im just wondering, why you requested for a new card? i hope mine arrives soon so i can file for AOS asap

Hi peeps,

I already got my EAD card in the mail today but they put wrong issued dates and expiration dates on it (i.e., Jan. 19, 2007 and Jan. 18, 2008, respectively)...my card has already expired before i was approved, hehehe...anyways, i will call uscis tomorrow to know the remedy...it is somehow frustrating that we need to wait again for the re-issued card.

one more thing...i got these emails from CRIS...

1. Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On January 30, 2008, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

2. Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident.

On January 30, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before you get your new card call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

With these emails, does this mean that i am now approved with no interview??? what does ADIT in email #2 mean?

Thanks.

and oh yea i dont know what ADIT is but we have the exact email from CRIS after i got approved so no worries

I thought once you got the greencard you don't have to worry about EAD (even AP) because the GC alone can take you anywhere?

--Mae

You don't have to wait for the SS Card to file AOS. If you don't have an SSN yet, put NONE in the box.

Because all my previous SS cards have indication that I cannot work until I got DHS authorization and that refers to having either an EAD or the GC itself. And oh, I finally got the latest SS card in the mail yesterday (after more than 2 weeks).

You don't need SS number to file AOS. Like what john_and_marlene said, just put "NONE". It's not going to affect the application at all.

--Mae

Anyone know what forms/documents are needed for the interview for a K-2 Follow-to-join at USEM?

My mother-in-law is there in the Phils and will accompany my step-daughter, but she is confused and has difficulty in figuring it all out even with the Packet 4. I thnk its confusing too as Packet 4 is designed for the K-1 and not really specific to the K-2 alone. Here's the forms/docs I am pretty sure about:

DS-156
DS-157 (with bank validation of visa fee payment)
I-134 (with associated income tax, W-2s, etc.)

Copy of our Marriage Certificate
Copy of our Divorce/Annullment papers from previous marriage
Copy of the birth cert. of me, my wife, and my step-daughter
2X2 photos
Passport


Does she need proof of meeting? Proof of support like receipts of remittance?

Any help from someone that has done this before would be much appreciated.

Scott

Anyone know what forms/documents are needed for the interview for a K-2 Follow-to-join at USEM?

My mother-in-law is there in the Phils and will accompany my step-daughter, but she is confused and has difficulty in figuring it all out even with the Packet 4. I thnk its confusing too as Packet 4 is designed for the K-1 and not really specific to the K-2 alone. Here's the forms/docs I am pretty sure about:

DS-156
DS-157 (with bank validation of visa fee payment)
I-134 (with associated income tax, W-2s, etc.)

Copy of our Marriage Certificate
Copy of our Divorce/Annullment papers from previous marriage
Copy of the birth cert. of me, my wife, and my step-daughter
2X2 photos
Passport


Does she need proof of meeting? Proof of support like receipts of remittance?

Any help from someone that has done this before would be much appreciated.

Scott

we didn't do follow to join, but looks good to me. NBI and other country poice certificate not needed if under 16.
I do not think you should need any evidence of prior meeting or genuine engagement. copy of your marriage certificate should be able to take of that requirement. maybe if you create a separate thread, someone who has done follow to join, and doesn't browse the Interview Thread, will be more likely to see it.

best of luck with everything

Hi Scott, how's Mirasol doing? Havent been in here for a while. I been busy with school and having my credentials transferred, I'll be taking my state test this Thursday, hopefully I'll pass

Congrats to everybody that got their green card

Hi fellow Vjers,

Just want to share the good news that I already got the Greencard today in the mail!

Thanks for the support.

Hi fellow Vjers,

Just want to share the good news that I already got the Greencard today in the mail!

Thanks for the support.

Hi fellow Vjers,

Just want to share the good news that I already got the Greencard today in the mail!

Thanks for the support.

I passed my state test yesterday, hooray for myself too lol, I've been told my license will be sent in the mail asap. Happy weekend everyone.

I passed my state test yesterday, hooray for myself too lol, I've been told my license will be sent in the mail asap. Happy weekend everyone.

Congrats Jeng

I passed my state test yesterday, hooray for myself too lol, I've been told my license will be sent in the mail asap. Happy weekend everyone.

Congrats Jeng

I passed my state test yesterday, hooray for myself too lol, I've been told my license will be sent in the mail asap. Happy weekend everyone.

hi everyone! just wanna share all the recent good news in me and my husband's life!!

well, i am now pregnant and we are expecting a baby boy!
i got my employment authorization card in the mail sometime in january and i am working now with H and R Block for part-time!
and my husband was promoted in his job this year!

we are now waiting for my greencard...

goodluck to all of us!!

Thanks and Congrats Gracy! btw, what is that state test for?

Its for my LVN license. Congrats Rea and Lira wow laki na ng tummy mo, ninang me ha.

HAPPY V-DAY EVERYONE

Please review Section 4.7 of the Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide concerning document verification and PM me any suggestions. By the by, I found out that even lawyers are reviewing our Manila Embassy K1 Visa Guide to gain insight into the process. Go figure!!!

And I bet the question as to "why we're not getting too many clients nowadays?" has been answered.

and the moral of the story is a good source of info is from those what have been there and done it, maybe not a lawyer who might have his head up his... ooops sorry this isn't off topic.

maybe those who feel the need to use a lawyer should print out the guide and give to their lawyer in case they are not familar with the process in Manila.

My husband (then fiance) almost used the visa assistance service of Cherry Blossoms (since that's where we met). I told him NO, I'll take care of everything. He was surprised and could not believe it. So I told him that in my heart, I was so sure that we will end up together so I have decided to look for informative websites where I could get infos about visa matters even when he hasn't proposed to me yet. I was very presumptiuous at that time because I know that that day we met, we're destined to be together. I used to hang around at Asawa.org but somehow, that website got closed down. And then I found this website.

Without VJ and all the helps from my Manila Thread Family, we will never be this successful in our journey.

--Mae

AGREED!!

DISAGREE!!!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in this great forum for all the help you have extended to us and to everyone else. This forum have given us faith, encouragement and strength. And new friendships formed along the process.

And it all started here in the Manila Embassy Interview forum.......Keep up the good work and more power!

You have saved us from high attorney fees ...Ohhh yes!!! If everyone in this forum gets $3000.00, then we will all be .... how much is this is peso again????

We are PROUD to be VJ'ers!


All praises goes to the administration and staff of VJ.com, and to VJ members as well!

---------------------------------------------------------

We got approved for our Green Card today!

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On February 15, 2008, we ordered production of your new card.

wow that's a great news vj twin! you already got your greencard without an interview!! congratulations!!
i hope i will get my greencard without an interview soon too

Heeelllooooo???? Seems this thread has gone silent here.

Well Mir's daughter, Krrystal, is at the Embassy for her interview this morning. Her appointment was for 7:00AM. We are both sitting here nervous and anxious to hear some news from Krrystal's Lola about the results. With Mirasol already being here, I would think the only problems might be technicalities regarding documents, which can be fixed with time. It's just so nerve wrecking...especially after all the hassles at the medical last week. The medical came out okay in the end, but so many delays.

Hope everyone is doing well in your place. Take care and God bless you and your families.

Scott

Good luck, Scott and Mir! Hope your daughter had a successful interview! By the way, when it's time for her to join you, are you going to pick her up? Just curios...

--Mae

P.S. This thread used to be the most popular and busy thread of all until they gave us our own regional forum. While it's nice to have our own space here in VJ, I still love our close-tie small family... the original Manila Thread... Sigh... I even don't see some of the active regulars anymore... Gone were the old days...

Heeelllooooo???? Seems this thread has gone silent here.

Well Mir's daughter, Krrystal, is at the Embassy for her interview this morning. Her appointment was for 7:00AM. We are both sitting here nervous and anxious to hear some news from Krrystal's Lola about the results. With Mirasol already being here, I would think the only problems might be technicalities regarding documents, which can be fixed with time. It's just so nerve wrecking...especially after all the hassles at the medical last week. The medical came out okay in the end, but so many delays.

Hope everyone is doing well in your place. Take care and God bless you and your families.

Scott

It's now 7:36am Manila time. hopefully you'll be receiving some good news soon.

We are talking to Mir's mother on the phone now and everything seems okay. The interview is complete. According to Mir's mother....the Consul told her the "petition" is approved. I said, "Petition?" She said, "Yes...the petition is approved." Mir told her the petition was approved long ago, but we hope the Visa is now approved." She replied again, "Yes...the petition is approved."

She was given a slip and told to go pay Delbros, so I guess that's a good sign. She did not ask if the document verification was complete, so we are not sure if the visa will come right away or be delayed like others have been for the document verification. We're just happy to know she is approved and will get her visa.

Thanks again for the well wishes.

Scott

Thank you for the well wishes and your reply. In answer to your question...at least Mir will go home to get Krrystal. Plane fares are really high right now for July. We plan to go pick her up then in time for school starting here in August. Its about $1400+ per ticket each for Mir and I to go round trip to Davao and back and another $800-1000 for Krrystal's one-way ticket here. It adds up quickly. If fares come down a little then we might both go, but if they stay where they are at now, then probably just Mir will go. Krrystal will only be 8 years old then, so we would not even consider her flying an international trip alone....even if it was possible, which I am not even sure they would allow it that young.

I agree too....lots of changing faces here. I think the trend has been to start a thread by month for those that are having filings and interviews and such. I don't post here as much as I did before too....mostly because of time. I have been hanging out in VJ lately because of questions I have had about the K-2 process. Luckily, the people here have been so helpful as always.

Ingat ka!

Scott

Scott and Mir, Congratulations on your daughter's visa approval....hopefully you will be reunited soon.

Take care and wish everyone happiness!

David and I are going back to the Philippines this June. I have been monitoring the airfare and so far, it's stuck on $1500+ per person, round trip. It's way too expensive but we'll still go and make that trip. We're hoping though that by the time we finally want to book the flight, it will be a little cheaper. Who knows... who knows...

Congrats on the successful interview. Hopefully the visa will be released soon. And hopefully, you and Mir will be able to go and get Krystal together... that would be nice.

I remember when this thread is the exclusive thread for us... we even got our own list taken cared by PW. I wonder where she is now? Since I don't work, I spend most of my time hanging here, reading and giving out pieces of advice.

Oh well... Have a good start of the week everyone!

--Mae

Yes...I think with fuel prices so high now, its going to be hard to find a good fare. I look every day on many travel websites looking for something reasonable, but its still high. If I find something good, I will let you know and you can do the same. Just send us a message or post it here. What city are you flying from to Manila? We will go from San Francisco, CA.

Thanks for the congrats! It's really a good feeling to be done with that process....AGAIN!!! I hope to go pick-up Krrystal too, but its really airfare dependent.

Ok...bye for now.

Scott

Mae, Mira and I are visiting the Philippines in April. Yes, fares are more expensive than last year at the moment. I did a lot of searching to find the cheapest possible and got an $875 round trip including taxes etc from LA to Manila on Cathay Pacific. Eva Air are running specials from Seattle through May if you can still find seats, 650 plus tax is the lowest. www.bt-store.com also can find good deals on their search engine. Phillippine airlines usually has a low fare for one way immigrants from Manila. Hope this helps, good luck.

Cliff.

David and I are going back to the Philippines this June. I have been monitoring the airfare and so far, it's stuck on $1500+ per person, round trip. It's way too expensive but we'll still go and make that trip. We're hoping though that by the time we finally want to book the flight, it will be a little cheaper. Who knows... who knows...

Congrats on the successful interview. Hopefully the visa will be released soon. And hopefully, you and Mir will be able to go and get Krystal together... that would be nice.

I remember when this thread is the exclusive thread for us... we even got our own list taken cared by PW. I wonder where she is now? Since I don't work, I spend most of my time hanging here, reading and giving out pieces of advice.

Oh well... Have a good start of the week everyone!

--Mae

yeah bugnaw sad diri uy, we are at 30-40's on some days and 50-60's on other days...