A Few Reminders

[Hank_ 9,174]

NEW MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 01, 2015

Effective November 01, 2015, St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLEC), the Embassy's accredited medical facility, will have new medical examination fees for immigrant visa applicants.

The new medical exam fees will be Php 11,300.00 for adults and Php 8,600.00 for children 14 years of age or younger. The fees must be paid in Philippine pesos.

DELIVERY ADDRESS REGISTRATION

To facilitate a timely processing of immigrant visa applications, all applicants are reminded to register their delivery address online. Failure to designate a delivery address prior to your appointment date will result in delayed delivery of your passport and visa.

To register online, click on the “Select Document Delivery Address” link under the Immigrant Visas section of our website (http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/). Once there, click on the appropriate link to register a delivery address for the first time, or to change an existing delivery address.

If you have any question(s) on how to register a delivery address, please contact Manila’s Visa Information and Appointment Service Center at (632) 976-8500, (632) 976-8501 or (632) 976-8502.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa.html

Edited December 20, 2015 by Hank_

[oliviaalexandra88 9]

NEW MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 01, 2015

Effective November 01, 2015, St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLEC), the Embassy's accredited medical facility, will have new medical examination fees for immigrant visa applicants.

The new medical exam fees will be Php 11,300.00 for adults and Php 8,600.00 for children 14 years of age or younger. The fees must be paid in Philippine pesos.

DELIVERY ADDRESS REGISTRATION

To facilitate a timely processing of immigrant visa applications, all applicants are reminded to register their delivery address online. Failure to designate a delivery address prior to your appointment date will result in delayed delivery of your passport and visa.

To register online, click on the “Select Document Delivery Address” link under the Immigrant Visas section of our website (http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/). Once there, click on the appropriate link to register a delivery address for the first time, or to change an existing delivery address.

If you have any question(s) on how to register a delivery address, please contact Manila’s Visa Information and Appointment Service Center at (632) 976-8500, (632) 976-8501 or (632) 976-8502.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visa.html

Hi Hank! Where can I find your step by step CFO guide?

[Hank_ 9,174]

Hi Hank! Where can I find your step by step CFO guide?

Here ya go (I have not updated my new website yet)

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend.

There have been changes regarding CFO so for sure read through their website.

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: originals & copies of; CENOMAR (CEMAR and marriage certificate if married), certified birth certificate. Passport and copies of bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together. From USC (copies of) - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common requests. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

When you get to the 3rd floor, You'd be asked to fill up an Information Sheet. (Yes, you have to fill it up there, It's not the downloadable one on the CFO website.) Make sure you answer ALL questions/fields. Rendering this incomplete will be one of their criterias for you to be "HELD/ON HOLD" for one on one counseling.

Information Needed on the Form:

- Basic Information about you, the fiance(e)/spouse (Name, Address, Birthday, etc.; Your Birthplace is important too, specify which city/town/area/province)

- Basic Information about your petitioner (Sometimes you are going to be asked for the Birth Certificate copy)

- FULL MAIDEN NAME of fiance(e)/spouse's MOTHER

- Contact person in the Philippines, specifically immediate family as in Father, Mother, Siblings.

- Landline Number of Petitioner. (I know, I know, most of you guys don't use landlines now. That's what was running through my mind too.) If no landline is available, Landline of Petitioner's Nearest Relative or Petitioner's Neighbor.

- Petitioner's Educational Attainment, Degree/Course, Occupation

- Information on Petitioner's Divorce/Annulment/Death of previous wife or husband. You must have a copy of the Divorce Decree/Death Certificate.

- ZIPCODES. Both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Never forget to write those down.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent. (Some are posted on VJ that they were not asked for this, yet others have been asked, so be prepared) Bring the ID of the parents, plus copies, postal ID should be adequate.

Examples (from Quezon City):

Advice of Parents: http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/images/stories/downloadables/forms/parentadvice.pdf

Consent to Marry: http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/images/stories/downloadables/forms/consenttomarriage.pdf

_ _ Additional CFO info:

Step 1 and 2 everyone there that day did. Step 3-7 is my wife's own individual experience that day after step 1 and 2.

1. Outside the CFO building everyone present that day was told to sign their online printed Registration form and paste one 2x2 photo onto it. (those that did not have the printed online registration form had to fill out and sign one there and paste one 2x2 photo onto it,)

2. Go to Information Area where a guard asked them to leave 1 secondary Photo ID, then they were given a number, and instructed where to line up, and other instructions etc.

3. Inside CFO hand in all photocopy of passport bio page, photocopy of visa, photocopy of Immigrant Data Summary, photocopy of CFO certificate. Same time hand in Registration Form, passport with visa inside, original CFO Certificate.

5. Asked to give the second 2x2 photo which the CFO worker stapled to the stack of photocopies handed in in step 3.

6. Got CFO Sticker put inside passport and had original CFO Certificate stapled inside passport.

7. Secondary ID returned to owner when the individual returned the number to the guard at the information area in step 2.

**

Questions that were asked during one on one :

When did you get married?

Have you meet his parents?

When did he acquire his US citizenship?

What are your plans when you get there?

Documents that were asked from me:

Naturalization Certificate of my husband

Once done with the one on one you will be instructed to go back to the room and just wait for the group session.

[oliviaalexandra88 9]

Here ya go (I have not updated my new website yet)

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend.

There have been changes regarding CFO so for sure read through their website.

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: originals & copies of; CENOMAR (CEMAR and marriage certificate if married), certified birth certificate. Passport and copies of bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together. From USC (copies of) - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common requests. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

When you get to the 3rd floor, You'd be asked to fill up an Information Sheet. (Yes, you have to fill it up there, It's not the downloadable one on the CFO website.) Make sure you answer ALL questions/fields. Rendering this incomplete will be one of their criterias for you to be "HELD/ON HOLD" for one on one counseling.

Information Needed on the Form:

- Basic Information about you, the fiance(e)/spouse (Name, Address, Birthday, etc.; Your Birthplace is important too, specify which city/town/area/province)

- Basic Information about your petitioner (Sometimes you are going to be asked for the Birth Certificate copy)

- FULL MAIDEN NAME of fiance(e)/spouse's MOTHER

- Contact person in the Philippines, specifically immediate family as in Father, Mother, Siblings.

- Landline Number of Petitioner. (I know, I know, most of you guys don't use landlines now. That's what was running through my mind too.) If no landline is available, Landline of Petitioner's Nearest Relative or Petitioner's Neighbor.

- Petitioner's Educational Attainment, Degree/Course, Occupation

- Information on Petitioner's Divorce/Annulment/Death of previous wife or husband. You must have a copy of the Divorce Decree/Death Certificate.

- ZIPCODES. Both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Never forget to write those down.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent. (Some are posted on VJ that they were not asked for this, yet others have been asked, so be prepared) Bring the ID of the parents, plus copies, postal ID should be adequate.

Examples (from Quezon City):

Advice of Parents: http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/images/stories/downloadables/forms/parentadvice.pdf

Consent to Marry: http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/images/stories/downloadables/forms/consenttomarriage.pdf

_ _ Additional CFO info:

Step 1 and 2 everyone there that day did. Step 3-7 is my wife's own individual experience that day after step 1 and 2.

1. Outside the CFO building everyone present that day was told to sign their online printed Registration form and paste one 2x2 photo onto it. (those that did not have the printed online registration form had to fill out and sign one there and paste one 2x2 photo onto it,)

2. Go to Information Area where a guard asked them to leave 1 secondary Photo ID, then they were given a number, and instructed where to line up, and other instructions etc.

3. Inside CFO hand in all photocopy of passport bio page, photocopy of visa, photocopy of Immigrant Data Summary, photocopy of CFO certificate. Same time hand in Registration Form, passport with visa inside, original CFO Certificate.

5. Asked to give the second 2x2 photo which the CFO worker stapled to the stack of photocopies handed in in step 3.

6. Got CFO Sticker put inside passport and had original CFO Certificate stapled inside passport.

7. Secondary ID returned to owner when the individual returned the number to the guard at the information area in step 2.

**

Questions that were asked during one on one :

When did you get married?

Have you meet his parents?

When did he acquire his US citizenship?

What are your plans when you get there?

Documents that were asked from me:

Naturalization Certificate of my husband

Once done with the one on one you will be instructed to go back to the room and just wait for the group session.

Thanks!!! So those are the only 2 I need form my fiance, birth certificate and bio page of his passport. Merry Christmas!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Thanks!!! So those are the only 2 I need form my fiance, birth certificate and bio page of his passport. Merry Christmas!

If you fiance was married before you need a copy of the divorce decree also

[Pythos1 24]

I foresee a problem. Nobody has landlines. Everybody has cell phones.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I foresee a problem. Nobody has landlines. Everybody has cell phones.

Yes... rather dumb on the part of CFO. Just use the number that your fiance has.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Pythos1, on 25 Dec 2015 - 11:08 AM, said:

I foresee a problem. Nobody has landlines. Everybody has cell phones.

That's why you out smart them and give the cell phone number and act like it is a landline. They have never called anyone and there is no way to check whether it is or not either a cell line or a land line.

As they say Stupid in is Stupid out.

[Pythos1 24]

That's why you out smart them and give the cell phone number and act like it is a landline. They have never called anyone and there is no way to check whether it is or not either a cell line or a land line.

As they say Stupid in is Stupid out.

I have an Ohio physical address and a Hawaii phone number (and I never lived in Hawaii). That might be a little more obvious.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Pythos1, on 25 Dec 2015 - 6:52 PM, said:

I have an Ohio physical address and a Hawaii phone number (and I never lived in Hawaii). That might be a little more obvious.

Nope. Just put down your cell number if you do not have a landline. It's not a pass or fail grade for this one.

[oliviaalexandra88 9]

If you fiance was married before you need a copy of the divorce decree also

Thanks! I skipped that part because he hasn't been married yet