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Also the very first time we petitoned for the I-129f the judge told her she would have her finally copy of annulment way before the period of time it takes uscis to approve a I-129f.So now we understand we can not trust even a judge in the philippines..This is why I filed the second time before she got her fianl copy of annulment..So lesson learned

ok i understand the 2 year rule.so the end of this month I can file again when she has her annulment papers because january 2011 was the first time she was approved.and the second time she was denied which was this month..

My fiancee and I are having trouble with being approved for an I-129f.The first time she went to her interview they denied her because we filed a month to soon.Her proof of petition for annulment was final in oct and we filed in sept this all took place in the year of 2011.Now she was waiting for her final copy of annulment and was told by the person who interviewed her to bring her final copy of annulment before I refile her I-129f.Well she went before the judge in august of 2012 and the judge told her she would have her final copies by Oct which was good because I did refile in March of 2012 and in sept 2012 The uscis sent me an RFE asking for proof of annulment well we thought the copies would be in hand like the judge promised us.But that was not to be.So we sent in her proof of petition of annulment to the Uscis which being we did not have her final annulment copies yet.And Uscis did not except her proof of annulment petition because they sent me a letter saying they denied my I-129f.so this is twice we were denied.I was told I can only file twice for the same person.So my question is.Is this true I can only file twice for her and if so what other action can I take to get her a visa to come to the U.S.A.This time we will wait for her to have her final copies in hand..Thank You all for any help you can give...

If you are ready to wait at the least and I mean at the least three years in the Phil for a divorce go for it.Most people in the Phil wait 5 years trust me I know.The laws in the Phil are a joke.Here in the states you go before a judge and if the judge gives you the divorce you will wait one month for your final papers..In the Phil you will go before one judge and if that judge oks an annulment you still need 5 more judges to sign your final papers and if one of those judges does not like something.Well you will have to go before that judge.Its a joke and if you want things to hurry along get ready to open up the wallet.So there you have it it takes 3-5 years for an annualment in the Phil..

Need Help..I was sent an RFE from the uscis asking for a copy of my fiance's divorce papers.At this time her papers are before the judge that will finalize her papers and the processes office will type them up to give to my fiance.All in all in is the last step so my fiance will have her divorce papers.The problem is uscis gave us until oct 24,2012 to have her divorce papers in and her appointment isn't until oct29 2012.So my fiance went to the solicitor generals office at the court house.She explained that she needed he divorce papers and they told her that she had to wait for the judge to finalize her divorce.But they gave her a copy of proof of filing.The solicitor general office said that uscis woukld except this as proof of divorce.

Has anyone been through this and did you use a copy of proof of filing?..

Hi again Newbie.You are so right when you speak about the trials we walk along.And Jesus said he would never leave us nor forsake us.I am married to a wonderful filipina from Calumpit.I do not understand why you would want to be with this guy.I know he is your husband but this guy has no respect for your child or your family or you.You said he even yell at your mother.Well to me that would be the fast track for him to be kicked out of your home and life.first you should be thinking of your safety along with your child and family.i do not care what you may think will help him it will not be soon enough for you all.i would tell him to leave and never come around again.Do you not see the big red flags here.This guy said he would kill you and the way he talks to everyone else I do not think he is saying these things just to blow off smoke.This guy means it.So do your self a favor and your family.you need to let this guy go and not listen to him beg you to let him back in your life....I do not think the Lord wants your life and childs life in danger..

Hi Newbie.It is not a matter of you making a decision.You know that he is not any good for you and there is so many things wrong with him.True that God can only change him.But what my wife tells that just in her area alone three woman came home in a pine box.You understand.So because of the disappointment that will happen with you and your family When u divorce him Thats what is holding you back.So let me say this.Would you want to live a happy life with your child and even try again to find a good man.Or do you want to live in fear Knowing he may Beat you to were you can't walk.Or worse yet Kill you and your child is motherless.You ask yourself this..Hope this helps..god Bless

No your wife will only need photocopy of NOA2....

Oh Yeah God is so faithful..Love you Jesus

Thanks hank&amy.I have one more problem.she does not have her final divorce decree and the judge that handle her case said it would take two more months before she could get her final devorce decree.What she does have is an affidavit from her lawyer.And it says all what took place in the court that day.she is going back to the judge to see if the judge would give her an affidavit stating she was the attending judge and that her divorce is final and have it notorized by the judge.would this be exceptable at this time of filing?..

I am filing my I-129f and I can not remember if I had to have my divorce decree and also my fiancee's divorce decree.Can anyone help if I need these documents to file I-129f

Thank you all and God Bless each one of you..And Mav I will not give up she is to wonderful to quit on...

Thank you all for your help.Just one more question.Do you think that this new I-129f will go through quickly embassy told fiancee if I refile quickly her med exam could still be within a 6 month period so she will not have to do it again?..

Yes big bear the embassy approved all her papers and the last thing she looked at was my fiancees affidav of divorce and told my fiancee that the i-129f had to be cancel do to filing a month to soon.It was like that day was not real when my fiancee called me and told me the bad news.She thought I would not refile.She can be silly also.Yes I will refile just need to know if I can refile today and do not need and letter from Uscis..

The divorce was final in oct 2011 we filed in sept 2011 and thought by the time it was approved we would be ok..So now can I just refile like the manila embassy said I can do Or do I have to wait for a letter from uscis?

the small problem was we filed i-129f before fiances divorce was final

My fiancee had her interview and do to a small problem the interviewer at the us embassy canceled our i-129f.the interviewer was nice enough to let my fiancee know i had to refile.my fiancee was given a white paper stating I had to refile to be approved because of the small problem with the i-129f.So can I refile my i-129f quickly or do I have to wait for a letter from uscis..please help

JM your children visa's are good for one year after you get your visa.That woman from USCIS is so wrong.Now if your husband is from the USA he is free to travel to the philippines and stay in the philippines up to 21 days without a visa.He should be the one to go and bring the children to the usa

Yesterday my fiance went to her interview.The woman that did the interview was checking my fiance's paper work and when she was looking over my fiance's papers for her anullment.The woman did not understand the anullment papers do to the fact that my fiance was in a bigmomy marriage.my fiance only had papers from the court that the embassy does permitt if you do not have the final papers from the judges decision.So after explainning to the woman that my fiance was not the cause of the bigmony marriage that it was her x-husband.The woman doing the interview says to my fiance that her I-129f is no good because the date of the final anullment signing was one month after I filed our I-129f and that she had to refile the I-129f.My fiance was not being denied but only had to refile the I-129f.The woman interviewing my fiance also stated that the I-129f woud be sent back to the USCIS and stamped canceled.So I called USCIS and asked what I needed to do.I was being told two different stories from two different people at USCIS.The first story was I had to refile the I-129f and send my fiance's paper work from the courts.The second story was I had to wait for the embassy to send the I-129f back to the USCIS which they said takes up to 120 days and that I would have to check online to watch for a change in my status on the I-129f from being approved to being canceled.Can anyone help us in this matter.I can not believe that because I filed the I-129f one month before her anullment was finalize that the embassy would not except our filing of the I-129f.we our not married we are only engaged...My fiance told me how the woman that interviewed her could not understand what happen in her bigmony marriage.It took a half hour of explainning to the interviewer that my fiance was the victim and not the cause..

ninjones this walk through article you posted is very very helpful my girlfriend and i reffered to it a few times before she went to st lukes.But you may want to add in this post of yours for the ladies to bring divorce papers or annual papers.they will ask for them which they did to my girlfriend.And if they ask and you do not have them you will have to come back with those papers....

Hello all! I want to share this walkthrough I made regarding the medical exam I just took at St. Lukes. I hope this will help anybody in anyway.

I thought of creating this during my 2-day medical appointment, taking notes every step of the way and sketching floor plans in between waiting time. I know that there had been a few written about one’s medical experience at SLMCEC and as much as it helped me prepare and be aware of the whole scenario, I wanted to share something more comprehensive.

But please be reminded that everything here is based on my own experience and someone else’s procedures may vary. All went well on my medical so I assume this is within the typical flow of the whole process.

Ok, to start with:

<b>The Fees: </b>

US$213.35 for 15 y.o. and older

US$185.35 for 14 y.o. and below

<b>Hotels Near SLMCEC</b>

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<b>What to Bring:</b>

- If you don’t have your appointment letter yet, you may bring a photocopy of your NOA2 letter and NVC letter showing your MNL case no.

- Valid Passport (have it photocopied as well)

- Appointment letter – Bring original and have the first 2 pages photo copied.

- 4 pcs. 2x2 photos – white background, with both ears uncovered and without earrings.

- Black ballpen

- jacket (it’s cold inside)

Misc:

- Bottled water. Foods are not allowed, but you can slip through hiding your crackers somewhere in your bag.

- Play Station Portable, Nintendo DS, Ipod Touch, books/pocket books – well, I mean, something you can play/read while waiting in between check-ups and procedures.

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W/ appointment letter:

I handed over my appointment letter but then the security guard told me to have the 1st two pages photocopied, so I did (just right across the street) and then went back to hand him both the original and the duplicate, he stamped it both with “SLMCEC---something” .. and handed me a queue number. I arrived at 4:45am and got no. 32.

He gave me a form - the Patient Data Sheet (PDS) and the guard will check specific boxes you should fill in. Upon filling out your PDS, you’ll see an ‘Alien Case No.’ – that would be you MNL Case no.

He also handed me an Evaluation sheet to be returned upon release of your medical result – well, it’s just a Rate-Our-Clinic thing, with Excellent-Good-Poor check boxes

and questions on how to improve their service blah-blah.

Without appointment letter – well I guess, it’ll be the same as above as long as you have your NOA2 letter and NVC letter with MNL Case no.

- After you completed filling out your PDS, there’s really nothing more to do but sit down and wait for your number to be called.

- When the guard started to call in the numbers, he called batch by batch, 10 nos. in a batch.

- He guided us to fall in line in front of ‘Digital Photo Room’ to have our --- well, digital photo taken <img src="http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

- Have your PDS, Passport and photos ready. I handed those to the guy who takes the photos, everything was returned to me shortly after that.

- I went straight ahead in front of the releasing counters and fell in line.

- When it’s my turn, the screener asked me a few questions about my medical history … basically, you just have to answer everything he/she asks.. She stapled two(2) 2x2 photos on the PDS and inserted the other two(2) on a resealable plastic and stapled it once again on the lower part of the PDS.

- After it, the screener told me to pay the medical fees at the cashier located at the 5th floor.

- I then took the elevators to 5th floor and found the cashier at the corner, right beside the elevator. Paid the fees and told me to go to 4th floor.

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- I gave my PDS, Receipt, Passport and the photocopied appointment letter (keep the original, I believe that will be the one you’ll show at the interview) to the nurse at the reception. She gave me an “HIV Consent form” to fill out – I returned it to her afterwards and she then told me to sit down and wait for my name to be called.

- When my name was called, the nurse asked me of the last day of my last period (always remember your 1st and last day of period, they will keep on asking it till you bleed again … kidding)

- After she jotted down some notes on my papers, she gave it back to me and pointed me to go at the blood extraction room.

- Before the nurse started to collect blood sample from my arm, she asked me my name, my age and again, my first and last day of period… This procedure is to assess you of any drug use and of course, HIV.

- After the blood extraction, the nurse told me to go straight to the urine collection area, just right across the other side of the reception, a nurse is assigned there at the ladies C.R. – she’ll give you a plastic container to put your urine sample in. Hand it back to her when you’re done. This procedure is for pregnancy test and probably for other kidney-related illnesses. She told me to sit back down and wait for my name to be called.

- My name was called and they gave me back my papers and passport and told me to proceed to 3rd floor for the X-Ray.

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- I gave my set of papers to the nurse at the reception. If you have previous x-rays, be sure to bring the film (if it’s still available) so they can compare (and God knows if that would actually help alter their decision against their own x-ray results at any rate ~_~)

- Anyhoo, since I don’t have an x-ray film with me, they simply gave me a paper to fill out, stating the reason why I don’t have one – I checked the box that reads “No X-ray has ever been taken”. Gave it back to them.

- Somewhere on my PDS, they made me write my first day of my last menstrual period.

- Told me to sit down and wait for my name to be called (well, isn’t it always?)

- So my name is called and another nurse wrote down additional notes on my papers before he allowed me to enter the X-ray room. He returned to me my set of papers.

- Inside the X-ray room (a little room before the actual X-ray room) is a little area with some chairs so we can sit as we wait for our turn. Another small area is a changing room with hospital gowns provided where we should disrobe our upper garments (bra and shirt) .. any necklace should be removed as well. I sat down and waited for my name to be called.

- Upon calling my name, I then gave my set of papers to the nurse inside…. and it’s X-ray time! (I’ve been very anxious about this part ever since coz this is where they would find out if you have something strange in your lungs – hence, they’ll have you undergo the dreadful Sputum test) .. the nurse inside would assist you on how to properly execute the X-ray procedure.

- After I finished the X-ray, the nurse gave me back my papers and told me to proceed to 5th floor.

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- I walked towards the U.S. counter and handed over my set of papers to the personnel assigned there .. he wrote something on my papers and then a different nurse picked up my papers, he assisted me to follow him to have my body weight and height measured.

- Right after the nurse wrote down the weight record on my PDS, another nurse told me to proceed to the ‘Visual Exam Room’.

- Inside the Visual Exam Room, the nurse conducted a visual activity test where you would have to read a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Snellen_chart.svg" target="_blank">Snellen Chart</a> opposite a mirror. (more like a ‘give me a headache’ test) The nurse will ask if you're using contact lens or eye glasses prior to the exam.

- After the eye test, he told me to go sit and wait for my name to be called. (I’m starting to have the feeling of omitting all these sit-and-wait-for-my-name-to-be-called in this entire entry)

- The next thing done is they measured my Vital Signs - Blood Pressure and pulse rate.

- I handed over to the U.S. Counter my set of PDS after completing the Vital Signs procedure.

- Guess what happens here ………………… Correct!! Sit down and wait for my name to be called.

- My name is called, went to the U.S. counter and they handed me a number. That would be my number for the physical exam.

- It’s been the most agonizing 15 minutes of my whole medical process … waiting while thinking of getting all naked – NOT in front of your fiancé/husband … LOL!

- My turn for the physical exam .. the doctor/physician will ask you all sorts of questions starting from your name to all your past operations/hospitalizations to inhaling mosquito coils to having contact with an alien from the outer space positive with HIV……

- After all the seemingly non-stop questioning, the doctor ordered me to sign papers (kinda like a contract) attesting that I am telling nothing but the truth. She made me sign twice – one for saying that I gave birth 2 times, and the other one for stating that I’ve never had TB nor had contact with people who are infected of Tuberculosis.

- Then she made me disrobe completely, but thank goodness, I still had to wear a hospital gown – at least. I laid down on the bed and she checks certain parts of my body. Doctors will specifically check slash marks for suicidal attempts, needle marks for drug use, tattoos for positive contamination from use of needles…

…. and then the private parts … <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> She’ll make you spread your legs (or make you lie on your left side and bend your knees towards your chest). The physician checked the ####### and the ####### .. I believe they check it for possible signs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases or any abnormalities whatsoever. Don’t worry, if you’re a female, you’ll also have a female physician that will attend to you.

- She told me to go straight to U.S. Counter. I handed my PDS and they attached a slip where it reads, “You must personally claim your results....dah dah dah” in 3 different languages .. what the! … The nurse handed back my papers shortly right after that and told me to go to 2nd floor for immunization interview.

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- I gave my set of PDS to the guy on the reception right in front of the Immunization rooms.

- loooooooong wait here ..

- Called for Immunization interview (doctors area). The physician simply asked me a few questions like previous vaccines (don’t worry if you don’t have a record or can’t remember any, just tell the physician about it), sexual contact, pregnancies, if you’ve had chicken pox before, if it left any visible scars, etc … She told me of the available vaccines that I would take if all goes well with my medical results.

- It’s a wrap! The day is done! … and the last thing to do is to check out on the 2nd floor check out counter. There they will tell you to return the next day for the results. They will tell you what time. The only things left in your hands now would be your passport, the receipt, the evaluation letter and your original appointment letter/NOA2/NVC letter.

- Robinson’s place is not far from SLMCEC .. You’ll be as hungry as **** so I suggest you go there and treat yourself <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

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- Upon arriving at SLMCEC, the guard pointed me to another guard inside, standing behind some kind of podium, I handed him my receipt and he entered the control no. on a computer database, so this guy sort of has the ‘master’s list’ for all results of med exams.

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If the guard stamped your receipt with “IMMUNIZATION” – then congratulations! You passed the medical exam and if you have anything scheduled after that, like for example - your visa interview in two days (like me), then there should be no worries.

If the guard stamped your receipt with “SPUTUM --- something” then unfortunately, you have to have a Sputum Collection and a 2-month long delay.

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…….. Okay, so I have mine stamped with “Immunization” and this made me proceed to 2nd floor for my vaccines.

- I gave my receipt to the guy at the reception (just the receipt, keep your passport) … and like always, I sat down and waited for my name to be called.

- ZZZZzzzzzzZzZzzz

- The intercom may sound vague most of the times, so you must listen attentively all the time.

- My name was called and they made us fall in line in front of the check out counter on the same floor (2nd floor). The guy behind the counter collected our passports.

- Go back to sleep. I mean, get back to your seat.

- My name is called and it’s time for my immunization. The attending nurse first asked me some few questions about allergies I might have, date of first and last day of my last menstrual period, my name, age and birth. Vaccines may vary for every applicant, I had 4 shots, 2 on each arm (TDAP, MMR, Anti-Cervical and HPV).

- *phew* .. thanks goodness, everything’s done … I was told to wait at the ground floor for the results.

:: GROUND FLOOR ::

- Zzz

- Waited like 3 hours

- My name is finally called but it’s not for the result yet … I went to window 1, the personnel made me sign my PDS and then I surrendered my passport .. told to me waaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiit until I die … kidding … waited for another 2 hours or so.

- RESULTS!! Oh the Wonderful Result!! … I was called to window 6 with a female staff – she asked a lot of questions like a pre-screener at the interview, she seems to ask a lot about what you’ve written on your PDS and a few from the physician comments written on it .. she’s kind of like verifying.

- She finally handed down a CD containing the X-ray details and a Vaccine sheet (these 2 are the only things they'll give you). She also told me that they would be the one to forward the results of my Medical Exam to the U.S. Embassy. They would keep everything including your passport.

- I went out. Took a pedicab to Taft Avenue and bought myself a Baconator for all my day’s worth.

My future wife went for her exam yesterday and the woman at the front desk that checks all papers asked her if she had a copy of annulment.I never saw this as a requirement.Has anyone run into this problem?. she is able to go back with a copy of this and get her vaccination and she will be good to go.just do not understand why this paper they ask for is not in the letter the u.s.embassy sends..

Everyone Thank you for all the help and info.Sorry about the caps being on.must have hit the caps button..Again Sorry..

Last week I got the letter from the NVC with my future wifes case number.SHE WENT AHEAD AND MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR HER MED EXAM AND SHE ALSO MADE INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT.QUESTION1.WE STATED ON THE L-129 FORM THAT HER DAUGHTER WILL ACCOMPANY HERWHAT FORMS DO WE NEED TO BRING TO INTERVIEW FOR HER DAUGHTER.QUESTION2.ALSO WHAT FORMS WILL FUTURE WIFE HAVE TO FILL OUT AND BRING WITH HER TO THE INTERVIEW..I HAVE BEEN READING THAT SHE WILL NEED A DS-156&156K AND ALSO A DS-157.THEN SOMEONE WRITES SHE WILL NEED A DS-160..CAN ANYONE HELP WITH WHAT FORMS SHE WILL NEED TO BRING BESIDES THE SUPPORT I-134 AND G-325 PROF HOW WE MET DIVORCE PAPERS...

Look I am with my fiance also and am bringing her daughter also to the USA.I see no reason for him to be this way.It is love that will keep you both together and it will be love that helps you both in your struggles if they come.this guy needs to get with it and put his fears away and let his love for you grow..Is it money that is the boss of your marriage if so when the money runs out so will your marriage.If it is love that is the boss of your marriage.It will be your covering and protection.Your future husband needs to wake up and see how much you love him and how you yourself have struggled in your country.you know what struggles are all about and you are ready to deal with the struggles if they come more than he can.He should be proud to have a wife like you.