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Hi guys, we received our Visa last friday. I just have a quick question. Under Nationality, it says "PHIL". Is that normal?

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Yes, Nationality should be "FIL" for Filipino. Since PHIL is Philippines. So quite weird for nationality to be Philippines. Not sure thoug, I think I'm just overthinking.

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Hi guys, we received our Visa last friday. I just have a quick question. Under Nationality, it says "PHIL". Is that normal?

If you are a PI citizen, then yes it's normal.

If you are citizen of another country, then it's not normal.

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Whats not normal is a citizen from the Phillipines is a Filipino. I think the its just the whole Ph / F thing in English. Highly doubt an issue. I think on one form it said USA and another I put American.

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pogingolsen, on 07 Nov 2015 - 1:28 PM, said:

Hi guys, we received our Visa last friday. I just have a quick question. Under Nationality, it says "PHIL". Is that normal?

Forgive for my questioning but I want to know why you think "PHIL" is abnormal for you who is a Philippine Citizen to be in a legal document. Am I missing something here?

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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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I think they just put PHIL so that they know that u are from the phillipines coz there is no such country that begins with FIL

12/23/13 : PRIORITY DATE

02/28/15 : DS-261

03/04/15 : AOS bill paid

06/30/15 : AOS and IV package mailed to NVC

07/02/15 : AOS and IV package received by NVC

07/02/15 : Scan Date

07/30/15 : Paid IV fee

07/31/15 : submitted DS-260

08/10/15 : checklist thru phone call (told by CSR but never receive checklist email) they request me to send my civil docs

08/24/15 : re-sent civil docs

08/26/15 : 2nd scan date (received email 08/29/15)

09/10/15 : called nvc..CSR told me i have no problem with my documents and just call back next week

09/15/15 : called morning not cc..called again at 6:15 pm already CASE COMPLETE

09/22/15 : received case complete e-mail

09/30/15 : called in the morning, my 1st and 2nd call no IL...called again at 12:30pm i got IL for NOV 10

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Forgive for my questioning but I want to know why you think "PHIL" is abnormal for you who is a Philippine Citizen to be in a legal document. Am I missing something here?

Hi GB, it's alright. This is what my Visa looks like

Country: PHIL

Nationality: PHIL

Shouldn't it be "Nationality: FIL"? So nationality would read as Filipino or something similar but not PHIL for Philippine? Maybe I'm just overthinking things. I just think it's quite odd to say my nationality is PHIL(Phillippines). Thanks for your time.

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pogingolsen, on 08 Nov 2015 - 09:54 AM, said:

Hi GB, it's alright. This is what my Visa looks like

Country: PHIL

Nationality: PHIL

Shouldn't it be "Nationality: FIL"? So nationality would read as Filipino or something similar but not PHIL for Philippine? Maybe I'm just overthinking things. I just think it's quite odd to say my nationality is PHIL(Phillippines). Thanks for your time.

Each country has adapted a synonym for their citizens, but for governments in need of a identifier the use of a three to four letter abbrv. is used. So they will stick with the common name for the country and not the citizen. So PHIL, USA, RUS etc.

I think you are kind of overthinking the process.

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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