Lets try this one more time i need answers PLEASE!

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

Not sure how the appointment system works in USEM, and how felxible you are, but can you call and tell them you/ she'd be available for any cancelations at short notice? I know people do that in Europe and if you can get there next day you can sometimes get a quick appointment.

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

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[Regan L 1]

In Manila can my wife still get her visa if she has not yet attended a Certificate of Birth Abroad appointment for our baby. She wants to but her visa interview is scheduled for december and the Certificate of Birth Abroad appointments have been booked solid till february. Ive kinda asked this b4 but not so directly, MODS dont take this down i just need a good solid answer.

[codygrace 14]

I am certain people already answered this for you several times. I wish you luck though.

[Regan L 1]

I am certain people already answered this for you several times. I wish you luck though.

What was there answer i didnt understand there was so many mixed answers

[Ban Hammer 14,020]

What was there answer i didnt understand there was so many mixed answers

then ask for more detail within the thread - don't start another thread about the same thing.

[travel315south 0]

You don't NEED the CRBA for her interview. The proof of your relationship will suffice. She can also take a copy of the appointment for the CRBA. Hope that helps.

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

She can go to interview without CRBA, but her visa won't be issued until CRBA is completed. The US government wants to make sure any child who is entitled to it gets CRBA.

[AnhDoiEm 9]

Man you should read the links that we all try to link to you in the process of CBRA, but you keep repeat yourself looking for answer. Just simple answer, both parents and baby much at present at consulate officer during the cbra interview. and may or may not do DNA test...

[Regan L 1]

My wife is having her CR1 Visa interview on December 10th. We had our daughter 1 month ago. Im an American shes from the Philippines. In order for our baby to leave the Philippines with her our child must have a Certificate of birth abroad. The earliest i can get an appointment for a Certificate of birth abroad is February. Will the US Embassy in Manila deny my wife her CR1 visa if she has not yet attended our babies CRBA Appointment? Its not her fault that she cannot attend the appointment earlier, they are booked solid till February. IM thinking of gathering all the requirements and sending them to her for her to take to her visa interview to see if they will do both at the same time...???? What should i do? I dont know if they are going to say no the child must have that appoinment first or not...Has this ever happened to anybody else?

[Joshuaching 11]

My wife is having her CR1 Visa interview on December 10th. We had our daughter 1 month ago. Im an American shes from the Philippines. In order for our baby to leave the Philippines with her our child must have a Certificate of birth abroad. The earliest i can get an appointment for a Certificate of birth abroad is February. Will the US Embassy in Manila deny my wife her CR1 visa if she has not yet attended our babies CRBA Appointment? Its not her fault that she cannot attend the appointment earlier, they are booked solid till February. IM thinking of gathering all the requirements and sending them to her for her to take to her visa interview to see if they will do both at the same time...???? What should i do? I dont know if they are going to say no the child must have that appoinment first or not...Has this ever happened to anybody else?

You may ask the US Consulate via an email to the American Citizens Services if it would be possible for your child to use a Philippine passport instead since she's also a Filipino citizen. A US passport is not a "must" to travel, and a Citizen Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is something that could be established later. In fact the child has until the age of 18 to establish this fact, but citizens are encourage to have this done right away because the later this is done, the more problems could arise.

We could always request as "requesting is free". The worst thing that could happen is "you get turned down", but at least you tried. The reason why the US consulate is pushing for a completed CRBA is because they would like to be sure that you are the biological father and that you were really around when the child was conceived. If you weren't around at the period of conception, then you must execute an affidavit of "no US citizen claim" for your child in order for your child to be accepted as a US immigrant. This step is really a long process and there's been a long discussion about this in a separate discussion here in this forum.

[apple21 953]

CRBA is an entirely different process than your wife's CR1 petition.

Your baby will not be issued a visa unless claim for US citizenship is resolved.

Your wife can still do her interview in December, if she wants to. But you also have to consider the validity of her medical exam (which is only 6 months). If CRBA is not done by the time your wife's medical expires, then your wife has to do the medical exam all over again (and pay another fee).

[Joshuaching 11]

My wife is having her CR1 Visa interview on December 10th. We had our daughter 1 month ago. Im an American shes from the Philippines. In order for our baby to leave the Philippines with her our child must have a Certificate of birth abroad. The earliest i can get an appointment for a Certificate of birth abroad is February. Will the US Embassy in Manila deny my wife her CR1 visa if she has not yet attended our babies CRBA Appointment? Its not her fault that she cannot attend the appointment earlier, they are booked solid till February. IM thinking of gathering all the requirements and sending them to her for her to take to her visa interview to see if they will do both at the same time...???? What should i do? I dont know if they are going to say no the child must have that appoinment first or not...Has this ever happened to anybody else?

I've already replied to this earlier, but in reading your post again; the difference between December 2012 and February 2013 is only two months. I am sure that you can afford to wait for the two months extra that you have to wait in order to get your child's CRBA. The CRBA is approved on the same day as the interview, and the passport and actual CRBA a few days later. I am confident that both US passport and CRBA could get completed by March 2013 and your wife and child could both join you there.

[pushbrk 13,409]

I've already replied to this earlier, but in reading your post again; the difference between December 2012 and February 2013 is only two months. I am sure that you can afford to wait for the two months extra that you have to wait in order to get your child's CRBA. The CRBA is approved on the same day as the interview, and the passport and actual CRBA a few days later. I am confident that both US passport and CRBA could get completed by March 2013 and your wife and child could both join you there.

As long as there is no DNA test required. There would be no visa issued at this time for the child anyway, since no petition has been filed for the child.

Whether DNA tests for the child and father will be requested, depends on the circumstances. The shorter the period of time the USC was in the PI around the time of conception, the more likely they'll want DNA tests.

How long was the visit during which the child was conceived? Regardless of the answer, the mother should obtain full medical records of her pregnancy including the doctor's estimate of conception date, as well as evidence of the USC's presence in the PI in and around that time.

[sjr09 155]

You may ask the US Consulate via an email to the American Citizens Services if it would be possible for your child to use a Philippine passport instead since she's also a Filipino citizen. A US passport is not a "must" to travel, and a Citizen Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is something that could be established later. In fact the child has until the age of 18 to establish this fact, but citizens are encourage to have this done right away because the later this is done, the more problems could arise.

We could always request as "requesting is free". The worst thing that could happen is "you get turned down", but at least you tried. The reason why the US consulate is pushing for a completed CRBA is because they would like to be sure that you are the biological father and that you were really around when the child was conceived. If you weren't around at the period of conception, then you must execute an affidavit of "no US citizen claim" for your child in order for your child to be accepted as a US immigrant. This step is really a long process and there's been a long discussion about this in a separate discussion here in this forum.

You'll get turned down!

A Filipino passport is not proof of any such US citizenship, or any Blood Relationship (Filiation) between the child and US citizen parent. A biological and legal relationship with the child/applicant and the claimed U.S. citizen parent must be established. The burden of proving a claim to U.S. citizenship, including blood relationship, is on the person making such claim. The OP can not do as your suggesting in bold above.