U.S. ANNOUNCES ‘NO VISA’ POLICY FOR FILIPINOS - IS THIS FOR REAL?

[frostysoftyeaton 6]

U.S. ANNOUNCES ‘NO VISA’ POLICY FOR FILIPINOS

By adobochron on April 22, 2014

Washington, D.C. - The State Department today announced a life-changing new policy for Filipinos. Visas will no longer be required to travel to the United States. The policy to take the Philippines off the list of countries that are required to obtain visas for travel to the U.S. is effective immediately.

The new policy comes on the heels of a recent survey showing that an overwhelming majority of Filipinos have a favorable view of the United States. The Philippines ranked first in a global survey on the image of the United States worldwide, beating even the U.S. itself when it comes to a favorable view on the American people.

According to the 2013 Global Attitudes Project of the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, the Philippines got an 85 percent score, the highest, when people were asked “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the State Department made this monumental decision as a way to reward the Filipinos for making the U.S. really look good in the survey.

With this new policy, the U.S. is now added to the list of 25 countries which do not require travel visas for Filipinos. These countries include most of the Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors as well as some countries in Latin America including Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru and Bolivia.

The “no visa” policy comes just in time for the visit to the Philippines later this month by U.S. PresidentBarack Obama.

UPDATE: Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Manila asked that Filipinos refrain from calling the consular office to avoid its phone system from crashing. Instead, people are being asked to download and complete the biographical form and submit it to the embassy, along with four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S. The biographical form will be filed by the embassy for reference just in case Filipinos overstay in the U.S. The no-visa policy for Filipinos is good for 60 days stay in all states except Alaska.

Source : http://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/22/u-s-announces-no-visa-policy-for-filipinos/

Edited April 22, 2014 by frostysoftyeaton

[jfgk1987 303]

I think it's a hoax, it would be on the USCIS News page if it were true.

[binashi 9]

Satire

[Greenbaum 12,258]

Dead give away. four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S.

You need only Selfie's

Oh I hate to be and operator for the USEM come morning.

[Boiler 43,548]

JUSTIN BIEBER GRANTED FIRST-EVER PRESIDENTIAL EASTER PARDON

By adobochron on April 19, 2014

Washington, D.C. - Every year around Thanksgiving, the President of the United States pardons a turkey, sparing it from being killed, roasted and served on the holiday dinner table. The White House tradition was instituted by then President George H.W. Bush in 1989, although many believe Harry Truman was technically the first president to pardon a turkey.

Now, President Barack Obama has started a new White House tradition which he is calling the Presidential Easter Pardon, in celebration of the Easter holiday. Obama said this involves granting presidential pardon to a worthy individual who has committed non-violent misdemeanors or small infractions of U.S. law.

On Easter Sunday, Obama will grant the first-ever Presidential Easter Pardon to Canadian citizen and teen idol Justin Bieber. Bieber has repeatedly been charged with misdemeanors and violations including driving under the influence (DUI), resisting arrest and drag racing. The presidential pardon all but erases all obstacles to Bieber in applying for U.S. citizenship.

Many Americans have expressed outrage over Obama’s choice for the pardon. It comes on the heels of a recent petition on Whitehouse.gov asking Obama to deport Bieber for his arrogance and disrespect for the law. The petition drew more than 250,000 signatures, way above the threshold that the White House has set in order to merit a response. The White House did respond to the petition with “no comment.”

Bieber will receive the pardon medal from President Obama at ceremonies in the White House South Lawn on Easter Sunday.

[Hank_ 9,173]

sort like fishing and see what bites...

[Al422 221]

Seems like a hoax to me too. Even though Phillipines is a strong ally of the United States, Mexico is too, but that does not get Mexico into the VWP either. The important criteria is whether they will come here and "forget" to leave. And the underlying thought is that the British and the Italians and the Germans and the Japanese, etc., where the living is good would not "forget" to leave. But can you imagine how many Mexicans and Filipinos, where the living is not nearly as good as here, would "forget" to leave?

Edited April 22, 2014 by Al422

[Hank_ 9,173]

part of the requirement for a country to become a member of the VWP is the tourist visa denial rate must be under 3%

Edited April 22, 2014 by Hank_

[RandR333 9]

Hoax. No way either govt gives up the revenue from visa's. If you have been "lucky" enough to go through the interview process at the embassy, then you know the massive numbers of people who go through there on a daily basis.

PhilippineEmbassy DC @philippinesusa
Please do not take seriously reports that the US has announced a 'no visa' policy for Filipinoswp.me/p3Gslr-12O via @AdoboChronicles

[Lolly 0]

FROM GMA 7..

US visa-free policy for Pinoys a HOAX, PHL embassy in Washington says.

LINK: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/357975/pinoyabroad/news/us-visa-free-policy-for-pinoys-a-hoax-phl-embassy-in-washington-says

BE RESPONSIBLE WITH YOUR NEWS, GIVE THE LINK REFERENCE WHEN POSTING PLEASE. frostysoftyeaton

[Luthias&Lee 1]

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

[Hank_ 9,173]

All in fun...

[Wyatt Cox 16]

The Adobo Chronicles is the Pinoy version of The Onion. Satire and Humor.

And the OP did post a link to the story. Your first clue should have been that the masthead claimed they were "The Best Source of Unbelievable News"

[Darnell 8,478]

yo yo - frostysofty -

when yer finding stuff like this,

what steps do you take, to vette the website,

and what type of gear do you utilise?

[andieapril 1]

We all wish that news could be true. It's so funny that we all could have US passports right now, if the Phlippines had stayed a territory of the US (pardon my history if i have my facts wrong). But nooooo, Philippines had to be an independent country....

If that news were true and all you need is airfare and a selfie, Philippines would have ZERO population soon. Everybody would probably find a way to get the money to go

Someone at Adobo chronicles had a visa denied and this is their way of getting revenge (at least at the phone center), lol