Help! US Embassy Visa questions...

[CVT]

they gave you a month's stay probably bec you were there for business purposes which really has a "time frame", 'coz I go there for leisure and I always gets 6 months stay.

Bro.,- most probably,- you quoted for a longer stay.... like 3 months of more, right?

Because when we were there for personal vacations, I usually just say 2-3 weeks or so, and they would normally give me a month's stay++.....

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[boybi]

I've never been to the US and have never applied for a US visa. I'm planning to bring my family to the US next year, but is also thinking of watching the Pacquiao fight this November with some friends (may visa na sila).

Aabot kaya US visa ko for the Nov. Pacquiao fight if now ako mag apply? And do I need to apply for myself first or sabay na buong family?

Also, dun sa online application ng US visa, may question dun kung saan ako titira. Ano lagay ko dun? Hindi ko pa alam kung saan kami titira.

Pati pala contact person in US, wala din ako malagay.

[shadow]

I've never been to the US and have never applied for a US visa. I'm planning to bring my family to the US next year, but is also thinking of watching the Pacquiao fight this November with some friends (may visa na sila).

Aabot kaya US visa ko for the Nov. Pacquiao fight if now ako mag apply? And do I need to apply for myself first or sabay na buong family?

Also, dun sa online application ng US visa, may question dun kung saan ako titira. Ano lagay ko dun? Hindi ko pa alam kung saan kami titira.

Pati pala contact person in US, wala din ako malagay.

kung aabot yun visa mo depende sa schedule na makukuha mong interview. personally isabay mo na buong pamilya mo, para isang puntahan na lang sa embassy. just tell them you're going for a vacation for the Holiday.

wala ka ba relatives doon? kung wala then hotel ilagay mo.

pasilawan mo lang sila ng pera mo. wala silang pera ngayon..hehehe

seriously unless you're on their terrorist list, you and your family will not have any problem getting a US visa.

[boybi]

Pwede ba humiram muna ng pera sayo? Yung nasa citibank mo, pakilipat muna sa name ko ;)

Ang problema ko, hindi ko na nagagalaw yung savings account namin. Since nagsarili kami ng business ng wife ko, puro yung business account na namin ang ginagamit namin, corporation pa naman yung business namin. Maliit lang yung laman ng savings account namin.

Meron kami naka time deposit pero in dollar sya. Pwede kaya ito?

[boybi]

More questions:

May nabasa ako sa website ng us embassy that all documents must be original. So do I need to show land titles? Do I really need to bring the original title?

Nabasa ko din sa site: Any documents received will not be returned and will be destroyed (except the passport).

Ang labo, hindi na nila babalik ang original documents???

[niwde11]

yep bring mo originals. kahit yung business account mo dalhin mo. mas puntos yung galaw ng pera kesa sa stagnant na account sa bank.
isipin mo lang lahat na pwede mo dalhin to prove na you're coming back here.

me nakasabay ako dati na matanda babae na(nakasuot pa nga chaleko ng rotary or lions yata) me $40K yata sa account nya. ang tinanong lang yata e history na pano nya naipon yun di makasagot ng maayos. nadeny.

and lastly pakita mo na importante ka sa business mo kaya you need to comeback sa pinas.

di ako expert ha, eto lang mga tips nung travel agency dati.

personally, i dont think madedeny ka boybi heheheheh.
wag mo lang kwento yung sa another thread mo na kaming dalawa ni hens ay di naniniwala.:D *joke*

[tidus1203]

Ako di na kailangan ng US Visa. Kasi pag Canadian citizen ka (also Filipino citizen, bali dual ako) at gamitin mo Canadian passport free entry na walang time restrictions... Sarap talaga, even sa EU countries free entry. Or any G8 countries and all Commonwealth countries (these are the former British colonies) for that matter and selected G20 countries allow Canadians without visa...

[number001]

Ako di na kailangan ng US Visa. Kasi pag Canadian citizen ka (also Filipino citizen, bali dual ako) at gamitin mo Canadian passport free entry na walang time restrictions... Sarap talaga, even sa EU countries free entry. Or any G8 countries and all Commonwealth countries (these are the former British colonies) for that matter and selected G20 countries allow Canadians without visa...

OT na

but you'd still need a visa to enter China. Also you need to use your Philippine passport to enter this country.

[boybi]

So ano lahat ang need ko dalhin na docs? Wala kasing nakalagay sa US embassy site na mga particular docs na kelangan nila.

Pano pala kung yung land title e naka collateral sa bank?

[shadow]

So ano lahat ang need ko dalhin na docs? Wala kasing nakalagay sa US embassy site na mga particular docs na kelangan nila.

Pano pala kung yung land title e naka collateral sa bank?

yup! bring all your documents that can prove your financial capabilities and ties here, it's better na dala mo kung biglang hanapin, hinde naman sigurado na titingnan pa mga yan.

kuha ka na lang ng certification sa bank na naka loan yun lot. OK na yun. if you have insurances (life, pension) pwede rin yun. OR/CR ng vehicles.

as for the original documents, don't worry about it, nasa possession mo all the time yun, the only time na bibigay mo sa consul if gusto niya tingnan, pag hinde hiningi eh di hawak mo lang all the time.

ang iiwan mo lang sa kanila passports and yun 2 forms from bank and sa website nila.

ngayon nga ang alam ko kahit yun passports and forms hawak na ng applicants at ibibigay na lang sa consul pag interview na before kasi bago ka pa pumasok sa interview room eh i-submit mo na lahat ng documents mo. then makuha mo na lang sa consul mismo.

don't worry about US visa interview, bale wala yan. huwag ka kabahan. kung wala ka naman talagang planong mag TNT eh. eh bakit ka matatakot?

mas natatakot pa ako nun mag apply ako ng OZ, Canada visas na walang interview kasi doon they will just based your application sa mga na submit mong documents at least dito sa US you have a chance to reason out.

unless you're in their terrorist list, I don't think you'll have a problem.

saka don't believe yun sabi-sabi na swetehan daw depende sa mood ng consul etc. kalokohan lahat yun.

just go there prepared with all your documents to prover your ties OK na yun.

ito tip para hinde ka kabahan at siguradong approve, magsuot ka ng Mickey Mouse brief.

seriously, 2x na ako nag renew ng visa ko never tumagal ang interview ko ng 5 minutes at never tiningnan yun mga dala kong documents.

basta attitude mo diyan, kung approve ok kung denied doesn't matter, marami kasi na parang end of the world na pag na deny ng US visa.

[niwde11]

lahat ng documents to prove na di ka mag tnt dun. even your credit card statements, itr for the last X years, yung title kahit nakasanla kung pwede mo hiramin or kung me nakalagay na mortgaged okay lang. kotse na kahit financing okay lang (ibig sabihin capable ka magbayad ng monthly dues). minsan mas mahirap pa yung maraming pera pero wala ka proof how did you attained it.

hehehe tama shadow. saka wag ka masyado explain kung di naman tinatanong. straight to the point answer lang. kawalan nila kung di ka nila biibigyan ng visa e ilang libong dolyan gagastusin mo sa bansa nila.:D

naalala ko tuloy nung una kong nadeny sa koreanang consul na yun(wala na yata yun), wala pa ko isang minuto deny. na. nagulat nagthank you pa ko at ngumiting umalis. takang taka yung gwardya hehehheh

[tidus1203]

OT na

but you'd still need a visa to enter China. Also you need to use your Philippine passport to enter this country.

Yep wala namang sinasanto ang China maskin US citizen ka pa you need a visa... Sorry for the ot...

[boybi]

Strict ba sila sa picture? Nagpapicture ako kanina, kalimutan ko magsuot ng de-collar. May template dun sa studio ma ilalagay nalang yung mukha ko and naka polo na ako Tatanggapin kaya ito?

[bambino]

Ako di na kailangan ng US Visa. Kasi pag Canadian citizen ka (also Filipino citizen, bali dual ako) at gamitin mo Canadian passport free entry na walang time restrictions... Sarap talaga, even sa EU countries free entry. Or any G8 countries and all Commonwealth countries (these are the former British colonies) for that matter and selected G20 countries allow Canadians without visa...

wow swerte mo naman ,nakakainggit

[tidus1203]

Dati it was easy to get Canadian citizenship (back in the early 90's) cause they really need skilled immigrants dahil kulang sila sa tao. All it takes was 3 years of residency and pass a test about Canadian value and culture and that's it you take your oath afterwards... Instant G8 citizen ka na with all its perks. Ewan ko na lang ngayon, mas mahirap na ata...

[number001]

Dati it was easy to get Canadian citizenship (back in the early 90's) cause they really need skilled immigrants dahil kulang sila sa tao. All it takes was 3 years of residency and pass a test about Canadian value and culture and that's it you take your oath afterwards... Instant G8 citizen ka na with all its perks. Ewan ko na lang ngayon, mas mahirap na ata...

According to the Canadian Gov't, it still considers the Philippines as one of its biggest source of labor whether it be for immigrants or temp. workers, etc...

Seeking residencies in coastal cities like Vancouver or big cities like Toronto would be difficult. Even interiors like Alberta, Montreal, Quebec are getting harder but not impossible. The next frontiers are the praires like Saskatchewan, Manitoba, etc....

Sorry for the OT. Maybe we should have a Canadian immigration thread around...

[shadow]

Dati it was easy to get Canadian citizenship (back in the early 90's) cause they really need skilled immigrants dahil kulang sila sa tao. All it takes was 3 years of residency and pass a test about Canadian value and culture and that's it you take your oath afterwards... Instant G8 citizen ka na with all its perks. Ewan ko na lang ngayon, mas mahirap na ata...

it is still very easy, just immigrate as an investor under the provincial nominees. sa couple of my cousins went there as an investors, they are now living in Richmond, BC.

pera pera lang yan, even in OZ just buy a house and and it will be very easy to immigrate.

maganda lang mamasyal sa Canada, US and OZ I really enjoyed all my visits to those 1st world countries, but to actually live there. nah!!! there is still no place like Manila, inspite of all the things happening here. dito pa rin masarap tumira.

actually a few years back a friend of mine offered me to immigrate to US through the investor's visa. I was seriously thinking about it. punmayag lang ako aayusin na lahat ng papers, and the one who will help me was the former secretary of immigration ni Bill Clinton. my friend's family went this route and they are now living in Sacramento.

but after ko pagisipan I don't think I can survive living there. I can go there anytime I want anyways. siguro kung wala na talagang pag asa dito saka na punta, and I'm sure I'm living WAY better than majority of the Americans.


this year naman another offer came this time sa OZ. ito mas maganda ang offer pwede pumunta as immigrant tapos patatak lang ng passport then pwede na bumalik dito. maybe next year pwede pagisipan mabuti.

[_Cathy_]

The problem is majority of people who want to immigrate don't have much money to begin with or are middle class/upper middle class here in Manila.

I toyed with the idea of leaving Manila and going to Canada or Australia (US too difficult) when I realised that I won't EVER be able to afford a house on my own. But then again I'm not that strong to live alone in a foreign country so I guess I'll just have to deal with my mediocre life here in the Philippines.

[chua_riwap]

The problem is majority of people who want to immigrate don't have much money to begin with or are middle class/upper middle class here in Manila.

I toyed with the idea of leaving Manila and going to Canada or Australia (US too difficult) when I realised that I won't EVER be able to afford a house on my own. But then again I'm not that strong to live alone in a foreign country so I guess I'll just have to deal with my mediocre life here in the Philippines.

Tama yan Cathy, hwag mo kami iwan. Masaya sa Pinas. Mami-miss mo showbiz, politics, intrigues, pollution, floods, traffic, etc.........

[boybi]

Question:

Nagaaply na ako ng US visa online, ok na yung sa akin as principal applicant. Pero nung para sa wife ko na, pag hindi principal applicant ang nilagay ko, ang choices lang sa purpose of travel is STUDENT tsaka OTHERS lang. So dapat principal applicant din ang wife and children ko?