US Visa Thread 12

[sonia62]

@snowflakes08 thanks sis. Nalilito kasi ako. Sa website kasi ng embassy first step is payment. So pwede pala na ds160 muna unahin

[juliaroberts]

hi!!! ano po ba yung national identification number? kailangan bang sagutan yun? thank you 

Sis, we dont have a national identification number.

[helloeveryone]

question: how many times can i change my appointment date?

[Chubby_cheeks]

^ wag ka na papalit palit ng schedule, baka mahirapan ka kumuha ulit kung pwd man.  Ang luwag pa naman ng embassy ngayon, 10 years kami kaagad without even opening our files.

[merian]

QQ, meron ba dito na nagfill out ng form ng DS-160 pero hindi lumabas yung tanong kung ilang years na sa company na pinagwoworkan. Nakita ko sa ibang DS-160 na meron siya, pero ako wala, tas pati educational background wala rin lumabas sa DS-160 ko.

[bagaholic_chewy]

Ganun talaga, sis. Sa husband ko din, me work history and education. Sa akin, wala. Pero wala naman naging problem sa interview. Approved naman kami pareho..

[merian]

Thanks sis @snowflakes08 and @bagaholic_chewy. Paranoid much lang. Inulet ko nga eh, wala talaga.

Ay wait... may isa pa pala. Hindi rin lumabas sakin yung pages na may question na:

Do you belong to a clan or tribe? at
Have you traveled to any countries within the last five years?

Meron din bang nakaexperience dito na hindi yan lumabas? I asked my teammate na kakasagot lang din ng DS-160 meron daw lumabas na ganun sa kanya. Ang weird. Hopefully this will not affect my application.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ walang lumabas na question about travel history sa akin, which worried me din kasi I believe I have a good travel history, and naisip ko na sayang if di maconsider. Kay husband, lumabas ang question and he was able to enumerate the countries we've been to the past five years, pinagkasya na lang nya sa space provided. Then again, nabigyan naman din ako ng visa so I guess ganun lang talaga.

[merian]

^Thanks for the info.

So pati pala sa DS-160, depende rin ang follow up questions based sa mga sagot. Yung iba understandable, pero yung iba weird lang at may naoommit. Bakit kaya ganun? Haist. Dagdag pakaba! hehe.

[featherduster*]

Hi girls It's my first time to apply for a US Visa and I feel very nervous. I'm planning to apply on my own coz my reason for going is for travel/leisure and to visit my aunt in LA. I will be staying with her but the rest of the expenses I will be shouldering. I'd probably stay for 2 weeks. I have a business (along with other assets like properties and stocks and bonds, etc.) which just started in a little less than a year (this is the business) and I'm not sure if the amount of income from it is acceptable enough for the consul to be convinced I can pay for my own expenses. So, the question is, what do you think is the figure they're expecting for a single lady (29 years old) to make to pay for her own expenses on her US trip abroad? Will the income of 30k per month cut it? 35k? What's the average? I'm really worried. 

[darna88]

hi mga sis iam planning to apply for a tourist visa together with my 1st born child she just turned 6 yrs old this yr. my hubby and my 2 other kids 3 and 1 will stay left here because my 2 other kdis still young to enjoy us travel and need ni hubby magbantay sa family business ng parents nya.

my inlaws whos already seniors 71 and 68 yrs old plan to travel this dec. for a tour they have multiple entry visa.they asked me if i want to tour with me which of course YES! simply because hindi pako nakakapunta states. iam a stay home mom my husband and i live with my inlaws all expense paid

MY history: wayback before 6 yrs ago i already have approved immigrant papers ready to be paid na lang but i did not pursue because i decided to just got married here and have family. ...so mga sis thats why kahit pano naman i want to see the US .and sympre free pa from my inlaws..

kaso iam worry baka hindi ako maaproved together with my 6 yr old daughter....
ano kaya pwede ko idahilan?...pano pag asked ako saan ako kukuha pamasahe and show many?..pwede ko ba tell na FREE and all expense paid by my inlaws?  eh yun naman talaga ang mga totoo..may tawag ba sa ganun na readon? "as a gift ba tawag dun?"...

thanks in advance sis sa mga advices...

[dr.thereal.joy]

I reapplied mga sis and this time I got my visa. 10 years. Tinanong lang nila sa akin bakit ako nagreapply and sa tingin ko ba bakit daw ako nadeny. Sabi ko I wasn't able to show properly na may babalikan pa ako sa Pinas. They asked the same questions and this time di na ako isang tanong isang sagot, para na akong nagkukuwento. I've read na isang tanong isang sagot lagi pag iniinterview pero haha di tumalab sa akin.

@darna88 sis they'll see in their system na may history ka about immigration just tell them the truth na you prefer to be married na at that time and since opportunity knocked on you na makapunta ka ng US then why not di ba? Have your in laws write a letter of guarantee na lang. That's what we did with mine.

[hayne22]

^ sis kelan ka nag apply nung na deny ka? mind to share mga naging questions sayo?

[dr.thereal.joy]

last month lang sis. Yung sa previous consul back read na lang pero yung bagong consul eh nakipagkwentuhan na lang ako sa kanya. Almost same questions lang din.
Sinabi ko rin na ang fiance ko eh US citizen kasi natanong niya na bali dapat nag-aapply din si fiance. Tinanong kung immigrant or born there. Sabi ko doon pinanganak at tinanong kung saan. Sabi ko Indianapolis at tinanong ako bakit. Hahaha patawa ang consul na to.Tinanong ako kung may plan ako lumipat doon pagkatapos ng post graduate studies ni h2b sabi ko ala kasi mahirap magtayo ulit ng pangalan doon (dentist kami parehas)

[darna88]

sis doc real joy talaga need pa certificate or letters from inlaws? hindi ko naisip yun ah ?.thanks for reminding .in formal written form ba?  ano sis yun nilalaman ng letter a simple letter will do and signature will do? or do i need to present my inlaws ID din? thanks so much

[dabidoo]

Do you have a higher chance if you apply as a family?

[dr.thereal.joy]

Simple lang. No need for attorney. Basta may pirma nila na sila mag fifinance sa iyo. Siguradong tatanungin na napetition ka kasi yung sa akin tinanong kung bakit di natuloy. Ala naman akong dinalang ID nila pero inalam ko lang work details nila lang.

[darna88]

sis dr. naka hand written ba un letter or type writeen ?    ..iam starting palang kasi from the scratch i even didnt know pa san nakakadownload nun ds-160 form and saan isusubmit     ...usually ba when you answert he form gano katagal?............................may pic pa ba na dapat iupload doon sa form? what are the questions dun na dapat paghandaan since i will be answering the question through internet connection eh worry ko baka bigla maputol connections ko and magkarun errors

thanks so much

[dr.thereal.joy]

Naka type yung akin. Kasi yung mga nag LOG sa akin eh mga nasa Hawaii. Mamaya I'll try to send a sample sa iyo. Give me your email na lang via pm. Yung una kong sinagutan yung ds-160 eh isang buong araw ko siya sinagutan. Kasi di ko talaga alam paano. Mostly information about you pero kasi yung details sa Hawaii nun eh di ko alam pa kaya natagalan. May pic na akong nilagay just to be sure. Kung blurry naman kasi yung picture na nalagay mo sa ds-160 pwde silang humingi ng extra picture. Kaya nila ikaw papadalhan ng isang extra picture mo. Pagnatapos mo na naman sagutin yun they will let you review it before sending it.

Also medyo magkakaiba rin yung mga questions per applicant. Ako kasi by myself lang nung aalis ako kaya may mga questions doon kung may kasama ka, ilan, sino.

Yung ds160can be downloaded sa website ng us embassy pero madodownload mo lang yun once you paid the application fee. Kung di mo naman natapos yung form pwede mo namang isave yung file. Bibigyan ka nila ng parang user name and password for your form.

@featherduster wala naman ata sa pera yung pag-apply pero I still think na red flag sa kanila yung single ka. Kasi ako i informed them na may 3 akong clinics na consultant pa ako sa isang hospital pero they declined me nung una. Pero nung second time prinangka ko sila na wala akong intensyon na magstay sa kanila. As in in word na I have no intention of staying in your country that long. I just want a vacation in your country. Mahirap magtayo kaya ng pangalan doon! Single din ako sis. Ginawa ko eh nagdala din ako ng pictures ng clinic ko even business card ko pero di naman hiningi. Yung letter of guarantee ata pinakita ko na lang (di nila hingi pero nahirapan na kasi ako ipaalam sa kanila na magbabakasyon lang ako sa kanila) and binasa lang naman nila. Bring proof na sa iyo yung business

For me di ko umubra yung isang tanong isang sagot. Hahaha pero kahit sabihin ko wag kabahan, baka kabahan pa rin pag andun. Ahaha kinabahan ako kasi baka masayang yung 7200 na ginastos ko. Siyempre di naman napupulot ang pera!

[snowflakes08]

^ Congrats sis at least nakakuha ka na at ang bilis ng reapply mo after a month nakita talaga ng consul tourist lang ang plan mo for the visa and not to stay longer. 

Do you have a higher chance if you apply as a family?

No assurance kahit family... meron din nadedeny like buong family. Meron din naman cases naapprove ang mga parents or mga anak lang.