Stressful experience with our visa application, pero approved naman kami, our family of 4 lang, not our pamangkins
Feb 20 - Submitted requirements (binalik 'yung sa 2 pamangkins ko)
Feb 27 - Release of our passports, approved naman lahat, binigyan kami ng SE. Pero baka hindi na din namin gagamitin since we will be going to Japan instead dahil gusto talaga namin kasama ang kids
Napansin ko, iba iba ata ang consul? Nung Friday na nagsubmit ako girl nasa Window 1, then bumalik kami ng Monday or Tuesday yata this week, guy naman 'yung nasa Window 1. First submission, the girl asked for a proof of relationship between my dad (who will finance the trip and who will be the one joining us) and the kids (my pamangkins sa pinsan, my dad and their grandpa are brothers). Then Tuesday, we submitted again, this time sa Window 2 kasi I thought siya 'yung girl na kausap ko. Magkakamukha sila hehe! Hindi pala, then she was asking naman for the parents' documents daw. The relationship is too far daw. Sabi ko, the consul last Friday asked for these documents (proof of relationship, birth and marriage certs), we brought it now here, then you are asking again for more. (Hello ang hirap kaya commute to there). My dad will finance the trip, their parents will not be joining us. If the parents can show naman pala finance docs bakit kami papakahirap to make an affidavit and all. They have a family business, sabi ko, what if sa grandma nakapangalan? No daw. Parents. Fine. Sabi ko sa Window 1 'yung kausap ko before (pero guy na this time 'yung nakaupo). So sabi niya doon daw ako pumila. So pila ako ulit sa guard. Then nung inaassess na sa Window 1 'yung documents, he then asked for a DTI ng dad ko, which is not required naman sa leasing business. I explained it already to him and I even said that the application of our family was accepted without that last Friday pa. Sabi niya, no, complete requirements blah blah! Tapos sabi niya, dapat daw sabay sabay application namin. Sabi ko, supposedly ganun nga, but they asked for a proof of relationship, that's why I'm here submitting again the documents. I even requested for another bank cert of my dad dahil tumawag ako beforehand at baka hanapan daw ako ng original ulit. So meaning, tatanggapin niya the application of my pamangkins kung nakapagpakita lang ako ng DTI at sabay sabay kami.
I gave up at that moment na. Sobrang lungkot ko. I don't even know how to explain that to the kids Then nag-usap kami ng dad ko. Even sila were very disappointed na kumpleto lahat kami requirements, the affidavit of support, travel clearance, proof of relationship, may ginawa pa akong letter doon para mas magets nila, and yet hindi man lang binuklat ng mabuti 'yung papers nila. Kaya nag-decide kami to just go to Japan instead of Korea, 3 agencies napagtanungan namin regarding our situations, and wala naman daw problema according to them. Just submit the req.
Approved na sana kami pero magiging unused visa na siya ngayon. So tip sa mga hindi tinanggap ang passport, you can try din siguro sa other windows. Kasi iba iba sila ng assessment lol!
What we submitted:
Dad:
- Retired/Self-Employed
- BIR Cert of Registration (Not DTI or SEC)
- Bank Cert (PNB Dollar Account, joint account sila ng mom ko, nakapangalan pa nga the cert sa mom ko, pero kita naman both their names sa account names)
- Business ITR last year (12 pages!!!)
- With stamp sa Singapore sa new passport niya
Mom:
- Marriage Cert
- New Passport (fresh from DFA lol)
Me:
- COE (not sure if tinawagan HR namin)
- Bank Cert (70k+)
- No ITR yet (Sabi lang ng consul, new employee? I said yes)
- New Passport din
Brother:
- School ID
- School Cert
- New Passport