Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	to all of you with facebook accounts	I have a brother who refuses to get a FB account simply because he is a very private person. My take on Security concerns: There is a lot of news regarding security on social networking websites. A FB account holder gets to decide how much of anything they put on FB is accessible by others. There are default settings (not sure what they are) and you must be mindful when ever adding anything new (photo albums, applications, etc.) to change the settings from the default to your settings. Certainly, it can be a lot to manage (and for some, not worth the effort). Personally, I restrict the access to photos, posts, notes, etc. to only people listed on my FB Friends list. The only thing you can see about me is that I am male, my websites that I promote and my pic. That is it. All too often I see people posting reactionary items about how FB has done this or done that and to go change your settings immediately. Too many times the thing that they are "warning" everyone about (usually to disable) is an item that I have set to only share with FB friends (not everyone, not Friends of Friends) so I don't have to change that setting. Certainly, I have had more problems with financial institutions compromising my data (not online) than anything I have ever posted on a social networking site. Lastly, it is a personal choice on whether to have an account or not. You should not have to defend your decision to anyone. Most (not all) of the profile pictures I have chosen to display on my FB profile have included my fiance. Certainly, one of my "evidence of relationship" that I submitted was a printed page of both of our FB profile pages that shows our relationship status, posts of amour on our walls to each other and out profile pics that include both of us on both profiles (reminder: only my profile pic is viewable if not already on my friends list). If managed correctly, your FB info is yours to keep. Good luck to you both. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-06-05 13:40:00
Philippines	For fun in this Forum (House Chores)	I am not a fan of cooking or starting the laundry. Dishes, trash and folding/puting away of laundry I am OK with. I am hoping for a partner in crime on general lawn work. General cleaning with both plan on pitching in. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-16 18:10:00
Philippines	Purchasing PI Domestic Airline Tickets Online	Another bit of advise is to call the credit card company before hand and let them know you will be buying an airline ticket in another country with your card so they just don't reject it immediately. I was able to buy online from Cebu Pacific only once. The other times I have had to send the money to May and have her purchase the tickets. Adam & May Edited by Adam & May, 17 July 2010 - 03:20 PM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-17 15:19:00
Philippines	Lifted up on 8.2.2010	Goodluck and packets speed! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-03 05:07:00
Philippines	Expectations	One of the things May and I had discussed with getting the Filipino channels on TV. But the more she thought about it the more she thought it would slow her adjustment. She said she would like to have it in the future but for now just wanted to concentrate on being 100% "here". Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-06 20:45:00
Philippines	Visa Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Congrats!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-04 23:13:00
Philippines	Why was her answer considered a 'gaffe'?	I agree that the question was a horrible question to begin with. Leave to an empty headed Baldwin.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-27 20:15:00
Philippines	Wife wants to leave and go back home	It's very simple question.My wife wants to divorce me and go back home.Should we divorce before she go back home or can we do it even if she in Philippines?I just want know coz I know u cant divorce in Philippines.Would that effect the divorce process?She don't have a cond green card yet.If i divorce her here she wil be out of status i think and i don't want a forced deporatation.Just get the divorce and she catch her flight back home. I guess it would depend upon the divorce laws in your state. When I got divorced the last time we had agreed on everything so we paid a service to prepare the legal documents and we filed it ourselves at the court. 90 days later we appeared before the judge. We were sworn in, stated we were in agreement and that we are satisfied with the details of the documents we submitted. I bet if she prepared a letter, got it notorized, and filed it along with the divorce papers stating that she is in agreement to those proceedings then she could probably go home before the final decree is issued. The above are just my thoughts and not meant to be legal advice. Sorry that you guys are heading in this direction. Adam	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-02-04 06:49:00
Philippines	anyone from pinas coming to illinois soon?	Close but not Chicago, South Bend, IN which is about 1.5 hours away from downtown by South Shore train. Good luck Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-06 18:26:00
Philippines	Greencard and Social Security Card	TStruck: We were not able to get an updated SS card with May's married name until after we received the EAD/Green card. The person at the SS office (right or wrong) explained that we could apply before but that may cause confusion when filing for AOS (something about May's last name not matching immigration records if we do it manually). She stated to AOS process makes all the necessary name adjustments They told us to come back after the EAD was received. We ended up getting the EAD and Green Card within 2 days of each other. May ended up taking a training class and volunteering (to get her out of the house to meet people) until her EAD arrived. She was eventually hired by the place where she volunteered. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-05-14 07:39:00
Philippines	Prohibited inside the US embassy manila...	My wife used one of those accordion organizers and just pulled the individual documents when requested.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-06-08 00:08:00
Philippines	Visa Approval in Phil with out of Country Divorce but no Phil Annulment	We have been waiting for the court to rule on Recognition of Foreign Divorce (from Japan in 2006). Filed Jan 2009, last hearing was in Sept 2009. Still waiting on the judge's ruling. Decided to attempt a tourist visa in Dec 2009 (we thought she might have a chance to qualify) to which the CO interviewer said no. However, the interviewer did tell her what Steve posted here. So we filed in Feb 2010. Of course, now there may be a CFO wrinkle. One can only hope the judge will finally rule prior to her packet getting to the USEM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-02-18 21:45:00
Philippines	Best way to send $2000	Banks (for xoom), western union, money gram they all need two valid ID's. 1. Your Fiancé / Wife has a passport 2. She couldn't get a passport without valid ID's, correct? 3.then u can send the money to your wife/ fiancé (unless she is with you now) If she has sibliing who is 18 or so and still in school surely he/she has a school ID and have them get a Postal ID ( takes an hour) for 250 pesos. Does your wife/fiancé has a friend she trusts, with valid ID's? Don't risk your money to thru unsure way. Good luck! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-05 05:47:00
Philippines	Checked Baggage Fees	I have flown both Delta and Hawaiian Airlines internationally with 2 pieces of checked baggage and no fees. When returning from the PI via the Detroit airport they make you grab all your bags (checked and carry on), go through Customs then place your checked luggage back onto a conveyor belt to be delivered to your connecting flight. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-06 22:50:00
Philippines	I did it!	May will be taking hers next week. Congrats Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-14 18:06:00
Philippines	Those who are planing to get married in the Philippines (new info very important)	May & I are already married in the U.S. last year and want a church ceremony in the Philippines is 2012. We have reported our marriage to the Philippine Consulate in Chicago. I am hoping none of this will apply to us since it is more like renewing our vows. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-19 05:08:00
Philippines	You Might Be Filipino If Thread	You might be a Filipino if anything in the fridge is an option for breakfast.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-17 09:41:00
Philippines	You Might Be Filipino If Thread	You might be filipino if you bless yourself before you take a shower, before you leave the house, and many other times. OMG, Yes! Great posts everyone Adam and May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-16 07:57:00
Philippines	You Might Be Filipino If Thread	You might be a Filipino if... You have 2 cell phones to text to family and friends in the Philippines (1 to receive texts on a roaming Philippine sim and 1 US based one to reply). You eat rice with a mix of cooking oil and soy sauce. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-15 20:42:00
Philippines	Things your wife/fiancee found strange about the states	No ants in the house	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-06-25 08:45:00
Philippines	K1 Visa packet received but partly opened or damaged	Can you post a picture of it? Adam and May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-07-29 18:59:00
Philippines	Visitor Visa	It's not unheard of to get a Tourist Visa but at the same time I've never heard of a Tourist Visa being granted with a pending immigration visa. Who knows how the embassy will view the request. Good luck. Adam and May Edited by Adam & May, 04 August 2011 - 06:22 AM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-08-04 06:22:00
Philippines	Is this a Bigamous Marriage?	Edited by Adam & May, 10 November 2011 - 10:42 PM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-11-10 22:40:00
Philippines	ugali ng mga pinoy at pinay	I'm from South Bend, Indiana.. the Filipino's I had met arereally nice and friendly.. So glad to meet kababayan's out here... Hello I'm from south bend too	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2011-11-16 00:38:00
Philippines	Fiance's beware	... she starts farting all over the place. Then she says "It wasn't me" some truths are universal. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2012-01-15 17:09:00
Philippines	School Documents?	Any non-U.S. diploma's, degrees will need to be evaluated to the standards of www.naces.org. there are several member agencies (We will be using (World Education Services). My wife has a BA in Economics from a university in the Philippines. She is considering obtaining as AA in Physical Therapy Assisting. The school requires international students to get their high school diploma, college degrees and even individual classes certified for the purpose of recognition for U.S. equivalency. Last I knew, schools didn't accept hand carried transcripts. I thought that had to be sent from the previous school to the next. Edited by Adam & May, 10 March 2012 - 11:45 PM.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2012-03-10 23:42:00
Philippines	American TV	HGTV. 'Nough said!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2013-01-16 00:32:00
Philippines	List of US Banks affiliated to the Philippines	Xoom.com is a similar sservice. Maybe cheaper too.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2009-12-31 21:07:00
Philippines	Did your first green card have your maiden or married name on it?	The name on the green card would be the same one you entered on form I-485 when you submitted the AOS packet. Since the marriage document acts as a legal name change we had entered her new married name on all forms. My wife's GC came was issued with her married name. After we received the GC we went to Social Security office to update her name there. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2013-05-23 05:51:00
Philippines	So...where are the VJ Fil-Am success stories?	Adam & May going strong on 3.5 years married plus together for 2 years LDR before that. May has been in the PI the last 3 months taking care of her terminally ill mother (who passed away last week) She is due back by mid March.	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2014-03-05 00:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	FIANCE ARRIVED SAFELY	Sweet! Congrats!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-04-01 21:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	What requirements did you submit in CFO? Congratulations to both of you! The CFO was satisfied with her Philippine Court ruling for Recognition of Foreign Divorce	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-10-11 17:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Congrats Shawn & Emi	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-15 21:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Living the dream, living the dream! She's here and we are happy! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-09 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	May is on her way here!!! The only bad news is that I am sick. Got some medication today and hope to be OK for tomorrow's drive to Detroit. Wish me luck Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-07 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Less than 2 days until May arrives. I am feeling a little under the weather (loading up on the vitamin C). So exicted that I am havong trouble sleeping. Less that 2 Days!!!! Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-08-06 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Oh My Goodness! Page 4? It has been this long since someone has posted. More than likely the reason is many of us are already with our special someone. For May and I, we are down to our final 7 days apart. She had a fun sayanora party but ended up getting sick (prayers please). Nothing serious, it is just making her feel miserable. Still have some cleaning to do on my end. Doesn't help that I will be working 10 hour days this week. Congrats to those who have been approved since my last posting. Adam & May	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-31 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Hey SunDrop, Will you be posting our month's update soon? Adam	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-12 20:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	Hooray!! We are completely finsihed with the paperwork aspect of out K1 visa journey. From I-129 submission to the CFO Sticker. All we have to do now is wait the 32 days for May's flight (which will be more difficult than it sounds). Thanks to all of those who have answered questions, asked questions I didn't but reaped the benefits of the answers, and those that gave words of encouragement and support. Adam & May P.S. At least we get a little rest before we start the whole cycle again for AOS. To quote an Elton John song, In the circle of life It's the wheel of fortune It's the leap of faith It's the band of hope Till we find our place On the path unwinding In the circle, the circle of life	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-06 06:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	February 2010 Filers - California Service Center	We are almost at the "lock, stock and barrel" point where there is nothing to do but wait for the day of May's flight to arrive. Her visa arrived yesterday. She goes to the DFA/CFO next week. All is running well. Adam & May P.S. Congrats to all of those approvals announced and good luck to those with upcoming interviews!	Adam & May	Male	Philippines	2010-07-02 15:28:00