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IF YOU OWN A INNOVA BUILT IN THE PHILIPPINES BETWEEN 2005 AND 2006 KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON TIRE PRESSURES. IF LOOSING AIR IT MAY NOT BE THE TIRE BUT A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE WHEEL . WHEELS ON MY INNOVA HAVE A STAMP [TME] ON THE OUTSIDE. WHEELS MADE BY ENKIE [TMV] IN VIETNAM OVER 2400 INNOVA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED, IN THE PHILIPPINES NO RECALL AS OF YET BUT THERE IS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM. GO TO ANY GOOD SEARCH ENGINE AND TYPE IN INNOVA WHEEL FAILURE! To view photos click of wheel to see if you may have one, click Here. I have been working with DTI & Toyota on this problem to ensure one way or the other what really happened but since the first week of February 2010 it has taken months to get the wheel specifications from Toyota and the Lab selected has been very slow due to lack of information and only a small group of people can do any testing and Lab has limited capabilities. Can not be more specific as things still in progress.

If we do not answer the FV email you send within 24 hours use the yahoo below as at times have ISP problems.

ALWAYS REFRESH OR RELOAD THIS PAGE WITH EACH VISIT AS IT CHANGES OFTEN AND SOME COMPUTERS WILL NOT SHOW CHANGES WITH OUT USING REFRESH RELOAD.

GENERAL INFORMATION NOW ALL PHILIPPINE PASSPORTS ISSUED IN THE USA, NOW PERSON HAS TO SHOW UP " IN PERSON " AT CONSULATE OR DC EMBASSY, WHICH EVER SERVES YOUR STATE AS NEW MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS ARE BEING ISSUED. GOING TO BE COSTLY BUT NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

Please when searching listings you must reload/refresh each year selected before you hit search button, we dropped 2 web names and your computer has stored names no longer used by us this will cause a redirect to a XXX site we have no control over. Still have two older listings I am working on to get right. The sleaze buckets want names and not much we can do about it. Sorry for any problems. Just use refresh/reload before search on listings for each year you select, this has only to be done one time for each year.

Our New little bundle of Love joined us 12/27/07 time not certain as no clock in the hospital is set proper.

New fee's for visa's always check Embassy site as new procedures like the new DS-160 form replaces the DS-157/156.

Many other changes. This site now mostly for free listings and for old customers to contact us. We will shut down totally by March 2011 as site is paid for till then.

this increase is to cover increased processing fee's and improved biometrics system.

PLEASE EMAIL TO ME AT fliplover2001@yahoo.com if for some reason i do not answer your emails in 24 hours as often my ISP in the Philippines does not work properly! Also be advised on many Saturdays [ Philippine time 8 am to 6 pm ] we are without power but cell normally will still work. The local power company is rebuilding transmission lines to the new airport under construction in our area.

If you have sent a bio and are not listed go to [ click here ] and if your photo is there i have no bio on these people so please resend as have ISP problems.

I am also looking for Disable American Veterans to start a CDO Chapter please email me if interested. carl@filipinavisa.com

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Looks like the K-3/4 process will be changed to be "fair" not a double payment as in the past. Married couples will still have to file for the IR-1 visa [ I-130 state side first and get I-797 notice of receipt as in the past.

Aug 14 2007 Department of State sent me an email advising all K-3/4 visa's will be sent to Chicago Drop box facility and they will forward to proper visa post and the post will contact the wife direct with procedures, will have to see how this works out as looks like a lot of forwarding and passing around paperwork, easy way to get things lost.

Think LONG and HARD about getting married in the Philippines as this new twist will really slow things down as the US Embassy in Manila has too many visa's issued there and not enough employee's to do the work. It is the busiest visa issuing post of any country.

As of November 2007 looks like if married in the Philippines the best way to go is the standard I-130 application as service centers seem to have gotten faster at processing them as an average about 9-12 months time to process is shaping up. This will save lots of immigration fee's over the K3/4 visa and no adjustment of status is needed when spouse gets to states. Also the spouse will be able to work as soon as they get stateside.

Always insist that your intended fiancée gets a certificate of non marriage from Philippine NSO office before we start any paperwork [ better yet before you even go to the Philippines to meet her for the first time] as have had 2 this year that got all the way to the medical before they told the man that they "were already married and had a child" but were afraid to tell him, this causes VISA FRAUD as all paperwork submitted asks about past marriages and any children and if we do not know about children and past marriages it is not put in the paperwork so there is the FRAUD, this will cause the man a delay of 24 months before he can file for another fiancée and the girl that committed the VISA FRAUD will be banned for 10 years to LIFE from entering the USA.

We have now found a service that will send Filipina's to check out your intended and follow them around for a few days and check on them to see if they are legit or Pro's. They have been doing this for about 5 years and have workers on most main Islands, costs vary but expect to pay around $100. All depends on where girl lives, if she is out in the province somewhere way out in the boonies of course it will cost more. Just email me and I will forward your request to them. carl@filipinavisa.com

I can not stress strongly enough that the man should not send the Filipina money! Many Filipina are running scams and getting a hundred dollars from 20 to 50 men and are married with children, it is fine to send a small amount for them to use internet as it is costly but suggest no more then $15 dollars per month at the most until you get to the PI and start a real relationship. Have one customer got bilked out of many thousands of dollars by a pro in Manila before he even came over, what did WC Fields say " a sucker born every minute"? Do not be the sucker be the wise man, a good Filipina will not ask for money!

As of November 5 2006 it is no longer legal for a retailer to charge a customer in the Philippines a surcharge for use of an ATM card or credit card to purchase a product or service, click here for a copy of the law and take it with you when you travel to the Philippines and show to hotel or retailer when you use your card. You should always check with your credit card company as many US credit cards will charge you a 3-5% "overseas transaction fee" and it will look on your statement like the Philippine vender charged you this fee but it is really your US credit card company. I have found that only my Capitol One Credit card DOES NOT charge this fee. Same with ATM cards at Philippine ATM machines, most US banks will charge you at least 3% to $10 per transaction including balance requests so be smart and check with your bank as to overseas ATM transaction fee's. and each withdrawal the PI bank will charge $5 or more "per transaction " so always search out an ATM that will give you the most "per transaction" as most are limited to Peso 4000 per transaction. I have found Citi Bank to be the best place to go as you can take out Peso 15,000 at a time, always use the machine inside the bank for this. BDO Bank de Oro [ main branches ] have a cash advance service that allows you to withdraw up to Peso 200,000 at a time but again fee's involved, China bank is another good one for ATM use, you can take out Peso 10,000 per transaction at main bank branches. American Express travel checks can be exchanged for dollars at AMEX offices in Manila and Cebu, other cities do not have AMEX offices and banks will take a big bite and black market venders also will stick it to ya. Most banks will not even take travel checks at all for dollars but will exchange for Peso at a rip off rate. Make sure your ATM/Credit cards have the "interlink" symbol on the back of card or are a visa/master card symbol on the front of card. Other cards may not work.

Office hours any time you can get me just remember 12-13 hours advance of Eastern Time Zone. Normally boot computer online at 5:30-7 am Local Philippine time and again 6-9 pm Philippine Time, I will normally keep computer online if I am home. Yahoo Instant messenger fliplover2001

As of March 6 2006 new laws are in effect . The IMBRA Act of 2005 see below for more info.

Our "Free" listing service is now back up and running if the side menu does not work well for you go to bottom of this page and use other links. The USCIS has come out with new forms being sent to K applicants that states a IMB must charge a fee to come under the IMBRA of 2005 we have NEVER charged a fee for our contact information and never will.

08/2006 USCIS gave out info. We ARE NOT an " International Marriage Broker ", we do NOT come under the IMBRA ACT of 2005 & we NEVER have played Matchmaker nor taken any Fee's for our FREE LISTING SERVICE.

Check with the USCIS forms page to ensure your forms and fee's are correct. www.uscis.gov

Some info I got from local Expats group on extending your Philippine visa to stay longer click here

Just today [ March 7 2007 ] a former customer [ a USPS mail carrier ] called me to tell me a story of a disable man who was taken for over $30,000 by a Filipina in Manila, same old story, can get a visa and plane ticket from some one she knows for a fee, this is the biggest scam around! DO NOT ever fall for such a story, and a visitor visa for a Filipina is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get so do not fall for that one either. There is only one way to get a gal to the states and that is the legal way and that does take time. Also you MUST come to the Philippines or meet her in person somewhere before you can start ANY K visa paperwork. Think with your little head instead of the one on your shoulders and you will only get taken for lots of cash. Most Filipina are honest and loving but there are always the internet scammers just waiting for MR. Stupid! DO NOT BE HIM!! And I can not stress strongly enough to stay away from the married Filipina, there is no divorce in the Philippines and over 1/2 of the people we have helped going thru the Annulment Process have been ripped off, there are too many single ladies to get to know to bother with a married woman. No problems with a "single mother" as anyone can make a mistake. Another good idea is to have your pen pal get a certificate of non marriage from the Philippine NSO office BEFORE you go over as this document is needed for the Embassy interview and it will help you to know that the girl is not married, [ you can order this document via the internet from the states but is costly and you must know her birth date, place, and complete legal name, check our links page] this is VERY important if she has children. Have had too many guys get taken by girls with children that are really married and just take the guy for cash up till the interview process then she disappears! This is a risky business of finding a good woman for a lifetime partner so play it smart and protect yourself!!

We offer Contact Information for free on any of the Listed photo's here on our web site. Our site name is some what misleading, we do not do organized tours but act

more as a Bulletin Board & Airline / Hotel Booking Service & visa work.

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There is NO SEX TOUR type stuff on this site, the only thing you will find here is a woman you would want to spend the rest of your life with.