Murph4865

15 minutes ago, Skyman said:

I've never had any problem with LAX, only MNL.  I think PAL has direct MNL to LAX or SFO.  Then you can take Southwest or Alaska to DFW cheap.  

My problem is the wife has never let the philippines and trying to make it easy on her for immigration entry

11 minutes ago, Skyman said:

There was a short time Cebu flights were diverted to Manila because Duterte was having a tantrum. If I had to fly to Manila I wouldn't go at all. Right now I'm looking at going back to Cebu around January. 

I am having problems locating a decent flight from manila to dfw, with out going through lax and at a decent price

12 minutes ago, 1380anthony said:

I read about them being faster. I hope my case goes faster. Im going to visit my wide on July 31.

Where you going to see her? Your timeline is not filled out

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

Are you sure that's not for K1 applicants at the embassy?  There's no fee to be paid for CR1 after DQ, aside from the medical exam fee.  Also, no need to book another interview appointment when your wife already has an interview slot for August.

 

The only other fee for a CR1 after interview is the GC fee of 220

3 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

Yes, I saw the notice this morning when I woke up. It makes little difference in mine and most cases unless you already have a 9a visa which most do not because we never needed a visa in the first place. So when you apply for the exemption you are applying for the visa at the same time. So I am still in the same boat.

Ok, did not know just thought i would tag ya

30 minutes ago, Ish1234 said:

 March 10th, 2021 : PD 

June 1st, 2021 : Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

No update since then

I-130 Nebraska Service Center

 US Citizen

 

Nebraska is quicker then most, i had nebraska and it went faster then california where they had me at first

On 7/17/2021 at 2:59 PM, 1380anthony said:

Im waiting since March

From my approval at NVC it took 2 yrs for interview to be scheduled then was pushed back cause of sputum test

5 minutes ago, Joe Kano said:

Yea, I went around 2012 and it was dead at night, I must of been during some off peak time. 

 

I heard since they renovated the place you have to have reservations just to get on the island, I like to arrive and find a hotel.  

I went in 2016 and it was fun as can be a lot of night parties on the beach, i stayed at willys

11 minutes ago, top_secret said:

I believe they still have extreme limits on number of allowed inbound passengers to NAIA.  The airlines have been having to fly in half empty planes due to the limits and inbound flights to Manila have been extremely costly.  Flying into Cebu may bypass those inbound passenger limits and may be very helpful to the beleaguered airlines. 

I have heard you are suppose to fly into manila now with all this scandemic happening

8 hours ago, Joe Kano said:

I do carry on: I take one carry on and a back pack for 30 days. I will bring, shorts, Wife Beater Shirts, T-Shirts, and underwear, and one extra set of flip flops in case mine break, I am size 13 and not easy to find shoes there. When I land I go to pharmacy and get soap, deodorant, razors, shaving cream and go from there.

 

Me as of the last few years I spend about 5 days in Manila hanging out and partying since everything stays open till like 6am. And then I transfer to another location.  I used to fly in catch a red eye to Davao City and hang there, but that place has gotten heavy traffic and kinda boring to me.

 

I do have Cebu on my list to visit, I used to hang out there quit a bit in the early 2008 to 2012 time frame, I haven't been in a long time and want to see all the upgrades they have and check out the new airport and new tourist areas.

You should try Boracay after the changed they made there, i like the old style they had with night time partying 

6 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

The waiting is the most stressful part of the process...especially at the end.  I'm glad you feel better now.  Congratulations.  

Thank you it has been a wild ride and very stress-full situation and i though my job as a truck driver was stress full, it has nothing on the immigration process.

14 hours ago, LexieJ said:

This is true my friends from the university I graduated from is close to the embassy and i was told that there were some streets that are not passable due to flooding. I hope his wife is safe and ok. 

She is located up by SLEC and not far from Robinsons mall. She said it had quit raining

10 hours ago, RO_AH said:

Congratulations!!!! My wife only had to pay 500 to scan the documents. But I know it this point if you're like me you would be willing to pay anything to end this nightmare.

I would have paid 9k pesos or more what ever the cost to end this wild ride

8 hours ago, boris64 said:

Congrats, Murph!

Thank you

9 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Congrats!

Thank you

6 minutes ago, top_secret said:

It seems official.  No travel exemption needed for entry by 9a visa holders starting Aug 1.  That is kind of big news.

 

The requirement for the notation on the 9a visa would seem to invalidate existing 9a visas though.

 

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2021/07jul/20210722-RESO-IATF-128-RRD.pdf

 

Page 6, Section C

 

 

Here ya go @RO_AH  some possibly good news for you and anyone else going through to get exemptions 

43 minutes ago, Joe Kano said:

I understand his frustrations 100%, and I know where he is coming from.  Completely reasonable for his situation. 

 

But I have spent alot of times in Philippines, and courted many girls over there.

Thank you for sticking up for me and understanding the whole situation.👍👍👍

5 hours ago, brightfuture78 said:

Congrats. Hope your girl doesn't frequent these forums, because you got some apologizing to do for those first few posts, lol.

I do not apologize for nothing of what i say and i tell her everything i say, she knows about these forums and how helpful they have been.  Look for the post i made saying Thank You.

I think SLEC need to equipment and needs the doctors re-trained myself my wife was flagged twice once during K1 process then during this CR1 process and the doctor looked at both exrays side by side and told her they was exactly the same from 2017 till now, back then she had to take the 6 month regiment of pills but she was clear no hint of TB.  I honestly think they do it to hold people back and to earn extra money for their pockets after everything said and done.

32 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

Great.  Super happy that everything has worked out!!!!!!! 

 

I dont want to cause any additional panic since this is a huge victory, but the President mentioned in the media that they are considering shutting down the borders.  It doesnt mean it will happen, but given the uncertainty with travel, I would suggest as soon as she picks up the visa, have her do her COVID test and get her out of there.  

 

But congratulations on getting an enormous step of the process complete.

 

https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/7/23/Duterte-mulls-closing-PH-borders-amid-COVID-19-Delta-variant-threat.html

I just read that article and it said in my understanding of in coming flights

10 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

Right, but if you shut down coming in but dont shut down going out, then you have airplanes scattered all over the world racking up huge tarmac fees and they dont want to fly back empty.  Most countries that have closed their borders, have limited both inbound and outbound.  The worrisome thing I read is they mentioned Australia who has been almost completely shut down (inbound and outbound) for 1.5 years now.  They do have limited flights coming and going, but not much.  Its best for him to get his wife out of the country asap once they get the visa in hand.  It doesnt mean the Philippines will do something that drastic, but since its been talked about and given how unpredictable the Philippines has been with the whole Covid situation, its better to leave now.

I wish i could fly her out next week once we get visa but i would not be able to get to her, i am a truck driver and everything is set to buy ticket on august 5th so i know she has visa for sure and i can not get in for time off until the 1st

9 minutes ago, PaulaCJohnny said:

This post makes me felt anxious hahaha 🤣 such a roller coaster!!

 

Believe me after starting a K1 and finishing up with a IR1 it has been one heck of a roller coaster very emotional ride for both of us.

14 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

I for sure would prefer to go back home if I would get a message like this 🤷‍♀️ 

Thats the difference between you and me i speak my mind and what is on it no matter who's feeling get hurt, if you are true to each other and or true friends the person that got hurt feelings will get over it, that is what makes a stronger person.

28 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

Contact the hotels directly. If your booking though agoda or another booking site you’ll get a reply in 24 hours or less. It’s too hard to advise since hotels are all over the place in their requirements.  They will write back with their exact requirements. 

Unless they unlocked hotels for general people they have been shut down and only used for quarantine people