DISCLOSURE: Please refer to the statement of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., on this issue.
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Washington, D.C. – The State Department today announced a life-changing new policy for Filipinos. Visas will no longer be required to travel to the United States. The policy to take the Philippines off the list of countries whose citizens are required to obtain visas for travel to the U.S. is effective immediately.
The new policy comes on the heels of a recent survey showing that an overwhelming majority of Filipinos have a favorable view of the United States. The Philippines ranked first in a global survey on the image of the United States worldwide, beating even the U.S. itself when it comes to a favorable view on the American people.
According to the 2013 Global Attitudes Project of the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, the Philippines got an 85 percent score, the highest, when people were asked “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?”
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the State Department made this monumental decision as a way to reward the Filipinos for making the U.S. really look good in the survey.
With this new policy, the U.S. is now added to the list of 25 countries which do not require travel visas for Filipinos. These countries include most of the Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors as well as some countries in Latin America including Brazil, Costa Rica, Peru and Bolivia.
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The “no visa” policy comes just in time for the visit to the Philippines later this month by U.S. President Barack Obama.
UPDATE: Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Manila asked that Filipinos refrain from calling the consular office to avoid its phone system from crashing. Instead, people are being asked to download and complete the biographical form and submit it to the embassy, along with four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S. The biographical form will be filed by the embassy for reference just in case Filipinos overstay in the U.S. The no-visa policy for Filipinos is good for 60 days stay in all states except Alaska.
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Well see…I’ll just conclude after I submit my documents wd my selfie…if ds.reli true…hop it s!
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Not true, here’s what Snopes has to be say about that:
The Adobo Chronicles is a humor site. It publishes satire, not news
articles.
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http://www.snopes.com
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Lahat po ng nag wi-wish ng pinakamasamang mithiin para taong nag post ng aricle na ito.. PrESs: Like (para makarma).
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Of course this isn’t true. The site claims it’s a source of unbelievable news…..duh!!!
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Too late for April Fool’s day.
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The mere mention of the word “selfie” and the line that says Kerry mentioned it’s a reward for making the US “looks good” makes me think this is a cruel hoax. It just sounds too simplistic to be true.
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Wish ko yan! Sana makapunta TALAGA ang lahat ng Pilipino na gustong mamasyal dito. Let’s keep on praying. This is a blessed country with blessed filipinos.
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Hoax!!
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Tarantado nag post nito walang magawa.
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Geez..I thought this was true. Kung sino man nag post neto walang magawa sa buhay -____- please don’t post hoax like this, it keeps our hopes high and it’s not funny.
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Is this really true??
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Unfortunately, this is NOT TRUE. If in doubt, google it, so you’ll find out 🙂
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Adobo nga eh…
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HOAX….THIS IS JUST A HOAX.
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The ONLY requirement is your “SELFIE” picture. Seems LEGIT!!! nyahahaha 😛
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I’ve seen this article being posted a lot and some Filipinos are falling for it hook, line and sinker! This is a SATIRE! It’s just making fun of the news about Japan waiving the visa requirements for Filipinos. The Philippines is not qualified to be a part of the Visa Waiver Program by the US. To qualify for the Visa Waiver Program, a country must have had a nonimmigrant refusal rate of less than 3% for the previous year or an average of no more than 2% over the past two fiscal years with neither year going above 2.5%. The refusal rate for the Philippines is 29%.
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har har har , a good joke , it makes me laugh even in my sleep , read the update section , the joke is there
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I dont think that this will ever happen. So this must be a hoax
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to those who are curious if this story is true… before you write a comment if such stories as unbelievable as this one is true, please check first the source… if you look at the website name, it is called ” The Adobo Chronicles – The best source of unbelievable news. ” This website is here only to entertain and make fun of things… not to be taken seriously…
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THE ADOBO CHRONICLES is your source of up-to-date, unbelievable news. Everything you read on this site is based on fact, except for the lies.
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Oh yeah, don’t forget to submit your “selfie” photo for ID purposes. Lol. 😀
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i hope this news is true it will help a lot to those who wants to improve their their status of living in our poor country,,,by going to us and work, earn money for their family.
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Aarte talaga ng Pinoy pa english english pa kayo. kung hindi eh di hindi !!!! Kaya hindi tayo umaasenso eh wala pang 25 mil sweldo nag sisi inarte na agad
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Pra kang tanga kya nga ngtatanung kong totoo eh cguro s Bukid k ngwowork kc kong mkapgreact k wagas…. Kong mg english mn ibig sbhin pra lahat maintindhan at mkasagot s tanung tanga!
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Alin ba ang problema dun sa pag-iingles brad? Tatanuning ka ba ng immigration officer sa wikang tagalog? pakisagot lng po. Para kasing out-of-topic ung kumento mo. Medyo may pagka-talangka din, sinisi mo pa ung mga nag-iingles sa hindi pag asenso ng Pilipinas. Sisihin mo ung mga binoto mo na mga opisyal ng gobyerno kasi kung masarap mamuhay at magpakahirap magpakapagod sa pagbabayad na buwis na kunikurakot nila sa tingin mo ba may aalis pa ng bansa? isip isip din ser.
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is this true?
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if this true how much money do we need,in case I will pursue
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Unfortunately, this is NOT TRUE. If in doubt (with any article posted in the net, I suggest you Google it, to find out )
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No visa in us but the promblem in the Philippines immigration how to enter bicoz a lot of pilipino immigration corporations.
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ha?pakitagalog na lang po hirap intindihin…
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Walang visa sa US pero ang problema sa imigrasyon ng pilipinas paano mkapasok dahil maraming pilipninong imigrasyon korporasyon.
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hahahahahahahahahahahaha! i just died with your comment! 😀
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Adobo daw niluluto malapit na Guacanole mole..Miss Mary anne Vinuya pakiexplain na lng ito ng tagalog total lahat namn tayo dito na ngreact ay puro pilipino..bago ka mgcommento kelangan basahin o ianalisa mu yun sa sasabihin mu wag yun react ka ng react ng di naman maikonek or sabihin na lang natin walng katuturan…
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hahaha!!! spectacular comment
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haha. biographical selfie. lol (there’s the jk part)
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Why not … Pwede naman to
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A little mean, but funny..
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LMAO along with four 2×2 colored ‘selfie’ photos at least one week before they depart for the U.S.
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Echuserang frog!!
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I dont think so stop giving false news grrr!
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My dear….this is the Adobo chronicles —- THE BEST SOURCE OF UNBELIEVABLE NEWS..
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Unfortunately, this is NOT TRUE. If in doubt (with any article posted in the net, I suggest you Google it, to find out )
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you had me there for a minute
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untrue! whoever posted this is so pitifully bored!
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I’m sure this is all BS
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Anyone can visit United States of America. More than 20 years na ako dito sa America . Gusto ko lahat ng Pilipino ay makatikim ng America, wag lang natin kalimutan where we came from.
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is it true..
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THis message sounds like ” toungue in cheek”!
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Wow super saya kung tutoo dinaman ako magstay sa US tour lang I have enough
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Hoax. Eh di sana ibinalita na yan dito sa Pilipinas like nung mag-announce ang Japan ng no visa policy for us. This site is known for making hoax news. Don’t be fooled.
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Japan and US gave visa waiver to Filipinos, i smell some danger coming…does it mean gegerahin na ng allied powers ang china? And this visa privelege will allow pinoys to escape to safe heavens when it happens?
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for real?
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I like to go there for helping my family,i wnt to work like a massge therapiest,im working here in physiotherapy in jeddah,im so happy coz they will give us to hope to chance,Godbless us,
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selfie photos? hahahah
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Mga hunghang! This is too good to be true! NO VISA NO travel. PERIOD!
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is this realy true or just one of the hoax most people put in internet .
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Luisito c. flores, this information is totally false, there are no substantial details that are posted about this from the Philippine embassy or U.S. embassy. you can see for yourself at both countries official website:
http://manila.usembassy.gov/business-faq.htmluntries official website
or
http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/
http://manila.usembassy.gov/business-faq.html
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LOL! It’s unreal. I suggest you read it again for you to understand that it’s just an entertainment. 😀
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mga ulol kayo pag naniwala!!!!
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is this true?
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Then apply for a working visa
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You gullible Pinoys, you. This I can’t believe people are sharing this without even researching. Haha!
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Try NOT generalize Llamasaur because not everybody is as ”smart” as you, Ok? Can’t blame anybody who had (for once ) hope it is indeed true. There’s nothing wrong with being hopeful right? but a LOT about being arrogant….just sayin’.
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what if i want to work there?
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Ms Marisa Cruz, based from an old policy, any “visiting” foreigners are NOT allowed to work in the US and I don’t think it’s going to change. Every employer is required to submit documentation proving their employees eligibility to work in the US. Any employer caught hiring “non-legal” employees are subject to a very stiff fine and any “visitor” caught working illegally will be subjected to “immediate deportation” and will be black listed for life. I could only hope that no Filipinos would abuse this privilege recently granted by the US government because it would have a very negative impact. If that happens, the US government won’t hesitate to suspend that privilege and will bring back the “visa requirement”.
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