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Plane Tickets for dependent children on IR2 visa (one-way)

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easyriders2011   14

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Hello All,

My wife and I have been filing for our / her kids in the Philippines. We have been approved for an expedited case due to the school year starting here next month. My question is trying to obtain two one way tickets for them once my wife purchases her round trip ticket to go fetch them.

Any one here have experience in this?

What is the best way? I believe that you're restricted from purchasing one way tickets from the Philippines.

I was considering having her buy some of the discounted Cebu Pacific or the like, tickets to another close by Asian country, such as HK or Korea and then purchase the kids one way tickets from there.

I solved that problem for her initial trip by using my airline miles but unfortunately I don't have enough for this (she has used them all up on 2 trips last year back to the Philippines).

Looking for a solution? Hope someone has experienced this before and has a proven remedy.

Thanks,
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Our time line:

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11-2-09 Met for the first time

11-3-09 Went to dinner to celebrate my birthday

11-18-09 Officially became bf/gf.

11-22-09 Went back to the States

1-1-10 Talked to her father on the phone queried about my intentions. Told him I intended to marry her.

10-8-10 2nd Trip back to Philippines

10-10-10 Proposed to her ... She said YES!

10-16-10 Meet her parents and family in the province for the first time

10-25-10 Returned to States

11-2010 Started her annulment process

1-4-11 Free to marry within the country

2-8-11 3rd trip to Philippines

2-10-11 Annulment process complete (can file for US visas now)

4-27-11 Got Married

5-30-11 Finally received marriage contract from priest

6-4-11 Discovered we needed to get an electronic endorsement of our marriage contract submitted

6-22-11 Finally got updated CENOMAR to show annulment of previous marriage

7-29-11 Finally had to say good bye and leave the Philippines after 6 months

8-18-11 Submitted CR-1 pkg to visa service agency

9-9-11 After a thorough review and obtaining additional docs, finally mailed our pkg to USCIS.

9-12-11 NOA1 received

3-14-12 USCIS approved our I-130

3-17-12 NOA2 received

NVC:

3-19-12 Package acknowledged by NVC.

4-3-12 NVC enters our package into their system and generates our case#

4-4-12 AOS pmt made

Manila Embassy

4-9-12 Petition US Embassy Manila to expedite since I will be in country

5-23-12 Interview at US Embassy - approved

5-31-12 Visa in Hand

6-6-12 Len Arrives!!!!! in the US via Chicago to Houston

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,993

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**** Moving from CR-1 to Philippines forum as this sounds like a country specific issue *****

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,356

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They have their visa's?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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VOL Experienced

VOL   425

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One way tickets are fine. I have purchased them before, Couple of itmes from PHilippines to USA

Try round trip since they are usually cheaper........

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aurpol Enthusiast

aurpol   17

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you can purchase ticket at Philippine Airlines online using your credit or debit card (but make sure you inform them beforehand to avoid any hassle). PAL has a direct flight from Manila to US. I bought my first son's ticket at PAL online using my debit card and im planning the same thing for my second son who was interviewed yesterday (approved).

N-400 process

03/03/16 Submitted N-400 application and docs
03/09/16 USCIS ackn rcpt (txt, email, and NOA1) and chk cashed
03/29/16 Biometrics (walked in - orig date 04/05/16)
04/04/16 In Line for an Interview (txt, email, and checked case status)

05/16/16 Scheduled for an Interview (Case Status Online)

05/20/16 Received I/L
06/24/16 Interview date (PASSED)
07/20/16 Oath-taking at LACC ( I AM NOW A US CITIZEN!!!)

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Greenbaum Grand Master

Greenbaum   12,259

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You can buy one way tickets to or from Philippines. You can do all of your transactions online through the airlines website, ticket agent of your choice or at the airlines ticketing office. Once you purchase the ticket then send her the itinerary and she can print the tickets there in the Philippines or she can bring them with her.

Your over thinking the process. You can bag this yourself. Congratulations by the way. :thumbs:

Spoiler

Adjustment of Status

AOS March 5, 2014 Submitted AOS with EAD/AP package to Chicago USICS

Delivered March 8, 2014 AOS packaged delivered to USCIS drop box

Accepted March 19, 2014 Text message with receipt numbers

Biometrics April 16, 2014 Biometrics completed

EAD May 23, 2014 Employment Authorization Document approved and went to card production

TD May 23, 2014 Travel Document approved and went for card production

Receipt EAD/AP May 30, 2014 Received combo card EAD/AP

Green Card Approved July 11, 2014 Approved, no interview. Went to card production.

Green Card received July 17, 2014 GC received without interview

Removal of Conditions

Mailed I-751 Dec 16, 2015 Submitted ROC (removal of conditions)

Received Dec 18, 2015 USPS notification of successful delivery

Check Cashed Dec 21, 2015 Check was cashed

NOA-1 Issued Dec 21, 2015 NOA-1 for ROC issued

NOA-1 Issued Dec 26, 2015 NOA-1 Received

Biometrics Appt. Jan 29, 2016 Biometrics Appointment Scheduled [Completed]

 

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Brassballs Community Regular

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Just went through this hassle for me, my wife and step-daughter. RT for me, one way for them.

Of course looking for the best deal, read cheap, in a suitable time frame. Used the google matrix website to search for the airfares and then started to explore the broker sites to get that airfare. I ended up getting my rt from one their one way on another. The next challenge was to get seat assignments in the same row which was even more of a challenge but doable.

Congrats on getting the family together.

IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Manila, Philippines
Marriage (if applicable): 2014-05-17
I-130 Sent : 2014-06-23
I-130 NOA1 : 2014-06-25
I-130 RFE : 2014-08-11 (Wanted NSO Marriage Certificate, not LCR)
I-130 RFE Sent : 2014-08-14
I-130 Approved : 2014-08-27
NVC Received : 2014-09-15
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-09-17
Pay AOS Bill : 2014-09-17
Submit DS-261 : 2014-09-17
Send AOS Package : 2014-09-19
Receive IV Bill : 2014-10-03
Pay IV Bill : 2014-10-03
Received Interview Letter by E-mail: 2015-03-20 (May 5, 2015)
SLEC completed: 2015-04-22
Visa Approved: 2015-05-05
Visa Issued: 2015-05-15 (221g for no CENOMAR!)

Visa Received: 2015-05-21

POE: Chicago 2015-09-14

GC Received: 2015-11-17

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