return to PI requirement?

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Rooky question here. My fiance is living and working in United Arab Emirates. The big question...

Will she need to return to the Philippines in order to get here?

I read another person's fiance will be returning to PI from Hong Kong but am wondering if that is an absolutely necessary step? If so, we will cross that bridge when we come to it, but hoping not!

Edited August 3, 2006 by ready4ONE

[sbgwolf1 0]

I'm not an expert at this, but if she is a citizen of the PI's and not Hong Kong, then it would be the Embassy at the PI's that would have to do here interview.

[daveandlirio 0]

My friend Nate's fiancee was from the Philippines, but working and living in the Philippines. Their package went to the US Embassy in Korea and, subsequently, was processed a lot faster than Manila. She did not have to go back to the PI. Check with "mrc" here on VJ...he's another friend in the same boat.

[john_and_marlene 162]

If she has a resident visa for UAE (which she should have if she's working there) then you she doesn't have to return to the Philippines.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

If she has a resident visa for UAE (which she should have if she's working there) then you she doesn't have to return to the Philippines.

Yes, she has a work visa for United Arab Emirates (not the easiest thing to get!) But it would be good news indeed if she did not need to return to the Philippines! She is a responsible adult, so it would seem silly to have to return home in order to come here... But the process is not always logical!

Thanks for the responses...

[chellezy78 0]

Rooky question here. My fiance is living and working in United Arab Emirates. The big question...

Will she need to return to the Philippines in order to get here?

I read another person's fiance will be returning to PI from Hong Kong but am wondering if that is an absolutely necessary step? If so, we will cross that bridge when we come to it, but hoping not!

Let her write a letter or call to the US embassy in UAE if she can apply for the visa without going back to PI. On my case, I inquire first to the US embassy in Tokyo, they answered my letter telling me that my case (K-1 visa) will be transfered to US Embassy in Manila since I am not a Japanese citizen. They can't tell how long but they won't take any responsibility just in case if there will be any lost of documents of my papers upon transferring it from Tokyo to Manila.

[yogib37 3]

I'm not an expert at this, but if she is a citizen of the PI's and not Hong Kong, then it would be the Embassy at the PI's that would have to do here interview.

umm hmmm That is not True. My wife was a K-1. She is a citizen of the Philippines and she went thru the Hong Kong Consulate for her interview and she received her visa out of Hong Kong.

she does not have to go back to the Philippines for the interview.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I'm not an expert at this, but if she is a citizen of the PI's and not Hong Kong, then it would be the Embassy at the PI's that would have to do here interview.

umm hmmm That is not True. My wife was a K-1. She is a citizen of the Philippines and she went thru the Hong Kong Consulate for her interview and she received her visa out of Hong Kong.

she does not have to go back to the Philippines for the interview.

That would be awsome! Unless she chooses to move back on her own, having to go back to the Philippines to get here would be quite a burdon... Plus I am hopeful the embassy in Dubai will process our application and be considerably faster than Manila... Hope springs eternal. I-129F should be mailed tomorrow, crossing fingers approval won't take forever!