piglett

Look at it this way

- Get 10 year card. No ROC in 2 years. No need to REMEMBER to ROC in 2 years. Save $590 in processing fees.

- Get 2 year card. ROC in 2 years (don't forget or she looses her status and she can get deported). Cost around $590 in fees

You claim that one way she'll be able to work sooner. Another won't. Either way she's eligible to start working on entry. Either way she might NOT get a job for some time.

Personally I would get the 10 year card. Immigration wise she would basically be totally free. She would only need to apply for USC (if she wants to) in 3 years from arriving. Otherwise she's a non-conditional permanent resident.

She can use the time she's looking for a job to get her drivers licence, learn her way around and get settled in. In the meantime very little stress immigration wise. Pretty dandy start to life in the US really.

i guess both ways have their good & bad points.

if it was 6 months or a year i would just say "get on the plane"

she could make the $590 in just 2 or 3 weeks of working ....but i just don't know the rite answer

piglett

It boils down to simple economics, if you want to save money to start your new life. You cant get around supporting your wife or the visa fees. That leaves little bro school on the back burner for now.

well your correct one way or another my wife has to eat & have a roof over her head.

the school fees are not all that bad however they are not helping my budget here at home.

he only has 1 more year & he is DONE !!!!

if i can just keep throwing enough money into the fire to keep it all going for another year i'm good to go. i guess time will tell.

piglett

No. The will give your Fiancee a certificate stating she completed the seminar, she shows that they give her the stamp in her passport.

sweet thanks

piglett

My wife went to the CFO in Cebu, prior to her interview. Said it was not big deal. After she got her Visa she went back and got her stamp.

does it cost extra if you don't get the stamp the same day ?

thanks

piglett

well i have a question. my wife should have her CR1 visa in hand by the 1st week of april. i figured she would need 2 or 3 weeks to get everything straight there in manila & she would then get on the plane & arrive +/- May 1st. here is the question....... as of June 6th we will have been married 2 years. do we wait 36 extra days for her to arrive so she can get the 10 year green card?

here is the thing, money is tight & if she waits till June to arrive she will not have her SS# till around July 1st. that is a really bad time of the year to be looking for work in my area. however if she arrives on Mat 1st she can start looking for a job in town & probably be working by June 1st. they are always looking to add summer help at the many little shops downtown here, so what do i do?

yes we will live if she doesn't end up finding work rite away, however it would be so much better if she found something even if it was just for the summer. doing so would allow us to save most of her wages which could be used to pay for many of the costs for her to get her nursing licence here in our state.

i wouldn't expect her to be working as a nurse for 6 to 12 months & i know there are a bunch of fees that will have to be paid before that happens.

between my wife's little brothers school cost that i am paying for the money my wife needs to live while still living in manila & the visa fees i am finding it hard to save up that cash that i really wanted to have on hand for us to start our new life together.

thanks for your input

piglett

PS: i don't borrow money & i have done this whole process including paying for 2 trips to the pI with cash.

Hi wantmybaby,

Yes my friend attended cfo siminar in cebu and its a lot complicated than in some other place,manila is a lot easier,it took one day for mine.check this out if its true,u can check it only they issue cfo certificate at the aiport intrnational airport in manila,u gotta make them a call or email if this is accurate,she can get than with cfo when she gets in manila airport...and all u have to do is pay the sticker &fly to us,I'm saying on her way to us ofcourse she gotta have to check in manila airport then she can get the cfo sticker....call the cfo at the aiport and make sure it won't take long to have it,get a flight that has enuf time to lay over in.manila,that way she can get it there while waiting for her plane..save ur money & time,I understnd u.

Ladyinred

well is it worth the risk?

flight to USA east coast it about $1000 or maybe a little less

that is a lot of hard earned money

i will make 100% sure that my wife has EVERYTHING needed before i buy her plane ticket

if not i mite end up paying for 2 $1000 tickets , which i think is a bad plan.

good luck

piglett

i'm sure everything will be fine. good luck!

well i sure hope so but we will see.

can my wife do her medical in 1 day if she gets there early enough?

thanks

piglett

got a march 14th interview date in Manila

i hope this goes well

piglett

well everything is sent , not sure how long they will hang onto the packet till they send it to Manila but they have everything they asked for.

anyone still left ?? CanadaLove how about an update

piglett

Hi Piglett! Glad to see I'm not the only one left out of our group still at NVC.

the thing that sucks is i only live about an hour & 20 min. from where there they are processing all of this.

how i wish i could have just showed up & handed them the goods & said ..........."is this all you need from me?"

take care

piglett

well my wife & i still at the NVC stage

they want her birth certificate & our marriage certificate printed on some special paper.

i didn't know anytging about this till i called them a couple of days ago

my wife is rounding the documents up & our pals at fedex will get some more of my hard earned cash

what a journey

piglett

Might want to check out the Nurse Multistate Compact. She might be able to get licensed in Texas (Much Easier Path)...

And then transfer her license to New Hampshire. They are both in the compact.

Just a thought.

Regards,

Doug

i thought about going through another state but the results for the CGFNS will be ready about the time my wife arrives

(i hope)

thanks

piglett

What's the best thing I should do, wait til I get my EAD or GC? [/b]

i guess going back tomorrow & hitting her in the head with a club is out of the question???

good luck

piglett

There are plenty of good ones out there but you have to dig for them.

even a bad woman wants a good man so the trick is to see the flags before you make a big WHOOPS

piglett

For the SSN, did she check off on the DS-230 to be assigned one? If she did and it works, she should have an SSN and card within three weeks of arriving.

the problem is if the CGFNS sends their results to the state nursing board the nursing board then wants a SS#

if my wife still isn't here then i can't provide them with a SS# & if that is the case then the nursing board will throw everything from the CGFNS in the trash & then we have to start all over again which takes 6 months : (

thanks

piglett

look Singed you have to get your head straight & move on with your life!!!

first off loose the stupif facebook account , that rag is nothing but drama & you have had plenty already.

second you need to take steps to rebuild your life. you & I both know that house just doesn't fit

so i myself would walk away & rent for a while.this will give you a chance to pile up cash & also regroup.

the price of houses is going down not up so in a few years after you are on solid ground again

you will be able to buy another house. a person with a big house payment doesn't have a house the house has them !!

i heard soo many good things about Pinays before i married one

my wife is very tight with her money & doesn't like flashy clothes or anything like that.

now her sister who is 1 year older spends money like it is water

the last time my sister inlaw was sent money so she could pay the fees so she could take the bar exam in Manila

she went to the mall , went shopping , & got a smart phone

two pinays both from the same family & yet they are SOOOOOOOO different

you already know you ended up with a bad one this time

next time you will know 10000 times more than you did when you started so maybe in time there is a lady for you.

however rite now you probably need to step to the plate & clean up this whole mess.

i'm not going to call you names (no point in that), you know you made mistakes ( who hasn't??)

however learn from this & next time you will see the red flags, love made you blind.

good luck man

in time the pain will go away

& this wench from hell will be a long lost memory

piglett

It's not really significant. However, my post had been merged from another thread and I was replying to another poster who said something like 'Your post makes my head hurt...' I was attempting to summarize the OP's post

ok, understood

Don't know all about the state requirements there... But, let me tell you the process to get her license

may not be as easy as you are thinking.

I live in Texas (one of the easiest - no English requirement, and no CGFNS).

But,,,

We had still had hoops to jump through.

Transcript evaluation, SSN, Texas Application for license. And,, we were told about a refresher

course requirement for foreign trained nurses 120 hours of Classroom plus 120 hours of Clinical.

After she did the Classroom portion online,,, We called to confirm requirements for the Clinical

Portion,,, We were told,,, Oh that is an old requirement.

Anyway,,,

The NCLEX ended up being the real tough one for her...

1. She had graduated 4 years prior.

2. She had trouble with the Meds and Prioritization. (The Philippine Colleges do not teach so much

about our expensive drug regiments) In addition, our nurses have much more responsibilities then

the nurses do in the Philippines.

After a near passing score in the USA... We decided to have her attended a course in the Philippines

to bridge the knowledge gap. Figured it would be faster with a higher degree of certainty, and the

additional cost would be neutral with her obtaining employment quicker.

Thoughts here being, The USA courses are generally for US trained Nurses. The Philippine NCLEX courses

are designed specifically to bridge the gap between the Philippine Nursing Education and the NCLEX test.

After the first 6 weeks of a 12 week course, we decided to attempt the NCLEX since she was eligble

to retake the test. She passed the NCLEX in Manila (End of March this year), had her Texas license

(Mid April) and had her first job offer 2 weeks after that.

ps... You and/or your wife can PM to this account if there is any questions.

Regards,

Doug

we have already started CGFNS because that is what new hampshire requires.

the thing is once the results are in the clock starts ticking & after (i think 90 days)

if she doesn't have her SS# (like she is still in PI) we have to start the whole CGFNS all over again

so if i could give them the ITIN# maybe that would stop them from throwing the results of the CGFNS in the trash.

i'm just trying to cover my @ss

thanks

piglett

do you mean, a itin number for her to file married tax returns,W-7 form it can only be used for tax purposes,you use that itin number on your joint income taxes.WWW.IRS.GOV w-7 form follow instructions where to send it to, you need your ID copy of your marriage certificate, copy of us passport.you can use that number until you get your social security card,when you get your social security card you must call the IRS ITIN department to let them know,1-800-908-9982

YES that's what i mean, sorry if i was unclear. I don't know if it will help but i guess it's worth a try

thanks

piglett

does anyone here know anything about getting an "IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number" ?

here is the link

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf

i heard something about this the other day on the radio

& i see one of the boxes you can check is

"spouse of a U.S. citizen/resident alien"

does anyone know anything about this because it's all new to me. I know my wife can get a SS# once she has been here a couple of weeks however for her credential accreditation (she is a nurse) from the Philippines they are going to want a # for her (normally a SS#) & due to the fact that the timing mite be off her credential review paperwork mite be sent back & then we would have to start it all over again.(another 6 months wait) I'm not trying to break any laws just figure out how i can make the state nursing board,immigration, & the Philippine nursing board all happy all at the same time. thanks for any input piglett

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Taxpayer_Identification_Number

Ok...no offense but the only person you need to blame is yourself! You knew she was evil to you...your mom...and YOUR CHILDREN! Yet when they were ready to deport her you helped her out. I have a philosophy...if someone gets hit by a car I feel sorry for them. If they throw themselves in front of that car they got what they deserved. I was sympathetic until you kept helping and trying to be with that woman. From that point on you're to blame for your misery. Sorry...don't use love as an excuse and make better decisions for your kids!

+1

Just a few pronoun errors. The OP meant that her husband's aunt controls everything, including the OP removal of conditions.

well english isn't her 1st language

it's a clasic power struggle, you will have to submit if you stay living there, that's just how it is

good luck

piglett

Now just waiting for nvc to receive file. But from what im reading it may be a month or so. Are most people from this group done with nvc?

i'm not yet done

piglett

well Gehn after reading all the posts i guess i'll chime in here.

first i'm sure the man you married is a good man .....

however he has been dealing with these crazy people all his life & that is probably why he just does whatever they tell him to do.

now having said that it's still not normal, the people you live with have H-U-G-E control issues !!!!!!!!!!!!

you will need to be very strong

the question i have is how long have you already been in the USA ?

also , are you willing to try something, it mite work & it mite not

i don't really know how many people are living in this mad house with you

however have you tried to do small things that they didn't ask you to do?

you know little things to help them

like bringing a cold drink to your mother inlaw

i know it sounds crazy but these people love playing games .....mind games

so you too can play

just get up one day & put a nice smile on your face

yes it will be fake & you will always know this , but maybe you can in time fool them

use these crazy people to get what you need to get & once your conditions are removed give them another fake smile & pack your bags & go.

if your husband wants to go with you great but i hate to say it but i have to be 100% honest

i don't think he will ever leave these people.

ok enough about that

back to the plan

once you have your fake smile on just start to act like you are the maid

(because that is what these crazy people want from you anyhow)

you know Hollywood has many actors that make a very good living

can you be an actor till your conditions are removed????

i think in the end it will be well well worth it

now if you see any kind of changes in the crazy people (you know them treating you a little better)

then you can really try out your Hollywood acting skills

if you find the aunt & the mother inlaw in the same room

have a talk with them & tell them how sorry you are & that you really want to do better & make them happy

(this is a total lie but you mite be able to get them to think that you are really sorry)

i think that once they start to not see you as any kind of a threat that they will treat you better

you will have to a great actor .....can you play this role?

you can't let anyone know , can you keep this to yourself?

i think that in the end you will see that even though this will be really really hard

in the end it will make you a much stronger person &

you will be able to get what you need to start a new life in the USA

best of luck

piglett