Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Medical today at St Luke's	I confirmed that our visa packet is in Manila now. Should be delivered to the USEM on Monday. I will call them my Wednesday evening to book for an interview in mid June (May wants an October wedding so this should timeline quite nicely. Since I will be in the Philippines from 4/10 to 5/1, I will go with May to her medical done, probably the week of the 19th. If I read the posts here correctly, we can just show up with our NOA2 and her passport (although we might have the letter from NVC by then as well). I see all the people who have posted on this thread and it feels like I have been reading most of your posts for a very long time and now we are all going through the process at the same time as well. Good luck one and all! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-03 11:34:00
Philippines	One Step Closer!	Medical portion is completed. May won't get the immunizations yet (in June or pregnancy waiver). Just depends on how "lucky" we are during the next 2.5 weeks. At May's medical examine on Monday the Dr asked to see her divorce document from Japan. She brought it with her Tuesday. Can you imagine any scenerio in which the Dr. would need to be involved in that? I can't. I know the Philippines does not have divorce but COME ON! The doctor should stick to MEDICAL and leave the LEGAL to the bureaucrats. Criminy! We want to schedule her interview for June 18 (in planning for an Oct 22 wedding) but the embassy isn't scheduling June appointments until the end of April. In the meantime, May and I are just enjoying being with each other during my April visit. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-14 23:00:00
Philippines	Hawaiian civil ceremony ?	We thought about doing that when my niece lived in Honolulu. But our process has taken so long (1.5 years) that my niece has been transfered to San Diego, CA for work. Now we are not. It would be a beautiful "destination" wedding without much added expense for the bride and groom. It is still a great idea! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-19 22:21:00
Philippines	st lukes has passport. Need advice.	When May did her medical she was able to get her passport as we were planning on traveling during my April visit. The took a photo copy of it. I hope (if St. Lukes has not forwarded everything to the USEM) that you could get it from them. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-15 06:20:00
Philippines	Mhay is at the Embassy	Congrats to the both of you! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-14 23:24:00
Philippines	Mhay is at the Embassy	Good luck Mhay (and Scott too)	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-14 18:48:00
Philippines	POE	Safe (visa)journey!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-20 12:28:00
Philippines	Missing my Ivy	Those that frequent VJ are all in the same boat. We just deal with it. At least I get to see May via Skype everyday (or close to it), and text messages. I couldn't imagine not seeing her for 16 months (ouch!). Hopefully our time apart will end on July 31, 2010. Have patience and good luck. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-28 05:07:00
Philippines	visa delivery time frame	Congrats on your approval. Most receive it in just a few days. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-28 04:55:00
Philippines	Manila airport	From the airport the Yellow cabs are the best. Best rule of thumb - If cab driver won't use their meter then don't ride. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-01 04:48:00
Philippines	Passed interview today Visa approved	Congrats!!!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-02 01:48:00
Philippines	Passed interview today Visa approved	Congrats! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-28 04:54:00
Philippines	starting the AOS	Thanks!!!!....yes it is weird having her here and not talking on the computer!!!....It took a while to get used to being able to touch each other every night instead of doing the "CAM" thing.....LMAO!!! You could always remove a broke LCD from it's frame and hold up the frame when talking to her at home to slowly wean yourself off of PC communications. Congrats on the wedding...blessings for your marriage. Adam & May Edited by Adam & May, 02 May 2010 - 02:34 AM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-02 02:33:00
Philippines	Got my visa...( But i have problem)	ConGRATulations! (Wowowee style) Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-30 07:28:00
Philippines	interview tomorrow	Good luck. As others have suggested about 60 minutes before should be good enough. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-03 21:28:00
Philippines	USD-PHP Exchange Rate blues	I too send in US Dollars but I know what you mean. Since my first visit in August of 2008, the exchange rate has coninuted to fall. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-19 22:15:00
Philippines	Married today in Hawaii	Congrats to you both! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-07 12:14:00
Philippines	Retiring in the Philippines	Count us in (eventually)	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-03-31 21:55:00
Philippines	How to ride the JEEPNEY (in the Philippines)	That was funny. I had to post it on my Facebook. Thanks Adam & May Edited by Adam & May, 15 May 2010 - 06:23 AM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-15 06:23:00
Philippines	All ready to go except to pack!!!	Congrats to you both! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-18 06:57:00
Philippines	How did your fiance propose to you in the Philippines?	On my first visit to see May (in August 2008)I already knew I was going to ask her to marry me. I was fairly confident that she would say yes. I decided to keep this proposal very simple. It was on my 3rd day there. We woke up in the morning and starting talking (honest, just talking) about beening together and how happy we were. While she got up for a moment to use the restroom I pulled the ring box out of my luggage and got back in bed. When she returned, I asked her "Will you be with me, my whole life?" She said "yes!" Now flash forward 19 months, May starts to tease me that I never really asked her to marry me. She kept saying, "you never used the words, will you marry me?" I told her to be careful because if she were serious about that I would have NO PROBLEM using those words to propose again but this time which would do it in a most public fashion (and possibly cause embarrassment). She would still occasionally tease me. During the first week of my visit in April 2010, I asked May for a favor. I asked if she would do something for me when I asked her to do it (all the while not knowing what it was) She reluctantly agree. The 3rd week of my visit May threw a very big birthday party for her father who turned 80. I decided not to do it that day as I wanted May's father to have his special day. He told me this was the first birthday party he ever had. The very next day many of May's family and neighbors were hanging out at their house enjoying the Karaoke machine they rented (by the way, May is an amazing singer). There were probably about 30 people or so at the house. After an hour of singing, eating and drinking it was my turn to sing. With the microphone in my hand and her parents in sight, I paused the karaoke machine. I turned to May and said, "before I sing this song I just want to say May...I am calling in that favor I asked of you 2 weeks ago. Since I still don't know enough Tagalog, I want you to translate everything that I say." After pulling her face out of her hands she agreed. I began telling everyone how May had been teasing me for over a month that I had not really asked her to marry me because I didn't use those specific words. It was a little difficult for her to translate only because she was crying but to her credit she was a woman of her word. I then dropped to one knee, took her hand and used the specific words of "May, my love, will you marry me?" I thought she was crying before but this time the tears were really coming down now (and her face was buried again in her hands). Of course she accepted (again). As I helped her wipe the tears (of joy) from her face she did what every loving, caring fiance would do in this situation for making the proposal in such a public and attention getting way.....she hit me on the arm. May I love you so much!! Adam Edited by Adam & May, 21 May 2010 - 12:00 AM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-20 23:59:00
Philippines	Our day has come!	Thanks everyone!! She is just trying to get used to the time change now. I always hate that...going back in time especially when the time difference is so great (16 hours here). Those previous hours were without you together so they are worth living over. Congrats on your reunion and God bless! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-10 05:12:00
Philippines	My wife's pregnant....could we have the baby in Cebu?	When I first read the title of this topic, I wasn't thinking of cost as much as legal status. If my fiance (soon to be wife) were to get pregnant (after our marriage in the US and completion of the first AOS), is there going to be any legal immigration issues with the child born back in the Philippines? Maybe this is just a silly question but I had the thought so figured I would ask/mention it here. The only real thing I know for sure is that the child could never run for President in the U.S. if not born in the U.S. or on a U.S. military base hospital. Adam	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-05 13:55:00
Philippines	I NEED YOUR ADVICE..	My divorces (yes plural, don't ask) went smoothly. Shared a lawyer, agreed on everything. Next we filed our own paperwork, agreed on everything. As far as life changing events go...no drama, no mess. In reality, separating in this manner if highly unusual as most are drawn out messy events. Even though those divorces were quite cordial, there is no way in H#LL I would ever leave an ex-wife on a bank checking/saving account. There could be circumstances like the checking account is tied to another loan account at the bank in which both parties are still liable. Good luck. Adam	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-05 13:49:00
Philippines	June 18th Embassy Interview - Who else?	One week before May's interview. Anyone else on June 18th?	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-10 22:45:00
Philippines	June 18th Embassy Interview - Who else?	Hmmm...when did the USEM start interviewing on Fridays? I thought they did not schedule interviews on Fridays. I'm not sure when they did but our appointment is confirmed. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-28 18:52:00
Philippines	June 18th Embassy Interview - Who else?	Anyone else have their visa interview appointment on 6/18?	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-27 21:43:00
Philippines	June 18th Embassy Interview - Who else?	No one?	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-18 06:56:00
Philippines	June 18th Embassy Interview - Who else?	May will be going to her interview on June 18th. Anyone else here on VJ going to the US Embassy Manila on Friday, June 18th for their interview? Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-05-16 00:31:00
Philippines	Finally	Congrats for sure! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-13 00:28:00
Philippines	looking for ka chika	When May gets here (hopefully around August 2010) she will be in South Bend, IN (right on the South Shore train line to Chicago. Hello to all. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-03-21 18:06:00
Philippines	5 Hours Before May's K1 Interview	Btw, I love the new VJ layout on my iPhone.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-19 20:06:00
Philippines	5 Hours Before May's K1 Interview	DS-156, DS-156K and DS-157. They are not accepting DS-160 for K1s at this time. Thank you to everyone for their thoughts, prayers, support and congrats. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-17 23:57:00
Philippines	5 Hours Before May's K1 Interview	PINK!!!! PINK!!!! PINK!!!! PINK!!!! PINK!!!!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-17 22:14:00
Philippines	5 Hours Before May's K1 Interview	Concentration on work is at an all time low due to the fact that May's interview begins in a few hours. I am jazzed beyond belief! Adam & May Edited by Adam & May, 17 June 2010 - 01:21 PM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-17 13:19:00
Philippines	CENMAR	At May's interview they asked for a Cenomar (which she didn't have because she was married in the Philippines to a Japanese citizen and later divorced in Japan). She provided them with her Japanese Divorce decree and the Philippine Recognition of Foreign Divorce ruling. She was give her Visa.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-22 19:36:00
Philippines	Re-filing for our K1 petition...	We'll pray that it will be quick and easy Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-23 18:57:00
Philippines	Today is the DAY !!! Rose will have her Interview	Good luck Jason and Rose! I know the feeling all too well. May's interview was over a week ago. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-28 22:43:00
Philippines	Document Verification Step	What do you know.... May told me yesterday if you don't pay attention to things you are waiting for they will come. True to her words of wisdom, the USE delivered her visa to Air21 today. Why didn't she say that earlier Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-01 10:48:00
Philippines	Document Verification Step	Still watching the water pot. Waiting for signs of boiling............	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-30 23:42:00