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I don't know what kind of rice I buy from Aldi since they sell only one variety...doesn't matter as long as it is rice, it all taste the same anyway lol. Take her to the store and let her choose

I think the OP's post can be useful for those people out there who are going to have an interview in the future. Good share Hope everything will be in place and finally live happily with your husband

The advice could be summed up in two short sentences.

1. Make sure you understand a question before answering.

2. Tell the truth.

Yes, yours is good too...but i dont see anything wrong in her post. It is just some people think it's annoying co'z it's very long. Well they are not oblige to read it anyway. So up to you

Yes, just print your appointment letter from the email that they sent to you and you can take it to St. Luke on your medical exam co'z they will be asking for it. Make 2 copies and prepare your 2x2 photos. I didn't get any hard copy of my appointment letter. Goodluck girl

I think the OP's post can be useful for those people out there who are going to have an interview in the future. Good share Hope everything will be in place and finally live happily with your husband

I admire your bravery and your love for your husband to be. THAT's the true filipina! may dugong Gabriela Silang heheh...people can try to intimidate us all they want but they can never bring us down. I wish you both all the best and happy marriage. God bless you!

Hi thank you very much! It feels good to hear from a fellow pinay who can relate to my experience. My fiance is a very shy type of person, he doesn't quarrel and cries instead when something bothers him. It breaks my heart to see him confused and humiliated like that he's not into arguments since he was a kid and will not make a decision without asking me so from the time he became my boyfriend i see to it sure he's comfortable, back him up if needed, and protect him from anything/anyone that can hurt his feelings.

Nice to see your wedding pictures! Can't wait to have my own set of wedding pictures real soon..

My experience at the embassy was not bad actually and it only took less than 10 mins. The CO was looking serious but she was nice to me and even wished me to be healthy (coz i just finished my chemotherapy that time). Well just take it as a test to both of you that made your relationship even stronger. I can see that you will be a good wife to your fiance. Take care of each other, be each others strength, learn and grow together...expect more challenges to come your way but beat them by loving each other more.

I am excited to see your wedding photos soon Again, congratulations and best wishes!

I admire your bravery and your love for your husband to be. THAT's the true filipina! may dugong Gabriela Silang heheh...people can try to intimidate us all they want but they can never bring us down. I wish you both all the best and happy marriage. God bless you!

Thank you so much guys for ur input. I guess ill just try my luck to go to the SS office next week and apply for one. I'd rather do that than sit here and wait for my SSN. If i get lucky, I might be able to have it first week of December and hopefully can find a job to start with.

@ Ellie-and_David: I've been in fb for quite awhile but i just recently started playing farmville (due to boredom) now i am addicted to it and worse of it, my husband too LOL Too funny how we plan things in our farms and sometimes argue about it lol i know we're silly. Anyways, I am actually looking for a job right now but I cant get one without my SSN right?

I got my GC on the mail today which is good. It says on the welcome letter that they received my visa packet on Nov. 4 and they ordered the production of my card on Nov. 6...and today is Nov. 12 (GC received). My concern is my SSN hasn't arrive yet. How long does it usually take to get here? Should I wait or can I just go to the SS office to personally apply for one. What if they already made one, is there a way that i can check (online/phone) if they already assigned a no. for me? I can feel my boredom and homesickness is really getting worse everyday especially with this cold weather condition knowing that i came from a tropical country, so depressing. I wanna work, I just want to be productive. I miss working, getting up early in the morning, get dress, put make up on, go to work and mingle with people. I cant do much in here but to clean the house and cook for my hubby but when he's at work ill be left alone with the cats and the computer watching my plants grow in farmville (facebook)

So nice to read threads like this...our road to "being together" was kinda bumpy too...although it wasn't about the visa but STILL we made it! All the waiting, tears, sweat and money are paid of as soon as u hold each others arms. CONGRATULATIONS to both of you...you deserve to be happy!

Thank you guys for your response and welcome. It's been a wonderful week for us i guess...at last the sun finally came out although it is still cold outside. Yesterday i had a long walk with my hubby around the Zoo and downtown St. Louis. It was so neat...the arch is just amazing!

Right now, I am just looking around where i can possibly land for a job, that is not too far from where we live co'z riding a bus around still makes me nervous lol. I am still waiting for my GC and SSN in the mail, i really have no idea when it's gonna get here but I am hoping I can work maybe next month even just a part time job. Of course, my time with my husband is still and always be my first priority. I think it will be beneficial for me too if i get a job so i can start earning my own money and at the same time it would help me boost my confidence by mingling with other people everyday. This is really the most challenging part of my life so far...and i am enjoying it.

@ brianmarie: Yes, i am from Davao City. Glad to meet u here. What state do u live right now?

Again, Thank you for your responses. God bless you all!

Hello guys, it's been months that I haven't visited this site. I just want to let you know that I arrived here in St. Louis, Missouri last October 21st. A week long rain has welcome me in my new home LOL brrrr so cold. Well I thank God i got here safe and sound. My flight wasn't bad although it was a pain in the @ss to sit on the plane for longgg time. The whole flight duration took 22hrs. When i arrived in Lambert Intl Airport @ 4pm, we had to wait at the airport for my lost luggage until 10pm. Well due to the bad weather condition in Minneapolis, some luggage were left for the next flight. Good thing Delta Airlines had given us free dinner for making us wait that long lol.

It is so nice to finally be in my husband's arms after 1yr and 6mos of being apart. Now i can finally hold him, sleep next to him (no more sleeping on cam lol), cook for him, do stuff together, hold hands while walking (HHWW) and all stuff that normal couples do. Everytime we look back, it makes us cry and then laugh...remembering all the good & bad things we've been through before we get here. God is so good...and He blessed those who wait.

I am happy but at the same time a lil bit sad co'z I left my family and friends back in the Phils. Now i am starting to feel the homesickness but I know i'll get through this. I am thinking about looking for a job to keep myself busy but right now I am still afraid to go out alone lol. I am wondering, can i start working even without the GC and my SSN yet? How long would it take them to send it to me from the date of my entry? Do i have to carry my passport with me anywhere I go? Thanks for any info you could share with me.

Guess this post is pretty long already...have to close now So nice to be back here. Have a great day everyone!

Yes, both parties should be a catholic in order to be wed in a catholic church. If you were baptized already in a catholic church, you try to request for a baptismal certificate from the parish where you had your baptism. If not, then you still have the time to be baptized in a catholic church before your wife will get there. Once you are baptize you can visit your nearest parish, attend the mass, get to know your parish priest and then later you can request for a letter from your parish priest that you can get married in any catholic church. As far as i know, they require this to make sure you haven't been married in a catholic church before. And yes the church will also require you to attend the pre-nuptial seminar to discuss about the sacrament of matrimony. I don't know how long is the pre-nup seminar here in the US but in the Phils. it took us 2 days. I suggest you inquire about this so you can plan ahead of time. If time is really an issue, try to talk to your priest and i am sure they will do what they can for you guys.

Congratulations and best wishes to both of you.

Well if you have the resources to be with your wife on her interview then go. It would be nice to have someone to hold your hand when u are nervous facing the consul you know hehe. Yea they say it's a plus factor to have ur fiance/spouse with you on the interview but due to financial constraints i had to go to my interview alone...I told myself...i can do this...i have all the evidences and truth to prove our relationship is genuine. So far, it worked for me! Goodluck to both of you! You can do it!

I saw this episode...man, this show ROCKS! I wish I can visit that Wowowee someday and greet all my families, friends and neighbors in english but with my visayan accent hahaha...i bet Willie will find it cute. Inspiring stories they have...I can relate

I haven't tasted coconut ice yet but it looks interesting when i search for the recipe...i might try this Here's the recipe i've found...i dont know if this can help Coconut Ice

FOR ME, I do not see why emails and cellphones should be taken as private thing between married couples...unless his email add has something to do with national defense which i understand that there are things that should be kept secret between him and his job. You have the right to feel that way girl and if you think you feel insecure it is because of what you caught your husband was doing. I cannot blame you for asking his password. If I caught my husband corresponding to other girls and receiving nude photos...man...i will take lots of nude photos of myself everyday and spam his inbox until he will puke muahaha...im jk! Hope you'll fix this issue with your husband.

I know there is no words that could ever make you feel better right now...just like how i felt when i learned about my cancer. Well anyway, i think we all have gone through some tough times in our lives but eventually we passed through that chapter without even noticing it and we move on (co'z we have no choice). I believe that time will heal all wounds and of course the greater part of the process is to learn how to forgive and accept (which is the most challenging thing to do). Pray and I will pray for you

It depends on how accurate are the info they put on their timelines. (Garbage in, garbage out) but most likely they are accurate. Just hang on there, i'm sure you'll hear from them soon.

It means they are processing those petitions who got NOA1 dated May 30, 2009...that is just based on the info that other members put on their timelines.

It is just based on the info that other members here put on their timelines but every case is different. It is just a tentative date of approval but it is not really accurate. At least it will give you something to look forward to

I brought another copy of NSO birth certi, marriage certi and NBI but they didn't ask me for it since i already submitted the originals @ the NVC. The passport and medical result will be sent to the embassy from St. Luke. Don't forget to bring the appointment letter with St. Luke's stamp. And of course bring some evidence of bonafide relationship. Goodluck to your interview girl God bless!

I think it will make your case more complicated. I suggest, either wait for the K1 visa to be completed OR get married in the Phils. drop the K1 petition and move on to CR-1 which means you have to start the process all over again.

Praise God! C O N G R A T Z!!! :joy:

On the form G-325A there is a line which states: Applicants last address outside the United States of more than one year. My fiance lives in the Philippines and asked me what she should put in this line since she isnt from the USA. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Simply answer N / A or Not Applicable.

We simply said that since they live together they should have plenty of evidence to show that they are in a genuine relationship.

It's clear now to all (thank you), and your suggestions were good ones. My post was meant chiefly for any readers of this thread who would "relax" and misinterpret the situation as one of "we live together, so there's no worry." Little reminder is needed that COs everywhere can be having a bad day and will feel like "rousting" somebody, and that even at "easy" consulates, new personnel can be transferred in and interview policies/standards can change overnight, without warning. At any rate, perhaps we can agree that the OP would do well to scope EVERY review of the Indonesian embassy and pay attention to the very worst reports, along with the more standard reports about what the evidentiary requirements predominantly are.

WELL SAID