Tourist Visa for Mother in Law from Philippines

[W199 333]

Did your MIL have her interview yet? When is it scheduled for? I'm excited to know what the result is and if there is anything lessons or advice you learn from her interview that could help others in the same boat.

 

Thanks

[SalishSea 17,829]

On 9/30/2024 at 10:51 AM, DELTAFOXTROT said:

Update: I canceled my trip to Cancun for Wednesday, Rainy and possible of tropical storm or hurricane forming and it looks like crappy weather for the next few days in Cancun, rebooked for end of October, fingers crossed weather clears up by then in the area.

 

I am not flying to Philippines either, just gonna enjoy the sunny skies at home.

But wait:  above you said “no way they’ll say no if I’m there.”   Why would you not take full advantage of such  a guarantee?

[SalishSea 17,829]

1 hour ago, W199 said:

Did your MIL have her interview yet? When is it scheduled for? I'm excited to know what the result is and if there is anything lessons or advice you learn from her interview that could help others in the same boat.

 

Thanks

Yeah, but not everyone will have a Duterte hotline to call ahead and pull the strings.

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

11 hours ago, SalishSea said:

Yeah, but not everyone will have a Duterte hotline to call ahead and pull the strings.

I am only golden in Davao City, thanks to my best friend living there and his power, Outside of Davao City it a ####### shoot what would happened.

[appleblossom 2,503]

4 minutes ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

I am only golden in Davao City, thanks to my best friend living there and his power, Outside of Davao City it a ####### shoot what would happened.

 

So when is/was the interview? Your previous posts say 25th/26th Sept, has she already had it? If so how did it go?

Edited October 2 by appleblossom

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

11 hours ago, SalishSea said:

But wait:  above you said “no way they’ll say no if I’m there.”   Why would you not take full advantage of such  a guarantee?

Her mother is almost guaranteed a visa approval.  As I said my wife has about 8 to 10 pinay friends in her clique in our area she hangs with, I asked  my wife how many parents of those 8 to 10 have been denied a tourist visa and she said none of them, that is pretty solid proof older parents are a slam dunk approval.

 

Plus it like 24 to 28 flight/layover from USA to Philippines, no direct flight, then add another 13 hours advanced time change and that is 2 days of your life gone, You do make it up flying back to USA. But once I arrive it's take like 3 days to adjust and get over the jet lag. Get a SIM card, exchange money, etc.

 

It's not like Cancun where I can hop plane and from wheels up I can be in Cancun in like 2 hours, they take US Dollars in Cancun and outstanding tourist infrastructure.

 

The Flight to the Philippines is what keeps many from visiting there alot, just too far from USA.

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

10 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

So when is/was the interview? Your previous posts say 25th/26th Sept, has she already had it? If so how did it go?

It was actually yesterday, She passed, just a few basic questions is what I was told

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

12 hours ago, W199 said:

Did your MIL have her interview yet? When is it scheduled for? I'm excited to know what the result is and if there is anything lessons or advice you learn from her interview that could help others in the same boat.

 

Thanks

Her appointment was yesterday she was approved.

 

Here are the questions she told my wife she was asked.

 

Daughter name?

Where was she going in the USA?

How long does she plan on staying in USA?

What is her middle name?

How many kids does she have?

What was her middle name when she was single?

Are you retired?

Whom is paying for your trip?

 

I am not sure in what order, but those were the questions.

 

[W199 333]

10 hours ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

It was actually yesterday, She passed, just a few basic questions is what I was told

Congratulations!  I stand corrected.

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

13 hours ago, W199 said:

Congratulations!  I stand corrected.

Thanks

 

Wife was pretty happy, It is kinda cool I haven't seen her parents in almost 10 years, it will be nice to show her around where we live, Let her experience the USA and see how it is here in USA vs Philippines.  Grill her some Texas Ribeyes, Let her experience Tex-Mex food, take her to a Brazilain Steakhouse. 

 

I am planning on taking her to Cancun for a week and let her experience an All Inclusive resort in Cancun, I have been going to Live Aqua or Ateliers lately, gonna take her to Las Vegas for a few days and let her experience that.

 

 

 

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

On 9/27/2024 at 8:10 AM, Boiler said:

Consulate

The have the US Consular Agency in Cebu Philippines, but that is like in a Hotel and more for US Services only, like lost passport, etc.  U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu - U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (usembassy.gov)

 

They do have branch legally called " Embassy of the United States of America, Consular Section - Immigrant Visa Branch, Manila Philippines which is the official letter head, which is located inside the US Embassy in Manila.  I have communicated with them in past on other matters.

 

But according to the US Embassy in the Philippines, they provide all routine visa services.  I am gonna assume you have never petitioned or done an interview at the US Embassy in Manila  (USEM). 

 

I have never in 20 years heard any one call it the Consular Section - Immigration Visa Branch in at the USEM.

 

Just wanted to clarify you, In Philippines and anyone doing a visa interview in Philippines they will say it is the US Embassy, Since per the US Embassy in Manila they provide all routine visa services.

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

On 9/27/2024 at 4:36 PM, Melancholic Mage said:

Can I come with?

 

I identify as a short, gregarious U.S. Citizen visa Hobbit (pronouns approve/approval/approved) whose exaggerated white sponsor swagger will be sure to bring all the consular officers to the yard!

 

It means nothing that every other embassy that anyone has ever attended refuses US spouses to join in at visa interviews! Forget domestic violence and marital coersion! We can just break out into song and enchant animals with our Disney-esque ideals to get in! The officers in Manila are sure to welcome us as one big happy family and I'd LOVE a vacation! 

When I attended the visa interiew it was a K1, that means fiance as in not married. From what others have told me if you do a marriage visa interview then the Husband is usually not allowed to attend the actual interview.

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

On 9/27/2024 at 12:03 PM, EmilyW said:

 

I have not.  But at least I now know I can be a 'very VIP' in Manila. 

 

I look forward to trialling my newfound power card everywhere I go.  All of y'all, wish me luck.  

 

And to the OP, I am gentle teasing.  I hope you do succeed, but your original - and subsequent - posts screams an arrogance about your status as a white male in a brown country.  That may be why some are pushing back.

 

 

I said I was an American Citizen in the Philippines.  Americans are treated very well thanks to MacArthur and the US liberating the country from Japanesses invasion during WW2.

 

I have never heard anyone call the Philippines a "Brown" country, Nor did I ever say I was a "White" American, You post is borderline racist

[DELTAFOXTROT 48]

Update: MIL got her visa on Friday, It was delivered to her home via LBC, took like 4 days.

 

Visa is good for 10 years. I give the US Embassy a hard time on FB, but in reality they provide very good customer service and it took about 30 days after paying for the visa and getting approved. 

 

Good to see the US Embassy in Manila getting back to normal processing times, I saw someone just got their K1 approved in 90 days, hopefully they will get that time much faster.

 

 

[appleblossom 2,503]

4 hours ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

Good to see the US Embassy in Manila getting back to normal processing times, I saw someone just got their K1 approved in 90 days, hopefully they will get that time much faster.

 

 

 

That's USCIS, not the consulate. But yes, K-1's have sped up recently.