Robert87

If she sends a US cell phone to you then she will have to pay international roaming which is too expensive.

Get internet at your home and then get:

1 MagicJack, $20 per year, needs a computer

2 NetTalk Duo, $100 per year, no computer needed

3 Vonage, $360 per year, no computer needed

These are the cheapest options. Each will give you a US based phone number in the Philippines.

thank you very much for the response, i will go search about the nettalk duo, and vonage. i do have internet connection at home, its just that we sort of want to feel like we were just so near to each other that we can text and send messages or call whereever we go. thanks again

FYI there was an outbreak of measles in the PHilippines, please read this thread http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/05/c_13678013.htm

i did....

thanks

Why is this posted in the K-1 fiancee visa forum... it certainly is not a K-1 visa topic

moving thread to PI regional

my bad.. i dont know how to move this to the regional forum btw, any idea?

you better talk to your wife about it. we cannot advice you anything unless you have something related to this forum. talk to your wife dude.

hi guys,

my girlfriend ( USC) and I ( alien,lol) is trying to figure out how we can communicate more than we used to be. shes on verizon as her mobile provider. we are trying to figure out is there is a possibility for her to have another line and send it here to the philippines so we can communicate in cheaper way. is that possible? tell me more if you have any suggestions or promos you know about verizon international calls. the network provider i have is Smart Wireless. ,heres what she wants just to clear it even more. she is currently on verizon mobile as netwrok provider, by may of this year her contract ends, now she wants to know if there it is possible to get me an extension line and send it to me here in philippines and when i am in the states, i could just switch to a new plan under the same network provider. I am sorry if my explaination is not that clear. network providers and promos here in my country are different from the USA. please help for those who know. thank you

lovelots,

robert

hello,

i have a question. is credit card interest in the USA are quoted per annum or per month?

ill try to give an exmaple, and please let me know if my computation and understanding is correct..

say, my total credit card bill is 3,000.00 USD. and it has a 20% interest rate( assuming that 20% is per annum), so my computed total balance + interest rate is 3,600. and if i decided to have it in 24 months term, ( 3,000 + 20%+20%= 4,200 ( is my computation correct?)

and if so my minimum monthly bill is 175 dollars, ( 4,200 divided by 24 months). is this correct computation?

im just so curious and i cant find a sample computation of credit card bills in the USA. and please enlighten me if the interest rates are on monthly or yearly basis.. thanks...

to the moderator: i know i posted this on the wrong forum. please move it to the appropriate forum. thanks

my fiancee is coming here to meet me and my family. not to get marry. this is her first visit though....

hi guys,

my fiancee will arrived on the first week of february here in the Philippines. my questions are

1. does she needs to go to the embassy for that matter as soon as she arrives here?

2. what vaccinations should she get before leaving? she asked me that. and i told her, I have no idea what vaccinations she got. I already told her that whatever vaccinations you got are perfectly fine..please help. thanks

I am totally sorry.my bad.. i am so sorry.. i admit it. it was an honest mistake.. i do not mean to misled him.. so sorry..to all and to the OP.

I pray that this 2011 will be promising to all of us. I wish you all good health, prosperity, more love,and Happiness.... Have a great one VJ members!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers!!!

Robert

ya know, you don't need to have a lifestyle that requires changing to get/live with hemorrhoids. Having chronic irregular bowel movements or even just pregnancy can cause them.

forgive me if my statement was so broad, if i may be more specific, an increase in the intra abdominal pressure increases the tendency of the hemorrhoids to get worst. eating healthy, increasing bulk in the diet, abdominal exercise, a more predictable non -restraint bowel movement, and increase fluid intake may decrease the hemorrhoids and prevent it from becoming worst. it is therefore inevitable for women who are pregnant. but that does not mean, all pregnant women get hemorrhoids. . Increasing the muscles of the abdominal helps to decrease the hemorrhoids, a hot sitz bath is recommended if it sores and become swollen. Kegels exercise tightens the external ####### sphincter muscles. hope its clearer now.. happy new year.

My fiance has a small Almoranas/Hemorrhoid, about the size of a marble, can this cause her to fail her medical? Will they tell her to have it treated and then come back for another medical? I know Almoranas/Hemorrhoids are common, in my opinion, it should not cause her to fail her medical, but we do not want to take any chances.

its not a communicable disease. and its not even treatable. she just have to modify lifestyle and if its getting in her way, have it cut by a surgeon. so i say. it will never cause her to fail on the medical. by the way. i am a nurse.

k1 visa questions..please help

please help me with these forms..

I-129f questions..

1.under part a, number 10. my citizenship was acquired through ( check one).. my fiancee was born in the USA

so obviously she will have to tick Birth in the US. but below that, theres that space which state: Give number of

certificate, date and place it was issued. , does that phrase intended for her as she was born in the USA or

for those who acquired through naturalization? Check "Birth in U.S." and put "N/A" in the other space.

2. on part b. information about your alien fiance, number 15, phone number. , I dont have

a home phone number. but I have a cellphone number. can i put my cellphone number instead? or it should be

a telephone number. and if i dont have one, is it ok to put none? Put your cell-phone number. It's very unlikely that you will be called, but just in case.

3. part b. number 16. if your fiancee native alphabet uses other roman letters, write his or her name

and address .blah blah.. , since it doesnt apply to me, i just put N/A? am i right? Yes

4. part b. number 18. i dont think the space is enough. and i learned i can actually attached another sheet of

paper for that. my question is, can i put " please refer to attached sheet of paper entitled, Part B. 18". on the space

provided for part b18?. and another important question, what exactly the phrase mean, "describe the circumstances

under which you met? i know it should not be a love story right? coz, it did not ask for how we fell in love, so

if you can help me on how to basically answer it, please... We were high-school sweethearts, we met through a mutual friend, We met in a Yahoo chatroom, FaceBook, etc., we met while I/she was attending university in my/her country...just state how you met. What they don't want to see is that you met through someone arranging marriages, etc. to provide immigration benefits or anything else of the sort.

5. part d. daytime telephone number, my fiancee has no telephone number. she got a cellphone. so is it okay if she

puts her cellphone number instead of a telephone number? YES, BTW, a cellphone is a telephone and thus a cell-phone number is a telephone number. I provide my cell-phone number all of the time because it's the easiest and best way to contact me.

6. part d. email address: is this case sensitive? like, i should write the email address as it is, or, it doesnt matter? It normally doesn't matter but all lower or all upper-case is more common to see.

7. part e. signature of person preparing form., if other than above., since its my fiancee who is gonna fill it up,

shoudl we leave it blank or put N/A on those blanks provided? Put N/A, so they know that the "preparer" didn't just forget to fill-in and sign their part.

g325A (to be fill up by the US citizen)

1.G-325A. i just want to clarify, its G-325A and not the G325? correct? because when i browse the uscis website,

it has alot of g-325 forms. theres g325, g325a, g325b-g325c. so im just making sure, that its G-325A both for me

and my fiancee? correct?> Form G-325A, as stated on page 3, section 6a of the form I-129F instructions.

2. what is file number? besides the box Citizenship/nationality? my fiancee is american, does she needs to fill that

up, or we should put there N/A? im guessing that is Alient Identification number, am i correct? if so, we should leave

it blank right since my fiancee is the USC, and even on my g325a, i should leave that blank still since, i dont have

one right? Your are correct, place N/A for your fiancee and NONE for you.

3. name of father, my fiancee's dad died long time ago, but her mom remarried, who should be put on the form?

the step dad? or the biological dad? If she was adopted by her stepfather then use his name, otherwise use the name of her biological father.

4. if it is the biological dad, under the space where it says " city and county of residence of the father", is it okay

to put Deceased? coz hes dead already.. Yes, DECEASED is the proper response.

5. on the part where it states : this form is submitted in connection for :, then there are selections like,

naturalization, status of permanent resideny, and Others. which one should my fiancee tick? Check "other" and then type "K-1 Visa".

6. i heard some rumors about signing the g325a., what should it be? shoudl my american fiancee sign it or not? Yes, she signs it to attest that the information is correct.

G325A ( to be fill up by the Alien Fiance)

1. the space for my dad's city and country of birth is not enough. can I abbreviate? if not? would u mind telling me

how will i be able to attached another sheet in this regard? Creat a continuation sheet and place the information there. I had to do the same for my G-325A.

2. under applicant's residence last five years,: the space provided is not enough. how can i attached another sheet? With a paper clip? , hehe, sorry.... I created a continuation sheet and since the blocks are not numbered and letter used the section heading in BOLDFACE and referred them to my own numbering scheme on the continuation sheet. Such as "FATHER'S City and Country of Residence" 1a, "MOTHER'S City and Country of Residence" 1b. On the form G-325A I put "see Continuation Sheet, 1A", etc.

3. on the part where it states : this form is submitted in connection for :, then there are selections like,

naturalization, status of permanent resideny, and Others. which one should Itick ( i am the beneficiary btw)? Check "Other" and type "K-1 Visa"

4. shoudl I sign the g325a or not? YES, sign it to attest that the information you provided is correct.

5. i was reading some forums, and they said, the g325a is four pages? how come the one i downloaded in the

uscis is only two page?. did i download the wrong form? or there were changes? please help 2 pages is correct. The form with 4 pages was the old form.

6. do i need to print the page 2 of the g325a? thats the instruction. there nothign to fill up on that part actually,

just informations like what is the purpose of this form, privacy act notice and paperword reduction act. and do i

need to send that page 2 along with my i-129f form? or just the first part of the form? I did not send the page 2. I'm normally fairly OCD but I really don't believe they need the back side of a form that they see hundreds of times in a day. Up to you though.

I'll let someone else pick up from here... wife's calling me

hey thank u so very much. you all are very helpful to me...

Hi! I just sent you a PM! Hope it helps.

Regards,

Connie

thanks, I received it.. thank u so very much.. ITR means Income Tax Return(s).

So just don't do it. Print some example screen shots of chat logs and screen shots of a page or two of actual chat text per month, spread over time. If it all ads up to more than about 20-25 pages, cut back and spread out the time more. The object is to show an example of how and how frequently you communicate, not publish your memoirs.

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thanks, i appreciate your response sir.

Use common sense & ask yourself if you think an officer is going to sit & read 50 to 10,000 pages of chatting. These things mean almost nothing & could even be faked. This info is a total waste of time , material & effort. It will go in the trash.

Use your effort to convey your relationship in a meaningful, useful manner for the best chance of success.

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thanks,,,,,,

Have you checked out the example forms ? they are pretty good at helping to fill out the forms.

yes I did. and thanks, some of my queries where answered from there. but some which were very specific were not listed. thanks.. merry christmas!!!

k1 visa questions..please help

please help me with these forms..

I-129f questions..

1.under part a, number 10. my citizenship was acquired through ( check one).. my fiancee was born in the USA

so obviously she will have to tick Birth in the US. but below that, theres that space which state: Give number of

certificate, date and place it was issued. , does that phrase intended for her as she was born in the USA or

for those who acquired through naturalization?

2. on part b. information about your alien fiance, number 15, phone number. , I dont have

a home phone number. but I have a cellphone number. can i put my cellphone number instead? or it should be

a telephone number. and if i dont have one, is it ok to put none?

3. part b. number 16. if your fiancee native alphabet uses other roman letters, write his or her name

and address .blah blah.. , since it doesnt apply to me, i just put N/A? am i right?

4. part b. number 18. i dont think the space is enough. and i learned i can actually attached another sheet of

paper for that. my question is, can i put " please refer to attached sheet of paper entitled, Part B. 18". on the space

provided for part b18?. and another important question, what exactly the phrase mean, "describe the circumstances

under which you met? i know it should not be a love story right? coz, it did not ask for how we fell in love, so

if you can help me on how to basically answer it, please...

5. part d. daytime telephone number, my fiancee has no telephone number. she got a cellphone. so is it okay if she

puts her cellphone number instead of a telephone number?

6. part d. email address: is this case sensitive? like, i should write the email address as it is, or, it doesnt matter?

7. part e. signature of person preparing form., if other than above., since its my fiancee who is gonna fill it up,

shoudl we leave it blank or put N/A on those blanks provided?

g325A (to be fill up by the US citizen)

1.G-325A. i just want to clarify, its G-325A and not the G325? correct? because when i browse the uscis website,

it has alot of g-325 forms. theres g325, g325a, g325b-g325c. so im just making sure, that its G-325A both for me

and my fiancee? correct?>

2. what is file number? besides the box Citizenship/nationality? my fiancee is american, does she needs to fill that

up, or we should put there N/A? im guessing that is Alient Identification number, am i correct? if so, we should leave

it blank right since my fiancee is the USC, and even on my g325a, i should leave that blank still since, i dont have

one right?

3. name of father, my fiancee's dad died long time ago, but her mom remarried, who should be put on the form?

the step dad? or the biological dad?

4. if it is the biological dad, under the space where it says " city and county of residence of the father", is it okay

to put Deceased? coz hes dead already..

5. on the part where it states : this form is submitted in connection for :, then there are selections like,

naturalization, status of permanent resideny, and Others. which one should my fiancee tick?

6. i heard some rumors about signing the g325a., what should it be? shoudl my american fiancee sign it or not?

G325A ( to be fill up by the Alien Fiance)

1. the space for my dad's city and country of birth is not enough. can I abbreviate? if not? would u mind telling me

how will i be able to attached another sheet in this regard?

2. under applicant's residence last five years,: the space provided is not enough. how can i attached another sheet?

3. on the part where it states : this form is submitted in connection for :, then there are selections like,

naturalization, status of permanent resideny, and Others. which one should Itick ( i am the beneficiary btw)?

4. shoudl I sign the g325a or not?

5. i was reading some forums, and they said, the g325a is four pages? how come the one i downloaded in the

uscis is only two page?. did i download the wrong form? or there were changes? please help

6. do i need to print the page 2 of the g325a? thats the instruction. there nothign to fill up on that part actually,

just informations like what is the purpose of this form, privacy act notice and paperword reduction act. and do i

need to send that page 2 along with my i-129f form? or just the first part of the form?

chat conversations questions:

1. Do i need to print all chatlogs we have? im guessing not, so, how do i basically choose what to print for our

chat log.?

2. do you think, it would be okay if i print my chatlogs back to back? coz, it would totally save more papers?

3. we communicate in four different ways, that is YM messenger, Gmail, Skype, and Phone. now my question about

yahoo messenger chatlogs,, im just curious, is Notepad where the mychatlog was the default program acceptable ?

4. can print screen of my fiancee and my relatives be of use as proof of on going relationship? there was one time,

when we were chatting and it was my moms birthday, when all of my relatives where in the house, and i decided to

introduced her to them, so i did and did a print screen for every person she chatted? like there were 10 of them.

5. Gmail phone. : i am actually calling my fiancee via internet, that is for free via gmail. gmail assigned a local US

number to me. i knew this because my fiancee told me so that everytime i call, my number shows a local number.

the only glitch is, i can only make outgoing calls, but she cannot call me .. can i basically use this as proof? it shows

the call record history actually.

6.skype: i have no idea how to print my chatlogs in skype. the only way i can do it, is to do print screen of the

conversation and thats it. if someone can help me out on this,.. i would be so happy to know.

hotel receipts:

1. shoud the name under the receipt both of us? or should only be her name?

pictures;

1. how many pictures should i attached to it? and how should be the presentation of the pic? i learned that

we should put captions on every picture, is that true?

ff up question: i am planning to just paste the picture in a bond paper, and write the caption manually, is that okay?

2. under k1 visa guide in this website, there it was written this; The following items will not typically show proof of having met in the last two years however will show proof of an ongoing relationship: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also)

my question is, what do you mean, YOU CAN EDIT personaly info in chat? because, as far as gmail chat logs, I cannot edit it . how should one supposed to

edit a chat conversation?

just a clarification: the Affidavit of support will not be send along with the I-129f right? that is correct right? because,

its the one that my fiancee( USC) should send directly to me for my interview, am i right?

3. under the k1 visa guide, what to send to your fiancee once the i-129f noa2 arrived: am i right to assume that,

my fiancee's should make another letter of intent, the same content from the one she sent with i-129f, just that the date

of the letter is much more closer to the date of the interview, right?

4. questions about copy of remittances: we actually have no remittances, my fiancee added me to her credit card as an

extension. and I dont often use it but i have tried using it couple of times already, could it be use as a proof

of support? I dont use it that often because I am not comfortable asking for help to her in terms of money, its just that

our culture dictates that men should be the provider of the family. I am not saying shes richer than me, but I can

basically provide everything I want to buy as my own expense.

questions regarding the I-134 form.

1. number 3 question under RELATIONSHIP to SPONSOR: should she write Fiance? if not, what else could

she should be writing there?

2. number 7. question, I am emplored as or engaged in the business of___________. the underneath there a phrase

Type of Business. then it says " With _________ then underneath there a phrase says: Name of Concern)

we dont know what to put on that part. hers a background, my fiancee works as a 911 operator in her county.

so what should we supposed to write under the type of business, and whose name should be under the Name of Concern?

3. on the part where it states: I derived an anual income of... what shes supposed to wirte there is her latest ITR income right?

4. how many tax years should shell be attaching to the form i-134? isnt it 3 tax pay years?

5. is she also gonna need to attached her 6 recent pay stubs ? or atleast send it to me? will that be needed?

6. will she also need a letter coming from her employer? is that needed? and will it be needed on the interview?

7.below the statement : i derived an anual income blah blah, states these following:

I have on deposit in saving bank in the united states : $_______

I have other personal property , reasonable value of which is $_____

I have stocks and bonds with the following markt value, as indicated on the attached list

which i certify true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief $____________

i have life insurance in the sum of $______________

with a cash surrender value of $ ______________

I own real estate value of $ ________

with morgtgage, or other encumbrances thereon amounting to $ _______

which is located at ________________________________-

now my question is, what should we put there say we dont have all those on the list above? should we just leave it blank?

on item number 10. I have submitted a visa petition to USCS on behalf of the following person, - should she put my name under that? or whats that supposed to mean by the way?

on item number 11. regarding intent to make specific contribution to the support of the person named in item 3., what should she tick? intend or do not intend?

last question on form i134. should it be notarized before she send it to me? or not?

i think these will be all for now.lol.. i hope someone with a good heart help me answer everything...

merry christmas everyone...

thanks in advance...

okay, so here is my problem. i am printing my chat conversations right now. my biggest problem is,just for one chat conversation, would actually amount to 50 pages, as the minimum. and knowing that, that is only for 1 day. now, if we have to print it all, like from sepember 2010 until december. you multiply that 50 pages, thats more or less the paper ill be needing. no kidding. 50 pages is the minimum length of our conversation. i just checked each and every date. will this be a problem? i dont want to send more than 10,000 or more pages of chat conversation. please help me with this..

thanks guys, i now know , where to file the I-129f. thanks alot..

guys, if we are going to go for a k1 visa. where should my fiancee send the i-129f? she lives in lousiana.. can you please give me the address, and what service center our application be process? i have no idea. please help me.....

Your visa will expire six months after the medical. If you don't use it, you start the process over from the beginning. If you're not ready to come to the USA, don't get the medical or have the interview until you're ready. Generally the K1 is from about 6-8 weeks faster from filing to interview but that's only one consideration.

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thanks for the information sir. merry christmas

Thank you so much, I'm from another province thou, I already asked from our municipal hall in here and they said it'll take me yeah 10 days, I've been doing all my reading and research so far I know what to do but I'm not just sure about his short period of saty here in Phil.

Do I still need to get a CENOMAR for my fiancee thou he's citizen of U.S.? hmm.. don't they need his Naturalization cert. and the affidavit from US embassy here in Phil? Thank you for your infos. it's well appreciated, oh, it'll be great if I can really apply in quezon I was thinking about that but I'm only from the neighboring province. God bless.

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The cenomar for your foreign fiance is actually civil registrar specific, i mean. not all of them requires one, but some does. and yES, EVEN if hes US citizen, he can get a Cenomar. as to your question regarding if you can apply to quezon city. That I do not know. Because, according to the Philippine law, you can only apply for a marriage license to where you or your husband to be habitually resides. and one requirements of queZOn CITY is either both or just one of the parties are resident of quezon city. they will need to ask for a resident certificate from the head of your subdivision, and brgy certificate, Community tax and others to prove that you are a resident of the city.

and, If I may suggest, if you can find a way to apply in quezon cit for your marriage license even if youre not from there, you might face some administrative charges and alot of questioning from the consul

Hello,

My brother is currently employed by a US company under a J1 in NYC. He started as an intern with them for his master's degree from France and got extended another 6 months. If I don't mistake, the total duration of his J1 is 1 year. From what he told me, he cannot renew the J1 as he graduated and is not student anymore.

His employer in the US would like to keep him, and agreed to cover some of the fees that would be required to get a H1B visa.

Would anyone know what is the procedure to switch from J1 to H1B? How long would it take, what are the first necessary steps??

His J1 expires in March. I am afraid the timing is real short, but I thought I would ask for some advice...

Thanks!!! I would appreciate any feedback!

Merry Xmas!!

Faustine

merry xmas too. i am not sure about this, but as far as i know, its the employer who will work the papers for your brother . they will have to be the one applying for H1b for your brother. . please double check what ive said on www.uscis.gov.

I'm from a province but can we also do the licensing in Manila? Thank you in advance and looking forward to all the replies. God bless everyone.

the law of the philippine states, you must apply where you habitually reside,since you are the filipino citz. and he's a foreinger.