US Immigration from Philippines

My wife and 2 sons are in Manila. Our I130 cases were accepted Dec 2nd and are now processing. Now in Manila there have been 2 cases of Corona virus from China and one has died. The Philippines in the only country besides China that has had a reported death.

I want my family the hell out of there. I don't want to wait until there are 1000s of cases of Corona virus. Do you think there is any chance my expedition request could be accepted? I can't imagine how bad things could be in a year. I really want them to come to the USA now!

Note that the Philippines has now banned all inbound travel originating in China, Hong Kong, or Macau and that essentially means that all flights to and from those places have been canceled. While this should not significantly affect travel from or too the USA I would advise avoiding any flights that connect thru China or it's SARs. Most airlines have canceled flights until Feb 29th.

Also if your Significant other is a OFW or Philippine Citizen in China, Hong Kong or Macau it will be very difficult for them to get back to the Philippines or if they are in the Philippines then not possible to get back to Hong Kong, China, Macau as the Philippine Gov. has banned travel by it's citizens to those destinations. Be careful and aware if you have travel plans in the near future to the Philippines

Hi guys,

I am the US Citizen spouse and I'm at the NVC stage of the IR-1 process for my wife in the Philippines. I have read some things about what evidence of relationship may be required at the interview stage of the IR-1 visa. I just wanted to clarify so here is my question:

1. Would the relationship evidence be the same or similar as I already submitted with my I-130 in the beginning of the process?

2. If it's not the same kind of evidence would things like emails and receipts of money being sent to my wife be good evidence also or something else is more important?

Thanks!

Hello all,

I am the US citizen petitioner and have just had my case number assigned by the NVC for my wife in the Philippines. I was able to login to the CEAC portal and see what I can do now. Just had a quick question.

It looks like both the IV and AOS fees are already available to pay and i have to pay before i can submit any forms or documentation. So it's true i don't have to wait and pay in a certain order, i can just pay everything at once?

Seems much faster than what the guide on this site shows. Thanks!

Hello all. I hope you can help my friend out.

She is currently employed and here on an H-1B working visa (in NY state). She would like to get her license in this state to drive.

The local DMV told her she couldn't because she's not a permanent resident. She's been here legally for over a year and her green card is forthcoming very soon. I believe they are wrong and she has a right to get a driver license here. She's a professional Physical Therapist and would then be able to travel for her work. Now, she needs to be taken or use taxis, which are almost non existent where she lives. It seems I've read something about this and that an H-1B visa holder can legally apply for a driver permit and then license while here legally on an H-1B visa. The locals said NO. Again, I think they're wrong. They were wrong on several other immigration issues before too. One day I had to go down and straighten them out on this when my own wife applied for a permit. They seemed a bit testy about it too, like they resented someone "not from here" wanting a license in this state. Typical small town attitude, right?

Is the DMV correct on this? Everything I've read up to now says she can indeed get a permit and then her license. I'm hoping someone from NY state can help me and her out.

Once again, she's been here for over a year (with extensions) and has been processed for her 2 year green card (Bios, etc. ) - all nice and neat and pretty.

Thanks for any help on this and I've suggested she join this super duper web site because there's none better than Visa Journey. Thanks for being here for us!!

Doug