Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	School Documents?	Me and my Fiance discuss about my college when i get to states but the problem is i don't know what docs do i need to bring there? I'm not a college graduate but i had previous years in college of the following program. 4 years of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering ( ECE ) 2 years of Information Technology (IT) What docs they required? Can i enroll once i received my GC if ever ? Or i need to wait until my citizenship changed to permanent residence before i can enroll to college. I'm really confused , i have all the docs when i was still in high school like diploma , good moral etc but i don't know if my college transcript will be used there? I have two transcript of record since i went to two different schools. I really need an answer for this one so i will know what docs do i need to bring to states when i leave thank you so much! You can apply/ enroll even if you're LPR. You will have to enter your Alien number in your application. You should start looking up and visiting the school websites now to give you an idea what requirements they would need from you. In my school (Univ. of MN), they didn't honor my Transcript because they required me to have my college in Philippines to send it to them with certification that the classes were taught in English. They evaluated my TOR and gave me credits for English and Math subjects. I am sure, some of your subjects will be credited but all of them (whether it's related to your future major or not) will be counted against your maximum timeframe (number of credits attempted) which will affect your eligibility for financial aid if you plan to apply.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-03-10 19:37:00
Philippines	NVC Requirements	Finally got my NBI after all the headache due to my namesake! Remark: No Record on File! Ready for my IV Packet! My NBI name format is like this (Maiden Name, Married Name, First Name, Mother's Maiden Name). Ganito rin ba un sa inyo mga IR-1/Cr-1? Yes, that's how it is. Maiden name de Married name First name y Mothers maiden :-)	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2011-04-07 08:18:00
Philippines	food likes and hates	I do ask asawa ko. However, sometimes I just have to guess. It is hard to know what affects her by smell or just taste. Mainly because what smells good to her smells awful to me and vice versa. Smell salted fish, or pancit, or some other Filipino dishes. We are in the last 7 weeks of pregnancy. the coffee is hard for her, but the doctor recommended it. Asawa ko is allowed only so much fish a week as well. The other hard part is the rice. This is because of the diabetes Fiilipinas develop during last trimester from eating a lot of rice. Darren, I've given birth twice. Ate a lot of rice during those pregnancies and never develop (gestational) diabetes. Who told you that or where did you get this info?	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-05-17 07:37:00
Philippines	Internet Love or not to Love?	I met my husband on Filipinaheart.com in 2007 and we married in 2009. We now have a 18 months old baby boy and everything is going well. Not perfect, but we're very much happy. There are cultural differences but we work things out.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-06-20 15:12:00
Philippines	princess rose	I tell you what will make a c-section mom feel a whole lot worse than pain from her incision. That's people implying or saying that there was something "wrong" with how she gave birth. Since you didn't have a c-section, you're actually not a very good judge of recovery from it. It's really not that difficult. I agree with you. I gave birth twice through C-sec. First with my daughter born in the Philippines and I went back to work after 3 weeks. Second was with my son born in Las Vegas. They operated on Wednesday and I went grocery shopping on Saturday while he was still in NICU since he was a preemie, and taking care of him was just all on me and my husband because his relatives are in Buffalo so there was no other help. I think the recovery depends on the person and how she's taking and handling it. The first 2 days were painful but after that, I went back to my normal activities minus heavy lifting.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-07-06 07:58:00
Philippines	Are there any Filipino's in Maryland?	Cool, and you are only slightly less than 2 yrs apart from her. So, tell me what I should do to make it more at home for her when she arrives please. And how it is for you here? Do you like Jollibees and Dried Fish, have you redecorated your new house with Filipino type decor? Just curious questions I have. And oh yeah what part of Philippines are you from. Nice to meet you, Im Randy. Hello. You can take her to Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA or to Luray Caverns. Go for a DC tour, they have good packages to stop and see monuments, smithsonian, capitol hill, white house and more, choose the orange double deck bus. And Buffalo, NY is just 7 hours drive from MD so you might want to take her and from there, you can go to Niagara Falls (American side) or cross border to Toronto. And I just found out that there are different gardens in Wheaton Regional park and a place where you can see different live butterflies. No. I have not decorated our house with Pinoy decor because I don't have any We are going back to Quezon City, Philippines in November so I will do some shopping. I wish there was Jollibee here in MD, I miss Jollibee in Las Vegas, it's not as good as the one back home though, but it's better than nothing. There is Lumpia, Pansit atbp in Gaithersburg, they serve real good Pinoy foods. I stopped working after I gave birth to my son and now, I am back to school for my Marketing degree. Good luck on you visa journey, Beth	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2011-07-19 09:14:00
Philippines	Are there any Filipino's in Maryland?	I am in Silver Spring, MD. 45 minutes to DC	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2011-05-28 13:13:00
Philippines	Interview Done but missing Dubai police clearance	Thanks for posting the info bowgirl. Hopefully it will work for the OP because during 2009 UAE was still issuing police certs to people living outside of the country. That policy has since changed and the info has been reflected on the DOS website: Police Records Available, only if applicant is physically present in the UAE. Not available by mail. Post recommends that consular officers waive the general requirement to obtain police certificates unless the applicant lives in the UAE. http://travel.state....l?cid=9666#docs It is extremely odd that the embassy asked the OP for a police clearance from UAE when the OP does not currently live in UAE and has not lived there, according to her, for awhile. OP how long ago were you in Dubai? Was there any reason they asked you to get the police cert when they usually waive the requirement? Did you get a dud IO? I am not trying to scare you pachuchay and I think you should absolutely follow bowgirl's advice and see if that works. If it does not work make sure to get a letter from UAE embassy in PH stating that they cannot issue you a police clearance. This is a very odd request and with the number of OFW's that go through the US embassy in PH having worked in Dubai I am surprised they asked you to get it. Please keep us updated. Do you have an old police certificate from Dubai roughly around the time that you left? This actually confuses me because I saw that site when I applied for CR-1 visa in 2009. And If I didn't apply for Certificate of Good Moral Conduct (that's how they call it)because I was already in Manila that time, I would've been in the same situation as the OP. When I was interviewed, the CO looked for that document when I told him I lived there for 4 years and my visa was delivered within 5 days.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-03-16 10:24:00
Philippines	Interview Done but missing Dubai police clearance	no, i'm not resident. i used to work there long time back. i cant go back in person as i need another visa to go there. this is my old post in 2009 regarding obtaining Dubai PCC if you're already in Philippines. Do you know someone in Dubai who can apply Police Clearance on your behalf? I had a friend who applied for me when I requested it. Because if you don't have anyone to do it for you, I think you will have to request online. It will take time and more expensive. Anyways, please go to NBI Taft, Manila for fingerprinting with 2x2 photo and a valid I.D. They will ask you to complete the form with complete details (no abbreviations) and take your fingerprints. Then, they will give you claim stub as to when the document can be picked-up. Please take note that you won't have to pay there. The NBI will forward the document to Department of Foreign Affairs for authentication..that's where you will show the claim stub and pay Php 100.00 and again a valid i.d. before they release it. After DFA, you need to go to any DHL counter (local shipment) to send the authenticated document to UAE Embassy Manila and pay around Php 1,800.00. It will take a week before you receive the attested document (from UAE Embassy) with UAE stamp and arabic signature. Once you have it, it is up to you which shipping company you want to use (DHL or Fedex) to deliver your documents to Dubai. REQUIREMENTS: --authenticated/attested fingerprints (from DFA/UAE embassy with red ribbon) -- 4 pcs passport sized photos --authorization letter for the person who will apply on your behalf --photocopy of valid passport --photocopy of passport with UAE visa and cancellation page --application form (can be downloaded from dubaipolice.gov.ae) --Dhs 115.00 processing fee Please make sure to write (on authorization letter and application form) that the purpose for applying PCC is for USA visa application. What I did was, I sent 2 copies each of those documents. I also downloaded the application form and signed it because I just wanted my friend to submit everything, not do the forms and the typing center is far from the police headquarters. BTW, they won't accept handwritten forms, they will ask the person to typewritten it. And since you're outside Dubai, your application will only be processed in the headquarters which is located in Al Qusais. Mine took 8 days and my friend just sent it to me thru DHL. Goodluck girl.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-03-15 06:32:00
Philippines	NVC - Obtaining Police Clearance Abroad	Hi, you can check this link - http://travel.state..../fees_3272.html .. I have worked in Dubai for 2 years and this guide says it's only available if I am physically present in the UAE and post recommend that the CO waives this requirement. So I did not bother to get one, my interview is on May 6th. You can obtain a Police Clearance from Dubai with the help of a proxy, that's what I did when I applied for mine. I read that link also and thought I wasn't gonna need it but since I had a friend there, I applied for it just to be safe and thank God I did. CO looked for it and asked what I did in Dubai.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2011-04-22 19:05:00
Philippines	Did you report the birth of your US born child to the Philippine Government?	Well.... http://www.philippin...rv-registry.htm I found this: Reporting Births of Children of Filipino Citizens The Report of Birth is a declaration of the person furnishing information on the birth abroad of a Filipino child. It is important for Filipinos permanently residing abroad to promptly register with the Consulate the birth of a child in order for such a birth to be registered with the Office of the Civil Registrar General in Manila. When a child is born abroad to parents who are both Filipino citizens or to one (1) parent who is a Filipino citizen, i.e. one who has not been naturalized as a citizen of a foreign country, the child's birth must be immediately reported to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate which exercises jurisdiction over the place of birth. Ideally, the birth must be reported to the Consulate within twelve (12) months after its occurrence. When the parents neglect to report the birth within twelve (12), the birth may, nevertheless be recorded upon the determination of the consular officer of satisfactory evidence on the authenticity of the report. In these cases, the person who executed the report shall furnish the Consulate with an explanation surrounding the delay in reporting the birth. Thank you for this info. I didn't know I had to report it and my dilemma is we are now in Maryland. My son was born in Las Vegas, NV. So should I mail the documents to Philippine Consulate in LA or can I just go personally in Washington, DC? Thanks.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2012-06-08 15:31:00
Philippines	Dec 15th interview...nervous, nervous nervous	I know how you feel I am nervous also. My fiances interview is Dec 15 as well. I have organized all his paperwork and practiced interview questions with him. I leave it in Gods hand at this point. God Bless you friend!! You will be fine!!!	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-13 05:00:00
Philippines	booking plane tickets for your fiance	I booked Cebu Pacific for my guy and they did not ask him for a copy of my credit card. He just showed ID and that was it. Good Luck	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-15 08:37:00
Philippines	booking plane tickets for your fiance	Yes you can book for them. However my fiance got a better deal when he purchased the ticket in cebu himself. I think Zest air and Cebu pacific were the cheapest. There is a ticket office in the foodah market in consolacion..........Good Luck!!!	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-13 04:54:00
Philippines	hubby passed the interview!!!!!	That's great news congratulations	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-14 04:48:00
Philippines	Ana had her interview this morning	Congrats that's wonderful news My fiance had an easy interview also!!!!	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-16 00:52:00
Philippines	Pat got visa pink Dec 16th	This is great we will all be home with our love ones by the New Year!!!	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-16 15:00:00
Philippines	Cathay Pacific Online booking...Please Help Urgent	Thanks for your response friend. I just booked him on NWA. I did it through the reservations line. They verified my CC while I was on the phone so my fiance will not need a copy of my card or passport.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-29 09:04:00
Philippines	Cathay Pacific Online booking...Please Help Urgent	I can't seem to get a straight answer on this one. I wanted to purchase my Fiances flight from Cathay Pacific for Dec 30th and was told that he would have to purchase it himself because tickets originating in philippines must be ticketed in philippines. I then waited 5 min and called Cathay Pacific right back and a different Reservation agent gave me a diffrent story. Told me it was ok to purchase online no problem. Has anybody had success buying their fiances ticket online?	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-29 03:04:00
Philippines	December 16 Interview Schedule	QUOTE (may09_k1 filer @ Dec 27 2009, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi to all December 16 Interviewees! Did all of you receive your Visa already? Some of the December 16 Interviewees weren't able to received their visas yet. Happy Holidays! His interview was Dec 15 and he recieved the visa on Dec 24. He lives in Consolacion Cebu.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-28 06:55:00
Philippines	UPS-Delbros International are CROOKS	QUOTE (Richard90027 @ Dec 11 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We sent four sheets of paper via Fedex yesterday and it cost $51.00. What a rip off! Oh I have been there before........Sent 5 sheets of paper to Cebu city for $47 courtesy of USPS global priority.....ugg how ridiculous	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-11 14:31:00
Philippines	Fiancee interview today at 7am and worried no repsonse from her	Congrats to you both	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2010-01-04 12:07:00
Philippines	WDC and Maryland Filipinas??	Hi, I am in Silver Spring, MD	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-09 14:16:00
Philippines	why do Pinays	QUOTE (tallcoolone @ Dec 6 2009, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rumor has it American "White" Man has large Sex Organ That's probably one key reasons I have never heard that one!!!!	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-07 07:41:00
Philippines	why do Pinays	QUOTE (JelloShotGirl @ Dec 6 2009, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am American Girl, I married my husband who is from Philippines. It just turned out that way. I didnt go" looking" for a foreign guy.....we just met eachother I never thought I would marry a foreign guy or an Asian guy, it just happened. .........its called LOVE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am an American girl also, and I will be marrying a Filipino man. My fiance said when he went for his medical he felt like one in a million because there was nothing but Pinay's there.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-07 07:38:00
Philippines	Questions about Sputum Exam	My Fiance had to go through the sputum testing but thank god he passed. However he did ask if his results were positive and he had to do the TB treatment could it be done in his hometown of Cebu. They told him no he would have to move to Manila and go to SLMEC 5 days a week. I thank God he passed because they don't take into consideration people have jobs and lives and it's hard to just drop everything and move to Manila.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2010-01-16 05:29:00
Philippines	NBI CLEARANCE	My husband got his from the Cebu city office.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2010-05-15 14:56:00
Philippines	Does My Filipino Fiancé Really Need A Pre Departure Orientation Seminar?	I heard the interview is more intense than the actual VISA interview and that you have to pass that one too or they won't give you a sticker... My Fiance attended the seminar yesterday in Cebu. He said it was easy there was no real interview just a few basic questions. The only ridiculous thing that they ask for was a Cenomar for me the USC. I called them and explained that I would not be able to provide him with that so they asked for my 2008 taxes and copy of BC and Passport. Other than that no problems and it took about 3.5 hours to complete.	Westindy	Female	Philippines	2009-12-22 18:04:00
Philippines	Wife as Joint Owner of Credit card account	I applied for a secured credit card with a $200.00 dollars security deposit in Orchard Bank. I used it for 2 months and made 3 payments on time and after that, Capital One sent me an unsecured credit card with a 500.00 dollars limit. Now I have Capital One and Macy's with 400.00.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-03-20 11:07:00
Philippines	Signature	The biologic parent usually signs. I doubt your sister (the applicant's aunt) can sign. Oh ok, thanks. I thought she could send the package with her signature on it directly to NVC but I guess I'll ask her to just send me the requirements and I'll sign the form. Thanks again.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-03-23 08:59:00
Philippines	Signature	Who signs for the 3 yr old child's documents? Like DS-230 and DS-3032. She's still in Manila and my husband filed her petition and is now in CSC. Can my sister sign them? The IV package will be sent directly from Manila to NVC..Thanks.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-03-23 08:44:00
Philippines	Wife and Son traveling to Phils	They will stay 6 weeks. As a Filipina both your spouse and your children can avail the "Balikbayan Privilege" and stay up to one year without a visa. I see. Thank you. Do you think the immigration officer will ask for the return ticket? I'll buy only one-way ticket for me and my son to Manila and purchase our (and my daughter's) return ticket to US from there. Doesn't the hubby have to be traveling WITH the pinay wife to get a balikbayan 1 year visa? I'm pretty sure if child only has US passport then they will have to get a extension if staying for more than 21 days Yes, he has a US passport. So does that mean, we'll have to apply for extension?	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-03-29 12:21:00
Philippines	Wife and Son traveling to Phils	How long are they going to stay in Philippines? I'm also going home with my US citizen son (husband to follow) and I was just wondering if the minimum 21 days without visa apply to my son because I want to stay there for more than a month.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-03-29 06:12:00
Philippines	cheapoair	Thanks guys. Now i'm at ease.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-04-03 14:15:00
Philippines	cheapoair	Ok..thanks everyone. @analou- have a safe trip	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-04-02 15:33:00
Philippines	cheapoair	I want to book a 2-way december flight for me, husband, son (and 1-way for my daughter from manila) and cheapoair has good deals but how reliable is this? Are they going to issue e-ticket and send it to email address? How safe is your card with them? Anyone who's booked flights with them, please share. Thank you.	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-04-02 14:26:00
Philippines	Visa for USC to live in PI	Does the immigration officer automatically stamp your passport for balikbayan visa or do you have to mention it?	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-04-03 14:24:00
Philippines	No vise fee	true, no visa delivery fee she will get her visa 1 week after interview. How about IR/CR visa applicants? Will the delivery charge be included in IV bill or still need to pay after interview approval just like before?	Jayenna	Female	Philippines	2011-04-16 15:47:00
Philippines	During argument or conflict with your spouse/fiance...	well, i lived with my husband for only 12 days (after our wedding and really anxious to live with him very soon) so i dont have any say about arguments/disagreements (physically). does arguments on chat counts..? hehehe...but we made a promise that we won't go to bed (or sign-off) with unresolved issues...because that would be a long night then.	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2009-08-11 01:26:00
Philippines	Visa In Hand	waaaahh! happyme, when are we going to start the "approve thread"??? Congrats sjr09...enjoy ur life together!	bowgirl	Female	Philippines	2009-08-12 01:59:00