Your visa is valid for six months from the date of your medical. You can use it any time before it expires and you won't have any problems at the border.
From being "issued" its any where within 7-10 business days before the visa shows up at your door. More patience is needed and keep checking 2GO's website for updates. And take precautions for the stroke. Good luck!
Visa don't come via mail in Philippines
Delivery by 2Go or you can request pick up at Mall of Asia in Manila
It time to call 2Go and see where the visa is? If going outside Manila you can ask them to leave it at a 2Go office and you can pick it up there or have it delivered.......
I would start by reading the guides.
You can assume that the process will take a year or so, you have plenty of opportunity to build your case during that time.
You can not start the process until you are married, and the Consulate only come intt he equation at the very end.
Get married in a courthouse within the 90 days, then have the big ceremony and reception with your family and friends when you are ready. Lots of people do it this way.
I KNOW people will correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that once you adjust your status AND have your green card in hand, you can come and go as you please. When people send in their AOS in a timely manner, they can also get an Advance Parole (AP) card, which allows them to re-enter the US before they have their green card in hand. You have been out of status for too long to now qualify for an AP card. You will have to send in your AOS forms, then wait for the Green Card to get to you before you can leave AND re-enter the US.
For sure not cultural, it happens to me when I get busy and don't think about lunch or whatever, I can be just fine then it's like I hit a wall or whatever, I get the shakes even.... I want to eat NOW!!
My wife is much like that as well.... maybe I caught from her....
No you do not have to go back to the Phils, in fact I suggest you do not go back to the Philippines as you won't be allowed to exit the Philippines until you have completed CFO. Just fly to the USA then if you want to fly back after you have your green card there will be no issues.
So when you sent your request in your petition was at desk A . They stopped your petition to look at your request, all the other petitions continued on. They looked and your file and denied to expediat your petition and returned it to desk A, The rest of the petitions you were with are at C but you are now at A still. This is the penalty for filing a expediate that doesn't meet the criteria.
There's a time and place for everything.......
Most case's are easily done without one. I feel sorry for anyone who had a bad experience with their lawyer, but the attorney didn't choose them, they chose the attorney, so who's fault is it really?
You are in the progress report forum. This is where people, you know, post their progress. Simply ignore it if you don't like it, but everyone has the right to celebrate when they get their petition approved or have their visa granted. Everyone here is after the same goal.
Manila Embassy:
NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MNL # (don't need to wait for the letter from the embassy )
(NOTE: When getting NSO certified copies of your Birth Certificate get 4 - 6 extra copies for bringing to the States with you. You will need them from time to time)
http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3023.html
Once you have your MNL # :
You can pay your nonimmigrant visa application fee with cash or debit card at any Bank of Philippine Islands. Before going to the bank, you must print the applicable U.S. visa application deposit slip available
below on this page. Take the printed deposit slip with you to pay your fee. If you print a deposit slip in advance of the day in which you plan to make your payment, please take note of the expiration date on the
deposit slip. If the expiration date passes prior to using the slip to make your payment, simply return to this site and re-click the appropriate link below to generate a new deposit slip. Bank agents will NOT accept
payments based on expired deposit slips. Upon receiving of your payment, bank will issue you a receipt. Save your receipt. It cannot be replaced if it is lost. You will not be able to schedule an appointment without
your receipt number.
http://ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-paymentinfo.asp
Select the deposit slip that matches your visa application fee from the list below. Values are shown in U.S. dollars and native currency. This page has more information about the different visa application fees.
http://ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-visafeeinfo.asp
For K-1 the fee is $240
After you have paid the visa application fee, keep the BANK receipt for your records. It cannot be replaced if it is lost. You will not be able to schedule an appointment without your receipt number.
If you have an account with either Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) or BancNet you may choose to pay your visa application fee online using their online bill pay services. Click on either of the links below if you
are a BPI or BancNet customer and wish to make an online payment.
If you are paying for more than one applicant, please DO NOT make a lump sum payment for all the applicants. A UID/receipt number is required for each visa application fee payment for EACH applicant for
scheduling an appointment. After you have paid the visa application fee, please keep the fee receipt for your records.
Receipt Format
Note: If you have a Bank of Philippine Islands receipt, your fee receipt number should be your passport number. If something other than your passport number appears in the circled area on the graphic, use that
information as your receipt number. This receipt number verifies your payment and allows you to schedule your visa interview
When scheduling online with the embassy you need to include the "XX" at the beginning.
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.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction%20Packet%20_3__rtf2_005.pdf
(Tagalog) http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/K1instructionTag%20rtf3%20_2__rtf2_007.pdfhttp://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/K1instructionTag%20rtf3%20_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 301-2000 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. **************
TRACK YOUR VISA/PASSPORT
Here is a link for requirements for receiving your passport with the visa, there are also options for tracking the status of your visa/passport is currently. You can also change delivery options.
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-passportretrieve.asp#trackingoptions
2GO CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR CHECKING DELIVERY
2Go customer service hotline (+632) 5287-136 is available Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
TRACK YOUR PASSPORT/VISA THROUGH 2GO
http://supplychain.2go.com.ph/CustomerSupport/etrace/index.asp Enter your MNL number or passport number
***
St. Luke's:
(GUYS if you are in the Phils with your Fiancee before the medical NO contact until AFTER St. Luke's is completed - as in KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS)
http://www.slec.ph/us-visa-applicants.shtml#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 regarding CFO so for sure read through their website.
Update: Please check the schedule of the counseling session before proceeding to CFO because it is country-specific and the slots are limited only to 15 per session. It is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
http://www.philembassy.no/sites/default/files/downloads/new_gcp_flyer.pdf
http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&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.
Think very hard before you bring a bar girl here, you are playing with fire. A bar girl has to be the most degrading thing a girl could possibly do, it will scar her for life not to mention the feelings you might keep from it. You have to do what makes you happy at the end of the day but I'm sure you can find a girl who has not done something like that. For those of you unsure what a bar girl is you can google it. I've met "good girls" that got visas and came here and became strippers, but they would never consider being a bar girl. Because their society placed the bar so low, stripping is not all that bad in their head. Please for your own sake think very hard before you do something like that, it may sound good now but it will most likely not end well.
It's comical the people we try and help, the people that kill everyday for their so called god.....all religion is a fairy tale and the only thing that makes yours right is where you are born and what your family believes.......come home and let them all kill each other the same way they have been for thousands of years.
It's comical the people we try and help, the people that kill everyday for their so called god.....all religion is a fairy tale and the only thing that makes yours right is where you are born and what your family believes.......come home and let them all kill each other the same way they have been for thousands of years.
It's comical the people we try and help, the people that kill everyday for their so called god.....all religion is a fairy tale and the only thing that makes yours right is where you are born and what your family believes.......come home and let them all kill each other the same way they have been for thousands of years.
It's comical the people we try and help, the people that kill everyday for their so called god.....all religion is a fairy tale and the only thing that makes yours right is where you are born and what your family believes.......come home and let them all kill each other the same way they have been for thousands of years.
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