Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Citizenship General Discussion	When to file citizenship	Huh? Op i think you got it wrong. Read the replies carefully.. She can file for citizenship after about 3years from the time her ir visa was activated. If she is in the us for 17 months.. She has 18 more months before she can file for citizenship. But she can be outside the country as long 18 months is spend in usa	biaobiao	Female	Philippines	2014-02-10 03:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	sweet ideas	i would suggest to take her to a spa.. make-over day... massage, manicure, pedicure... typical girl thing...	biaobiao	Female	Philippines	2013-06-04 07:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Expedite Approved	goodluck. if it is expedited atleast you MAY  not have to wait the usual 6-12 months processing. congrats	biaobiao	Female	Philippines	2013-09-24 03:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Need your help pls ASAP! 5 days before the interview	You might not receive it or it will be so delayed. It should have been fedex or dhl	biaobiao	Female	Philippines	2014-06-03 23:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jul 14 2009, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mr.&Mrs.A @ Jul 13 2009, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jul 13 2009, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mr.&Mrs.A @ Jul 12 2009, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Anh map @ Jul 12 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should go ahead and supply 3 years worth of returns (actually 2 years plus a letter stating why you were not required to file a return last year) along with a letter from your current employer along with recent pay stubs. This will show continuity. For the Adjustment of Status you are required to provide the statement pertaining to non-filing, so why not get it out fo the way? The I-864 for AOS is a good template for putting together your I-134. Thank you for the advice. I do have a question regarding previous years tax returns. Are they required to meet the minimum 125% level? I mostly get 1099's from employer's so every legitimate write-off is utilized. Thanks Again Consulate specific. There is NO "requirement" that you meet current guidelines for 2009 with 2008 or 2007 income. However consulates have WIDE latitude on this this. It is a "judgement call" pure and simple. They have to determine, without knowing you and interviewing you, that your fiancee will not become a public charge, based on papers you provide them. The better "it looks" the better your chances of convincing them. As mentioned above, it is common for self employed people to deduct lots of income as business expense (perfectly legal and legitimate) but it DOES reduce your income (line 22 of the 1040) and this can be a problem. If this is the case, line up a co-sponsor. I really appreciate the response. It seems I need some good solid advice on this matter, so any assistance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Here is my scenario: 1. My 2006 ITR is good. 2. My 2007 not good (because companies owing me money declared bankruptcy) it only shows a $7,500 on line 22 of 1040. 3. 2008 I did not work. I took sabbatical with 2 trips to the Philippines to be with fiancee. 4. 2009 I will be working plus I will receive Social Security Retirement income. Between both, I will exceed the minimum requirements. This is where I can use advice. I am inclined to not bring any prior ITR's except for a letter stating why I did not work in 2008 and just rely on this years income. Is this a good idea? Again, any and all advice is enormously appreciated. This is all consulate specific, and Manilla is NOT one of the easier consulates to deal with. You certainly need an explanation for 2008. As for the others, I would suggest having them available to your fiancee in case they are needed and asked for. I would also include an explanation of the others, such as the low income for 2007. Also provide as much documentation as possibe of current employment and that it is "permanent". An employer letter, check stubs and a bank letter would be great. Since you are "lacking" in one area you need to make up for it in another. It is a judgement call on their part and it is better to provide more information than less. You want to remove as many "question marks" as possible. Question marks are NOT a good thing especially with a consulate like Manilla. If they have unanswered questions they will not issue the visa. It is best to be prepared and not hope they "won't notice", assume they will. I would also inform your fiancee as SHE will be the one answering the questions. If she is somewhat knowledgedable it not helps your cause for the I-134 but shows solid evidence of a sincere relationship. Gary & Alla, Thanks for the additional input we really appreciate it.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-14 22:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Jul 13 2009, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mr.&Mrs.A @ Jul 12 2009, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Anh map @ Jul 12 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should go ahead and supply 3 years worth of returns (actually 2 years plus a letter stating why you were not required to file a return last year) along with a letter from your current employer along with recent pay stubs. This will show continuity. For the Adjustment of Status you are required to provide the statement pertaining to non-filing, so why not get it out fo the way? The I-864 for AOS is a good template for putting together your I-134. Thank you for the advice. I do have a question regarding previous years tax returns. Are they required to meet the minimum 125% level? I mostly get 1099's from employer's so every legitimate write-off is utilized. Thanks Again Consulate specific. There is NO "requirement" that you meet current guidelines for 2009 with 2008 or 2007 income. However consulates have WIDE latitude on this this. It is a "judgement call" pure and simple. They have to determine, without knowing you and interviewing you, that your fiancee will not become a public charge, based on papers you provide them. The better "it looks" the better your chances of convincing them. As mentioned above, it is common for self employed people to deduct lots of income as business expense (perfectly legal and legitimate) but it DOES reduce your income (line 22 of the 1040) and this can be a problem. If this is the case, line up a co-sponsor. I really appreciate the response. It seems I need some good solid advice on this matter, so any assistance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Here is my scenario: 1. My 2006 ITR is good. 2. My 2007 not good (because companies owing me money declared bankruptcy) it only shows a $7,500 on line 22 of 1040. 3. 2008 I did not work. I took sabbatical with 2 trips to the Philippines to be with fiancee. 4. 2009 I will be working plus I will receive Social Security Retirement income. Between both, I will exceed the minimum requirements. This is where I can use advice. I am inclined to not bring any prior ITR's except for a letter stating why I did not work in 2008 and just rely on this years income. Is this a good idea? Again, any and all advice is enormously appreciated.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-13 15:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	QUOTE (Anh map @ Jul 12 2009, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The income that they look at is line 22 on your 1040. So if you are really aggressive with the deductions it can bite you in the a$$ in this case. Similar to qualifying for a mortgage. I will be turning in my 2006 & 2007 ITR's and so if I understand this correctly, they will want them to also meet the minimum requirements of 125% of Poverty level which in our case is $27,600.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-12 14:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	QUOTE (Anh map @ Jul 12 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should go ahead and supply 3 years worth of returns (actually 2 years plus a letter stating why you were not required to file a return last year) along with a letter from your current employer along with recent pay stubs. This will show continuity. For the Adjustment of Status you are required to provide the statement pertaining to non-filing, so why not get it out fo the way? The I-864 for AOS is a good template for putting together your I-134. Thank you for the advice. I do have a question regarding previous years tax returns. Are they required to meet the minimum 125% level? I mostly get 1099's from employer's so every legitimate write-off is utilized. Thanks Again	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-12 13:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134 question	I had no income for 2008 therefore I did not file. I took a sabbatical plus I took 2 trips to the Philippines in 2008 plus 1 in Feb. 2009. We are just submitting 129-F, I will be working so if I bring a letter from employer showing adequate income plus some copies of pay checks for this year will that be enough proof by itself with no prior tax returns?	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-12 10:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support required for K1 and K2?	When filling out each I-134 I assume you put the fiance's name on one and her child's name on the other. Everything else on each form is the same? I want to be sure I have this right. Thank you in advance for this feed back.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-09-10 21:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support required for K1 and K2?	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Sep 9 2009, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (payxibka @ Sep 9 2009, 09:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Sep 9 2009, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (payxibka @ Sep 9 2009, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Sep 9 2009, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JimVaPhuong @ Sep 9 2009, 03:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (huntherx17 @ Sep 8 2009, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi. Im petitioning my fiancee and her two children. Do I need to submit an I-134 for each of them or just one? Tried searching the forum but cant really find a straight answer. Thanks for any help. Yeah, there's not much information around here about K2's. You have to submit an affidavit for each of them, along with supporting evidence. Most consulates require only one original copy of the I-134, and will accept photocopies for each additional applicant. Probably correct about the I-134 also. Kiev said I needed three full and complete separate I-134s and I did that, but they handed back everything except Alla's I-134. I cannot tell anyone otherwise though, the next CO may want the full thing for everyone. Certainly was not what I did for Kiev... I submitted one I-134 for both the K-1/2.. no photocopies or anything As it turned out, that is what happened for us. And for several others I talked to. But the instructions said a separate one for each, of course the instructions also said the tax retyrns had to be notarized...oh well. It also says "may" submit an I-134... not "must" Be that as it "may", I brought two originals, silly me. We walked out with two no-questions-asked visas and some extra paper...oh well, I took it back home with me. Question, as I see it if its fiance & child just double everything to be safe, But do you get all your documents back (e.g. employment letter, bank statements, etc.) or do they make copies first? Thanks	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-09-09 23:26:00
Philippines	NOA's	I was speaking with USCIS and asked them about notices, they said we will get a notice that our application has been received (I guess that's the NOA1) but nothing else until notified by Embassy for interview. Is that the NOA2? We are a little confused about what notices we will be receiving.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-09 23:05:00
Philippines	Medical Exam	Does anyone know if the Sputum Culture Test a routine part of exam(completed on everyone) or just on certain individuals?	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-17 22:17:00
Philippines	K-1 Documents	QUOTE (ManilaIdaho @ Jun 21 2009, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i placed mine in a hard folder and put index tabs for easily identification. Thanks for the input. The fact is that is what I want to do,but was told by USCIS that they just remove everything and toss the binder away, thats why I wanted some ideas. I still agree with you that a binder is best even if they do throw it away, at least everything reached them in an orderly fashion. Thanks again!	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-21 17:25:00
Philippines	K-1 Documents	We are getting ready to assemble and mail all our K-1 documents (129-F, G-325, Proof of Rel. etc.) We want to organize and clip everything together neatly, but understand the USCIS has there own format and system for organizing all the documents. Should we just mix everything together and paper clip? What has proven to be the best method. We would appreciate any good advice you can give us.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-21 11:21:00
Philippines	Affidavit of Support	I'm not certain if anyone can answer this but when I submit my I-134 I will be using my Social Security as part of my annual income as I also work. I also collect Social Security for my son who is 6. it comes to me for his care so its not actually mine. My question is can I still claim it as income? I know this is a tough one to answer, but any help will be appreciated.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-22 23:35:00
Philippines	K-1 Interview Questions	QUOTE (happyme @ Jun 23 2009, 07:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mr.&Mrs.A @ Jun 21 2009, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does anyone have a list of questions that were asked at there K-1 interview. Especially if the petitioner had previous marriages. This wold be very helpful. We are trying to be fully prepared. Thank you hello.. as i promised.. here are the possible questions... Possible Questions during the interview: 1. When and how did you meet your fiance? 2. When did you meet in person? 3. How long have you known each other? 4. When and where is the last time you met your fiance? 5. When did your fiance proposed? 6. What do you love about your fiance? 7. When are you going to travel to the U.S.A? 8. Have you ever been to the U.S.A? 9. When and where did your fiance birth? 10. When and where did you born? 11. W hat does your fiance do for a living? 12. What do you do for a living? 13. Where does your fiance work? 14. What is your fiance designation at work? 15. Does your fiance have any brothers or sisters? 16. What are your fiance’s parents name? 17. Where does your fiance live? 18. Where do your fiance’s parents live? 19. When did your fiance divorced? 20. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 21. What do your parents think about this engagement? Do they approved of it? 22. Why did your fiance’s first marriage didn’t work? 23. Does your fiance have any children? How many? 24. Are you willing to take care of your fiance’s children if they live with you? 25. When and where are you going to have the wedding? 26. How do your families feel about your plans to get married? 27. Religious Backgrounds… 28. Are you planning to have children? 29. Why do you want to come to the U.S.A? 30. How often do you talk to each other? 31. What are the hobbies of your fiance? 32. Tell something about your fiance. 33. School where u both graduated and course. 34. Telephone no. of ur fiance and mobile no. bless us all.... goodluck!!! Thank you....	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-24 06:31:00
Philippines	K-1 Interview Questions	Thanks for all the replies!	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-22 07:00:00
Philippines	K-1 Interview Questions	Does anyone have a list of questions that were asked at there K-1 interview. Especially if the petitioner had previous marriages. This wold be very helpful. We are trying to be fully prepared. Thank you	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-21 20:16:00
Philippines	Anything we missed?	Thank you very much for all the replies!!!	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-24 17:56:00
Philippines	Anything we missed?	Hi everyone! Im just curious and at the same time wants our application runs smoothly,avoid any delays.We are ready to send off our K1 & K2 applications,here are our docs to be sent: 1.I-129F Petition completed and signed with 2 passport photos (petitioner & beneficiary) with our names printed clipped at the upper left corner of I-129F. 2.Check for $455.00 for the filling fee clipped together our passport photos. 3.Attachment to I-129F (How we met). 4.G-325 forms (petitioner & beneficiary) completed and signed with our passport photos clipped to the upper left corner 5.Copies of Birth Certificates (petitioner,beneficiary & child of the beneficiary) 6.Copies of Filed Divorce Decrees for petitoner and Annulment Finality,Court Decision for beneficiary. 7.Letters of intent to marry (petitioner & beneficiary) 8.Copies of emails,copies of letters,phone bills,chat logs,hotel bills,engagement ring receipt,copies of airline tickets,petitoner's passport page of entry and departure and photographs. Anything we missed? Are we in good shape to go?Do we need to submit his bank account statement and letter from his employer when we send this I-129F? When do the USCIS require this kind of documents? We know that the I-134 (Affidavit of Support) would only send to me (beneficiary) when I already receives notice of my interview at USEM.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-23 20:41:00
Philippines	Filing a K-2 with a K-1	We are just getting ready to mail off K-1 application. My fiance has a 10 year old son and we stated this on the 129-F, but we are uncertain about his visa. How do we inform the USCIS that he is coming with her? What form do we submit? Any and all help with this will be greatly appreciated.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-26 00:24:00
Philippines	Filipina Mom Seeking Advice	Shakespeare summed it up well " Something is rotten in the State of Denmark" However, what is really important now is that this lady gets her daughter over to the US with her ASAP. My fiancee and myself just sent our K-1 in and her 10 year son is on the 129-F. I would not dream of her coming without him. Ma'am you do whatever it takes to bring your daughter over to the US with you. I can only imagine how much you must miss each other.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-26 21:48:00
Philippines	Very poor communication	I cannot help but notice how concerned you are and uncertain as to whether the feelings you are having are right or not. I will say this to you and I feel I am right about this. If your husband and his ex-wife have no children together then the truth is it is unhealthy for him to continue to have a relationship with her. He must certainly be aware of how this would make any new wife feel. What if you had an ex-husband and were constantly having conversations with him. No new husband would be comfortable with that nor would they tolerate it. Your feelings about this are not without merit, he should immediately cut off all contact with her and advise her that it is not appropriate for her to be always calling you. Yes, should you two run into her somewhere, be polite, but you are not required to have her as a shopping buddy. As for the computer, my wife can look at my computer anytime, any place, she has all my passwords and I have hers. A marriage can only thrive when there are no secrets, no matter how small and love and complete trust is the foundation. If he truly loves you he will be sympathetic to your feelings and not just be your husband but be your best friend & buddy too. My god, you're alone there with no family or close friends, does he not know that. I can only speak from my own perspective and experience, but I feel so blessed to have the wife I do, she is my life and my world. Nothing is more important to me then her. I hope this helps, again this is just my opinion, I may be wrong, but I don't think so. The only advice I can give you is to sit him down and be certain you have his 100% undivided attention and tell him in no uncertain terms just exactly how you feel and ask him to love you enough to work with you. I truly wish you the very best.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-28 23:31:00
Philippines	Cheap ticket to the US	QUOTE (tngirl21809 @ Jun 28 2009, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Haole @ Jun 29 2009, 04:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sweet_wifey22 @ Jun 28 2009, 12:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Does anyone know how much the discount is? My wife and anak got a 20% first time immigrant discount when they flew here on PAL. Even if I book the flight myself? or do I have to use travel agent. Suggestion, Try calling Orbitz, Travelocity or Priceline they offer the lowest prices anyway and see if they will give first time immigrant discount. I checked on a one-way for November and it was approx. $650.00 and if they would give another 20% off that would be a good deal. Good Luck	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-28 18:24:00
Philippines	interview passed today	QUOTE (rizamike1 @ Jun 11 2009, 05:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi! just to let you know that your friends here passed the interview this morning at US Embassy Manila. will post details on embassy review later. thanks to all our well wishers and to your prayers. God bless you all and good luck to everyone. WOW!!! CONGRATULATION	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-11 05:29:00
Philippines	XOOM.COM	QUOTE (shanleybelle07 @ May 27 2008, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> XOOM makes me mad really..til now no update and ive been calling them again and again and still no good news...how long do i have to wait? my family there are starving already...huh! There are other services out there that appear to be much more reliable then XOOm. I tred it once but the fees I thought were too high. The method I use now is instant and only costs $3.00 to withdraw money. I have never had a glitch.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-26 21:32:00
Philippines	Hitting and Swearing	This is not good what is happening. I hope you do not mind me giving you some advice but I think you need to know some things. First, Under no circumstances hit her back! do not even swear at her no matter how bad you feel the impulse. In the US they have some very strict Domestic Violence Laws. she can without much effort, secure a Domestic Violence Injunction on you, seriously! You would not be able to return to your own home, you could no way directly or indirectly contact her. I do not know whats really going on behind closed doors, but this could turn very serious for you, very quickly. I have not even mentioned you could be arrested. Maybe she has emotional problems, its hard to know for certain. But the fact is, it could turn ugly and you could lose almost everything. Its not worth it. I truly wish you and her the very best, but by all means please be careful.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-18 19:02:00
Philippines	What do you love about your fiance?	I love every little thing about him.I love his cute smile,his magical eyes and the sound of his voice,his gentle touch,his calmness,the way how he cares me.He is so very special and he is the best thing that ever happened to me...	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-30 12:21:00
Philippines	My Interview Experience (K1 visa)	Congratulations! Your posting of interview experience is not only informative but inspirational to me and my fiance as well as those getting ready to go through the same thing. Happy landing in the USA.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-05 12:16:00
Philippines	hte minister change our real wedding date when he filed our marriage certificate, and it really bother's us!!!	Ok Zeth77 I really believe Tngirl 21809 is giving you some excellent advice. Should you try to run this through the US Embassy without getting found out may present more risk then you may think. If they discover this, they could interpret it as fraud! You could run the risk of being barred from ever getting a Visa and I know that would devastate you. So whatever you do give it very careful consideration. Tampering with legal documents can be a serious matter. What really matters here is that you and your fiance together "hand in hand" get on that plane to the USA (legally)	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-02 21:05:00
Philippines	Fast Way to Send money to Fiance in Philippines?	Another good way to safely send money is to the Philippines is go to a AAA office and get a AAA Visa Travel Card. You will need 2 of them, one for you and one for her. You can put as much as $1,500 per week on it. There is no charge except for a $3.00 charge for withdrawal. She can go to any ATM that accepts Visa. Withdrawal is in Pesos. The minute you make a deposit it is available to her. We have successfully used this for awhile now. I hope this helps.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-06-19 20:41:00
Philippines	Do the photos need dates on them?	Dates on pictures are a plus, however pictures without dates along with all the other the evidence you are submitting makes it a forgone conclusion that you were there and with her!	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-07 19:52:00
Philippines	I-134 Affidavit of support	QUOTE (Otto und Karin @ Jul 7 2009, 02:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mr.&Mrs.A @ Jul 7 2009, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you attach to the I-134 a letter from your employer stating your annual pay and that its an adequate amount plus you also attach some 1099's from previous years, will that be adequate? Nope See instructions. Most recent tax return and all supporting documents at least. 1099's by themselves are is not adequate. Thank you for the reply. You say 1099 alone is not enough. Perhaps you can comment on this. My reason for using 1099 alone is because with a 1099 (which is really being self-employed) by the time you take all your allowable deductions it brings the adjusted gross income down to over half what is stated on the 1099. When they look at an individuals W-2 they look at the gross, but I believe on a 1099 they look at the adjusted gross income. Hopefully you know more about this then I do. I stated on my G-325 that I did not work in 2008 because I took a sabbatical plus 3 trips to the Philippines. I will also include a letter to this effect with 129-F.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-08 10:33:00
Philippines	I-134 Affidavit of support	Is it not the current income that the USCIS is most concerned with? That past years tax returns have little or no bearing on the decision. If my fiance shows them a letter from my current employer plus some copies of pay checks along with a letter from my bank. It is my understanding that is all that is really needed. I went to the Philippines 3 times in the past 18 months so I had no income for last year. I agree I should show up with more then what is required, but not having an income for last year makes it a little difficult. Anyone been thru this type of situation? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-07 16:39:00
Philippines	I-134 Affidavit of support	If you attach to the I-134 a letter from your employer stating your annual pay and that its an adequate amount plus you also attach some 1099's from previous years, will that be adequate?	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-07 13:39:00
Philippines	One way ticket!	QUOTE (Dean Cain @ Jul 9 2009, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (dale_trisha @ Jul 9 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> First immigration can always ask to see a return ticket as evidence that your eligible for the 21 day visa issued at the airport. I have only had it happen once to me on my 30+ trips to Phil. You can get a ticket that you can change. Depending upon the airline and ticket you might have a change fee. I usually fly with one that has a $100 change fee. It is a small price to pay when I have to change. Frankly they have even waived that a few times for me. The point that i'm trying to make here is ,, why aren't they allowing a US CITIZEN to fly to the Philippines on a one way ticket using an airline different from Philippine Airlines? I can't find anything on any website that explain such matter. You got my curiosity going about this because I totally agree with you it makes no rational sense. So I had to do some checking on a flight for myself so I asked United Airlines if I can buy a one-way ticket to Manila? Get this, they said no! they told me I would not be allowed to board the plane here in the US because if they let me fly there, the Philippine Immigration would not let me off the plane and then United would have to fly me back to the US at their expense! As to Philippine Airlines being the only one they allow to do this, well it just makes you wonder who the majority stockholders are in that company. I hope this helps you to some degree as it still does not fully explain the reasoning behind it. Good luck with everything and we wish you and your fiancee the very best.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-09 18:05:00
Philippines	129F processing time for Vermont Center	QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Jul 4 2009, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That data is from the end of April and it means they were sending files to NVC that were approx 6 months from NOA1 to NOA2. They are shooting for 5 months in the coming months... The data should be updated in a week or so... expect 6-8 months for your interview if there are no problems.. maybe sooner maybe later... Thanks for the reply, its encouraging. I guess the waiting is the hardest part of all this.	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-04 12:17:00
Philippines	129F processing time for Vermont Center	I just went to the USCIS website indicating processing time frame for the Vermont Processing Center. It states they are just processing applications received last Nov. 25th, that's 8 months. Now you wait for it to reach US Embassy in Manila. If this is true, which is really hard to say since we dealing with bureaucracy, there's a real wait ahead for those just filing, like us. I hope this is incorrect but here is the link. Comments welcome. https://egov.uscis.g...eviceCenter=VSC	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-04 12:01:00
Philippines	I-485 AOS Costs	QUOTE (felb @ Jul 9 2009, 02:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This excerpt is from the uscis website. I hope this helps. Filing Fee : $930 plus a biometrics fee of $80; the fee total is $1,010. Exceptions listed below. There is no fee for applicants who are filing Form I-485 based on having been admitted to the United States as a refugee. Applicants 80 years of age or older are not charged a biometric fee; the fee total is $930. Applicants under 14 years of age: - Filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent have a fee total of $600 - Not filing with the I-485 application of at least one parent have a fee total of $930. Thanks for the reply we really appreciate it. If I read it correctly the total cost is $1,010. for my fiance and $600. for her son for a grand total of $1,610.00	Mr.&Mrs.A	Not Telling	Philippines	2009-07-09 01:55:00