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Constitutional carry in KY. No permit required 

My Filipino in-laws came last year.  Luckily they are 59 and 62 and both wanted to work with my wife at Amazon Air so they ended up with insurance from Amazon at a very cheap rate (and $22hr loading aircraft containers with packages).  Probably not going to work in your case with parents in the 70's, but might help other's in similar situations.

Brought wife through DFW no issues. 

FIL came through JFK no issues 

Flew with my MIL through LAX last April, line was 15 minutes, secondary was 30 min. Could have been shorter but family before us was hiding money on themselves and kids, ended up not declaring $44k in cash. Was entertaining to watch. 

Had to do it twice, once for FIL and once for MIL last year.  Both were because of long delays with Sputum and full TB treatment and yet another Sputum

FIL took 10 weeks

MIL just under 2 weeks

9 hours ago, Miol said:

Sorry to over align (feeling hopeful here). No need to get the biological father's consent?

5 hours ago, Miol said:

Oh and may I ask if your wife's daughter was able to fly same time with her when K-1 visa was issued (K-1 and K-2 visas issued at the same time)? Or is there a separate process for K-2? We intend for fiance and son to be able to fly together. Thank you!

No consent needed and they all flew back with me same time.  Its really not an issue, you'll be fine.

On 11/30/2023 at 11:09 PM, Miol said:

Appreciate anyone who can help. Thank you!

Filipina beneficiary was never married but has a minor son. Son is carrying biological father's family name since he signed on birth certificate when birth was registered. Biological father has no active relationship with the child and he is not in the same country where the child is - unreachable/uncontactable anymore. Do we still need his consent or to sign what specific form?

Same situation but wife had daughter with fathers last name. No marriage and no participation on fathers part. Nothing needed extra at embassy or airport. Zero issues. 

If a big church wedding including her family is important to her then K1 would not be the choice as highly doubtful any of her family would be getting visas to attend that wedding in the US.

It's been 10 years for us but I went in May the year we were married and completed the paperwork, then back again in August for the wedding.  It's been awhile but I thought there was an expiration date of the license (180 days?) so plan carefully.

You do marry the whole family   My household size grew by two last year as now the in-laws live here.

My FIL was a Philippine Marine for 20 years.  We listed every base move on his DS260 as well and the same for MIL.

'ber day

Father in law was 141 days, mother in law was around 40 days. 

5 hours ago, RubysMom said:

I do not understand about visa expiring, before interview?  I thought Visa issued after interview and then good for 6 Months to travel?

Visa expiration is tied to medical and expires 6 months from the date of medical. If you get the medical in January and a visa in May you'll have a month before it expires. 

My in-laws went through Sputum, MIL twice, and as I recall the medical validity post Sputum results was only 3 months. 

I think I miss PI. Just paid $17.99 a six pack for red horse and San Miguel, $13.99 for San Miguel dark. 

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

OK, so no police cert required then (16 and over IRRC). Not sure if you'll need a court order if you can't get written permission, I know you would for immigration to Canada but not sure what the US's rules are. Hopefully somebody with knowledge will chime in.

 

Good luck. 

Unmarried mother has full custody in Philippines. No permission required. 

Same company makes a $3 bottle of rum too 

The etravel you need to fill out to get a QR code only asks about your first two (or one in the case of JJ) shots, at least as of April when I traveled last.  

I pay 3000 for a private car from NAIA to Trece Martires every trip I take. It's only gone up 500p in the last 9 years. 

7 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Can't go wrong at the mall!

You can believe the SM mall guys, but the Robinson mall guys always lie. 

3 hours ago, Bongskie08 said:

Hi All,

 

Just wondering if someone already had an experience obtaining vaccination record history. I lost my vaccination record since birth and i ask our municipal Hipital but they dobt have it already. What should I do to have the list of vaccination i recieved? Any idea, please help.

No worries. SLEC will do a test and give the vaccines you are missing (if any) at your medical. 

16 minutes ago, Lover_Boy said:

Which domestic airline did you fly?

CebuPac? PAL? Air Asia?

 

Cebu Pacific.  To PP and Bohol

I was there in April, no requirement

I was also there in December and had to wear one. 

8 hours ago, mambasita69 said:

I payed 220$ for permanent resident card (USCIS immigrant fee) on February 1, 2023. Entered U.S few days after on February 4, 2023 through JFK airport and got stamp with Alien number on my passport. It’s been 108 days since I entered and there is no update on my green card. The status as of today is: “Immigrant Visa fee Payment received.” I’m getting a bit worried and wondering how long does it take to say “Card is being produced?”

 

here are important notes: When I entered I wasn’t referred to secondary inspection, which was odd because my two children who entered previously were taken to a room where they verified the address to send green card and social security which they received few years ago. I asked the officer for it but she said it wasn’t necessary. Well, after one month of entry, I still didn’t had my social security card and went to their office where I found out that I wasn’t even in a system. (I am 100% sure I indicated on DS-260 to share information with social security office) I fixed the social security situation and got my card two weeks later. Now I’m worried about green card, is this wait time normal? It says it shouldn’t take more than 90 days but I know it’s USCIS, how should I go about this situation? 

 

Father in law came in November and it took 148 days for his card

Mother in law came in April and it took 42 days. 

Seems to be all over the place. 

9 hours ago, Harlene G. said:

Yes the GCP, so senior citizens don’t have to take the counseling for GCP? Online or in person?

Over 60? No session, file, print and go

My mother in law has high blood pressure and arrived from the Philippines on IR5 in early April. No issue. 

10 hours ago, CFS said:

Thanks for responding!

 

Unfortunately, we can't submit the request on St. Luke's website without the Health Case ID #. I called them again last week and it still isn't moving. I also spoke with a lawyer and he said that he's never heard of this process (i.e. having to request a Health Case ID #) for any other embassy.

 

If you went through this process, I would really appreciate hearing about your experience.

 

Thank you,

 

-Carlos

Carlos 

We had to request twice, one each, for my inlaws last year. 

For my FIL my wife would call the embassy every two weeks with the request, they would normally tell her it's been escalated and wait 39 days, but she was told about two months in that no action was taken and they would start a new escalation. In all it took four months for him. 

For my MIl we used the SLEC link that was posted above for healthcare inquiry. We checked daily after filling it out and 8 days later it showed approved and allowed us to schedule her medical. 

This was all mid to late 2022 timeframe. 

11 hours ago, NMandAD said:

 I filled the tourist visa application for my parents and I'm not sure what's the next step. Do i need to pay the fee before scheduling an interview?

Yes