received visa-- told not to open it ???

[rebelheart 0]

the confusion arises from 2 cultures trying to blend and understand the nuiances of language--- ruby has now --thru verbal extraction on my part-- that it is indee the plastic envelope, containing both items .

the passport and the brown envelop. when told not to open she follows directions. i forget how literal people of her culture are. they follow directions without question . very un-american haha. thanks for all the help

the CFO stamp and sticker will be put into her passport, so she needs to open the plastic to retrieve her passport...... tell her the yellow envelope is the one not to be open.

I understand the situation, davao is one of the provinces of Phils that has their own provincial language, not unlike me i'm a straight tagalog & english speaker because i grew up in manila city. And being her to be cautious is very understandable in this kind of process.

goodluck!

Edited October 17, 2006 by rebelheart

[Aymerlu 3]

DON'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE!!!

[MarieandBryan 0]

the confusion arises from 2 cultures trying to blend and understand the nuiances of language--- ruby has now --thru verbal extraction on my part-- that it is indee the plastic envelope, containing both items .

the passport and the brown envelop. when told not to open she follows directions. i forget how literal people of her culture are. they follow directions without question . very un-american haha. thanks for all the help

i attended the guidance and counseling seminar given by ST. Mary's Euphrasia in cebu city since I am from Cebu. I have to do it as it is one of the requirements for fiancees/spouses who will get a passport for the first time. It was clearly instructed there that the yellow envelope shouldnt be opened, otherwise you need to send it back to US Embassy in Manila to be resealed.

Some of the fiancees/spousals who were attending the pre-departure seminar has showed us the package they received from the embassy. They received only 1 big plastic envelope that contains the brown/yellow envelope which is labeled "do not open" and the passport which is outside the brown envelope (but of the same plastic envelope). We were also cautioned to check if the brown/yellow envelope has a signature and a US embassy seal at the lower portion in one of its side. If there is none it should be mailed back to the US Embassy in Manila. It has to be checked because it happened before that there was no signature and US embassy seal and the fiancee/spouse was denied of the entry at POE.

The visa is inside the passport. Just flip the pages...If she attended already the guidance and counseling seminar prior to having the visa, all she has to do is to go to the CFO office, bring the CFO certificate and the receipt given to her after attending the seminar and have the CFO stamp be affixed. However, if she wasnt able to attend the seminar, she can go to either Manila or Cebu St. Mary's Euphrasia office since there are only two designated offices to conduct the seminar in the Philippines.

Just a little comment...Im sorry but I beg to disagree when you say " i forget how literal people of her culture are. they follow directions without question . very un-american haha". Im a Filipina who grew up in the province,Cebu, but I never absorbed things as what is told..I always ask clarifications either by calling the designated office or agency or search for further info..... Just a comment by the way....an insight....

Marie

Your fiancee is just being very cautious which is NICE and COMMENDABLE since she is not sure of on what to do. Otherwise, if she will open the wrong envelope then it might only delay the time of you being together.....

Congratz for having the visa!!! Best wishes!!!!

Marie

Edited October 17, 2006 by MarieandBryan

[YuAndDan 153]

DON'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE!!!

Ohh go ahead and confuse them some more!

The answer should be don't open the sealed brown envelope that is inside the clear envelope, it is OK to open the clear outer envelope to get the passport. The embassy would not be so stupid to put the passport IN THE BROWN ENVELOPE AND SEAL IT IN THERE.

[wolfmann102 0]

DON'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE!!!

Ohh go ahead and confuse them some more!

The answer should be don't open the sealed brown envelope that is inside the clear envelope, it is OK to open the clear outer envelope to get the passport. The embassy would not be so stupid to put the passport IN THE BROWN ENVELOPE AND SEAL IT IN THERE.

I think another reason for the confusion is that it states on the brown envelope that this is your visa

[smallcan999 0]

ruby received her visa today from delbros in DAVAO , but was told not to open envelope until she is at immigration. is this right? it seems to me you should open it to check it. i want her ,and me , to SEE it before i book her flights thanks for the feed back douie and ruby

douie-

whatever u do - do not open it i was told that it contains your petition and all the evidence you sent in... thats all i know. i know how u feel about it. i thought what if someone put something in it that isn't to be in there. like drugs and whatever!!! but i seen on here that its just all the evidence you had sent in to start the petition...

someone quote me is this right!!!

thanks

What ever you ABSOLUTELY DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!! If you do, they will automatically think you are trying to tamper with the visa which they will turn you right back!!! A friend of mine brought her fiance here from Russia and he almost opened his and they told him that if he does, he won't cross....PLEASE DON'T DO THAT TO YOURSELF.....YOU WAITED TOO LONG....CONGRATULATIONS to you both!!