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PIRUBY: In my opinion, first thing first, like you can schedule the following medical, interview appointment and as well as the visa delivery registration. If both the medical and interview are successful, then you will just have to wait for its delivery, check to make sure that there no errors. If everything is good, then it is time to register for GCP and the PDOS for the others,

Greetings! I sent the link to the site so that you can read and find what you need. reference" About us – Online Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) (cfo.net.ph) "The CFO provides mandatory Pre-departure Orientation Seminar or the PDOS for emigrants 20 to 59 years of age. The CFO also have a special seminar for youth migrants 13 to 19 years called the Peer Counseling Program to address their concerns about cultural adjustments, peer pressure, long distance relationships bullying and others. All emigrants who completed the registration process including attendance to the mandatory seminar with the CFO will receive the CFO Emigrant Registration Sticker. This document will be affixed to their passport as proof of registration." and of course! "For Filipinos in intermarriage they are required to attend the CFO’s Guidance and Counseling Program or the GCP in compliance with R.A. 10364 or otherwise known as the “Expanded Anti Trafficking in Persons Law.”

Greetings! I am just trying to share. Goodluck! 1. FOR MEDICAL: St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (slec.ph) 2. INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT: Apply for a U.S. Visa | Schedule/Change My Appointment - Philippines (English) (ustraveldocs.com) 3. HOTEL NEAREST, SIMPLE AND CLEAN AND JUST A WALKING DISTANCE TO THE CLINIC. Casa Bocobo Hotel - Guest Reservations 4. REGISTER VISA DELIVERY BEFORE THE INTERVIEW. Apply for a U.S. Visa | Select Document Delivery Address - Germany (English) (ustraveldocs.com) 5. AIRLINE TICKET, YOUR CHOICE! 6. PDOS SEMINAR: Online Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) – for Filipino Emigrants to the United States of America (USA) (cfo.net.ph) 7. PAYING PHILIPPINE TRAVEL TAX AHEAD SAVES A LOT OF TIME. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (tieza.gov.ph) 8. DEPARTURE RECORD ONLINE, MAY REGISTER WITHIN 72 HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE. eTravel - Philippine One-Stop Electronic Travel Declaration System

Greetings! You can email the consular office and asked them to open your CEAC so you can update or correct anything that it is needed. Prior to my brother's interview, CEAC page on the summary or first page has a reminder that if he needed to change or add to DS-260 form (CEAC) may asked them to open the CEAC so you can do it. Cheers!

reference: U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country (state.gov) Police Certificates Available Fees: None for regular processing Document Name: “Vytiah” Issuing Authority: Departments of Information and Analysis of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, central and local Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Effective April 23, 2022, all police certificates are issued online and are printed on a regular office paper of A4 format, with a serial number, QR code and digital stamp and seal. It must all be a “FULL”/POVNA version and list all current and previous names of an applicant. Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Head of Department Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria Procedure for Obtaining: As of April 23, 2022 Ukrainian citizens can request their criminal certificates if they have no criminal record at this link: vytiah.mvs.gov.ua. Alternatively, they can request it from the nearest Center for Administrative Services in Ukraine (TSNAP) Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents. Exceptions None Comments: For immigrant and K visa processing the police certificates must include all previously used names and surnames. In order for a police certificate to include all the previously used names and surnames, the requestor must specifically state so. The applicants then must make sure all these names appear on the police certificate.

Greetings! Way before pandemic, it only took 6 months from initial filing to the day of interview (Philippines), but currently due to backlogs it will take longer.

- I do not understand of why they could not prove their sibling relationship using their original birth certificates that clearly shows at least one common parent. - And if they changed their names in their country of origin, it will still be the same, only it has an annotation, (of their new names) and still show that they have at least one common parent.

Birth certificates of the three of them, then a proof of name change.

Greetings! REFERENCE: Petition for Alien Relative | USCIS

Aw! Thanks, Chancy, and yes if it is cheaper back home and yes get it. Varicella shot for example is $210.00 in the USA, if you do not have an insurance.

Hello! please read the following post. reference:

But why spend when it is included in the medical fee? at least in the Philippines, I am not so sure in other countries.

Congratulations!

Hi again, And before I even submitted everything for my passport application, I quickly took a photo of my certificate, in case it gets lost I have evidence, plus I got something to look while throwing the rest of my documents when i got home. No more documents.

Greetings! Back in the days, I planned everything, that as soon as the ceremony is done, I will simply apply a US passport and upgrade SSA status, but there were so many applicants and the queue were lengthy, so we decided to just go to the SSA office to upgrade my status and it only took less than 10 minutes, then we headed to apply at the post office for my passport. I already prepared and filled the form, photos and fees prior to the ceremony. It went smoothly. NG

Thank you all!

Greetings! Does purchasing a plane ticket here in the USA via a travel agency online, like for ex. Expedia, is okay without a problem? Like I tried purchasing tickets many times via Expedia but never tried buying through here for someone in the Philippines. Where did you purchase your tickets? Thanks.

Call CFO if PDOS will be allowed without the visa as I know that last Sept.3, 2023 they announced that they will no longer allow GCP attendees without a visa. but I am not sure with PDOS.

Greetings! If you look at CFO's FB, (so it is faster, go to all their photos and you can see the announcement dated Sept 3, 2023.) An announcement that they will no longer allow anyone that will take GCP without the visa. Goodluck!

Greetings! So, after my brother got his visa last Sept. 11,2023, they secure a slot online for PDOS in Cebu City, the earliest one was Sept. 25,2023 which is from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, they choose the physical seminar and not the one online. So, I am not sure of how many slots are available online. They said that online is like a webinar using zoom. They had to register first online, and prior to registering please make sure that you have an active email address as they will send you the confirmation prior to proceeding. It simply asks details about your petitioner, yourself information. It will ask you to download passport bio page, visa, Government issued ID. IT USED T OASK IMMIGRATION DATE SUMARRY, BUT SINCE IT IS DIGITAL, THEY KNOW THAT IT IS NOT GIVEN AT THE EMBASSY ANY LONGER. What i want you to call them is ask if they allow PDOS training in advance without the visa.so that way you can do it and just get the certificate when you visa is ready to save some time especially in your case. Ask them as counseling for they do not allow it any longer that without the visa.

Hello, I think the best way for you to find it out is search online to any travel agency. As soon as you put the country where you are coming from then your destination, it will tell you all the routes that are available either direct which is more expensive or the route the has a lot of stop overs which is usually cheaper.

Hello! September 12,2023: During picking up his parcel, I asked him to check for correctness so that if there are errors like misspellings or if the dates are off it can be sent back right away while they are still at LBC office, but thanks God! everything checked out okay. In this day we accomplished three things, the second one is paying the immigration fee bill of $220.00. And the third one was that we were able to register him online for PDOS (Pre departure seminar) at CFO, office, And Wow! the earliest and one slot available was September 25, 2023. Next will be flight searching. Thank you, Chancy, as you were able to help me decide with that confusing important thing that I needed to do during the processing of this visa. When you suggested that we can just download documents under other documents of the petitioner. Even if my heart was crashed when he was asked to produce a document that does not existed. God bless!

Hello! September 12,2023 Brother picked up his parcel, no more packet, just only his passport, Visa has IV documents on CCD, meaning electronic. So, now must pay $220.00 then flight.

September 8,2023: LBC emailed all the details and informing my brother that he will receive his visa on or before Sept .14, 2023. September 9,2023: Parcel Enroute to Cebu. September 10, 2023: Sunday September 11, 2023: Monday, Visa ready for pick up, Yepee!

Hello again, So, you guys don't think that any immigration or CBP at your port entry will not have access to the records of all entries and exits under your name? I thought as a green card holder you have to maintain your residency.