MarJhi

Unfortunately, due to the politicization of everything today it is sometimes necessary to know who these people are and what they were thinking. Otherwise, you allow the politicians and the media to steer the narrative in the direction they find most advantageous. The "misgendering" of this murderous woman was no accident in my opinion. I believe the media was struggling with the idea that this woman was a member of the trans community and that doesn't fit the narrative they like to put forward. Usually in these situations, if the shooter is in one demographic, they are just hate filled ____ists or ____phobic (fill in the blank). But if the shooter is not in that demographic, they are mentally ill, struggling with something or were lashing out against some perceived wrongdoing against them. There are those that believe hate is a one way street and it disrupts their point of view when the truth is there are a lot of hateful scumbags going in every direction.

How about we stop raising kids today to be victims? Maybe stop teaching kids that everything about them must be "affirmed" by society at large and if anyone doesn't celebrate their existence then they are the enemy. How about we stop drugging children up for every little thing? Maybe we can teach kids that respect is not demanded, it is earned. Let's teach kids that not everyone you run across in your life is going to like you, and that's ok, it's not the end of the world. Maybe adults who can't deal with their child's behavior at a young age should find a way to deal with them that doesn't involve taking them to a doctor and having something prescribed for the child to make them easier to handle. How about we stop letting the trouble makers off the hook because "maybe they were dealing with something" or they came from a rough upbringing. What about the people who think cops should do something who at the same time wan't to demonize the police for doing something? Sure it's easy for those with an anti 2nd amendment bent to go straight to that well, but they never seem to want to address what we are doing to kids. I work in a building with a lot of young people, and it is frightening how many of them are on meds and are not shy about telling you. We are destroying an entire generation with the nonsense their heads are being filled with and the drugs that are being pumped into them. We have created this incredibly fragile, broken generation who can't handle any adversity. I hate to be that "back in my day" guy, but damn, what the hell happened? The schools didn't look like prisons like they do now with walls and fences surrounding the buildings. Guys had gun racks in their trucks in the parking lot (with guns in them) and it wasn't even something to think about or worry about. The ONLY thing that I see that is different from 40 years ago when I was in school is that nobody was medicated like they are now and we were taught that adversity makes you stronger and it wasn't the end of the world.

Honestly, let's think long term here. If by some miracle you could get beyond the nightmare of having to give up monthly pizza night in order to pay to have communication with this woman, what are you going to do if things progress? There will be a lot of costs in the future. If you make a commitment to this woman, are you going to step up and help her with her monthly living expenses until she gets here? Are you going to argue about the cost of transportation to get her to her medical at St. Lukes or an interview at the embassy? There will be hotels involved, taxis, jeepneys and trikes. She will need to eat while she is there. What about the costs if the whole Visa process itself, are you prepared to shell out that kind of money? She will need to request documents and have things printed, will you stress her out about spending too much money for this or that? Then of course there is the cost of traveling to go see her (staying in better hotels than you would have her stay in of course). Will you try to court her in one trip, or multiple trips. If all goes well, there is flying her to the US, you might have to buy her a suitcase!! Send her $20/$50/whatever, see how she does. It's a drop in the bucket compared to the expenses that lie ahead if this relationship moves forward. If you can't handle spending a small amount on this woman then both of you are wasting time with one another.

There's a huge difference between a woman in the USA who can't pay her phone bill and a woman in the Philippines (particularly in the province) who can't afford load. One is probably just irresponsible, the other might not know if she can afford to eat from one day to the next. I knew a Filipina years ago, a cousin of one of my friends who married an American sailor. They married , had a kid and he moved them to San Diego. When he shipped out for most of the year, he would give his wife enough cash to pay the rent and barely enough to eat. She would let the electricity and phone service get shut off because she had no choice. It took a lot of convincing buy her cousins in the US to get her to finally leave that guy. Don't be that guy.

If at some point to decide to make a commitment to her will you then be "handing over money"? I understand you not wanting to get burned, but when do you want to find out if she is responsible with money or not? I would rather know sooner than later. If you give her $10 or $15 for load and she says she is out of load after 3 days then you know there's a problem.

Well for anyone to help they would have to know what the reason for the denial was. "denied unfairly" isn't much to go on.

When my fiance and I first started talking online and I decided I wanted to talk more without using up all of her load I did an internet search and discovered I could send load to Globe through the Western Union website. It's very easy to do, all you need to know is her first and last name and her phone number. Here is the link below. Reload mobile devices around the world | Western Union US

As long as they are prepared and have all of the documents they need ready for the interview then you have nothing to worry about. My fiance had her K1 interview last week and she said it was a good experience and everyone was very nice.

Thanks for your input😁

Why not? It's fairly cheap and if the OP is concerned then it's a cheap price to pay for the peace of mind.

I would get a new set of proper photos for the passport appointment, too late to worry about the ones you submitted with your application. I don't know or believe that there is a requirement for a submitted photo has to match up to the photo on the passport. If her passport was 6 years old they wouldn't ask you to submit a 6 year old photo for her K1 application right? And besides, at the end of the process when it comes time for her interview you will be having updated photos taken for the DS-160 and embassy interview as well.

Having just gone through this, don't expect a "welcome packet" from NVC. After we received our NOA2 we had 96 days of silence. The only notification we ever received from NVC was after the 96 days in an email saying our case was being transferred to the embassy. Don't panic, be patient. Once things got to the embassy things moved very quickly.

She said it went really well, lots of nerves but everyone was very nice. After going through security they wait for a pre interview, which asked for documents like her passport, Cenomar, NBI clearance, the brown envelope from the medical, receipt for DS-160 and 2x2 visa style photos. She said the lady wasn't looking at her, she was reading off of a computer screen and having my fiance confirm what she was reading. She would read off my address and say "is this his address? Then she would read off her address and say "is this your address?" She wasn't really asking questions so much as verifying what was on her screen. After that some more waiting then you do the biometrics, finger scanning, passport scanning. Now a little more waiting and then you go to the final interview which lasted maybe 5 minutes. The lady asked her.. When did you meet your fiancé? How did you meet your fiancé? When did you meet in person? When was the last time you met in person? Why has he waited so long to come see you again? (Pandemic started) Do you have any proof of ongoing relationship? She showed her screenshots of whatsapp chats I sent her. I took a screenshot of one whatsapp chat per month back to 2019, put 4 of them per page. I made sure some of the screenshots had pictures of both of us in them and date/timestamps. She said the lady flipped through it couple of times and said this looks good. After that the lady said she was approved, gave her a pamphlet on domestic violence to read told her she can go. The whole thing lasted a little over 2 hours start to finish. She said there were lots of people who were unprepared, didn't bring this or that document. My fiance brought a large file folder, organized and labeled everything, had multiple copies of everything including passport/visa style photos with her so if there was a surprise request she could quickly find it. One thing she was asked for we didn't anticipate was the actual bank receipt for the payment of the DS-160, not just the payment confirmation letter. But she had the receipt with her in the file so it was all good. She saw 3 people get rejected for not having something, they told them to go get it and bring it back when they have it.

My fiance had her interview today and we are approved! 2 hours from start to finish, everyone was nice and it was pretty easy. Now she okay from the US side, now we get to do the CFO (once she gets her visa) and get approved from the Philippines side. As soon as the CFO is done I will be getting her the quickest flight out of there.

We got our NOA2 on 10/27/22 and the only correspondence received from NVC was 96 days later when we got an email saying it was being transferred to the embassy. It was complete silence while it was at NVC, but the timelines on VJ were pretty accurate as far as when I could expect it to be shipped to the embassy. Judging from your 2/10 NOA2 date, I would expect you will hear some around mid-May about it going to the embassy/consulate. Try to be patient, good luck!

From NOA2 to leaving NVC was 96 days for us. 10/27/22 to 1/31/23 140 days from NOA2 to interview (3/16)

Understood sir, just relaying my experience.

My fiancé and I last met in February 2020, which is when we got engaged. The plan was to go back a few months later and get the K1 process started together but the coronavirus kicked in just about that time. "2 weeks to slow the spread" turned into an eternity waiting for me to be able to go see her in person, so I decided to just get things going without going back to the Philippines. Long story to say at the time of our approval we hadn't been together in person for nearly 3 years. We went heavy on Whatsapp call/messaging logs, receipts for remittances and holiday/birthday cards as evidence of an ongoing relationship. Unless you have some other red flags, I think you'll be fine.

A long wait from NOA1-NOA2 and total silence while it was at the NVC, but since then things have been moving fairly quickly. Interview in 6 days. After the visa is received we need to do the CFO thing (unique to the Philippines) and we are done. 7/22/2021 Filed K1 7/26/2021 NOA1 Received 10/27/2022 NOA2 Received (458 days since NOA1) 1/31/2023 Forwarded to Embassy in Manila (96 since NOA2) 2/19/2023 DS-160 paid for, completed and electronically signed by beneficiary 2/27/2023 Attorney secures interview for 3/9. Must be rescheduled (date conflicts with NBI & Medical) 3/5/2023 Attorney secures rescheduled interview for 3/16 3/9/2023 First day of Medical @ St. Lukes. 4 hours x-ray/vitals/bloodwork/physical/medical history 3/10/2023 Second day of Medical @ St. Lukes. 1.5 hours, received vaccinations that she had no records for. 3/16/2023 Interview @ 6:30AM (598 days since NOA1, 140 days since NOA2)

10/27/22 NOA2 Silence for 3 months 1/31/23 NVC sends email that our case was being transferred to Manila Philippines embassy 3/9/23 and 3/10/23 Medical exam @ St Lukes 3/16/23 Embassy interview

Well the other covid vaccines don't seem to work that well as a vaccine either.

It says it will time out every 20 minutes if there is inactivity, however when we were filling it out it was timing out about every 4 or 5 minutes. It was very frustrating and I was hitting the save button constantly so I wouldn't have to keep going back.

You'll need to be more specific. Are you asking how long from filing to the interview? Our interview is scheduled in 10 days, 598 days from NOA1, so the timeline below is on the money for our particular case. K1 Fiance Visa Historical Processing Times - USCIS Immigration Processing Times - VisaJourney

Can she? Yes Would it make a difference? Who knows, depends on who is conducting the interview I suppose. Should she? Probably not the best idea (In my opinion). I would want to look like I am taking the process seriously. Good luck on the interview!

After our NOA2 (15 months between NOA1 and NOA2) it took a little over 3 months to hear from NVC when they said they sent our stuff to the embassy in Manila on 1/31/23. Scheduled our medical appointment at St Luke's and looking for a interview appointment as soon as we can. We had one for March 9th but that was before the medical so we have to reschedule. If all goes well we are looking at 2 months between leaving NVC and getting the interview