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1 hour ago, Marty Byrde said:

As a black man, I support Trump. His polices have been great for the economy and more fellow African Americans are working at higher wages than ever before. I grew up in the 70's in the deep south, I know a few things about discrimination, and my Asian wife has had nothing  but positive experiences from the vast majority of Americans of all races

You're kidding, right? Maybe you are watching a lot of Fox News too. "PEACE"

39 minutes ago, Neonred said:

My wife is more pro-Trump than I am......but as an Eastern European she is likely more white than I am too!  LOL

Just tell your wife not to watch to much of Fox News. Get a TFC Channel instead.

5 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Guess you missed the fact that this was normal practice under the Obama administration (when thay were not part of "catch and release") and has been discontinued uner the Trump administration.

 

Continuing with the "separating babies from their mom" line makes you look foolish.

When did the Obama administration enforced that law? I know Obama also deported a lot of illegal and it just didn't hit the paper - because its not as drastic as tearing up families.

We'll its a hot button issue. There's not going to be an ending to a political discussion. Enjoy your day!

1 minute ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Dang, that is some way to just jump right in to the CEHST forum. Nobody here is ok with deporting Legal Immigrants at all but we are ok with deporting Illegal Immigrants and those coming here Illegally should be deported. Can I ask you if you're Filipino or not? Why do you assume that us Kanos above picking crops, cleaning or doing whatever? If you understand recent US history you would understand that bringing in low skill illegal immigrants actual harms blue collar American workers because it drives down the wages of blue collar workers. The majority of the Americans used to grow up working minimum wage jobs and then using that experience to springboard on to better jobs. 

 

BTW my asawa is a Pro-Trump pinay and loves him. 

There are current vacancies in the heartland to pick up vegetables in the farm - they needed workers - how does that drive down blue collar wages? And why cant they (the lawmakers) approve a temporary worker program that the Bush era initiated,  to make those workers, at least help the rich farmers put food in our table? I am a Fil-Am and I have been discriminated (not just once) because of the color of my skin or because I look different. You would not understand until  you experience it. I have no quarrel with laws being implemented - deport all illegal immigrants who just cross the borders or who commits crime. We are a nation of laws. But, like I said, enforce it as humanly as possible.

34 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

Funny, I guess it depends on your perspective. Forget the baby thing, he is enforcing existing law that others have chosen to ignore. If you asked me to pick vegetables or cleaning houses, I would probably tell you no, not because it's beneath me, but I have PhD in business. The right does not hate immigrants, it hates law breakers who tend to feel themselves above waiting and applying legally. Do you honestly see the caravan forcing sovereign borders and deciding against an offer of asylum as poor asylum seekers? I see them as illegal aliens trying to cash in. As far as espousing the country returning to pure white, I have a wife of color, a son in law of color and two granddaughters of mixed heritage, how dare you accuse me of racist intentions when you know nothing of me other than I am against illegal immigration. Your assumptions are baseless, your implications are racist.

You have a PhD, so why cant you differentiate between lies, conspiracy theories and the facts - the link you sent came from a site espousing falsehoods. I am anti illegal immigration - I am for a decent immigrants who falls in line, work their way up and not abuse the system or us it to their advantage. There is no law separating babies from their mothers. Enforce the law, yes it must be - but don't use a wave of people who are fleeing despot regimes, violence and poverty as a wedge issue to divide. For sure, those people will not be able to reach or even cross the borders. I am in the medical field and I see a lot of abuse from immigrants as well.  What I hate are politicians who lies and spread falsehoods and deceive people just like the current occupier of the WH is doing. I used to be a conservative or a Republican - but I would prefer helping people than using them to my advantage. No offense, I am not implying you are a racist - its just our politics is really different. There is no justification for breaking up families and make the innocent suffer. They should process and enforce the law as "humanely" as possible. 

Are you a filipino? or a minority? I just can't believe you all fall for the lies and deception of this current WH occupier. I just cant understand why its okay with you to separate babies from their mom. Sure, lets get rid of all the immigrants instead of giving them the opportunity to work. If I ask you to apply for a job picking up vegetables in an open field or cleaning houses or picking up litters in the highway - I bet you will not apply. The extreme right hates immigrants and some of them are espousing that the US return to become pure white and you as an immigrant is okay with it? You support a corrupt womanizer, a bankruptcy expert and a guy who dupes businesses and employees by not paying them - I guess shows more of the hypocrisy prevalent with the immigrant (ignorant) community. What?? its all Hillary's fault? Love the fetus - hate the baby??

12 hours ago, BB&SVW said:

My boyfriend (USC) have been together for 4 years and LDR almost half the time. I have been in the US on long visits and work multiple times. We finally decided on me moving to the US permanently. I love him very much and I trust that we are in the right place and time to do this. We carefully thought of every single decision hence took 4 years to finally do it.

 

 However, I also feel torn that I have to give up everything for the relationship - I know my boyfriend did too to be fair. I worked really really hard to have a nice place I paid for my own money and have extensively travelled with my job. My family has not been very supportive of our relationship as I have had a previously failed and abusive marriage and we do not really have a divorce culture in the Philippines. Out of that marriage I had children, who are adults now (over 18 years old) but I know still needs me as they go through college etc and through life! 

 

Everything I did led to this moment when I met my boyfriend and now I feel like I am giving it all up. I guess courage is the word I am looking for. 

 

How do you just pack your bags and go? 

 

Trust in yourself and to the person you will be with is the primary key. When I left for the US more than 20 years ago, I held a senior management position for a huge electronics company based in Seoul Korea. I also travelled a lot, had all the luxuries and perks of being in the top. Its very difficult at first, especially in the first year (adjustments, acclimatizing, culture clashes, etc) - starting from scratch and trying to prove yourself once again. But through perseverance - you will get by. Follow your heart and deserve to be happy.

Just curious - is she a permanent resident? does she have a Social Security Number (US)? Is it a foreign income? I prepare taxes and there are too many questions that needs to be answered.

On 3/24/2018 at 6:24 PM, LLG said:

Hi,

 

I moved here in the US (Maui, HI) from the Philippines with my parents 6 months ago and until now I don't really know what to do to get into the field that I wanted. I graduated in college with a Bachelor's Degree of Computer Science and I've already worked professionally for almost 4 years back there. I've tried searching all over the internet on the job that I wanted on this state but there's no luck.  Currently, I'm working in a restaurant as a Bus-help because this job gives more money but honestly speaking I don't really liked it.

 

Any advice if should I study again or Can I possibly work on the same field even if I didn't get my degree here in the US?

 

Thanks in advance! 

Also, fyi, several IT companies are gov't contractors - most of them requires security clearance for their employees. some company will sponsor you to get you a clearance, but most of them seek former defense contractor employees who have an active clearance. i have friends who started to work for Oracle, Salesforce or Verisign and they were sponsored the basic (public trust) clearance after a few years. Just continue to search and put yourself in the door. You are in high demand field.

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

OP did say

 

Computer programming is too generic. What I mean is his experience. If he is an expert on those 3 fields, I don't see any reason why he would not be hired easily. The first thing he needs to put in his resume is his specialty AND experience. If you are a JAVA programmer that is in high demand or maybe a Web Applications Developer, those kinds of specialty.

13 hours ago, LLG said:

I know right! Hotels are everywhere in this place. lol.   Anyway, I'll definitely keep this in mind  Thanks!

 

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. I really appreciate it

What line of IT are you in? Programmer? Network Engineer, Database?? I am in the East Coast, in the Tech Corridor

On 3/25/2018 at 4:55 PM, LLG said:

I've tried applying for jobs that requires a Bachelor's Degree of Computer Science but I always fail to get to the interview even If the position that I applied for was an entry level position. Maybe that made me think that I might need a College degree here in the US.

Thanks you and have a great day!

Just a suggestion and if you can afford it - invest to further your education here in the US. Get certified (A+, Network+ or Cisco certified, etc). Move to a place where you can make use of your degree, like in the mainland. Maui is not a place for geeks - its a tourism/hospitality industry area. Even if there are IT jobs, it maybe limited and the competition is stiff plus the salary is not lucrative. Competition is tough specially one country is churning programmers and IT scientists like crazy and making them accept cheap salary to start. There are 50 states, if you cannot make it there, there are 49 more. Just a thought.

In the Philippines, I believe they have to ask the dentist to swear first - "to pull the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth" j/k  peace!

Currently in Washington, DC. Embassy is about 3 miles where I work. The embassy usually replies the ff day. 

Just go to the post office who accepts Passport Application, bring the mothers naturalization papers and you are good to go.

1 hour ago, Kochansuke said:

Hi that's requirement for my son's ITIN. Philippine Embassy is in Washington DC and its really far from my place so i just wanna make sure to get some information before we go there.. thank you

IRS CAA's can certify your document. Find out from IRS in your area they have AA's that authenticate and certify your document. I believe as long as you submit an original Passport with the immigration stamp on it, it will suffice. Otherwise, you can email or call the embassy first if they can certify the copy of the passport. Where are you located?

why do you even need that for? just go to the phil embassy and check with them and see if they can notarized that photocopied piece.

US Citizens entering Japan does not require a Visa for a brief visit - Japanese IO will stamp you with a 90 days stay. Philippine passport holder/US Green Card holders, on the other hand, requires a visa before you can enter Japan -EXCEPT when you can provide proof that you are transiting to another Airport (i.e. arrive in Narita as layover, and fly out next day via Haneda), then they will provide you with a 2 days Transit Visa. The airline will check your visa on your Philippine Passport before they will allow you to board the plane flying for Japan. I would recommend that you obtain a Japanese Visa to avoid the hassle at the airport. This was our experience a few years ago. It may have changed but I hope this helps.

1 hour ago, dasay said:

Do you think my dad can try again in 2 weeks? Or is that too early? 

 

What did your inlaws do differently the next time aside from being more relaxed and confident? I am trying to think what my dad can do differently next time if we decide for him to try again.

2 weeks is too early. it will appear that they are too eager to come. maybe in a month or 2, but then again, its not a guarantee, specially in these current political climate. my in-laws were asked, why do they think the reason for their denial - so they replied that " we think its too early for us to come to America". there reason being, they applied for a visa 5 months ahead of our wedding, it was May and our wedding is Oct. they went back to re-apply in July. they got approved. it will all depend on the CO. I warned them the first time to be very careful and my in-laws then did not appreciate the warning and thought I just didn't want them to come (they believed me when they go denied). good luck to your tatay!

23 minutes ago, dasay said:

Hi everyone! So my dad had his interview yesterday and he was denied. We couldn't understand why.

 

These are the questions they asked him:

CO: What is the purpose of your visit?

My dad: To visit my daughter

CO: What does your daughter do?

Dad: She is a Registered Nurse

CO: How long has she been working as a nurse?

Dad: Almost 1 year. 10 months to be exact. ( I passed my boards not too long ago).

CO: How did your daughter get to the US?

Dad: Through a K1 Fiancee Visa.  (My husbad and I met in europe)

CO: How long has she been in the US?

Dad: 4 years.

CO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Dad: Yes. (Visited my sister in Dubai for 2 months)

CO: Another daughter? 

Dad: Yes.

CO: Unfortunately, I cant grant you a visa today. Try again next time.

 

What mistake did he do? I cant see anything wrong with his interview other than his denial. My dad has other 2 kids who are in college and highshool.

What do u think is the basis of his denial? Can he apply again in 2 weeks? We have a planned vacation at the end of March. (We dont usually go on vacation so this is a perfect time 👌). And his birthday is on May. Thats why we wanted him to stay 2 months. What can we do differently?

 

 

Same thing happened to my in-laws a few years ago. Got denied the very first try. My in-laws go rattled and were not consistent. It appeared to the CO that they are too eager to come. However, after 2 months, they did try again and since they were more relaxed and answer all the questions clearly, they got their 10 Multiple Entry Visa. They stayed here for about 3 months and after that, they do not want to come back - too lonely and boring for them.

Let them try again and just tell them to relax and be very very honest.

DO NOT SEND ANY PAYMENT - THIS IS A SCAM! No such company by that address in US.

When I was interviewed, they focused mostly on what I answered on the application form (entirely the same as most of my friends and relatives), my travel history, asked me to sign a paper, then the yes or no answer, asked me to write something the IO said and then the civics questions - i got the 6 correct answers and then she stopped. From there, she was just looking at the monitor and then shook my hand and gave me a piece of paper that I passed the test and that a decision cannot be made at that time. After 2 weeks, I received the notice (both text, email and letter) to take an oath. My process took about 5 months from the time i mailed my form to oath. Unless you have a felony conviction that disqualifies you - you will be fine and its fairly easy.

1 minute ago, Going through said:

No worries---a lot of people still don't know about online applying---click on the green "ready to apply" button at the top to begin your online application.

had we known - my uncle just applied a few months ago on paper. i believe you really have to explore the site to know its there. but its a big help.

cool! nice to know then. my bad! I stand corrected. we've searching and cannot find the link. thanks!

2 minutes ago, Going through said:

Scroll down and look under the "how to apply section".

 

The instructions are in the right-hand side column. 

 

https://my.uscis.gov/exploremyoptions/us_citizen_through_naturalization#benefit-related-content-2

oh. ok. my bad then. i stand corrected.

58 minutes ago, Going through said:

This is simply untrue.  I filed the N400 online, as did many many others here.

The OP of this thread ended up filing online, according to her statements on a new thread yesterday.

 

 

I cannot find the site or link on USCIS.gov regarding filing N-400 online. I know you can fill the form but you still have to send the paperworks on a lockbox. Or maybe I am mistaken. Can you send me that link so that we dont need to send the attachments anymore. I believe it is just a fillable PDF version that you can fill and then print to sign. You still need to mail in your documentations/attachments - unless there is a link that will allow you to scan and upload the required documents. You can create an account online with USCIS to pay or check status but submitting the paperwork is still required.