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coldsiren

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #500 on: January 29, 2012, 11:58:31 pm »
@ khat, hayun certificate of enrollment pala tawag dun.
pag dalhin mo na din ng picture nyo na magkasama kyo ng sister mo. kasi nung interview ng mom ko hinanapan sya ng picture nya with my sister. pero for immigrant visa yung interview ng mom ko. para in case hanapan sya ng picture nyong 2 together may mapakita sya.

lingls

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #501 on: January 30, 2012, 09:17:45 am »
Just wanted to share the good news, I got approved. Just waiting for my passport. The consul said it will be delivered in a week! :)

@summer - ano yung mga questions na tinanong ng consul?

dBum

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #502 on: January 30, 2012, 05:42:41 pm »
congrats sis summer!!

magta-try na ulet ako mag-renew after ko ma-deny last september. kamusta ba ang embassy ngayon?

khat

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #503 on: February 01, 2012, 12:15:25 am »
@coldsiren, mom_G, theflygirl- THANK YOU mga sissies! it's a big help :)

another question lang, since ako mag fi-finance ng trip niya, paano ko malalaman kung ano kailangan nila documents sakin? do i have to send it to my sister? and di ba yung first step is to pay the fee sa BPI? may documents ba na kailangan dalhin? at paano malalaman ng embassy na nag bayad na sis ko? hay pasensiya na mga sis, super nangangapa ako

theflygirl

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #504 on: February 01, 2012, 12:43:58 am »
^1st step is to pay for the MRV fee at BPI. Just bring your passport. The passport number will serve as your code in setting up an appointment date online. If you pay over the counter, after a few hours, pwede ka na magset ng date. Pag online payment, parang it'll take a little longer.

irische

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #505 on: February 02, 2012, 11:19:01 pm »
@coldsiren, @theflygirl, and the rest of the sisters...

Mga sis, sorry in advance ha....hassle nanaman ako sa inyo...kasi I have two questions regarding
the payment of MRV as a group and the question sa DS160 form.

a. Mga sis, we are going to apply for a US visa in 2 groups.  Group 1, Me and my sister in law and my niece are going to apply together through VRP.  And  Group 2, My brother and their 3 other kids.  Diba 1st step is to pay the MRV na 140USD per applicant, do we pay as one? 140x7pax=980USD? or do we pay individually?  or pay in groups?  i.e 140*3=420, and the other group 140*4=560.  I know we will pay the peso equivalent for the 140USD.   Since as what sis flygirl said our passport number will serve as our code in setting up an appointment online?  ---- anyone applied in twos or threes? 

b. For DS160 it is stated there Contact person and address in the states.  If wala kaming relatives and we wont be stopping by any friends house..is it okay to write hotel's name and address and contact number?  May nagsulat na ba dito sis nang hotel name sa application nila?

Thank you in advance po...and happy chinese dragon new year.

twinklebell

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #506 on: February 02, 2012, 11:35:18 pm »
Finally, natapos na namin yung requirements (MRV fee, ds160, schedule of appointment).  Appointment namin on Feb15.

May question lang ako, baka may makasagot. :)  My husband and eldest daughter are qualified sa VRP.  But our youngest is a new applicant.  Puede ba namin siya isabay sa appointment nila?  Sa online scheduling naman kasi, parang hindi naman ako tinanong kung VRP din yung dependents.

Thanks in advance. :)

irische

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #507 on: February 02, 2012, 11:52:37 pm »
@twinklebell

sis tanong lang ako ha...when you paid for your MRV fee, did you pay the entire sum for your group?
like one receipt lang? or did isa isa kayong nagpay, like one payment for your husband, one for
your eldest daughter?

And how did you schedule your husband and daughter na magkasabay? may button ba that asks you that? kasi kami tatlo kaming mag VRP eh.  So wondering lang if how we can schedule na same date kami.

Also for DS160 form did you fill it up individually or may continuation if may kasabay na anak? para malaman nila na parang group appointment to?

Thank you ah...

twinklebell

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #508 on: February 03, 2012, 12:37:01 am »
Sa BPI kami nagbayad.  Tig-iisa sila ng receipt kasi, kung tama pagkakaintindi ko, bawat payment nakatali sa isang passport number.  Kaya you have to bring your passport, or at least know the passport number. 

Yung sa DS160, inuna muna namin yung sa husband ko.  Then pagkatapos i-submit, may lalabas kung gagawa pa ng family application para sa ibang questions, retained na yung data. 

Online kami nagpa-schedule nung appointment.  Una again yung sa husband ko.  Tinanong kasi kung qualified for VRP.  Then, may field na tatanungin din kung may dependents ka na i-a-add kaya sila magkakasabay ng appointment.

No prob.  Sana malinaw mga sagot ko. :)

irische

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #509 on: February 03, 2012, 01:41:54 pm »
Thanks sis twinklebell. :D

irische

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #510 on: February 04, 2012, 01:17:48 am »
mga sis, follow up question lang po....to anyone who has answered the DS160 form already....
what did you write sa Given name (First and Middle name)? 

What I mean is, Is middle name my mothers maiden name?  - Ex.  My name is Iris Racquel R. (Ramos) Che, Do I write under Given Name (First and Middle name) Iris Racquel Ramos? Or just Iris Racquel?

Thank you.   

estellebunyi

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #511 on: February 04, 2012, 10:31:33 am »
hi..what is port of entry? what if marami places to visit like los angeles, san francisco, houston, texas, corpus christi,texas..i am not sure kasi if ano unahin ko..depends kasi sa airlines.. wala kasi direct flight from manila to corpus christi..mostly manila to los angeles then los angeles to houston muna then via land lang to go to corpus christi..meron din manila to new york then new york to otehr city in the states...pero not sure din if los angeles muna mag stay.. please help..thanks

mama squeak!

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #512 on: February 04, 2012, 03:15:36 pm »
^Port of entry means the first place where you will be entering the US. That is where you will have to clear immigration and customs. In your example, LA will be your port of entry. You go through immigration and clear your bags through customs before going on to your connecting domestic flight, Corpus Christi in Texas.

Lady Czarina

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #513 on: February 04, 2012, 06:47:59 pm »
uso pa ba ang chaperon ngayon??like what if i go with my famous relative and i'll use her name as ties ko dito sa pinas? i'm 26, single, i don't have a good employment history kaka lay off lang samin last month, not enough money in the bank para mapakita sa consul, i have super daming relatives in the US to support me. My aunt plan nya is fixed marriage, crazy right? wala ako balak, anong pwede kong gawin or i apply para makakuha ng Visa?? thanks mga sis, i tried to backread pero ang nababasa ko kasi is renewals or married na eh..

coldsiren

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #514 on: February 04, 2012, 07:18:00 pm »
^^ usually ties sa pilipinas ay immediate family like parents, spouse and children. sila lang yung considered ties dito. yung job di rin ganun kalaking ties, kasi yung friend ko mga 7 years na sa employer nya yet di sya nabigyan ng visa kasi weak ties daw. kasi buong family nya nasa US na. ako nakakuha ng visa less than 2 years pa lang ako sa employer ko pero yung parents ko based pa dito sa pilipinas. drama ko nun dadalawin ko sa US sister ko.
nung interview ko, may late 50s to early 60s na lola na ang reason nya ay chaperon sya mga apo nya. kasi mag mimigrate na yung grandchildren nya. di daw masundo ng anak nya kasi nasa US na at nagtratrabaho. di sya binigyan ng visa kasi not enough ties daw dito. wala na kasi syang  husband at married na din yung isang anak pa nya. sabi sa kanya ng consul, they could make arrangements with the airline to help/assist her grandchildren during their flight.
yung kwento naman ng friend ko na di nakakuha ng visa, yung tita nya nung nag apply ng visa sabi sasamahan yung elderly relative nila na US citizen bumalik ng US. tinanong sya ng consul paano naka uwi ng pilipinas yung elderly relative nya, sinabi inaassist lang sa airline, denied sya.
yung money sa bank, usually naman di hinahanap yan. personally, wala pa akong kilala na hinanapan ng consul ng documents like bank statements, certificate of employment etc. dinadala lang yung documents in case hanapin ng consul.
you can try using the chaperon excuse but i don't think that works. but thats just my opinion. good luck.

@coldsiren, mom_G, theflygirl- THANK YOU mga sissies! it's a big help :)

another question lang, since ako mag fi-finance ng trip niya, paano ko malalaman kung ano kailangan nila documents sakin? do i have to send it to my sister? and di ba yung first step is to pay the fee sa BPI? may documents ba na kailangan dalhin? at paano malalaman ng embassy na nag bayad na sis ko? hay pasensiya na mga sis, super nangangapa ako

about the documents, you just have to prepare them and send them to your sister thru mail (if you can). yung sa akin kasi pinaemail ko na lang sa sister ko yung documents about my petition (my sister petitioned our family to go there but that's annother story) baka kasi tanungin ako about that. send her documents like your certificate of employment, affidavit of support, saka proof na US citizen ka na ngayon. kailangan kasi makita nila na capable ka of shouldering the expenses of your sisters' US trip. pinadalhan din ako ng sister ko ng resume nya kasi hindi ko masyadong maintindihan yung work nya. di ko naman pwedeng sabihin na manager sya kasi masyadong vague yun. pati yung list ng mga naging address nya sa US at kung gaano sya katagal tumira dun pinadala nya sa akin. hiningi ko yun kasi kailangan familiar ako sa ginagawa nya dyan kasi baka tanungin ng consul yun. i tried to memorize all of that for the interview. kaso walang tinanong about that sa akin. pero nung visa interview ng mom ko tinanong sya about that kasi pamigrate sya sa US nun. sa mom ko din hinanap yung picture nila ng sister ko kaso wala syang dinala na picture kasi nakalimutan namin maghanda ng picture nila. 

hindi ko rin kasi alam kung ano ba talaga yung dadalhin nung interview ko, dinala ko lang lahat ng documents na pwede kong dalhin to prove na magiging tourist ako dun at di magtratrabaho. kahit yung niresearch ko about our cruise dinala ko kasi nilagay ko sa form na mag cruise kami ng sister ko.

as for the citizenship of my sister, sa US kasi sya pinanganak so feeling ko wala na akong kailangan pa para iprove yung legality of her stay there.  kaya wala akong dinala pero sana dinala ko na din yung birth certificate nya. buti na lang hindi hinanap sa akin yan. although maganda kung magdala yung sister mo ng birth certificate nyong 2 to prove that the 2 of you are siblings.

yung bank documents sa akin na yung hinanda ko kasi sponsored ako ng mom ko, yung hinanda ko na bank certificate joint account kami ng mom ko.
 
alam ko na ngayon na kulang kulang yung mga dala kong documents kasi certificate of employment, nbi clearance, bank certificate, notice`of action (for the petition), car registration lang yata yung dinala ko na pwedeng hanapin sa akin ng consul. bago ng interview ko, gumawa kami ng calendar ng sister ko ng mga possible activities namin during my 5 week vacation. para pagtinanong ako ng consul smooth yung pagsagot ko kung ano yung gagawin ko sa US at kung saan ako pupunta sa US. maswerte lang ako kasi walang hinanap na document sa akin.

di ko na alam yung 1st step sa pagkuha ng visa. yung 1st step ko kasi noon yung pagsagot ng form at pagkuha ng interview schedule. yung payment kasi nung time ko dapat 48 hours before the interview yung payment. yung old form kasi yung ginamit ko. i tried reviewing the new procedure for my other sister that needs to renew her US visa pero naguluhan ako.

sana bago makagraduate ng college yung sister mo makakuha na sya ng US visa. kasi parang masmahirap makakuha ng visa pag working na sya at kung makakuha man sya ng visa mahirap din mag leave sa office pag may work na sya. hindi nya masusulit yung pamasahe nya pag sandali lang sya sa US. ako kasi 5 weeks lang last year yung vacation ko coz of my work. sobrang kulang yung vacation ko. hindi naman kami araw araw na kakaalis ng sister at mom ko noon kasi may work yung sister ko at yung mom ko bagong salta lang dun kaya di nya pa alam masyado yung mga pwede naming puntahan.
« Last Edit: February 04, 2012, 07:57:56 pm by coldsiren »

clueless

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #515 on: February 04, 2012, 08:00:14 pm »
^^ i agree with coldsiren. Sa pilipinas at sa kapwa pilipino kang ata gumagana yang chaperone na yan if s/he is famous.

The first time i applied for a visa was in 2006 lang. I was with my dad (mom already had a visa) and my "famous" sister. Di lang basta relative ha, sister ko.

Sabay sabay kami sa consul. My sister was interviewed first then my dad then me. First time namin ng dad ko pala.

When i was asked why i was travelling without my husband, sabi ko walang VL pa siya cos he's new lang don sa company niya. Then i was asked why i would still travel without my husband. Sabi ko kasi my dad is old, he wants to see the US before he dies. He will get lost if he travels alone so he needs someone to be with him, not to mention he's a bit deaf. Nabigyan kami ng visa na multiple 5 years. Walang tinanong or comment na kahit ano relating to my sister so i dont think it would have made any difference if we went with or without her.

But if you want to try, ok lang pa din. There's no harm in trying. Who knows, baka mag-work. Good luck.

Lady Czarina

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #516 on: February 04, 2012, 08:12:59 pm »
^hmm.. thanks sis.. so erase erase na ang chaperon churva na yan.. kapag na approve ba ng tourist visa malaki na ang chance pag nag apply as immigrant?or ano bang tawag para makapag work sa US? (besides di nya alam balak ko yun baka batukan ako..haha)

coldsiren

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #517 on: February 04, 2012, 08:30:07 pm »
^^ working visa? mahirap yata kumuha nun. my friend tried doing that. pero dahil hindi naman special skill yung hawak nya di sya nakakuha ng working visa. feeling ko yun ang dahilan bakit di na sya makakuha ng visa sa US at canada. kasi nag work sya sa US using a tourist visa tapos nag paextend pa sya ng tourist visa kasi umaasa sya na makakuha ng working visa sa US.
if you plan to work there and if you're skilled why not look for a job that would take you to the US. kesa naman sa magwork ka dun at may possibility pa na maging tnt ka dun.

Lady Czarina

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #518 on: February 04, 2012, 08:52:44 pm »
no not working visa.. i'm really sorry sis ha at talagang nag search pa ko.. parang permanent resident na ko don?if my tourist visa expires at bumalik ako dito pinas, next time ano ang pwede ko na iapply para naman makapag stay and work na din? i really think i need to check kung anong pwede kong applyan para maayos ko na to.. thanks so much sis!!

coldsiren

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Re: US Embassy/US Visa (Thread 9)
« Reply #519 on: February 04, 2012, 09:10:42 pm »
^^kung hindi working visa, are you talking about getting an immigrant visa? kasi pag yun ang visa mo pwede kang maging resident at makapag work pa dun. papetition ka sa family mo or fiance. 

 

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