Although there are a lot of ways to send money to the Philippines, only Xoom offers the cheapest. Not only Xoom is the cheapest but it’s also fast and reliable! And currently, they have a program called “Refer a Friend” and if you’ll use my link below, each of us will...

2 days before 2011 ended, Brandon and I got married! It’s not sinking in until now. It’s like we woke up one day and next thing we know is we’re married! Our simple wedding was held at Plattekill Town on December 30, 2011. Because of the 90 day thing that K1 Visa is being...

Brandon and I got our marriage license at Newburgh Town Hall on December 22nd 2011. We got it right away on that day and the clerk also gave us a copy of local judges and other marriage officiators. What are the requirements needed to get a marriage license? 1. Birth Certificate of you and...

Before I applied for SSN, I made sure that I’m here in the US already for 2 weeks. This was to make sure that my record of arrival was already in the SAVE-ASVI system. If you insist to get SSN even if you don’t have a record yet, SSA office would need to file a G-845 with the USCIS to...

On November 12th of 2011 (5 days before my K1 visa expired), I left for the US via EVA Airlines. I flew from Davao to Manila, Manila to Taiwan, then Taiwan to New York. The flight was smooth although I was left by the plane from Davao to Manila! I didn’t have the time to argue with the...

I attended the CFO Pre-departure Seminar on November 4th, 2011 at SMEF-COW, 8 days before my flight. I went there at 8AM and the seminar was just for a few hours and I got my certificate and stamp on that same day. Make sure to photocopy the documents they need because they charge higher than...

  This is my WHOLE experience during my interview day! If you only want to know about my K1 visa interview I had with the consul that took only about 5 minutes and the possible questions, click here :) Before getting inside the US Embassy ManilaOnce you get to the Embassy of the United...

Once your visa is approved, you will receive your passport and visa through 2g0 courier. You can track your visa using your Passport/UID Nos or Case Nos through this link: http://supplychain.2go.com.ph/CustomerSupport/etrace/index.asp . It didn’t work for me before but I got my visa...

I had my interview on May 23rd of this year. I dressed up well like I was applying for a job. The time indicated on my appointment letter was 6:35 AM but I didn’t have my K1 Fiance Visa interview with the consul until about 10 AM. So see, it’s like going through a whole process of job...

The medical exam for K1 Visa applicant is a very important part of the K1 Visa or Fiancé Visa process. You can’t miss it because it is like the last stage before the interview. For someone who’s afraid of doctors and blood like me, I was more scared of them than my interview a week...

  After you make a payment, you have to wait for 4 hours before you can schedule your interview. There are 2 ways to schedule a K1 visa interview, you can either contact the call center or schedule online.   If you wish to schedule online: If you wish you schedule through the call...

Before I had my interview last May 23rd, these are the K1 Visa requirements I made sure I got. If you lack a requirement needed during the interview, the consul may ask you to send it to them and this will take weeks. You don’t really want to go through another tunnel of waiting, right?...