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My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
QUOTE(ultracrow @ Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM) 
My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
It will not be required at the POE into the US....
As long as she has the K-1 visa and CFO sticker in her passport she should be OK leaving the Philippines and entering the U.S. You can be stopped from entering the U.S. even with the K-1 visa, but not because of not having a certificate of employment.
QUOTE(ultracrow @ Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM)
The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US x x x they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US.
Geez, the things some of these CFO people tells the ladies.
The letter of employment would only be required if she was travelling on a work visa.
QUOTE(ultracrow @ Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM)
My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
it's definatey not required by US Immigration for a K-1. if related to work visa, would think it would be a letter from employer here in US. cant understand why CFO would say that. glad they didn't confuse my fiance with misinformation.
I agree, when my wife attended CFO and got a stamp in her passport half the stuff they told her was not true, it is amazing how little about the process they actually know beyond putting that stamp into the ladies passport.
My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
QUOTE(ultracrow @ Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM)
My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
QUOTE(cybernutguy @ Oct 15 2006, 10:17 PM)
I agree, when my wife attended CFO and got a stamp in her passport half the stuff they told her was not true, it is amazing how little about the process they actually know beyond putting that stamp into the ladies passport.
QUOTE(ultracrow @ Oct 15 2006, 08:35 PM)
My fiance living in the Philippines just received her K-1 visa. She attended her seminar last week. The people at the seminar gave her a letter stating that she must bring a certificate of employment with her when she travels to the US. She is on a K-1 visa and will not be returning to the Philippines. She explained this to them and they still insist she needs the certificate from work or she will not be admitted into the US. None of the instructions prior to this mentioned work verification. Now her workplace told her it will take a month to give her a letter of work verification, not to mention that she already resigned her job. Her flight to the US is scheduled for next week. Is what they told her true? Does she need to prove she has a job in the Philippines to be admitted into the US even though she is arriving on a K-1 visa???
my fiance attend in Cebu last Feb. when she goes to get the stamp, will tell her not to worry if they give her any misinformation. just smile and say, stamp please.
There are 2 different CFO seminars - one for overseas workers and one for marriage based immigration. Did she attend the wrong one?
QUOTE(john_and_marlene @ Oct 16 2006, 05:26 AM)
There are 2 different CFO seminars - one for overseas workers and one for marriage based immigration. Did she attend the wrong one?
That's what I was wondering.
QUOTE(Dean iWait @ Oct 16 2006, 11:18 AM)
QUOTE(john_and_marlene @ Oct 16 2006, 05:26 AM)
There are 2 different CFO seminars - one for overseas workers and one for marriage based immigration. Did she attend the wrong one?
That's what I was wondering.
Ditto
QUOTE(john_and_marlene @ Oct 16 2006, 07:26 AM)
There are 2 different CFO seminars - one for overseas workers and one for marriage based immigration. Did she attend the wrong one?
Yes, she did attend the correct seminar. It was entirely fiances at the seminar and a psychologist spoke to them concerning marriage in America. It was entirely marriage based. But the point of my original post here is that they told her at the seminar that she would need a letter from her FILIPINO employer, not proof of US employment or anything. Well, anyway, I got this straightened out by talking to a member and the people who posted here. So one less worry. LOL. Thanks everyone.
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