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Agreed. But I wonder if the workers perfer Dollars over peso and if they hold them and wait till exchange rates are good to trade them in to maximize the currency value.

You made some comment about USCIS will find out if you have have filed a previous petition. Here is your exact comment "And if your intent is to have multiple petitions, USCIS will find them." USCIS don't care if you have mulitiple petitions, and US EMbassy in Manila Consular officers don't care if you had more than one or two K1 visa. They are only concerned about your current petition. My point was a K1 you have to file a waiver for multiple petitions, a CR1 you don't have to file a waiver for multiply petitions. You can file as many petitions as you can afford, there is no limt.

I like to educate people, for some reason the name change and ROM is pushed from the Philippines government, It is more of a money grab, just like paying extra for CFO and making Philippines citizens pay to exit the country. I have seen the way the ROM information is worded and it's clear it real purpose.

Incorrect for the most part they leave up all posts, Just don't include a link to like a news article and they take those down. It was like Halloween time when the Embassy was shut down for the Philippines holiday I think they call it All Souls Day, when everyone goes to the graveyards and spends the night. I was finally able to get someone to come to the front entrance of the US Embassy and finally give me a phone out thru the like the glass door area and the American person told me they had a skeleton staff, but he did take care of my request. I did have a handful of Philippines Security Gaurd tell me the Embassy was closed for Holiday but as I told them the US embassy never closes. I did ask the American dude on the phone what happens if something happens to a US Citizen while they had an "Skeleton Crew" and he said they handle that on case by case basis. I was pretty sure they were gonna accomodate my request at the US Embassy, they take care of US Citizens in the Philippines.

It not required by the Philippines Government, I think they just want the money to me, seems like just a money grab like making their citizens pay a exit fee to leave the country. I don't plan or retiring or having a business, and I got a Driver License already for Philippines. My wife just carries both passport when she enters Philippines, I am not sure which one they use, I was already in Philippines when she came to Philippines last trip. I usually travel solo to Philippines. We do make a trip together in June and I will use the balikbayan entry so I won't have to mess with getting visa extensions

My wife just had same issue last week trying to schedule her mother from Philippines, it wouldn't take the number on the reciept. After she sent a message to the Feedback she was able to schedule like within a few minutes, right now they have opening for tourist interviews at US Embassy in Manila in about 30 days.

What did it say if your number isn't found in the instructions? Something about send message via forum Feedback, did you do that yet?

I tried to live in Philippines after a few months I can't wait to leave the Philippines, I get too bored there after a while, so been there done that. You must not understand the K1 visa application, once you have multiply filings you have to get a waiver when you file a K1 ,this isnt' done on a CR1 to my knowledge, and of course USCIS knows how many times you have filed but they really care nor does the Consular Officers at the Embassy in Manila when you do your visa interview. Per guidelines on thus website there is no I-485 filing for CR1, it says I-130 and I-130A, I guess you are unaware on K1 petition they ask about your criminal past. There are many benefits for the US citizen to not file ROM, If you look on your other post you will learn. The K1 is a very simple process, and I would assume the CR1 is as well, only reason I am going to Mexico is to be in Cancun.

It is not neccessary to do change name on passport, not required Seems like no reason to jump thru hoops for that, too easy to just get passport in maiden name once you decide to get dual citizenship from Philippines, you will find about that later in your journey.

For sure it is cleared by an American, this is the Philippines. Thankfully last few weeks they are talking about WW2 rememberance and getting student visa to USA. They will go into a stuff like pride month or silly stuff like the Ber months. You can tell by the wording and some topics whomever runs the FB page for the US Embassy is non American, If I post something about the current president of the Philippines having an arrest warrant out for him in the USA and put a link it is taken down pretty fast, which is kinda funny. From what I have seen is getting to an American inside the US embassy is rather difficult, you have to go thru non americans first, even doing a visa interview inside the US Embassy. A few years ago I tried to go to the US Embassy and get a ballot to vote for the Federal Elections in 2018, the Philippines security gaurd didn't want me to go front entrance and kept telling me the Embassy was closed for holiday, I kept telling them the US embassy never closes. Finally after ignoring them I got to the front entrance and was told the US Embassy was closed, I called their bluff and the finally handed me a phone thru a window and finally I was able to talk to an American and they found me a ballot.

I suggest to not mess with a ROM, There isn't much benefit to apply for it, and could be a determent in the future in case you want to get married again in the Philippines.

Or I could go to Philippines and get married if needed, Would be another good thing for not doing a ROM now. I was under the impression if you do a marriage visa like a CR1 vs a K1 you don't have to disclose criminal history and if you have multiple petitions you don't have to do a waiver. So it could have some benefits for a US Citizen as wel.

I 134 isn't really a required document, it's a non binding document. US Embassy in Philippines was telling applicants at one time it wasn't ever needed.

I thought Schwabb had the limit set at $1,000 USD per day, but never confirmed that with Schwabb.

My wife got her Dual Citizenship like 2 years ago, that is over with. Her Philippines Passport is in her maiden name. I won't be nor will my wife be buying any property while I am alive, she might when I die, but I suspect she will stay in the house I have now, it's much nicer living in USA vs Philippines. USA is comfortable and convient and modern.

I try to enter with about $5K of $100 bills that are clean and not torn or marked, and I will bring in about 30,000 peso in mosty 1000 peso, I keep the western union as back up in case I get robbed or pickpockted, and will only get it toward the end of my trip, it's my emergency funds. Never used a Sendwave or Remitly I think those are tied to a bank account and don't want to disclose my bank information to a stranger.

I got Schwabb account a few years ago, Issue is you can only withdraw so much per day, Seems like it is 10,000 peso per transaction and you can only do 5 transactions per day, I do carry it now since they have more and more ATM Machines in the Philippines now of days. But if you withdraw too much money from Schwabb account they will close your account, but for normal person taking a couple trips to Philippines per year this shouldn't happen to you.

I haven't gotten pesos in decades, we hit Cancun a few times per year, I have always tipped in US dollars and I haven't gotten peso to use in decades. I also had a wad of peso that I couldn't exhange back in the 80' or 1990's time frame when they Mexican Government devalued the peso. My gut says the workers like US Dollars over pesos, anyone used to work at a All inclusive in the Cancun area?

I meant to Maiden name

For some reason the PSA suggests to register a marriage if done abroad. Why is that? Only reason I can think of if you wanted a Philippines Passport in your married name or if your spouse applies for a 13A visa in the future to live in Philippines it has to be done. For me I don't want my name on any registers in the Philippines. My wife has her US Citizenhip, Her Philippines passport is in her married name, and I have zero plans to live or retire in the Philippines. So I am correct in assuming for me and my wife purpose we don't need to do a ROM? Report of Marriage: Application by Mail - Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines (philippineembassy-dc.org)

I just checked fees it only $65 per credit hour if you live in the county other wise out of state/country pay like $200 per credit hour, if you are a Texas Resident and outside the county you live then you pay $125. So it appears to be rather inexpensive overall, I thought college was alot more expensive now of days, I am sure the college is supplemented with property taxes

That is his problem to deal with, not mine. He will figure it out he seems pretty smart, I just meet him yesterday at a pool party

I don't know, I am US citizen, not in my realm of things to deal with. I only worry about where I am going and how long I can stay

VWP per US Government Visa Waiver Program (state.gov)

He doesn't have a tourist visa, he does't need it entering the USA with a Singapore Passport. You didn't know that?