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Yes, you can travel. Just carry along your passport with the I-551 endorsement stamp. That is your temporary green card valid for a year. You probably will not have you state driver's license yet nor your SS card (unless you already had them before), so your official government ID is your passport upon entry.
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What is needed to support the visa annotation is your entry CR-1 stamp (the endorsement). Passport, visa with entry endorsement - for employment, DL, etc.
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Depends on the county of residence for their health protocols. Here in Fort Bend County, Texas - my husband has to undergo the sputum tests again, but no biggie, first spit was collected at the health check-up then it was self- collect for the next 2 and you drop it back off to the County health. He was also sent for X-ray. No costs, the county shoulders them. Life goes on.. nothing to worry, if they do not see any medical issues with you, they will not call you back. A friend from another state, she was only sent for X-ray. Some others from another state, were not even called at all.
- Chancy, top_secret and RO_AH
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1 minute ago, kviking said:
Thanks Chancy! I just checked----it does have the seal!
Does this mean I can obtain a copy from psaserbilis.com without any issue?
I suggest to request 1 copy and have it delivered in Philippines (provide auth letter) to confirm it exists/pulled from archive. Why is this? I requested 2 items, ROM (2022) and ROB (2002) - both was confirmed with PSA. The ROM - they were not able to pull from archive (within 2 weeks) so, my request returned that it is not yet available (waste of 5 copies). On another request, I requested ROB done 20 years ago - got a reply that since it was US, they have to pull it from archive.. i waited 2 weeks and got a POSITIVE response. After few weeks i requested 1 copy of ROM and finally got a POSITIVE response. Once I got those, I placed a request for the additional copies. Cost of document is expensive when for international (even though the printing is the same).. plus you handle shipping via Fedex, which is about $100. So I suggest if you need it here in US, request it and have it mailed to someone in Philippines and once all doc received, have it fedex/dhl/ups/etc to you. Hope this helps!
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You may have a problem on your exit, they may ask for the travel document going in. So, might as well use your US passport with your travel. You can show it along with your Philippine passport so that you get balikbayan privileges, with stay of 1 year. Also, on the forms you fill out, Country of Citizenship is often asked. You will have to say the truth of course.
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5 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:
Hello there, thanks for the reply
So is that mean that California Secretart of State can apostile his philippine NSO birth certificate since he is a US Citizen?
No, only official Philippine agency can authenticate. If he is in California, Philippine Consulate in LA is a place he can go to have his NSO/PSA birth certificate be authenticated. If he is in Texas, he can go to Philippine Consulate in Houston. He can search google for the Philippine Consulate near him, go to their website and find how to have a document authenticated.
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10 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:
So just helping a friend. He gonna get married in El Salvador and it needs his philippines birth certificate and divorce papers to be apostilled
Now his divorce papers was finalize here in US so that will be apostilled here for sure
Now does anyone know how his Philippine BC can be apostilled? US apostille agency for sure cant do that right.
I'll ask the same concern in the latino thread.
Thanks
in US, through the Philippine Consulate under jurisdiction of his state. Example if LA:
https://www.philippineconsulatela.org/consular-services-2/notar1als/authentication-of-a-public-document -
In IAH airport (Houston, TX), we were asked to line at US Citizen together. At immigration, the officer explained that a next level will need to process for my husband (beneficiary). So, I was processed, then an escort lead him to another counter (same area that was empty, and another officer came in), and I waited at exit (before heading down). All was good, he was not questioned, just a stamp for CR-1. He met me at Exit and we both exit out (escalator) the immigration floor.
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10 hours ago, Stevephoto said:
Salamat! Ria seems to be a subsidiary of XE. Do you have any information about fees, exchange rates and sending limits?
No fee on times I used it (Bank to Bank). Limit 2,999 per trans. See xrate, fees here before you send >> https://riamoneytransfer.com/
Limits here >> https://help.riamoneytransfer.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406616779665-FAQs-on-send-limits
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30 minutes ago, devusr said:
1) Can my wife get the police certificate now? It looks like it's valid for 1 year.
Yes. If processing of visa took longer than a year and beneficiary is in that country she is getting PC from, she needs refresh document.
30 minutes ago, devusr said:1) How many pay stubs do I need to provide? I think I read here that they only care about "current" income but I saw in some threads, they need at least 3 past tax returns. I will be downloading the tax transcripts from IRS.
If you have last 3 tax years and last year's W2, that is sufficient. Check also the requirements of the Embassy where your beneficiary is interviewing.
30 minutes ago, devusr said:Can I (petitioner) fill out the DS-261 and DS-260 forms on behalf of the beneficiary (wife)?
Yes. What we did was, I, petitioner, filled it up. He is watching (shared screen) on some. On the signature part, I let him login (while I watch his shared screen) and he signed.
30 minutes ago, devusr said:5) Regarding "Social Security Number" questions, should I just say NO to all of them? There is one "Do you want SSA to issue a SSN and a card?"....I guess I should say NO to that too?
You can say yes on the issue SSN card - so that when beneficiary entered in US, SS Card will be mailed to her (within 3 weeks). If not, she will need to apply he SS Number in person.
30 minutes ago, devusr said:6) Preparer of application: Did anyone assist you in filling out this application?
Should I answer YES and enter my details? Should I click the "Sign and Submit application" button or should my wife (beneficiary) do this?We said No on ours, since he is aware of what was submitted.
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Have you tried Ria money transfer? Found those OK for thousands. But for rare big bangs, I used my US check deposited to my brother's account.
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It's normal. Our interview was June 28. We saw that date updates 3 times, and July 4 being holiday. Our case updated to Issued July 5, and got the LBC (to home, QC) on July 7.
It is also a long weekend holiday in Philippines.
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1 minute ago, An D said:
It's been almost a month since DFA sent me the transmittal details. PSA has the document at this point, it's been transmitted. I was told that once I have the transmittal details I can order it through PSA. 1.5 months extra from today seems insane. It's already been 6 and a half months since the package was sent to the consulate general in San Francisco and 3 months since the Report of Marriage was processed by them and sent to DFA. DFA told me in the email with the transmittal details that I can now order the document from PSA. So they are wrong?
DFA will not know procedures/backlog of PSA. My previous comments are based on experience. PSA have received it BUT it is archived, they have not extracted it. My Transmittal date: 08 JULY 2022. We requested right away providing the transmittal info from DFA and got this response from PSA.
Subject: PSA Serbilis NoticeSubject Line: UNCONVERTED
Dear Mr./Ms. <name>
Reference No. : 0822-###-###-###
The marriage certificates registered in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for the month of September - 2021 have not yet been converted to electronic format. Therefore, these are not yet lodged in the Civil Registry System (CRS) database of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Your request will require manual search and retrieval in PSA's paper/microfilm archives, which means an additional processing period estimated at fifteen (15) working days.
If you have inquiries, please e-mail us at info@psaserbilis.com.ph.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
psaserbilis.com.ph Support Team
July 26 we receive the LBC package from PSA - result - Negative - so we got 5 copies of Negative response since we requested 5 copies. - We understood this - the time of open request did not make it to its availability.
On September 12 - hoping that the estimated 15 working days have been fulfilled, we only requested 1 copy. - this one is Positive result. We got our ROM on PSA.
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32 minutes ago, An D said:
DFA gave me the transmittal details for the report of marriage they sent to PSA. I then ordered the document through PSA and gave PSA the transmittal details. To my surprise PSA still can't find the document and I received a result of "negative". Wonderful. This system is terribly broken and a chaotic mess. I literally don't know what to do anymore. I have no way to contact anyone. The only way to communicate with either is through email address unless someone knows of a way through phone call. Somehow my report of marriage is missing and we are in desperate need of it for several reasons.
How long ago in between for your Transmittal Date to your PSA Request Date? If it is too soon, then that is probably why it is Negative. Request maybe after 2.5 months of your transmittal date?
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13 minutes ago, hunny&me said:
USEM (US Embassy Manila) enjoys both Philippine and US Holidays. Month of November got plenty. There are times they do not schedule next to those dates as workers file for long vacations too.
November 2022- Tue 1. November 1. All Saints Day.
- Fri 11. November 11. U.S. Veterans Day.
- Thu 24. November 24. Thanksgiving Day.
- Wed 30. November 30. Bonifacio Day.
Sharing this link so you have a source - https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-gen-holidays.asp
- BOKURAGAITA and Carpe Vinum
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USEM (US Embassy Manila) enjoys both Philippine and US Holidays. Month of November got plenty. There are times they do not schedule next to those dates as workers file for long vacations too.
November 2022- Tue 1. November 1. All Saints Day.
- Fri 11. November 11. U.S. Veterans Day.
- Thu 24. November 24. Thanksgiving Day.
- Wed 30. November 30. Bonifacio Day.
- BOKURAGAITA, Carpe Vinum and Adventine
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3 minutes ago, Raj0907 said:
Great thank you! Do you know main page of W2 is enough or need to upload all pages? My W-2 have 4 pages (1st-Main page, 2nd,3rd,4th pages are instruction for employee)
Just the first page with the amounts.
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I uploaded mine as is - no issue. Also, separately so I can note them for which year.
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CEAC Photograph is beneficiary 2x2, white background. Beneficiary brings the same to interview. USEM screen will check the photos. If it does not pass, no biggie, they will send you to photo room and they will take photo. (My husband's photo was offwhite photo (same as uploaded yo USCIS and NVC), but USEM screening did not accept, so he had picture taken in Embassy. (I think cost was 100+ pesos, no more than P200).
My husband's interview was last July, sharing with you what was brought (we had an FB group chat for CR1/IR1 then so, we shared experiences to avoid 221G).
Entry Screening:
O USEM Appointment Letter with Barcode
O DS-260 with Barcode
Beneficiary:
O Passport
O Passport photos 2x2 – 2 copies, white background
O Birth Certificate – PSA Original of what was submitted to NVC
O Current/Valid NBI Certificate - Original of what was submitted to NVC
O Marriage Certificate - Original (PSA Original if married in Philippines)
O Cenomar/AOM (Advisory on Marriages) issued for any recorded marriages - requested less than a year.
O Termination of Marriage/Divorce Decree – Original (if any)
Petitioner:
O Copy of US Passport
O Copy of US Naturalization Certificate (if applicable) Or copy of birth certificate - in case it is needed.
O Cenomar/AOM (Advisory on Marriages) issued for any recorded marriages - PSA Original - requested less than a year. -- If petitioner is is Filipino/foreigner and lived in Philippines for more than 1 year
O Termination of Marriage/Divorce Decree – Original (if any)
O Name Change – Original (if any)
Affidavit of Support: (Yes it is mentioned on website that this is not necessary to bring, but if she can bring, the better as it is easier to show it to interviewing officer than explaining that according to website, beneficiary does not have to bring it.)
O I-864
O Last 3 years if IRS Transcripts
O Last year - W2/1099
BENEFICIARY, PETITIONER, AOS Documents must be current and uploaded in CEAC to avoid 221G. They usually review docs days prior to interview (we notice date changes on ceac tracker for last update), so if you need to upload refresh documents, upload at least a week prior day of interview.
Just in Case documents - proof of relationship - pictures, letters, etc.
This is just my former group's experiences. We gathered common questions too, if you need that. Hope this helps! Thank you.
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6 hours ago, RichH said:
6.) Monday -Thursday 7am to 5pm Closed on all Holidays7am - 4pm I believe? Or did they change now?
6 hours ago, RO_AH said:I wouldn't count on that, but it's not needed. My wife got her sticker a her PH home about 3-4 months after she got to USA.
We are 3 months out, no mail... I wasn't counting on receiving anything since the CFO certificate emailed no longer have the expiration date. But, regardless, no need for it
I just thought of the courier fee as donation. LOL
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Just now, IAmNoLawyer said:
Thank you. I will definitely join the FB group now.
Is it possible that the only chance you get an appointment if someone cancels? It seems like other than this, no appointments will be available because the US Embassy in Manila has a backlog of cases during COVID-19 (at its peak).
I do not think so. USEM have to open for people to grab. Those that received NVC interview schedule (not expedited) - may have an extended medical. which means they will cancel.. and on their own to re-schedule to when their sputum test is completed.
The backlog if not expedited is left at NVC stage. USEM has to split up their availability for those who are "Ready" - at USEM stage waiting for a date (expedited, re-medical, extended medical, unavoidable circumstances that person wasn't able to make it to interview, etc) and to those "At NVC". Prior to covid, "At NVC" i think was only 2 weeks... but now, some people are still waiting longer than a year... (so, people are expediting for their parents.) You will learn a lot from the FB group - mostly Filipinos there.- Chancy and IAmNoLawyer
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Both parents scheduled for IR-5 visa interview. A way to cancel appointment?
in Philippines
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I agree with above.
Do not cancel interview as your mom will need to be interviewed. She can be processed before your dad. Sputum is a long wait, so your mom may need to process/travel before your dad. SLEC would have notified USEM the case for your dad, so no worries there. Once your dad is medically cleared, you can then setup his appointment through CGI.