Living in the Philippines

[jeanie&jerry 2]

Hello,

I plan to retire and move to the Philippines while my fiancee processes her annulment. Once she gets her annulment then I plan to apply for a I-129F. I have been told by others that by moving and living in the Philippines would send red flags for my petition. Does anyone here my any experience in living in one's fiancee country and having problem processing the I-129F? Would it be better to get married first and then apply for the I-130 instead? Thank you all.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Hello,

I plan to retire and move to the Philippines while my fiancee processes her annulment. Once she gets her annulment then I plan to apply for a I-129F. I have been told by others that by moving and living in the Philippines would send red flags for my petition. Does anyone here my any experience in living in one's fiancee country and having problem processing the I-129F? Would it be better to get married first and then apply for the I-130 instead? Thank you all.

I don't see why it would be an issue. Where you are residing does not change your situation, right? What if you moved to Thailand, or Korea while filing?

[BJZags 17]

Since a K-1 is in effect an immigration visa, the intent of the recipient would be immigrate to the US. If the to-be spouse is retired and "living" in PHL, that may put the immigration intent in question. That would be the only "red flag" I can think of.

[rheanick 42]

Hello,

I plan to retire and move to the Philippines while my fiancee processes her annulment. Once she gets her annulment then I plan to apply for a I-129F. I have been told by others that by moving and living in the Philippines would send red flags for my petition. Does anyone here my any experience in living in one's fiancee country and having problem processing the I-129F? Would it be better to get married first and then apply for the I-130 instead? Thank you all.

I forgot the name of the couple. There is one case in VJ that the USC resided in the Philippines while his petition was in process. The USC was required to go back to the US and establish his residency before they got an approval.

[Tahoma 2,291]

You could also look into getting married while you are living in the Philippines and filing a DCF (Direct Consular Filing) petition.

As rheanick mentioned regarding K-1 visas, you would have to establish domicile (residency) in the U.S. if you filed a DCF.

[jeanie&jerry 2]

Hi All,

Thank you for all of your answers. If my residency in the US is in question, is it possible that I visit the Philippines for a year since I do own a house in the US? My plan is to visit the Philippines 3 1/2 months at a time and then go back home for a month and then visit the Philippines again with the same amount of time and then back home. Would this keep my residency in the US? Or will this put a "red flag" on my I-129F petition.

Thank you.

[uverseman 5]

Hi All,

Thank you for all of your answers. If my residency in the US is in question, is it possible that I visit the Philippines for a year since I do own a house in the US? My plan is to visit the Philippines 3 1/2 months at a time and then go back home for a month and then visit the Philippines again with the same amount of time and then back home. Would this keep my residency in the US? Or will this put a "red flag" on my I-129F petition.

Thank you.

Not a problem. I did that while waiting for my fiancees anulled papers to be finished so I could file for k1.