US Embassy / US Visa Thread 11

[Foxyness]

Hi guys please help.. I got my US visa today for a trip sponsored by my company to hawaii, it's a single entry visa with annotation saying its an incentive trip by my company and the date ng trip and honalulu hawaii. The visa will last after 3months. My plan is magextend pa sana sa seattle for another week since 1week ako sa hawaii.. Would that be possible? Or harangin ako sa immigration coz sa annotation nakalagay na honalulu hawaii sya.. 😔 Gusto ko pa sana magpunta ng seattle.. Please help bago pa ko makapagbook ng airfare ticket ko to seattle.

[hayne22]

mga sis, question lang.. hubby and i are planning to apply our 1st us visa sasama namen yung 3yo son namen..5yrs na si hubby sa work kaso lang ako kakastart ko lang this march so hindi pa ako regular..okay lang kayang hindi ko na muna ideclare na may work ako?

[vain_kixie]

having a job will increase your ties and will work for your advantage plus thats the truth. If they ask
for ITR other papers sabihin mo kaka start mo lang last March. All the best to your application.

[hayne22]

^ thanks sis, may chance naman siguro kahit pano diba kase we're travelling as a family naman..my family are here in the PH and hubby's fam is also here..yung mga 2 tita ko and their family lang ang andun so most likely dun kame mag stay..and also yung mom and dad ko may us tourist visa na rin..so baka pwede na kame mag try mag apply..nakakapanghinayang lang pag hindi na approve 21k din yun heheh.

[vain_kixie]

Depende talaga yan sa consul. What I can advice you is, isang tanong isang sagot, less talk less
mistake. And always always be consistent with your answers during the interview. Don't lie but never divulge
too much info. They are lenient naman nowadays compared to the previous years. Pray nalang sis.
Wag kang kabahan. Applying is an experience after all.


Yung Tita ng husband ko ng apply a few weeks go. She's a doctor plus her 19 and turning 21 year old child. Na deny.
Ang labo kasi ng sagot sa interview ha. The Tita went to the US na before. But her answers were super inconsistent. Parang lutang. So please
please just be consistent. Kung anong nakasulat sa application form, yung din dapat ang sagot.

[jpms313]

Sisses, question. Pagbayad ba ng Visa fee sa BPI, kailangan dalin yung passport? Thanks!

[vain_kixie]

yes kailan dala yung passport. They wil get kasi the passport number.

[jpms313]

^Thanks sis vain_kixie

The thing is kasi,  we'll apply as a family, kaya lang my dad works in Saudi Arabia. Dapat sa October kami mag apply pag-uwi niya for vacation. Since 1 month lang vacation niya not enough time to pay then set an appointment habang nandito sya. Pwede kayang, I will just get my dad's complete info sa passport or have him scan it & print ko? Tapos yun present ko sa BPI together with the US Visa deposit slip?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sis, baka mas convenient if sa Saudi na mag-apply Dad mo, since dun naman sya naka-base. Baka mas madali pa dun kasi di ganun kadami applicants. Suggestion lang naman..

[xtine]

^Sis bagaholic_chewy is right.  Tell your dad to apply in Saudi arabia unless merong discrimination ang US embassy doon.  I applied for mine in Singapore, it took only three days for the following:

Tuesday - Payment to bank / application / appointment schedule online
Wednesday - appearance appointment
Thursday - passport with visa was delivered to my place.

[jpms313]

^Thanks sa advice sisses bagaholic & xtine.

Nag-try na kasi yung Dad ko dun many years ago, pero siya lang ang aalis, di kami kasama, kaya lang na-deny.
Gusto sana namin now, sabay na buong family.

I went to the BPI branch na pagbabayaran ko sana. Pwede daw kahit scanned copy. So, problem solved. 

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ ah, good to know pwede pala scanned copy. Good luck sa interview nyo, sis.

[nikki]

I have just booked an appointment for our 7-mo old baby. Crossing fingers we won't have issues getting him a visa. In your experiences, should we confirm that we already bought tickets in case asked by the consul?

[manhattanite]

Sis Nikki, how close was the appointment date you chose to the date you made it?

[nikki]

^sis, hubby and I wanted a Friday, 6:30 am sched. Jul 12 was actually available but I chose July 19 so I won't rush preparing other supporting docs. The earliest available nga was jul 9 and still lots of open slots in July/August. I'm just not sure about the time.. On the 3 dates I looked at, puro early morning sched na Lang.

[nikki]

^^sis, I booked it last night Lang, jul 4

[manhattanite]

Thanks sis    Good luck with your baby's application!

[drag0nfly]

Mga sis, do you think it's better to change my passport to married name before applying for a visa?  Gusto ko sana kasi makapag-set ng appointment this month (for the visa), but the earliest date that I got for updating my passport is August 1 pa.  May cons ba if I'll use my maiden name sa passport? 

[k_heart]

Sis Foxyness, pag ang nakalagay ay Honululu,Hawaii lang na single entry,talagang Hawaii lang
yun kasi may annotation. For clarification, you an always call naman US Embassy.
Yun ang intindi ko sis ha. Kasi dati before ako nag apply ng multiple visa, may Guam trip kami
ng company at may annotation din kami na single entry and Guam. ganun ba sis yung nakalagay
sa visa mo?

[jenger109]

mga sis, saan sa US embassy pwedeng mag report re: falsification of public document/s? ive been googling it, but cant find..