Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Birth 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!	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-23 18:36:00
Philippines	Birth Certificate Problem	Go with what is on the B.C. My wife's is wrong too. Not a huge deal, it seems. If she WANTS to get it changed, I think that takes a while to do. Ok, she's gonna start the process of getting a passport now... fingers crossed!	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-22 08:51:00
Philippines	Birth Certificate Problem	Just go with the birth certificate cause it is what the nbi, and passport authority will follow, but if you decide to change it it is ok too but takes 2-6 to be approved! I have the same thing mine is dela serna, my 2 sibling were dela cerna...I am using the s one cause it is what is in the bc..But you can have an attorney to give you a certification that same person is the one in the b.c and your fiance... But won't they check the database for the mothers maiden name or something? Hmm ok, we might look into getting a certification of proof its the same person, I suppose i'll tell her to go ahead and apply for the passport? So we're good to go?..	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-20 19:37:00
Philippines	Birth Certificate Problem	I see!, so it sounds like it's not too big of deal that the maiden name is wrong? So on the passport app, she should put the maiden name from her bc on the passport app... even tho it's incorrect, we'll still be ok? haha sorry	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-20 09:29:00
Philippines	Birth Certificate Problem	Hey guys, i've been searching the forum and i've found a few similar problems to this one, but I thought I would go ahead and post this just to be certain about a few things. So the problem is, my fiance just got her birth certificate. And she compared it to her brothers and sisters certificates. And she noticed that the middle name and maiden name of the mother was spelled wrong, each by 1 letter. The maiden name on her siblings bc's say Disucatan, but on my fiances it says desucatan. "note both parents died a long time ago, my fiance never even knew them passed her 2nd b-day". So my fiances middle name is also the maiden name of her mother.... so it's also wrong, but it's still a nso bc so even tho it was filled out wrong at her birth, would desucatan be her registered name? She was planning to apply for a passport soon, but we're both worried what would happen, since the mothers maiden name is spelled wrong on her bc ... what should she do guys? please advise	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-20 00:07:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	The "3 years asset value thing" is actually listed in the instructions for the I-864, USEM uses that number with the I-134 for the K-1 being that the I-864 will have to be filed once you are married anyway (totally logical). So yes, if you are only short $1,000 for the the guidlelines, having $3k in the bank would handle the shortage. Wait... Isn't the I-864 only for the spouse visa? Or does that also work for the K-1 visa?	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-10-14 22:19:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	sorry but i want to make some correction for my statement instead of x5 it's actually ONLY x3 (for fiance)....i saw it on USCIS web which is much better for you also, you could list your car as an asset as long that you have 2 (working good) cars Hey, sorry for the extreme late reply here... where did you read about the assets thing on the USCIS website? I can't ... So you're saying, even tho i'm short of the 125% poverty level by lets say $1000.... as long as I have 3k in the bank I can use that as a asset and we're good to go? Am I understanding this correctly?	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-10-14 20:50:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	If you’re short you'll be fine if you have money in your bank. To able to make it you should x5 your savings from the amount you’re short. ($712 X 5 = $3560) To use your asset you need to have that much money $3560. If you’re filing within 7months from right now start saving money $510/month. Good luck!!! I'm currently staying at my granparents, just have the car payments and a few other bills, I estimate I should have around 9k by the time of her interview in the bank. Wow thank all you guys so much for your quick responses. You guys are awesome well, maybe ill have around 5k with plane tickets and visa fee's etc etc... Edited by codythecolt, 04 September 2012 - 08:01 PM.	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-09-04 19:59:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	One last thing... If things go wrong, and i'm making around the same, by her interview time .. What if by january I started working 2 jobs? Say a small part time job to make a bit more. Could that work? Or no? yeah, but you still have time though. you can still get another part time job. OMG lol, you read my mind as I was typeing my last question ... LOL thanks!	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-09-03 22:31:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	The 125% above Poverty guidelines (see here) states for a household of 2 is $18,912 This is cutting it very close. Maybe by the time you have to file I-134, you will be making a little more. If you file I-129F in Jan 2013, your interview should be between 6-9 months later. Depends on how fast or slow Service Centers are processing. As far as your W-2 is concerned, USCIS looks closely at current income when you go for interview. Manila has historically not accepted co-sponsor for I-134 I see! So they won't be looking at my W2 or financial status until her interview! Not the actual I-129.... Ok this helps alot, Hopefully i'll have a pay raise by then at my retail pharmacy, or even better! A job at a hospital with a big pay increase! Ok thanks abunch, I was monstly concerned about them looking at my financial status at the beginning steps.. Thanks so much!	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-09-03 22:23:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	as long as its above 125% poverty guidelines check this out http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf So am I going off the 2 household list of $18.912? So it looks like im gonna be 712 dollars a year short from the the minimum? ERRRR	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-09-03 22:16:00
Philippines	Do I make enough?	Hi guys! Here's a question. So I just finished getting my 2 year degree as a pharmacy technician at a local community college. I actually just got a job aswell at a retail pharmacy, my starting pay will be $8.75 a hour. I'm still looking for jobs with higher pay such as in a hospital where the starting salary is about $12.50 a hour. But jobs are thin in my area, Mountains of North Carolina, not many pharmacies around lol. So here is my questions. At 8.75 usd a hour, will I make enough money to file for my fiance? I plan on fileing around January 2013. I've been reading some about a poverty level? I calculate at 8.75 a hour working 40 hours a week, I will be making 18200 a year. Is this enough to file? Also, since I just got the job, I will have very little on my W2 when I file taxes at the beginning of next year. Will this hurt me? What do I do? I already asked my parents and they said they would not mind doing the co-sponser thing, however I read Manila does not do that? correct?	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-09-03 21:59:00
Philippines	Emas CFO experience	Sounds like it was a lot.. Lol!!! I was in CFO yesterday at SMEF-COW here in Manila.. The requirements they got from me are: 2 photocopy of my passport 2 photocopy of my birth certicate My fiance divorce decree my fiance birth certificate And 2 parents consent.. Hey my fiance only has the one guardian "her brother".. Both her parents are deceased, will this be ok? How can she have 2 parental consents?	codythecolt	Male	Philippines	2012-08-09 07:10:00
Philippines	I'm here in NC...	QUOTE (geren @ Mar 6 2009, 04:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello VJ family, I'm here in North Carolina. I had a very nice and safe trip, thanks God. I just arrived here last night at around 9:30pm. Me and Roger are very happy now that we're together. Will get married next week. You are all invited, hehehe. God bless us all. Welcome to NC!!! Im also from NC. GOODLUCK AND CONGRATS TO BOTH OF U...	hunny08	Female	Philippines	2009-03-09 16:59:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (fish @ Mar 26 2008, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So Xenia I read it on your previous post if it's not free you'll have to pay me back bigtime lol! You're welcome to send me the bill! I am that confident that it's free.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-27 09:53:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	I didn't get to see it But I caught enough of the end to find out that she was the first to sing. I only used two phones though and kept voting for about an hour.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-26 09:45:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (Roy and Yazi @ Mar 12 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kev_n_jena @ Mar 12 2008, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jena and I have been watching and yes, last nights performance was pretty dull. We think she's got a beautiful voice, I just wish she would cut loose and sing something exciting for a change. She better do something new if she survives this week or she's gonna be out next week. On another note, I can't believe they are predicting David A. at the top again. He was awfull! Kevin & Jena he forgot the lyrics and he's predicted to be on top. I didn't notice at first, but my wife and daughter picked it up right away. It's probably the "pre-teens" and teens group voting for him. That age group is not too particular about fumbling the lyrics as long as the performer is "cute".	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-12 14:56:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (ronmay @ Mar 12 2008, 10:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Mar 12 2008, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> **sigh** I was at a church meeting the whole night and totally forgot about AI. I hope our "girl" gets enough votes to stay on tonight. Dialidol.com shows her to be 3rd from the bottom. you mean you can track the numbers of call for her??? They cannot really track the number of calls. However, they track how often the contestant's number is busy and predict how many votes she/he is getting. If you want to see their prediction check here.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-12 12:19:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	**sigh** I was at a church meeting the whole night and totally forgot about AI. I hope our "girl" gets enough votes to stay on tonight. Dialidol.com shows her to be 3rd from the bottom.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-12 09:18:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (David-Mae Forever @ Mar 6 2008, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Mar 5 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok guys/gals, be sure to vote! Ramiele is trailing (2nd to the last) on DialIdol.com. If their prediction is right, then Ramiele is out next week. Sad to say (and honestly speaking), her performance was not really that impressive. There's no wow factor in it. Hopefully she'll make it through the Top 12. --Mae Yeah. I agree. Her performance last night was not very impressive. QUOTE (fish @ Mar 5 2008, 11:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey xenia, i didn't know I can use my celfone after 9pm and it's free my husband said if i call 1866 there's a charge but still i voted for her just twice. I was kinda thinking it's gonna be expensive if I make 20 calls lol! Anyway thanks for the tip I'l try that again next week. I'm kinda confident she'll make it to the next round. Actually depends on your phone plan. There are some that the weeknight free minutes start at 7pm. I have Verizon and our free weeknight minutes start at 9pm.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-06 13:31:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	BTW... another tip. When you call in, don't wait for the whole message to play. As soon as you hear "Thanks for voting" hang up and redial again. That way we get in more votes.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-05 22:05:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	ok guys/gals, be sure to vote! Ramiele is trailing (2nd to the last) on DialIdol.com. If their prediction is right, then Ramiele is out next week.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-05 21:49:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	If you call using your cellphone, then it will use up your minutes. However, since voting time for AI usually comes up after 9pm when cellphone minutes are free, then you will essentially be using your free minutes. The 866 number will be free of charge if you use a landline.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-02 15:37:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (ronmay @ Feb 29 2008, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Feb 29 2008, 08:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I voted for her too.... a lot of times. What worries me is that the lines are not busy at all. That means not a lot of people are voting for her. Y'all need to round up your family, neighbors and friends to start hitting that phone when the voting opens!! you're right when i called it wasnt busy at all! but i think that maybe because of time difference, some state are watching it live and some are dont (like me i guess) and that will give them lesser traffic whenever its time to vote... american idol in colorado starts at 7pm mountain time... what time does it start in your area? It starts at 8pm EST for me which would be around 6pm your time.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-01 15:11:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	I voted for her too.... a lot of times. What worries me is that the lines are not busy at all. That means not a lot of people are voting for her. Y'all need to round up your family, neighbors and friends to start hitting that phone when the voting opens!!	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-02-29 10:53:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	The calls are to an "866" toll free number so there is no charge for your calls.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-02-24 16:08:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	QUOTE (fish @ Feb 22 2008, 12:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Xenia, I also voted for her. Let's support her everyweek, undeniably she got talent. Woooooooow! Yay! I'm glad you did. I'll definitely be voting for her again next week. This time I'm going to make sure my cellphone is fully charged. I found it's quicker to hit redial with my cellphone than trying to use the landline.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-02-22 11:46:00
Philippines	American Idol (filipina)	I voted for her several times last night and was a bit dismayed because the line was free and clear (not busy) each time I voted. I hope everyone on her who likes her will make the effort to vote (even if at least once).	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-02-21 15:39:00
Philippines	Wedding Anniversary	Happy anniversary!! May you continue to enjoy wonderful discoveries of and with each other.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-04-05 12:27:00
Philippines	my fiance's dad will wisit us on the 17th of april til 20	QUOTE (eau_xplain @ Apr 5 2008, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Corregidor Island ..if he's into history. Here's a website about it.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-04-05 20:22:00
Philippines	my fiance's dad will wisit us on the 17th of april til 20	Corregidor Island ..if he's into history.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-04-05 20:10:00
Philippines	IRI/CRI I-864 legally binding?	It's commonly held that the I-134 is not as binding as the I-864. This is based on the fact that after completing an I-134, you will still need to complete an I-864 when the immigrant spouse applies for AOS. It's the I-864 that USCIS will enforce whenever the immigrant spouse avails of any means-tested benefits.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-04-23 13:19:00
Philippines	NEW JOB in the REAL WORLD	Congrats on the new job May and glad to hear that your first day went well. Hope everything will continue to go well for you there!	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-04-24 09:29:00
Philippines	sending flower to the philippines this mother's day	I used filgifts.com last year and plan to do so again this year. Edited to add that my mom lives in Lapu-lapu City and these folks did not have a problem delivering to my parents' home. Edited by eau_xplain, 01 May 2008 - 01:39 PM.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-05-01 13:37:00
Philippines	ordering a barong online?	We had barongs custom made for my husband and our two boys too. We just sent over their measurements and the money to a friend and she took care of it.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-05-09 16:18:00
Philippines	Filipinas	QUOTE (Roserick @ Dec 19 2007, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For some GENETIC reason.. A foreigner and a filipino/filipina is always a good mix.. Look at the celebrities in the Philippines.. Majority of them are Mix.. Starts from Piolo Pascual, Bea Alonzo, Billy Crawford, Gerald Anderson, Luke Mijares, Kristine Hermosa, Sam Milby etc.. These Philippine Celebrities mentioned are all half foreigner half Filipino.. Heck Even in the US.. Vanessa Minilo, Vanessa Hudgens, APL from Black Eyed Peas, Lou Diamond Phillips, etc.. Don't forget.. Tia Carrere.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2007-12-19 16:47:00
Philippines	My Interview Experience	Congratulations!! Hope you will have an easy and quick delivery in June.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-05-12 11:56:00
Philippines	Jocelyn is Pregnant!	Congratulations!!! Wishing Jocelyn a healthy and easy pregnancy!	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-05-19 11:26:00
Philippines	She's on her way!	Yay Eric! Best wishes on your new life (finally) together!!	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-05-20 10:59:00
Philippines	Pinoy bilangan (roll call)	oopsss..sorry ...please ignore Edited by eau_xplain, 24 March 2008 - 08:43 PM.	eau_xplain	Female	Philippines	2008-03-24 20:42:00