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    Married life is great

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Age difference, height difference could be the reasons, could be anything but why worry about it? As long as you both are happy that is all that matters .Don't mind these people, just give them a care-free, relaxed, gentle smile and they'll get over it. Smile! It's contagious!

    Cooking in the US?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Dinuguan is good with coconut milk and with the real meat. I like it but my husband dont eat it so I never make it. Lol!

    As for innards, be sure to cut it haft/slice it haft so that you can clean and wash away the mabaho smell inside. Also, you dont want the heart.

    Same preperation.

    Dinuguan with coconut milk? Hmm, interesting... I haven't tried it yet but I love fish kinilaw with coconut milk it's yummy!

    Report of Marriage - what else is it needed for?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    I also heard similar stories. A person could have fake CENOMAR in NSO paper... I really dont know how they do it. But they could really create documents that look authentic.

    That is the main reason why Philippines is considered high fraud country.

    On your question on CENOMAR, K-1 had to submit CENOMAR.

    I thought Embassy would investigate each applicant's background in coordination with the NBI? How they got away with it? :protest:

    *Sigh*

    I Have Two First Names "So Confusing"

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Hello Vj,

    'SOS'

    I just filled out the I-485 form, however, i am a little bit confused with my answer in the 'given name and middle name'. I have 2 first names that i put in the given name, put my papa's name as middle name, and my new family name (husband name). I was told that uscis only accepts 3 names 'is this true?'. Now i am confused of which name i will retain and drop, the second name of my first name or my papa's name.

    Is there any vj member that had the same confusions as mine who figured the right thing to do.

    Your answer is very much apreciated.

    Thank you.

    -Lei

    Don't be confuse, I agree with all the responses, you should be fine. Anyway, when the time comes and you'll be eligible to apply for the US Citizenship, you will be given a chance for a name change and it's free! You can drop your other first name if you want or whatever names that you will want to use in the future; you do it when you apply for Naturalization. Glad that everything's okay now with you and your spouse. Good luck on the AOS process.

    Report of Marriage - what else is it needed for?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Not true. This has been explained time and time again. Art. 26 of the Family Code recognizes ALL MARRIAGES outside the Philippines. Not reporting your marriage to the Philippine Embassy does not make one single in the Philippines.

    If this is really true then NSO should not released Certificate of No Marriage to the person who was married outside Philippines. Philippine authorities should investigate and require the applicant who have gone abroad to submit some type of document indicating he/she didn't get married and therefore, entitled to get his/her CENOMAR. It should not be like "Don't ask, don't tell" policy there in NSO were you just pay the fees and your request is granted. It is also unfair for other Pinays that reported their marriage at the Consulate then the marriage turned sour, got divorced and now stuck with the annulment process which is very costly. I will be happy if there's divorce in PI that will make things easy but it may never happen. :wacko:

    Sorry, maybe the word cheating is a bit harsh I will just call it "unfair" lol :content: . I am happy for our fellow VJer. She had gone through a lot and deserves a second chance. :thumbs:

    Report of Marriage - what else is it needed for?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Not true. This has been explained time and time again. Art. 26 of the Family Code recognizes ALL MARRIAGES outside the Philippines. Not reporting your marriage to the Philippine Embassy does not make one single in the Philippines.

    http://www.chanrobles.com/executiveorderno209.htm

    "Art. 26. All marriages solemnized outside the Philippines, in accordance with the laws in force in the country where they were solemnized, and valid there as such, shall also be valid in this country, except those prohibited under Articles 35 (1), (4), (5) and (6), 3637 and 38. (17a)

    Again not true. A CENOMAR only certifies that no marriage was conducted in the Philippines but that does not mean that the Philippines does not recognize a marriage that was solemnized abroad if one does exist. Art. 26 of the Family Code is clear as quoted above that marriages solemnized abroad are also valid in the Philippines.

    The Pinay whose divorce was recognized by the US Embassy even if she was the one who initiated it was granted a visa because she married in the US under US laws where divorce is recognized. Assuming for the sake of argument that the Pinay's US marriage was reported with the Philippine Embassy, she cannot petition a Philippine court to declare a US marriage null and void because the Philippines has no jurisdiction over a US marriage. Had she married in the Philippines, under Philippine laws, the divorce would not be recognized in the Philippines hence she would have needed to file an annulment.

    Maybe Philippine Government should do something on this. I would call it cheating when somebody goes to the NSO and request for CENOMAR when in fact the person was married overseas but neglected to file a report of marriage while abroad.NSO should not grant any request right away and make a little investigation if the person is really single or not.

    i failed the us citizenship interview today

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by I-10 West

    Not having the deed of the house in your name, is not a problem IMHO as there is many married couples in the same situation....After all have you checked out how much it cost to have that deed changed?..i have and was told $500...

    Stuff that....im married makes no difference to me..

    I can't recall my wedding vows that i must have all bank statements ect in our names...unless they changed the law over night.. :jest:

    I Don't see a problem here TBH get whatever documents you can with both your names on, you be fine..

    $500 Dollars? Pretty expensive huh? Anyway, everything was pretty much set-up before I arrived here in the US so we didn't really bother to add my name on the property and we're living in a Community property state if that makes sense to the IO that I will have to face with soon...lol.We have joint bank accounts/taxes/Car Insurance/Health/Utilities and 1 year old boy. I hope that will be enough evidence. :unsure:

    All pregnant Mommies

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Mga mommies may ubo baby ko kaya pala napaka uncomfy niya lately. Kawawa naman baby ko. Nagkaron din ba ng ubo mga babies niyo? Anu yung ginawa niyo?

    May sipon/ fever din ba baby mo? Make an appointment with her Pediatrician so she'll be checked baka may asthma. Ako anak purya buyag wala ni nagkasakit masukad. Basi sa panahon din sobrang lamig kasi or baka nagka allergy si baby mo.Bili kayo ng cool mist humidifier naka2tulong yun tapos painumin mo ng warm juice and water palagi. I wouldn't recommend buying over –the counter meds kasi di daw safe may recall nga bago lang. Sa Pinas daghan man mga dahon-dahon ihaplas/ihampol diri wala man. lol

    Report of Marriage - what else is it needed for?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    From what I've read here, if a Filipino gets married abroad, she has to apply for a Report of Marriage (at the PH Consulate/Embassy that has jurisdiction over the place where the marriage took place) so she can apply for/renew a passport in her married name.

    If the Filipina is renewing her passport in the Phils WITHOUT changing her surname but indicating (on the passport application form) that she is married to a US citizen, will the DFA still require the submission of an NSO-issued marriage certificate?

    Other than for the purpose of changing her name on the passport, is there any other use of the Report of Marriage for the Filipina?

    If you married outside the Philippines and will not file a Report of marriage to the Consulate then you don't have any record in Philippines indicating that you are already a married person. I would say that the "advantage" of not reporting the marriage is once the relationship won't work, the Pinay has no record in Philippines that she got married abroad and if she meets another Kano, she will have no problem of acquiring another Visa to re-enter the US and marry her new found love. It already happened to one of the members here, she entered US thru K1 Visa, got married but didn't report her marriage and then the marriage didn't worked, so she divorced her husband and went back to PI, met another kano and she never had any problem at the Embassy on acquiring another K1 Visa again because she was able to provide all the necessary documents and one is that she had no record of being married to her first husband. If she had her first marriage reported, she would have to file an annulment in Philippines. I would say that it's unfair for other people who were in similar situation but can't move on in their lives and have to spend money on annulment but heck, what you can do that is how the Embassy rolls, you provide the necessary documents and be honest with them then you will get the pink!

    As for the passport, if you want to keep your maiden name when you apply for a new one that will be fine but better to contact DFA for more info. Good luck and TC.

    Report of Marriage - what else is it needed for?

    in Philippines

    Posted

    I would assume that you are the USC husband....

    She could check married and put in the husband data.... the people at DFA could 1) look at it and ask for it, 2) erase it and 3) dont bother with it, since she is still using her single name. It would be a simple passport renewal for her.

    Technically, she is still single in the Philippines since her marriage is not reported in the NSO.

    Rhea, the OP is the wife (beneficiary) :bonk: hehehe.

    All pregnant Mommies

    in Philippines

    Posted

    Hi All,

    I'm still in pain, physically and emotionally. I loss our babies (naniniwala kami na kambal ang ipinagbuntis ko) right when I passed two pieces (but connected to each other) thumb size blood clots on Saturday night. After my husband and I looked at it he then told me that I miscarried. Yesterday, we went to the doctor and even though we already knew (but we still hoped) ang sakit parin when the doctor told us that they can see no babies in the ultrasound (vaginal). There were no babies at all. Ang sakit...tapos during ultrasound, we found out that I had an ectopic pregnancy (also known as tubal pregnancy or an extrauterine pregnancy) which the reason why I was bleeding with cramps and lower back pain. We're so sad that we loss our babies but we are also thankful to God that I'm already safe now. Masakit...at nakakalungkot na nawala ang babies namin pero nagpapasalamat narin kami sa Diyos na kusa silang natanggal. Kasi kung hindi, kahapon din mismo tuturukan agad ako ng gamot to end my pregnancy which would be very difficult for us to let the doctor kill our babies.

    Binigyan din ako ng OB ko ng Methotrexate shots (on my hips) to stop the tissue cells from growing. Kinuhanan din ako ng blood to test my hCG level and pap smear to determine infection and abnormality on my cervix and thank God the results were fine except my hCG level was high (6,000).

    Pero, they're still gonna do some more lab tests on me bcoz the doctor too found out that my fallopian tube is enlarge and this one makes us really feel nervous as hell as we know this is more complicated.

    Masakit ang tusok ng mga karayom sa katawan ko....pero mas masakit sa dibdib na nawala ang mga babies namin.

    RR, thank you so much for asking me if my baby and I were ok....our babies are gone. Pero happy na rin kami coz we got to see them.

    Oh, this is another sad story today. Sorry sis for your loss (F) but I am glad that you are doing fine. I read your other post yesterday and I already suspect that you are having a miscarriage and even asked my husband since he is a nurse and he said it's never okay to bleed if you are pregnant and must go to hospital ASAP. I have an aunt; she had an ectopic pregnancy and almost died because of it if she wasn't taken care of immediately.Hello na rin sa lahat ng mga nanay at nanay-to-be Hehehe.

    Ako pa rin ito si Bituin nag change lang ng screen name New Year na eh! lol

    Take care and God less…

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