Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
India	interview in 2 weeks: no interview letter yet recieved	my interview is in 2 weeks and have not yet recieved my appointment letter. i emailed VFS requesting them a soft copy of the same. but they dont seem to reply to any of my emails. do i need to visit the vfs in person or should i continue to email them? which is the best way to get my letter soon? How did you schedule the appt? Because usually they will email you a copy of it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-07-23 05:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Unemployed, fulltime student filing I-134 for someone on a tourist visa	Well why would you sponsor, you have income at all. So they will NOT approve it. You might as well have your aunt not do it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-03 02:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Warning: this may be a silly question.	My fiance thinks she is bad in English as well even though she is pretty good at it. I know basic Tagalog and Bisaya but still not enough for a conversation. It does help though. But the CO asked her what language she felt more comfortable in. She said English and they continued in English. He asked her where she was from and she said Compostela Valley Province, but the way she said it was Compostela Valet hahaha. So it had me laughing and she got embaraessed but the co had a good time laughing at us and ultimately we were approved.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-09-05 00:02:00
Philippines	From Manila to the Us?	Which part of Davao? Davao City or the rest of the region? Because my fiance lives up in Compostela Valley, about 120kms from Davao, a 4 hour aircon bus ride. But yeah DHL, FEDEX all the way. Just know if you send something to her, sometimes the delivery driver will request a tip of like 300peso.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-01-21 09:36:00
Philippines	From Manila to the Us?	I am working in Afghanistan and I send stuff to the Philippines ALL the time. It gets to Davao usually within 5 days, from there to her province it is usually a couple days depending on Holidays or anything in that sort of nature. She sends me stuff through DHL as well, it gets here in about 5 days as well. But just know that it is expensive shipping from the Philippines. Had her send me 2 pillows, and it cost like 14000peso, and she sent me stuff for Christmas. It weighed about 6 pounds, and it cost 4600peso.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-01-21 09:34:00
Philippines	Applying for NCLEX in NC	I was wondering about this as well but with teaching. My fiance was a teacher in the Philippines	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-02-28 22:20:00
Philippines	Meeting Fiancee's Parents	Which part of the Philippines is she from? Because if it is from the South then learn some Bisaya/Cebuano not Tagalog. Most people in Mindanao don't speak Tagalog at all, or about as good as they speak English. Most important thing to do is the BLESSING. The second time I went I learned more Bisaya than I Tagalog. So when we showed up to her family's home I said "Maayung Buntag" and I did the blessing. That really went along good, better than the first time I showed up. Because I tried to speak some tagalog before, and alot of words mean different things in the South.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-02 21:23:00
Philippines	Frontloading for K-1?	He means front loading as in supplying all the paperwork when he intially files. But I frontloaded most of my proof of relationship, conversations, pictures. I sent that all in, so I hope it helps.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-07 21:31:00
Philippines	How hard to get US Visa	I totally understand the reluctance of the embassy in regards to issuing B1/B2 visas due to the high probability of them not returning. Look what happened when the church sponsored travel visas to Spain for a conference, wasn't it like 20 people failed to come back. Due to over staying the visas. But there are times where they get declined for almost no reason. I applied for a travel visa for my fiance, to come to the USA with me on vacation, due to me working in Afghanistan. I had paid for all flights round trip and she still got denied due her not having a job. Even though I provide everything.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-10 03:04:00
Philippines	Lacking requirements K-1 visa	This is why I paid for a lawyer. Because knowing me I would do the same thing he did, forget something.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-10 02:38:00
Philippines	Bought property in the Philippines?	Yes, that is what was told to me as well. Due to us not being married she was buying it outright, even though EVERYBODY in her town knew where the money came from. It's a small town and everybody knows her, and me. Mainly because I am the only white guy that has shown up in town all year.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-07 22:11:00
Philippines	Bought property in the Philippines?	Me and my fiance ended up buying land in her home town for the same exact purpose as you, retirement. Yes, land has to be owned by the citizen, either your wife or father in law. Also I don't know how it works in all of the philippines. But in my fiance's province, paid 1 amount, and put on the paperwork a different smaller amount. I asked about this, and I was told it was for tax purposes, so the ph goverment wouldn't tax it all, and I was told that this is a common theme.Due to the government being so corrupt over there. If it is going to be in your father in law's name, why would you have to file taxes on it in the states? Where in the ph is she from?	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-07 21:42:00
Philippines	Police Certificate for Qatar	Ok... I have read that many times before. What I was asking if anybody here has actually done it, and how long it takes.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-14 09:08:00
Philippines	Police Certificate for Qatar	My fiance is needing a Police Certificate from Qatar because she worked there for 3years. Also that is where I met her, and where we fell in love together, she is not in Qatar now but back home. I have looked up the information for it, and it says that she has to go to Manila to the Qatari Embassy to get one. But I am not to sure about that, and I want to know if anybody else had to do it for Qatar as well. I am trying to clarify things before she goes up to Manila, because it is so far away for her.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-13 21:43:00
Philippines	Domestic Flights	Yes, the airlines in the Philippines are safe. Gosh going through security at the airports is bad, got to have a valid id WITH a reciept showing your date and times for flights. I have flew into cdo before and it is a small but good airport. Nothing like Manila or Davao, but still pleasantly small and nice. Plus I am a White American and I felt no problems or safety issues. But do know the airport is way away from the city proper of CDO.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-22 09:10:00
Philippines	Pinay Friend Locations	I really appreciate this forum. Because I am having all these questions about all of this. So hopefully my fiance won't get culture shock or anything like that. But I am looking for filipino places to eat and buy food. But mainly in my area it's vietnamease	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-02-28 22:01:00
Philippines	Terminal Fee Question	No, there is NO TERMINAL FEE outside of the Philippines. The Philippines is the only country I know of that has a Terminal Fee. If you are flying onward from Honolulu, then you need to pay for the baggage fee. Edited by cyberfx1024, 25 March 2012 - 03:46 AM.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-25 03:44:00
Philippines	sending money	Yes, send it in US DOLLARS. Because if you don't it's a good 1 1/2 peso difference between the regular exchange rate and what western union exchange rate is per dollar. I know because I sent in pesos the very first time, and the rest of time is in US Dollars	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-26 23:06:00
Philippines	THE CFO EXPERIENCE	Hahahaha that is so funny. But glad the medical process is done for you guys.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-27 23:44:00
Philippines	DFA Fingerprints Help????	It says literally from "Must have the fingerprints from the Police department and authenticated by the DFA". We are thinking from her local pulis station, not all the way at the NBI. That's alittle over the top don't you think? Edited by cyberfx1024, 28 March 2012 - 08:50 AM.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-28 08:42:00
Philippines	DFA Fingerprints Help????	Ok here it goes. My fiance is needing to get a police certificate from Qatar. One of the requirements are that they need is they need a copy of her fingerprints from the police and signed off by the dfa. Does that mean that the dfa is notarizing them so to speak that they are valid? Attached Files  195963_201437676552452_100000586639737_678724_5924902_n.jpg   114.7KB   3 downloads	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-28 08:13:00
Philippines	Booking round trip along with one way for fiance	Really? No mention in the post that I was making comment about MY experience buying tickets for myself and my fiancee. "Has anyone been able to book their own round trip airfare from the US to Philippines, and have a one-way ticket for the fiance from Philippines to the US that matches the return fligh? Cathay Pacific allows searching of the one-way tickets. Korean air states Philippine law requires tickets be purchased in the Philippines. As well, its much harder to fly from a normal airport that doesn't have certain carriers. For this I would have to either get a connecting flight (from ORD) or drive to something like BOS or JFK. " Wel he stated in his later post about flying into and out of Macatan, which is in Cebu. Orbitz and Travelocity don't work from Mactan. Expeida and Cheapoair were twice the cost of what I was able to find from Mactan to ORD using Cathay pacific	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-30 08:09:00
Philippines	Booking round trip along with one way for fiance	Hawaiian only flies to Manila and back. He is looking for a airline to fly to Cebu directly without going through Manila.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-29 21:46:00
Philippines	Booking round trip along with one way for fiance	Ok, if you are flying from the US, most airlines fly in and out of only one airport Manila, if they fly to Cebu it is ALOT more expensive.. I would love to fly into and out of Davao, I really would. But it is at least $500 more expensive to do that and I waste more time. The best bet for you to do is what I do. Book a plane ride from ORD to MNL, then a seperate one from Manila to Cebu. That's what I do, and it hasn't gone wrong for me yet. Be advised if you do that for your fiance. Philippine Airlines will require a photocopy of the eticket, a photocopy of the credit/check card used, and a photocopy of your id if you paid for it. It sounds a bit much but I nor my fiance have ever had a problem with it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-29 21:43:00
Philippines	First Trip to Fiancee's Province	Glad you enjoyed the Philippines. I love it there myself. Your list is so true.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-03-25 07:18:00
Philippines	Trip to Manila	You will get a 21day visa on ARRIVAL to NAIA airport. IF you over stay the visa, which I did one time it's a $75 fee. But do have itenary in hand when you go through customs, just in case they ask for it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-04-08 00:20:00
Philippines	Act of Valor movie	Why? Because the first part is about the Philippines? Don't get pissed off about a movie just part of it portrays terrorists in the Philippines. There are terrorists in the Philippines so what, get over it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-04-11 02:06:00
Philippines	NOA 2s are over due for December 2011 Filers	You are right, it is overdue and it is driving me crazy at the least. It is also driving my fiance crazy. Because we can not wait to live together and be happy	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-04-16 01:25:00
Philippines	NOA2...Now What?	Thank you for the congrats and the advice. It is just so hectic right for me. I am working in Afghanistan, so I don't have alot of time to really think about all this, and my fiance is very well intentioned but gets lost in the legal shuffle. So I am the rock so to speak. Marming Salamat/Daghang Salamat	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-04-28 01:52:00
Philippines	NOA2...Now What?	Ok, this is Philippine specific. What is after the NOA2 now? I know it is the medical and the interview. But how long do I have to wait to schedule the medical?? Also the CFO, when do I schedule that?	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-04-27 23:53:00
Philippines	Fed Ex to the Philippines	DHL has more of a presence in the PH than any other one but the local carriers. They also have more of a internation presence as well, thats why I use them. It doesn't hurt that I am friends with everybody up at DHL here on Kandahar Airfield. So they let me know all the promotions going on, and even other deals as well.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-07 20:54:00
Philippines	Fed Ex to the Philippines	I use DHL and never have had a problem with them before. The only thing I don't like is because my fiance is from out in the provinces they have a specific schedule on when they go there.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-06 22:59:00
Philippines	NOA2... Paid the Interview fee. Now what.	Ok so we got the NOA2, got the MNL number for the embassy. I am kinda confused right now. I have been reading about packet 3's and stuff like that. Will the Embassy mail a packet to my mahal, and if so is there anything that she needs to fill out? If so will she need to bring it with her to the interview? I know about the medical, I already got her registered on that. I am just wondering	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-17 02:40:00
Philippines	10 Reasons To Marry A Filpina	I like the No.1. All that is true for my Pinay as well.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-16 03:15:00
Philippines	Saint Lukes Medical - X-Ray	Good Luck... My fiance will have to go through it in about 2 weeks. She is anxious about it.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-22 00:19:00
Philippines	Immigration Fee? I have no idea! Helpppp	Yes it was 750php. Now it is 550php, they lowered it in March. Yes it is PHP, what else would it be?	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-20 23:02:00
Philippines	Police clearance	Yeah that is everything that needs to happen in order to get one. What sucks for me and NY Yankees is that we live in Davao. So anything that we have to send off is to Manila and then back to Davao.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-29 08:50:00
Philippines	Police clearance	I would file when she is back home in the Ph. But first she needs a police clearance from Qatar. Which is ALOT easier if she is still in Doha. Our situation is different since both of our Fiance's are in Davao now not Doha You can go ahead and file the paperwork to get the NOA1, while she is still there. Then by the time she gets back to the ph, it should be ok for her to do medical and the interview	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-16 03:14:00
Philippines	Police clearance	Yeah me and NYYankee are going threw the same thing with our fiancees. So we are trying to help each other out.	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-12 22:29:00
Philippines	Police clearance	She got the fingerprints done at the NBI in Davao, then had to have them shipped off to the DFA in Manila for certification. She got that back within a week. Then you have to send all that stuff to the Qatar embassy in Taguig, they will send it to Qatar. Its about a 6-8week process which sucks	cyberfx1024	Male	Philippines	2012-05-09 00:20:00