ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesNo DV process not retroactive
I went to the USEM site, downloaded the instruction packet for IR/CR and, lo and behold, DV wasn't anwhere on it. I did look at the date on the packet and it was October 2008, just as MJ3LV said. I had downloaded the previous packet earlier and the DV requirement was there. Now, it isn't. And this is on the official USEM site. The marriage index is mentioned though, as well as anything and everything that you can provide to prove the you are who you are, your spouse is who he/she is, and that you do have an existing relationship which is authentic in every way.

BTW, requested a marriage index (though I have the one I got before we were married)...said it'll take 5 days minimum? Is this about accurate?
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-15 11:35:00
PhilippinesCASE COMPLETED AT NVC
Thank you very much guys!

We are even more restless now, it seems. Am anxious to start having the medicals (while we are both free of cough or colds). And I can't even do my Christmas shopping yet! Nor schedule definite follow-up dates for patients. We were told to call NVC again by Friday to see if we still made it to a November sched. I am hoping we do whistling.gif

For those still waiting....just hang in there. You'll still finish in time. Just be patient.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-16 10:52:00
PhilippinesCASE COMPLETED AT NVC
My hubby called NVC 8pm ET (8am RP time) and he was told that our case was completed last Friday. Took just about 4 days for them to process our papers, and no RFEs. Is unbelievable, if you'll ask me, since we just started this journey at the end of July. Now we are looking at a possible late November or early December interview. A pity we did not meet the 2nd week cut-off for scheduling appointments, no thanks to the ever-efficient NBI, but who am I to complain still, right? Still, we are very thankful....and thanks to this site as well which has been very helpful to us.

Hopefully get scheduled soon and be over and done with everything so I can turn my attention to the coming holidays innocent.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-15 05:18:00
PhilippinesMarriage Index or CENOMAR
QUOTE (bratikicks @ Oct 12 2008, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Oct 12 2008, 05:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So I can get this CENMAR via applying on the NSO website? And I input my data just as I did when I applied for my pre-marriage CENOMAR?

Pardon my ignorance..... unsure.gif



hi,

actually i haven't had yet but i'll see what i can do tomorrow since my interview will be on oct 22,2008.i'll just go directly to the NSO...anyway i hope this link could help..

https://www.ecensus....re/frmIndex.asp

goodluck....


hi...

thank you very much. I know our papers are still being processed by nvc but i would like to get all the needed paperwork together, and the marriage index is the last one. I had the misfortune of having to wait a long time when I got my pre-marriage cenomar, hence the want to apply for this on online.

goodluck to you too!

hi...

thank you very much. I know our papers are still ongoing processing but i want to get all the needed paperwork together and this marriage index is the last one. i had the misfortune of waiting a long time before getting my first cenomar, hence my wanting to apply for it online this time.

goodluck to you too!
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-12 12:46:00
PhilippinesMarriage Index or CENOMAR
QUOTE (bratikicks @ Oct 12 2008, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Oct 12 2008, 05:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So I can get this CENMAR via applying on the NSO website? And I input my data just as I did when I applied for my pre-marriage CENOMAR?

Pardon my ignorance..... unsure.gif



hi,

actually i haven't had yet but i'll see what i can do tomorrow since my interview will be on oct 22,2008.i'll just go directly to the NSO...anyway i hope this link could help..

https://www.ecensus....re/frmIndex.asp

goodluck....


hi...

thank you very much. I know our papers are still ongoing processing but i want to get all the needed paperwork together and this marriage index is the last one. i had the misfortune of waiting a long time before getting my first cenomar, hence my wanting to apply for it online this time.

goodluck to you too!
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-12 12:41:00
PhilippinesMarriage Index or CENOMAR
So I can get this CENMAR via applying on the NSO website? And I input my data just as I did when I applied for my pre-marriage CENOMAR?

Pardon my ignorance..... unsure.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-12 05:25:00
PhilippinesMarriage Index or CENOMAR
QUOTE (MJ3lasvegas @ Oct 11 2008, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
marriage index is basically the CENOMAR. if you're single, it will indicate that you have never contracted any marriage but if you've already tied the knot, it will show the exact date, place and the person you got married to..

so basically, just request for CENOMAR on the NSO website..aka marriage index for married people.
i don't know how they exactly call it for married people but the CO who asked for it from just said:
"DO YOU HAVE YOUR MARRIAGE INDEX WITH YOU?"
and i was like...

"MA'AM, IS IT THE SAME THING AS THE CENOMAR BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS MY NAME AND MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS ON IT STATING THAT I WAS ONLY MARRIED ONCE AND THAT'S TO HIM?" unsure.gif
and she said YES..lol.. happy.gif i felt silly for not knowing what a marriage index was exactly, i had an idea but i just felt it safer to ask..


So, if I apply on the website, which name do i use? Maiden? Married?
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-11 13:18:00
PhilippinesCustody Papers
QUOTE (shanleybelle07 @ Oct 1 2008, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Sep 30 2008, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does the birth certificate have the biological father's name on it? If so, then maybe that is the problem. And were you married to him previously?

NO i am not married with the biological father and in my son BC it stated there too that were not married.
we call the NVC yesterday and they told us to write a statement from me by handwritten saying that i have full custody of my son sinced birth and i have no contact with his father and we are not married...etc etc etc.


Okay...is the biological father's name on your son's ds230 and on his birth certificate? My child's birth certificate does not have her biological father's name on her birth certificate, nor does it show any notation of acknowledgement. Nor does his name appear on her baptismal. Nevertheless, I made an affidavit of illegitimacy for her.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-01 10:05:00
PhilippinesCustody Papers
Does the birth certificate have the biological father's name on it? If so, then maybe that is the problem. And were you married to him previously?
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-09-30 12:26:00
PhilippinesCustody Papers
QUOTE (shanleybelle07 @ Sep 30 2008, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello to all VJ's !!!

here i am again...asking questions to all of you here..i got letter from NVC today and they are asking for missing documents for my son...they are asking for a CUSTODY PAPERS..
it says " Please submit evidence that you have been granted custody of this child.Copies of original court custody documents are acceptable.In Addition to the above,in case of joint custody or remaining rights of a non-custodial parent,applicants must also submit a notarized statement from the non-custodial parent granting permission for the child to immigrate to the U.S".

i have full custody of my son sinced birth but its my US american husband who filed petition for him as his step father....what we gonna do? my entry to U.S was as CR1 and then i am wondering why they changed the preference category for my son,it was changed to IR2-CHILD OF U.S. CITIZEN... why?

anyone know abt this problem of mine? oh please let me know..we are expecting for Nov interview for him but we just got this letter today so it will be delay and me and my husband are really confused...
i am waiting for your replies co VJ'ers
thanks and more power


I don't know really, but I think you should tell your husband to call NVC about this. Would help to have the 130 NOA2 too and take a look at it. The cover page for my child (my husband's step-child) says CR2. Your son's should read the same. But, like I said, go ahead and tell your hubby to bother NVC.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-09-30 08:52:00
PhilippinesG325A and DS230 questions
QUOTE (my_panacea = Greg @ Oct 20 2008, 12:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Oct 20 2008, 12:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
G325A - if you are making a continuation sheet, put first the item being asked then your answer. You may put "see attached" on the form itself. If your answer is the same in other questions asked, type it, and not "same as #_"

DS230 - if your answers don't fit, make an attachment sheet and put down the number of whatever is asked then your answer. Again, do not put "same as #_". Would save them time in going thru your papers plus avoid any potential RFE's from answering the forms wrong. You may put "see attached" though on the form.


thank you Gracey.
However, would it be a lot more convenient to just type "See attachment #1" only on the 1st row? and nothing more so they can just see my entire detailed address on the attachment?

For DS230, I just decided to write it manually.


i wrote it down repeatedly
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-20 12:30:00
PhilippinesG325A and DS230 questions
G325A - if you are making a continuation sheet, put first the item being asked then your answer. You may put "see attached" on the form itself. If your answer is the same in other questions asked, type it, and not "same as #_"

DS230 - if your answers don't fit, make an attachment sheet and put down the number of whatever is asked then your answer. Again, do not put "same as #_". Would save them time in going thru your papers plus avoid any potential RFE's from answering the forms wrong. You may put "see attached" though on the form.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-19 11:00:00
Philippinesconfused about CFO
I have yet to get a visa but I am done with the CFO. Just need the sticker which I intend to get ASAP after getting our visas.

I went to PRISM for the seminar, not knowing that there may be some additional items needed like pictures of you and your fiancee. I had all our documents and the only thing I was asked for was a photocopies of my passport and birth certificate. After the seminar, you will be given a certificate of attendance which you must photocopy BEFORE you go to CFO and get another certification. There is no photocopier at CFO, unless you wish to take a 10-min pedicab ride into the heart of the shanties nearby.

Now, once you get the certificates, DO NOT lose them as they will be looked for at Immigration at NAIA, even if you have the sticker already.

I guess it would be a worthwhile way of spending the waiting period....
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-22 05:26:00
PhilippinesLong distance relationship
QUOTE (davra @ Oct 25 2008, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
heart.gif
Distance cannot, and will not hurt a bond between two people that is based on mutual respect, trust, commitment, and love.

Although you may feel like you are losing faith in your relationship at times, hold fast and trust your heart!

I, like you, truly believe that love & relationships are what make your life special, and that ones built on love & understanding are always worth preserving, regardless of the miles that may separate two people.
heart.gif


I have never lost faith in my husband from the very start. Both of us are survivors of probably the most trying times in our lives so that it must've taken A LOT for us to be able to find trust and a mature kind of love in each other. It was a gamble, yes, and my mother was acutally speculative as to whether he would indeed come back to marry me, but all doubts were lost to her when he sent his itinerary. But I had never lost my trust. In a way that only we could understand, we knew even before meeting each other that we would end up together. And I couldn't ask for more. He has showered me and my daughter with a love that only he can provide and in a way that we have never felt before. I can only be thankful. I have only but a warm joy in my heart seeing my daughter happy and my husband happy. And their happiness is my own. Our love and faith has been tested by both space and time and we have perservered. The time is near when there will no longer be any goodbyes nor see-you-in-a-few-months, and we all look forward to that glorious day. star_smile.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-25 00:50:00
PhilippinesWaiting for appointment schedule
QUOTE (sassygirl876 @ Oct 25 2008, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Gracey!!! Conratulations!!! I just heard (or read) your case got approved & i'm sooooo happy for you. kicking.gif

My hubby & i are still waiting for ours. We received a letter from NVC last Oct. 20 that they don't have my DS-230 yet but when i called them, they said they received a package last Oct. 17. Tsk,tsk! I asked them it must be our DS-230 which we mailed Oct. 11 & the bwisit operator won't confirm!!! I told her why the secrecy?! You want me to wait 2-4 weeks again just to know if it's my DS-230?!!! & she said i'm sorry ma'am blah, blah, blah!!! By this time of course my BP is high! Grrrr...!!! Anyway, here i am still waiting...

Guys i just want to know, once my case is approved what are my next steps?? I read you have to pay the DV. Where??? How much?? Also, how much is the medical?? Do i have to get all the injections? I haven't had smallpox, chickenpox yet. Does NVC give you notice what to do next?? I just want to prepare ahead. The waiting suuuuucks!!!! lol

Thanks!!!!


Thank you....maybe yours is done too. That would be nice...maybe we'd have similar scheds, you think? Know what we did? My husband persistently called NVC every single evening (yes, evening...to allow them to do their thing). We sent it through courier so that we were able to track it and know exactly when it was received at NVC.

I still plan on paying the DV once I get our appointment notice, controversial as it is or not. Metrobank, it is said from the link on the USEM site.

Yes, I know how it is to wait. I am honestly impatient with the entire thing. I want to do the medicals already....sigh....
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-25 10:18:00
PhilippinesWaiting for appointment schedule
QUOTE (PingLocalHostess @ Oct 22 2008, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
JoseRizal is right, just go on like its a regular day. BUT we all know thats not the case as the whole process is nerve wracking and grueling. Just THINK POSITIVE. If you think and will it, it will happen. Dont worry about venting in here..... we are here to listen and help each other.... from trivial to serious stuff. smile.gif


Thank you very much. I am going through each day but all these enter my mind, in addition to other things. I need a hobby temporarily....
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-22 10:08:00
PhilippinesWaiting for appointment schedule
QUOTE (Jose Rizal @ Oct 22 2008, 09:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pinkmint @ Oct 22 2008, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My interview is on the first week of November. Can you pls share what documents youve prepared for the CR1 interview? Thank you


make sure you complete the checklist as indicated in your appointment letter. Also bring extra copies of your petitioner's AOS, 2007 tax return, birth and marriage certificates (if married) and the CENOMAR/CENMAR. Also don't forget pictures and other secondary evidence of identity. Pay the DV fee just in case. Good luck in your interview. smile.gif


I made a duplicate of all the documents I submitted with my visa application. Added the receipt of payment too for added measure. Dont forget yout CENMAR; I got mine today after applying online last week. I also have my transcripts of records, old and present gov't-issue ID's (driver's license, PRC, photocopy of my old passport), baptismal certificate, my own BIR registration and tax returns, medical records. Chat logs (am still editing as I have more than 1,000 pages worth), emails including emails from my mother-in-law, cards and letters, bank statements from our joint account, a letter from his credit card company, a letter from his insurance company, plane tickets, money remittances, wedding expenses. I have photocopies of his birth certificate, professional license, his employment certificate, all his ITRs from 2004 with accompanying W2's and payslips, a notarized copy of the AOS. I am working on my certificates of employment from my clinics at the moment. Oh...and photos too of my husband and I, with my family and relatives, with my daughter and photos of myself and my daughter.

Yes, paying the DV even if it is no longer a requirement would be a good thing, too.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-22 09:20:00
PhilippinesWaiting for appointment schedule
QUOTE (steve_maria @ Oct 22 2008, 08:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello,
why not call the usem just like what we did my fiance we cal the usem and i have now my interview and this coming monday i am going to have my medical.I don't have yet until now my letter we call the embassy they said all i got to bring is my pasport and my case no. and the payment but to make sure i bring my case no paper form nvc my fianceesend it to me...
i hope this will help you..god bless


NVC schedules interviews for IR/CR beneficiaries usually around the 2nd week of each month. We missed that 2nd wk cut-off by a day. My husband would be receiving notice of the appointment, as would I and our daughter. But thank you just the same star_smile.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-22 09:06:00
PhilippinesWaiting for appointment schedule
Hi guys....

We missed getting scheduled by NVC for appointment at USEM by just one day. I guess I had conditioned my mind that we would be getting scheduled before the end of November and that we would soon be going for our medical. I just feel a bit disorganized right now. I have all the documents ready for the interview and I am just sitting here waiting. I think of the eventual disruption of my daughter's schedule at school. I can't even finalize follow-up schedules for patients, telling them to "please call a few days before your scheduled appointment".

Admittedly, I am quite restless because I just want to get this over and done with and start preparing for the holidays and our baby's birthday and my husband's arrival. I know, we can't do anything but wait and we should still be thankful for going through the process in record time. Just wanting to vent a bit... unsure.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-22 05:52:00
PhilippinesMedical appointment
I plan on checking into a hotel too with my 5-year-old when our medicals are due. I live in far-off Fairview and having to go back and forth 2 days (or a possible 3) in a row would be very taxing for both of us. Within walking distance of SLEC would be good and , yes, clean, comfy and with Internet connectivity. Oh, and of course, secure.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-24 11:49:00
PhilippinesNO MORE DOCUMENT VERIFICATION
Maybe those queued for interview at USEM can verify this for those who are about to be scheduled or just got their schedule? That would be very much appreciated. innocent.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-13 08:28:00
PhilippinesCFO Seminar?
If you are married and will be using your married name in renewing your passport, then you need to attend the seminar prior to renewing your passport. DFA mandates all spouses and fiances of foreign nationals to attend and get a certification of having attended the seminar prior to getting/renewing a passport or leaving the country. You will not be allowed to leave RP without the CFO seminar certificate, and the CFO sticker on your passport.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-31 12:03:00
PhilippinesDS-230 Approved!!
Congratulations! Keep calling NVC till they give you your interview sched. We are scheduled Dec 9th and will be having our medicals Nov 25th. Pay DV once you get your appointment sched.

Good luck to us all!
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-01 00:31:00
Philippinesphotocopy or should be original
QUOTE (me262 @ Nov 1 2008, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (brianmarie @ Nov 1 2008, 02:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
my husband will soon send me the 1-864 packet, is it ok to ahve copy only of his pay stub, tax return and employment letter? i know i need to ahve the original notarized 1-864. and how many pay stub should we need? thanks for the answers

To do what? Send to NVC or bring to interview?


Your wife will need the I-864 affidavit of support to bring to the interview. Photocopy is ok but it should be notarized too. It follows then that the tax return, W2 and paystubs should be included.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-01 12:19:00
PhilippinesGot our interview sched
QUOTE (pinkmint @ Nov 4 2008, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ryandgracey @ Nov 2 2008, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (pinkmint @ Nov 2 2008, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks for posting gracey. Im also preparing my interview documents at the moment. My interview will be next week.


You're welcome, pink. Do keep us posted. Goodluck to you!

Hi gracey i brought all documents with me today during my interview. I pretty much made sure I have all youve listed here and ALL THEY ASK from me was PICTURES. I told the prescreener I have a Marriage index in case he needs it and he said "yes pahiram naman nyan".
No one asks for a DV. After 5 or 6 questions, the consul at room 18 said "congratulations im approving your visa application!" I am so happy.
Goodluck on your interview. Bring a nicely tailored jacket. It gets really cold inside the room.


congratulations! that makes me even more anxious to want to have my interview already... good.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-04 11:48:00
PhilippinesGot our interview sched
QUOTE (pinkmint @ Nov 2 2008, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
thanks for posting gracey. Im also preparing my interview documents at the moment. My interview will be next week.


You're welcome, pink. Do keep us posted. Goodluck to you!
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-02 10:50:00
PhilippinesGot our interview sched
QUOTE (jelolito @ Nov 1 2008, 09:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Ate Grace, can u please share what to bring on the interview, im confused, do I need to bring a copy of AOS since my wife already filed AOS at the NVC..my interview date is on December 12..Godbless and gooluck to your interview..


Umm, ok. These are what I have for the interview:

1. NSO Birth certificates, marriage certificates, CENOMAR and CENMAR (my hubby was kind enough to keep the extra copy of the CENOMAR we filed prior to our marriage).

2. NBI and police clearance (I got this just the same)

3. Other proofs of identity - PRC, Driver's license (old and new), photocopy of old passport, school records (would you believe, I found some old school ID's?), baptismal ceritificate, Board Certificate

4. Passports, of course and extra 2x2 pics

5. I-864 with tax returns and W2's and paystubs

6. Proofs of relationship - pics, receipts, hotel bookings, plane ticketrs, phone records, chat logs (am still editing...dami kasi e), emails, card and letters, wedding photos, bank statements, letter from the health insurance company, letter from the credit card company, third party affidavit (i had multiple copies of the one we sent with our I-130), correspondences with my mother-in-law

7. Photocopies of my husband's birth certificate, divorce papers, passport, professional license, letter of employment, Army discharge papers (his dogtags too!)

8. I got my own bank statements, too, and letters of employment

9. For my baby girl, NSO birth ceritificate, baptismal certificate, school records, hospital birth certificate, affidavit of illegitimacy, and photos to show she has been with me since birth.

Did I miss anything? Oh...i have duplicates too of the I-130 and DS230.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-01 12:37:00
PhilippinesGot our interview sched
Thank you guys! You have all been a big help....thankfully, we did not hire a lawyer biggrin.gif

Still have no idea why our timeline has been that quick. Some speculated the economic crisis, some thought it was because of our professions, some say it was because of Ryan's military background...we really have no idea. Can't be a better Christmas present to receive our visas...well, short of having such a wonderful husband and a loving child. That would decrease the loneliness of his absence this season.

I am even more restless now, though.....

Good luck to all of us. God be with us all. innocent.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-01 00:38:00
PhilippinesGot our interview sched
Hubby called NVC a few minutes ago and we have an interview date...3 months and a day after filing our I-130 kicking.gif December 9th 2008

I am so relieved innocent.gif

Edited by ryandgracey, 29 October 2008 - 12:49 PM.

ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-10-29 12:46:00
PhilippinesHow did we met our partner?
Met online, just looking for good conversation, and came across what was probably the most well-versed man i had ever met. Such a wide vocabulary and fields of interests, but very down-to-earth. We had been talking via all methods possible for over a year before he came to visit....but not without an initial screening by my mother's eldest brother and his wife and my eldest cousin who is a psychology major. Obviously passed with flying colors. And the rest, as they say, is sweet history! star_smile.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-08-25 12:06:00
PhilippinesARE U FROM OHIO?
Will be moving to Dayton, OH in the spring of '09, Godwilling innocent.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-04 23:13:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (me262 @ Nov 5 2008, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I talked to Grace about 9 hours ago and she said document verification payment is no more, but to bring a recent cenomar/marriage index document from the NSO to the interview.


Hopefully it doesn't change yet. What a bummer would it be if, just a couple days before the interview, they decide to bring DV back?

I got my CENMAR thru the e-census site. Saves me time going to NSO and standing in line.

Will have our medicals Nov 25. Will be staying at a hotel nearby for my daughter's comfort.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 10:43:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
It is frustrating having to wait weeks on end for that little piece of art on our passports known as the much-coveted US visa. It is for this reason that I had wanted to pay DV as early as now, despite having about a month left before our interview.

I don't know if forgoing DV is a good or a bad thing...probably good so that the US will know that we are not frauds...bad because these things are done by hand, thanks to the efficient government agency known as NSO, which prolongs the waiting period for those interviewd much later when the DV was still in effect.

We are all anxious to be reunited with our loved ones but we eventually will be, DV or not. Just need some extra patience.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 04:35:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (STEPHnRIA @ Nov 5 2008, 01:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That's what I thought too....

Did you see the posts here that they were asked to submit a marriage index? If you have a previous marriage annulment, they will ask for marriage index with CDLI.

Hmmmm....they are really right about DV being abolished.


I have that covered..my equally OCD hubby laughing.gif kept a copy of my original CENOMAR, and I have the CENMAR as well
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 00:52:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (STEPHnRIA @ Nov 5 2008, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think that number is still the current one. I paid P1.300 for mine cuz I thought its P650 per applicant.But during my interview, I was told by my consul to pay only P650. I didnt bother to tell him that I paid double. I think he was not interested to verify my son's document.

Another idea Grace... call (02) 301-2000 then press 8 or 0 to speak to an operator. Then ask to be connected to DELBROS. The DELBROS people are super accomodating. Maybe they can answer your question.

Good luck!


Ok....i just got off the phone with Delbros and they are NOT accepting DV payments anymore. I was told about doing the verification on our own...HUH?
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 00:42:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (MJ3lasvegas @ Nov 5 2008, 01:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
check this link if it still works..
http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfdelb.pdf

hit me back if it doesn't so i can email you the instruction sheet, okey?
hope this helps..


And pardon my temporary OCD....even my husband takes note of that too! laughing.gif
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 00:25:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (MJ3lasvegas @ Nov 5 2008, 01:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
check this link if it still works..
http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfdelb.pdf

hit me back if it doesn't so i can email you the instruction sheet, okey?
hope this helps..


yup. it still does. so, for my daughter and myself, one payment slip each.....ohhhh...it says "approriate deposit slip",but there is no "dollar" or "peso" option. The green payment slip does...is this the one to be used? On the blue deposit slip, there is not space for indicating the name of the payee.

And is the number to text on this link still the current one?
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-05 00:22:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (STEPHnRIA @ Nov 5 2008, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Seriously Grace, Who knows how this system works? Nobody can really understand this DV, its driving everybody nuts! But I know you dont want to take chances so just go ahead and pay. At least you know you did everything you can. I guess the motto here is..."when in doubt, pay".


Umm...how to pay? I can't find the link anymore.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-04 23:46:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
QUOTE (MJ3lasvegas @ Nov 5 2008, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
really? man, these USEM people.. dry.gif
you can track the packet from NVC to USEM through the DHL website. track by reference. i guess you can find posts on this from the PI thread..just try to browse through, i forgot how i did it, sorry.. blush.gif

anyways, good luck on your upcoming interview!


I swear..this is getting the best of my patience....

I am still determined to go back to Metrobank. I asked one of the front desk people there if they still accept payments for Delbros and i got a blank stare...duh? Said that we could try to make the payment and see if it gets through...huh? blink.gif Now...how to make that payment.....
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-04 23:23:00
PhilippinesUSEM website update
Hi guys!

I just looked at the USEM website and it has been updated as of 11/05/08. A few hours ago, there was an entry for having documents verified at NSO. I went to Metrobank on the way to picking up my daughter from school just to get the payment slips and make an inquiry then back home. Logged on again to the site to look for the payment instructions.......and it isn't there anymore.

What to do now?

Also, how does one check if USEM has received our papers? I tried checking the appointment schedule, entered our case numbers but it says that our case numbers are not on the appointment list. Can we track the packet NVC has supposedly sent to USEM? My husband has received his copy of the appointment letter and it was dated October 28, and it said that they had forwarded our papers to USEM already.
ryandgraceyFemalePhilippines2008-11-04 23:03:00