Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	waiting for pacquiao vs mosley fight	GO MANNY!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-07 19:54:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	Congratulations!!! Thanks! Good luck on your medical and interview!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-19 01:48:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	Congratz (again)!!! That didn't take too long. Yeah! the CO might be having a good day! and I got the visa this morning Thanks Tahoma!God bless...	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-19 01:18:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	K1 visa was finally issued yesterday! Salamat sa Diyos!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-17 03:49:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	Yes, if you filled out the courier form, then your visa was approved...pending the submittal of your CENOMAR and NBI. Congratz!!! Thanks Tahoma!!! coming from an expert in this forum I believe you!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-04-15 20:15:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	Good luck, I hope everything works out. And that's the way VJ works. You encountered something that I hadn't heard before. Now, if it happens to somebody else and they ask questions; you'll be the expert and you can help them. Thanks B_J! I hope you get your NOA2 soon! good luck and God bless...	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-04-15 20:08:00
Philippines	Interview experience at the USEM (04-14-2011)	Thought I wanna share this... My interview was ok yesterday! they wouldn't let me filled up the courier form if i was disapprove right?! Well, they require me to submit another CENOMAR and NBI with my wrongly spelled maiden name because they notice that my birth certificate has annotation correcting my middle name (typo error). This is unexpected tho, I haven't read anything like that here in vj. Don't get me wrong , we're grateful to vj! ! when I was looking for sample filled-out forms, I found this website so we decided to become a member! I wouldn't say this would be a warning for those visa applicants with corrections in their birth certificate tho because I went to NBI this morning and inquired this time about my mother who is being petiton by my sister in CA. I asked them if i can get another NBI in advance for my mother who had to change her name in the marriage contract. I was thinking maybe the Embassy would ask her the same thing during her interview. His advice was just to wait for the Embassy to request for it. So we're expecting more delays I guess!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-04-15 05:03:00
Philippines	Lotus Garden Hotel	Room is ok.. but customer service is really bad!:-q	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-17 23:25:00
Philippines	Any Filipina in the Greensboro NC area?	Hi! We are in Moyock, NC... we are right on the border of NC and VA. Only about 30-40 mins from Norfolk/Va Beach area. I have lived in the area most of my life. There are lots of Filipinos in this area due to the US Navy bases! I think Greensboro is about 3 hours from here.	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-26 20:53:00
Philippines	Mail to Philippines	Is DHL any good? Cheaper than FED EX?	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-14 21:32:00
Philippines	Shipping Documents to the Philippines	Do you mean they're not near where you live in the U.S.? If so, they don't have to be. You can mail the package to them or FedEx it to one of their offices. For instance, I FedExed it to their office in New York and they sent it to the Philippines. However, if your fiancee doesn't live near an office in the Philippines, I'm afraid you'll have to pay extra to have them deliver it to her house, although I'm unsure what the fee is. I've attached a file that lists their rates as of last year. Gerry did this! fedexed the docs to their office in NY and send it to my office 5 working days after!and we're not disappointed, he only spent around $25! Thanks for this thread Faith & Andz!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-03-22 21:47:00
Philippines	Link of Pretty Ladies in FB?	hi guys! if bickering, vulgarity, drama, and other nonsense topics are not your cup of tea, there is another group where all that are pretty much frowned upon. These are mostly girls originally from PL who wants to have a group just like when PL started. Here you'll find help 24/7 without drama or negativity. It's called Happy Ladies and here's the link: https://www.facebook...11136955590279/ I'm in!!!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-10-07 17:51:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	Congratulations! Got my visa today. Good luck on the rest of your journey! Thanks! Congratz as well Got my visa today! It was faster this time	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-19 01:53:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	Got an email from the USEM, visa was issued as of May 16,2011	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-17 02:07:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	Thank you! Why do they have to pick it up daw? I did a reverification, NSO delivered it to them, pero hindi CENOMAR, birth certificate. Anyway, good luck sa yo, God Bless! I did a reverification too.. but I ordered online and I was informed that the USEM usually pick it up every friday. As of today, it was receive and will forward to the same CO who interviewed me. I was also told to follow up after 2 weeks Thanks! God bless!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-09 09:15:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	Hello guys! For anyone who's watching this thread, I found out today that my son's visa was approved yesterday. Our visas will get to us within 7-10 working days, hopefully. I called this number: (02) 301-2000 loc 5184 or 5185. This is the Immigrant Visa Unit at the Embassy. They can tell you the status of your case. Good luck, everyone! Congratulations! I've been calling that number too, they haven't pick up my cenomar in NSO Pasay. It was ready for pick up as of 29th of April and they told me to call again on tues..	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-08 01:14:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	hello guys, i just check out the 2go online service and found out that my visa status there is on transit already i hope we can receive it soon thank you Lord ! great news! congratulations!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-03 21:44:00
Philippines	221g AP/AR in US Embassy Manila, anyone?	Hi! I got 221g form also last April 14, the CO asked for another CENOMAR and NBI with my uncorrected name(in the birth certificate). The CENOMAR I ordered online took 5-7 working days days as well as the NBI(I got a "hit" again!) So by this time, 2go will deliver the said docs and we will know later how long they are gonna process it...	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-05-01 21:10:00
Philippines	Where's your hometown?	Hi all! Liberty is from Lucena City, Quezon... I'm just south of the Virginia border in Moyock, NC about 30 minutes from Norfolk, VA. My parents are from Malasiqui and Urdaneta Pangasinan.	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-11-05 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	WE JUST GOT OUR NOA2 IN THE MAILTODAY!!!	AFTER ALMOST 5 MOS OF CHECKING THE MAIL EVERYDAY yahooo!!!! WE JUST GOT OUR NOA2 IN THE MAIL TODAY DATED DEC 2!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WHAT'S NEXT??? Congratulations!!!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-07 00:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	USCIS HAITIAN TPS huge numbers may be a hoax!!!	You are still wrong, the Constitution protects all people who resides on America soil. The law doesn't separate legal VS ILLEGAL. The Constitution protects the Citizens of the United States of America! The last time I checked an illegal alien had not taken an Oath of Allegiance to said Constitution! I will grant you that the "USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States"... because they cannot return safely to their own country.	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-19 01:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	USCIS HAITIAN TPS huge numbers may be a hoax!!!	"We the People" Not, "We the Citizens" http://www.whitehous...he-constitution Educate yourselves, friends. Cheers. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. http://www.senate.go...onstitution.htm	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-18 23:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	USCIS HAITIAN TPS huge numbers may be a hoax!!!	When the immigrant that you sponsor attempts to naturalize they will learn that the Constitution of the United States protects all people living on United States territory. Documented, undocumented, greencard holder, etc. Perhaps you missed 6th grade history?? Umm... last time I checked Haiti was an independent nation. What US Territory are you talking about? That's 4th Grade Geography!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-18 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	USCIS HAITIAN TPS huge numbers may be a hoax!!!	Anybody that works in the United States pays taxes. Bought a coke? paid taxes. Rode the bus? paid taxes. paid the electricity bill? paid taxes. Filing for temporary protected status only applies to those folks that are already living here in the US and guess what, paying taxes. What annoys me is the superiority complex of US citizens. Can't believe we find anti-immigration mentality here on VJ. Its not an "anti-immigration mentality"... its a frustration over TPS petitions getting top billing over Fiance based petitions! If the USCIS/VSC kept the same amount of processing time for the K-1 type petitions from earlier months instead of going to an all stop that it is at now... we wouldn't have a problem. And as far as a superiority complex...well after 24 years of Military Service to this Great Nation all I would like is a little bit of equal opportunity! The line started back 5 months ago I figured I'd at least see the counter by now!!!! Venting done...	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-18 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Is this what a Touch is?	What does it mean when you look at your USCIS profile on their site "Last Updated: yyyy-mm-dd"? Is that what a Touch is? Yes!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-10 18:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	USCIS Big Fat Liars	What they were doing for the last five months was working on other people's petitions for a wide variety of different kinds of immigration benefits, most of which were probably filed before yours. When they say they are working on petitions from a specific date, all that means is that's the date on the last box of petitions that was pulled from the shelf. If your petition was in a box dated before that then an adjudicator probably already has your petition. Does that mean they've already looked at it? No. It just means it's in the box with the other petitions that adjudicator is currently working on. If that adjudicator happens to be loaded down with difficult petitions, or gets distracted to process RFE's sent for previously processed petitions, or gets temporarily assigned to do something more pressing then K1 visa petitions, or takes a scheduled vacation, then your petition is going to wait. When that adjudicator finally gets to working on your petition then it usually doesn't take more than 15 or 20 minutes to adjudicate it, UNLESS there's a problem. Maybe there is a problem with a background check, causing your petition to be placed in a holding bin awaiting results of the background check. Maybe they need to send an RFE for something. Any number of things could cause your petition to be set aside until everything needed to adjudicate it is available. The point is that the petitions arrive in chronological order, and get scheduled into the system in boxed sets which are roughly in chronological order. Once that box is pulled by an adjudicator then almost anything can happen to slow down processing on your petition, and many other petitions received after yours could end up getting processed first. It never hurts to check and make sure they haven't lost your paperwork. If it goes beyond the stated processing time then you can contact your congressman or senator and see if they can get some status information for you. Other than that, be patient. You're going to be dealing with these bureaucrats for a few more years. Thanks for the explanation! It helps to hear a rational voice once in awhile and this goes a little farther than "just be patient!"	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-08 09:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	YEEEEEEEESSS.. AT LAST N0A2!! JULY VSC..	After 6 months and 10 days we have finally received it.. Oh happy DAAAAAAAYZ!!!!! GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-18 16:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	VSC Comatose Once More	AI, you're clearly an intelligent person and I understand the frustrations. I believe everyone has the right to be frustrated by this process and by the way the system works. I'm sorry the last time you went through this was much smoother than now. I agree that petitions filed by the citizens should be priority on the part of the government body attending to those citizens. I agree that people going over their 5 month wait and being shooed away should utilize their state representatives. I agree that the system should be more transparent. I get all of that. That being said, we're all waiting. The service centers have sped up and slowed down without rhyme or reason for years and so while it's great you were approved in 4 weeks the first time, that is by no means a guarantee of the same speed. You go into this process hoping for the best and expecting the worst. *shrug* It's annoying and I thought I would have my NOA2 at least a month ago, but we don't. I miss my fiance, too. I'll probably end up having a longer journey than you because I have a notoriously slow consulate to work with next; it's my understanding that the one you guys will be going through is relatively quick. I'm happy some people don't have 4-6 more months post-NOA2. Point being, this is hard for everyone. I know not all people are naturally bubbly and positive and sunshiney and . That's fine; you don't have to be. There are people, however, that are choosing to be positive. There are a ton of Igor's List members who have not logged on for months. There are a ton of VJ members who don't log on every day and who won't update immediately. There are a BIG ton of people who aren't VJ members. *shrug* I think it's overly pessimistic to post a thread with this title after the progress slowed (from what we can see on VJ) for 2 days. It's overly impatient and presumptuous and it breeds hopelessness and frustration among people who are trying to just get through this. Don't get me wrong; you have the right to your feelings and I don't blame ANYONE for being frustrated with this process. I don't blame ANYONE for being sad that they can't be with their loved one right now. But dwelling and stewing and losing it when the service center slows for 2 days does not help anyone, especially you. Take a step back. Take care of other things in your life that you'd like to have settled when she does come, and at the very least, if you can't do that, refrain from the excessive swooping in on posts where people are trying to find things to be happy about and be hopeful for. It isn't "false hope" - maybe it isn't as quickly as we would like, but we are going to get through this. It's silly to suggest we'll all be in NOA2 limbo forever - and it saves a lot of our sanity to look for the good things and to keep busy. You can choose to deal with the process in whichever way you choose, but please stop trying to get as many people as you possibly can on board the negative train. Nicely done!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-14 22:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2010 CSC Filers	OMG! WE GOT TOUCHED TODAY!!!!!! hoping for the NOA2 Good Luck! Sana its ur NOA2!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2010-12-02 21:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Woohoo for the approvals !!	I am very happy the Vermont Service Center has finally woken up and has gone through all the July and half of August applications in merely a week! Not all of July... Congrats!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-31 20:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	noa2	Congratulations!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-08 18:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Email Received from CSC Today	Congrats!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-08 15:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Still no NOA2!!!!	Keep the faith! Call and ask for a Service Request...really doesn't do anything but put you back in the radar... Call and ask your Senator or Representative to do a Congressional Inquiry...again doesn't really do anything but get you in the radar... Keep calling and ask for an Immigration Officer... you'll probably get the same answer but you are in the radar! Eventually you get great news! Good Luck!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-09 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Sent to USEM!	woot woot!! Good luck at the interview when you get the date!! Thank you alibekah!hopefully we can still get a slot next month! Good luck to you too! Edited by gerrynlibby, 25 February 2011 - 02:54 AM.	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-25 02:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Sent to USEM!	Finally! Called NVC and they sent our K-1 Visa petition to USEM today! On with the next step! Speedy journey all!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-24 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	We make it , We've got it!!! NOA2	congratulations!!!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-27 06:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2010 VSC filers	Congratulations to the rest of the late July filers!!!Best of luck to the rest of our journey!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-18 09:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2010 VSC filers	After 3 calls to USCIS, 1 email to VSC, and 1 Congressional Inquiry.....We got our NOA2 today!!!!! Keep the faith! It may be slow... but it will come! Good Luck everyone!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-02-02 19:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2010 VSC filers	How do you get them to put in a service request? I've asked twice, both times after the 5 month mark and they give me the "Sorry but you're still within processing times and our system won't let me put in a service request" bullcrap. I just asked to speak to a supervisor (I think they are usually an Immigration Officer). After asking about my status... I asked if there was any other action I could take and he told me he would put a service request in for me. Good luck!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-29 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	July 2010 VSC filers	July 29th NOA1...Still nothing! Called USCIS at the 180 day mark and the Immigration Officer said our petition was under review and put in a service request. Sent an email to VSC today to follow up! Hopefully we'll all get some approvals next week!	Retscpo	Male	Philippines	2011-01-29 20:35:00