ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Philippines6-8 weeks for the visa to arrive??
Hello again fellow VJ'rs..I called the embassy today and they told me that the counsel who interviewd (feb 4th) my fiancee has not issued a visa yet. It usually takes 6-8 weeks for a decision to be made??? Is this correct???? Wow this really is making me worry. Feels like something is wrong with our case. I mean they issued her a pink slip and told her to pay the air21 fee, he even said everything went fine....I dont understand
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-12 02:28:00
Philippinesbringing dried fish, canned meats back to US
ive been to the philippines 9 years in a row(2000-2009) now and ive never got my dried fish,buko pies,suman and other filipino deserts searched or taken away from me at sfo..i remember bringing 15 buko pies back in 03 and the guy asked what kind of food and i told him buko pies...he said MMM and laughed..closest to have them check my boxs was when i forgot to check and circle food on the customs declarations form but they just asked what kind of food was there and let me go on.....canned foods, cooked deserts and dried fish ive never had any problems with smile.gif
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-13 23:58:00
Philippineserror on my I-134
yeah dnt sweat it..i also put my middle intial on certain papers and they didnt say anything....i think they are more focused on your fiancee's docs more than anything....GL
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-15 14:59:00
Philippinesim worried
i was wondering as well how come we havent gotten any word..have your us petitioner call them... i havent been waiting that long but i did happen to call this number (632) 301-2000 and press 0 for operator...tell your us petitioner that he is checking the status on the petition...i got my results yesterday finally and our visa was just printed 2 hours before i called(thank god and what a coincidence)..it will be realeased this tuesday...i talked to a nice pinay named grace smile.gif she gave me the update...hope this helps..
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-14 00:10:00
PhilippinesHow to send original evidence to fiance for K1 Visa interview?
if there is an lbc near you thats what i used...arrived in perfect condition smile.gif GL
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-17 17:22:00
PhilippinesDoes it make sense to have a medical exam early?
if you know you have anything that will come up in the x-rays (scar on lung from previous tb) take the test asap, they will delay you regardless if your cured to have a sputum test and culture test which will take arnd 2 months..by that time you can just get everything ready for the interview while waiting for the results as long as your negative on the tests you will be givin another interview date......
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-22 01:31:00
PhilippinesPlane Ticket
Hello VJ's as i ask for your experience and advice again. Regarding the plane tickets. Which method is better? I really want to get my fiancee's ticket thru internet but im afraid at the airport she might have problems. Anyone been thru such problems buying a ticket here in the us or any other country thru internet and having problems at MNL? Or should I just send her money and let her get her own ticket?? Someone was saying on her before that their husband to be, bought them a ticket from over here and when she got to the airport she had all kinds of problems because her husbands credit card bill wasnt on the email receipt. I wouldnt dare put my credit card number on anything in the P.I. so im kinda confused on what to do here. Buy here(internet) or send money there?? Any suggestions would be much thankful smile.gif thanks guys!!
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-24 13:16:00
Philippinessputum issue!
just to all of you undergoing the culture test, the longer they dont call you to nearing your date of results the better your chance are of being negative on the test...i actually called 10 days before my result date and got her results...hope this helps from a personal experience, so call early and try and get your results, worked for me...GL
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-25 23:24:00
Philippinespinay from san francisco
Menlo Park Here.....
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-24 03:13:00
PhilippinesFeel Sad About My Medical Exam
just to all of you undergoing the culture test, the longer they dont call you to nearing your date of results the better your chance are of being negative on the test...i actually called 10 days before my result date and got her results...hope this helps from a personal experience, so call early and try and get your results, worked for me...GL
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-25 23:25:00
PhilippinesWhat is the best time to call Usembassy in manila , for follow up
have your us petitioner call Tel. No. : (632) 301-2000 extension 2555, 2246 Consular Section....i talked to a lady named grace and she was really helpful and very nice..those other numbers 909 and 1-888 are just visa infomation services(sced an interview and robot replies)..they told me somthing totally diff and read what they were saying to me from a piece of paper, she was even eating something while talking to me so i couldnt understand her that well....GL

Edited by pho4ray, 15 February 2009 - 03:12 PM.

pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-15 15:10:00
PhilippinesWhat to do next after marriage..
awe ok lol, i feel like im all over the place with this...i see now. i dont need that stuff untill i have our interview date...k k thanks again guys....you guys are like flash!!! with the blink of the eye you guys responded!! thanks so much people...salamat talaga (thanks in tagalog)
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-04-26 19:53:00
PhilippinesWhat to do next after marriage..
i was just reading over the steps in the aos process..it says i need to have all these documents such as joint bank accounts, bills, credit card statements ect....with both of our names on it...how do you do that when she doesnt even have a social security number? i tried to open a joint account at chase but they told me she needs a ss number.....thats the reason why i applied and was waiting for her ss card to come in.....grr so confusing
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-04-26 19:10:00
PhilippinesWhat to do next after marriage..
thanks very much guys!! i will start getting the aos done asap..i was actually waiting for the ss card to come in lol...thanks smile.gif have a great week ahead everyone!!!!
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-04-26 18:44:00
PhilippinesWhat to do next after marriage..
Hello. Just wanted to know what to do next besides getting the aos package together. My wife and I are now married (she came here on a k1 visa) since 2 weeks ago. I have applied for a ss# and we are now waiting for it the mail(6weeks max since they have to verify the marriage license)...i understandd that getting the ss card is the first thing we need to do and is pretty much required on every paper on the aos application and applying for bank accounts and her ca id.....anyways someone was telling me we need to report that we are now married to the immigration office here in cali so she does not get an overstay and possibly deported...please enlighten me on this concern anyone...thank you so much.....ray and grace
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-04-26 15:28:00
Philippinesmeron ba sa inyo mguunder ng sputum this week
We've been thru the same situation with the xrays....just remember the longer you dont hear from them, the better off you are that the culture test is negative...i called in 10 days early to get results because i was so anxious to see and they told me she was negative and that she needed to report in for shots...who knows they probably get the results much earlier but just make you wait for 8 weeks, hell i didnt....anyways follow your heart and never give up!!! wish you the best of luck....ray&grace
pho4rayMalePhilippines2009-02-24 03:23:00
PhilippinesSt. lukes med exam denied :(
QUOTE (edp333 @ Nov 12 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (JamesRachel @ Nov 12 2008, 05:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I Know the feelings.I was been in same way before and more depress when i know im positive and had a treatment in 6 months, 1 month and half waiting to have a re-interview , almost 2 months waiting visa tell now haven`t yet. If she was cured TB before nothing to worry she will be negative dont lost your hope. She will be okay I dont want someone felt the way I felt before.
Good Luck!


Rachel, I am sorry to hear you and James are still waiting. We will pray and hope you get your visa soon.


yes i would like to send my prayers out to everyone who is going thru complications with the process...all i want is to be loved like everyone else and it seems like its a crime when something like this happens...
pho4rayMalePhilippines2008-11-12 13:11:00
PhilippinesSt. lukes med exam denied :(
thank you all for posting and giving me your thoughts. i could not sleep at all last night due to what happend to us. im upset at myself because if i knew they were going to do this i should have just scheduled her interview right away since i knew they were going to ask her to come back and wait for 2 more months..it took us about 1.5 months of getting her req docs ready so that would have been just right timing for her test if i had done it right away....in my opinion they should have a pre Med Check....i mean how easy is it to have the person come in fill out some papers and give them the sputem test right there and then so when you get your real check up, everything will be ready(exam,culture test results ect)...i knew she has the scar in her lung from previous tb....she is cured as of this date and has a med check up every year(she works at a call center in makati so im sure they are thorough)....i could have prevented this whole thing if i only knew they were going to trip over her scar in her lung...all you have to do is sced. the interview right away because you know you will get denied so that gives you 2 months to get everything ready, thats of course if you have your passport already which we had.....i would like to help the people on this site that will go thru this and let them know to take the exam right away if you know you have scars in your lungs or even tb...its will save you the 2 months. this has been by far the worse thing that has happend to me that im feeling..honestly im very sad our country has poor immigration laws...someone on this site stated how its so easy for people from mexico to come into califonia illegally having disease and whatever else, and look at how citizens get treated(we pay to get denied)...my father fought in the korean war for this country and look how they treat our veterans..obama i hope you are reading this post, maybe you can make immigration one of your top ten, bush sure screwd things up...i will be proceeding with my flight this coming nov 28th and returning without grace...im so upset but atleast i can knock out 3/4 of the waiting time by being there with her....also i just wanted to tell everyone that this is the best place to get help with your immigration problems because people have been thru the experiences....we all learn from each other...sorry about the long post i guess im just trying to reach out to people after what happend yesterday.......

p.s. nothing against mexico and its people, just making a statement and comparing...i love de la joya but he will lose to pacquiao
pho4rayMalePhilippines2008-11-12 12:11:00
PhilippinesSt. lukes med exam denied :(
My fiancee had her Med. check up today and was called back for additional tests in 2 weeks. She had PTB before but was cured. She is required to have a check up every year for her job and has been cleared every time..Im sad and very nervous right this second. We had our interview this coming nov 24th and i am arriving there(philippines) the 28th. I had everything planned out so she can fly back with me before jan 19th. Now she was told to not go to her interview and to come in and take those tests and she will have to wait for 2 months after to get results..Is this true?? Does it really take this long I feel so helpless right now..Do i need to call up and cancel the interview? Does the additonal test cost more money??? Is there anything i can do, attorney or something to help this situation?? Someone please give me some advice, im in deep stress this second.....thank you, ray

...sorry for the the double post, i posted the 1st one in foreign embassy section didnt know how to move to here..
pho4rayMalePhilippines2008-11-12 03:03:00