Do We Need Anything Besides the Visa

[wizzard1663 0]

My Wife came here from the Philippines on a Fiance Visa in 2009, and her unmarried son over the age 21 was approved two years ago on her I 130 Petition. We are now waiting the ten or more years the US Government has as the waiting period for an available visa.

This week her son was approved for a two week travel visa (B1) for a court appearence here in the US. We are waiting the five to seven days it will take for its delivery to his home in the Philippines. When my wife came here on the Fiance Visa, we had to have the Medical Exam at St. Lukes in Manila. I also remember a course she had to take and then forms approved from the Philippine government for her travel out of their country.

Does my Wife's son need anything other than the Visa that the US Embassy just granted, or can he just get on a plan with his Philippine Passport and the B1 Visa?

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I wasnt sure if i would get better response in the Regional Philippine section, or in the General Tourist Visa section; regardless, do you have any input on what I'm seeking to learn?

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[jaycali 415]

I don't know if there are any laws in the Philippines regarding exiting the country, but as far as the US is concerned, all you need to enter is a valid visa and a valid passport.

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Thanks for trying to help Jaejay

From what I can find on the Philippine website for their department of immmigration, nothing is needed other than his Passport and Visa. It seems as though the other requirements I remember from when my wife came her, including the Medical and something called PDOS, are for Immigrant Visa's for those planning to live abroad. For Tourist Visas it seems there are no additional requirements. I'm still not sure, but that is what I've found from searching on the net.

I don't know if there are any laws in the Philippines regarding exiting the country, but as far as the US is concerned, all you need to enter is a valid visa and a valid passport.

[Tahoma 2,292]

My Wife came here from the Philippines on a Fiance Visa in 2009, and her unmarried son over the age 21 was approved two years ago on her I 130 Petition. We are now waiting the ten or more years the US Government has as the waiting period for an available visa.

This week her son was approved for a two week travel visa (B1) for a court appearence here in the US. We are waiting the five to seven days it will take for its delivery to his home in the Philippines. When my wife came here on the Fiance Visa, we had to have the Medical Exam at St. Lukes in Manila. I also remember a course she had to take and then forms approved from the Philippine government for her travel out of their country.

Does my Wife's son need anything other than the Visa that the US Embassy just granted, or can he just get on a plan with his Philippine Passport and the B1 Visa?

Because he has a travel visa, he won't be required to undergo the St. Lukes medical. Also, he won't have to attend the CFO seminar, and he won't be required to have a CFO stamp in his passport.

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Thanks for the help Tahoma. I was beginning to feel confident about not needing anything else, but it is good to hear it confirmed.

Now my only problem is when he will have the Visa and Passpport back in his hands, so I know for sure what date i can buy the airlines ticket for. I also dont know how much time they granted him, but apparently he only asked for two weeks on the Visa online application. Assuming they gave him exactly two weeks, I'm also not sure if the two weeks starts when he receives their delivery of the visa or when he enters the US using the Visa.

Because he has a travel visa, he won't be required to undergo the St. Lukes medical. Also, he won't have to attend the CFO seminar, and he won't be required to have a CFO stamp in his passport.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thanks for the help Tahoma. I was beginning to feel confident about not needing anything else, but it is good to hear it confirmed.

Now my only problem is when he will have the Visa and Passpport back in his hands, so I know for sure what date i can buy the airlines ticket for. I also dont know how much time they granted him, but apparently he only asked for two weeks on the Visa online application. Assuming they gave him exactly two weeks, I'm also not sure if the two weeks starts when he receives their delivery of the visa or when he enters the US using the Visa.

I'm not very familiar with travel visas. If it's anything like a K-1 fiancée visa, then there will be two things to pay attention to. The first is obvious, and that's how much time the visa gives him in the U.S.-- which is two weeks. The clock starts ticking on the two weeks when he enters the U.S.

The other thing you might want to watch out for is how long the unused visa is valid for. The unused visa may have an expiration date. For a yet-to-be-used fiancée visa, it expires six months after the date of the medical exam. If you don't use it before that, you have to pay for it again.

[jaycali 415]

As far as the US is concerned, all that is needed to enter the US on a tourist visa is a valid passport, valid B-2, return or onward ticket and sufficient funds to cover your vacation. No medical, no seminars, no nothing.

Immigrant visas and tourist visas are two completely different ball games.

Edited May 5, 2012 by jaejayC