Howard L
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Hi guys, Filipino beneficiary here. I just got my FBI records from my American fiance and he told me the story of being falsely accused by a mentally challenged patient he worked with. He went to jail, but the charges were dropped. He’s innocent. This was more than 10 years ago. My K1 visa is approved. Interview passed. But I have my CFO seminar in the Philippines coming up and the port of entry interview down the line when I fly to the States. I worry they'll refuse or deny me entry or affect any of our chances at all, or just in general make it inconvenient for us to push through with immigration. Did anyone here go through the same experience? Any advice to offer? It’s not a dropped case, just charge, so are there other additional documents I should prepare? Just want to be ready for my fiance.
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Hi :). I see on your timeline you guys filed very quickly for SSN. Is the 2-week wait rule not applicable now anymore? My fiance and I would love to file as soon as we can too, just worried about any possible negative consequences. -
Hello, I’m the Filipino beneficiary. I am hoping to get my K1 visa issued within this month. I was reading on posts here that it is very important to marry AND file for AOS within 90 days. What I know so far is, when I get to the States: 1. Apply for SSN 2. Marry 3. File AOS 4. Name change on SSN (later on, not sure when) If that’s wrong please correct me. My main question though is this: given this timeframe right now, where my fiance and I are still not together in person in the US, are there any specific steps we can take in advance as of right now? Just based on everyone’s experience, was there any document you wished you have requested or applied for earlier, or is everything a pretty smooth process? Just a little concerned, because it looks like many couples file for AOS past 90 days. It made me wonder whether it was very time-consuming to gather documents or something.
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Oh if thats true that’s good news! Do you mind telling me more about the meltdown in question? Just curious. Also, has anyone had the experience yet of a CFO officer refusing to issue a certificate if you dont provide them a police certificate from your American fiance? I’ve already heard recent horror stories about that. Would want to prepare in advance (whether there are other docs to bring, specific details to take note, etc).
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Hello, Filipino beneficiary here. My medical is halfway done, and after my interview, the CFO comes next. My fiancé and I have a 21 year age gap, and I’m only 20. I hear from others CFO will not like that. I honestly am more scared of it than the interview, where I could be talking to American consuls instead, because what if the CFO officer denies a certificates based on that age gap alone? The reason I’m worried is because of experiences I hear from my fellow Filipinos. The CFO is the bigger battle to me because sometimes its also fellow Filipinos who drag down other Filipinos. For those who know here, is there any tip or added step you guys could advise me? Additional documentation to show? Specific attitude? When to schedule even?
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Hello! Filipino beneficiary here. I just received my CENOMAR by mail today, which I had ordered from PSA online. It’s for my old name at birth. When I compared it to my CENOMAR from PSA I had attended an appointment for (for my current name), I noticed my CENOMAR from online does not have a barcode. I am aware barcodes are important on documents like the appointment letter and the DS-160 confirmation letter. Is it also important to have it on CENOMARs that I should buy another, or not so much? Thank you!
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Hello, Filipino beneficiary here looking for others who had experience getting 2 CENOMARs with different names! I have a PSA appointment soon. I need another CENOMAR with my birth name. My parents were not yet married at that time and so my surname was different before. I want to get a CENOMAR on that exact old name, but there seems to be very limited resources on what it was like for those who got them successfully. Did you guys need to provide a specific document? What should I bring to PSA for my appointment to get that CENOMAR with my old name? Is it fairly simple and smooth process like with getting CENOMAR for current name? Please help!
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Hi, Filipino beneficiary here. I just wanted to verify with you guys if you had an idea whether this birth certificate of mine counted as “late registered.” It has an annotation on the side because of a late legitimation due to late marriage, but it does not have that “late registered” annotation on the remarks box. If it is late registered, what documents should I bring to the interview? I was only 1 year old at the time of that annotation.
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By the way, as a follow up if its fine, is it true that after that 2 months of being subjected to the sputum test, that you need to get to the US AND get married in only a 4-month time frame? Or how exactly does this work once I arrive in the US?
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Im sad to hear these answers but it’s good to feel it is outside my control. Better than for me to obsess over it thinking it is within my control. Thank you. Also, if anyone wants to add anything as a sort of advice for my medical, I’d appreciate that too.
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Hello, Filipino beneficiary here. My medical is in about 2 weeks. What are some exact things I should do to avoid the dreaded sputum test? In general I am taking notes of healthy habits (proper diet, exercise, sleep), but specifically speaking, how do I totally eliminate the risk of being a victim of the sputum test nightmare? I’ve heard of honey and ginger tea benefits online but would appreciate tips from you guys here instead, especially those who already went through the process. Thank you.
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K1 PH: Workaround on Bugged Online CENOMAR Interview Date
Howard L replied to Howard L's topic in Philippines
Hi, if anyone ever runs into this issue, there is an alternative website to use to resolve this. It is: https://appointment.psa.gov.ph/ -
Hello, Filipino beneficiary here on the K1 process. My interview date is on April 23, 2024. There is a frustrating rig on the online website for applying for CENOMAR: psaserbilis.com.ph/Census/CENOMARDetail. When you select “YES” on Document(s) for delivery to an Embassy or Government Agency, you need to fill out your interview date. But it only lets you put the PRESENT date. I cannot at all put April 23, 2024 there. I am so tempted to just enter the present date, although thats incorrect, just to be able to send the CENOMAR to the US Embassy in Manila. Otherwise I can select “NO” and enter OTHERS on purpose of request. Not a lot of resources online about this. This process can get so draining. Please help.
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Hey, sorry, this post is 4 years old but just wanted to ask if the times are different now? Is it still recommended to get an NBI clearance with AKA for this scenario? I was born 2003 with parents not married so I had a different name at birth, and on my birth certificate annotated on the side, it says “legitimized by virtue of subsequent marriage (and so on).”
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Hi, Filipino beneficiary here, On DS-160, there is a part that asks for employer phone number. My current employer only does employment verifications through email (no phone no. at all), and my past employer’s supposed phone number for employment verification is just, let’s say, broken. Doesn’t pick up at all. There’s this link that says for questions that do not apply to you, you can answer “Do Not Apply.” https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application/ds-160-faqs.html In my situation I feel it is fair for me to use the “Does Not Apply” answer, but can anyone provide any similar experience or insight? This is a rather uncommon situation and Im aware employment information is not as important on K1, but just wanted to make sure by asking. Thank you.
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Hi, Filipino beneficiary here. On DS-160, under Previous Work/Education/Training Information, it asks for “course of study” for my senior high and junior high experience. I attended grades 11-12 for senior high and grades 7-10 for junior high. What I plan to enter for junior high course of study is “academic,” and for senior high, I am torn between “vocational” and “Accountancy Business and Management (ABM),” the strand I took here in the Philippines as a senior high student. I appreciate any insight. Thanks :).
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Hi, Filipino fiancé here. Our embassy location is at Manila. My American fiancé received an email this February 27 stating the NVC is forwarding the petition to the US Embassy in Manila. We are under the impression this isn’t the “welcome letter” we are supposed to receive that gives us the green light on filling out DS-160. We haven’t received any other letters or emails as of now, but I checked our case status on CEAC and it says “case ready.” Is it advisable to wait for the welcome letter before submitting DS-160? Or is our case status being ready already good enough for us to submit the DS-160?
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Yes, the good thing is both signatures do clearly contain my name. I even sign them the same way. It’s just that my first signature only has 1 of my 2 first names and my last name, while my second signature has almost my full name: 2 first names, middle initial, last name. It still shouldn’t be a problem?
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This has been gotten me overthinking, just want to make sure Im doing it right. I just found out I still need to sign my passport, and later on Im getting an NBI clearance which will also of course need a signature. I think I should just use my new signature across these two IDs and get on with it. Just wanted to see if I could get insight here first…
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Hello, Filipino beneficiary here speaking. We just received the NOA2 and will prepare documents soon. Im wondering how to sign my reaffirmed intent to marry letter. We will have our interview later down the line. My first intent to marry letter was submitted along with the petition about a year ago. It contained my new signature, but the problem is my current IDs (government issued like TIN, PhilHealth) contain my old signature. I will make my second, reaffirmed intent to marry letter soon and am wondering whether I should go back to using my old signature, but then it would not match with the signature on my first letter of intent to marry. Im not aware which the embassy will look more on, having the letter’s signature match across my IDs or having the letter’s signature match on the older letter. Am I better off using my old or new signature here?
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(Sorry if content is in wrong category.) I (the beneficiary) already submitted my intent to marry letter on the I-129F petition, and my new signature there contains my first names, last names, and middle initial. It’s a new signature I recently took to using. At the same time, I got my first NBI clearance outside of K1 purposes. It had my old signature, only having my first name and last name. I will have to renew that NBI clearance soon… Fast forward to now, the petition has been approved (yay), and now I will actually need to submit a NBI clearance, a renewed more recent one at that, for the K1 process. I’m committing to using my new signature as much as possible. But my scenario might be this: the NBI forces me to use my old signature for my renewed clearance for the K1. If that happens, won’t I be in trouble since my NBI clearance has a different signature from my intent to marry letter along with the rest of my documents moving forward? Thanks :).
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Well it’s still good to hear from them I guess 😆😅. I guess its safe to just take a look at the NOA2 package or what we have to next. The stressful hunt for documents starts again…
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Weird enough, no. When I asked him, he said no.
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Hi all! My fiance, the petitioner, just found a pending charge for “visa processing” on their credit union from the USCIS. He had submitted the petition at the end of April 2023, got our NOA1, and fast-forward to 6 months later, is still waiting for the NOA2. It’s only October 2023 right now that we are waiting for the NOA2. Is this a sign that we should be preparing for the next steps for the NOA2? Or is it still too early and we should just wait? I really don’t know whether the pending charge means the officers are looking into our case or what…
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Yeah about that 🥹… the service center for my fiance and I is on Cali, but it wouldn’t show on my screen, so I stuck with Texas 😭
