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May mga kakilala ako na taga church namin nakapunta sila sa Australia noong 1990's Nag apply lang daw sila. Mabilis din petion wala pa daw isang linggo eh makukuha ka kung may petition ka sa kapatid mo sa Australia. Basta college graduate ka madali lang mag apply sa Australia. Now, not sure kung binago na nila iyon.

Pati sa Canada madali lang kung may mahahanapang employer. Ganon kasi classmate ko, hinanapan siya ng job ng auntie niya noong 2007 kaya nakapunta siya sa Canada. Iyong classmate ko naman ng elementary nakapunta din sila mag-asawa nag hintay sila ng 3 years yata when they file it. Kahit papaano may pag-asa time flies ika nga basta file mo lang.

Iyong Amerika ang petition sa kapatid aabutin ng 20-25 yrs, pero mga 5 yrs ago tinanggal na yata yon kaya hindi na puwede mag petition ng kapatid (maybe i'm wrong). Parents to child (10-15 years pag adult pag minor less than 1 year lang), Child to parents (1 year), and Spouse (1 year) ang tagal ng petition.
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karamihan ba sainyo hindi nag TNT? or tourist VISA? paano kayo naka punta abroad? or fiancee VISA? haha
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nag-tourist visa lang. hirap maging tnt e. risk talaga yun. hehe
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pano ka nagtourist visa? may kamaganak kaba dun? mahirap kasi pagwala.. wala ka matutuluyan na free.. unless nalang dami mong baon na pocket money..
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karaniwan merong kamag-anak. yung address nila ang nilalagay naming tutuluyan na lugar.

sa iba naman (europe, middle east), may ipapakitang booking na hotel. yung iba may hinihingi ring itinerary ticket, not necessarily bayad na basta proof na may schedule ng alis at balik.
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Sino ng nakapag tour sa Japan? ilang weeks kayo nag stay at saang place? Any tips kung saan maganda mamasyal?
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@Daniel

ok.. at the same time naghahanap din kayo ng work dun while on vacation/tour? or karamihan sinasadya talaga? kasi mas madali kesa kumuha ng working visa?

yung friend ko kasi nagstay sa SG ng 1month (tourist visa) pero wala syang nahanap na work.. kaya sayang pocket money nya.. ganun din yung isang friend ko, may regular work na sya dun.. nung pinapunta nya asawa nya para maghanap ng work (tourist din) wala din nahanap/tumawag sa asawa nya.. kaya umuwi nalang ng PH asawa nya.. sya naiwan sa SG..


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japan ang pinka dream tour/vacation ng family namin.. makapunta lang kami dyan for vacation pwede na kami mamatay..hahaha for me buong japan sobrang ganda.. tska favorite ko ever since japanese food.. hindi ako nagsasawa..
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^^ yung sa US naghanap din kami ng work habang naka-tourist visa. yung iba willing mag-sponsor naman. madali rin naman kumuha ng trabaho kung di naman mapili yung maghahanap.

eventually kailangan din ng working visa para maayos yung papel. pag tnt lang kasi ang hirap kumilos. di makauwi ng pinas, hirap kumuha ng papeles, etc.

SirZap wrote:yang travel na yan. puro kuripot mga barkada ko at batchmate kaya wala naman akong makasama :lol:
api na naman mga friends ko :rofl: kaya I ended up walang travel after college. :facepalm:
ako na lang isama mo sa mga ganyang lakad pafs :lol:
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naka greencard/us citizen naba kayo?? ilan years inabot? tska thru petition or sariling sikap?
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Yung citizenship usually 5 years pagkatapos magkaroon ng resident visa/green card.
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naka greencard/us citizen naba kayo?? ilan years inabot? tska thru petition or sariling sikap?

U.S. citizen father ko. So inabot lang ng 10 months petition kasi under age lang ako at that time wala pang 21 yrs old. Pag nag over 21 ka na aabutin ng 10-15 yrs ang petition bago ka makarating sa states. Pag married ka naman 20 - 25 yrs.

Now that you are living in the states as an immigrant and you want to apply as a U.S. citizen eto ang waiting time.
A. 18 yrs old below - automatic U.S. citizen ka na pag parents mo U.S. citizen. Kailangan mo lang ng change of status apply ka.
B. 18 yrs + You need to lived for 5 yrs as an Immigrant bago ka makapag apply for U.S. citizenship
C. Married to a U.S. citizen - kailangan mo lang mag hintay ng 3 yrs as an Immigrant at puwede ka na mag apply for U.S. citizenship.


Everytime i watch the show ni Atty. Gurfinkel daming bata ang nagsisisi dahil hindi sila nakinig sa parents nila. Naka petition sila noong under 21 yrs old sila pero hindi nila inasikaso kesyo gusto nila sa pilipinas dahil nandoon love life nila, nandoon barkada, may bahay naman sila, pinapadalhan lang sila ng pera ... etc etc. Ngayong over 21 yrs old na sila at married tsaka nila ma-realize na tama pala si mommy dapat pala pumunta na lang ako sa states. Sa huli ang pagsisi. Sabi ni Atty. Gurfinkel dapat kahit ganon ang sagot ng anak ninyo dapat file ninyo parin petition dahil malay ninyo magbago isip nila pag dating ng petition. Atleast hindi sayang ang "panahon" tumatakbo parin ang petition kahit 21 yrs over na sila. Kaso para sa mga anak na eto instead of 1 yr lang eh nakapunta na ng amerika ... aabutin na ng 10 - 25 yrs depende kung married sila or hindi ... hindi ba katangahan iyon? Pinili mo na malayo ka sa magulang mo at ma-stuck sa pilipinas.

Ayaw nga ako petition ng father ko dati kasi daw hindi kami makakatapos ng college tsaka mahal mag aral sa america. Imagine mo kung nag over 21 pala ako at tsaka pala file iyong petition eh aabutin ako ng 10 yrs. Eh hindi naman sila nagtatanong. Buti nalang pinaglaban ng mother ko at siya ang gumastos ng petition namin ng kapatid ko. Problema kasi din minsan ng mga immigrant parents hindi nagtatanong ng advice sa U.S. immigration. libre naman mag inquire.
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ah i see, kaya pala yung iba matagal.. above 21 na pala.. pano naman kung ikaw ang nauna kesa sa parents mo? pano mo sila pepetition matagal din ba? pag retired na sila mas madali ba?

gaya sa case ng asawa ng cousin ko.. yung asawa ng cousin ko since birth hindi nya nakita father nya dahil TNT sa US hindi pwede umuwi.. 29yo na sya ngayon (29y nya hindi nakita father nya).. tapos yung kapatid nyang babae pumunta sa US noon pa para magwork hangang sa maging US citizen at dun narin nagasawa.. tapos pinetition nya muna yung mother nila, ilan years din bago na petition (2yrs ago lang napetiton yung mother nila).. tapos next nya ipepetition yung kapatid nya (w/c is asawa ng cousin ko) ang problema dito sila nagpakasal sa PH.. kaya lalo daw mapapatagal yung petition nya.. kasi ipepetition din yung cousin ko..
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Ako nakarating ako dito sa states dahil pinetition kami ng grand mother ko, nasabit lang ako kaya ako nakasama kasi nafile yung petition ng Dad ko nung 12 years old lang ako, may ruling pala ang US na pag ang pinetition mo ay may anak na minor, finfreeze nila yung age para makasama, blessing lang talaga kasi naapprove yung petition namin nasa 23 nako, pagdating dito nag apply ako agad as a QA Analyst sa games industry. Thankfully natanggap ako agad after 1 month of applying sa Bandai Namco, I worked there for 4 months, tapos unfortunately I was laid off dahil nag mass restructuring sila at the time.

I was unemployed for 2 months tapos tinawagan ako ng Job agency ko na ipapasok ako sa Nvidia as an on call boards analyst, I got hired and worked there for 3 years, may mga time na super slow ang dating ng work at dun nako nagisip na bumalik sa games industry, kinuha ako ng Pole to Win International as a QA tester din, it turns out Namco turned to outsourcing for their QA at ang hinihire nila ay Pole to Win lol, so I tested their games nanaman hehehe, tapos ngayon sa Konami nila ako nilagay.

Sipag at tiyaga lang talaga at hindi dapat humina ang confidence kapag na lay off ka, part na yun talaga ngayon dito dahil sa economy. Right now I'm learning game programming at game design na self study lang mahal kasi college dito eh hehehe kaya self study nalang muna.
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About your question. Kung 2 yrs palang iyong mother sa america ... eto gawin niya. Mag file na siya ngayon ng petition sa pinsan mo kahit immigrant lang siya. Huwag na niya hintayin maging U. S. CITIZEN siya dahil 3 yrs pa iyon. Kasi kailangan 5 yrs kang nakatira sa america bago maging US citizen.

File na niya ngayon para tumatakbo petition ng anak niya habang hindi pa siya citizen. Then after 3 yrs, tsaka mag apply na iyong mother ng citizenship. Then mag file ulit ng petition iyong mother ngayon citizen na siya. Kung bago dalawang petition iyong pinasa niya, magastos pero mapapabilis iyong dating ng anak niya. Ang gagawin lang ng US immigration is update iyong status at mas bibilis iyong pag dating ng petition. Then aawas nila iyong 3 - 4 yrs doon sa original date na pinasa ng mother niya. Medyo matagal parin you are seeing 15 to 25 yrs depende sa backlog ng U.S.immigration.
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bro, yan ang gusto kong work QA analyst or computer networking.. kaso HRM grad ako dito tapos yung work exp. ko sa casino pa.. may pagasa pa ba ako magwork sa ganung field? gusto ko sa US/SG or any countries.. kaso 27yo na ako.. sayang panahon kung maaral ulit ako ng 2yrs course na IT.. pag vocational (months) ba tinatanggap ba sa ibang bansa? ano pala course mo?


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sige sabihin ko yan sa cousin ko, pero tanungin ko muna kung gusto ba nya magmigrate sa US na..haha anyway, sabay ba silang magasawa makakarating sa US? isa isa lang? 3yrs na kasi silang kasal pero wala pang anak.. mas hassle ba kung magkakaanak sila dito? o dapat sa US na?
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^ Meron bro, basta mag self study ka lang tungkol sa computer networking sa QA naman, kailangan lang na passionate ka sa Gaming, at dapat may attention to detail, ang hinahanap kasi ay good communication skills dahil yun ang kailangan sa pag write ng test cases or pag report ng bugs, at kailangan once mahanap mo yung bug, kailangan makagawa ka ng steps to reproduce the bug. Associates degree lang pinagaralan ko dyan satin, tatanggapin din naman ang vocational basta may skill ka na hinahanap ng company matatanggap ka.
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yung friend ko kasi sa SG sabi nya hindi daw pwede vocational lang dun.. dapat full yr course or meron kanang previous job na related dun..

mapapagaralan ba yun sa vocational? mas ok ba dito sa PH ako kumuha ng vocation o sa ibang bansa while working?

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Daniel wrote:
SirZap wrote:yang travel na yan. puro kuripot mga barkada ko at batchmate kaya wala naman akong makasama :lol:
api na naman mga friends ko :rofl: kaya I ended up walang travel after college. :facepalm:
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salamat nga pala at dahil sa iyo nakalabas ako ng bansa :cheer:

basta hanap ulit ng destination :bball:
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sige sabihin ko yan sa cousin ko, pero tanungin ko muna kung gusto ba nya magmigrate sa US na..haha anyway, sabay ba silang magasawa makakarating sa US? isa isa lang? 3yrs na kasi silang kasal pero wala pang anak.. mas hassle ba kung magkakaanak sila dito? o dapat sa US na?

Yup parehong makukuha iyong asawa at anak. Kailangan ilista ng mother iyong name ng asawa at anak sa application. Make sure complete at walang kulang pag pinasa niya iyong applications kasi baka ma delay iyan.

Eto iyong info tungkol sa "priority date" na pina-process ng U.S. Immigration ngayon. Nasa F3 category iyong pinsan mo. March 1993 iyong pina-processed nila ngayon.

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

PHILIPPINES
F1 - 01JUN02
F2A - 01MAY12
F2B - 15JUL03
F3 - 08MAR93
F4 - 15NOV90

Eto iyong link ng website.
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/e ... -2014.html

Bro, nabasa ko hindi puwede petition ang married children kung permanent resident pa lang iyong parents. Kailangan yata U.S. citizen na. Eto iyong link. Kung unmarried sana iyong pinsan mo puwede na petition ng auntie mo ngayon. So, more likely mag apply pa muna ng U.S. citizenship auntie mo.

http://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-c ... -residents
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SirZap wrote:salamat nga pala at dahil sa iyo nakalabas ako ng bansa :cheer:

basta hanap ulit ng destination :bball:
walang anuman. this year uli hanap tayo ng magandang deal. may mga balak uli akong puntahan natin. :mrgreen:
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