bldg., Osmeña Blvd. corner M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City (near DFA Cebu).

thanks for the big help!!

Thanks a bunch! I will update that very very soon and recant on a statement I made on taking the Guidance and Counseling Seminar before the visa is delivered.


sheriff uling do you mean we should have our seminar AFTER getting the visa? rather having it BEFORE getting the visa?

Ryza...

It's a matter of preference due to the couples situation, location, availability, and discretional income whether the beneficiary will attend the Guidance and Counseling Seminar BEFORE or AFTER the visa is in-hand.

My wife and I came to a decision that she would attend the Guidance and Counseling Seminar during her three night stay in Manila for the Medical Exam. For us, it seemed to be a better use of our time versus running back and forth trying to get that done then going to the CFO to obtain the CFO Sticker at the last minute before flying here to the US, which seems like an added stressor to me. Especially knowing how long everything takes to get done in the Philippines. Plus, the Guidance and Counseling Seminar is on a first come, first serve and it's the luck of the draw whether the locations that administer the seminar will be busy. Better safe than sorry, I always say. However, I highly recommend calling the location to get a confirmation that the beneficiary will be permitted attend the Guidance and Counseling Seminar and that’s only if the beneficiary plans on attending the Guidance and Counseling Seminar before the visa is in-hand. The reason being that on rare occasions the beneficiaries have been incorrectly turned away because staff members that do not understand the process. It's a rare occurrence but it does happen so it's better to call beforehand IMO.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-08-22 00:53:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
QUOTE (rea @ Aug 21 2007, 04:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi sheriff,

just a suggestion to correct 6.2 of the guide, the paragraph that starts with "In Cebu.."

i took my cfo in Cebu, the guidance and counselling is done at St. Mary Euphrasia Foundation located at 3F Aya-ay Arcade, 60 Mango Avenue, Cebu City (near San Carlos Boys High).

then the CFO sticker is being done in Commission on Filipinos Overseas located at Causing-Lozada Bldg., Osmeña Blvd. corner M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City (near DFA Cebu).

thanks for the big help!!

Thanks a bunch! I will update that very very soon and recant on a statement I made on taking the Guidance and Counseling Seminar before the visa is delivered.
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-08-21 11:44:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)

hi sheriff! here's the SLEC working flowchart for both day 1 and day2, you might want to include this in your guide :luv:

Thanks! I'm have added SLECs Flowcharts to Section 4.6 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide...

Attached Files


Edited by Sheriff Uling, 19 July 2007 - 08:25 PM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-07-19 20:14:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
Imaskin...

Thanks a bunch!

You know what? Making the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide was something that simply had to be done. The knowledge base for processing through the USE was not centralized and VJ's guide is an great overview. However, we (Phil-Am Families) needed something a little more detailed that speaks directly to our experience processing through the USE. I'm sure that someone would have eventually put something like this together, which was really the thrust behind the start of the Manila Embassy Interview thread. There was a void that needed to be filled via the collaborative experience of others. When I first began researching the K1 Visa Process, there were/are simply too many unspoken and/or undisclosed steps/rules/guidelines/processes for the K1 Visa applicant. VJ has been a great help for me tying together the the overview that I understood to the details processing through the USE. So it has been an honor for me to give back to an entity/community that has given so much to us, and I must thank everyone that has chipped in to make the tool even more useful.

I'm very, very, very pleased that others have found the guide to be a viable tool...

As always, cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-07-15 03:49:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)

hi sheriff I have a suggestion in 4.6 please just indicate there that the size of photo needed is 2x2 and remove passport photo to avoid confusion..for americans 2x2 and passport size photos are the same for you because in your passport it is also 2x2 photo (correct me if i'm wrong), but for Philippines our passport size photo is smaller than 2x2 so sometimes it creates confusion as to what size should we bring, passport size or 2x2 size?

thanks sheriff uling! :thumbs:

Rea

I actually had that statement in brackets next to passport photo. The update in Section 4.6 now reads, "On the medical exam appointment date, please don't forget to bring the medical exam fee (payment accepted in pesos only), passport (SLEC will keep the passport and delivery it to the USE along with the medical exam results), appointment letter (if NOT received by the beneficary, then see SLEC NOTE below), three 2x2 passport photos (the required dimensions of all passport photos are stated on page 8 of Packet 4, which is referenced in Section 4.3)."

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

Edited by Sheriff Uling, 14 July 2007 - 01:07 AM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-07-14 00:35:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
Any other suggestions... ???
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-07-07 12:12:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)

FYI - I've made all of the suggested updates to the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide...

Your efforts are to be commended and are definitely appreciated.

Bill and Joan

Bill and Joan...

Thanks a bunch! This has actually become a great hobby for me in developing the Guide. I noticed the void in information concerning the particulars of processing through the Manila Embassy and I wanted to fill it. I spend a lot of time researching the process before we were approved and I wanted to share all that I have learned/acquired. Plus, I don't want folks to have to struggle to find basic information.

I also want to thank everyone for their inputs, guidance, and help in making the Guide a viable tool.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-06-23 21:39:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
FYI - I've made all of the suggested updates to the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-06-23 14:11:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
Any other suggestions... ???
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-06-19 20:14:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)

... I've noticed there still is some confusion about the Visa Package after it's delivered by Delbros. Some aren't sure that it is ok to remove the plastic envelope covering the Passport with Visa and the brown envelope ( which you do not open). maybe something could be added to the guide addressing that issue.

Great point... I will work on that in the near future...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-06-17 14:07:00
PhilippinesManila Embassy K1 Visa Guide (Your comments)
Phil-Am Families:

I am referring to the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Thread that is referenced in my signature below.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

p.s. - If you have any suggestions, please also make those known.
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-06-16 21:33:00
Philippines1-129f we just received NOA2
The answer to your questions is no! You (the beneficiary) will be required to attend a visa interview, but your fiance (the peitioner) is NOT required to attend the visa interview. Please read Section 1 and Section 4 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 12:52:00
PhilippinesWhat type of clothes to the inverview..
QUOTE (KC?MP @ May 25 2008, 12:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Sheriff Uling @ May 25 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We tried a new tactic... NAKED... and it worked! devil.gif Who new! tongue.gif

Well, if I remembered right Sheriff you threatened to run naked around US Embassy during Ate Cora's interview smile.gif. The USEM was so afraid of you doing that so they made Ate Cora's interview easy smile.gif

Whoa! You remembered that! I actually forgot that I wrote that until you brought it back up... tongue.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 02:20:00
PhilippinesWhat type of clothes to the inverview..
We tried a new tactic... NAKED... and it worked! devil.gif Who new! tongue.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 01:56:00
PhilippinesPlanning to bring foods in U.S
QUOTE (tallcoolone @ May 25 2008, 07:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am bringing back thru US Customs a live souvenior that says "Made in Philippines" next month on my trip to PI

Just so they wouldn't be mistakened, I had my wife tatoo that statement across her backside. laughing.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 10:14:00
PhilippinesPlanning to bring foods in U.S
The lawful answer is that there is a lot prepared foods that is prohibited from being brought into the US. Please review TALLCOOLONE'S post #2 above. The secret if you are going to do it, in which I have as well because I could not resist bringing some adobo home (YUMMY), is to double and tripple wrap it so there is no smell, then seal that with a black plastic garbage bag, and put that at the bottom of your suitcase. At least, that's the Filipino way that I've been taught. It worked for me and my wife. However, I'm not recommending that you break the immigration law, but sometimes a Filipinos gotta do, what a Filipinos gotta do. tongue.gif

Edited by Sheriff Uling, 25 May 2008 - 10:13 AM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 09:53:00
PhilippinesDS-156 online
Please read Section 4.3 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide. When you are done with Section 4.3, please consider reading the entire guide.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 09:41:00
PhilippinesDOCS VERIFICATION
QUOTE (jackielibera @ May 25 2008, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (o0pink0o @ May 25 2008, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (jackielibera @ May 25 2008, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sunlyk @ May 25 2008, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
we have the same date of interview i already got my visa last May 21. I paid also April 14 donno what happened to your doc verification.


Really??? When did they send your Docs to NSO....????


i hope u get ur visa soon too


thanks... i'm still praying.... on tuesday my fiance will call the EMBASSY

I wish there were more that you could do, except to make a follow-up phone call once or twice a week for status. Keep us posted...

Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-25 09:44:00
PhilippinesOnline Reservation for CFO?
Check out Shape's link to the CFO. Also, please review Section 6.2 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide. By the by, the requirements for the CFO are based on a first come first served basis, which is not explicitly stated in the Section 6.2 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide, but I'll remedy that very soon.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling
QUOTE (SHAPE OF MY HEART @ May 26 2008, 11:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello,

There is no online reservation for attending CFO. You just have to be there early as it is first come first serve basis. There are 2 sessions for seminar, one in the morning 10:00am-12:30pm and afternoon session 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Located at 2nd Flr Equitable PCI Bldg. Taft Ave. Manila, with fee of P250.

While the stamping at passport can be done after she attended the seminar on the same day, fee of P400 located at CFO Citigolf Bldg. 1345 President Quirino Avenue Manila.

CFO Official website

Shape

QUOTE (WaltnRafi @ May 27 2008, 02:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello,

I am trying to make plans for my fiancee in Davao City for her CFO requirements. She will be going to Manila before flight to the US to take seminar. Can she take seminar and als get stamp at the main CFO Office there in Citigold Center on Quirion Ave. in Manila if she makes online reservation?

thanks,
Walt


Edited by Sheriff Uling, 26 May 2008 - 02:11 PM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-26 14:06:00
PhilippinesMemorial Day USA
Go Air Force...

Edited by Sheriff Uling, 26 May 2008 - 02:19 PM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-26 14:18:00
PhilippinesMemorial Day USA
Memorial day is always a very mixed emotioned day. May God bless America...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-26 10:58:00
PhilippinesIt was nice finally meet you guys!
QUOTE (SHAPE OF MY HEART @ May 26 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Gabrielle,

It was so nice to meet you too. smile.gif Good luck with the rest of our journeys.

Shape

No the pleasure was ours... hehehehe...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-26 15:13:00
PhilippinesPray for Me & Wish Me Good Luck :D
Good deal... I remember the feeling like it was yesterday... We share and relive the joy of that moment through your accomplishment...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-17 10:13:00
PhilippinesBringing a Laptop
QUOTE (Jimmy and Angela @ May 23 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am just curious.
Why would they seize it ?
I see no reason for that assumption.

They won't....
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-23 15:51:00
PhilippinesBringing a Laptop
Delete all of your porn. headbonk.gif devil.gif laughing.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-23 14:41:00
PhilippinesPinoy bilangan (roll call)
Shape...

This was a great idea to have a place for folks to write in Tagalog. Hindi ko alam kung bakit I did not think of it. We should pin this thread. Anong sa tingin mo?

~Sheriff Uling
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 04:21:00
PhilippinesVisa in Hand!
We accept cash, cashiers checks, money orders, and some of us even accept credit cards.. devil.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 15:07:00
PhilippinesVISA IN HAND
SWEET!!!
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 04:08:00
PhilippinesAffidavit of Support for K-1
An "expert" should have more insight than a novice... S/He's FIRED FIRED FIRED!!! ranting33va.gif

QUOTE (ez2007 @ May 27 2008, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
relax Sheriff laughing.gif

QUOTE (Sheriff Uling @ May 28 2008, 04:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would fire that lawyer because he's an idiot... diablo.gif


Edited by Sheriff Uling, 27 May 2008 - 04:19 PM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 15:39:00
PhilippinesAffidavit of Support for K-1
I would fire that lawyer because he's an idiot... diablo.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 15:29:00
PhilippinesJust called the Emabassy
SWEET! Keep us posted on your upcoming accomplishments...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 14:40:00
PhilippinesI got my SSN card today
Good! What's your social security number...? tongue.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-27 18:30:00
PhilippinesCan the medical exam be done on weekends?
The answer to your question is no. Please check out Section 4.3 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide and reveiw Packet 4. SLMEC is open for business Monday through Friday (except on Philippine holidays), from 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Please please please pretty please review Packet 4 and I further recommend reviewing the entire guide.

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

Edited by Sheriff Uling, 28 May 2008 - 07:01 PM.

Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2008-05-28 18:54:00
PhilippinesSurvey Says?
QUOTE (spidergirl @ Oct 26 2007, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was born in Iloilo (Western Visayas) so i speak " Kinaray-a" and "Hiligaynon". When i was 16 we moved to Koronadal (Mindanao) and this City is composed of diffirent kind of people from other provinces of the Philippines, they speak different dialects too, so from there i learned to speak "Ilokano", "Kapampangan" and "Bisaya". I speak Tagalog too which is the our National Language and English.

What about German, Russian, or Polish? smile.gif Goodness! You sure know a lot of dialects...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-10-26 18:21:00
Philippinessome DS form questions
QUOTE (ED*Riza @ Nov 4 2007, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Jen_s21 @ Nov 4 2007, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
in DS 157 question no. 9. List All Countries You have Entered in the Last Ten Years (Give the Year of Each Visit)
ive never been out of the country, should i answer NONE?

and in DS 156 question no. 7 First and Maiden Names (as in Passport)
let's say my name is Anna Cruz Martinez (Anna is obviously my first name, Cruz is my mother's maiden name and Martinez as my last name) should i put Anna Cruz in question no 7? and put NONE in question no. 8 which is Other Surnames used (Maiden, Religious, Aliases)

any input will be appreciated here, thanks!

regards;
Jen

DS 157 # 9: NONE
DS 156# 7: Anna Cruz ( as in your passport)

I second that...
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-11-04 11:07:00
PhilippinesDelay in filing petition
It's called Filipino time... which means that it will be done when it get's done... get used to it... tongue.gif
Sheriff UlingMalePhilippines2007-12-17 18:29:00