DCF Question Philippines (Us citizen Male)

[way2hota 0]

Sorry for the seriously long question. I've been getting information from the guide area before posting so maybe that will help. Reference:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

I'll break this into parts so if anyone would like to help they know the situation:

US Citizen's information.

US citizen: Alex (ME)

Dual citizen: USA / Philippines (Was born in the US 1991. Left the US in 2006) Going to school here

I was born in WA left to go to school in my mothers home country. Never married in the US.

Petitioners to be (Philippine citizen) Information:

-Married to a Philippine citizen born 1990

Never married before me. Has 1 child. Child's last name belonging to his biological father.(deserted by biological father)

-Child 1 (Her son "My step son?" is 3 years old, Last name is not of his mothers or mine but of the child's biological father)

Biological son of a US citizen:

-Child 2 (My biological son born May 30 2012) Shares my last name. (We are going to the Embassy here on May, 30, 2013 in regards to his citizenship)

Our status:

We got officially married here in the Philippines last April, 11, 2013 (church)

My locations: (Us Citizen / Dual citizen)

I've been staying here in the Philippines going to school since around 2006. Periodically going back to the US for vacations etc. After completing my degree I do plan to go back to the US which is in about 2 years. My last trip to the US was in 2011.

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Now here are my questions and comments.

1. According to the reference link above it says the DCF is the fastest way to go. Now in the Philippines everything seems to take a very long time in regards to the system that gives out visas etc. Sometimes even years and in the end they get denied anyways, so I'm wondering if I can apply for her immigrant status from the Philippines and be approved within the 2 years. Or if it is better/possible to get her some temporary visa "k3?" so we can wait for the I-130 to be processed. While in the USA. What is the best way to go about this because I do not plan to go back to the USA within the next 2 years.

2. She has a son from a father who had abandoned them. Her son's last name is of his biological father. What do I need to do about this before we can apply for his visa "K4?" ?

3. My biological son born almost a year ago. We'll be going to the embassy appointment this May 30, 2013 I'm hoping he will be granted US citizenship fairly quickly so I may not have to worry about anything there?

Thank you for reading my extremely long post, and any information at all would be greatly appreciated.

[way2hota 0]

Please move to country specific forum if needed. Sorry about that

[Ryan H 3,790]

Please move to country specific forum if needed. Sorry about that

***Since you were inquiring about DCF, I moved your post from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to DCF Discussion.***

**Organizer hat off**

Now here are my questions and comments.

1. According to the reference link above it says the DCF is the fastest way to go. Now in the Philippines everything seems to take a very long time in regards to the system that gives out visas etc. Sometimes even years and in the end they get denied anyways, so I'm wondering if I can apply for her immigrant status from the Philippines and be approved within the 2 years. Or if it is better/possible to get her some temporary visa "k3?" so we can wait for the I-130 to be processed. While in the USA. What is the best way to go about this because I do not plan to go back to the USA within the next 2 years.[/size]

Forget about a K3, current State Department procedures make it virtually unobtainable. Those who have filed via DCF from the Philippines before can give you an accurate timetable for when you should file, however, I've never heard of a DCF case taking two years to process.

2. She has a son from a father who had abandoned them. Her son's last name is of his biological father. What do I need to do about this before we can apply for his visa "K4?" ?[/size]

The K4 is a derivative visa from the K3. Since the K3 is virtually unobtainable (see above), the derivative K4 is virtually unobtainable along with it. The visa your stepson will ultimately be applying for is an IR-2. As for your question regarding 'what you need to do in order form him to be allowed to immigrate,' I don't know the answer so I'll defer to those who do.

3. My biological son born almost a year ago. We'll be going to the embassy appointment this May 30, 2013 I'm hoping he will be granted US citizenship fairly quickly so I may not have to worry about anything there?

Because you are a US Citizen, he already has US Citizenship, the Consular Report of Birth Abroad that you are filing at the Embassy on the 30th makes it official.

Edited May 19, 2013 by Ryan H