Mogambi

I can't see anything wrong with a using a light highlighter. If they photocopy it, it'll still be legible. And I think personally, anything you can do to help them quickly find the information you are submitting is to your benefit.

That said, when we did our interview, just FYI, they did not look at ONE single piece of evidence, and most people here have had the same experience. SO we all bring all this stuff, and they never asked to see any of it.

Except photos, they asked to see photos.

Your paperwork is at the NVC a very short time. They basically just check the USCIS work and enter it into the system, and then forward it on to the embassy in your fiancés country.

It would do no good to try and send the NVC anything.

For China:

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Police Records

Generally available, reliable. Persons should apply for a certificate of no criminal record at the local Public Security Bureau (PSB) (or certain types of employers such as state owned enterprises), then make application to the notary office for a certificate based on the PSB document. Persons without a criminal record will be able to obtain a certificate to that effect. Certificates for individuals with one or more criminal convictions will list all convictions for which records still exist. The certificates purport to reflect all criminal convictions during residence in China. Police records are generally not available for the period prior to 1949. Certificates are available for those in the J-1, Z, and X categories. The GOC does not issue police records for temporary residents of China in L or F visa categories.

Police records also are not available for those who were in China in diplomatic status including those working for international organizations such as the United Nations. Notarial police certificates are based in part upon records from an individual's employer. If an employer refuses to release records, the notarial office is not able to issue a certificate. This is the case for persons sent abroad for education by the Chinese Government who fail to return to China.

According to a 1957 state council ruling that is still in force, the imposition of a re-education through labor (Lao Dong Jiao Yu) term does not result from a criminal conviction. Administrative organs, rather than courts, impose re-education through labor. It is important to distinguish re-education through labor from labor reform (Lao Dong Gai Zao), which is a sentence meted out for criminal offenses."

So if you are in the F or L class visa there, no need to try and get one, as they won't give it to you. What your visa type when you went to China?

For Yemen, ONLY people who are living in Yemen can get police clearances. So if you are now not in the country, you will not be required to get one. The US Embassy will know that you could not obtain it, and they will not ask for it.

My fiancé lived in Kuwait, and it is the same situation, we could not get it, and it was never asked for!!

So no worries about Yemen, you are not required to get one.

No need now, and as others have pointed out, very unlikely it would get matched up anyway. All you had to show in the I-129F was proof of meeting in the last two years. As long as you did that, you're going to be OK.

The idea with frontloading is that some of us think it takes some of the burden off the interview, as they've already had some time to go through it, see some of your evidence. But at this point, just make sure have anything else ready for the interview, and all that might happen is that they might spend a bit more time going over those things in your interview if it wasn't included in the I-129F.

I also think trying to send in additional stuff is dangerous, here's why. It might make them suspicious, as 'front loading' is often considered risky too from some countries. The idea being that people committing fraud, so worried about getting caught, send in WAY too much stuff.

I think you'll be fine. Just prepare now for the interview and have all that available there! And good luck!

I'm not sure I would do that, just gives them reason to be confused and possibly send paperwork to the wrong address. I would just use the address she knows she can get mail at. I don't think they use the addresses for background check, you basically provide your own background check when you get NBI clearance.

For us about 10 days, and our condo is right in Manila, not even that far from the embassy. So 2 weeks should be about right.

Exactly, maybe you're doing it wrong. Boom boom certainly is a euphemism for sex in many countries, Ph included.

Yep, those are NSO. For instance, we have my fiancés orriginal too, it's printed on very thin green paper, clearly the original typed on there. The NSO ones show the microfiche scan of it, but are on yellow paper with the description you made. Those sound like the right ones!

Yes things have changed, and if you're married to a foreigner I believe you DO have to attend CFO training. The passport office can tell you for sure.

Did your fiancé fill out the I-134 Affidavit of Support? You need that too, and last years tax return transcript from him as well.

If you have those two and also the paychecks you have and the letter of employment, it should fine.

But you need the I-134 and Tax Return for 2011.

Exactly, and when ordering it online is both cheap and easy, NO reason not to have a current one. You don't invite trouble by bringing old documents. They might be accepted, but why give them the option!

Why is everyone harping on this guy? He asked an innocent question, in the hopes of understanding and therefore treating his wife better. He wasn't trying to berate or judge her, just help to understand.

Lighten up people.

And it's true of course that the statements that we're making here don't apply to ALL Filipina women. But there ARE traits and characteristics, and cultural things, that DO make it valid to make larger generalizations. This isn't meant as any disrespect at all. But there are some larger traits and are different usually between an American and a Filipino.

My fiancé arrives August 8th. By far my biggest concern it help her adjust to what will be a different life here. I'm thinking ahead to helping her try to find new friends here, scouting asian markets for the foods she's going to want, exploring local community colleges since she really wants to study something, and take some more advanced ESL classes (also I hope a good way to make some friends). I've been working on our home, setting up for her a little office of her own, cleaning out closets to give her lots of space, bought new furniture for her. She's been taking driving lessons in Manila and recently got her license there, so she can practice driving here and we'll find her a car.

But it's going to be a huge adjustment, and I only hope that I can create a comfortable environment for her that she'll be happy here.

I think you probably nailed it. My fiancé also comes from a quite poor family. But she shares me that she'd like to have a job, maybe someday build a house back home in the Philippines.

Just a couple thoughts from another USC's point of view:

1) Don't forget that your fiance's hope and dreams may very well be different than your own. Much simpler. She might be shy to even talk about them, thinking they're not worth to talk about.

2) Don't push her. I find with my fiancé if I push, even gently, it often backfires and she just shuts down a bit. So just create an environment for her to WANT to share those things, it will come in time.

But just be gentle. And remember that opening up for a FIlipina is hard, at least I find it that way. My fiancé tends to hold things in much more than an American woman would.

REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE

REQUIREMENT THAT PETITIONER AND BENEFICIARY HAVE MET IN PERSON: It must be established that the petitioner and beneficiary have met and the circumstances of their meeting.

• Circumstances of Meeting- Submit information regarding the circumstances under which the petitioner and beneficiary met to establish the relationship.

I agree, read the wording carefully! It's not saying 'prove that you met', it's saying 'submit information REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES'. It sounds like they want the letter that most of us write to expand on the I-129F question 'how did you meet your fiancé in person'. So I think that's exactly what they are asking for. Write a letter descriving 1) how you met your fiancé in the first place, be it online, etc. Then also continue to describe your first trip, the dates you travelled, where you stayed, what you did, who you met.

Not sure it's worth sending in more info, but you could include in that letter that you been back twice more (include photocopies of those passport stamps and boarding passes too!).

You can also order it online very easily at https://www.ecensus.com.ph/Default.aspx

You order it, go to BDO and pay the fee (like p400 or something) and they will mail it to anywhere you want.

We had ours in 4 days from the time we paid at BDO.

I think you also need a confirmation printout of your interview appointment, not JUST the MNL case number right? You can't take the medical before you have at least 'scehduled' the interview I thought.

Could be wrong.

Either way, with the MNL case number you can pay the fee at BPI, then sign up for an interview, so either way you can move forward.

Isn't it the case that your I-94 has to have a certain amount of time left on it, say 2 weeks, to file for SS number? So If they want to apply in her maiden name and change after, better to do that well before the wedding.

And correct, no rule about when to file AOS, only the wedding needs to occur in 90 days.

And yes, REALLY check that date, there are some people who have taken their POE date, and just added three months, thinking that would be 90 days, when in fact, with the long months, 90 days is up before that. So really check that date.

Cutting it close, but 88 days is still within the requirement, so you should be OK!

In the Philippines at least, the $240 visa interview fee INCLUDES the delivery now, they don't charge extra. Possible that this is the way in Canada too? Maybe someone else who interviewed there can verify if they had to pay courier fees, but maybe it's finally included everywhere now.

At some point your fiancé can request what embassy to do your interview, and he will request Bangkok. It shouldn't take THAT much more time than a normal K1 visa, maybe a bit more time. Most people start to finish on a K1 are 7 to 9 months for everything, if he just filed now to start it.

Be aware, you're going to need to get your NBI clearance from Philippines, and I'm not sure how you do that from Thailand. You might have to make a trip back to Manila to take care of some paperwork there, getting your Cenomar, and NSO copies of your Birth Certificate. Not now, but later once you have your first approval.

Also, on the I-129F form, I think it would have listed the embassy you want to do you interview at. I think he should have put in there the THAILAND embassy, in which case I don't believe your paperwork would ever have gone, or needed to go, through Manila. In that case it wouldn't slow things down at all.

I'm not certain, but that's probably how it should have been done. What embassy did he list on the I-129F, do you know?

Good for you, and best of luck. And now, stick around and if you happen to fall in love with another American, we'll help you with your visa!

But change your username now to just Juliette

For us we paid in the morning too, and it wasn't until the next afternoon, so about 36 hours later, that we finally got through to register.

Well she'll also need the sealed envelope they sent her back with her passport. But she doesn't need another original cenomar for anything.

Just the passport, visa, CFO certificate and sticker, and the sealed envelope from the embassy.

Yep, my fiancé when asked about Balut, said 'That's gross'. So luckily never have to try that either.

Durian is yummy though.