time line on filing for CRBA

[*m&m* 1]

im confused.. i called the consular office in cebu (im filing it here coz its just near and we would not need to set an appointment) about when will i receive my son's CRBA and passport after filing.. and the assistant said about 4-6 weeks.. but then i was told by a friend that it would only be about 2 weeks.. i need help from people who already file for CRBA or who knows about it..

and another thing.. i am not married to my son's father yet and we filed for K1.. will they always ask for paternity test if the child was born out of wedlock??

[zeth77 0]

hi!

iim filling also the CRBA of our son, and my son had an appointment this august 13. how come your son has no appointment and yet u will waiting for your son's CRBA and a u.s passport? by the way the u.s embassy here in manila received the CRBA documents on june 28 and the embassy call me after 2 weeks for the schedule appointment of my son.

[zeth77 0]

about the DNA test it depend's to the consul who will handle your son's paperworks if they are not satisfied of the evidence's that you sent to them they will goin to ask it from you or ask another proof of evidence of your relationship to the father and father son's relationship. that's what i knew about the paternity test that u were asking for.

[*m&m* 1]

about the DNA test it depend's to the consul who will handle your son's paperworks if they are not satisfied of the evidence's that you sent to them they will goin to ask it from you or ask another proof of evidence of your relationship to the father and father son's relationship. that's what i knew about the paternity test that u were asking for.

thanks for the info.. sa cebu kasi pwede walk-in.. you pass all the requirements with the baby.. but you still have to wait for 2 weeks to hear from them though so pareho lang.. hassle na kc pag pumunta pa kami sa mla.. im from negros.. =) i gave them everything i had with me.. including the passport stamp, proof of relationship.. and required documents..

another question though.. how long will you receive the crba after filing it.. the consular said its 4-6 weeks.. is that true?? or can i have it earlier than that if i told them my K1 visa is pending because of our son's crba..

thanks for the info regarding the DNA testing..=)

[zeth77 0]

thanks for the info.. sa cebu kasi pwede walk-in.. you pass all the requirements with the baby.. but you still have to wait for 2 weeks to hear from them though so pareho lang.. hassle na kc pag pumunta pa kami sa mla.. im from negros.. =) i gave them everything i had with me.. including the passport stamp, proof of relationship.. and required documents..

another question though.. how long will you receive the crba after filing it.. the consular said its 4-6 weeks.. is that true?? or can i have it earlier than that if i told them my K1 visa is pending because of our son's crba..

thanks for the info regarding the DNA testing..=)

hi.

what ive heard about the crba from my friend who filed already before she said also it takes 4-6 weeks, ang alam ko dimo pwede expedite eh, kasi kaya nga na pending yong k1 mo eh kasi dahil sa CRBA ng baby mo, kya nga ako ng file agad while waiting for my case to be complete from the nvc eh, kasi yon ang sabi ng friend ko sakin at yon din yong nababasa ko dito sa vj. kya yon mas nauna pa ang anak ko ngaun sakin, yong sa friend ko nman sinabay daw nya yong appointment ng baby nya sa interview nya para isahan nalang punta nila sa embassy kasi olongapo pa sila galing eh, sakin namin ok lang kasi malapit lang naman kmi sa embassy eh. kya ok lang din at saka atleast una yong sa baby ko para pag interview ko wla ng hassle pa.

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hi.

what ive heard about the crba from my friend who filed already before she said also it takes 4-6 weeks, ang alam ko dimo pwede expedite eh, kasi kaya nga na pending yong k1 mo eh kasi dahil sa CRBA ng baby mo, kya nga ako ng file agad while waiting for my case to be complete from the nvc eh, kasi yon ang sabi ng friend ko sakin at yon din yong nababasa ko dito sa vj. kya yon mas nauna pa ang anak ko ngaun sakin, yong sa friend ko nman sinabay daw nya yong appointment ng baby nya sa interview nya para isahan nalang punta nila sa embassy kasi olongapo pa sila galing eh, sakin namin ok lang kasi malapit lang naman kmi sa embassy eh. kya ok lang din at saka atleast una yong sa baby ko para pag interview ko wla ng hassle pa.

buti ka pa malapit lang sa embassy... buti nga sana kung tga mla din ako.. hehe... thanks for the idea pla.. im going to call the embassy if they could speed it up somehow.. d ko kasi alam... actually my fiance asked about our son's crba from an immgration attorney before and he said it wont affect the k1 process.. then i just found out it will weeks before my scheduled interview dito na it will.. nagpa reschedule na lang kami. hassle kasi hindi pa kami nag file nag birthcert nya.. wala ksi xa dito nung nanganak ako.. we were planning pag katapos nang k1 interview he's gonna come over for a longer vacation.. sighz.. kaya un natagalan.. we are a victim of a bad advised from immigration attorney..

im praying lang na walag dna testing.. coz it would mean more time to wait and more money spent.. hehe..

[zeth77 0]

buti ka pa malapit lang sa embassy... buti nga sana kung tga mla din ako.. hehe... thanks for the idea pla.. im going to call the embassy if they could speed it up somehow.. d ko kasi alam... actually my fiance asked about our son's crba from an immgration attorney before and he said it wont affect the k1 process.. then i just found out it will weeks before my scheduled interview dito na it will.. nagpa reschedule na lang kami. hassle kasi hindi pa kami nag file nag birthcert nya.. wala ksi xa dito nung nanganak ako.. we were planning pag katapos nang k1 interview he's gonna come over for a longer vacation.. sighz.. kaya un natagalan.. we are a victim of a bad advised from immigration attorney..

im praying lang na walag dna testing.. coz it would mean more time to wait and more money spent.. hehe..

uu nga layo mo sa province ka pa at magastos pamasahe eh. at yes di nman ma apektuhan yong k1 application mo gnun parin yon na delay lang kasi gusto nilang makita na ok na yong sa anak mo na CRBA pero bibigyan ka nman ng visa if approved ka sa interview eh. ako din nung nanganak ako wla dito ang asawa ko, at nung june nga lang ako ng file sa embassy ng CRBA ng anak ko eh, he is 10 months old na ngaun... kasi na pending sa asawa ko yong form na pinadala ko sa kanya eh. at saka minsan yang mga lawyer na yan kasi habol lang nyan bayad sa knila eh pwede nyo nmang gawin kahit wlang lawyer eh. at kmi din ng pray na sana dina kmi hingian pa ng DNA test tulad ng sabi mo gastos na naman at dagdag ng waiting time na naman yon eh.

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uu nga layo mo sa province ka pa at magastos pamasahe eh. at yes di nman ma apektuhan yong k1 application mo gnun parin yon na delay lang kasi gusto nilang makita na ok na yong sa anak mo na CRBA pero bibigyan ka nman ng visa if approved ka sa interview eh. ako din nung nanganak ako wla dito ang asawa ko, at nung june nga lang ako ng file sa embassy ng CRBA ng anak ko eh, he is 10 months old na ngaun... kasi na pending sa asawa ko yong form na pinadala ko sa kanya eh. at saka minsan yang mga lawyer na yan kasi habol lang nyan bayad sa knila eh pwede nyo nmang gawin kahit wlang lawyer eh. at kmi din ng pray na sana dina kmi hingian pa ng DNA test tulad ng sabi mo gastos na naman at dagdag ng waiting time na naman yon eh.

oo.. sabi nga nung nag interview sa amin.. ok namn ung papers namin.. so theyre just waiting for the CRBA.. yep. we did the K1 by ourselves too.. only asked advised regarding our son's CRBA..given a bad advise.. if we knew sana pumunta na lang dito fiance ko earlier to sign the birth cert para ma process agad. hindi namn ksi xa kailangan nandito para mag file ng crba.. pero sa butuan ako nanganak and they wanted to have the father sign the affidavit of paternity in their presence...sighz... it is what is.. move on to the next step na lang..hehe.. when are you guys planning to leave? anak ko 7 months pa lang.. planning to leave as soon as we have the crba and the visa.. =)

[zeth77 0]

oo.. sabi nga nung nag interview sa amin.. ok namn ung papers namin.. so theyre just waiting for the CRBA.. yep. we did the K1 by ourselves too.. only asked advised regarding our son's CRBA..given a bad advise.. if we knew sana pumunta na lang dito fiance ko earlier to sign the birth cert para ma process agad. hindi namn ksi xa kailangan nandito para mag file ng crba.. pero sa butuan ako nanganak and they wanted to have the father sign the affidavit of paternity in their presence...sighz... it is what is.. move on to the next step na lang..hehe.. when are you guys planning to leave? anak ko 7 months pa lang.. planning to leave as soon as we have the crba and the visa.. =)

pero yong sakin nung nanganak ako di nman nka sign yong asawa ko dun sa BC ng anak namin eh, ako lang ang ngsign dun, ah bka cguro iba sa inyo kasi dipa kayo kasal. yeah move to the next step nlang at konting panahon nlang yong paghihintay nyo dont worry .. gusto nga ng asawa ko bgo mg end ang summer sa states eh. kaso mukhang di ata aabutin yong samin eh kasi wait pako na ma complete yong case sa nvc tpos saka pa nila forward yong mga papers ko dito sa USEM eh. were hoping before end of september kso ewan ko lang> i just leave it all to God nlang. :)hope maging ok ang lahat ng papers namin ng anak ko at wlang maging problem. ok Godbless to our journey sis.

[William33 110]

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[bluemist 0]

im confused.. i called the consular office in cebu (im filing it here coz its just near and we would not need to set an appointment) about when will i receive my son's CRBA and passport after filing.. and the assistant said about 4-6 weeks.. but then i was told by a friend that it would only be about 2 weeks.. i need help from people who already file for CRBA or who knows about it..

and another thing.. i am not married to my son's father yet and we filed for K1.. will they always ask for paternity test if the child was born out of wedlock??

Hi ranz.mae,make sure na pinorward ng consular office dyan sa cebu yung crba application ng anak mo sa US Embassy sa Manila kc yung sa Manila mismo ang nagpa-process.Anyways,marami dito sa VJ na nakasabay ko noon sa CRBA na taga Visaya pa at Mindanao..sinunod lng din nila kung pano yung step by step na yung Air21 ang magsend ng forms sa kanila then pick up ng Air21 yung CRBA application then mismong Air21 na yung magdeliver nun sa US Embassy..yup magastos sa pamasahe kc kinailangan pa nila magbiyahe at magstay sa Manila for the appointment pero alam ko ganun talaga yun eh.

Nag-CRBA din kc ang anak ko and that time di pa kmi kasal ng asawa ko nun,bale kaka-approved lng ng K1 ko nun pero di muna ako nagpa-sched ng interview at di pa ako nagpamedical nun kc gusto muna nmin matapos yung CRBA ng anak ko..at the same time naka-add din name ng anak ko sa K1 petition ko nun just in case na hndi ma-approve yung CRBA nya eh makakasama ko pa rin sya umalis as K2.But thanks to God smooth nman process ng CRBA ng anak ko at na-approved sya without DNA test and all in all process from submitting the application to receiving her US passport at CRBA certificate ay 1 month lng.

Syanga pala,wala din yung asawa ko nung time na nanganak ako,bale pinadala ko na lng sa knya dito sa US yung birthcertificate para pirmahan nya sa likod bago ko pina-register sa civil registrar samen sa Olongapo then sinend nya saken pabalik yung birthceritificate tpos pina-rehistro ko na.We filed for my daughter's CRBA nung 2yrs old na sya.Then after ko mareceived yung passport nya at CRBA cert. saka ako pina-sched ng asawa ko ng interview date then nagpamedical na ako.Tapos nung time ng interview ko,inask lng ng consul kung ok na ba CRBA anak ko..I said yes tpos hinanap lng yung passport at CRBA cert. ng anak ko so ayun pinakita ko lng then ok na..after 4days nun received ko na visa ko.

Good luck sayo and hopefully maayos na yung sa baby mo bago pa interview mo..kc di nila i-release visa mo hanggat di tapos ang CRBA ng baby mo.

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Hi ranz.mae,make sure na pinorward ng consular office dyan sa cebu yung crba application ng anak mo sa US Embassy sa Manila kc yung sa Manila mismo ang nagpa-process.Anyways,marami dito sa VJ na nakasabay ko noon sa CRBA na taga Visaya pa at Mindanao..sinunod lng din nila kung pano yung step by step na yung Air21 ang magsend ng forms sa kanila then pick up ng Air21 yung CRBA application then mismong Air21 na yung magdeliver nun sa US Embassy..yup magastos sa pamasahe kc kinailangan pa nila magbiyahe at magstay sa Manila for the appointment pero alam ko ganun talaga yun eh.

Nag-CRBA din kc ang anak ko and that time di pa kmi kasal ng asawa ko nun,bale kaka-approved lng ng K1 ko nun pero di muna ako nagpa-sched ng interview at di pa ako nagpamedical nun kc gusto muna nmin matapos yung CRBA ng anak ko..at the same time naka-add din name ng anak ko sa K1 petition ko nun just in case na hndi ma-approve yung CRBA nya eh makakasama ko pa rin sya umalis as K2.But thanks to God smooth nman process ng CRBA ng anak ko at na-approved sya without DNA test and all in all process from submitting the application to receiving her US passport at CRBA certificate ay 1 month lng.

Syanga pala,wala din yung asawa ko nung time na nanganak ako,bale pinadala ko na lng sa knya dito sa US yung birthcertificate para pirmahan nya sa likod bago ko pina-register sa civil registrar samen sa Olongapo then sinend nya saken pabalik yung birthceritificate tpos pina-rehistro ko na.We filed for my daughter's CRBA nung 2yrs old na sya.Then after ko mareceived yung passport nya at CRBA cert. saka ako pina-sched ng asawa ko ng interview date then nagpamedical na ako.Tapos nung time ng interview ko,inask lng ng consul kung ok na ba CRBA anak ko..I said yes tpos hinanap lng yung passport at CRBA cert. ng anak ko so ayun pinakita ko lng then ok na..after 4days nun received ko na visa ko.

Good luck sayo and hopefully maayos na yung sa baby mo bago pa interview mo..kc di nila i-release visa mo hanggat di tapos ang CRBA ng baby mo.

hi bluemist!!!! know what i saw one of your post on another thread with your ym id.. i was tempted to copy it and send you a message sa ym.. hehe..pero parang impolite ata na kunin ko lang without your permission.. so thank you for replying to my post... about my son's birthc ertificate.. yun did sana balak namin.. i already sent the birthcirtifcate to my fiance so he could sign at the back and he return it to me.. the civil registrar in BUtuan wont accept it though. kc gusto nila ang ama nang bata nag sworn sa harap nila.. kaya i have to wait for him to come over.. sabi daw ng iba.. like dito sa negros... ok lang sa kanila na ang tatay nag pirma kahit wala dito... sighz.. so when he arrived last May 2010.. we went to Butuan and had that birth cert done.. then fly to manila to have my interview.. yep only to be told that everything seems ok with my papers they only need to have my son's CRBA... i got our son's NSO birth cert last 2 weeks... then immediately went to cebu for the filing.. yea.. im gonna have to call them and ask if they forward it. if people n cebu told me that they did can i call the USEM and ask them to hasten the process coz my visa is pending? i remember the consular on my interview told us to inform them once i filed the crba already..

thanks for the help... =)

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hi bluemist!!!! know what i saw one of your post on another thread with your ym id.. i was tempted to copy it and send you a message sa ym.. hehe..pero parang impolite ata na kunin ko lang without your permission.. so thank you for replying to my post... about my son's birthc ertificate.. yun did sana balak namin.. i already sent the birthcirtifcate to my fiance so he could sign at the back and he return it to me.. the civil registrar in BUtuan wont accept it though. kc gusto nila ang ama nang bata nag sworn sa harap nila.. kaya i have to wait for him to come over.. sabi daw ng iba.. like dito sa negros... ok lang sa kanila na ang tatay nag pirma kahit wala dito... sighz.. so when he arrived last May 2010.. we went to Butuan and had that birth cert done.. then fly to manila to have my interview.. yep only to be told that everything seems ok with my papers they only need to have my son's CRBA... i got our son's NSO birth cert last 2 weeks... then immediately went to cebu for the filing.. yea.. im gonna have to call them and ask if they forward it. if people n cebu told me that they did can i call the USEM and ask them to hasten the process coz my visa is pending? i remember the consular on my interview told us to inform them once i filed the crba already..

thanks for the help... =)

If sinabi na nila sayo na na-forward na nila..call the American Citizens Services/USEM to ask kung nareceive na ba nila yung CRBA application ng anak mo from Cebu kasi kamo wala ka pa rin nare-receive na call for appointment..kc may appointment yan eh yung personal appearance ng anak mo pati ikaw kc interbyuhin ka.

[*m&m* 1]

If sinabi na nila sayo na na-forward na nila..call the American Citizens Services/USEM to ask kung nareceive na ba nila yung CRBA application ng anak mo from Cebu kasi kamo wala ka pa rin nare-receive na call for appointment..kc may appointment yan eh yung personal appearance ng anak mo pati ikaw kc interbyuhin ka.

got my son's crba and passport already.. =) after 3 weeks of filing it in cebu.. soo happy! hindi na humingi nang additional documents or dna test. thank God!!=)

[DHEL_IR1 3]

got my son's crba and passport already.. =) after 3 weeks of filing it in cebu.. soo happy! hindi na humingi nang additional documents or dna test. thank God!!=)

congrats sau sis.. i am happy for u..