ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesGot my MNL #? Should I wait again or can I just rock n roll right away?

https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/ ,....  sure is Hank step by step guide is really very helpful and informative, i saved a copy for my guide too. Go search for it for a detailed info. Good luck!


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-07-27 05:07:00
PhilippinesGot my MNL #? Should I wait again or can I just rock n roll right away?

You can now pay the visa fee at BPI,..  Track your case online using your MNL number, when it says IN TRANSIT it's on its way to Usem , when it says READY then it's time to schedule for an interview. Goodluck!!


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-07-27 04:45:00
PhilippinesISSUED status July 24,2013

Hi sis, thank u for the kind words as always,yes sis,we just pray and hope that we will have it soon,  pls keep us updated on yours too, thank u so much 

i think you will have your visa next week. I got Issued status Friday then the next week Wednesday morning visa on hand!!! Congrats in advance !


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-07-27 05:17:00
PhilippinesTime from interview to visa...to minimize

Happy to hear interview is soon.. When i got my visa status ISSUED it only took 2 business days to have it on hand. For me, i see no big difference on time span of having it delivered or pick up at MOA, but like some would say the latter is quicker. Good luck to you both!.. dancin5hr.gif


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-01 22:11:00
PhilippinesUS Embassy Manila & Scheduling Interview (K1 & K2 together)
Thanks! :thumbs:
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-03-28 21:46:00
PhilippinesUS Embassy Manila & Scheduling Interview (K1 & K2 together)
just wondering what will be the questions for K2... what are the necessary docs for K2,.. like school records, medical records?

Edited by reginaglenn, 28 March 2013 - 09:37 PM.

reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-03-28 21:29:00
PhilippinesUS Embassy Manila & Scheduling Interview (K1 & K2 together)
Do they also do enterview with the K2, i mean ask questions,.. my son is 12 years old.?
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-03-28 21:26:00
PhilippinesAnyone having their CFO Wed, Aug 28?

Hello, just wanna say take care and travel safe!... same here, feeling very very excited at this point in time ... But we'll be travelling a day ahead, Sept 3 on Delta , MNL- NGO- DTW- LEX.   Wishing you the best...


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-26 20:41:00
PhilippinesGetting CFO Sticker( Cebu) for K1 and K2

Congrats Reg!

 

Our visas seem to be on the desk of an embassy employee who took the short bus to school...hopefully Lyn and the boys won't be too far behind you.

Thanks... One is on ISSUED status now!. Hopefully they're working on it today, so you can have it this week or early next week. Okay, hurry up you guys!!!..


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-26 23:50:00
PhilippinesGetting CFO Sticker( Cebu) for K1 and K2

I knew i, missed somethingno0pb.gif .one important requirement - the original guidance counseling certificate. star_smile.gif . They stapled it at the last page of my passport.


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-26 21:20:00
PhilippinesGetting CFO Sticker( Cebu) for K1 and K2

Just wanna share my recent experience with CFO Cebu,. i've heared of many asking what time do they have to go, just to get the CFO sticker. I got to Cebu last Thursday August 22, checked in to hotel first at around 3pm, just right after i put my things in my room, i hurriedly went to CFO at around 4 pm, just wanted to get everything done and no wasting time, and i got the whole next day just for roaming around.

 

Here are the requirements : ( the lady guard will assemble all these and will give you a priority number)

 

1. Passports (k1 and K2)

2. Photocopies of passport bio page (2 copies for K1 and 1 copy for k2) -  just print two each to make sure

3. Photocopies of visa (only 1 each)

4. 1 2x2 id ( k2 only)

5. Emigrant registration form ( k1 and k2) printed online - although my 12 year old son signed his reg. form- the lady guard still instructed me to print and have my signature on my son's reg. form on the 2nd page.

6. Payment of 400 ( k2 only)  - at the counter

 

There were less than 10 people waiting ahead of me. I waited for over an hour, approached the counter twice ( submission of requirements and payment at the same time releasing the passports). They will let you check your name on the sticker first, if all are spelled right. All in all it was quick and yes you can go anytime , you don't have to be early.  Next stop NAIA...in 8 days... Good luck guys!!... dancin5hr.gif


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-26 04:02:00
PhilippinesBALIKBAYAN BOX concerns

hmmm, good to know..


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-27 19:21:00
PhilippinesNo NVC hardcopy of case number, they're asking for it at the MEDICAL (SLEC)!!!

SLEC requirements aside from the online appointment letter, they will ask either of these two, USEM Instruction Letter or NVC letter. If Slec will insist then you need to call NVC , i hope you can do something, so your fiance can proceed to his immunization.


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-28 23:20:00
PhilippinesVisa approved!

congrats!


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-09-05 04:19:00
PhilippinesK2 application troubled

Pay visa fee each. Pay medical fee each(K2 fee is lesser).Schedule interview online, there's an option that will ask for k2 information. Goodluck!


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-09-05 20:41:00
PhilippinesDoing the Limbo since they put me in limbo
Exciting!! Oh miss everything back home..
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-10-02 19:04:00
PhilippinesMeeting up in PI
Awesome..! Wish I could met more friends on VJ too. I already have few here that are good friends personally. VJ world is a great place to live in actually.! :)
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-10-03 22:22:00
PhilippinesMy Fiancée is on her way!
Yay!! Congrats and best wishes ..this is the most exciting moment .
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-10-02 17:38:00
PhilippinesMEDICAL EXAM @ ST. LUKES IN MANILA, PH

SLEC don't do dental check up, but they have this standard questions and i remember they asked if i have a denture, that's all. Mostly questions answerable by  yes or no, very quick. Right, no worries at all..


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-28 23:33:00
PhilippinesWe're Engaged!!!
Wow so sweet! Congratulations! ..
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-10-02 17:39:00
PhilippinesFiancé arrived today!!
Congratulations !
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-11-01 07:47:00
PhilippinesAt Slec now.. Told me to come back @ 1pm

yes i am so sure it's for your vaccination, if all your findings are normal...just like what i have experienced last sept. 3...Good luck!!!


terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-09-22 20:56:00
PhilippinesSt. Lukes

So how much does the medical cost? I know it may vary but can Nyone tell me a rough estimate? Thanks /)

I paid 10,035 pesos last sept. 3


terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-09-24 05:30:00
PhilippinesSt. Lukes

I've just done my  medical too...i got there at 4:00am and i was # 11...since my findings are all normal so i made it to one day...one thing very important, you must go there at least 1 week after menstruation to avoid delay


Edited by terrificgrace, 15 September 2013 - 03:39 AM.

terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-09-15 03:36:00
PhilippinesPREPARATION FOR INTERVIEW :D

and in the form I-134 (Affidavit of Support) question # 11

 

I intend to make specific contribution to the support of the person named in #3:

 

what do I put in the blanks? that indicates the exact nature and duration of the contributions?

 

thanks!

Hi..I will have  my interview on Oct. 17 too...so see u there...smile.png

Regarding form I-134 question #11 my fiance just put " full support as needed"...


terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-09-27 06:24:00
PhilippinesOct. 17 interview date

Hello to anyone else who will have interview on oct. 17 @ USEM manila...See u there guys!!! Good luck and God bless to all of us...dancin5hr.gif


terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-10-06 03:29:00
PhilippinesAffidavit of Support --need clarification

Hello all. I've read some of the recent AoS topics in here, but I'm still confused and have some questions if anyone with recent actual experience can verify.

 

I am the petitioner. My 2012 taxes show I made $64k, and with my family size, I am good on the 125% poverty level requirement. However....I am currently unemployed, however me and my family can still support my fiance. I have heard conflicting stories on what the manila consulate needs/accepts.

 

I am using an immigration service to do my paperwork and he says from experience, past and present, that all I need is last year's taxes.

 

But my cousin, who just arrived here on a fiance visa from the Philippines said that they wanted to see last years taxes, and W2's as proof of current employment. They even asked her if her fiance here was employed. 

 

I also hear conflicting stories here that a co-sponsor is not allowed there, but my cousin said as long as it's a direct relative by blood, that they will accept that person as a co-sponsor.

 

So my question is:

1. Since my 2012 taxes are way above the poverty line, can i get away with submitting that and the W2's that came from my last employer for the 2012 taxes. Is that the W2's they are speaking of as far as proof of employment? If so, then this proves what the immigration service person told me is correct. The only thing that might affect this is in the I-134 where you have to put in you are employed or engaged in the business of ____. Well I don't know how far i can stretch the truth on that, being I am engaged in the business of my current occupation, however no longer work for that employer.  The manila embassy only asks for the AoS and last years tax records, so I don't have to submit a letter from an employer and can technically fill out that section based on my 2012 taxes. Can someone please clear this up for me. Meaning, if I do put in my last employer in that slot and my annual income, along with my 2012 1040 and attached W2's for the taxes, will that pass.

 

2. Even if I exceed the poverty line, if I want to add in my aunt as a co-sponsor, can anyone else verify if they will accept the co-sponsor in manila.

 

Sorry if this post seemed to jump around alot, but we're nearing NOA2 and need to start preparing. We've received an RFE 2 days ago for the letter of intent.

 

 

 

Hi I can only help u in your question #2...yes they will accept a co-sponsor in manila...my friend experienced it and the co-sponsor was her husband parents...Good luck!!!


terrificgraceMalePhilippines2013-10-10 03:23:00
PhilippinesHello EVeryone

We have just started for our finacee visa and still on the stage of preparing all the documents so i still have nothing more to say. I hope that most of you will help us in our journey..Thank you in advance...


ThartieanneNot TellingPhilippines2013-08-20 11:20:00
PhilippinesWe're Engaged!!!
Congratulations!

Now, I miss my Dennis. We got engaged last April 18. And a few days after, he flew back to US. K1 visa soon to process.


MaedenFemaleHong Kong2013-10-03 06:38:00
PhilippinesKi Pinay Cenomar problem

She can only file the annulment in the place where the marriage was celebrated...The family code of the Philippines specifically provides for that...


Yes! That's right. I am currently working here in Hong Kong but I filed my annulment in the Philippines.

MaedenFemaleHong Kong2013-11-07 00:30:00
Philippinespayphone at airport, what calling card to use??

I think it better just to get a prepaid sim card, usa usage only, and ship it to her.  Have her bring her phone then swap out the sim at the POE.  Is quite possible she not like what you purchase for her [women's ideas about phones are not the same as the men's ideas, la] 

 

 

This here. Much easier and will cost just as much. I already had a old prepaid phone and sim. Just need to reload it and mail her the sim in my next package going out. Using her current phone I already know all my contact info is in it and she knows how to use it.


evanslyMale02013-10-11 05:04:00
PhilippinesWhats needed for CFO?

Thanks everyone! Trying to get all our ducks in a row and finished so once Interview is done and hopefully approved she can hope on that plane!


evanslyMale02013-10-24 07:15:00
PhilippinesWhats needed for CFO?

Can we do the CFO before medical and interview? Already have passport, NBI, CENOMAR etc. Just got e-mail for NOA2 so waiting for hard copy of that and thought while we're waiting could get that out of the way as well.

 

She's in Cebu, are all the CFO offices closed there now from the earthquake or is there 1 still open somewhere?


evanslyMale02013-10-23 05:16:00
PhilippinesPhilipinos are so proud!! LMAO (This is hilarious!!)

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Dom&RachMaleGermany2013-06-30 12:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports9 months and still waiting :(

It is depressing, right. Be strong,... good thing you're doing something about it,... good luck! ..your approval is just around the corner.


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-06-04 08:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsVisa approved had interview today

Congratulations to you both!..


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-07-16 07:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI130 Approved:)

dancin5hr.gif grats!!..


reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-03 03:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Case Number Recieved

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reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-08-28 23:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPraise God I'm approved!
Wow, congrats.. Praise God!.. Happy happy, .. Study next paperworks..
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-12-03 15:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproval notice has arrived. To God be the glory!
Sounds everyone is getting their approvals....what an early Xmas gift. Congrats !
reginaglennFemalePhilippines2013-12-04 12:09:00