please help me

[Chancy 6,247]

9 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

1. There is no divorce in the Philippines. And the annulment process can take years and can be expensive. In order to petition for your gf, you will have to show your US divorce creed to petition for your gf. But it seems you want to register a divorce in the Philippines so you can marry her over there. And that is where the catch 22 comes in. Annulments in the PHL takes years. We see reports here that the average annulment in the PHL takes 3 years.

 

OP said his ex-wife is a US citizen.  Assuming his ex was a USC and not a dual US-PH citizen at the time of their divorce, then OP does not need to go through the annulment process in the Philippines.  Instead, OP can file for Recognition of Foreign Divorce.  Though easier than annulment, Recognition of Foreign Divorce still involves a court case.  So your argument still stands -- it's going to take a long time for the OP to get this done.

 

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[Just Paul 4,595]

By the time your 5 years is up hopefully you can have your foreign divorce recognized.

[Allovertheworld 355]

4 hours ago, Adventine said:

Hi @Loren Y, I believe you are referring to the annulment process. There is actually no divorce in the Philippines. I wish there was! 

 

Incorrect. Muslims can get divorces in Philippines.

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[ryan villa 0]

1 hour ago, Unlockable said:

 

Your girlfriend will not be able to get a visa through you for many years. Here are your hurdles..

 

1. There is no divorce in the Philippines. And the annulment process can take years and can be expensive. In order to petition for your gf, you will have to show your US divorce creed to petition for your gf. But it seems you want to register a divorce in the Philippines so you can marry her over there. And that is where the catch 22 comes in. Annulments in the PHL takes years. We see reports here that the average annulment in the PHL takes 3 years.

 

But #2 will be your biggest hurdle.

 

2. Because you married a US citizen to become a permanent resident, US immigration has put restriction of people of this category. And this restriction is that you ( the beneficiary) can't petition for a new spouse for 5 years after obtaining a GC through your previous marriage. So if you just became a PR a year ago, you still have 4 more years to go.

 

3. Even after you have met all the requirements (waiting 5 years, getting the annulment recognized in the PHL)... for you, the spousal visa process takes 2 years to complete.

 

So if you add in all of the time for that, you will start to see that it will be a long time before your GF will be in the US. My estimate is 5 - 7 years.

 

So i have to be a us citizen first before i get my gf and just make it a fiance? Can i do that?

[ryan villa 0]

4 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

You need to contact a lawyer in the Philippines to help you file for recognition of your foreign divorce in Philippine court.

 

Here are the steps to get your divorce recognized in the PH --

1. The divorce decree granted by a foreign country must first be filed for recognition in the Philippine Regional Trial Court (RTC).
2. Once the local court recognized the foreign divorce decree, register it to the LCRO of the place of jurisdiction of the RTC which granted the petition.
3. The next step is to provide the copy of the registered court decree and certificate of finality to the LCRO where the marriage was registered for the annotation in the COM.
4. Once registered, you may now request for an annotated COM at PSA.

https://psa.gov.ph/civilregistration/problems-and-solutions/annotation-effects-divorce-declared-foreign-country

 

What do you think should i do mam. Should i just fiance my gf or marry in my country?

[Just Paul 4,595]

13 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

What do you think should i do mam. Should i just fiance my gf or marry in my country?

You can't get a K1 as an LPR.   You can't get a spousal yet because you obtained your green card thru marriage.

 

You are going to have to be patient.  Get the Foreign Divorce taken care of.

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[payxibka 10,048]

18 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

So i have to be a us citizen first before i get my gf and just make it a fiance? Can i do that?

Only if you are a USC 

[Unlockable 7,322]

19 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

So i have to be a us citizen first before i get my gf and just make it a fiance? Can i do that?

 

13 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

What do you think should i do mam. Should i just fiance my gf or marry in my country?

You have to be a US citizen to be able to apply for a fiance visa for her. Again, that is a few years away from happening.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi Ryan,

 

You have several problems.   You have to get your divorce recognized since you are a Filipino with a marriage record there.  Also, this fits a classic pattern of marriage for a green card, quick divorce, and then going home to marry your true love so she too can have a green card.  

 

First, is your ex-wife a dual citizen of the US and the Philippines?  Yes or no.

 

Second, when did you get your green card?  Month and year.

Third, how did you meet your GF and when was the last time you were together?  

 

[Just Paul 4,595]

24 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

So i have to be a us citizen first before i get my gf and just make it a fiance? Can i do that?

Since you are divorced from the USC that petitioned youm - You have to wait for 5 years instead of 3 years to file for citizenship,

 

4 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Also, this fits a classic pattern of marriage for a green card, quick divorce, and then going home to marry your true love so she too can have a green card.  

Geez, I hope this isn't true.   But I am not surprised how often it happens and that the beneficiary is usually clueless of how "it" works.

[Chancy 6,247]

13 minutes ago, ryan villa said:

Should i just fiance my gf or marry in my country?

 

If you mean filing for a K1 visa or marrying in the Philippines, then neither option is available to you right now --

• You cannot file a K1 petition for your gf because you are LPR.  That option is only available to US citizens.
• You cannot marry your gf in the Philippines because you are still considered married there.  You need to get your foreign divorce recognized in the Philippines, if possible.  Is your ex-wife a dual US-PH citizen?

[Ontarkie 14,942]

Since you have been a PR for such little time before you divorce. Expect a whole lot of scrutiny when applying for anyone else. 

[ryan villa 0]

36 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You can't get a K1 as an LPR.   You can't get a spousal yet because you obtained your green card thru marriage.

 

You are going to have to be patient.  Get the Foreign Divorce taken care of.

Do the foreign divorce will took up to a year? 

36 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

 

You have to be a US citizen to be able to apply for a fiance visa for her. Again, that is a few years away from happening.

What do you think should i do 1st ?