Bronuff Russs

I fly international all of the time... I have only had an issue once. Incoming flight was delayed... That given...
1. Minneapolis is not a major point of entry. So, number of potential international flights needing to clear customs is less.
2. They (The airlines) have minimum connection times for all airports. They can not book tickets that violate the airport
minimum connect time.
3. Lots of flights out of there... If you miss one,, easy to get another.
My two cents,,, and believe me,,, it is not worth much more.
Regards,

Carry your passport, marriage certificate, and photocopy of the cover-letter that you sent with your AOS package. If you receive your NOA1 for AOS, carry a copy of that instead.
If you're traveling by car, do NOT underestimate the CBP internal checkpoints. The agents are typically bored and are looking to nail someone.
If you're traveling by air, see here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/562879-cbp-at-tsa-airport-checkpoints-why-theyre-there-how-best-to-handle/#entry7784682

Hi everyone! sooo after wedding we are planning to travel other states like Texas, Florida, and California..so I only have my foreign passport for my valid ID. Is it possible for me to do this without encountering any problem? pls help or share ur experience thank you in advance !!

Above answer is correct but you don't open the packet since only immigration officers at your POE can open that. I recently flew from PI to D.C and I just tore a small tear on the plastic just to get my passport and for the CFO thing you can just get it photocopy with the whole thing on it and bring the photocopy to to CFO office. They pretty know that we cannot detach the IDS(Immigration Data Summary) and it's risky to carry around the visa packet.
Congratz and Have Fun

Hello Cherry 29! It's ok, you may open the plastic and get your passport and visa. Then you may bring your passport/visa to CFO for sticker. Yes a corner had been cut in the brown envelope but it's fine. Just make sure seal is secure. Relax now and congratulations!

CFO Manila Citigold Center, 1345 Pres. Quirino Avenue
corner Osmeña Highway (South Superhighway)
Manila, Philippines 1007
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I've been reading threads here on VJ.com saying that there are only 30 slots for Fiance(e)'s and Spouses everyday at the CFO HQ. I checked the website, it said 15 in the morning and 15 in the afternoon. Though it said it's country-specific and has "allocations" of 15 slots for each countries, I didn't want to risk it. I got there at 4:15am. We were only 5 at the time, and we sat on the steps leading to the CFO entrance. I met Steve previously in a Facebook Group and learned from him that his fiancee, Joan, would be attending too. She got there at about 4:30am and immediately called her. It was about 5am when people started to show up and one lady (I suppose she owns the "mini-store" outside CFO), told us to line up by the ramp instead. This is where fiance(e)'s and spouses line up. There would be separate lines for other types of immigrants. (So make sure you tell your fiance(e)'s to line up at the ramp.) It wasn't country-specific at all. Some people in line were fiancee's of European nationals. CFO opened at about quarter to 7, but they only let the other immigrants in first. We were the last line to enter the building. Also a REMINDER: Make sure to bring 2 valid GOVERNMENT ID's. Whether it's a Driver's License, Unified ID, SSS, PhilHealth, NBI Clearance. As long as it's a goverment issued ID, you won't get turned away. One lady was turned away because she only had one "valid" ID. They should've just stated that what they want are government ID's in the first place. Make sure you have at least 2 photocopies of it, just to be sure. When I got inside, at the reception desk, I was only asked for my: Passport, 2 Valid ID's, Checked if I have my photocopy of those valid ID's, and I was given an ID with a Lanyard with a Pink "F" on it. For Fiancee, I guess? We were then told to go up the 3rd floor to fill up forms. Word of advice: Take the stairs. It's faster than the so-called elevator. LOL When you get to the 3rd floor, You'd be asked to fill up an Information Sheet. (Yes, you have to fill it up there, It's not the downloadable one on the CFO website.) Make sure you answer ALL questions/fields. Rendering this incomplete will be one of their criterias for you to be "HELD/ON HOLD" for one on one counseling. Information Needed on the Form: - Basic Information about you, the fiance(e)/spouse (Name, Address, Birthday, etc.; Your Birthplace is important too, specify which city/town/area/province) - Basic Information about your petitioner (Sometimes you are going to be asked for the Birth Certificate copy) - FULL MAIDEN NAME of fiance(e)/spouse's MOTHER - Contact person in the Philippines, specifically immediate family as in Father, Mother, Siblings. (I forgot what happened to the other one who listed her cousin. I think she was asked for her cousin's birth certificate. Which got her on "Hold" status.) - Landline Number of Petitioner. (I know, I know, most of you guys don't use landlines now. That's what was running through my mind too.) If no landline is available, Landline of Petitioner's Nearest Relative or Petitioner's Neighbor. (IKR!? Neighbor?) - Petitioner's Educational Attainment, Degree/Course, Occupation - Information on Petitioner's Divorce/Annulment/Death of previous wife or husband. You must have a copy of the Divorce Decree. (One lady was asked to show the Death Certificate of the petitioner's previous wife.) - ZIPCODES. Yes, people were given a few minutes to find out their Zipcodes. Both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Never forget to write those. So far, these are the ones that stuck out from the tedious checking of individual forms by the counselor. People were asked to show documents. It's not a specified list of documents. Just whatever the counselor wants to see. So better go there prepared! As for me, I was just asked for photos of me and my fiance, Christopher. By that time, she was already saying, If you don't fill up your forms properly, I will put you on "hold". She already mentioned 3 names that were on hold. Then she said, those of us who are "OK'd" by her, can now go downstairs to the first floor to pay at the Cashier. So we did. We paid PHP400. Roughly $10. We then went back upstairs and the counselor was still checking forms. In the end, the room full of 16 people, 10 were put on hold. Meaning, one-on-one counseling with her. Mind you, we're not all US fiance(e)'s/spouses in the seminar "Session" as prescribed in the CFO website info. At first I thought it would be 15 from US, 15 from Canada, and so on. NOPE. In the same session, some were fiance(e)s/spouses from other countries. So I HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting there very early in the morning to secure a spot. So when everything was already checked, we started with the lectures. She, of course, started with the history of CFO (which is in the website). The CFO Certificate and stickers. The CFO Certificate is valid for life. It doesn't expire. So make sure you take care of it and make copies. Never hand in the original to anyone. You can show them the original, but they may not keep it. It's a HUGE hassle to get it replaced. And then explained at length who their CLIENTELE are. Meaning, they serve those family-based petition immigrants, the fiance(e) and spouses, etc. etc. Honestly, she didn't have to explain those in detail, adding up stories. Most especially going into lengths about the Filipino Au Pair Visa. This part draaaaagggggeeeed for so long. After that, Domestic Violence was discussed, which organizations to contact, who to call. (She gave her personal mobile number, she says she's the only one who does that.) She then covered what documents to bring when traveling, baggage allowances, airport fees, travel tax, embarkation cards, customs forms, etc. Showed a visa packet brought by one of the spouses, and that the IDS (for IR/CR1's) shouldn't be removed from the packet. She then proceeded to explaining what you should do when you get to the US: getting married, filing for adjustment of status, stressed on the validity of green cards, report of marraiges, amendments to passports, etc. By this time, we were done. And those "OK'd" people can claim their certificates downstairs on the First floor, and those who were "On hold" will have their one-on-one counseling with her. We got our certificates and got out at 1:30pm. We will have to go back there after the Visa is issued so we can get our passport CFO sticker. So there, good luck to everyone who are going to take the CFO Seminar. Just remember, be armed with documents. Be prepared. And go there early!