lakambini

so i'm the Principal Applicant and my wife is the petitioner?

hi,

who made the electronic payment? which dropdown menu did he use when he made the payment? IF petitioner, or beneficiary, or third party?Then if you want to view the payment, choose the dropdown menu he used when he made the payment

What happened after your mom entered US? Was her passport stamped at POE or she had to go through medical exam here before getting her GC?

hi,

I know somebody that have the same case as your mom, there was not any problem at the POE. At the POE she was just advise to call and make an appointment at the city health dept. At the health department she underwent skin test and sputum test again for TB because they just wanted to be sure. Nothing to worry, if the results turn out positive, she will be treated.

I'll start off with my questions first:

What is the likelihood that an elder Filipino man (in his late 50's) with no money to his own name, no history of reliable employment for the last 15 years, and no job lined up here in the United States passes his interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila?

This man I know, we'll call him Bong, has been waiting for the petition from his naturalized brother for the past 20+ years. He has been very eager for this day to finally arrive, and last year it did. He was informed that the process was going to finally begin to see if he qualified to become a permanent resident in the U.S. on the basis of his brother's citizenship.

Due to his current situation in the Philippines, I and many others of his close relatives have tried to strongly advise him that we do not feel it is wise for him to come here at this time. As implied above with my question, he has had no reliable job for the past 15+ years (his wife has a good secretarial job that supports the entire family). Similarly, he has no obvious marketable skills or talents. Despite his wife's income, they still live very modestly and are deeply in debt with no savings. The majority of his immediate family still resides in the Philippines. Although he claims he passed his medical examination with flying colors, he has mentioned in the past that he does not feel he is in top condition.

We have tried very hard to convince him of the realities of living in the U.S. We've mentioned the high health care costs, the unemployment rate, his age, his health, his lack of financial stability, everything... yet he continues to remain determined to "prove" that he can make it here in the U.S. We've tried reasoning that his family needs him. Doesn't work. We've tried saying that his family needs the money that he is going to require to live in the U.S. Doesn't work. We've tried explaining the despite this being his lifelong dream, he needs to consider the needs of his family first before his wants. Doesn't work.

To make a long story short, he is just extremely stubborn/determined to come and try to live in the U.S.

I wonder, though, if my worrying about what he'll do for money, what his family will do for money, and how he'll survive in the U.S. if he ever does make it is premature. I really wonder if, as I questioned above, he will even pass his interview with the Embassy in Manila?

Does anyone have any advice regarding these types of situations. Are any of the topics I mentioned above questioned by the immigration officials, or is it a pretty easy interview to pass despite one's personal and family situations?

As a worst case scenario, I've considered writing to the Embassy to inform them fully of this man's situation and requesting that they deny him permanent residency. Would something like this work?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

-Worred in the U.S.

Hi,

first of all i dis agree of your plans in writing to the embassy. You said going to the US is the longlife dream of this man(bong)and he waited for more than 20 years, now time has come why would you try to ruin his dream.Who knows he might change (his attitudes) for the good when he gets to the US. Don't just the book by its cover. EVERYBODY needs a second chance.So please calm down and relax. Just wait and see ok? Give this man a chance,afterall he is also a son of "GOD"..

I'll start off with my questions first:

What is the likelihood that an elder Filipino man (in his late 50's) with no money to his own name, no history of reliable employment for the last 15 years, and no job lined up here in the United States passes his interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila?

This man I know, we'll call him Bong, has been waiting for the petition from his naturalized brother for the past 20+ years. He has been very eager for this day to finally arrive, and last year it did. He was informed that the process was going to finally begin to see if he qualified to become a permanent resident in the U.S. on the basis of his brother's citizenship.

Due to his current situation in the Philippines, I and many others of his close relatives have tried to strongly advise him that we do not feel it is wise for him to come here at this time. As implied above with my question, he has had no reliable job for the past 15+ years (his wife has a good secretarial job that supports the entire family). Similarly, he has no obvious marketable skills or talents. Despite his wife's income, they still live very modestly and are deeply in debt with no savings. The majority of his immediate family still resides in the Philippines. Although he claims he passed his medical examination with flying colors, he has mentioned in the past that he does not feel he is in top condition.

We have tried very hard to convince him of the realities of living in the U.S. We've mentioned the high health care costs, the unemployment rate, his age, his health, his lack of financial stability, everything... yet he continues to remain determined to "prove" that he can make it here in the U.S. We've tried reasoning that his family needs him. Doesn't work. We've tried saying that his family needs the money that he is going to require to live in the U.S. Doesn't work. We've tried explaining the despite this being his lifelong dream, he needs to consider the needs of his family first before his wants. Doesn't work.

To make a long story short, he is just extremely stubborn/determined to come and try to live in the U.S.

I wonder, though, if my worrying about what he'll do for money, what his family will do for money, and how he'll survive in the U.S. if he ever does make it is premature. I really wonder if, as I questioned above, he will even pass his interview with the Embassy in Manila?

Does anyone have any advice regarding these types of situations. Are any of the topics I mentioned above questioned by the immigration officials, or is it a pretty easy interview to pass despite one's personal and family situations?

As a worst case scenario, I've considered writing to the Embassy to inform them fully of this man's situation and requesting that they deny him permanent residency. Would something like this work?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

-Worred in the U.S.

Hi,

first of all i dis agree of your plans in writing to the embassy. You said going to the US is the longlife dream of this man(bong)and he waited for more than 20 years, now time has come why would you try to ruin his dream.Who knows he might change (his attitudes) for the good when he gets to the US. Don't just the book by its cover. EVERYBODY needs a second chance.So please calm down and relax. Just wait and see ok? Give this man a chance,afterall he is also a son of "GOD"..

I'll start off with my questions first:

What is the likelihood that an elder Filipino man (in his late 50's) with no money to his own name, no history of reliable employment for the last 15 years, and no job lined up here in the United States passes his interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila?

This man I know, we'll call him Bong, has been waiting for the petition from his naturalized brother for the past 20+ years. He has been very eager for this day to finally arrive, and last year it did. He was informed that the process was going to finally begin to see if he qualified to become a permanent resident in the U.S. on the basis of his brother's citizenship.

Due to his current situation in the Philippines, I and many others of his close relatives have tried to strongly advise him that we do not feel it is wise for him to come here at this time. As implied above with my question, he has had no reliable job for the past 15+ years (his wife has a good secretarial job that supports the entire family). Similarly, he has no obvious marketable skills or talents. Despite his wife's income, they still live very modestly and are deeply in debt with no savings. The majority of his immediate family still resides in the Philippines. Although he claims he passed his medical examination with flying colors, he has mentioned in the past that he does not feel he is in top condition.

We have tried very hard to convince him of the realities of living in the U.S. We've mentioned the high health care costs, the unemployment rate, his age, his health, his lack of financial stability, everything... yet he continues to remain determined to "prove" that he can make it here in the U.S. We've tried reasoning that his family needs him. Doesn't work. We've tried saying that his family needs the money that he is going to require to live in the U.S. Doesn't work. We've tried explaining the despite this being his lifelong dream, he needs to consider the needs of his family first before his wants. Doesn't work.

To make a long story short, he is just extremely stubborn/determined to come and try to live in the U.S.

I wonder, though, if my worrying about what he'll do for money, what his family will do for money, and how he'll survive in the U.S. if he ever does make it is premature. I really wonder if, as I questioned above, he will even pass his interview with the Embassy in Manila?

Does anyone have any advice regarding these types of situations. Are any of the topics I mentioned above questioned by the immigration officials, or is it a pretty easy interview to pass despite one's personal and family situations?

As a worst case scenario, I've considered writing to the Embassy to inform them fully of this man's situation and requesting that they deny him permanent residency. Would something like this work?

Thank you in advance for your advice.

-Worred in the U.S.

Hi, I see in your timeline that your beneficiary had their medical at St. Luke's prior to your case being complete? What exactly happened or can we have medical appointment prior to case being completed at NVC? If so, what documents to present at St. Luke's? Thanks.

hi,

Still planning to have medical exam done ahead of time after case completed and while waiting for appointment for interview. Inquired at st lukes and said that will work,but there will be a risk since medical exam expires. Was told to bring passport, 3pcs 2x2 pictures,any letter where it would have or show Case NUmber

Not submitted the ds230 but plan to do so this new week, after my online payment shows in process what's next pls cos it's seems u are ahead of me so pls advice

hi, after i paid online,and it showed paid, i printed the cover sheet and attached on top of DS230 together with all required documents and already mailed to the NVC.

HI,

THose of you who submitted their DS230/Documents in March and case were completed, Any appointment letter yet for interview? My case was completed march 29, and i'm still waiting.........for interview appointment.Please share your info. Tnx

The US recognizes legal marriages from most places in the world.

Thank you for your reply

If there were any prior marriages then no evidence need to be submitted simply put N/A on the question box, and they will for sure request a DNA test since the child was born out of wedlock, and as for evidence between them. You can submit the birth certificate, pictures together, schools records showing him listed has her father, doctors records showing him has the father, anything other evidence that prove he's been part of her life, etc...

hi.so you are the mother and the petitioner? Just send her birth certificate that prove/show your relationship with your daughter.

HI,

Ihave a question in behalf of my friend again. Both parties are from the Philippines. The guy is already a US citizen. They are planning to get married in hongkong.The question is can he file a CR1IR petition for the wife (if married in hongkong) if not married in home country?Thank You

I was approved a couple of month ago...

3 of my 4 kids were accepted too to travel later.. but the oldest one (11 years) not.. because of a negative DNA test results ...

I did not know about this untill this moment... so you may know how dificult to a person is to know after 11 years..

Even though that child it's not my biological kid is mine... and I want her with me

I'm about to bring the others 3 and I want to know if there a posibility that I can bring her too..

she's been living with me since was less than 2 years... couse her mother thought that I was her father..

any advice is welcome

Thanks

Hi, just curious why they requested DNA when you are not the petitioner?what is your visa category?i guess F1 or F2B? Well anyway you can petition her later as your stepdaughter if you will marry/or are married with her biological mother.No need to adopt her.

Guess what? … Case completed at NVC does not automatically means your are getting an interview and an immigrant visa in the next couple months.

Because of the forum you are posting on, I assume you are under a family based category… so your interview and visa number availability has more to do with PD becoming current.

Tell me your PD, country of origin and category… and I will tell you if an interview can be expected in the near future

Hi,

PD nov 24,2010

IR5 (parent of Us Citizen)

Philippines

Thanks to everyone

I have a question, those who paid for IV to NVC online, can you use your credit card?

Timeline (IR5 JOURNEY)

11 -24- 2010---------------I130 sent

?????????????--------------NOA1

?????????????--------------NOA2

03 -14-2011 --------------I864 and DS230 sent to NVC

03 -25-2011 --------------received email that I864 received and some documents were missing

03 -31-2011 ---------------CALLED the NVC , CASE was completed on March 29

???????????????????????????waiting for interview date

hi everyone,

I just called the NVC today and the lady i talked to said my case was comleted on March 29.I'm soooooooohappy.waiting for interview date and soooooonervous..

Nov- 24-2010-- I130 sent

??????????---NOA1

---NOA2

March-14-2011---I864 and DS230 sent NVC

March-25-2011---received email that they receive I864,and that some documents missing

March-31-2011---Called the NVC (said case was completed march 29)

You don't need a visa to get married in the states. You only need a visa to get married with the intent of staying. They can get married here and they can go back to Philippines, and file CR/IR-1 if they want to move back. Good luck.

Thank you, i know no visa is needed to get married but a visa is needed to travel to the USA. His fiancee does not have a tourist visa and its hard to get one here in the Phil. so he was thinking of filing for a K1 instead.

Hello all,

I sent in an i130 form for my dad (plz see previous post) it was denied i have less than 30 days to send in the appeal (need evidence). i sent in the application along with the money order. has anyone done an appeal for the i130 before?

hi shinella718,

Did you submit your birth certificate showing the name of your father? what about your father's birth cert. and marriage cert with your mom, did you send them together with the I130? Your birth certificate will show your relationship with your father.

hi vj members,

This is regarding my friend. Here is the situation. Both are from the Philippines. The US citizen (male)wants to file a k1 for his fiancee.They met june 2009 when the US citizen went for a vacation in his country, Philippines where the relationship began and he stayed tthere 4 months and went back to the US.Now he is planning to do the K1 and if approved, they will get married in the USA within 90 days after POE right?

HERE IS THE QUESTION;

1. After they got married is it possible that his fiancee will not file for adjustment of status? Because they both plan to return back to the Philippines to study.

2.Can he just file for CR1 later on? will there be a problem?

You might ask why would he file for K1 when they will go back to the Philippines after the wedding? The reason is the parents of the US citizen(male)wants the wedding ceremony to be held in the USA and He also wants his fiancee to visit and see the beauty of USA.

Thank You so much.Any input will be appreciated.Hope you could help.

Did you marry his mom before his 16th birthday?

A US citizen can petition for a stepchild as long as the marriage to the stepchild's parent occurred before the stepchild's 16th birthday.

It will not matter if he is adopted or not if you married his mom before his 16th birthday. You can file for your stepson and he can adjust his status in the US.

hi dm559,

There's no need to adopt your stepson since you married his mom before he is 18. You can file for I130 now and adjust his status(AOS).Do it now before he turns 18, so he will be classified under IR1

Did you marry his mom before his 16th birthday?

A US citizen can petition for a stepchild as long as the marriage to the stepchild's parent occurred before the stepchild's 16th birthday.

It will not matter if he is adopted or not if you married his mom before his 16th birthday. You can file for your stepson and he can adjust his status in the US.

hi dm559,

There's no need to adopt your stepson since you married his mom before he is 18. You can file for I130 now and adjust his status(AOS).Do it now before he turns 18, so he will be classified under IR1

I got the same thing yesterday. It did not say which one they are looking for. No check marks it just listed several things and asks for original copies which I already submitted. I called NVC and told them I already sent the documents and the lady I spoke with said she will request a review of the documents again but it will take 6-10 days. I got so upset but what can I do. It saddens me that we are doing everything they say and still treated as second class whatever. We are at their mercy which is really not a good thing. I just hope all this will end.

yes sis we're on the same boat, I submitted DS230 and original documents march 14. When did you submit yours?

hi,

just want to ask here who know how an RFE letter looks like? Is RFE written on the letterhead? I'm confused... I got an e mail from NVC that says.. Dear mrs...we have received the documents which you submitted in support of an application for immigrant visa.Pls review the information listed under each applicant's name and provide any document which are indicated as missing or need an additional iformation.and bla bla bla. IT did not actually mention or list what was missing. What doe sthis mean? Did I got an RFE? and do you think they mailed the RFE letter to me which listed all what i neede to provide? Thank You

hi everybody..

i will be petitioning my mom and dad as soon as i become a citizen..had my naturalization test schedule for next month...and ive been studying/researching all the procedures ..but we just found out today that the date of my parents MC is different of my BC...

on my BC it was dated NOV 26,1983 which is the right date,but for some reason their MC was dated NOV 29,1983..so now im confuse if which one im gonna use...

please give me some info or advise..thank you

hi; in my opinion, i think use the date in their MC from the NSO .Many birth cert. in phil have some clerical errors.Some birth certificates you will find dates of their parents marriage but actually the child is illegitimate and parents were never married.These things are being considered and corrected when they submit the CENOMAR from NSO that the parent was not actually married.Same as your case. When You present the Marriage Certificate of you parents from the NSO,They will consider the date tht was written there.

hope this helps.. (If the error is about the identity like name, date of birth, sex,citizenship, that's a different story, that has to be corrected).In your case, it is the date of marriage of you parents, so the marriage certificate will show to them it's the true and correct date.

hi everybody..

i will be petitioning my mom and dad as soon as i become a citizen..had my naturalization test schedule for next month...and ive been studying/researching all the procedures ..but we just found out today that the date of my parents MC is different of my BC...

on my BC it was dated NOV 26,1983 which is the right date,but for some reason their MC was dated NOV 29,1983..so now im confuse if which one im gonna use...

please give me some info or advise..thank you

hi; in my opinion, i think use the date in their MC from the NSO .Many birth cert. in phil have some clerical errors.Some birth certificates you will find dates of their parents marriage but actually the child is illegitimate and parents were never married.These things are being considered and corrected when they submit the CENOMAR from NSO that the parent was not actually married.Same as your case. When You present the Marriage Certificate of you parents from the NSO,They will consider the date tht was written there.

hope this helps..

hi,

what your friends can do is, have their divorce decree recorded in the NSO. They dont need to file for an annullment anymore.Once the divoce decree is accepted and recorded, they will be fine.