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IR-1 entry in Guam

Guam is part of USA (territory), no need to go to US mainland

When I petitioned my wife, we stayed there for 3 years before we relocate to US mainland

Guam is a great place

Edited by FirstOfficerD, 15 February 2014 - 05:44 AM.

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-15 05:41:00

can somebody enlighten me, soo confused!!!!!

My experience, I had to send them all certified copies

I'm only speaking for myself not sure about others

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-26 19:43:00

$165 Immigrant Fee

Okay, so she didn't have any problem using your credit card?

Nope, you should be fine too

FirstOfficerD

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2014-03-03 00:22:00

https://elis.uscis.d...EL=&OLDSESSION=

$165 Immigrant Fee

you can create your account to pay your GC, and yes Credit payment is accepted

my wife used my credit card to pay for her GC

Edited by FirstOfficerD, 02 March 2014 - 10:41 PM.

FirstOfficerD

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2014-03-02 22:39:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

form to used need some help

hi there i have a friend that need co sponsor what form that the co sponsor need to fill in is it the 1-864 or the 1-134 says on their requirement " need to submit the i-134 and the joint sponsor tax etc.. but on this i-134 don't say about co sponsor thank you in advance

Your co-sponsor answer the very top one, the petitioner answer number 3

Read the instruction, the form is self explanatory

FirstOfficerD

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2014-01-13 00:31:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

NOA2 after 58 days!!!!!!!

I also just got the text message, approved via CA Service Center in only 41 days! So much for all those aweful budget cuts...looks like some people are working hard to keep their jobs:)

jlsuther82

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Philippines

2013-08-22 22:43:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

K-1 NOA2 Instructions

That's what we got on our NOA2 letter. Ours got approved on the 8th August and we called the NVC 5th September and they were able to give us the case number. I, like you was confused about the NVC thing too as the letter stated nothing about being sent there. Luckily someone here helped me out and I got my fiancé to call them. I guess give them a call at the end of each week to see if they can give you the case number.

Congrats though, at least it's on it's way!!

Through which service center was your case processed? From what I'm seeing with the timelines here on VJ, not one approved case from CSC in the month of Aug has been forwarded to NVC. Other customers, with dates even after our approval but processed through other service centers have already been received at the embassy.

jlsuther82

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2013-09-09 10:09:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

K-1 NOA2 Instructions

Hello everyone,

I received NOA2 approving of my I-129F petition from CSC in only 41 days, approved on 08/22/13. However, after being told by my USCIS status to follow the instruction on the notice I am confused. It states:

"The above petition has been approved, and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa issuance, or if you..."

It makes no mention of NVC as all of the sample NOA2 online have shown and as I was expecting from the visa journey flow chart. Has anyone else seen this status and figured out what happens next? I'm calling NVC everyday, sometimes twice and they just say 8 weeks. When I call USCIS customer service they give me the usual line about 'automatically' forwarding to NVC but that they don't track the shipment?

Help!

jlsuther82

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2013-09-06 21:31:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

8 weeks for a CASE NUMBER?

It took a month and a week for us to get NVC case number.

NOA2 was AUG 7 from CSC, got case number today.

My signature for your reference.

Did you receive a notification that your case has actually been forwarded to NVC?

jlsuther82

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Philippines

2013-09-13 20:40:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Finally Visa On Hand!!!

Congrats! Time to pack!

jlsuther82

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Philippines

2014-08-01 10:30:00

RFE Status

Hi all,

So we sent our RFE reply last April 15, 2013. On April 22, we received an email from USCIS , checked our status and it says "RFE Response Review"..The next day we checked it, it was back to "Initial Review"..
Is this normal? Or should i start to worry again. Our case has been long overdue before the RFE and i don't know how to handle another delay..

Any input is much appreciated..

Through the initial process for us, the Initial Review was showing (Except for the RFE Time) all the way until we went to the interview. It seems that the website status is not always accurate. I would not worry yet.

TKJ365

Male

Japan

2013-04-25 23:13:00

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

The Stupid RFE Thread

The ONLY RFE we got was from the Civil Surgeon that did the Medical Exam. They failed to have my wife sign the results. :wacko:

TKJ365

Male

Japan

2013-04-25 19:47:00

Does your embassy reply to emails?

Sent them email last Wednesday 09/11/13, just reply to me 09/16/13, this is USEM

not sure about Sydney, did you received auto reply? if you did I'm sure USE received your email

TboneTX is right make sure you put your ref. no., make it easy for them to find your files

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-15 23:40:00

Question about warning notice

No worries we keep warning ticket/s within our department, it won't even go to your DMV files

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-02 01:42:00

When to file citizenship

Huh? Op i think you got it wrong. Read the replies carefully.. She can file for citizenship after about 3years from the time her ir visa was activated. If she is in the us for 17 months.. She has 18 more months before she can file for citizenship. But she can be outside the country as long 18 months is spend in usa

Thank you biaobiao for clarifying to her

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-10 04:26:00

When to file citizenship

You are very much welcome

I?m not very familiar with Immigration Law/s or Policies

Being an airline crew my wife travel a lot almost every 2 months

Out of 3 years she was physically in USA for 23 months, she was never question why she?s out of the country a lot

I?m only sharing you her experience

Before she travel to Manila my wife filed for her N-400 and approximately 7 or 8 weeks, I received a letter and date for her interview, she came back for interview and traveled back to Manila, then 4 weeks later I receive a letter stating the date of her oath taking

During the interview she was asked 7 question all related to either laws or history of the US and was given 2 English words that she need to write a sentence

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-10 04:13:00

When to file citizenship

If you married to a USC, you just need to wait 3 years

You only need to be in the US for at least 18 months and the rest you can be in Manila or anywhere else

Note: you cannot be absent for more than a year

i.e., you can go to Manila for 3 months then back to USA and again you can be out of the country again, but make sure you need to be physically in USA for at least 18 months to be eligible for Naturalization

jkelly07 is right check the read the instructions n-400.

You need to take your time and read it carefully, it?s there under ? Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet?

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-10 00:37:00

N400 after being gone about 9 months...pls help

This is where my confusion is. Here is the PDF I am referring to from USCIS regarding the 6 months. It is on page 2. http://www.uscis.gov...le/chapter4.pdf

An applicant?s intent is not relevant in determining the location of his or her residence. The period of absence from the United States is the defining factor in determining whether the applicant is presumed to have disrupted his or her residence.

An applicant may overcome the presumption of loss of his or her continuity of residence by providing evidence to establish that the applicant did not disrupt his or her residence. The evidence may include, but is not limited to, documentation that during the absence:^[11]

The applicant did not terminate his or her employment in the United States or obtain employment while abroad.
The applicant?s immediate family remained in the United States.
The applicant retained full access to his or her United States abode

Even if you are absent for 6 months it will not affect you application if you have good reason to be away for 6 months

I know because my wife did it, she was gone for 9 months, however she provided the following upon returned

Her current credit card/s statement

Proof of joint ownership of the house

Her car registration

Her checking account

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-10 01:52:00

N400 after being gone about 9 months...pls help

You could be out of the country; however you need to be back when you receive a letter from USCIS

i.e., interview appointment letter or any document/s pertaining to your application, on the other hand when you received your interview appointment letter, you can write to them and request for another interview date

There?s no such thing 6 months rule, however you cannot be out for more than 1 year

Your best bet, read the N-400 instruction

FirstOfficerD

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Philippines

2014-02-10 00:50:00

IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Phoenix or Tempe, Arizona?

Tempe is a hub, so it goes there then it will be forwarded to Phoenix

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-06 20:23:00

As of today for

Sept. 18 UA flight 862 HKG-SFO 41 seats available plus 30 reserve seats

Sept. 19 UA flight 862 HKG-SFO 46 seats available plus 30 reserve seats

Sept. 20 US flight 862 HKG-SFO 52 seats available plus 30 reserve seats

if you want to fly to HKG-SFO on 18, 19, 20, you should be ok

even if your non-rev but you are flying your own airline with 24 years seniority, I can almost guarantee you will be on the flight, I only been flying for 6 years and do not have much seniority, fly to Manila 6, 7 times a year not once I missed a flight, although sometimes I need to be at JS

a lot of employee either took their retirement or buyout after UA merges with NW, I believe that was 2011

and yes your nor-rev, but non-rev passenger has access to check load capacity, you should be able to check your load before planning your trip

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-15 23:29:00

The real issue here is to help our new friend the best way to flight out from the Philippines whether Clark or NAIA and provide her more info the best we can

Niblet from some reason I can't comprehend your point, I must say I agree with Hank and DavidRoxy

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-15 17:16:00

I don't think she's coming as a companion pass, I believed she is a register guest

I was able to take my wife with me via CX to KHG almost every 2months without issue (before we got married she's under my register guest), I'm not sure about UA agreement with CX since UA is under Star Aliance, I work for AA and CX is under One World

To play safe get a confirm flight from MNL-HKG, I'm 100% sure your fiance can get you on UA easily,

MNL-HKG to US mainland is my regular route via CX I hardly take UA since they still use the old 747-400 and they won't allow me to JS

P.S. if HKG route doesn't work, try MNL to GUM to HNL to either SFO or IAH via UA, this is 100% free with possible upgrade to first class

Edited by OfficerD, 15 September 2013 - 05:16 AM.

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2013-09-15 05:08:00

i got my sputum result last Sept. 12 (negative results hurraayyyy!) and i came back to SLEC Sept. 13, had a shot of vaccine and went home with my CD. my interview date is Oct. 16.

my fiance works with an airline company so he enrolled me under his flying benefits, thus we don't need to purchase a plane ticket going to the US, hopefully at the end of Oct when he's back to get me. however, we are planning to fly from DMIA Clark, Angeles going to Hong Kong for the main reasons that it will be hard for us to get a seat if we are flying from NAIA since we are chance passengers and Clark is just 30mins away from my place. we just have to purchase Air Asia tickets for that trip. and from Hong Kong, we will board a trip of United Airlines going to SFO as my POE. my question is, won't there be any problem if i won't be flying from NAIA? do you think the flight plan will be fine as long as i have all my docs, CFO stickers and paid any necessary tax/ fee at DMIA airport? i know we need to pay a tax fee at the airport before the departure. i just want to make sure i won't have any hassles at the airport in going out of the country. TIA

I'm assuming your spouse work for UA, I believed UA has agreement with CX, you can fly out from NAIA via CX to HKG

I believe UA leaves 11am so you need the first fly out from NAIA, you can also try MNL-GUM-HNL- SFO or IAH via UA

This is low peak season, you and your spouse should be able to get out there easily, flight are good until last week of October for non-rev

Another thing when I pick-up my wife and since we are holding U.S. issue ticket I didn't have to pay travel tax, but I did paid for terminal fee

I may be wrong on travel tax to play safe bring 1700pesos

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-15 04:03:00

i got my sputum result last Sept. 12 (negative results hurraayyyy!) and i came back to SLEC Sept. 13, had a shot of vaccine and went home with my CD. my interview date is Oct. 16.

my fiance works with an airline company so he enrolled me under his flying benefits, thus we don't need to purchase a plane ticket going to the US, hopefully at the end of Oct when he's back to get me. however, we are planning to fly from DMIA Clark, Angeles going to Hong Kong for the main reasons that it will be hard for us to get a seat if we are flying from NAIA since we are chance passengers and Clark is just 30mins away from my place. we just have to purchase Air Asia tickets for that trip. and from Hong Kong, we will board a trip of United Airlines going to SFO as my POE. my question is, won't there be any problem if i won't be flying from NAIA? do you think the flight plan will be fine as long as i have all my docs, CFO stickers and paid any necessary tax/ fee at DMIA airport? i know we need to pay a tax fee at the airport before the departure. i just want to make sure i won't have any hassles at the airport in going out of the country. TIA

Edited by OfficerD, 15 September 2013 - 04:02 AM.

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-15 03:54:00

ua mileage plus ticket

Call All Nippon Airlines in Philippines 553-8000

All Nippon Airlines and United Airlines are both Star Alliance

Advised ANA that your fiancé used his United Miles to book for your ticket

FirstOfficerD

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Philippines

2013-09-17 23:21:00

Im married in the Philippines wants to file divorce in US Is this will be recognize also in the Philippines?

Only if you are a U.S. citizen, Philippine Law will recognized your divorce, since you are permanent residence (you are still Filipino) you are still subject of Philippine Law

Just FYI, you can find your answer on Family Code of Philippines, Executive Order 209

A divorce obtained by a Filipino in another country, like the USA or Japan for example, is not recognized here in the Philippines. In several decisions, our Supreme Court has ruled that a Filipino who obtains a divorce abroad and gets married here again, is liable for bigamy.

[1] People v. Schneckenburger: The Supreme Court held that the accused, who secured a foreign divorce and later remarried in the Philippines (believing that the foreign divorce was valid), is liable for bigamy.

[2] People v. Bitdu: The Court carefully distinguished between a mistake of fact from a mistake of law. A mistake of fact could be a basis for the defense of good faith in a bigamy case. On the other hand, a mistake of law does not excuse a person, even a lay person, from liability. In this case, the accused had obtained a divorce under Mohammedan custom. The Court held that even if the accused honestly believed she was not committing any violation of the law in contracting her second marriage, and that she had no criminal intent, these did not justify her act.

The Court also ruled that everyone is presumed to know the law. The lack of knowledge that the act constitutes a violation of the law does not exempt a person from the consequences.

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-24 20:50:00

it's 3am..woke up and ,,,,HALLELUJAH....!!!

A_Saif, is right use your passport number

FirstOfficerD

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2013-09-25 04:36:00

Need info on fees and miscellaneous expenses

$230 each for the visa

Medical Fees effective January 1, 2014

15 years and older USD 223.00 PhP 10,035 (your wife 10,035)

less than 15 years old USD 185.00 PhP 8,325.00 (your children 16,650 for both)

their air fare average between 800 to 1200 each (you can find online a lot cheaper)

FirstOfficerD

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2014-01-22 04:51:00

St Luke Medical

http://www.slec.ph/#

Their website

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-03 06:17:00

NBI Clearance Purpose

Nope, they only care if you have derogatory then it?s a problem or sometimes misspelled on your name

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-11 20:20:00

Bringing flower and vegetable seeds

No problem, unless you get caught

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-12 20:21:00

Petitioner Travel to Manila

In response to the posters above...thanks

I like the idea about purchasing a one way ticket. It just makes me a bit nervous if they ask for the return ticket.

I'd like to believe they would let you in with the VISA excuse. If the don't can you just buy a ticket?

Actually if you have to buy another full fare ticket it still might be less than buying an unrestricted far

I do not know how the other member able to get a one way ticket, he is lucky

I could be wrong but as far as I know you are require having a return ticket, unless you are a former citizen of that country, again I could be wrong

I fly to Manila almost every 2 months and I required having return ticket

Try your luck on China Airlines (note: to get refund you need to purchase the ticket on China Airlines website only)

China Airline term and conditions

·Online refunds are available only for completely unused CI tickets purchased on this website within two years of the date of issue.

·The refund amount will be reimbursed to original cardholder and his/her card number for subject ticket payment. Please provide the original credit card number and name of cardholder who pay the ticket so as to be allowed to access the refund process on line.

·We will prompt refund as possible once receive your request and the duration of reimbursement will subject to card-issuing banks handling procedures, and the refund service charge will be deducted from original amount.

·If you are submitting a refund request within 24 hours after purchase and the reservation was made one week or more prior to a flight's scheduled departure, you are entitled to a full refund without service charge. If these conditions apply, click ?Within 24 hours of purchase? below to request a full refund.

·Refund service for partially used ticket, free ticket award, and ticket involving other airlines cannot be applied on website please contact nearest CI branch office for more details.

·Tickets in conjunction with Turbojet/THSR ticket cannot apply refund service via website, please contact CI branch office for more details.

·Once you changed reservation online, please proceed to CI branch office for your ticket refund.

·Tickets commencing from Korea, if the refund is made 10 days or more prior to a flights departure date, may be cancelled without penalty for a full refund within 7 days after purchase. Please contact our Korean office for details.

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-09 00:54:00

Dual citizenship question

I need to apply for recognition because I never register his birth certificate to neither Philippine Consulate nor NSO

he is 8 years when he travel to Philippines

just because one of your parent is Filipino citizen, yes the child is Filipino you still need to do paper work, i.e., registering your child to either Philippine embassy or NSO if you are in Philippines

I didn't any of those procedure and the child is already 8 years old when he went to Philippines

The only reason I applied for him to be recognize is because we cannot transfer the property little of his grandparent due to he is USC

FirstOfficerD

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2014-02-15 19:04:00