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So if you look at the TIEZA page about the Travel Tax exemption, you will read that the 2nd to the last box in the table in the 'WHO MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING THE TRAVEL TAX' section applies to you, a dual citizen. So like with all of the others types of exemptions, these people who are exempted have to get a Travel Tax Waiver if you don't want to pay travel tax. If you look at the Philippine Consulate page about Dual Citizens, there's a FAQ section that says exactly what you have to do: get a Travel Tax Waiver. If you don't get a Waiver, the person at the check in counter for your airline will ask you to pay the Travel Tax. You will tell them that you're exempted. And then they'll tell you to walk yourself to the TIEZA counter so you can get a Travel Tax Waiver and come back to them so they can give you your boarding pass. It's also possible that you've already paid the travel tax as part of your ticket, (some airlines automatically charge for this when you pay for the ticket exiting Philippines), you're good to go. I don't think they do refunds. If you want to try, you're supposed to be able to get the waiver online from this TIEZA page. I've never tried this though, let us know if you do!

I got my 48 month extension in the mail today lol. Waiting for my N-400 interview to be scheduled.

🙋‍♀️ meeee! Filed Dec 26. Got a new 48 month extension on my I-751 in the mail today tho. How bout you?

You're thinking about this too much and you should relax. This 'offloading' issue usually targets single female Ph passport holders that are travelling alone, don't have much travel history and look nervous. From what you've said, you're married, traveling with kids, travelling outside of PH with your husband and have a US passport aside from a Ph passport. You'll be fine. And even if you were the targeted demographic, as long as you have all the required paperwork for your kind of travel, can converse firmly, truthfully and with confidence, you'll also be fine. Just arrive with enough time for Immigration BS when departing Philippines (at least 3 hours). Since your Ph stay is less than 1 year (at least when you go to Bali), don't forget to get the travel tax waiver at the airport when you leave the Philippines.

Oohh finally a date just before my filing date of Dec 26 LOL I feel like I'm one of the backmarkers of this sub thread (too much reddit lol). So I'm always happy to see people getting interview schedules. As in, if everyone before me gets a notice it means I'm up soon! I also filed my I-751 in Feb of 2022, still pending, so yeah same boat and all. The title for this thread is a bit different from the usual title we see for the other months it's not as easy to find!

That's quite presumptuous as I don't have an interview schedule yet, lol. But I'll take it!! 💃

What are the travel guidelines for foreigners traveling to Singapore? What the Philippine Embassy in Singapore says about it: Read this What the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore says about it: Read this What are the travel guidelines for Filipinos traveling to the Philippines? What the Philippine Embassy in Singapore says about it: Read this What the etravel.gov.ph website says about it: Read here (and read FAQ too) So if you had read all that, it seems an unvaccinated Philippine passport holder will have an easier time going to Singapore than coming back to/entering the Philippines. Anyone unvaccinated coming into the Philippines according to the etravel.gov.ph website:

I have a neighbor that did same day oath at SF September last year, unsure of more recent examples. Would love to do combo interview and same day oath as well, lol.

Did any of you specifically ask for a combo interview, for those that are also doing I-751?

Yes, great option for you and your wife as long as she's ok not returning to their home country for the foreseeable future while the adjustment of status is processing. I know it's probably a huge change of plans, because to get the B2 visa, she had to provide solid evidence of her ties back in her home country so she probably has to abruptly cut all those ties, create a whole new life in a new country right now but yes, for people don't mind pivoting like that and are prepared for all that this entails, this is a great option!

I've just done this myself. Travelled to Philippines a few months ago after submitting the I-751 removal of conditions and N-400. PH passport in maiden name, everything else in married name. I just brought the following paperwork and everything went fine: PH passport expired 2yr green card valid greencard extension letter US marriage certificate Report of Marriage original copy I had filed at PH consulate (PSA is dragging issuing their own copy) Vaccination proof on phone (QR code thing from my state) old passport with the CFO stamp in case of bs at PH immigration upon exit I had layovers and they just look for the first 4 items, in that order plus the covid stuff (steps/requirements depend on which country you're transiting through/staying at).

It also says right there "However, spouses, fiances or partners of foreign nationals who were issued above mentioned visas, are required to undergo GCP of CFO." OP's 2nd word is wife. Happy it worked out for them in the end!

From what I remember when I did the CFO seminar, there was an option to complete the CFO and come back later to get the stamp. However very recently, a friend who just completed a CFO thing was told there is a 5 month wait for the stamp. But they were given a temporary CFO certificate that she has to print herself and this is supposed to be enough at immigration to be let through. So I guess you don't even need to come back for the stamp? Because once you leave the country to emigrate, what do you need the stamp for? The temporary certificate looks like this and you have to print it out:

Whoohoo! Hopefully I get a notice/schedule within a couple weeks! (filed 12/26, in SF)

It's great that you and your wife are taking on the loving task of raising 3 children and giving them love, opportunities and you're willing to move to where the children are to be able to do that. You have a lot of good things going for you, specially the support system of a large family back in the Philippines. I wish you well on your journey. I must say all this talk about expedited this and that for adoption due to the surplus of 'children wandering the countryside' worries me in many ways. From how you've put it, they're basically pushing these kids to anyone coming forward to 'take them off the streets', skipping crucial steps like interviews and such. I worry that this has caused some kids to end up with dangerous people. It's probably for the best that the US doesn't have the same 'expedites' you're looking for, as things done in a hurry mean more kids ending up being trafficked or in other unthinkable abusive situations. There are things about adoption that should not be hurried and must run its course.

Nothing to report here. SF, filed N-400 online 12/26/22 and no news after the biometrics reuse.

I totally get why you think these documents might help, as Philippine organizations just seem to LOVE notarized, gold sealed, stamped, red beribboned and apostilled things (DFA, PH government departments, real estate, banks, hospitals etc.) However, for the purposes of US immigration/visas, I've never had to submit anything notarized or apostilled. Just follow the instructions and make sure to submit the requirements and documents that are needed, in the format that they ask for. If it asks for a copy of something, submit a simple scanned copy- you don't need to have it notarized. If it says PSA copy, submit a PSA printed copy and don't add or do anything extra to the documents. Try to think about the human CO reviewing your documents- if you're the CO, and you see the PSA birth certificate that was asked for, why would another PSA birth certificate but with an extra seal and holes in it be useful? What if during the shuffling of your files, the CO sees the apostilled birth certificate first and seeing as it's not what they asked for, sends you an RFE, adding months to the already long process? This process is so long, with documents going through so many hands and eyes, it won't help you to add things that can confuse or complicate.

Wow amazing! Thank you for the update!! Update us again after your interview, good luck!

So you've filed your N-400? Did you do so online? I did mine today and got a Biometrics reuse and receipt today as well. I read a thread somewhere that said it would be good to include a cover letter if you have a pending ROC but I didn't add one. I hope to get a combo interview. *crossing fingers*

Filed N-400 online today! Got receipt notice and biometrics reuse letter today as well!

Has anyone filed the N-400, with pending I-751?

I've been through something similar. A couple months ago, my husband and I visited the Philippines for the first time after being married abroad. We had also filed the Report of Marriage late, not knowing that it would take a shocking amount of time. I had to renew my passport before the trip and of course, I had to do it in my maiden name. Documents I brought during the trip: practically everything. But the documents that were asked for at immigration were: Passport in maiden name, green card in married name (mine is expired), green card extension, marriage certificate showing maiden and married name, Onehealthpass (this has been made recently obsolete, it's etravel now). I also had the original copy of the Report of Marriage that was sent back by the Philippine consulate that we filed at. This document was used a lot in the Philippines (bank, real estate stuff) because as much as possible, I wanted and had everything done in my married name (I really don't want to have to do any name changes later). I know they all want a PSA copy of the ROM (yellow paper) but this original copy ROM I had was accepted along with the rest of the documents (Passport, Marriage cert., greencard, extension letter). During all immigrations in and out, make sure you're together. You can line up at any line (foreign/local passport holder lines) as long as the category applies to at least one of you, but make sure you're together. It makes everything a lot less complicated. I'm still waiting for the ROM to be available at the PSA so I can order copies and renew my passport for name change. *Also as a side, my overkill with bringing documents saved my husband's butt at Thailand immigration. We took a little side trip there. Upon arrival, he was taken into a separate area and was asked to produce his old passport. They have no record of him exiting the country from his previous trip and are wanting him to prove he had left. They think he overstayed for YEARS! I actually brought my old passport but he didn't (normally no one does!). BUT I had brought printed copies of the photo evidence we submitted for the removal of conditions which included scans of boarding passes with our stamped passport pages, on top of this, I had also brought just the scans of all his old passport's pages. They accepted this as proof when they saw a scans of the first page of his old passport and the page on same passport showing a departure stamp for that particular date they had no record of. Who knew this happens!