US Immigration from Philippines

My soon-to-be-wife just arrived not too long ago in California and we're looking to get married soon. The LA county clerk's office is booked for at least a few weeks on the marriage license applications/ceremonies and it appears we will not get the wedding date we want if we go with them. I found a few local services that can help us get hitched conveniently at any time but they only issue confidential licenses. Are there any disadvantages with going with a confidential license as opposed to a public one? I've been looking around and getting mixed messages between "it's not a good idea for AOS" and "it doesn't really matter as long as you're legally married". What's the scoop? Does anyone have any personal experiences with this?

Hi Everyone,

Been here awhile but just stumbled upon this forum. My fianc & I been together since June of 2020 and are now a few weeks away from her K1 Fiance VISA interview at the Manila embassy (May 4^th). If everything falls into place, we hope to have her travel to the US (Texas) the following Friday (May 12^th) if not shortly thereafter. We are making plans for our wedding in Hawai i so that my parents & the rest of my family can take part in it

Take care & good luck everyone!

Kawika

is it possible to schedule the cfo session before doing the visa interview? for example, if you just got DQ and awaiting medical/visa interview, is that too early to schedule it? i've seen some people say you can get the cfo stuff done before the visa is on hand, but nobody specified how you go about doing so.

Hi Folks,

Looking to try to get some clarification on what is needed from the CFO to allow my fiance to travel to the US once her K1 Fianc VISA is approved. She has already gone through counseling & received a certificate from the CFO for completing the Overseas Filipino - CFO Online Registration System (OFCORS) for our trip to Costa Rica back in 2021. She initially reached out to her counselor once more to verify whether anything else needs to be done & she was told by her counselor that all she needed to do was to bring her VISA down to their office to get the sticker attached to it. We saw the notice that the CFO will forego stickers in favor of a digital certificate starting on May 1st. Since she will not receive her VISA until after May 1st, we have reached out once again to her counselor to see if she still needs or even will get a sticker for her VISA at this point or if she will receive a digital certificate instead. Her counselor has not yet responded.

My question is whether or not the certificate that she has is what is needed or if there is something else in addition that is required. I can't seem to access the CFO website directly from the US, so I can't seem to be able to verify this myself. A general Google search seems to indicate that she may also be required to acquire the Guidance & Counseling Certificate (GCC) as well as the CFO sticker (or digital certificate after May 1st). Can anyone shed some light on any of this?

Thanks!

Kawika

Hi April filers! started my petition for my Mom. Online application sent on 4/1/2023, and received receipt the same day.