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wak-wak...

I actually have an older brother, so he should be the "Kuya". It was just the first name that came to mind for some reason

To answer your question, I am applying for a fiancee visa (K-1, I think it's called). We already experienced a delay because her passport-style photos were not in accordance with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requirements. She thought she needed simple passport photos, which in the Philippines are not the correct size for USCIS. I didn't communicate what the attorney had told me about the stringent nature of this process, so I'll take blame for this delay

At this point, delays are magnified. We're getting quite emotional now, so even a few weeks seems like years.

The attorney told me it would take up to 6 months from the day we filed the petition until Marilyn could be on U.S. soil. I may have opportunity to visit her again in Dumaguete in the next few months. However, I need to save some of my vacation days for when she actually comes and has to adjust to everything.

As for your question about where to move in the Philippines (if you took that route), is Dumaguete too obvious of a choice? My problem with moving anywhere in the Philippines is that I wouldn't have any source of income.

 

For the record....I'm not a wak-wak. :D Sometimes my gf calls me that, not in a bad way.

I can imagine how tough it must be. The anticipation must seem greater each day.

I am working on a source of income. It takes time, but patience and discipline will get me there. I spend any free time doing this. Being single and having a gf in another country can free up a lot of time.

I just came back from Dumaguete today. Was there since Dec. 29th. A good friend living there was nice enough to invite me into his home and show me around. It has got me thinking of where to live in PI. It looks great, but at the same time I still have so many more places to visit in PI. Dumaguete is said to be clean and have nice people, but without seeing multiple places I don't have a full picture of how relative those traits are to other destinations.

Thank you for sharing your progress. I will definitely remember the photo issue. It looks like you hired an attorney to help with the process.

 

resource page/airlines

Hi Dane, I was just looking at the resource page again. I noticed that under the airlines flying to Dumaguete, you didn't put Air Philippines there. Their website is: The Official Air Philippines.

 

Air Philippines

Of course Air Philippinhes should be on the list.

I have added it thanks

I have never used them because you can not easily book and pay tickets online like you do on Cebu Pacific, but Cebu Pacific seems to be constantly late now, so I might try going down to a travel agent and book a ticket for one of my next trips up to Manila.

A good thing about Air Philippines is that you arrive and leave Manila from the new terminal in stead of the old worn down one.

 

jens peters travel site is a useful link that provides links to travel accomodations and activities all over the philippines

Philippinen Travel - Jens Peters Publikationen

i also have a buisness website - I'm still working on it index

 

Hi Kuya,

There is a website called visajourney.com. There is a great deal of info on there about the visa process. There will also be many links to other sites that will keep you up to date on your visa processing, something the attorney cannot do for you.

I'm sorry to see you have already paid an attorney as you will soon find out you wasted your money. Most all of the work must be done by you and your fiancee anyway. In many cases an attorney can actually slow the process down as they have other cases to work on while yours just waits.

My wife arrived on a K-1 visa last May, and it does indeed take about 6 months. We hired someone to help us at first but it was a total waste of money. We go all the info we needed on Visa Journey. Just be patient. I know that is hard at this time, but it is necessary at this point.

Where are you from in the US? This makes a difference on the processing times. If you are in New England you will go thru the process much faster than the rest of the country, or at least that is the way it was a year ago.

Good Luck on the visa. and congratulations on your upcoming marriage.:D

 

K1 visas are taking about 7-9 months now, due to the massive amount of applications filed in June and July of last year. Everyone was trying to beat the price increase which went into effect July 31. This has slowed USCIS down considerably. Right now they are interviewing those who applied in June. I'm surprised your attorney did not inform you of this.

Larry