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  1. Adventine
    Is the friend asking for your help to pay this "fine"?
  2. Adventine
    @Jason and May the problem is that anyone can read VJ, even without an account. Don't underestimate scammers who might try to impersonate you or your fiancee. There might also be "friends" and family who are secretly envious of your fiancee's impending move to the US, and who might try to mess up her immigration process. There are also random internet trolls who like to mess people up for fun, just by using info they can find online.
  3. Adventine
    Apart from mistakenly filing the I-130, what other forms did you file as part of your husband's AOS package? No one's coming to deport your husband. Mistakenly filing the I-130 was more of a waste of time, money and energy.
  4. Adventine
    It's never been legal to work on a US tourist visa.
  5. Adventine
    There's more to it than taxes. Some companies do not allow remote working for another country because it may be construed by the government as setting up an office in that country. Then the company could potentially be liable for following US labor laws, remitting US business taxes, etc. You'll need to check with your company's HR department and corporate counsel.
  6. Adventine
    Just... wow. Good for you Darryl that you don't seem to be hurting for money at all, and you can afford to give your ex- spouse the 250k settlement + 2k/month without creating financial problems for yourself. But seems like you got some really bad immigration advice and you didn't need to give her 2k/month in the first place. So why keep spending that money if you don't need to?
  7. Adventine
    How did you guys arrive at that settlement of 250k lump sum + 4k monthly allowance?
  8. Adventine
    Handwriting can be hard to read. A better idea is to paste the Airbnb screenshots in Word and type notes as needed. Example Word layout: Title: Airbnb for joint travel on X dates [Airbnb screenshots] It also makes it much more convenient to save a complete and accurate copy of your package.
  9. Adventine
    Have her print it out and hope that the boarding gate agents don't know the difference between the NOA1 original printed on security paper and a clear printed copy. You may want to meet her at the US POE with the original NOA1.
  10. Adventine
    I'm sorry about what happened to you, but if you're serious about your boyfriend, you need to disclose your HIV status to him sometime. It matters for his own health and it's not the kind of thing you should surprise him with after you get married.
  11. Adventine
    The DS-160 asks about work history, income, travel history, criminal history, travel plans, social media history, who's paying for the trip, and family/contacts in the US, among other things. It's already a lot of information to evaluate someone's ties to the PH and reasons to return (or not). Sometimes people can look great on paper and still get denied for tourist visas. It's been that way for decades. Nothing keeping your MIL from trying again. But if nothing has really changed with her situation since the last application, don't get your hopes up.
  12. Adventine
    I used to work in a foreign embassy's Manila office. We processed a LOT of Schengen visas (tourist visas for Europe). One of the major requirements was travel insurance to cover their entire trip. No travel insurance, instant visa denial. Applicants typically submitted Malayan, Axa, or Pacific Cross travel insurance. All three can be purchased locally by PH citizens. Ask your in-laws to look into that.
  13. Adventine
    I don't recall anyone in the Manila Embassy looking at additional paperwork for tourist visa applications. It seems they make their decision based on the info submitted online in the DS-160, then the personal interview is just the final step before they say yes or no. The only time I can see additional paperwork making a difference is for immigrant visa applications.
  14. Adventine
    You need to take the time to read and understand the links that other posters have given you. You will not be allowed into the embassy without an appointment. If you make an appointment but show up without any prepared documents, they are not going to help you much.
  15. Adventine
    I travelled last year using my conditional green card. No hassles at all. I didn't need to present anything apart from my passport, GC and COVID test result. Thousands-even tens of thousands- exit the Philippines every day and the vast majority of them don't have issues. PH immigration officials target Filipino tourists who they suspect (rightly or wrongly) are going to work abroad illegally or who might be human trafficking victims. They don't bother hassling GC holders.
  16. Adventine
    Bankruptcy is only an option if they're willing to trash their credit for some years. A bad credit score means more difficulty getting approved for mortgages or car loans, and more expensive interest rates if you do get approved. Some landlords won't rent to people with bad credit. Some employers won't hire them, either. From what I understand, the student loans were incurred in a different country than the US. So depending on that country's laws, it could end up trashing that person's credit in two countries.
  17. Adventine
    ***Moved to the Philippines regional forum to get country-specific feedback***
  18. Adventine
    Joint health insurance is only one possible piece of evidence for ROC. If you've got other strong evidence, such as joint bank accounts, investment accounts, property, etc, a temporary gap in joint health insurance will not matter.
  19. Adventine
    You really need to talk to your company lawyers.
  20. Adventine
    @T&S_MTL calendar the date when your naturalization window opens (exact date calculator available on the USCIS website) and continue gathering evidence for a possible combo interview. A lot of the I-751 and N-400 evidence overlap.
  21. Adventine
    No problem. Don't forget to double-check your YouTube sources. Your #1 guide should always be the USCIS website, which has form filing tips here: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail
  22. Adventine
    Have you ever needed to organize information for a term paper or a report? The principle is the same. You can embed all sorts of things in a single Word document: photos, screenshots of flights, scanned passport pages, etc. You don't need to put your photos in a bag (sadly, the VJ guide is extremely outdated in that regard). I usually hesitate to recommend YouTube but you might have a better idea of how to organize your packet by watching videos of how other people did it.
  23. Adventine
    Did you scroll down to the middle section? That has all the specific examples you need.
  24. Adventine
    Oh, now I understand, you entered an online account number on the I-751 form before you mailed in your package. I didn't.
  25. Adventine
    @Kai G. Llewellyn odd, I used to be able to add case numbers to my USCIS online account (ex. I-130, I-485) but for some reason the website would not allow me to do the same for I-751 unless I had both the case number AND online access code. Must be some kind of transition to a new system.
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