April-n-Gary

Well, I have been know to call the wife the 100lb rice cooker!

That's what I'm doing also...human pack mules!
On the way out shouldn't be a problem, as long as your on the same airline, or the airlines have a interline agreement, they can check it thru all the way to your destination.
On the way back, same thing...except. Since you'll be arriving in the US in Los Angeles, that will be your POE, after clearing Immigration, you'll need to collect your bags, clear customs, then recheck your bags in for the last leg. Not familiar with LAX, but most will have a drop off for transit passengers just after customs, or in the same area to drop off your bags again. Maybe you can use the time while you wait for the Rent-To-Own to clear secondary at Immigration to collect the bags and clearing customs?

I'm using safari on an apple, also tried with my windows PC at work, also firefox...always got the same response. I just went ahead, filled out the form online, then when printing I just printed to a PDF file instead of the printer. Saved a e-copy, then I could print out as many from that file, and had a back up just in case. Think we still have to write in a few N/A's and nones in some fields afterwards.

balut? dried fish? oh, and take the toilet seat off! But seriously, like the previous poster mentioned, flowers, bubble bath, I'm planning on making a nice steak and king crab dinner

Hey, why don't we insult and alienate all the people you actually try to help people here...maybe that will get us better and faster answers to our questions!! Maybe we should get "Bughousemaster" on here too!

You really need to check the attitude at the door. Attacking people trying to advise you is not the way to get help, especially Hank, who if you'd bothered to look at some of these threads, would have seen that there is currently a Thank you Hank thread with over 2 pages of people thanking him for his help. You probably just alienated all of them. In the time it took you to post 3 times in different areas, and demanding responses to questions already answered, you could have read Hanks guide and gotten answers to questions you probably haven't even thought of yet.

You really need to check the attitude at the door. Attacking people trying to advise you is not the way to get help, especially Hank, who if you'd bothered to look at some of these threads, would have seen that there is currently a Thank you Hank thread with over 2 pages of people thanking him for his help. You probably just alienated all of them. In the time it took you to post 3 times in different areas, and demanding responses to questions already answered, you could have read Hanks guide and gotten answers to questions you probably haven't even thought of yet.

Per the foriegn clearnce guide, military personel must wear civilian clothing at all times unless authrized by USDAO or USMILGP.

The only times I've heard of dual citizens running into problems were a few years ago, when France still had mandatory national service (military), some dual US/French citizens (most did not even know that they were dual citizens) would travel to France, find out that they were dual citizens, and get drafted into the French Army, nothing the US could do about it.
That being said, the problem might arise in the reverse case...say a dual US/Filipino citizen spent most of his life in the Philippines, never really gave his US citizenship much though, then as an adult moved to the US. He most likely didn't think about registering for the Selective Service on his 18th birthday and my now be ineligible for student loans, goverment jobs, etc.
Not saying that it's a big problem, or that other problems may not be insurmountable. Just saying citizenship, in any country, is or should be a big thing and serious thought to the consequenses and obligations associated with that citzenship.

ok, like the previous poster, I'm not a lawyer, but I have been researching this for a few months.
From what my lawyer explained to me...
1) Both parties have to be counseled by their own lawyer, explaining in detail the provisions of the prenup before signing. He did not advise even having lawyers from the same firm advising each partner. Even recommended her lawyer being able to explain the prenup in her native language.
2) A prenup has to be fair and reasonable to both parties, or can be and usually is overturned in a divorce court.
3) Most prenups have a graduated payment. i.e. if divorced less than say 1 year, they are get so much, after 3 years, another amount, etc. Again, from what I was told, if you don't include something and there is a big difference in income, most divorce judges will void the prenup and impose an alimony anyway so you might as well make it reasonable.
4) You can make a end date if you want, say 10 years. The point, at least in my case where my spouse would be get 1/2 of my retirement in any settlement. Or you can amend or cancel the agreement at any time, as long as both parties agree.
5) In my case both my financial planner and lawyer recommend the prenup because of assets my deceased parent placed in a trust that I oversee for the benefit of my nieces/nephews, and my own children, if I have any.
I've already discussed this with my fiancee, had to explain to her what a prenup was, and she has agreed that it is a good idea.
Just my 2 pesos worth. You really need to look at your individual circumstances, and make your own decision. If you can, ask a lawyer if you need more advice.

Hit the beach, have a few Mytais, have a good meal. RELAX!

Whew! that's a load off our minds, I'll let her know both of us started getting worried! Thanks everyone!

Just got off the phone with NVC, just got my MNL case #!!, called yesterday and was told that my file had arrived, but wasn't inputted yet. Hope our file makes it to the embassy soon. But we still have to wait for April's Japanese police clearance (maybe another 1 1/2 months?) and NBI clearance to arrive.
Guess we can start planning for the medical and interview now? Would you wait for the Japanese clearance first? or should we schedule the interview, hoping the clearance arrives in time? What would happen if we didn't get it on time? Can we still do the interview, and submit the clearnace when it does arrive?
Mahalo!

Applied for an expedite on 13 Jun for military reasons, my NOA2 was approved the next day on 14 Jun. Started calling last week Friday, then tried again on Tuesday, then today. Came from the California Service Center, so guess that's about 9 business days so far. Will try again tomorrow, hopefully I'll have a case number then.

Well, she did it. My Filipina wife is now an Airman First Class, and has graduated from the United States Air Force Basic Military Training. Something that moved me was just before the Pass and review. All was quiet, just a couple commands given. It was overcast skies. The air was quiet accept for a gentle breeze. Everyone in the stands went totally silent with anticipation of what was to come. More commands were given, and they began to march on the field. And in the silence at that point the clear tone of my son's voice floated in the air as he called, "Mommy?" That just really struck me. Our military is so diverse. They get sent into all kinds of harms way. And I just thought at that moment of all the mommies that get sent too. So many mommies answer the call. And the mommy of my son... I am so proud of her!
There are a few pictures under my photos on here that I posted. there are pictures of the Airmans Run and following receiving the Airman Coin at the Coin Ceremony on Thursday. I have pictures of her at and after graduation, including some fuzzy ones of where she slept in the dormitory (I still have to call it the barracks). Also pictures at Sea World today after graduation.
One thing about my wife that really summed up all that she has been through was yesterday, Thursday, when she had an on base pass. My wife was playing with our son at the playground at the Air Force Inn we were staying at. All of a sudden a tune was being played in the air. It has been so long since I was in the military myself that it took me a moment to recognize what it was. It was the beginning of Retreat, when it is time to lower the flag at the end of the working day on military installations. And before I could even realize what was happening, my wife had gone instantly quiet and immediately stopped her play with our son. She turned to face the music and snapped to attention and stood silent. Then they played the National Anthem, and she gave a crisp, professional salute and held it to the end of the last note, then smartly snapped her arm down to "order arms", and resumed her play with our son. It was at that moment that it really struck me what my Filipina wife had become. She had become an Airman representing the United States Air Force. She had been molded into one of the greatest airmen in the world of an Air Force that is the most powerful of all in the world. And I was so proud of her.

the first time me and my girlfriend at the time went to Singapore, we did have some hassle at NAIA immigration, they sent her to secondary screening, she had to fill out another form, and was interviewed. She had to ask questions as to how much money she had on her, where she was staying, and questions about myself. We barely made the boarding for our flight. I would suggest getting there early just in case, also gave her copies of the airline and hotel reservations, plus some cash to show that she had adaquate support for her projected stay. The second time we traveled, to Thailand this time, there was not problems.
We're planning another trip to Singapore in a couple of weeks, this time we're bringing her mother along...this should be fun.

Thnks everyone for the advice, guess I'll do it the right way and get original signatures.

Thnks everyone for the advice, guess I'll do it the right way and get original signatures.