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previous marriage NBI clearance

yesterday i i checked my visa status online at http://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/

and it shows that my visa was "ISSUED"

thanks God and everyone here on visa journey!

to think that this whole NBI Clearance made me sick everyday bcoz im thinking that i have sent a wrong one..

thanks everyone!

i'll just wait for my visa to be delivered then

but my journey doesn't stop here, there's CFO pa

graciee

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2013-02-13 19:54:00

previous marriage NBI clearance

so it means i did the right thing?

graciee

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2013-02-03 01:46:00

previous marriage NBI clearance

i am asked to submitt an NBI clearance with my name using my 1st husbands last name..

i applied for an NBI clearance with my name using my 1st husbands lastname.. and in marital status says: Annuled

did i do it right?

or should i just put my present name and put my name using my 1st husbands lastname on the "AKA box"

which is correct?

graciee

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2013-02-03 01:10:00

Hello all, my father went through a sputum test and was told to call St. lukes on Feb 20 unfortunately he got a call from St. Lukes asking him to come back Feb 5 for pulmonary evaluation. I dont know what that means but I read that when the hospital call you its not a good sign.
Now my mom postponed her vaccination because we want both parents to be interviewed the same day/time but looks like thats not going to be the case. Maybe I will ask my mom to go ahead with her vaccination and go to her interview alone.
Going back to my dad, he has an annual physical/ medical exam for work purposes in fact he had medical/physical a week before his medical at st lukes and he is fine no signs of tb nothing he is indeed a healthy man. Anyway, is it true that if he has to be treated it would be 6 months everyday to st lukes? My parents are from Mindanao and I read some post stating that St. Lukes allow patient to be treated in their local hospital as opposed to having the treatment at st lukes but it could take 18 months??? Hope somebody that went through the same scenario could give me feedback on this.. It is very stressful! Thank you very much...

how's your Dad na?

graciee

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2013-02-13 19:47:00

oh maybe thats why they saw something on your Dad's xray.. lets hope and pray na sana negative ang result

graciee

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2013-02-03 01:43:00

usually kasi pag sa culture test, around 3-4weeks may tutubo na yan kung may sakit ka talaga kaya may natatawagan na ng earlier as 1month.. if it reach the 6th week at wala pa ring tumutubong kahit ano.. wala na talagang tutubo dun.. kaya pwede ng magconclude na negative sya.. sana negative ang Dad mo.. i've heard this kind of situation sa nakasabayan ko sa SLMEC and she's negative..

what the result nga pala ng sputum test ng Dad mo?

kasi pag negative then there is also a chance na mag negative sya sa Sputum test..

@ miss mercyrich how many weeks na po ang culture test mo po nung natawagan ka?

graciee

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2013-02-03 01:00:00

i had nasal allergies at yun ang nakita sa xray ko.. is your dad smoking, does he have allergies? or do u have pets at home? or nagka ubo ba siya before his medical exam?

graciee

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2013-02-03 00:47:00

i also had sputum test last october 16,17,18 of 2012.. they told me to call december18,2012.. but a friend of mine who also undergo sputum test told me that its already ok to call SLMEC kahit walang pang 2months.. minsan kasi pag tinawagan ka nila ng wala pang 8weeks, its either positive or they didnt see anything at all sa culture test mo, thats why they call you na agad..

sabi ng SLMEC sa kin to call december18,2012 pero i called them up ng december7 (thats friday) and the guy on the phone told me na may result na daw and its negative and that i can go there anyday of the next week.. but i scheduled it december13..

tell your Dad to pray.. i also include you guys to my prayer.. i know this is hard, i've been here too..

tell your Dad to have a sneak peak of his folder pag asa SLMEC sya, yung mga red ang folder kasi yun ang mga nagpositive, mine was orange folder kasi..

dont worry, it doesnt mean na dahil napaaga ang tawag ng SLMEC e positive na ang result.. and besides your Dad is near naman na on the supposed to be 8weeks waiting time tska usualyy sa mga nakasabay ko nung bumalik ako ng SLMEC for the result e mejo matatanda na and the SLMEC call them earlier din and the result is negative.. keep on praying!

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-03 00:43:00

CFO Manila Expeirience

i had my seminar at PRISM last May 2012 and an representative from BDO bank discussed about planning life in the US and afterwards she's offering us to open a savings account with them! funny!

and oh we payed 300pesos for the GCC and 250pesos for the booklet.. but now 400pesos for the whole thing?

graciee

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2013-02-14 08:03:00

CFO Manila Expeirience

The CFO must have been reading VJ...and that's why they got rid of cranky PRISM and grumpy SMEF-COW.

Thanks for sharing your fiancée's CFO experience. I'm starting to like the new CFO-run seminar.

i had my seminar at PRISM last May 2012 and an representative from BDO bank discussed about planning life in the US and afterwards she's offering us to open a savings account with them! funny!

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-14 08:00:00

221g AP

wow congrats to you and to your parents

im already here in Cali na

since feb.26..

are you with your parents now?

for sure nagbayad din kayo nung additional 165$

god bless!

graciee

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2013-03-12 12:45:00

221g AP

ako naman, i had my interview last January 8,2013... the american consul that interviewed me said that everything is ok with my visa application but he needs me to submitt an NBI clearance with my name using my ex-husband lastname (since i had an annuled marriage)..

so to comply with, kumuha ako ng NBI clearance tapos may ka-name ako so i need to wait ng ilang araw pa para mairelease ang NBI ko. tapos nung nakuha ko na ang NBI ko, i send it right away via 2GO courier dahil yun yung nakalagay sa instruction letter na ibinigay sa kin sa USEM after my interview..

tapos nakareceive ako ng email frm USEM nung January 22, 2013 na nareceive daw nila ung NBI ko nung January18 tapos ang sabi pa sa email "your case has been referred to a consular officer for review. The time required to process a visa application varies by case and depends on its complexity and the number and intricacy of other cases awaiting review"

the USEM have my passport pa.. gaano pa kaya katagal ang pagreview nila sa case ko.. im worried kasi sa March13 na po mageexpire ang medical ko.. advice nmn po plsss.. thank you!

im Grace po pala.. im married to a Fil-Am guy.. CR1 po ang visa ko..

graciee

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2013-02-01 01:45:00

Average Anulment Time in the Philippines

my annulment took 1year and 4months, these includes filing thing (to the local civil registrar and NSO)

graciee

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2013-02-03 12:24:00

My Gosh! This Sputum Ordeal with St. Luke's!!!

lets hope no calls from the embassy between 3-5weeks because the result may be positive.. because during the culture test process, its usually between 3-5weeks that those unwanted micro organisms or whatever you call them, shows/grow in the sputum..

when you're on your 6th weeks and no calls yet fron SLMEC then there's a big chance of having a negative result.. because when the culture test process reach its 6th weeks and no unwanted micro organisms or whatever you call, shows/grow in the sputum.. then there's this chance that they will see nothing at all on your culture test

graciee

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2013-02-03 08:19:00

My Gosh! This Sputum Ordeal with St. Luke's!!!

This is super great advice. Good luck to you all.

i've heard that after the treatment, the patient will under go another sputum test.. during my 3days sputum collection, there this woman who is on her 2nd sputum test.. we asked her why she's having another sputum test.. she told us that she had a 6months treatment at SLMEC bcoz her 1st culture test resulted positive.. she said she has no choice but to follow what SLMEC procedures..

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-03 07:59:00

My Gosh! This Sputum Ordeal with St. Luke's!!!

hi there!

i've been on this situation too.. the waiting game made me crazy! but ofcourse we need to be patient and im thankful that my husband is supportive, he's the who always tell me that everything will be fine in Gods time..

i had my sputum test October 16,17,18 of 2012.. the smear test was negative.. they told me to call back on December 18, 2012 (i need to wait for 8weeks)

a friend of mine who also had sputum test told me that it is ok to call SLMEC already even if you're only on your 6th-7th weeks. just be polite and be friendly on asking on the phone.. before calling make sure to know your PDS# because they will ask for it..

i should be calling SLMEC on December 18, 2012 but i try to call them last December 7, 2012 Friday..the guy i talked with ask for my PDS# and my name.. then he ask me to hold on for a while for him to check if my culture test result is already on their system. then he's back on the phone, he told me that theres already a result for me and its negative.. and he told me that i can go to SLMEC any day of next week to finish my medical.. but i told him to scheduled me on december 13,2012..

on December 13, 2012 @ SLMEC, the guard gave me my number stub & told me to proceed in the pulmonary section 2nd floor.. at the pulmonary section i gve my number stub to the nurse and as i handed him my number and gave him my name then he looked for my folder and told me to take my seat and wait for my name to be called.. thank God because the color of my folder is orange..

a friend that i also met at SLMEC during my 3days sputum collection told me that those who have red folders are positive.. and she's right.. i've been observing while waiting for my name to be called and those who have red folders are positive..

then my name was called, a doctor talked to me and told me that my culture test was negative

and i can proceed to the next step..

to make the long story short, i had another pregnancy test where in i payed 450pesos.. then they gave me 2 vaccinations.. then i went down to the releasing area for my medical result & new interview schedule thats around 11am so i decided to have my lunch.. good thing i ate my lunch na becoz you know what, they release my medical result(cd) & interview schedule at 4:30pm.. thats it!

just be patient and everything will be ok

good luck!

graciee

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2013-02-03 07:47:00

cfo requirement philippines

kahit saang bansa ka magpunta kailangan mo ng CFO sticker not unless OFW ka.. tama po ba ako? iba naman kasi yung sa mga OFW di po ba?

graciee

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2013-02-03 08:58:00

cfo requirement philippines

Are they now using US passports? I say this because it seems EXTREMELY fishy that someone is slipping through immigration without the CFO sticker in their RP passport. They check for it each and every time in my experience. Also, how long ago was this bribery for a CFO sticker at the airport? The recent administration has made cracking down on low level graft a major issue and thankfully it seems to be working. The CFO really does serve a purpose and it is not just to line the government coffers. When you have OFWs and emigrants leaving the country at the rate that they do it is important that they are informed of how different the world is outside the Philippines and what resources they have available to them in case they get into trouble.

cfo sticker is as valuable as your visa and passport so its impossible not to have it in your RP passport before leaving the Philippines..

graciee

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2013-02-03 08:55:00

visa packet envelope with diagonal cut

Yes your passport is inside the plastic pouch, just remove your passport and leave the envelope inside the plastic bag will help to protect it until POE.

Cut corner is normal

thank you Hank_ you've been a big help really!

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-15 10:46:00

visa packet envelope with diagonal cut

it is normal, this cut.

thanks Darnell

and one more thing, the passport is is really inside the plastic pouch where the yellow envelope and the IDS are put?

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-15 08:00:00

visa packet envelope with diagonal cut

hello everyone

after 3weeks being in the "administrative process".. i already receive my visa packet today..

but i have a question.. im worried about what i had read here on VJ about the visa packet that must not be open or else i'll be in trouble..

is it normal that my visa packet (the yellow envelope) has a diagonal cut on its corner?

hope to hear from you guys.. thank you!

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-15 04:16:00

i checked my staus online at http://ceac.state.gov/CEAC/

and it shows that my visa is ISSUED

thanks God and everyone here on visa journey!

i'll just wait for my visa to be delivered then

graciee

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2013-02-12 20:12:00

thank you..

i'll update you guys tomorrow

graciee

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2013-02-02 23:18:00

i will call the embassy tomorrow to ask about my visa status..

im worrying.. i lost my appetite since after my interview

my husband keeps telling me to stop worrying bcoz everything will be fine

but how can i stop worrying, knowing that i failed to follow the instructions

graciee

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2013-02-02 22:44:00

@ the patriot yes i know.. i didnt know about that until after my interview.. i should have read more about the documents i should be bringing and i'll be needing..the previous marriage i had, its a marriage without my knowledge

(i found out about it when im securing an Certificate of No Marriage last 2009 bcoz me & my present husband are getting married.. my alleged 1st husband is a friend who ask for a favor wayback 2002, he's a seaman & he believes that when he tells his company he'll get extra money for the "allotment for wife".. so he asked me to sign a blank marriage contract for him to submitt in his company.. then after that he never showed up ever.. i signed the blank Marriage Contract bcoz i believe even if i signed it, it will never be valid bcoz im only 16yrs old that time.. thats why my previous marriage was annuled becoz its been null and void since the beginning"

thats why i never thought that i have "AKA or other names" becoz i never used his lastnames anyway.. i never used it in any single document.. but its too late now.. i should have read and ask more about the documents i'll be needing..

thank you guys..this website is giving me a lot of ideas.. how i wish i've seen this website before i had my interview

im so sad

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-02 22:37:00

im worried po kasi march13 ang expiration ng medical ko.. sana matapos na po ang pagreview sa case ko para makuha ko na ang visa at ng makapag CFO na.. January 2012 po nagstart ang journey namin sa visa application na 'to.. one year na, sana makakuha na ng visa..

thank you @redvelvet ha.. thank you po talaga..

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-01 11:45:00

yung interview ko po sa american consul mga 1minute lang.. he just asked me the usual thing.. my name, dob, name of my husband and his dob and where he lives..

tapos sabi po niya "everything is ok with your visa application but i need you to submitt an NBI clearance with your name using your first husbands lastname" ( ganyan po yung eksaktong sinabi nya hehe) tapos sabi pa po nya "you dont need to come back here to submitt your NBI clearance, you need to send it via 2go courier. you can take your seat and wait for your name to be called for the instructions on how you are going to send your NBI clearance"

ganyan na ganyan po ang sinabi hehe, talagang tinandaan ko po haha!

hindi ko naman po kasi alam na kailangan pala ng NBI clearance na gamit ay yung lastname from previous marriage..

graciee

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2013-02-01 11:41:00

hello redvelvet

i already did

but its showing the same thing, di pa rin nagbabago ung status.. it says " under administrative processing"

thank you

graciee

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2013-02-01 08:15:00

im a Filipina and married to a fil-am guy. i had my visa interview last January 8, 2013.. the American Consul that intervied me said that everything is ok with my immigrant visa application (CR1) but he needs me to submitt an NBI clearance with my name, using my ex-husbands lastname (since i had an annulment from my previous marriage).. so to comply with, i get an NBI clearance and sent it to the US embassy manila via 2GO courier.. then on January18 o received an email from the embassy manila, informing me that they receive my NBIclearance last January 18,2013. in their email they told me that " my case has been referred to a consular officer for review. The time required to process a visa application varies by case and depends on its complexity and the number and intricacy of other cases awaiting review"

im worried how long will it take for them to review my case.. they didnt ask for any document naman na, just that NBI clearance with my name using my 1st husbands lastname.,

anyone here on visajourney na kagaya ko ng visa case.. im worried because its already February and my medical will expire on march13.. and one thing more i dont know if im approved or not.. do i have a chance na approved ang visa application ko? pls pls i need advice.. thank you!

graciee

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2013-02-01 01:25:00

NVC interview schedule?

depends on the date available..

graciee

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2013-02-03 05:04:00

MNL____ case with additional 2digits

hello again everyone!

after 3weeks under "administrative process" i received my visa packet today Feb.15,2013..

as i check my personal info's on my visa, i notice that instead of 10digits numbers after the MNL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there is additon 2digit numbers - 01..

so my case number looks like this: MNL2012_ _ _ _ _ _01

sorry for not giving the complete case number... but is it normal? or should i report it at the US Embassy..

pls plsss.. i hope someone can give me an
answer with this matter..

thank u guys!

graciee

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Philippines

2013-02-15 10:55:00

how many digits must be in case number?

thank you Saylin ????

graciee

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2013-02-15 11:47:00

how many digits must be in case number?

graciee

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2013-02-15 10:41:00