K1 visa.. fiancee in malaysia but born in phils

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

1 minute ago, Breenee7590 said:

No, your fiance does not need to return to the Philippines. With my K1 process my fiance is Nigerian born in  but has been residing in Cyprus for 7 years. He did not go home before we filed for the K1 visa. What we did was submit a police report from both countries - Nigeria and Cyprus and we were recently approved. So she can stay where she is at.

It depends but do you know if your fiancé is in Cyprus legally and with a resident visa? 

[JFH 12,189]

7 hours ago, Novieivon said:

No sir, she dont work coz we know its illegal. I have been taking care of her..she been waiting for her lasspoet so she can go home..

we should know better thats why i am trying to straighten things up.

How was she supporting herself before you came onto the scene? 

 

A recruiter finds people for an employer. Who is she living with? Is she working for payment in kind (e.g. Housekeeping or babysitting in return for room and food)? I have never heard of a recruiter being needed or used to get a tourist visa. Or a young single woman going overseas for 4 years to Malaysia to just take a huge vacation. Usually Filipinas go overseas to work. Not to spend 4 years sitting on a beach. Are her parents wealthy? 

[Yanajill 2]

If she stayed in Malaysia over 6 months she needs to get a police clearance from Malaysia. Just wondering, she only have visitor Visa? As far as I know visitor Visa is just for 1 month then if  u extend it up to 2x and a maximum of 1 month every extension. Unless she used to in and out Malaysia. I just hope she never stay in Malaysia illegally. I would advise her to process in the Philippines coz she will b needing more original certificate such as cenomar birth cert etc in her home country.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

3 hours ago, Breenee7590 said:

No, your fiance does not need to return to the Philippines. With my K1 process my fiance is Nigerian born in  but has been residing in Cyprus for 7 years. He did not go home before we filed for the K1 visa. What we did was submit a police report from both countries - Nigeria and Cyprus and we were recently approved. So she can stay where she is at.

So how is she going to take the required CFO seminar (only given in the Philippines)?  She will also get a stamp in her Philippine passport and that will also be done in the Philippines.  She will also need many documents from the Philippines that you have to stand in line for sometimes day after day until you get them.  My spouse stood in lines (me with her) for literally 7 hours and then were told to come back in a few weeks on several occasions.  You have to be a pit bull to get these documents.  They make it extremely difficult. Try getting these documents mailed to you in Malaysia...good luck.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

if the recruiter refuses to return her passport she is being held, or is working/trading work for room/board, staying is not a good option, it looks to my uneducated eye as an unsafe situation, the most prudent action should be to return to a place she has control of her actions. I am not saying she is being held or engaged in nefarious activities, you are supporting her regardless, this falls under better safe than sorry

[geowrian 22,336]

2 minutes ago, David & Zoila said:

So how is she going to take the required CFO seminar (only given in the Philippines)?  She will also get a stamp in her Philippine passport and that will also be done in the Philippines.  She will also need many documents from the Philippines that you have to stand in line for sometimes day after day until you get them.  My spouse stood in lines (me with her) for literally 7 hours and then were told to come back in a few weeks on several occasions.  You have to be a pit bull to get these documents.  They make it extremely difficult. Try getting these documents mailed to you in Malaysia...good luck.

The CFO sticker is only needed when flying out of the Philippines with a K-1 (or immigrant) visa.

Edited August 2, 2018 by geowrian

[David & Diana R 1,005]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The CFO sticker is only needed when flying out of the Philippines with a K-1 (or immigrant) visa.

I stand corrected.  I did not know that.  But she'll have to return home to gather up all her needed documents anyway.  That CFO class was such a hassle and kind of a joke until I read this post.  This sounds like this could be a case of human trafficking they warn Filipinas about at the seminar. david

[geowrian 22,336]

1 minute ago, David & Zoila said:

I stand corrected.  I did not know that.  But she'll have to return home to gather up all her needed documents anyway.  That CFO class was such a hassle and kind of a joke until I read this post.  This sounds like this could be a case of human trafficking they warn Filipinas about at the seminar. david

Agreed...something is a bit odd with the passport situation. Either way, I think the best thing is to process the case in the Philippines anyway.

[Yanajill 2]

I guess ur gf works illegally in Malaysia. Holding a tourist visa are not allowed to work. She better go back to Philippines before she get caught for working without a valid working visa. There are lots of cases in Singapore and Malaysia, Filipinos holding a tourist visa yet they worked secretly and their recruiter/agent are the one who keep their passport. 

 

 

[NovaDC 270]

3 hours ago, Breenee7590 said:

No, your fiance does not need to return to the Philippines. With my K1 process my fiance is Nigerian born in  but has been residing in Cyprus for 7 years. He did not go home before we filed for the K1 visa. What we did was submit a police report from both countries - Nigeria and Cyprus and we were recently approved. So she can stay where she is at.

Every country is different. In Philippines, intending immigrants need to attend a CFO seminar before we can go out from the country. Without the stamp from the CFO, immigration officers won't let us board on the plane. And that seminar is only done in the Philippines, as far as I know of.

[Crazy Cat 39,565]

21 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Agreed...something is a bit odd with the passport situation. Either way, I think the best thing is to process the case in the Philippines anyway.

Agree 100%.......If I were the OP, I would try to get the fiance back to PI.  Something is amiss here, imo.

[geowrian 22,336]

3 minutes ago, NovaDC said:

Every country is different. In Philippines, intending immigrants need to attend a CFO seminar before we can go out from the country. Without the stamp from the CFO, immigration officers won't let us board on the plane. And that seminar is only done in the Philippines, as far as I know of.

Correct. But I will note again this only applies for people flying out of the Philippines. For Filipinos that fly out of another country, no CFO seminar or sticker is needed.

[NovaDC 270]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Correct. But I will note again this only applies for people flying out of the Philippines. For Filipinos that fly out of another country, no CFO seminar or sticker is needed.

True that! 

[usmsbow 796]

16 hours ago, eivon98 said:

No trafficking here, she has a visa when she came to malaysia.. i think she trusted this guy too much

 

Plenty of human trafficking is done with visas... Human trafficking isn't just sneaking people into a country w/out a passport and/or visa. 

 

 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

16 minutes ago, missileman said:

Agree 100%.......If I were the OP, I would try to get the fiance back to PI.  Something is amiss here, imo.

Something is a miss? Yeah right because there are a couple big things that are a miss right now that I can think of. 

2 minutes ago, usmsbow said:

 

Plenty of human trafficking is done with visas... Human trafficking isn't just sneaking people into a country w/out a passport and/or visa. 

 

 

Exactly and the whole SE Asia region is rampant in Human Trafficking to either other countries within the region or to the MENA Region.