ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesQuestions about time line for K1
Well i found out today that I leave the philippines in August. Im sad now because I know i wont be around for her interview and she wont be able to leave with me. I really dont think there is enouhg time left for everything to work out. We havent even got our NOA2 yet.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-05-29 01:48:00
PhilippinesQuestions about time line for K1
I noticed that some peoples timelines are noticably quicker than others. I did notice some were k3 and others were not. Everybodies I look at with the K1 that has been submitted in 2009 is going pretty quick. I sent my I-129F in march 2009 it shows on the site that last updated was April/02/2009 and they recieved my packet on the 30th of March 2009. So the Reciept i got is my NOA1 correct? (sorry some of the terms are confusing me) Who should get the NOA2 me or my fiance? Also what is the NOA2 and how long should it normally take to get? and lastly reading some of the post correct me if im wrong but once i get my NOA2 it should take about two weeks to get to the NVC then maybe another 2 weeks to get to the Manila Embassy? Then about another month or so for medical and inteview ...ect.. before she gets her visa in hand?

I am trying to plan a time line for us because id like to go to the Embassy with her since im here in country but if it takes too long I wont be here ill have to go back to the states.

Also if she gets her visa in August, she has 6 months to get to the states and get married correct? Can that extended before it runs out? The reason I ask is this:

I may get extended here until march/april 2010 ( this just come into question recently ) when i was only suppose to stay here until August/September this year. How to work this issue concerns me any suggestions will help thanks a bunch everyone.

-wayne


getosledMalePhilippines2009-05-27 22:14:00
PhilippinesGoing to Embassy with Fiance?
Hello all,

Just a quick question does anyone know or have gone to the embassy with there fiance? Just curious because i may still be in country when she gets her interview.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-05-29 23:58:00
PhilippinesOK a few more Questions about what my Fiance can do....
QUOTE (Completely @ May 31 2009, 03:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (getosled @ May 31 2009, 02:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok.. We sent our I-129F Packet in. We are just waiting for NOA2. Then the Embassy letter. What can my fiance do while we are waiting on that? I have helped her fill out the 156, 156k, 157 also the affidavite of support. She just Extended her Passport for a year, and we both have the Original I-129f Packet.

So... someone in a previous post said she can go ahead and do her medical while she waits... good idea or no?

also. go get the apllication fee paid at Citi or BDO , she has to take what form 156, 156k, or the 157 ?

what we would like to do is have everything done prior to the embassy letter so when we call we can just get the earliest date possible because I may still be in country.

I really wish I had a good reason to send in a letter to try and have them expidite this.

Ill be with her for a few days this month and for a week or so next month so anything I can help her with I will...

Alot of this process is really confusing. I just hope We have everything covered.

-Wayne



I would wait till I get the notice to do medical. Just follow the procedure and she will not be lost. Usually the Embassy gave the petitioner a letter to give to the accredited hospital that will do examination for her.


My advise is, she should have renew her passport or get the new readable passport, to avoid problem or delay in the future.. The process varies to different people, the waiting time for visa process, interview etc.. sometime take 1 year more or less.. So I would advisem since you just sent the petition, have her apply for a new passport.


Thanks, she has already applied for a new passport/ renew her passport. She has traveled to several countries so passport will not be an issue. I dont think medical will be either since she had to do a medical before every trip out of country.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-05-31 02:58:00
PhilippinesOK a few more Questions about what my Fiance can do....
Ok.. We sent our I-129F Packet in. We are just waiting for NOA2. Then the Embassy letter. What can my fiance do while we are waiting on that? I have helped her fill out the 156, 156k, 157 also the affidavite of support. She just Extended her Passport for a year, and we both have the Original I-129f Packet.

So... someone in a previous post said she can go ahead and do her medical while she waits... good idea or no?

also. go get the apllication fee paid at Citi or BDO , she has to take what form 156, 156k, or the 157 ?

what we would like to do is have everything done prior to the embassy letter so when we call we can just get the earliest date possible because I may still be in country.

I really wish I had a good reason to send in a letter to try and have them expidite this.

Ill be with her for a few days this month and for a week or so next month so anything I can help her with I will...

Alot of this process is really confusing. I just hope We have everything covered.

-Wayne
getosledMalePhilippines2009-05-31 02:23:00
PhilippinesWe might be pregnant
Since im in the philippines... I get to see my asawa ko, but recently uh she might be pregnant... how is this going to effect our K1 petition?
getosledMalePhilippines2009-06-01 06:30:00
PhilippinesI-134 Question, and Joing Bank Account in USA ??
kewl thanks i think i might have just been typing in the wrong words for the search i never got that thread
getosledMalePhilippines2009-06-20 10:46:00
PhilippinesI-134 Question, and Joing Bank Account in USA ??
Hasnt anyone filled out one of these affidavit of support yet? I thought I needed one for the K1
getosledMalePhilippines2009-06-20 09:41:00
PhilippinesI-134 Question, and Joing Bank Account in USA ??
Really simple no need for a story, but on the I-134 under line 11 were you check intend, what did everyone put as their intension for you fellow K1 applicates?

Next If i wanted a Joint account with my bank in the USA, how hard is it concidering she doesnt have a social sec. # and she is not a US Citizen. ??

Thanks a head of time...

-Wayne
getosledMalePhilippines2009-06-20 02:01:00
Philippinesany one here from north carolina?
Well i live in Fayetteville, and My fiance will hopefully be joining me soon. I am hopeing around September. Im in Philippines right now and I come back around August time frame.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-06-24 06:32:00
PhilippinesGoing to St Lukes early???
FYI I just called the NVC and they sent my packet to the Embassy today smile.gif

getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-15 17:36:00
PhilippinesGoing to St Lukes early???
So since she has the extra time and lives in Manila... She can go into St Lukes with just a photo copy of her NOA2, Passport ( making sure she made a copy ) and the other things she needs? We have not recieved the letter from the NVC yet, but I called them and got the case number yesterday. still no date they sent it to the embassy though.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-15 17:22:00
PhilippinesGoing to St Lukes early???
My fiancee called St Lukes since she lives in Manila.... and asked about the medical. They told her she an bring a copy of the letter in and take her medical exam.. What letter?? I have our MNL Case number but the packet is still at the NVC it hasnt been sent to the Embassy yet! Should she go anyway with a copy of the NOA2?
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-15 04:07:00
PhilippinesWould you ride the ferry?
I was riding the Ferry from Basilan to Zamboanga all the time. Granted Short trip, and I was in an up armored HLUX! Nothing ever happened.....
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-16 17:34:00
PhilippinesDelbros never texted back???
OK so is there a new way for the document verification? or am I missing something. I was going by the guide lol..
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-19 00:16:00
PhilippinesDelbros never texted back???
Myself and my fiancee both texted Delbros after she paid them the 650PHP we both never received a reply back has anyone ran into this issue? I called the DOS to check and see if the Embassy had processed our packet from the NVC and they have not processed it yet could this be the issue?


getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-18 18:14:00
Philippineselizabeth city,north carolina
im just a short drive from you and my fiance will be here soon .... maybe you two should meet when she get here we are in Fayetteville. Well I am she will be joining me soon .
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-21 19:21:00
PhilippinesHow long for the Embassy to process packets??
Not worried about the money! I make it to spend, but at the same time I like deals tongue.gif I already paid for the pin so there is no need for her to call. ill wait till later this week then call back.. Thanks for all the advice...
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-22 21:01:00
PhilippinesHow long for the Embassy to process packets??
I did and I wasted one of my calls using the PIN number I purchased I only have on eleft..
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-22 17:13:00
PhilippinesHow long for the Embassy to process packets??
I tracked (from the NVC going to Manila) my packet with DHL, it arrived the morning of the 18th, how long does it take to process the packet in the system so i can schedule a appointment date for my fiancee?

Edited by getosled, 22 September 2009 - 05:04 PM.

getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-22 17:04:00
PhilippinesGot our NOA2 Whats Next??/
Wooohooo they sent my packet to the Embassy 15 September..... smile.gif


Thanks for everything for those that posted.

I think i figured out a way to do the employer varification... I will send a copy of my service contract to my fiance. It states im under contract till atleast 2012 smile.gif
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-15 17:33:00
PhilippinesGot our NOA2 Whats Next??/
Thanks for the replies....

I have read the guide over and over. I think too much because now it seems confusing. I just left the philippines in August so Ill send a picture of my passport and all our IM and emails. Since I run my own VoIP Server, so my calls to her are free and not traceable ... sucks but oh well....

Its just alot of information to handle....I gave her the I-134 but dont remember if I put my finances as fr as stocks an bonds on there. Since im Military do I need an employer letter? Somoethings you just cant find in the guide.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-13 21:56:00
PhilippinesGot our NOA2 Whats Next??/
Ok im trying to get a list together of what my fiancee can do!!.. I recieved the NOA2 and ill be sending it to here in the mail.

What documents does she need for the Medical once we get the MN Case # ?

How should we organize our documents for the Interview? Like seperate the DS- Forms or combining certain forms?

I guess we are just a bit nervous and want the rest of the process to go smoothly.

What can we do while we wait?
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-13 21:29:00
Philippineswhat to wear to interview
Thank you very much, apparently i dont know how to use the search.. LoL I tried and and came up with nothing like I do most of the time. Anyway thanks for the info ill start looking,,



and yes her medical is already done. It was done on the 24th smile.gif just need that interview and approval.. I hope the storm didnt knock anything around with the timeline and dates.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-26 19:45:00
Philippineswhat to wear to interview
My fiance would like to know what she should wear to the interview, and also how to sort her documents, IE what will they collect first and ect... she wants to look professional and squared away, and doesnt want to fumble through paper work..... She is sorting everything now into folders.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-25 20:58:00
PhilippinesMedical Examination Passed
QUOTE (jelmichael @ Sep 24 2009, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (getosled @ Sep 25 2009, 07:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congrats, my fiance was there with you lol she passed too she was there Tuesday and Wednesday.

hello,
what is your fiance's name?
i might know her,,,i met alot of people there,,is she bisaya?



Nheilyn Ruedas, no she is not Bisay.... She has her appointment for the 1st wink.gif
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-24 19:28:00
PhilippinesMedical Examination Passed
Congrats, my fiance was there with you lol she passed too she was there Tuesday and Wednesday.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-24 18:38:00
PhilippinesQuestion about after marrage in the USA
QUOTE (Zen Den @ Oct 1 2009, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (getosled @ Oct 1 2009, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well I found out that I may have orders for Germany. Which means If I have to go I have to go next year sometime around the middle to end of the year. How fast is the process to get her a passport so she can travel easily with me? What is the fasted route to take? IM reading up on what I have to do when she gets here and we get married.


if you mean other than a K1 process, she can apply for a (risky) tourist visa but w/no guarantee she'll be approved, especially if USEM sees that she already has a K1 application in process

as far as passport, she has to one asap for her K1 visa application.

seeing that the embassy already has your case, once you receive the official notice that your fiancee can already schedule for interview/medical exam, have her so do.

the medical takes 2 days, and should be done at least 2 weeks before the interview.

if she passes the medical and interview, visa delivery usually takes a week or sooner if she request the consul officer to allow her to pick it up herself (case-to-case basis)

in total, this could take just a month or two. then you can fly her to the US marry the soonest possible time after she arrives (some couples marry w/in a week of fiancee's arrival) then apply for AOS right away. the AOS takes some 4 (very rare) to 6 months (average) to a year/s. but if you're lucky and it gets approved w/in 6 months, she can already fly w/you (provided she meets the visa requirements of germany for an LPR)

if you leave by end of next year, hopefully you'll get things ready.

good luck and god bless!


Maybe I should have explained better, she has already been approved for K1 and will be here this month. Sh we will be together from this month until I have to report to Germany, and I definetely want her to go with me to Germany.

getosledMalePhilippines2009-10-01 11:54:00
PhilippinesQuestion about after marrage in the USA
Well I found out that I may have orders for Germany. Which means If I have to go I have to go next year sometime around the middle to end of the year. How fast is the process to get her a passport so she can travel easily with me? What is the fasted route to take? IM reading up on what I have to do when she gets here and we get married.
getosledMalePhilippines2009-10-01 11:30:00
PhilippinesShe Get Pink (usem) K1, Oct. 1st
Congrats, My fiance also got her visa approved on the 1st.. Although she didnt get the pink because she is going to pick it up then walk across the street and buy her ticket tongue.gif
getosledMalePhilippines2009-10-01 11:26:00
PhilippinesInterview Time
keeping our fingers crossed..... but i dont think she will bring home the pink..... because she wants to pick up visa directly from Embassy lol ....
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-25 05:27:00
PhilippinesInterview Time
Thats right..... Fiance has her interview on OCT 01 at 0700.... she asked me a question that I dont know how to answer though... what line does she need to be in at gate 2? Immagrant or non-immagrant for K1?
getosledMalePhilippines2009-09-24 19:53:00
PhilippinesAge difference between Filipinas and americans (Poll)
I'll be 40 in a couple weeks (USC)
She's 25.

14 years 9 months apart.
Mike and ElisaNot TellingPhilippines2007-12-19 13:33:00
PhilippinesMEDICAL @ St. Lukes

Congrats! :thumbs:

Congrats thanks for the information....
zsa zsa shingFemalePhilippines2012-09-04 01:08:00
PhilippinesNorth Carolina Filipina

depends on which part of NC. I am from GA but has lots of pinay friends in NC. Facebook would help her overcome home sickness.


Hi,
Been to North Carolina for 6 years, though I have not been to different places here in NC but wherever I go, there are community of Filipino people. There are some in Windsor NC, Roanoke Rapids, Raleigh NC and Sanford too. I have lived in those area in the past 6 years that is why I know and did not have trouble findind Filipino, just in case she gets here, let me know. I am just here in Raleigh, I can introduce her to other Filipino.
zsa zsa shingFemalePhilippines2012-09-18 19:08:00
PhilippinesFiance age of 17/18
This is a very confusing problem lol... I'll wait and file at a later time, so that she will be 18 at the time of her CFO and embassy interview. She'll be 18 by the time she's here so no problem about the sex offender thing lol 0_o besides as long as she has a written consent from her brother we would allow to marry anyway here in NC, but she will be 18 by then so no problem... We just wanna start the process and im worried about a RFE or something at the initial process because she's 17 when I file.

I know we are young, but you know how it is :) lol, love sometimes keeps us from thinking logically I suppose, especially when you want to be together so badly :D ... I'm still gonna try and file early a few months before her 18th b-day... It seems I might be the first? No one seems to know what's gonna happen lol.. So ill keep you guys updated, perhaps my problem can answer other people's problems in the future :)

Fingers crossed all goes well!
codythecoltMalePhilippines2012-08-12 20:18:00
PhilippinesFiance age of 17/18
Wow! Thanks so much for all the responses! I can tell this place will be my home for the next year :)Right now i'm just working on gathering all the documents I need.

OK, so i've researched abit, and I found that in North Carolina we can marry even tho she's 17 now, all she would need is a written consent. However by the time of her CFO and also her interview, she will be 18... I was just wanting to start the process soon so we can get a head start. We don't plan on getting married in the philippines, we want to get married here in NC when she is 18.

Also the question regarding other relatives... She lives with her older brother " legal guardian" and also her older sister. However the brother is the only one that is the legal guardian. btw her brother is 24. I'll have her look into getting her parents death certificates. I'll also have her look into getting the court decree that states her brother is the actual guardian, I assume she can get this at city all or the court house etc etc.

Sorry for being a noob guys, this is actually my first forum account and first time posting stuff, i'm usually just a forum lurker, but being this is so important for me, decided to make a account.
codythecoltMalePhilippines2012-08-11 18:40:00
PhilippinesFiance age of 17/18
Thank you so much! I appreciate it, that answered my question regarding if I can start the process. :)

A few more questions tho. How will my fiance prove that her brother is her legal guardian? Will she need to show proof both parents are deceased? Or is there some document that she needs, that says who her guardian is?

Also, another question, I live in North Carolina, should I send her a NC consent to marry form and have her fill that out? And send that in my I-129 packet? or should it be the phillippines consent to marry form? Since we are getting married here in North Carolina and she'll be 18 at the time.

I've decided I will send my I-129 packet around December. That means she will turn 18 in 4 months from the point that I send it; should it be accepted, the interview would not happen in 4 months correct? Has there ever been a instance where the whole process takes less than 4 months? As this would not be in our favor lol.

Edited by codythecolt, 06 August 2012 - 08:25 PM.

codythecoltMalePhilippines2012-08-06 20:17:00
PhilippinesFiance age of 17/18
Hey guys, im new here! So here is my story.

I just came back from a trip to the phillippines, and I asked my girl friend to marry me and she said yes! :) Anyway, so i'm home now in the states (NC). I've been researching like a madman, and I believe I know about everything I should be doing on my end. However I am confused about a few topics and hope someone can clear them up for me.

1st: I'm 21 and my fiance is 17 and she turns 18 in april of 2013. I was hoping to go ahead and start the petition process and by the time for her interview at the embassy came around, she would be 18 and ready to move here to the states. Is this possible? Can I petition now even tho she is 17 currently? This topic has me most worried.

2nd: Both her parents are deceased, her older brother (23yr old) is her legal guardian. Since she has only the one guardian, will she need two signatures on a written consent form? Or is one signature ok? Also how does this procedure work? Does my fiance just type out a form herself, and have him sign it? or must it be a lawyer sort of thing?

I understand pretty much everything about the I-129F file, and all other forms and all the requirements I need, i'm mostly just confused about phillippines laws regarding written consent and age laws... etc etc... any info would be much appreciated :)
codythecoltMalePhilippines2012-08-05 23:29:00
PhilippinesBirth Certificate Problem

Hi codythecolt,

I just want to advice based from my experience when I applied my passport last April of this year. Am not sure if your fiancee has her local birth certificate already because if she has, let her check the two (NSO and local birth certificate)if her middle name and mother's maiden name are just reconciled. I mean, the same spelling for "Desucatan" that is in your local birth. I suggested this, because I really encounter problem before, when I apply my passport the first time last April of this year. It's because of ineligibility issue of my NSO birth that the guy in-charge wanted me to secure a local birth certificate and have it authenticated at the NSO before I go back there, at the DFA office. My agony started when I went to NSO office and my request for authentication of my local birth was being rejected due to inconsistency of my mother's name spelling of only one letter when they verified it against their file. My local birth bears the correct spelling of her name which she used and so with my school records that's why I prefer to have my NSO birth be corrected. So, we apply for a correction of entry in our local registrar and pay 1,000.00 for the charge.

And in your fiancee's case, I think she can just use the incorrect spelling of her mother without having a problem at the DFA if it's only reconciled against her local BC, since her mother is deceased already. Anyway, they won't require your fiancee to present her mother's birth certificate. Actually, they only require the NSO birth certificate and they will just ask for a local birth with NSO authentication if it's not readable. :):)

Good luck!!!

Wow! thanks so much for your reply, we'll work on getting a certificate from her place of birth, she lives in manila but she was born in baler, we will work on getting that local bc :) thanks so much!
codythecoltMalePhilippines2012-08-23 18:36:00