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YodaPagoda   0

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Been a while since I've posted, but since not much is happening on my wife's journey to the USA, there hasn't been much to say.

Well, my mother had the bright idea to invite my wife to the US for a visit, using of course the Visitor VIsa. My wife and I would be content in just going through the IR/CR-1 visa process, but my mom thought it would be nice for her to get a preview for what exactly she's getting into. My wife will also escort my mother back to the Philippines after the holidays so the family here can meet my mom. So we've paid the fees, completed the application and scheduled the interview for August 22nd.

We have a couple businesses here in her town, and her family has a lot of money due to her grandfather's 20 year tenure as mayor. I suppose what I'll ask you folks is...should i hold out that much hope she'll get the Visitor Visa? We will have tickets purchased (one way for me, round trips for my wife and mom...refundable of course) to affirm that she intends on returning to the Philippines. We're married, so we can't adjust status by getting married again. We both want to do the immigration visa, but that is for another time, as I need to get a job first.

12/29/2009 - - - - -Met on CherryBlossoms

3/12/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila and fell madly in love

3/25/2010 - - - - - -Proposed (of course she said YES!)

3/31/2010 - - - - - -Departed Manila (and the love of my life)

5/22/2010 - 5/27/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila again...we have an apartment together!

8/22/2010 - 9/5/2010 - - - - - - -Arrived in Manila yet again...I love not paying for hotels!

11/23/2010- - - - - Arrived in Manila (Just in time for my birthday!)

1/5/2011- - - - - - - Married!

1/28/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (doesn't get any easier every time I do this :( )

3/19/2011- - - - - - Arrived in Manila (and off to the island of Leyte)

8/22//2011- - - - - - Wife interviewed for Tourist Visa -- DENIED!

9/16/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (alone)

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Anh map   2,098

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The black cloud : The ticket purchase doesn't prove much. Especially a refundable ticket. There's no guarantee of use. And it's not a huge expense in the big picture if a person's intent is to enter the US by any manner possible.

The sunshine: Gotta love moms. They know an awful lot. And love their children dearly. But they may not have been exposed to the world of immigration.

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calibob Proficient

calibob   73

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With Manila it is a ####### shoot to say the least. I wish you the best and when she goes for the interview, bring all the proof of return and strong ties to the Philippines that you are able. For some its easy, some impossible so best wishes on it!!!

Bob

Sorry, I know I'm not much help or console!

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Adam & May Enthusiast

Adam & May   4

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It's not unheard of to get a Tourist Visa but at the same time I've never heard of a Tourist Visa being granted with a pending immigration visa. Who knows how the embassy will view the request. Good luck.

Adam and May

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02/03/2010 - Date on NOA1

02/09/2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy arrived in mail

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03/23/2010 - NOA2 Hardcopy Received

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N/A - AOS Appointment

02/22/2011 - AOS Appproved

02/26/2011 - EAD Card Received

02/27/2011 - Green Card Received

01/19/2013 - Mailed I-751

##/##/2013 - NOA1 Received

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giamimigio   21

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i tried it twice. once they found out that my wife was married to an U.S. citizen, they closed the book on us. they need strong ties over here. and i mean stronger than a G.I. Joe toy with the kung fu grip, strong. i owned a bar over here and 2 houses. they didn't care.

just my experience though... good luck with the interview. :thumbs:

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4/14/2011: NVC RECEIVED-NO CASE NUMBER YET

4/19/2011: CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED

4/21/2011: AOS BILL PAID

5/04/2011: IV BILL GENERATED AND PAID

5/11/2011: AOS & IV PACKET SENT

5/13/2011: NVC RECEIVED

5/24/2011: RFE

5/25/2011: RFE SENT

6/02/2011: ADVANCED MEDICAL DAY 1

6/03/2011: ADVANCED MEDICAL DAY 2 PASSED

6/08/2011: SIF

6/09/2011: CC

7/15/2011: 2 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

8/03/2011: INTERVIEW

YodaPagoda Apprentice

YodaPagoda   0

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The sunshine: Gotta love moms. They know an awful lot. And love their children dearly. But they may not have been exposed to the world of immigration.

Yeah, I think most people that haven't been exposed to the world of immigration tend to think it's easy for my wife to enter the USA. I suppose we can blame movies and TV shows for that. One person even thought my wife was a citizen by virtue of our marriage! :blink:

With Manila it is a ####### shoot to say the least. I wish you the best and when she goes for the interview, bring all the proof of return and strong ties to the Philippines that you are able. For some its easy, some impossible so best wishes on it!!!

Bob

Sorry, I know I'm not much help or console!

Yes we plan on bringing plenty of documents in support. All the threads I read in the Tourist Visa forum related to Manila seemed to say how subjective the process is. A ####### shoot for sure! :protest:

It's not unheard of to get a Tourist Visa but at the same time I've never heard of a Tourist Visa being granted with a pending immigration visa. Who knows how the embassy will view the request. Good luck.

Adam and May

We don't have a pending immigration visa yet, and won't have one filed until either she returns to the Philippines or once I have my employment in the USA. :blush:

i tried it twice. once they found out that my wife was married to an U.S. citizen, they closed the book on us. they need strong ties over here. and i mean stronger than a G.I. Joe toy with the kung fu grip, strong. i owned a bar over here and 2 houses. they didn't care.

just my experience though... good luck with the interview. :thumbs:

Yeah, like I said before, this was neither the idea of my wife or myself. I guess if this visa doesn't work, then of course we can start processing the I-130. But it'd be a great bonus to have my wife spend the holidays in the states! :dance:

12/29/2009 - - - - -Met on CherryBlossoms

3/12/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila and fell madly in love

3/25/2010 - - - - - -Proposed (of course she said YES!)

3/31/2010 - - - - - -Departed Manila (and the love of my life)

5/22/2010 - 5/27/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila again...we have an apartment together!

8/22/2010 - 9/5/2010 - - - - - - -Arrived in Manila yet again...I love not paying for hotels!

11/23/2010- - - - - Arrived in Manila (Just in time for my birthday!)

1/5/2011- - - - - - - Married!

1/28/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (doesn't get any easier every time I do this :( )

3/19/2011- - - - - - Arrived in Manila (and off to the island of Leyte)

8/22//2011- - - - - - Wife interviewed for Tourist Visa -- DENIED!

9/16/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (alone)

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Deputy Purple   1,294

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We don't have a pending immigration visa yet, and won't have one filed until either she returns to the Philippines or once I have my employment in the USA. :blush:

That may actually work against you in this case since a pending IV Case could be used to bolster her claims of planning to return to the Philippines (to finish the process).

As the spouse of a USC once her feet touch US soil she can AOS and without a pending case to finish in Manila why wouldn't she?


Must have info for bringing your Philippine wife/fiancee's child to the US



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YodaPagoda Apprentice

YodaPagoda   0

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I don't read about visitors visas here on VJ. Have you tried looking here?

Good luck! :star:

I had a look at the link...good thing I understand more Tagalog than I did a year ago :blink: Although, after reading this, I do feel hopeful it can happen in our case!

Here is the link on Visa Journey for Tourist Visas...I posted in the Philippines Forum simply because I feel more at home here (L)

Tourist Visas

That may actually work against you in this case since a pending IV Case could be used to bolster her claims of planning to return to the Philippines (to finish the process).

As the spouse of a USC once her feet touch US soil she can AOS and without a pending case to finish in Manila why wouldn't she?

This might be the thing that holds us back, and I'm not familiar with the particulars of AOS and Tourist Visas...I know some cheat the system by getting the visa, then get married, then AOS, but my wife and I are already married. If it were up to me, I wouldn't be going through this, and just wait for the IV process to run its course. But I love my wife, and my mom, and if they want to try for the Visitor Visa, might as well give it a shot.

12/29/2009 - - - - -Met on CherryBlossoms

3/12/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila and fell madly in love

3/25/2010 - - - - - -Proposed (of course she said YES!)

3/31/2010 - - - - - -Departed Manila (and the love of my life)

5/22/2010 - 5/27/2010 - - - - - -Arrived in Manila again...we have an apartment together!

8/22/2010 - 9/5/2010 - - - - - - -Arrived in Manila yet again...I love not paying for hotels!

11/23/2010- - - - - Arrived in Manila (Just in time for my birthday!)

1/5/2011- - - - - - - Married!

1/28/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (doesn't get any easier every time I do this :( )

3/19/2011- - - - - - Arrived in Manila (and off to the island of Leyte)

8/22//2011- - - - - - Wife interviewed for Tourist Visa -- DENIED!

9/16/2011- - - - - - Departed Manila (alone)

 
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