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10 minutes ago, easyeddie said:

Should we wait to get the CFO or can we book the airline tix once my fiancé receives her K1 visa?

Definitely wait for the the CFO. They sometimes hold it when they look for other requirement that you can't provide lol. Welcome to the Philippines. I guess? It's crazy here. 

1 hour ago, top_secret said:

 

Has he been successfully extending his visa until now even with an expired ACR-I card?????  If his visa is still current he should count his blessings and renew the ACR-I card.  He definitely needs to go to BI for ECC exit clearance.  Figure out for sure that his visa is current before you even approach them though.

Sometimes yea, like for a month or so expired. They allow that. Because sometimes you lose track of time. And here in Philippines, no one ever asked for my husband's ACR-I card going everywhere. So, it's kind of useless really. Then we totally forgot about it lol like for a year 😂

Anyway, we'll just go at bureau of immigration and we'll see what happens. Pray for us please! Thank you! If you want an update just ask away:)

6 hours ago, top_secret said:

Who is the ACR-I card holder and what is their visa status having an expired ACR-I card?  If they need an ACR-I card at all they may require ECC exit clearance from BI.

Thank you for your reply sir.

My husband has expired ACR-I card.

Year 2020 he was balikbayan visa after a year he needed to extend staying here in the Philippines that's why he got ACR-I card. From balikanbayan visa to ACR-I card. Then after a few years of extending it we forgot about it he's been here for almost 5 years. He's ACR card is almost a year expired. We only remember it now because we're leaving the Philippines to USA in December. 

My immigrant visa is gonna expire in December if we don't leave by then. There is no use for him to renew his ACR-I card now because we're about to leave anyway. 

Again thank you kindly. If you can share more about ECC exit clearance. Please do share it to me. Otherwise we're just gonna have to go to the office of bureau of immigration. 

Hi, 

Does anybody here know if you can exit Philippines with expired ACR I card? Anybody here tried leaving the Philippines with expired ACR I card? What happened ? Or what's the deal in the airport if they find out you have expired ACR? Are they gonna let you leave or not? 

2 hours ago, top_secret said:

Although it is a pdf with a QR code these days.  They did eliminate the actual stickers.

Oh. Thanks for that info.

1 hour ago, IWander said:

You will be stopped at passport control if you even make it that far.  Most likely the airline will not print your boarding pass at the counter.

 

PS.  It is CFO/GCP not GFP.

Oh! Haha. Thanks for the correction . Appreciate ya.

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

*** Moved from IR1/CR1 Process & Procedures to the Philippines regional forum, for country-specific input ***

 

 

If you are flying from the Philippines with a US immigrant visa (or K1/K2 visa) but do not have a CFO certificate, you will not be allowed to board the plane.  No exceptions that I know of.  The BI officer at the airport will not let you through.  Airline check-in staff may also remind you to prepare your CFO certificate before lining up at immigration.

 

Not sure if the US embassy in Manila changed their standard procedures but when I got my spouse visa in 2021, I got an email from USEM with a PDF attachment that mentioned the CFO requirement.  It should be in the file "Notice - MIV (Instructions)".

 

I see. Thank you very much. Really helpful. 

Hi,

Case- I-R1/CR-1 Spousal Visa

For those who have experienced or who have knowledge about the CFO/GFP certificate with sticker. Kindly share me your knowledge. Thank you in advance.

I'm about to leave the Philippines to USA for the first time in December. Got my visa and stuff. But one thing came up. I don't know how, I just ended up clicking random website from my phone. You know -- was just searching.. "everything I need to do or know before moving to US from the PH for the first" time something like that. Then I saw the CFO/GFP certificate with sticker. If it wasn't because of me searching random things before I leave. I might have booked the ticket to US without knowing I need this certificate. I'm just wondering. If that happens and I'm at the airport already ready to fly. Would they stop me because I don't have that CFO/GFP certificate? Or is there exceptions? Would they still allow me to leave my country or not? Would my ticket be wasted?

Greetings all! 

My case is currently at NVC, most of my documents were accepted but I was asked to re-submit a few. My police clearance which they actually meant National Bureau of Invistigation (NBI). Because in Philippine we have police clearance and NBI clearance. It's crazy I know. 

My question is: What is the approximate average time that NVC take to review re-submitted documents?
Am I back in line for NVC's "case review time"? Meaning, will I have to wait until they get to the date I re-submitted my document?

Advance thank you if you reply. 

Ps: sorry for the fonts idk how to fix the fonts style and size.

Regards,

Angel

Thank you all! I will renew it. 

I really appreciate all you of you. Love from Manila 💖

Hi! I hope some of you help me. This is my first time here..

I just have a question.

August 2018 the issuance of my Filipino passport. Expiration date is August 2028.

We got married in Philippines 2019

My husband filed my spousal visa January 2020

My question is do I need to change my last name on my passport? which is still my maiden name (unmarried name)

I'm using my husband's last name now since we got married and we have marriage certificate. But I just got my passport too that's why I still didn't update it to my married last name. It's pretty new it's kind of a waste if I update it already that's my reason. But you think I can use it to present to my interview soon? By the way, we're on the process of filing petitioner's taxes as of now..

Thanks in advance for helping 😊