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i suggest hotwire, onetravel or yahoo travel. also, if you leave near a filipino market check if they have some filipino news paper. usually they have special deal. goodluck!!!

**i bet that website won't give u the time and date before u book the flight that's why its cheap.

Edited by Fight for Love

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Filed: Country: Ukraine
Timeline
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Try Hipmuck

USCIS:

03/29/2012 - I-130 Sent

04/1/2012 - NOA1 Received

06/25/2012 - NOA2 Received (88 Days)

NVC:

07/31/2012 - Case arrived at NVC (36 Days from USCIS to NVC)

08/16/2012 - Received case #, IIN, gave e-mail addresses

08/18/2012 - E-mailed DS-3032

08/23/2012 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID

08/27/2012 - AOS bill appears as PAID

08/24/2012 - AOS Package sent

08/XX/2012 - AOS/I-864 accepted

08/23/2012 - DS-3032 accepted

08/28/2012 - IV bill invoiced & PAID

08/30/2012 - IV bill appears as PAID

08/28/2012 - IV Package sent

09/07/2012 - REF Forgot bar code cover sheet in AOS packet

09/08/2012 - Mailed REF will be there Monday Sept.10th

09/25/2012 - Case Complete

10/30/2012 - Medical in Kyiv....All good

11/27/2012 - Interview date

In AP.

01/15/2013- Call from Emb####

02/20/2013 -Denied

04/18/2013- Application sent to State Department.

08/23/2013- Talked to USCIS the application is back at USCIS and "might" review it by December.....

08/23/2013- Pissed off.

03/14/2014- Recivied notice from USCIS. Reply due 04/16/14

04/12/2014- Reply mailed 300+ pages.

04/23/2014- Reply from USCIS they received the packet.

07/07/2014- Called my Congressman to check on progress.

07/08/2014- Got a call back from Congressman aid "USCIS is working on it".

07/09/2014- Got email from USCIS that my address change had gone through. I never requested an address change. Call Congressman and USCIS. Was an error an no address change...

07/10/2014- Received email from USCIS. We are approved again. I think the call to my Congressman helped.

08/04/2014- Application received from USCIS and forwarded to Kyiv.

08/19/2014- Interview Sept.19,2014

09/19/2014- Interview Approved.

Posted

For international flights, I use a travel agent. For continental US flights, I use Cheapoair, Hotwire, Expedia, Cheaptickets.com

Good luck!

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11/19/12 - Approved Visa!! (179 days)
12/01/12 - POE Honolulu, HI
12/21/12 - Wedding Day!
AOS, EAD and AP
01/05/13 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131
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01/11/13 - Cashed check
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01/18/13 - Received Biometrics Appointment Notice
01/22/13 - Early Biometrics Walk-in (scheduled Feb 7)
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02/04/13 - Received Appointment Notice
03/04/13 - Approved EAD and AP (58 days)
03/12/13 - Received EAD and AP combo card
03/12/13 - Interview and Approved GC (63 days)
03/20/13 - Received Green Card

10/3/13 - Baby #1 arrived

2/17/14 - Pregnant again! LOL

10/20/14 - Baby #2 arrived
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01/09/15 - Mailed I-751

01/12/15 - NOA

01/16/15 - Received NOA Letter

01/20/15 - Mailed DMV 1yr Extension

02/05/15 - Received Biometrics Letter

02/09/15 - Early Bio (Walk-IN)

02/19/15 - Biometrics Appointment

06/15/15 - Approved
06/15/15 - Card Ordered and Mailed

08/22/15 - Card Received

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Uganda
Timeline
Posted

What website do you use for the cheapest airfares?

I found a fare for about 1/2 of what all the other sites have listed, but I'm weary of it...my "too good to be true" alarm is flashing. asaptickets.com - anyone ever heard of it or used it?

We used Vayama it was much cheaper than any if the other site and we had no problems.

Posted (edited)

My first trip to the Philippines earlier this year, I used Priceline. Had no problems, and got a roundtrip from Boston to Manila for $1200. Not bad ~

I have another trip to Philippines scheduled for next month. I originally booked the trip with Priceline (4 months in advance of the trip). The next day I noticed that I entered the date wrong, and purchased tickets for 2013 instead of 2012. I called them up, and they refused to fix it for me. After about an hour of trying to get it corrected, the end result was cancelling the ticket and getting charged a $200 cancellation fee. With that said, I won't be using them again.

I then tried purchasing tickets from Cheapoair. Found a price for $1100 round trip. Booked it, then received an email saying the flight wasn't available and the next best price they could give me was $600 more. I told them forget it, no thanks. A week later I noticed the same flight is still listed on their website for $1100. That's false advertisement, in my opinion. So I won't be using them, either.

I ended up booking straight on Delta's website for $1300.

My advice, search websites like Kayak, Priceline, Cheapoair, Expedia, etc., for the best fares, then try to find that same flight directly on the airline's website.

Edited by spn1025
Posted

may i suggest gtttravel call and speak to elsa @ 1-800-886-8590 they are international wholesale ticket center and use korean air.. my round trip from atlanta to cebu was 1,230.00 in jan 2010.. i know they might have gone up.

 
 
 
 

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3/16/2009- 1/17/2010 chatted everyday using yahoo messenger and skype
1/18/2010- flew to meet and proposed (stayed for two weeks)
2/23/2010- mailed I-129F overnight
2/25/2010- checked cashed
3/03/2010- received NOA1 Hard copy (dated 2/25/2010)
5/20/2010- I-129F Petition approved
5/25/2010- Received NOA 2 in mail
7/12/2010- Medical( chest xray found white lines)
7/12/2010-7/14/2010- sputum test (for smear test)
7/16/2010- smear test neg ( 8 week wait time)
9/13/2010- call st lukes
9/14/2010- return to st Lukes get result's
9/15/2010- return to st Lukes for immunization's
9/15/2010- medical passed
10/4/2010- Embassy Interview (Passed)
10/8/2010- Visa received
11/12/2010- arrived at POE ( Atlanta Georgia )
2/12/2013- Filed AOS

3/18/2013- Biometric

7/26/2013 Aos petiton approved

8/3/2013- received ( Perminent Resident Green Card 10 yr)

12/5/2016- Mailed N-400

12/7/2016- N-400 Received

12/07/2013-NOA

12/12/2016- Check Cashed

1/12/2017- Biometric appt

1/30/2017- Case inline for scheduling interview

6/23/2018- Received interview letter

7/23/2018- interview date , passed, Recommend for approval 

8/4/2018- case status changed to oath letter mailed

8/8/2018- Received oath letter

8/21/2018- Oath Ceremony


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Posted

I have used asaptickets three times on round trip tickets to the philippines. You have to call the toll free number and give them the code that was generated when you inquired about your flight and then they will give you the price and your proposed travel information over the phone before you purchase.They will also send you an email confirming that the itenerary that you chose will suit your needs before you purchase. Never has the listed price on the website been the actual price that I paid for tickets, they usually are a few hundred dollars more but even then it was cheaper than I could get them anywhere else. I would book them again as the service that I received at the airports and on flights were acceptable. You will get no choice in seating when booking and will have to ask for special seating arrangements at the airlines when you get to the airport.

11/30/11 Mailed K-1 petition

12/5/11 NOA1

12/13/11 Touched

5/8/12 Called USCIS for OUT OF NORMAL PROCESSING TIME inquiry

5/10/12 received email from VSC stating to wait 60 more days for decision

6/25/12 emailed my congressman

6/29/12 congressman's caseworker called me to gather more information about my case

6/29/12 sent request to state senator for an official inquiry into my case

7/3/12 Touched

7/3/12 text and email received for NOA2 approval

7/9/12 Received NOA2 hard copy in the mail

7/16/12 Called and received NVC Case Number

7/18/12 Called NVC and was told my case was in "additional processing"

7/27/12 Called NVC and was told my case is in "administrative processing"

8/2/12 Called NVC and was told my case is on the way to Manila.

8/6/12 Petition arrived in Manila

8/7/12 Called and obtained Embassy Interview Date, received appointment letter in email

Interview Date : 9/13/12

8/8/12 Fiance passed medical exam at SLEC

8/10/12 Fiance took CFO seminar

8/10/12 NVC letter arrived in mail (hardcopy)

8/13/12 Called the US Traveldocs number and asked to have earlier interview from 9/13/12 to 8/17/12

8/15/12 Interview Instruction Letter arrived in email

8/17/12 Interview date

8/17/12 Interview complete, 221g issued to send NSO CENOMAR to embassy through 2go

8/31/12 Called Senator to ask for inquiry at embassy.

8/31/12 Visa approved

8/31/12 Visa printed

9/5/12 2GO Courier service has visa in transit

9/6/12 2go Courier delivered VISA at 4:30 pm

9/6/12 Ticket purchased for flight leaving 9/8/12 POE Chicago

9/8/12 Arrived in USA

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted

What website do you use for the cheapest airfares?

I found a fare for about 1/2 of what all the other sites have listed, but I'm weary of it...my "too good to be true" alarm is flashing. asaptickets.com - anyone ever heard of it or used it?

I used ASAP Tickets, when i went to the Philippines Aug 2011. I had no problems at all with them, and would use them again without fear. Hope this helps

Posted

What website do you use for the cheapest airfares?

I found a fare for about 1/2 of what all the other sites have listed, but I'm weary of it...my "too good to be true" alarm is flashing. asaptickets.com - anyone ever heard of it or used it?

ASAPtickets.com is a legit site, but they never provide the price the website generates as their agents must do a manual search themselves for a trip itinerary. Their agents that I have dealt with in the past are friendly and courteous. If I remember correctly their call center is located somewhere in Eastern Europe (though the business is registered in San Francisco, CA) so you may have to deal with a bit of an accent. If you give them flexibility in your travel dates you have a better chance of getting a price closer to the website offer but I have never had them match it. They will also follow up with better deals (if they find them) if you decline the price and tell them you are looking at other options.

Traveling to the Philippines at this time of year is the most expensive time to travel as everyone is going home for the holidays. February and March are the cheapest times of the year since it is off season for many of the resort areas and holiday travel is finished. Around this time you will likely be paying about $1400 at a minimum round trip compared to $900-$1000 during the slower months.

Posted

I'm planning Feb, the issue is I want to fly to Tuguegarao, which all of the websites I've checked don't list...so far the only way I've seen to do it is to book it directly with PAL, which is listed at $1340.

You may be best off just booking your flight into Manila and then getting a separate flight to Tuguegarao. You can usually find promo fares with Cebu Pacific or Zest Air for less than P1,000 (including taxes and fees) for a one way ticket out of Manila. Even if you don't get a promo fare a full fare flight to Tuguegarao shouldn't run you more than P2,000.

Posted

What website do you use for the cheapest airfares?

I found a fare for about 1/2 of what all the other sites have listed, but I'm weary of it...my "too good to be true" alarm is flashing. asaptickets.com - anyone ever heard of it or used it?

I used asaptickets.com when I went in Jan-feb 2010 and had no issues. The prices on the site are before taxes and such, but they were the cheapest I found when I was going on my trip that time.

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16 March 2012 Sent I-751 package from Aviano AB, Italy.

29 March 2012 Received everything back...wrong fee. thought we didn't have to pay biometrics since we were sending fingerprint cards and passport photos.

30 March 2012 Sent everything out again from Aviano AB, Italy.

10 April 2012 Check cashed

17 April 2012 Received NOA1 dated 6 April.

06 Dec 2012 Received 10 yr green card. Letter said it was approved 28 November 2012.

 
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