maria_n_john

Hello everyone.

My wife is finally with me in the u.s. We often call her family in the philippines but she would like for her brother to be able to call her from saudi arabia.

Also she would like for him to be able to call the philippines from saudi.

Does anyone have any suggestions about any good deals?

Thanks

VJERS... i wont share anymore my interview experience coz all of us have the same experiences. ill just share to you how i got my visa with no sweat at all, no worries, no fear, no doubt and not once did God failed me coz i always make it a point to concentrate more on helping how others can get their visas. to tell you honestly, im spending more of my time sharing infos, inspiring people, praying for them, answering private msgs, answering fon calls than thinking of what i can do to speed up the release of my visa. it's much easier to think of others than to think of myself, i dont need to think of myself anyway coz i do believe that im already in good hands, I FEEL LIKE A BABY CARRIED BY GOD. my close friends vjers here can attest that i even offer to God to delay my visa in exchange of the release of other's visa. unbelievable right? but it is true.

I told you yesterday that my next post is visa-on-hand. Richard said, he would only book my flight when i get the visa on hand...deal is a deal. so i challenged him, ok honey im gonna get it tomorrow... to make it happen, i prayed so hard before i went to bed, i said, dear God.. i pray that You will send me my visa when i wake up. i really need to have it coz the plane ticket is getting higher each day. You are my only hope oh Lord. give me a sign that im gonna have it. amen.

i slept around 7am then i woke up 9am, coz i want to call up delbros and confirm if my visa packet will be dispatched today. unluckily, it wasnt redrose on the fon. the girl who answered my call wasnt that accommodating. so i cry out loud to God again and told Him,God i will not dial the visa delivery dept again after i say this prayer to you. ill just go on answering private msgs and replying to posts.. after an hour, 10am, BELIEVE IT OR NOT...whoooaaa i got another text confirmation from delbros (this is my second text confirmation).. and i knew right there and then that THAT'S THE SIGN!!!

12:30PM MAY 7 VISA-ON-HAND or it's just proper to say REWARD-ON-HAND THANK YOU OH LORD!!!

ISN'T THAT A MIRACLE???!!! ISN'T THAT ENOUGH PROOF THAT PRAYERS ARE POWERFUL???!!!

I can imagine now the big smile on Richard's gorgeous face if he reads my text to him when he wakes up later. LOVE YOU HONEY!

keeping my faith stronger-Loterly

vjers, i wont stop praying for all of you yet dont stop praying for as many as you can.

PRAY, BELIEVE AND CLAIM IT!

Hey Lote, We tried to reply to your message, but the program won't let us send it to you. It says your pm's are turned off.

maria_n_john

Well, it's been a long time, but it's all over now. Maria completed her interview on 4/23. I attended with her. No issues. Everything went smoothly. We're hanging out in Hong Kong now, waking up to watch the ships on the harbour. Wow!!! How absolutely beautiful. We head home on the 28th.

its 12:50am here already and i cant sleep. too excited hehehehe MY INTERVIEW IS TODAY FEW HOURS FROM NOW

heres my checklist

ON SEPERATE PLASTICS EACH:

1.APPOINTMENT LETTER AND POSTAL ID

2.NBI, CENOMAR, BC FROM NSO, POLICE CERT FROM TAIWAN

3. 2 DS156 GLUED THE PIC ALREADY

1 DS 156K, NOT SIGNED YET

2 DS 157, 1 DOWNLOADED, 1 FROM THE BANK WITH VALIDATION

4. AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT SIGNED AND NOTARIZED

5. RICHARD'S 1040A ITR, 2005-2007

6. RICHARD'S W-2 2005-2007

7. RICHARD'S EMPLOYMENT CERT AND LAST 3 MONTHS PAY STUBS

8. RICHARD'S BC AND DIVORCE DECREES

ON PLASTIC FOLDERS: HALF INCH THICK POST SCREW BOUND (NOT SPIRAL BOUND)

PINK FOLDER (PROOF OF MEETING PRIOR TO PETITION)

contents in cover letter

A. FIRST CHAT (first day) ONLINE CONVERSATION printed out

B. SAMPLE FON BILLS FROM VONAGE calls made by richard

C. RICHARD'S STAMPED PASSPORT PAGE OF HIS VISIT

D. RICHARD'S AIRLINE TICKETS, BOARDING PASS, LUGGAGE STICKERS

E. PICS RICHARD AND LOTERLY TOGETHER, PIC TAKEN OUTSIDE LOTERLY'S HOUSE, PICS WITH MY FAMILY, WITH MY FRIENDS. RICHARD AND LOTERLY'S PICS OF TOURS. (with tickets, official receipts, credit card payments to support the dates of the said dates and places)

ORANGE FOLDERS (PROOF OF ENGAGEMENT- THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL)

contents in cover letter

A. PIC OF ENGAGEMENT RING WITH THE RING WRAP

B. PICS OF RICHARD AND LOTERLY (LOTERLY WEARING THE ENGAGEMENT RING )

C. THE ENGAGEMENT DINNER WITH LOTERLY'S FAMILY

D. RECEIPTS OF RESTAURANT RESERVATION AND FOR THE DINNER

E. PIC OF LOTERLY AND RICHARD WITH THE PEARL NECKLACE GIVEN BY RICHARD A NIGHT BEFORE THE ENGAGEMENT

F. RENEWED LETTER OF INTENT OF BOTH

G. PICS OF LOTERLY'S FUTURE FAMILY IN NY

H. PIC OF LOTERLY'S FUTURE HOME IN NY

RED FOLDER: (PROOF OF CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP)

contents in cover letter

A. YAHOO ONLINE SCREENSHOTS (LOTERLY WITH RICHARD, LOTERLY WITH RICHARD'S DAUGHTER, LOTERLY WITH RICHARD'S NIECES AND NEPHEW CHATTING ONLINE)

B. YAHOO MESSENGER ARCHIVE SCREENSHOTS

C. SCREENSHOTS OF MY MYSPACE INBOX, SHOWING MSGS FROM RICHARD, HIS BROTHER, HIS KIDS

D. WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER RECEIPTS

E. GREETING CARDS SENT BY RICHARD

OTHER REGULAR FOLDERS (SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) 1/4 INCH THICK ONLY

FIRST FOLDER:

***YAHOO MESSENGER ONLINE CONVERSATION***

WITH SIDE TABS SHOWING DATES

2 EACH MONTH

SECOND FOLDER:

***EMAILS***

SCREENSHOTS OF MY YAHOO MAIL INBOX AND SENT ITEMS SHOWING ALL THE DATES OF EMAILS AND ECARDS

WITH SIDE TABS SHOWING DATES

5 FROM HIM AND 5 FROM ME

THIRD FOLDER:

***MORE RECEIPTS***

ALL RECEIPTS OF RESTAURANTS, GIFTS, GROCERY AND ETC.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO CHECK MY CHECKLIST, WISH ME LUCK VJERS

GOODLUCK TO ALL OF US MWAHSSSSSSSSS

Thanks babyblue, we have been very very fortunate, despite the length of time it is taking. But we are now down to 25 days before I leave for Manila. It's so hard to believe we are getting this close.

Yes, Jeraly, I sent tbone a message. I was very happy to hear things are working out for him. I know you are excited as well. Of course, Maria and I wish you all the best.

This has been a great bunch of people here. We we very fortunate to have everyone to share our experiences with us.

Gee, I wonder if we are the last of the June filers.

Maria passed her medical today. Now we wait for interview on 4/23. It was scheduled for 4/3, but I couldn't make it then. They were gracious enough to reschedule it for us so I can be with her for her interview.

Hopefully, we can head home shortly after that. We want to spend a few days in Hong Kong and a few days in San Francisco before coming home to Florida.

There is so much I want Maria to see and experience on her way home.

Hello everyone , i just want to ask ...is it true that the U.S embassy needs the past 3 years income tax return? My interview would be on april 3 ... i only have 2006 income tax return of my petitioner.... do you think i should ask for another income tax of my petioner? thank you

I guess you need the latest...if not 2008 atleast the 2007. But if you can ask your fiancee' for both or for the last 3 years then it would be better...you got to be ready.

Take the last 3 if he can provide them. If not, tell him to have the IRS print out a summary for each of those years.

If he has not yet filed for 07, tell him to provide you with a copy of an extension of time to file and ALSO any 2007 w2's he has.

Hang in there...

Your interview must be coming up soon too, right?

I'm sure you're just as excited as we are.

All the best.

Well, it looks like we can see the end of the (very long) tunnel.

I surprised Maria with a visit 2/16. We went to Palawan and had a wonderful time. I don't like it when I have to leave her there and come home.

We received interview date 4/3 but we asked that it be moved to 4/23 so I can go with her. I'll return on 4/19.

Now we're set, just finalizing trip plans. I hope we can spend a few days in Hong Kong then in San Francisco before we come home to Florida.

I'm thinking about SFO for POE for Maria.

Does anyone have any insights?

Thanks

Maria n John

By the way, Tim, thanks for the advice earlier. It helped immensely.

Hey Igor...How do you not your case made it to nvc? we have the same approval date for noa2.

You can call them and ask them. Tell them your CSC receipt number and ask them if they received it and when. If they received it they can tell you your new case number.

NVC has customer support answering phones till midnight eastern time. When you call and, after going through prompts, it switches you over to hold, you will experiense and pause of total silence, don't worry you are still connected, just wait.

If it's too busy it might kick you back out and tell you to call back later, just keep trying. The two options you can try choosing from the menu are 2 and 5.

Since our approval date is the same, I'd venture a guess that your petition is also already at NVC.

Thanks...I'll look up the number and try later today.

All the best.

Finally, a week after it's been approved, I got the e-mail from CRIS.

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: WAC07########

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On January 24, 2008, we mailed you a notice

Hey Igor...How do you not your case made it to nvc? we have the same approval date for noa2.

Hey, now that Maria and I have been approved, can somebody point us to the next thread?

Thanks.

Check out the thread "June and July filers NOA2 to NVC"

Thanks. You're too good to be u2rsobad.

FYI for the August and September filers. I've just opened a new NOA2 to NVC thread for us. You can find it here:

August and September Filers - NOA2 to NVC

Thanks Igor. As a June filer and a former # 1 on the wating list, do you mind if i check out your thread, maybe as an honorary member? hahahaha.....

I do have a question about tax filing too. Just worried if we can make everything done by April? Cause my hubby should file his tax by April 15th the latest? (not sure the exact date) We got married in Nov 07 and filed AOS in Dec 07, and did the biometrics on Jan 4th and now is just waiting in the progress. I think I missed to apply for SSN when I landed to ROC in Sept 07, so I have to wait until I got GC or EAD for applying the SSN, am I correct?

Without SSN, I haven't got any insurance here yet and my hubby didn't know how to file tax as married?? As we read the news, couple can get extra $1200 tax return and single just get $600!!

Attach w7 to your joint return. Both of you sign.

Hey, now that Maria and I have been approved, can somebody point us to the next thread?

Thanks.

Check out the thread "June and July filers NOA2 to NVC"

Thanks. You're too good to be u2rsobad.

I remember someone talking several months ago about the notebook they put together for their interview?

Do you remember seeing that? I can't seem to find it..

Hey, now that Maria and I have been approved, can somebody point us to the next thread?

Thanks.

Hey T....I'm sorry to hear about your problem. But I'll be honest with you. Common sense will tell you that you're better off to figure out all this now before you get any further invested in it.

To tell you the truth, I'm thinking you're going to be happier in the long run. In fact, I'd bet on it.

yw

Yes

You need to include a form with your return requesting a TIN for your spouse.

Because you were in fact married on 12/31 and because your husband lived with you after 6/30, you have 2 choices:

1: Married filing joint or

2: Married filing separate.

You do not qualify filing HOH.

I don't see how this hurts you, given your statement that your husband has no income (bear in mind that if you file jointly, he is taxed on his worldwide income).

You qualify for earned income credit only if you file a joint return, not mfs (see IRS pub 17, p 235).

Quite frankly I don't see a problem.

As to your comment about the tax being "fair," I would point out that you and your husband made the decision to marry in October. These rules were in place when you got married. I see nothing inherently unfair with this aspect of the tax law.

That you were uninformed is not society's fault; that you were misinformed may constitute damages to you. I suggest you might want to see an attorney if this the amount is significant (or perhaps you could file a small claims case if not). Who knows, you might even make either the Judge Judy or Judge Roy Brown show.

Good luck.

Hey Tim, I'm starting to get nervous for you guys....Best of luck.

Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!

His interview was yesterday (the 28th there)...after about a 3 min interview, she wished us a happy life together and told him good luck! So if anyone heard shouting coming from Vancouver, WA yesterday afternoon...it was me!!!! I'm so happy I can hardly stand it!

Thanks to all of my friends here on VJ for your endless support and advice. I appreciate all of you more than words could ever say.

Sandi

Wonderful news....congratulations!!!!!!!!!

WE GOT IT!!!!

I just heard from my lawer that they received our NOA2. They'll e-mail me a copy shortly. I'll do the updates when I have it.

No, e-mail from CRIS, no update on the website, not touches.

I'm jumping with joy!!!!

Wow....Wonderful news. Congratulations....