Sirach123

Thanks guys for the replies. Yes our daughter. Makes sense then that i shall consider pursuing the certificate of citizenship after getting her passport. Good to know losing the passport is a problem.

Your daughter is your wife's daughter, right?

1. Yes, she is a U.S. citizen and can apply for a U.S. passport. She does not need a Certificate of Citizenship to do it.

2. The disadvantage is that if the passport gets lost then to get another one she may need to present the secondary proof of citizenship (her mother's Certificate of naturalization, her green card, and proof they lived together) all over again.

Hi everyone,

Im new on this topic. I have a 16 year old daughter who is a green card holder. My wife recently became a US citizen and i would like to inquire what is the next step for my daughter to become a US citizen too. I have been to the Local branch of the DHS on different occasions and i got 2 different versions from immigration officers.

The first one said that my daughter has to apply for a Certificate of citizenship ( N600) before she can apply for a US passport.

The second officer said that it is an option, US Passport or Certificate of Citizenship.

I am confused with the 2 answers so i have decided to go for both never mind the expenses.

My Questions are:

1) Can she apply first for a US Passport as my wife insist because that was the advice given to her during her oath taking as an option; then file the N600 later?

2) any disadvantages of just having a US Passport only.

Your thoughts are much appreciated

Wala pong sinabi. Ang sinabi lang po na usually 12 business days daw po. Hindi na daw po namin kailangan bumalik sa ofc kse ipapadala nalang daw po sa mail. Sarap nga po mag drive dto sir. Dire-direcho lang tapos exit lang kailangan tandaan. Hehehe. Ang lawak po ng daanan. Plano po namin mag universal studios sa FL daw po lapit na dib po kayo punta ng Pinas

Good for you for having fun. Bawi na paghihirap mo sa kahihintay ng pagsamasama ng pamilya mo. Sa kabilang dako magandang example yung visa case mo at may natutunan din ako.

Have more good ones, Askot.

Congrats sir.

Pwede rin naman maging blue passport mo.

Sa labas ng DFA, daming nagbebenta ng cover ng phil passport na kulay blue

Sir Sirach!!!

Musta na?

Tapos na maliligayang araw, pasyal, camping at maginaw na so balik VJ na naman, hehhe, sorry guys. Buti ka pa uwi ka na naman. Masarap sana mag good time sa Pinas kung may panggastos. Be safe bro.

Wow, mahaba habang driving yan papuntang florida.

Kung di ako nagkakamali, I-95 South lang ang dadaanan nyo, tumbok mo na florida.

Ingat lang sa pag drive, alisto ka sa mga highway patrol.

Most of the time, nagtatago yang mga yan and meron din time nasa helicopter sila at kumukuha ng speed trap.

Oo, lapit na ako umuwi.

Medyo excited na, nilista ko na mga pupuntahan at kakainin ko.

Walang tulugan na naman ito, hehehe

Inggit ako sa yo Bro.hehehe. Sarap naman. Namiss ko tuloy mga lutong atin. Enjoy, have fun and arrive safe.

Citizenship Through Parents

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=32dffe9dd4aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=32dffe9dd4aa3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

We called USCIS awhile ago to confirm, and according to them for as long as the mother becomes USC before the child turns 18,

then the child would automatically become USC...

Thanks Kabayan, this is really good news for me. I will visit your link.

Dito na pala sa US si Askot. WElcome. Enjoy New York, the Big Apple and the premier city of the USA. For your SSN maghintay ka na lang ng 3 weeks from your arrival baka matanggap mo by mail. Kung wala then go to SSN office. Kung pupunta ka agad pabalikin ka rin after after 3 weeks. Just Bring your original visa/passport and xerox copy sa SSN office.

Ang pagkuha ng drivers license dito sa Washington state medyo stricto di ko alam sa New York. Mahigpit sa proof of address. Ang tinatangap lang ay yung pangalan mo na nanggaling sa City Services, Govt offices or insurance indicating your address. Kaya ang ginawa ng anak ko ay nagjoint account kami sa city services.

Oath taking na ni misis on the 24th of this month,.. YES,.!

And coz she will be an American Citizen na, carried na automatically ang 2 teens namin,

perfect timing,..! Ako na lang ang berde ang passport

Blue passport na silang lahat,...

Congrats! I didnt know that children are carried with citizenship. This is good news for my 15 year old daughter then. My wife will be elligible next year. What I know is that immigrant children can become citizens only when they reach the age of 30. Can someone enlighten me?

Good Day to all!

My PD is September 22, 2010. Current PD is June 01, 2010. I think mine will become current minimum of 2 months and maximum of 4 months. I really want to spend christmas time with my family. Im planning to file for tourist visa. What are your thoughts? Thanks!

Have you heard of cases wherein their PD is near then they applied for tourist visa and got approved?

Yes but very seldom that they got approved. I would say 20% Chance, would you take it? Then wear a bright color shirt during the interview, hehe , just like my son, it worked. Just a tip which you may know : a part in the application which ask who will shoulder your expenses, it should be You not your relative because you are a tourist. Good luck kabayan.

Hi All!

I just wanted to inform everyone that today I had my interview. Today is exactly the same day I met my wife 8 years ago. And today the US Consul said "Congratulations your visa has been approved, you may now join your wife in the States."

To all F2As keep praying and be patient. You will be with your lovedones in His time.

Congrats!

Good PM kabayan ask ko lang sana my makasagot po sa akin thanks in advance,,,

My daughter ako 2 yrs old and 7 months baby ko nag karoon sya ng TB nung 6 months pa lang sya tapos uminom sya ng med

for 6 months "treatment" then nung September 2011 bigla syang nagka pneumonia na hospital sya ng 5 days simula ng gumaling sya hanggang ngayon thanks god hindi na sya nag kakasakit ulit..

(Ito po yung tanong ko kung sakaling this coming november i medical kami makikita pa kaya sa xray na nag karon sya ng sakit sa baga dati????)

Almost 1 year na simula ng na hospital...

Nung ni request ng doctor na mag pa xray kami wla naman kaming sakit lungs ung baby ko lang talaga,,

Pls help naman po

Ganito ang alam ko sa TB. Yung anak mo na nagkasakit nito ay carrier na hindi n mababago ang condition. Kaya puro positive ang skin test niya habangbuhay. Ikaw na tatay most likely positive ka rin sa skin test kaya irequire ng doctor na ma xray kayo para sigurado na hindi na active ang tb. Kungbaga depende sa resistansya ng katawan. Kung mahina ang katawan sa resistance ng bacteria medyo kakapitan kayo. Kaya huwag mong pabayaan yung anak mo na manghina ng katawan.

Huwag kang magalala kabayan, moderno na ang treatment ng tb ngayun.

Yung kapatid ko dati malala na ang tb niya nung nadiskobre dahil sa kahirapan ng buhay. Nagamot siya pero halos kalahati ang lungs ang nawala. Ako carrier din kaya ang skin test ko puro positive. Dito sa US di naman iniintindi sa trabaho kung carrier ka kagaya ko huwag lang active.sa pinas kasi expose tayo sa sakit na yan kaya marami ang nagpositive sa skin test. kuwento ko lang ito para marelax ka. Pero Huwag mong pabayaan yung anak mo hayan, nagpneumonia pa.

I received my VISA today, sept. 21, 2012..

F2a category

nung iniinterview ako ng filipino screener.. pinasagutan uli ung DS-230 form ko because there's a lot of blanks .... so i put NA in all blanks .. then she ask me if my age, tel no., are upated and i said no.. she erase it with liquid correction and i replaced my current age and phone number, and i volunteer, that my address of my petitioner , hindi na ung address na yon at bago na.. so i replace it their current address, then she updated it on computer..

I only have one question... bat ung natanggap ko na ung VISA ko.. and nakalagay dun sa immigrant data summary na still ung old address of my petioner ung nakalagay dun and not the new ONE??

hindi kaya ako magkaproblem sa US port of entry just asking guys

Meron kasi official form for change of address in the US so malamang di naupdate yung new address ng petitioner mo. Malamang Tatanungin yan sa port of entry mo kung saan ka tutuloy. Hingin mo na agad sa petitioner mo yung copya niya nung nagchange or any evidence of new address para may mapakita ka sa POE. Halimbawa yung utility bills and copy of drivers licence indicating the new address of your petitioner.

Yung corrected ds230 mo ay nasa loob ng yellow packet na dadalhin mo so pag tinanong yung new address ang sasabihin mo. Yun lang baka hihingi ng proof of new address at mga ito nga ang puede mo ipakita.

hi kabayans;

i need help,, paano po mag change nang address sa nvc? ang new address ko ay US na though di pa current ang priority ko. ano po ang proceso at requirements?

Research mo sa website ng USCIS (yata) merong form ito. This is very important lalo na nasa US ka.

One page lang ito.

Kamusta po mga Kabayan? Gusto ko po sana hingin ang inyong mga opinyon, na-post kona ito sa ibang forum pero wala nag respond. hopefully I get your views let me paste it.

Hi VJers.

I will be having my interview here in USEm Manila this coming Sep27. My wife is an LPR. We had a child an LPR too born 2006. Wife studied here in Manila after giving birth and so we got the chance to "live-in" together. We only got married last 2009 we only applied for the I-130 year 2010.

In year 2008 and 2009 respectively, I applied for Non-immigrant Visa B1-B2 and I was denied. In the application form of that Non-Immigrant Visa I was unable to declare that my child was an LPR or even a fiancee (not sure if there was an option for that too). My fear now, will the Consular Officer question me about that application I made? Will that be grounds for INA § 212(a)(6)©(i) Fraud or Misrepresentation?

Salamat Po

Opinion ko lang din ito.

Yung 2008 visa application mo officially single ka pa. So okey lang. Kung yung 2009 aplication mo ay single ka pa at di kinasal ay okey rin na dimo nadeclare. Yung marriage date mo ang importante. Sabihin mo na ikaw lang nagprepare ng applications mo at single ka pa nun at yun ang inadopt mo na status mo.

Importanteng payo kabayan sa interview mo huwag kang kabahan at ilahad mo ang tutoong pangyayari kung tanungin. Limit your answers huwag sasabihin kung di naman tinatanong. Sa aking palagay dina titignan ang detalya ng dati na b1/b2 application mo. Good luck.

God is good talaga! VISA APPROVED na kami ng anak ko. Praise the Lord! Wala pong additional documents na hinigi samin. Tiningnan lang po yung album na dala ko. Thank you Lord talaga!!!

Mga kabayan, Ask ko din po sana gano katagal makuha yung visa and kung san po maganda bumili ng ticket. (Mnl to Jfk) Maraming Salamat po sa mga advices at tulong po ninyo dto sa VJ. Praise God!!!

Finally. Congrats kabayan.

basta ang sabi sakin kaillangan pa daw antayin pa daw 2nd reading. para daw masigurado na walang problema. kung ok babakunahan na sa araw na yun. ang gumugulo sa akin ay kung positive yung result ng una automatic na positive na ,pero pag nagative ay dadaan pa para sa pangalawa radiologist. tama kaya ako.

Kung more than 10 mm yung tst pinapa xray yung baga para maconfirm na walang tama o sakit ito. Kung positive yung tst lifetime naito na nasa yo. Kaya kung positive yung una reading(tst) hindi automatic napositive sa second reading (xray). Kadalasan naman negative ang result ng xray basta malusog ang katawan, hindi inuubo na may plema, hindi madaling mapagod malamang negative ang xray result. Kung negative ang xray hindi na dadaan ng ibang radiologist, ready for vaccine na.

Yes, normal yan sa mga bata laki sa pinas.

If may time and available yung doctor, makukuha nyo na din yung result.

If wala, balik kayo sa monday.

Agree. Normal sa pinas na positive ang skin test kasi exposed tayo sa maraming sakit na TB. So carrier ka pag positive at magingat sa sakit lalo na pag mababa ang resistance ng body. Ako positive din ko.

2009 pa ng last ako makasakay sa eva.

Wala ako nakuha complimentary meal that time.

Available ba ito papunta at pabalik dito?

Ayos ito since may kasma kaming bata na laging gutom, hehe.

May dadaanan ka na bang security check ngayon kahit in transit ka lang sa taiwan? Mahigpit na pla sila.

Young meal kinukuha long naming pabalik as US kasi young ppunta sa PI katatapos long kumain as plane. Sarap din pagkain as loob ng plane.

Dati na yung security check bro mula pa 2002. After security akyat ka sa escalator, 2 turn rights dito na location mga resto aakyat ka sa parang mezannine.

Ask ko lang po, we passed our interview last august 18 (friday)

kelan po kaya madedeliver ang aming visa?

holiday po ng aug 20 - 21..

thank you!

Congrats. Kung pick from SM 2GO office mga 4 days nga. Kunin mo yung tel number nila kasi palpak yung texbak nila.

Ok na pala yung SS, meron pala syang separate forum dito.

I guess, mas maganda nga kung sila na papa request ng SS card.

Tama parequest mo na lang pag di dumating ng 2 weeks apply mo na lang sa local SS ninyo.

Thanks Sir Sirach.

San makukuha yung complimentary meal voucher, sa taiwan airport ba?

Nakasakay na din ako ng EVA and ok nga yung mga eroplano nila. Ang di ko lang gusto yung airport sa taiwan, limited yung mga resto sa loob.

Sir sirach, tanong ko lang, yung social security ba ng anak nyo, sa immigration nyo pina asikaso o kayo na mismo pumunta sa opisina?

Mabibigyan na ba kagad ng card at no. pag personal kayo nag appy sa opisina nila?

Napuntahan mo ba yung bandang 3rd floor kung saan may mga restos? May choice ka dun kung ano gusto mo. Sarap ang pagkain dun gmit mamin yung vouchers. Ang voucher makuha mo dun sa counter ng eva bago ka papasok sa security check. Sa Taiwan ito.

Yung SSS ng anak ko sabi sa us immigration magaaply daw kami sa local office namin kasi minor anak ko. Bago mag 2 weeks dumating naman sa bahay.

Oo, uuwi ako.

Baka kasi mahirapan si misis sa anak namin lalo't long flight pa sya.

Nakuha naming ticket ay eva air.

Meron mas mura like china airlines, hawaiian,united at ana, pero pangit mga flight sched nila.

Ganon talaga yung mga bata, excited sila sa amerika, hehehe.

Madami sila mapapasyalan dito at syempre, makaka experience sila ng white christmas.

Congrats bro Ekto and Azcott, finally magsamasama na kayo ng pamilya ninyo.

Bro Ekto, Eva Air din favorite ko na eroplano matagal lang layover ng biyahe ng Seattle sa Taiwan. Maganda na yung airport sa Taiwan, dami shops, play stations ng mga bata at free wifi. Ok lang fare meron pa complimentary meal voucher na irequest sa eva counter upon arrival. Very smooth ang flight ng Boing 777 na gamit nila US-Taiwan. Happy trip bro.

Hello, muzta po sa lahat.

My mother is a LPR, originally from Philippines. She filed 1-130 for my youngest brother to migrate in US.

Date of birth is Dec 5, 1990 (he just turned 20 when we filed I-130, he's 21 years old now)

On Dec 10, 2010 (filed I-130)

His priority date is also Dec 2010 (sorry forgot the exact day, im at work right now).

The USCIS approve the petition on May 18, 2011.

November 17, 2011 -- Received an email from NVC, stating that "the immigration visa petition on behalf of the beneficiary is eligle for further processing at the National Visa Center." (what this e-mail means?)

My brother already file DS-230 to NVC,,, we also sent the AOS documents and paid all the required amounts for processing.

Just check the NVC case bulletin, and current priority date is feb 15, 2010, next month will be march 2010.

My question is, does my brother still qualify for the CSPA or he already aged-out for his application.

Thank you!!!

Welcome kabayan. Sorry to inform you na age out na siya. 21 na siya nung Dec 5 2011. Yung kasing reckoning ng minor age of 21 is when the priority date becomes current. Maging F2B na meaning its a long wait.

Sir Sirach, ano po ang ilalagay nya sa letter? Same as always po ang reply ng NVC samin. Mag 4 months na po sa august. Sir, kung okay lang po sana pwede po ba kayo tawagan ng wife ko? Nasa NY po cya ngayon. Medyo stressed out na po kami sa nangyayari. Very frustrating.

Wala ako experience pa na sumulat sa mga politicians. Ittached nyo yung request letter nyo and yung mga sagot nila. Siyempre me magandang elaboration din ng case nyo wc I am not capable of doing for you kaya sabi ko magpatulong ang asawa mo sa mga NGOs. Or punta ka sa ibang forum dito sa VJ titled bringing family members of permanent resident to the US. Me magaling dun yung Vietnamese na ang pangalan ay parang Jim Pha Pung. Sorry kabayan hangang dito Lang ako.