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If she gets a police clearance from England woudl that work even though she is in canada.. or does she need one from canada? Is it possible to get one in canada for someone who is not a canadian resident but lives there.

When she applies for a Canadian police (RCMP) certificate, she will need to show an ID, usually a province-issued ID (driver's license, provincial ID). Does she have a valid ID she can show the RCMP?

sorry if it seems I am asking the same thing. my whole worry is that if she is not a legal resident in Canada anymore should I apply for her using her UK's address and she can go to the counsalte there to get her immigrant Visa. Offcourse its better if Its done in Canada but I don't wanna screw up my chances.

You (or she) needs to go to the US Consulate (Montreal, I think, is the only one processing spousal US visas in Canada. Please check to confirm.) website and check their procedure/requirements. As she is neither a Canadian citizen nor landed immigrant, she must be able to legally remain in Canada for at least 6 mos. This means that she must be able to provide proof of status (e.g., study permit, work permit).

Read this http://travel.state....3-ENGL-0711.pdf

Since your fiancee has no proof of status in Canada, she'll have to use her UK address and return to the UK for her interview.

Additionally, you'll also have to consider that if your fiancee is going to use her UK address, then the NVC is going to handle her CR1 visa application as coming from the UK. Consequently, she will be required to submit a fingerprint-based RCMP certificate. Check the RCMP website for requirements/fees for getting their certificates. There are two different procedures - one for those residing in Canada (no fingerprints) and one for those outside Canada (with fingerprints).

What Visa were you using

- to stay in the USA?

- when you got married?

- when you applied for Adjustment of Status?

Maybe the pink slip was used only when it was Air21 that they were using as courier. Now that it's 2Go, it's a white slip.

This page <a name="OLE_LINK5">http://www.ustraveldocs.com/US-Philippines/UI/Search/ApplicantSearchParam.aspx is the login page for the "My Profile" page. You have to type in your UID (which is generated when you create your Profile) and Passport Number. The Applicant Profile Page then shows a Document Delivery Details section (way down at the bottom). You have to click on it to show the Details. It supposedly shows the pre-printed barcode number, OC to courier, Courier AWB number, Delivery Status,...

I'd like to know if this site has worked for you. Have you been interviewed and have you seen your document's delivery details updated?

There's another website for tracking applications. http://www.ustraveldocs.com//US-philippines/UI/TrackYourApplication/TrackYourApplication.aspx. Has anyone tried to use this and seen it say anything about your passport delivery status?

Why would the USEM as for your CEMAR/marriage index?

Even the NSO Copy of your Marriage Certificate only shows 1 thing: That on said date you married said person. It does not show that either a) you were never previously married or b) if previously married any/all previous marriage(s) were legally terminated under Philippine Law.

My wife was told that her visa would be approved once the Embassy confirmed her CEMAR! Luckily she had already obtained it from the NSO and was able to present it on the spot so she was approved right there.

I look at it this way, I'd rather spend a little to have the document & not need it than get to the interview and face another delay because I didn't get it.

FWIW, the USEM should never ask for a USC's CEMAR/CENOMAR because there is nothing equalivent in the US.

I only had my Canadian marriage certificate when I went to my interview. I read about married people still being asked for a CENOMAR only late Nov (I think, or early Dec) so the NSO wouldn't be able to issue me my CENOMAR before my interview. I went to the interview anyway.

The Immigration Officer (IO) during the FInal Interview did ask if I have a CENOMAR. I said I didn't request it early enough for the interview because I didn't know I needed a CENOMAR since it said in the "list of requirements" that it is only for people who have never contracted marriage. He said that he requires proof that I've never been married.

The good thing was I did have an old original CENOMAR with me that was issued in 2005 (proving I was never married from the time I was born up to 2005) and I have passport stamps to show that I was out of the country (Philippines) from 200X to 2010 (just returned this year to PH) and, consequently, could never have been married in the Philippines. Those were acceptable evidence to him. He said, "I get what you mean (while looking through my old passports' entry/departure stamps; He never asked to see my original 2005 CENOMAR). Your visa is approved. See? We can be reasonable."

That being said, if you already know (now you know since you've already read this far into this thread) and you have time before the interview, do get your CENOMAR even if you're already married.

I already sent in the required documentaion to the philippine consulate in hong kong about a month ago(we were married in hong kong) so does my wife just go to the NSO and ask for a copy of our marriage certificate and if they can pull it up that means it has been reported successfully? My other question is that one of the requirements for my wife to attend the guidance program is to have our marriage contract "duly authenticated", is it duly authenticated when it is made available at the nso? or is that an entirely seperate process? Is number 3 just a complicated, confusing way of just saying u need a copy of ur marriage certificate from the nso and then a fotocopy of it made at like a kinkos or something? Any help or advice from someone in the same boat as me would help

Requirements for Attendance to Guidance and Counseling Program

1.Two (2) valid identification cards (IDs) with photograph;

2.Duly completed guidance and counseling form;

3.If married, certified true copy and photocopy of marriage contract on security paper from the National Statistics Office, or Local Civil Registry Offices; or original and photocopy of marriage contract duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/ Consulate (if married abroad) 4.Other documents as may be required by the counselors; and

5.Payment of P250.00 counseling fee.

You can bring EITHER

1. marriage contract issued on NSO security paper (This is what you get from the NSO after the PH COnsulate-Hong Kong transmits your Report of Marriage record to the NSO)

2. HOng Kong marriage contract authenticated by the PH Consulate-Hong Kong

I was married abroad and just brought my BC (Canada) marriage contract authenticated by the PH COnsulate-Vancouver with me when I attended the CFO (through PRISM) seminar. They accepted it.

As with any other paper work, always bring a list of requirements printed off the agency's/organization's official website in case you do run across an employee who "does not know."

IMO, it depends on each individual's personality, intellect and resourcefulness. Whoever is better at organizing and going through details will more likely do most of the paperwork. It doesn't matter what the gender is, the nationality or whether he/she is the petitioner/beneficiary. Many FIlipinas are college/university-educated, hold postgraduate degrees, are professional workers, and are fluent in English (sometimes more so than the USC when it comes to grammar, spelling and composition). If the beneficiary happens to lack adequate English language skills and/or lacks reading comprehension and/or is unused to doing paperwork, then I agree that the USC petitioner should be helping out more.

Hi evrybody guys, i'm a Italian guy, i'm 21 and i went 2 times in the usa for find my dad, now i'll tell you my story.

My mom is Italian too and she met my dad 21 years ago in Italy, and after theyr love i was born

I don't have the surname of my dad, but i have the surname of my mom.

I never met my dad in my life and I want to see him, i went 2 time for 3 months evry time because i can't stey there more time for the visa.

I'm american too because my dad is American from Texas but i don't know where he live, every time i have a bit of money i go to the usa, but i can't find him.

My question is can i ask a special visa for find him? in 3 months i can't do anything and i don't have so much money for go every 2 mounth in usa.

I'm sorry for my bad english.

I wish you can help me.

Please i want to know my dad please =(

Another way to find him and much much cheaper than going to Texas without knowing where in Texas your father is:

Get an unlimited (calls to the US) Skype account or buy a Magic Jack (or any other VOIP product). If you say there are 1000 people with names similar to your father, then just call all of them (who are listed on 411, etc.) who live in Texas. If you can call just 20 people each day, you only need 50 days to be able to talk to all 1000 of them. Just ask each one if he knows "name of your mother" who lived in "____, Italy" in "date." If the person happens to say yes, then go on from there and talk.

I was looking for an uncle, who hasn't seen his siblings/their family in over three decades, and that's how I found him - by calling everyone with the same name in California.

There's a possibility, though, that your father has moved out of Texas.

Supplement your calling with finding local Texas forums then post there asking about whether they know a "father's name" who travelled to "__ Italy" in "date."

If you just need to get a RENEWAL, you don't need to be fingerprinted again and present all those documents. However, you can only file for RENEWAL if you still have the original copy of your personal copy (remember, you get two copies of the NBI cleaarance - one is marked "personal copy").

I've renewed my NBI clearance twice while in Canada through a relative who was in Manila:

1. relative must have your original copy of your personal copy of the NBI clearance

2. authorization letter for your relative - should also contain instructions on address and purpose (same address/purpose or different?)

3. 2x2 photo

4. fee

That's all you need.

Your relative would have to call NBI to check which is the nearest office that would accept renewals via a representative. You can also choose to send directly to the NBI (There's a contact person named on the NBI website to whom the application should be sent).

If you don't have your original personal copy anymore, then you cannot do a renewal. You'll have to apply as if you were a first-time filer ---- i.e., submit all the requirements that the previous posters posted.

Hi Everyone We will be having our interview & medical in Vacouver very soon (hoping anyway). Would you please post hotels you've stayed at so I can easily look them up & price shop? Would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance

TJ & Kenny

Barclay Hotel on Robson. It's the cheapest I've stayed in there at $49/night (double bed, double occupancy). No breakfast. No wifi but I pick up wifi from the adjacent hotel. Very basic but as long as the bathroom, towels, bed linen, floor and furniture are clean, I have no problem with the lack of extra amenities.

Comfort Inn Downtown on Nelson St. is $100+ per night but has breakfast (lots of choices, not just muffins and bagels). Has wifi. Choice of bathroom with jacuzzi.

Fairmont on West Georgia - very nice. more pricey.

The Empire Hotel - on Robson,

Riviera - on Robson; has kitchen, living room, bedroom

Can't remember the other hotels I've stayed in.

All of these hotels are in the downtown area, walking distance to the US Consulate.

No-breakfast hotels weren't a big deal since there were lots of eateries around.

Just to be safe, I'd get the CENOMAR from NSO. Just a few hundred pesos and not really worth the wait if they want it and you don't have it.

George

Thanks. That's what I was thinking too.

I'm glad I saw the posts here as I never even thought of getting a CENOMAR.

I'm not certain, but it sounds like you think they just was your NSO Marriage Certificate. That is not the case.

Make sure you have BOTH of these:

NSO Certificate of Marriage http://www.visajourn...=3826&pid=25651. This is just the Marriage Certificate from the Civil Registrar that has been printed on the NSO security paper (SECPA)

CEMAR Certificate of Marriage / Marriage Index http://www.visajourn...=3826&pid=25649 This is what you get when you apply for a CENOMAR and you are married or have been married previously. THIS IS THE ONE MOST PEOPLE SEEM SO BE FORGETTING TO BRING TO THE INTERVIEW.

Basically what you will do is apply for a CENOMAR, but because you are already married what they will issue is a marriage index/CENMAR.

Better apply for one now...no idea how long it would take NSO to issue one.

Sorry to barge in on condz' thread but I thought I should just post here as my question is also about the marriage certificate .

My husband (USC) and I (beneficiary) were married abroad. I've never been married in the Philippines.

Do I just bring these two (originals) to the interview? NVC already has an original copy of our marriage certificate and they've already forwarded it to the US Embassy Manila.

- marriage certificate

- Philippine Consulate-authenticated marriage certificate

Or do I need to also obtain and bring an NSO Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)? Does the Embassy require proof that a Filipino, who married abroad, has no prior or existing marriages in the Philippines?

Get up early? Go fall in line?

Why punish yourself like that? Here is a much better idea:

Sleep in until 8:00 am. Have a cup of 3-in-1 and enjoy a leisurely breakfast until 9:30 am. Arrive at St. Lukes around 10:00 am or so. Walk right in because there is no line. Complete your medical at the same time as all of those crazy people who got up early and fell in line outside of St. Lukes.

I agree. That strategy has worked for me all the time here in Pinas (St. Luke's, DFA, NBI, NSO). I've noticed Pinoys tend to line up really really early. So I do the opposite. I only arrive early in the morning if I actually have an appointment.

I arrived at St. Lukes (first day) at 12:03 p.m. and I was out at 1:13 p.m. I figured, if I have to wait in line for hours and hours, I'd much rather do it on a full stomach. I'm one of those people who cannot eat a LARGE meal before 8 a.m. (Eating early in the morning when I'm not hungry makes me gag/puke. he he) so lining up early does not work for me unless I have no option to do otherwise.

My first day data is skewed though since I went to St. Luke's the day after Typhoon Basyang (not sure if I remember the name correctly) hit Manila last July. There were very very few people around (max of 5 people on each floor).

When I went back two days after (Manila back to normal) to St. Luke's for my PE and immunization, I arrived at 12:30 p.m. and I was done at 3:30 p.m.

and travel between US and Canada is international

So true and yet a lot of USA residents and Canadians seem to have a hard time grasping this idea.

It doesn't help that a lot of online websites and brick-and-mortar agencies/facilities have separate processing procedures/lines for US, Canadian and international businesses. In some Canadian airports, there are separate lines/check-ins/terminals for USA and international flights. Is it any wonder that some people consider travelling to the USA as not being international travel?

What if the basis for waiver is the No Objection Letter, can I send my I-130, I765, I-485, and I-865?

I-130

Yes, you can send this. The petitioner fills this up so there's nothing in this form that relates to/asks about the beneficiary's J1 visa home residence requirement.

I765, I-485, and I-865

I have no idea since I never needed to submit these forms. Why don't you read the forms to see if there are questions about your J1 visa home residence requirement.

Hello there. Me and my american boyfriend was planning to apply for a CRBA and US passport on our 3-month old daughter. We have given an interview appointment date already which is on December 8 of this year. I'm wondering if I can escort my child, as her biological mother, to enter the United States when she will be issued a US passport? If yes, please let me know the process, that would be a great help. My daughter's american grandmother desperately wanted to see and hold the baby since she's getting old and sick. Me and my boyfriend wanted to wait a little bit longer before we get married and apply for a K-1 visa. Looking forward on your replies. Thank you.

As I understand from the OP's post:

- the OP and her USC boyfriend are not married

- They have a daughter who's going to be issued her US passport pretty soon

(Do babies get passports? Is the US passport issued by the US Embassy in Manila?)

- They're not planning to get married yet

- They're not planning to apply for K1 (CR1) visa yet

I don't know of any special "escort" visa. I think you would need just a B2 (visitor/tourist) visa to get into the US to escort your daughter in visiting her grandmother. You could try. It costs just a little over $100 to try but there's no guarantee that you're going to be issued a visa. You will have to present evidence of very very strong ties to the Philippines to convince the consular officer that you're not going to stay behind in the US.

The evidence of strong ties have to be super strong, IMO, as it's likely that the CO is going to consider your ties to the US stronger since your boyfriend is in the US and your daughter will also be going with you to the US which leaves you with no strong family ties to the Philippines. It would help if you hold a high position (with or without high income) in a stable organization/company and you have properties (house, car, land) in your name - anything that makes it more likely that you're not just going to ditch your life in the Philippines.

Check travel.state.gov for B2 visa requirements. It's pretty straightforward.

I stand corrected then as I didn't know that Substance Abuse includes even a few seconds of a single puff. Where is that written though - that definition of Substance Abuse that considers usage regardless of behavior pattern, duration or dosage?

I take that back. I do not stand corrected.

"HHS/CDC Part 34 regulations require that all immigrants and refugees coming to the United States be screened for physical and mental disorders with associated harmful behaviors and substance abuse and addiction..." http://www.cdc.gov/i...structions.html

From the 2010 Technical Instructions for Physical or Mental Disorders with Associated Harmful Behaviors and Substance-Related Disorders for Panel Physicians http://www.cdc.gov/i...alth-pp-ti.pdf:

"Substance abuse is characterized by a pattern of recurrent substance use despite adverse consequences and impairment. To establish any substance-related diagnosis, the examining physician must document the pattern of use and behavioral, physical, and physiological effects associated with the use or cessation of use of that substance."

"For the purpose of classification, an applicant is determined to be Class A for substance dependence (drug addiction) or repetitively abusing substances (drug abuse), if he or she meets current DSM diagnostic criteria for substance dependence or abuse with any of the specific substances listed in Schedules 1 through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (Appendix C)."

From the US DoS Foreign Affairs Manual http://www.state.gov...tion/86936.pdf:

"For a Class A determination under Section INA 212(a)(1)(A)(iv) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(iv) for Drug (Substance) Abuse or Addiction (Dependence), an applicant must meet current DSM diagnostic criteria for substance dependence or abuse with any of the specific substances listed in Schedule I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act. .."

DSM-IV Substance Abuse Criteria http://www.sis.india...-Criteria.aspx:

"Substance abuse is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:

1. Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (such as repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; or neglect of children or household).
2. Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (such as driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
3. Recurrent substance-related legal problems (such as arrests for substance related disorderly conduct)
4. Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance (for example, arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication and physical fights).

Substance dependence is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three (or more) of the following, occurring any time in the same 12-month period:

1. Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: (a) A need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect or (b) Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance.
2. Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (a) The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance or (b) The same (or closely related) substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.
3. The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.
4. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use.
5. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance, or recover from its effects.
6. Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use.
7. The substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (for example, current cocaine use despite recognition of cocaine-induced depression or continued drinking despite recognition that an ulcer was made worse by alcohol consumption)."

So based on the criteria that the US government follows, it is not correct for the first level physician to write "Substance Abuse" on your record based solely on the client answering "Yes, I've used drugs" to the question "Have you ever used drugs." Now, the first level physician is not a psychologist which is presumably the reason why clients, who admit to drug use, have to take an evaluation test. That having been said, it is more correct then for the first level physician to write "possible substance abuse" since "substance abuse" (which comes across as a definite diagnosis) can only be established only upon further questioning and testing of the client.

Using drugs even once is substance abuse. You might not agree with it but it doesn't make it "illogical".

The panel physicians are given specific instructions. ANY drug use is bad.. whether just a "taste" or whatever and by USCIS standards is considered "substance abuse" unless proven otherwise.. She would need to speak to a psychologist about it who would then determine whether the use is bad enough to be excluded for. If it's' just "a taste" you wouldn't usually have any issue.

Look, whether you agree with it or no, drug use is bad. USCIS can exclude people for it. Let's hope she got lucky

I stand corrected then as I didn't know that Substance Abuse includes even a few seconds of a single puff. Where is that written though - that definition of Substance Abuse that considers usage regardless of behavior pattern, duration or dosage?

Look, whether you agree with it or no, drug use is bad

I do not disagree. I believe that drug use is bad. I am one of a small segment of urban earthlings (based on how common it is for people to say "We've all done this in the past blah blah") who have never tried/used/puffed marijuana nor been curious to taste or try or use it.

I don't see SLMCEC as awful people, it's there job to weed out the bad seeds!

It is SLMCEC's job to perform medical tests. It is out of place to make conclusions based on a single question and a, usually, one-word answer.

If SLMCEC asks, "Have you ever used drugs"

And the client answers "Yes"

And SLMCEC writes "substance abuse" on the client's record..

That is an awful, illogical practice. My apologies for using "people." That should have been "SLMCEC is awful. Some SLMCEC people are awful."

If SLMCEC asks, "Have your ever used drugs?"

And the client answers "Yes"

And SLMCEC asks "When and for how long?"

And the client answers something like "When I was 15, first year college. I was at a party and there were some who were smoking cigarette that smelled funny. I was curious and asked what it was. I tried it. That was the only time I tried/used marijuana."

And SLMCEC doesn't write Substance Abuse in the client's record...

That's sensible and logical.

If SLMCEC asks, "Have your ever used drugs?"

And the client answers "Yes"

And SLMCEC asks "When and for how long?"

And the client answers something like "When I was 15, first year college. I was at a party and there were some who were smoking cigarette that smelled funny. I was curious and asked what it was. I tried it. That was the only time I tried/used marijuana."

And SLMCEC writes Substance Abuse in the client's record...

That is an awful, illogical practice. The SLMCEC physician should go back to grade school and learn the meaning of the word "abuse" or be terminated for not understanding its meaning and writing false information on the report.

Now, an SLMCEC employee can be specifically awful when, by his demeanor and tone, he/she comes across as more of an interrogator rather than a medical specialist - wanting to trip up clients by asking questions without clearly explaining the context and meaning of the question.

If SLMCEC is going to use the phrase "substance abuse" in their reports, then the question shouldn't simply be "Have you ever used drugs?" There is a time and/or dosage element when you use the word "abuse."

it's on file on the computer. she was asked to take a psychiatric exam and then she asked why. she found out that it was for drug use so she said she did not take any. she had no choice but to talk to the physician. after a debate about everything, she was made to write at the back of the paper with the rest of the signature and immunization that she never smoked weed. and she caught a glimpse of her papers, there didn't seem to be anything additional to it. hopefully the record has been completely been removed already.

now they're just waiting for the negative results on the culture of her parents regarding the sputum exam. hopefully it's negative and they get approved!

Quite awful people (the SLMCEC staff, not your cousin). They seem to prefer people answering that they've used drugs over saying that they haven't used drugs.

I remember during my ME that when the female physician asked me if I've ever used drugs, I clearly answered "No." She repeated her question (I thought, Is she deaf?) and so I more loudly rephrased "No, I've never used drugs."

Well the big meeting with HR revealed nothing, they kept saying based on the information I provided that I should have no problems working and that I never misrepresented myself. They then went on to say that 99.99% of the people that work for our company are citizens and that the girl responsible for e-verifications must have assumed I'm an American. No matter how many times I said "What was the point of me completing the i-9 when the person responsible doesn't even look down at the page". Long story short the girl reverified me and everything is now apparently good to go.

Good for you and good to know.

I think HR people not immediately knowing how to handle the work papers of noncitizens may be the rule wherever you are. When I lived in Canada, every semester that my work contract was made up, I had to also explain my work and resident status to the HR people. And that was a university where noncitizen or foreign workers are not a rarity.

Culture (including family, education, community) may play a part in a person's tendency to engage in infidelity as culture does contribute to shaping a person's sense of right and wrong. It does not matter if you are a romantic or a "rational" person, it boils down to how strong your sense of right and wrong is.

I believe that when you're a single person and have to interact with a married person (at work, school/church activities, etc.), you have to immediately set your "invisible" boundaries. If you're a woman but the guy is married, "interact" but be always conscious that you have to be careful with how you behave or with what you say. It does not matter if your closeness to the married guy is "innocent" because it matters a great deal how the guy's family perceives your relationship with the married guy. IMO, if every female/male on the brink of falling for a married person stops and thinks about what the impact of her/their actions would be on the married person's wife/husband and children, that person would stop from pursuing/continuing his/her affair. And, that is why, I view men/women who engage in adulterous affairs as, generally, very inconsiderate and selfish people. How can anyone knowingly hurt another person? What does it matter if you are so much in love or in lust with the person? You should be able to control what you say or what your hands/feets/ mouth/body do. What does it matter if the married person says his/her spouse does not love her? The married person should leave/separate/divorce his/her spouse if he/she wants to be in a relationship with another person. The only acceptable excuse to me to have been involved in an illicit affair is if the single person had no knowledge that the other person was married/in a relationship with someone else.

I just do not get people who would deliberately hurt others who have not harmed them in any way. I know some women who had/have affairs with married men. It's always about their feelings and how the guy feels . They never talk of the guy's wife or children. That doesn't surprise me. Once you start considering the feelings/welfate of other people, it would be mighty difficult to justify selfish behavior. Some people, however, do seem to completely lack empathy/sympathy. I knew a guy who enjoyed the attention that women and gay guys gave him (the guy was good looking) and hooks up with several of them at a time. He rationazes by saying that what's he's doing is just harmless play. I pointed out to him that "it may just be a game to you but it's not to the women you're involved with. Based on what the women wrote or said to you, they each thought that you're serious about your relationship with them." It's rare though that I encounter quite such a narcissistic person.

Yes, I am one judgmental b-i-t-c-h but I do practice what I just preached here.

So, in September I was hired at a regional health office. I filled out the I-9 form supplied them my SSN, green card, and drivers license. On Saturday, HR e-mailed me stating there was a discrepancy with the SSA. Today, they came to my office made me fill out a form saying I contest the information, or non-contest. Saying I don't contest could lead to my termination. It turns out the discrepancy is that they listed me as a US citizen and not an LPR. When they ran the verification DHS or SSA or both said no you're crazy. I then asked the lady what the discrepancy was and she said my name and social given don't match. I asked her to physically show me the form where they check off what the issue was and it said "SSA unable to confirm US Citizenship" I then told the lady I'm not a US citizen but an LPR. She claimed she didn't know, and that I'd still have to sign the form. Basically, I freaked out went to my boss in a tizzy and now I have a meeting with essentially the head of HR tomorrow morning. Has anyone come across anything like this? And will this have a negative impact on my immigration or anything in the future? I'd hate for DHS to think that I'm going around claiming I'm a citizen for someone elses mistake. And, if I statisfy to them that I meet the requirements to be gainfully employed in the US, will I still have to go to SSA?

I'm sorry if this post makes no sense, but seriously my brain is freaking out.

By any chance, did you apply for the job in response to a job ad that stated that US citizenship is required? Or, during the application process, were you asked if you're a citizen or LPR? If you did fill up a form or sent your employer any paper that clearly stated your residency status (LPR), I would think you have very strong evidence that you did not misrepresent (claim citizenship) yourself which you can use later, if needed.

Any help here would be apprecieated. So far, any posts I've made on this topic have only repeated the link to travel.state.org for the list of requirements to request directly to Brunei. I have this. I just don't know how to pay the Brunei dollars.

Thanks,

James

Why not just call (or e-mail) the Brunei Embassy in the Philippines and ask them if they will accept a bank draft/demand draft in US$?

Hi guys, I have a friend and they just got married. Her husband is a foreigner from US and shes from here in our country. The problem is after her husband went back home to US, he just suddenly stopped talking to her. One day, she received an email saying he wants a divorce. No explanation. After that, she cant contact him anymore. No divorce in this country and annullment takes so long to be processed (u need finance to be able to do this).

Your Filipina friend can still remarry in the Philippines.

Article 26 of the Family Code says: "Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validly celebrated and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse, capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall have capacity to remarry under Philippine law."

I would assume that she needs to get a copy of the divorce decree and present that in court for the divorce to be recorded/recognized in the Philippines. I doubt that the cost for doing that would be high as it's just a matter of paper work/administrative work. In any case, she can ask around for pro bono lawyers. As a lawyer friend told me before, lawyers in the Phils are required (in order to keep bar membership) to accept a certain number of free cases (I can't remember the exact words) for public so and so (service?, again, don't remember the exact words).

Even if her ex-husband will not communicate with her, she can still get a copy of the divorce decree but writing to whichever agency it is in the USA that keeps civil records for that particular state. I would think that she would only need to include a copy of her Philippine marriage certificate to the agency to show/explain why she has a valid reason to ask for that particular civil document.

My question is..... "Is there anything she could do to make this guy pay for everything that she lost?

Unless the husband stole something physical (money, property) or did something illegal, and even then, I don't think she would be able to go after the husband (i.e., file a court case). Marriages breaking up is just a fact of life. We suffer then we move on. Even if she were in the states, if they were married for a very short period of time, I doubt that she'd be able to get anything out of the guy during the divorce proceedings.

Can she still go there to US even she still havent been there yet?" Any advice you can give will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

If it's based on her previous marriage to a US citizen, no she can't go to the US since the USC has to file a petition for her.