doelin

You could go to either offices whichever is convenient for you. The slots are limited only to 15 per session. It is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

CFO Manila

Citigold Center, 1345 Pres. Quirino Avenue

corner Osmeña Highway (South Superhighway)

Manila, Philippines 1007

Tel. No.: (02) 552-4700

Fax No.: (02) 561-8332

E-mail: info@cfo.gov.ph

Website: www.cfo.gov.ph

CFO Cebu Desk

Causing-Lozada Building, Osmeña Boulevard corner

MJ Cuenco Street, Cebu City, Philippines

Telefax: (032) 255-5253

Email: cfocebu@cfo.gov.ph

Website: www.cfo.go

thank you so very much for the help.god bless..

may the good lord give everyone a happy day..would like to know what is that CFO?or a seminar that other mentioned?do we need that?just finish my medical and on oct.10 will be my interview.

thank you...hope to hear some advice..god bless us all..

thanks a lot for the info..

may the good lord give everyone a happy day..would like to know what is that CFO?or a seminar that other mentioned?do we need that?just finish my medical and on oct.10 will be my interview.

thank you...hope to hear some advice..god bless us all..

thanks a lot for the help..

may the good lord give everyone a happy day..would like to know what is that CFO?or a seminar that other mentioned?do we need that?just finish my medical and on oct.10 will be my interview.

thank you...hope to hear some advice..god bless us all..

thats good! Im in Georgia...Goodluck!

thank you and your help was highly appreciated;;;

Im here in US already,i was in Canada so i used canadian bank of mine to issue a bank daft in hongkong dollar. try to go PNB,hopefully they will issue you... I guess all banks will do it as long as you have bank account on them. Banks will not issue or even helpful with our needs if we dont have account on them,valued costumer ika nga.....

hi,thanks god \!i had made my bank draft today.it is a US dollar bank draft as we call to the hongkong police.and they said it is okay if i send them US dollar.wow asa man ka sa US?ako pohon sa south dakota...god bless.

I studied in FCIC,i know few friends in your place. The letter that i mean is the packet 3, the inside of that letter will inform you that they receive your application from the NVC and that you are ready to comply their requirements some embassy will put in the link in the letter that you can download the packet. Have you receive that kind of letter? All i know packet 3 letter will arrive before you can schedule the interview...im not sure in your case though. My embassy is Vancouver,Canada,what about yours? i sent it through post office but special delivery so that i can trace my documents.

just read your rply i was been tired and sleepless ;-( i appreciate u for being so helpfull.i studied in in FCIC too during my high school days.US embassy is mine and our case is from calif.one more thing cris what bank did you made your bank draft?and is it on hongkong dollars or us dollars i went to metro bank to ask for the bankdraft but they can not issue hongkong dollar.i will be working with this today again coz my fiancee called up hongkong police dept.wish u r still in hilongos and can meet one day!!!enjoy life..ug maayung buntag!!!daghang salamt sa help.

@ doelin,which part of Baybay Leyte you are? Im from Hilongos,Leyte but i finished my college in Baybay. I applied my police certificate last week of March 2012... It took 4 weeks from the time they receive it in hand to the time they sent it to the embassy,excluding the post office time.

hi cris&brian,im from sta cruz,baybay leyte,4klms away from baybay town.i guess u studied in visca?wow we live nearby :-)please need to be certain about the letter do i need to go to the embassy tto ask for a request letter?and what coureer did u trust to carry your forms to hongkong?i feel bit worry asking you more question but please don;t get tired please...r u stiil in hilongos?or in USA right now?:-)

thanks buddy!!!

that question ONLY for applicant who used to work OR still work in the USA...so if she haven't been in the US. just put N/A. no problem buddy anytime..i'm glad i did help

YOu are so kindhearted!:-) thanks a lot so,we will just put N/A you're help lighten my confusion..please do not get tired of helping us..

It will take 4 weeks to process. Try to go www.police.gov.hk im not sure the exact website but you can google it. They have few requirements in applying a Police clearance including a copy of your packet3(letter) from US embassy. They call it Certificate of No Conviction and they are the one who send it directly to the US embassy.

hi,thank you for the info.and the quick rply?i would like to clarify that u said pocket3 and letter?do it means i need to attend the interview first and ask for a request letter?sorry for more question.and again thanks a lot,,

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so far base on VJ reviews here are the FF list you needed for your upcoming interview:

Gate= Passport

DS Forms (2 copies of DS 156 and DS 157 and 1 copy of 156K ALL need to be filled up before interview)

Appointmnt Letter

4 photos

Pre-Screening= NSO Birth Certificate

NSO Cenomar

NBI Clearance

Affidavit of Support/I-134

Chat logs/money remittance/ym log/pictures

BPI Receipt.

Police Clearance abroad

W2

Pay stubs

ITR 1040/Tax Transcript 2011

Letter of Intent/Letter of Employer

goodluck :thumbs:

A MILLION THANKS FOR YOU".FIGTH FOR LOVE"THE THE HELP IT IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.IT IS JUST MY FIANCE CONFUSED WHEN HE RAID THE FORM?ASKING IS U WORK IN USA AND WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY?SO,HE SAID IT IS NOT THE FORMS THAT R NEEDED :-(

AGAIN THANK YOU AND U R A BIG HELP.GOD BLESS!!!

GREETING TO ALL MEMBERS!!ANYONE HAS AN EXPERIENCE FOR ACQUIRING POLICE CLEARANCE FROM HONG KONG?HOW LONG DO WE WAIT UNTIL THEY RELEASE IT?IT SAYS NEED TO ASK FOR REQUEST LETTER FROM USEM?OR IS IT THE INTERVIEW CONFIRMATION IS VALID TO USE?MY INTERVIEW SCHED WILL BE NEXT MONTH BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AHEAD OF TIME MY POLICE CLEARANCE FROM HK.

HOPING AND PATIENTLY BE WAITING FOR HELP,,,THANK YOU!!!

HELLO TO ALL VJ'S MEMBER.I BEEN WORRIED AND STRESS A LOT THIS DAYS,I HOPE SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME.DO I NEED TO FILL UP DS-156K,DS-156,DS-157?AND BRING WITH ME DURING MY INTERVIEW?AND WHAT ELSE SHOULD I THE REQUIREMENT I NEED TO COMPLY?SO FRUSTRATING WE RCVE OUR NOA2 JULY 25 CASE 4WARDED TO USEM JULY 30 I KEPT ON WAITING FOR THE LETTER FROM USEM COZ THAT WAS I THOUGHT WAS THE STEPS B4 I PAY FOR MY VISA.UNTIL I FEEL WORRIED AND BRING UP MY CASE HERE IN VJ LATER DID I KNOW THAT ONCE WE LEARN OUR CASE NUMBER WE COULD PAY THE VISA AND SET FOR AN INTERVIEW :-( SAD,, NOW I HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEXT MONTH FOR MY INTERVIEW LONG WAIT..

PATIENTY HOPING FOR HELP?GOD BLESS US ALL AND THANK YOU!!

Update: I received an email yesterday from them (I had inquired via email twice before) that it was completed and sent Monday

Good luck, I think having your friend drop the package off and pay is your best bet. We were going to do that but my friend had to fly to the US during that time.

As Tahoma said, pay the medical at St. Luke's on the first day, costs are listed on their website in the links I provided.

my sincerest gratitude to those who answer my question.thank you everyone and god bless,,

IF you were there you could use octopus card (with balance of course), but otherwise you need a check. I think if you just send a copy of your NOA2 and a print out from the website showing police clearance required it (along with the fingerprints, application and check) you would be fine.

Good luck, it's another frustration added to all the ones you had to endure earlier.

hi shawn good day,,, :-) yeah u r right another frustration!but i am lucky to have you people helping me. u and the rest of the guys who give me advice is a big help to me and my fiance(e)it relieve some of those frustration.i am pretty sure that this police clearance will be the cause of the delay on my processing ;-( hope the embassy will ask me this requirement ;-)

i have a friend that soon will travel to hongkong i may ask her to drop my forms/to the drop box right where the police station is ;-) again thank you shawn best wishes!

Embassy does not send a packet, everything is done online. Just follow the list/links I provided.

After your visa is approved they will return your passport along with a packet that is clearly marked DO NOT OPEN protect that envelope so it does not get torn as you give that to the Immigrations Officer at POE.

hi hank,,a very good morning to you!your god's gift to me and my fiance(e) our worry was relieve.a million thanks to you.today i am going to pay my visa.by the way hank regarding my medical when will i pay or that it is during the medical?or there is another way to pay before the medical day?i am happy or your help..god bless and wishing you the best!

you just have to make sure that they already have your case in USEM,because if they don't have yet..once you made an appointment online it will be invalid,called them! If you already have your NOA2. They don't send packet anymore,I didn't received any.

thanks a lot chris,,now me and my fiancee working for the payment ane the schedule,,god bless..

and more than likely you will never get anything from them. Go to BPI, pay your fee and schedule your appointment. My wife has been here since Nov 2011 and we never got anything from the USEM.

Or just do what Hank said.. I did not see that. he is dead right on.. Someone needs to pushpin that. It has to be posted many times per week.

hi run herchel,so you mean i will go on to my interview without the pocket that the embassy sent me?or the notice?as long as i comply all the requirements?r u telling me that yuor wif now is with you and she did not bring with her on her travel the pocket that the usem sent to her/please i am confuse.anyhow i am very thankful to you for it is a big help reading your message.i will go to the ban and payfor my visa then have my iinterview sched.god bless us run and my regards to your wife.

We didn't get ours started until after the interview, and the Embassy gave us a letter stating they needed it then. Also getting a bank draft made out to Hong Kong dollars is extremely frustrating. I had to open an account at a specific bank here then mail it to my fiancee...then LBC refused to send a letter with a check inside. If you still know somebody trustworthy in HK it may be better to send your packet to them and transfer money.

They say it takes 3-4 weeks for the Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) and so far we are in the fourth week and still waiting Good luck!

hi shawn,iknow y had give me some idea before.but,this police clearance bit make me and my fiancee stress i wanted to o ahead for an interview but my fiancee argued to that i should comply fist all the requirements including this police clearance from hk which i said how can i inquire request letter from the embassy.my god this whole process is so stressful..thank you again shawn for the help,hope you can have a news soon from hk police.by the way can we just send them hk currency?i have my octupos card but i think it is out of balance.

HEY!!!!! that happens to me and my fiance!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my, you don't need to wait for appointment confirmation!!!!! they won't send it like what happened to me!!!!! go online and make an appointment!!!! that's all you need to have the medical in St.Luke!!!! we waisted 4 months waiting for appointment confirmation!!!!! just send them email like what I did and they told me this

We received the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)-approved visa petition (I-129F) from the State Department's National Visa Center (NVC) on February 23, 2012.

Embassy Manila no longer sends instruction packages to fiancé(e) (K1) visa applicants. We notified you in writing on February 23, 2012 that she is eligible to be scheduled for a visa interview at the Embassy.

You should visit this website: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph to schedule a visa interview appointment or contact the Embassy’s Visa Information and Appointment Service at (632) 982-5555 or (632) 902-8930 to schedule a visa interview date. The Visa Information and Appointment Service is open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, except on Philippine and U.S. holidays. Callers in the USA may contact the Appointment Service at (214) 571-1600 between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

Callers should have the applicant’s case number, passport number, and passport expiry date ready when requesting a visa appointment.

Please note that fiancé(e) (K1) applicants must pay the visa application fee of $350, before they can request a visa appointment via the online appointment website or the Embassy’s Visa Call Center. For K1 visa payment instructions, you may visit a link to our website at http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html.

move now!!!!!!

hi chris&chole,good day thank you so much for the help,,thank you and thank you,,okay today we will call the embassy..i am stres already keep on thinking about our papers,since it be 1 month on the 30th.my god so frustrating.good thing it come to my mind to bring up my situation here.my regards to your fiancee1god bless us all..

You shouldn't be waiting for a letter from the embassy... people can get covered in spider webs doing that! We never received the instruction letter from the embassy.

Do this:

Manila Embassy:

After NOA2 AND YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (don't need to wait for the letter from the embassy )

Once you have your MNL # you can take your passport and required visa fee (in Php) to BPI and pay your visa fee. The embassy website states that within 4 hours of paying at BPI you can schedule your interview appointment but most times it seems to take about 24 hours.

http://www.ustraveld...paymentinfo.asp

When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning of the passport number, your passport number IS your receipt number (normally).

Priorty Date; this is the date the NOA 1 was accepted.

Make sure to print two copies of the interview confirmation page as you will need one for St. Luke's and the other (maybe, they might mail the interview letter) for the embassy.

(open all of these links then save them to your bookmarks so you have them for easy access)

Embassy Letter:

http://photos.state....3__rtf2_005.pdf

(Tagalog) http://photos.state....2__rtf2_007.pdf

(The DS-156 can be difficult to complete sometimes, if you have issues try a different browser.)

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/

Embassy (Manila) Phone Number (and email)

(632) 301-2000, extension 5184 or 5185 (local number: USEM 3012000 loc 5184/5185 call them around 3-4:30pm)

** (214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546 (these are USA numbers)

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

In order to serve our visa applicants more efficiently, we have created this new e-mail address: IVMNLAppointments@state.gov , for early appointment requests and visa scheduling issues. Please note, however, that early appointment requests will be approved on a case to case basis (i.e., aging out cases, or in cases involving personal or medical emergencies), and only if visa interview slots are available.

For other immigrant and K visa concerns, please send an e-mail to IVManilaReplies@state.gov

.

To enable us to electronically sort the messages and provide better, more timely responses, you should follow the instructions below.

The subject line of your email should indicate the visa applicant's last name, first and middle name (ex. DOE, John James), case number/USCIS receipt number, visa category and priority date.

Messages should be limited to 500 characters or less. The mail size should not be more than 15 KB.

Do not submit documentation or attachments with your message as our system is unable to receive inquiries with attachments.

Do not send your inquiry more than once as duplicate inquiries will congest our system and delay our response time.

INTERVIEW DAY: Remember no electronics are allowed in the embassy; no cell phones, no cameras, no memory stiks. And no food.

***

St. Luke's:

http://www.slec.ph/u...l#required-docs

Have copies of passport bio page, confirmation page from scheduling interview online at embassy (or if the embassy mails a confirmation letter bring a copy of that), and of course the 2X2 photos. (copy of annulment is asked for at times)

PREREGISTER at St. Luke's website, it saves time when you arrive. http://www.slec.ph/us/registration/

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend. There have been changes with CFO so for sure read through their website.

http://www.philembas...w_gcp_flyer.pdf

http://www.cfo.gov.p...onals&catid=140

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

hi hank,thank you very much for a big help.god it is almost a month since oue papers was forwarded to the embassy and that was the span of time we are waiting news from the embassy too.i am depress already...again thank you so much god bless.

call the manila embassy. (632) 982-5555 (632) 902-8930. i did email the manila embassy coz im worried and waiting also for the hard copy coming from them. they emailed me back stating no need to wait for the hard copy. i confirmed the email when i call their no. and its ok. theyve got the paper from NVC already. i scheduled my interview online. and while waiting for my interview date, the hard copy from them(USEM)arrived.

thank you so much for you quick rply,,it lighten my worries,,,god bless,,,me and my fiancee will call today to the embassy,

I found the link of the Hong Kong Police Website: http://www.police.go...t_no_crime.html

You need a letter from the US Embassy to get the police clearance. Keep the original & just send the photocopy ... which is clearly stated below.

Notes to Overseas Applicants

The issuance of Certificates of No Criminal Conviction is a charged service provided by the Hong Kong Police Force which is solely in connection with a person's application for a visa to visit or reside in another country, or for adoption of children. Applications for the Certificate for any other purposes will not be accepted.

Application Procedures and Documentation Requirements

2. Applications should be made in writing to:

The Commissioner of Police

(Attn.: EO CNCC)

14/F, Arsenal House,

Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street,

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

3. Applicants may also arrange to hand in their application to the above quoted address or deposit their application into the drop-in box provided at the First Floor of the Arsenal House, Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street, Wanchai.

4. All applications must contain the following documents:

a) A completed application form .

b) A photocopy of his or her Hong Kong Identity Card / valid Travel Document.

c) A photocopy of a letter from the relevant Consulate / Immigration Authority / Government Authority, which contains his or her name and clearly indicates that the production of the Certificate is required.

d) A photocopy of the documents proving his or her relationship with the Principal Applicant for the application if the said letter does not contain his or her own name.

e) A full set of his or her fingerprints taken and certified by a recognized police or law enforcement agency where he or she presently resides. A full set of fingerprints should include the impression of each of his or her fingers, the plain impression of the four fingers of his or her left and right hand taken simultaneously, and the plain impressions of thumbs. Certification of the fingerprints must clearly state:

i. The name and rank of the person taking the fingerprints

ii. The full name of the police or law enforcement agency with their official chop, and

iii. The date and place taken

Fingerprints submitted that do not clearly show certification are not acceptable. Fingerprints taken by the applicants themselves, a legal representative or private / commercial agency are also unacceptable.

f) A bank draft to the amount of HK$185 per person, made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". The draft must be payable in Hong Kong. A personal cheque in Hong Kong dollar which is issued and authorized by any licenced banks in Hong Kong is also acceptable.

Application documents issued in languages other than Chinese or English, shall be accompanied with an official transcript, in Chinese or English, as endorsed either by the issuing authority, or a certified translation services body.

Authorization to disclose Criminal Records and Issuance of Certificate

5. The applicant can download a fingerprint consent form, an application form (online form)and a standard personal data form (online form) for completion, and then send them together with the application. He or She shall authorize the Hong Kong Police to retain the fingerprints and that details of any criminal conviction recorded against him or her in Hong Kong can be disclosed to the appropriate Consulate/Immigration Authority / Government Authority without prior reference to him or her. If the aforesaid documents are not received by this office at time of application, blank forms will be sent to the applicant upon acceptance of his/her application. In the absence of the completed documents, application shall not be further processed.

6. If no criminal conviction data against the applicant in Hong Kong is located, we shall issue the Certificate and send it directly by registered mail to the relevant Consulate / Immigration Authority / Government Authority within four calendar weeks.

7. If criminal conviction data is found, both the relevant Consulate / Immigration Authority / Government Authority and the applicant will be replied with a letter advising that the Certificate could not be issued and listing out the conviction data by registered post, within the prescribed period.

8. If the applicant is under investigation by the Hong Kong Police Force, or is currently a defendant in criminal proceedings in Hong Kong, or is subject of non-payment of fine including traffic offences, his/her application will not be further processed until the matter concerned has been concluded. We shall issue a letter to the applicant informing that his/her application is pending conclusion of the matter. Once there are no outstanding matters, a Certificate or letter will be issued, in accordance with Paragraphs 6 & 7 above.

Handling of Personal Data

9. The personal data provided by the applicants will only be used for the purpose of processing their applications. Every applicant has the right to request for access and correction of his or her personal data, by sending a written request to the Chief Inspector (Support) Identification Bureau at 10/F, Arsenal House West Wing, Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong. In order to recover the administrative cost of acceding to such request, the applicant may be charged for any copy of the data requested, and in most cases, the prevailing government rate for photocopies will apply. All fingerprints and other personal data collected shall be destroyed within a reasonable period of time upon conclusion of the application process.

Enquiries

10. For enquiries, you may write to the Office, e-mail eo-cncc-ib@police.gov.hk

call

(852) 2860 6558 or fax (852) 2200 4321.

Pol. 930 (01/10)

thank you so much for the rply,but how can i ask a letter from the embassy?i wanted to have that doc.before my interview?im sorry but i am desperately need help.god bless

Don't have experience with this. I would contact the Hong Kong embassy in Manila for information.

thank you,,,please need help,,god bless,,

anybody can help me PLEASE about how to acquire POLICE CLEARANCE from hong kong?i m working in hong kong before though i need to get police clearance from that country?and how?god bless everyone and thank you..

good day to all VJ members and readers.i am heartily needed for help regarding my worries.my fiance(e)receive NOA2 last July 24 then got our MNL case number then it was forwarded to the embassy last July 30.i started to worry coz until now i haven't receive any mail or notice from the embassy for any details or for interview.i read some articles and forum some has their interview 2 weeks after they know their case number.plz.need help and advice what to do,,it is almost 1 month

now since they forwarded our papers to the embassy..thank you and god bless everyone.