curiousgeorgina

Anyone knows where we can get a balikbayan box sent? It will be out first time...

Any advice or tip will be helpful.

Hoping there are places or branches in thr mentioned areas?

asking for a friend, do you need a visa if his father he petitioned has a connecting flight in canada? 

thank you to everyone who helped! was able to coordinate with both airlines and my mom said that the wheelchair assistance helped a lot especially since she had to fill up forms when she arrived.

thank you again to everyone! my relative was able to come here with no issues.

18 hours ago, top_secret said:

PAL always makes a cabin announcement after landing at LAX with instructions for those who have requested wheel chairs.  There is always a big line of wheelchair attendants in the jetway immediately outside the door of the aircraft for every PAL flight landing at LAX.  There has got to be at least 20 or 30 of them every PAL flight.

thank you! that eases my mind now.

now I'm dealing with a ton of forms to fill out for my mom before her fight. ty  again

7 hours ago, LU SEE FURR said:

For a wheelchair all she needs to is request one when she need it.  Ask about anyone on the flight or the gate crew and they will get her a wheelchair. You can also have it waiting for her when she boards or unboards the planes

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

American Airlines is going to coordinate her assistance if you request wheelchair .. they will use an electric cart if needed 

7 hours ago, LU SEE FURR said:

I have more than once just left my luggage at my POE after coming in from Manila, and they either the airlines or CBP will send it to your final destinaiton.  I have done this on a few trips when I was running late catching my flight from Manila to my final destination in the USA.   

thank you! I called up PAL and the booking lady said she already put a note for a wheelchair assistance and American Airlines called me this morning to confirm assistance too. AA did say once she lands at LAX there will be one already waiting. I don't really know the visual map in LAX, I vaguely remember it, but hopefully everything will be smooth from here on out for my mom. thank you so much!

1 hour ago, top_secret said:

LAX is a fairly easy airport to fly into by US standards.  Every time I ever arrive on PAL they usually have about 30 wheelchairs lined up in the jetway so PAL is very well versed in what to do and they handle such passengers really well. PAL arrives in Tom Bradley Terminal and AA is in terminal 4 but those terminals are now connected with an indoor connector bridge.  I imagine they would probably transfer her to an electric cart and drive her to the gate in T4 after she cleared customs and then get her another wheel chair at the gate.  

thank you very much! do i need to contact LAX airport for the cart? I've coordinated PAL with the wheelchair. also filled up a form for AA assistance. Hope that is enough to help her through a lot of stuff. 

I appreciate everyone who has helped

26 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

On AA you do it here https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/special-assistance/special-assistance.jsp

28 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Ok 4 hours should be plenty. 

There are baggage carts she can use, will that help? I don’t think she is going to be able to find people to just physically help her moving the luggage, if that is what you need. If you want her to have a wheelchair and help that way (obviously someone will help with her luggage if she is in a wheelchair) then you need to arrange this with the airline before she flies.

thank you very much! will coordinate with them! the offices have closed but will do this first thing in the morning

1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

What help does she need? The airline will explain the procedure for connecting flights before they land, including where to find the baggage connections place to drop the luggage off. 

 

Make sure you have enough time on the layover for her to clear immigration and customs before her next flight.

she h as 4 hours before her flight

my mom even when I advised her not to, is bringing 2 big luggages with and she does have a hard time moving around with it, as she gets easily tired with walking (sadly there is no relative that can fly with her). the airline before was already easy enough but since we changed airlines and layovers procedures will be different. and I read PAL has been moved to an area where connecting flights, you would need to walk more and is a bit farther, for her she will find it hard to walk to. I was wondering if there's someone I can call to make sure someone can help her get to the next gate. a wheelchair or cart.

Just now, Lil bear said:

She will go through the passport /visa /immigration booth first then go to baggage to collect her luggage then proceed through customs inspection. The process is well set .. she can ask for assistance if needed. After exiting the arrivals area she will need to drop her luggage off at the connecting flights drop off area and proceed  to her departing flight terminal 

thank you so much, so after immigration, right before the baggage area, where can she ask for help? do I need to contact the AA airline for this?

1 minute ago, Lil bear said:

Yes. First landing in US is the POE for customs and immigration (CBP inspection) 

okay ty. does she need to go through the immigration first then get the baggage or baggage first? sorry,  It's been a while since I travelled

Just now, Duke & Marie said:

She’ll need to collect her bags at point of entry so yes LAX. Not sure what you mean by is it where she’ll be interviewed, what visa is she travelling on?

tourist. i never had a connecting flight in US. normally outside US. So does this mean, she'll be interviewed by Immigrations (purpose of visit etc) in LAX instead of PHL?

Hello,

so my mom missed her flight.. and the airline we booked with is asking for a crazy amount of money to reschedule the flight. Long story short, she is now flying with PAL.

She is a senior citizen, and we had no problems with the previous airline to request for assistance, as the layover before was Doha. However, this time the layover is LAX, these are my questions:

1. Does she need to collect her baggage when she arrives in LAX? PAL is partnering with American Airlines, so the flight to PHL it will be AA. We booked it all in one ticket.
2. Will LAX be the airport she will get interviewed by immigrations?

Thank you so much in advance. 

thank you everyone for the reply! 

apparently my relative heard in the news there in PH that one of the reporters cancelled their trip because apparently sinovac vaccinated people might not be recognized? I am really confused now..

Hi,

I'd like to know what are the requirements and where can I find details on how to know what to do before visiting the US with a tourist visa? My relative/sister in law got fully vaccinated and someone told her that her vaccine which is sinovac is not accepted in the USA. Is this true? I've never heard of such. I'd like to know info about it and know where to ask.. can someone help?

Thank you very much

Update: contacted our apartment manager and she was able to relay the message to the owner of the mail and they got it.

oookay.. dear admins.. please help me delete the image or this post. thank you 

thank you everyone, gotten enough answers, ill probably try and delete the picture all together! thanks!

Hi,

So for a few weeks now, this has been sitting by a mailbox in a condo I pass by.. I know what this envelope looks like as I have gone through the I-130 process and there might be a chance this is important for the person to receive it. How can I help to find this person? I don't know if it should be opened and call USCIS, I don't even know who this person is in real.

I have read experiences where people have not received anything and that cost them either an interview, or requirements they needed to send etc.. so I hoping this letter reaches the person.

got my approval letter yesterday, 26th nov and then got my greencard today

Hi Everyone, again thank you for the responses/advice. It helped!

Today was my interview, November 20th. 

So here's the story:

Our appointment was at 10 am, and we arrived 15 minutes before. Went through security check and then handed my appointment letter at to the lady at the desk. Everyone was super nice, I was nervous before entering the building, but the people so far were super friendly that it made me feel at ease. Anyways, we were sent to go to the second floor and sit by the door number they listed on my paper.

We found seats and almost exactly 10 am, the officer called our names. The officer was very nice, it was like talking to a boss you're friends with kind of vibe. She only asked us a few questions:

1. When did we get married

2. Our trips to my country

3. How did we meet

4. What's my birthday

5. Whats our address

6. Where did we get married

7. If we had kids or pets

And then just pretty much like a normal conversation of how we started dating. But it was very brief. I did of course handed her my additional documents. She flipped through it but nothing that she stared at for a long time she probably just wanted to see what was in the envelope.

We asked out of curiosity why we were picked for interview and yes we lacked evidence according to the Vermont center. The officer who interviewed us said we are good and that the letter should arrive  4 to 6 weeks. I don't want to assume because she didn't exactly say we are approved, but she did say "You guys seem good and you should expect your thing within 4 to 6 weeks". Just to add, she said she didn't think that the interview was really necessary. That Vermont was probably just making sure.

But yeah it went so smooth I am still a bit in shock that that just happened. I really was expecting we were going to have an either strict or cranky officer.

I just got my interview for my ROC today.. yup interview. I didn't file for N400 yet. And I probably will take this time to relax and think about that later.

I do have a separate thread where I will give info how it all went.. but to summarize it, the officer (who was the nicest officer of all the officers I've ever encountered in all the immigration/visa process I've ever been in) told us we are actually good and should wait for the letter or card (I was shocked it was that super easy, was expecting to be grilled to be honest) in 4 to 6 weeks.

May 2017 Filer,VSC.

Hi All,

I am a May 2017 VSC i-751 filer and after a long wait, we got an Interview letter for my ROC at the philadelphia office.

I am trying to prepare new documents to show the officer when he/she interviews us.. I have gotten advice that my evidence is pretty thin and these were submitted:

 Bank Account Statements
Tickets to PH
Boarding Passes to PH
Pictures  
Costco Cards
Green Card Front & Back
 Our Licenses Front Back
Passport Copy
Tax Returns 201516
Explanation Letter (we don't have health insurance)
Marraige Cert
Marriage Cert PH
Mailed Envelopes to me

2 Affidavits His mother in law and my sister in law

As of now I was able to add my name to our internet bill, more joint bank account statements, some more picture of us, trying to still add it to our PECO bill.. for the place we live in, even before we got married we both agreed that having my name on the deed is something my name is not to be in, he's had the condo eversince. I don't want to add my name on it if possible as we are planning to just do that when we buy a new house. As for phone bill we both have prepaid ever since so I'm not sure we'll be able to do something with that..

Are there any other document we can work on that we can show the officer that we are actually comingling finances and living together? I read briefly in some forums PoA or medical PoAs, where can I obtain and which specifically should I look for? I looked at the wills at LegalZoom but there's a variety of will and not sure which we should get.

Any kind of advice/help is much appreciated!
 

just an update, I got the letter saying the interview will be on Nov 20th. Really hoping our officer won't be cranky/rude.