Lyv&Chelle

My aged if parents want to visit me and they need documents to prove they won’t overstay. They are in their early 70s and 80s so won’t have any paperwork to claim they are working. I also understand that a letter of invitation is not necessary. Should I give them copies of my marriage certificate and geeen card? Should I also write a statement that I am

sponsoring their stay?

Has anyone used the IRAS free filing site or it was too complicated that you have to pay People to do it?

Filling up my passport application and im uncertain what to put for civil status as i am in a same-gendered marriage to a non filipino. Do i go ahead and put in Single?

I'm living in Portland Oregon. Would anyone know where I can go to renew my Philippines passport or is traveling to the embassy in San Francisco my only option?

Thank you.

So i missed out on open enrollement in2019 and i'm currently on an insurance through an agent company. Long story short, not good. Would anyone have any recommendation of a trusted insurance company that i can still enroll with despite missing open enrollment.

Hi, i was just checking up on our I485 and previously it stated that biometrics were taken (which was done in december 2019) and now its saying that a notice on January 15 was returned to USCIS because the post office could not deliver it. The thing is we asked our lawer and he said he gets copies of notices and did not receive anything and believes it to be a system error as other clients were getting it too. Would there be a way to fact check that just to put our minds at ease? We don't even know what this notice entails.

can i just confirm if  the visa packet i receive is solely only to be handed to the immigration officer at customs and no one else who may ask for it? Also do they return it or keep it once ive handed it to them.

17 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Not taxed if it's for your own use. But it does need to be declared and can raise questions.

Personally, a direct bank to bank transfer is usually the best for large amounts of money. YMMV.

15 minutes ago, Going through said:

Anything over 10K you have to declare at customs...whether brought over in cash form, cashier cheque, traveler cheque, etc.

 

Bank transfer is more ideal---that's what I did between Canada and US when returning to the US last year.

 

 

16 minutes ago, missileman said:

Not true.......there is no limit to how much money you can bring into the US.  However, if you personally carry more than $10,000.00, you must declare it.......it is not taxed.......I would not advise bringing that much ........bank wire is the best way, imo.........and it is not taxed.....

Thanks! I do want to ask though, if  bank transfer is the best for large amounts of money won't that also raise flags if there's a large sum being transfered? Apologies for being inquisitive i just want to make sure i'm doing the right thing and not mess anything up

Not sure if i posted in the right section but would anybody be able to advise me how to bring in my savings to the United States? I believe i read that any amount of money over 10k is questionable and that it would be taxed?

Hey amazing people! I would like to ask what if my fiancee has been offered a job closer to home that pays equal or possibly more than she is earning right now. Is it ok for her to take up a new job while i am just days away from my embassy interview or what if it was after?

Just to check in regards to supporting documents for the I134, would it be necessary to have the original tax forms, W2 and payslips? 

Thanks!

3 hours ago, cywrainide said:

The checklist is the piece of paper (double-sided) that lists all the things that you need to obtain  before mailing it back to the Embassy. 

Thank you so much! This just about confirms it.

Sorry this may be a silly question but what exactly is the checklist that i am supposed to return along with the letter of acknowledgement , visa payment and D160 confirmation page? Is it the page where it tells me the instructions of what to have prepared? I just don't see anything in my package that looks like a checklist or says its a checklist.

3 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

You might need a co-sponsor.  They are scrutinizing income these days more than before.

What is the minimum?

14 hours ago, arken said:

she can average it out as below. 

 

Annual Income= 12 x (Total income from Jan-April)/4

 

 

Sorry should i still average it out by 12 if two months of pay is missing due to an accident?

On 4/30/2019 at 8:52 PM, Shellimedz said:

If that's what happened I don't see what you can do. I'd just bring what you have, get a copy of the police report and have her write a letter about the circumstances and sign and date it. I think it will also be beneficial to maybe bring her most recent tax return transcript and W-2s. I doubt you would get denied for that, things happen. Unless she is already close to not qualifying with the income guidelines.

Thank you for that. That being said she was told a police report would take 4-8 weeks. And that may be too long. She is also trying to get a medical report as proof that she was involved in an accident and her employer to write a letter of employment to state her salary and having the accident.

47 minutes ago, arken said:

she can average it out as below. 

 

Annual Income= 12 x (Total income from Jan-April)/4

 

 

Thank you!

46 minutes ago, missileman said:

https://cliniclegal.org/resources/calculating-income-affidavit-support

thank you for that!

My fiancee is trying to finish the I-134 form and is uncertain what to put for her annual income because depending on the number of days there are in a month she sometimes works 16 days or 17 days. On top of that, there will be times she will be asked to do extra days when they need the manpower(not OT). So every month her pay stubs do not have the same amount on it. Her concern is how she should estimate her  current  annual income. 

On 5/13/2019 at 2:50 AM, Hank_ said:

Most likely you will need both being you are a Philippine citizen.

 

For ordering the CENOMAR  https://www.ecensus.com.ph/default.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/Secure/Terms.aspx

 

For the NBI   https://clearance.nbi.gov.ph/

 

As for the CFO seminar, if you are not residing in the Philippines, you do NOT need to attend CFO ... this is only necessary if you are exiting the Philippines with your U.S. visa.    You live in Singapore    

Thank you! I do want to ask though because i left Philippines when i was 3 years old is the singapore police clearance not enough since ive pretty much lived here my entire life?

First off, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum. I'm having a bit of a frustration with preparing for documents for the interview. Long story short, i am filipino by citizenship but grew up in Singapore since i was 3 and im a permenant resident here. Now, the thing is i am not sure if i also need police clearance from the philippines and a certificate of no marriage as singapore does not provide no marriages certificate (unless ive been looking at the wrong places). Also i understand that filipinos have to attend some sort of seminar which after they get a stamp on the passport before they fly to get married. Do i need to sit for that as well?

My fiancee has to submit her tax returns and pay stubs. The thing is, she's missing two months of pay because she got into an automobile accident  late to early last and this year and was put off duty for two months. Will this affect our application?