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I live in QC and work in BGC - it takes 3 hours for me to arrive and it 17kms only. 😆 Even worse with BER months! (September - December)
Grab is available 24 hours  Stay at the terminal and book from there. They will fetch you from your pinned location. 

Congratulations on your journey! ☺️
I’m not entirely sure how long the CR1 process nowadays but what I can tell you is K1 approval now is as short as 60 days!
 
And if all goes smooth (I hope it does!!), medical is smooth she can fly out to the US in 5-6 months.
 
I’ve seen a lot of cases like this! Plus embassy is finally opening up more interview slots now (Tuesdays). November slots are open already as early as today. 
 
Goodluck! 

Some advice. Dress very casual. Don't wear jewelry. When in public and walking around keep your cell phone put away. When I go I keep a separate wallet from my wallet I use at home. I keep my drivers license and whatever money I will need for the day. I keep my wallet in my front pocket. I always keep my passport where I am staying and never take it out and about. Bring USD with you. Make sure they are nice clean crisp bills because money changers are sometimes picky. You get the best exchange rates by exchanging there and no fees as opposed to sending money to yourself through a remittance service. I have never felt unsafe there but I always understand that I am in a foreign country and some people will target foreigners, so I always try to take these precautions and always stay aware.
 
Don't be nervous about meeting her parents.  Filipinos are probably the most welcoming and friendly people in the world. My 1st trip to the Philippines was a life changing experience, I fell in love with my wife, the country and the people there. I have been there 11x total and my next trip will be permanent.
 
Last, I always recommend a CR1 over K1. I know a lot of people that went the K1 route and wished they did the CR1. I don't know of anyone that went the CR1 route that wished that they did a K1. Whatever route that you choose, make sure that you take lots of pictures and that she has her family and friends in the pictures too. This will be needed for your visa application.

Good day!
 
I am updating my post! 🙂
 
I just finished the Intensive Phase of my treatment plan. I did not have any issues or negative side effects on the medication. The IP lasted two months and we must undergo a 2-day sputum collection each month. All my tests came back negative along with the initial AFB and culture. Unfortunately, I still have to finish the remaining 4 months which is the Maintenance Phase with Fixcom (2 TB drugs).
 
It's also unfortunate that the new SLEC medical seems unfair when it comes to diagnosing PTB.
 
The applicants with positive IGRA (test latent tb) did not undergo 8 weeks and were immunized. Whilst here we are, we were not even given the chance or benefit of the doubt and judged quickly over a film instead of confirmatory tests available. When I spoke to a pulmonologist during my evaluation last week, she sounded like "Yeah, ooop! Sorry you don't have TB but you have to finish  months cos we started it already".
 
I made a lot of friends on my DOT journey; all have different experiences and one thing we found in common is SLEC doctors are not calibrated. They tell different things to others with the same cases, some rely on their hunch, some are defensive when asked difficult questions by applicants who happen to be in the medical field also and a lot more. 
 
 

With a European divorce degree that is accepted by the US, Philippine recognition of the divorce is not necessary.  For your NBI Clearance, the Embassy will accept it as either married or single, but they will be strict that you former husbands surname is listed.  Either your NBI Clearance must incorrectly list you as still married and include your former husbands name.  Or, it could list you as single, but you must still have you former husbands surname listed as an AKA.  The strict part is that your former husbands surname must be listed somehow.  Marital status is determined by different documents.
 
As far as NBI is concerned, you will probably have different results with different offices.  Some may just let you put any AKA you say with no justification at all.  Some may be strict, want to see documents with the AKA, don't accept the divorce as a reason for an AKA, and list you as still married with your husbands.  Luckily the Embassy understands this.

They were referring to the original signature, meaning do not sign it with an electronic signature.  Once it is personally signed by hand, copies are fine, as you originally stated.  Manila almost never asks for the I-134 anyway.

CURED baby!!!!!!!!! Now waiting on a call back for immunizations!

This fantastic service is included at no extra charge.

Yes, you read it right. I was told that regardless what my culture results would be in 8 weeks I still need to undergo medication due to xray findings. 
 
There’s another patient I met today with the same case as mine. We don’t see the point “just because” due to CXR findings with negative smear/cultures. 

This I could say the best response I got regarding my situation. Thank you so very much for taking the time shedding light on my inquiry. This made me feel much better and confident. 

I have read success stories posts from other people with the same situation as mine however wasn’t able to get a concrete explanation how they did it (NBI stuff) due to the post being outdated.
 
I was so worried about getting a 221g so I got the same NBI above and another with my married name as an AKA (thankfully staff was kind enough to give without 221g letter from USEM). Is it okay? In case consul didn’t like the other 😅

The US will accept the divorce decree without it being recognized in the Philippines.  If the Philippines still considers you married then your NBI Clearances will stay as married.  US Embassy Manila is known to accept incorrect marital status on a NBI Clearance with concrete proof of why it incorrect.  IE, divorce decree. Your former husband's surname on your NBI Clearance seemingly completes the list of possible name combinations you may have, so if there are no corrections, annotations, or any other alternate names on any of your documents you shouldn't need an AKA. The embassies website is not quite clear on why an AKA might be required.  The example above seems fine as is.  The embassy will also accept your Advisory on Marriages incorrectly showing you as married in combination with the US divorce decree.  They know about that marriage but they still want to see that there are no other marriages they don't know about.  CFO might or might not give you a hard time about it.  But the worst they can do hassle you or make up some extra requirements.  In the end they still  have to let you go.

She stated that she has a certified copy of her divorce decree. The US Embassy recognizes that as not being married.